tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post4464055013099314033..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: Search For the BoardersMichael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-5006543002638829822012-08-11T21:21:56.043-05:002012-08-11T21:21:56.043-05:00When I found my grandfather as a child in the 1910...When I found my grandfather as a child in the 1910 census, I also found his great grandother living with the family. She was his mother's grandmother, and was listed as a boarder.kim elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-45638819979947431702012-08-11T11:34:05.315-05:002012-08-11T11:34:05.315-05:00Many of the male boarders/lodgers were married fam...Many of the male boarders/lodgers were married family men looking for a job....any job....so they could take care of their families. They were also some of the people most likely to be enumerated twice for the census year since their wives frequently included them (even though absent from the home)and then at their place of lodging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-27820373869843125342012-08-10T13:32:29.003-05:002012-08-10T13:32:29.003-05:00Good advice! I know of several instances where un...Good advice! I know of several instances where unmarried school teachers ended up marrrying into the families where they were boarders.Katnoreply@blogger.com