The city directories have nothing to do with the census. The city directories were published a year after they were compiled, e.g. the 1850 city directory was compiled in 1849. -----Original Message----- From: Mary Walsh <maryewalsh@hotmail.com> To: philly-roots <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Dec 11, 2011 8:37 am Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] John Garratt aka Garrett - Spring Garden 1830 US Census t is my understanding that the Phila. city directories were up to date as of ctober of the year before. Thus, John Garrett could have been listed in the 849 directory if he was alive before Oct. 1848. As for looking for him in 850-1851, I was really looking to see if Ann may have been listed as widow of ohn during those two years. <<< Would a directory for 1849-51 have included a man who died prior to 1850 1849, for example)? Ann Garrett was alone on the 1850 census for West hiladelphia, so husband John would have had to have died prior to that (altho t is possible he could have died early in 1850, before the census was taken). ow did directories handle that information? >>> ********* isit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ******** ------------------------------- o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message