Bill Davidson wrote:
> Unlike the typical tithe/tax lists in the mid-late-1700s, the Head of 
> Household lists in VA in the 1780s had a column for "Number of White 
> Souls."  Was this restricted to males only, or were females included?  
> Was this restricted to age 16 and above, or were all ages included?  I 
> am not convinced that the "rules were the same" on these Head of 
> Household lists as for the early tithe/tax lists that only showed males 
> age 16 and over for the "white inhabitants."  Thanks!
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The Head of Household lists are taken from the tax records-  They are an 
attempt to reproduce the 1790 and 1800 censuses for Virginia which were 
lost in a fire.  The actual tax records tax men over 16.   The columns 
are over 21 and over 16.  The head of household  will appear even if 
they are not taxable - you will see women and  non resident males. 

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