Perhaps "Diane S", the very reason individual names were not listed in the Federal Censuses before 1850 was due to the fact that people were attempting to protect their privacy, something that we in this generation would be wise to emulate. Unfortunately, we have no privacy anymore. Alas! Glenn in Michigan

I think it's more likely that the heads of households (usually male) were thought to be the only persons of enough consequence to name. Tracey ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: [VACAROLI] Re: VACAROLI-D Digest V05 #95 > Perhaps "Diane S", the very reason individual names were not listed in > the Federal Censuses before 1850 was due to the fact that people were > attempting to protect their privacy, something that we in this generation > would be wise to emulate. Unfortunately, we have no privacy anymore. > Alas! > Glenn in Michigan > > > ==== VACAROLI Mailing List ==== > When responding to a 'gatewayed' post from the message board, > be sure to use the board addy provided in the message. > Since the poster may not be a member of our mailing list, > they will only see your response when it is made through the board. > >