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Re: Census Question
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westview <[log in to unmask]>
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westview <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:03:54 -0400
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It means just what it says --- the person in question just stayed home,
he/she had no outside occupation and did not attend school.


----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Busic" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:42 PM
Subject: Census Question


What do the words AT HOME mean when listed after age and sex in the 1870
Virginia Census?  It's listed in the same column as occupation.  This was a
5 year old female child with a different last name as the head of household
but was supposedly his illegitimate child.

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