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From: "landslide" <>
Subject: Re: [CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1920/New Haven/Connecticut/Welton
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:15:13 -0400
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That is so cool! I'm playing with the wildcard search right now...

Sooo...how come Raymond didn't come up? ;-)

Thanx for the tip!!!

-Karen
Middletown, DE

----- Original Message -----
From: "Debi" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1920/New Haven/Connecticut/Welton


> Karen,
>
> Yup, Ancestry.com is way more flexible with its searches than
Genealogy.com.
> I have tried both, and always found Genealogy.com frustrating. With this
> search, I just entered the last name, state of Connecticut, and county of
> New Haven. Didn't enter a first name at all. I always try a broad search
> first if I don't find them under their own name. Since "Clara" didn't
come
> up under her own name, I dropped the first name from the search. The
results
> were 25 names, one of which was Clare J.
>
> Ancestry.com also allows wildcard searches, like Wel* instead of the full
> last name. This can help lots of times, too. You might want to just
"play"
> with the different searches that Ancestry.com has set up - I promise you
> will be pleased.
>
> :-)
>
> Debi C.
> Bristol, RI
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "landslide" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1920/New Haven/Connecticut/Welton
>
>
> > Amazing...I tried all the same tactics, (except first name only
> > search....you can do that?), even initials, but that brought up a male
> head
> > of household with the initials c.j..
> >
> > So you put in a variation of 'Clara' to get this to come up with a first
> > name search? (i.e., 'Clare')
> >
> > Can you tell I'm still in awe! Good job! :-)
> >
> > P.S. Just tried the first name only search in Ancestry...cool, can't do
> > that in Genealogy.com.
> >
> > -Karen
> > Middletown, DE
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Debi" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1920/New Haven/Connecticut/Welton
> >
> >
> > > Ancestry.com - I usually try several tactics, including last name
only
> > > search, first name only search, etc. and then look at the pages that
> are
> > > close. This one was listed under Clare J. Welton, though, so turned
up
> > > right away. - Debi
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "landslide" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:43 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1920/New Haven/Connecticut/Welton
> > >
> > >
> > > > Now, I AM impressed, Debi! I just spent about thirty minutes with
no
> > > luck.
> > > >
> > > > I was just about to email poor Ronald and tell him I couldn't find
it!
> > > >
> > > > Ancestry or Genealogy.com? :-)
> > > >
> > > > -Karen
> > > > Middletown, DE
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Debi" <>
> > > > To: <>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:36 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1920/New Haven/Connecticut/Welton
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Ronald,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have found Clara and her son Raymond in the 1920 census for New
> > Haven,
> > > > and
> > > > > will forward you the census image privately.
> > > > >
> > > > > Debi C
> > > > > Bristol, RI
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Ronald R. Powell" <>
> > > > > To: <>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 4:57 PM
> > > > > Subject: [CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1920/New Haven/Connecticut/Welton
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hello Everyone:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am requesting a lookup for 1920 in Ward 10 of New Haven City
> for:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Clara J. Welton, age 60
> > > > > > Raymond P. Welton, age 37
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I wish to thank you in advance for your help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In Christ,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ron Powell
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ==== CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ====
> > > > > > Please put your census books to good use and help to locate
> > someone's
> > > > > family. This list is dependant on volunteers like you to help
others
> > > find
> > > > > family. Genealogists don't grow old, we only lose our CENSUS.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ==============================
> > > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy
> > > > records,
> > > > > go to:
> > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ==== CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ====
> > > > > In the U.S., a census has been taken every 10 years from 1790
> through
> > > > 1990. All censuses taken after 1920 are still confidential and the
> > > > information they contain is not open to the public. The census from
> 1790
> > > > through 1840 only named the head of the household and the numbers of
> > > people
> > > > in categories - 3 males over 16, 2 males under 16, etc. The census
> from
> > > 1850
> > > > through 1920 lists each member of the household and usually gives
the
> > > > relationship to the head of the house. It also gives age (later
years
> > give
> > > > birth month and year) and place of birth (usually just the state or
> > > foreign
> > > > country). The 1890 census was almost totally destroyed by fire so
> there
> > is
> > > a
> > > > 20 year gap between 1880 and 1900.
> > > > > CENSUS LOOKUPS HOME PAGE http://www.rootsweb.com/~censlook/
> > > > >
> > > > > ==============================
> > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy
> > > records,
> > > > go to:
> > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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> > >
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> >
> > ==============================
> > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy
records,
> go to:
> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> >
>
>
>
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>
> ==============================
> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
go to:
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
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