tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post1553401629704115608..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: Double Listed in the CensusMichael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-15619203782920439052009-08-08T10:53:41.190-05:002009-08-08T10:53:41.190-05:00One should never ignore the "double entry.&qu...One should never ignore the "double entry." There is usually a reason for it and sometimes that reason leads to more records.Michael John Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-34731331647500845392009-08-07T21:24:17.060-05:002009-08-07T21:24:17.060-05:00Some of those double posts can be very informative...Some of those double posts can be very informative. The second listing for one of my great-great grandfathers on the 1860 census gives his "real" age (the other census-taker was behind 10 years on all the adults' ages) and shows him on the piece of land next to his sister-in-law (his brother had just died) which he still technically owned. I have found at least half a dozen double listings - children whose mother had just died living with their father and then with their grandparents, a 20-year-old living with his family and with his employer's family, etc.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.com