Posts in November 15, 2025

While it was not supposed to happen, people did occasionally get enumerated twice in the same census. Confusion about which household an individual was to be listed as living in was sometimes the issue. Families who moved around the time of the census could have inadvertantly been listed more than once, particularly if one enumerator was late getting the census taken and was not paying attention to detail the precise census date. People who lived away from home during the week may have been counted more than once. Individuals who were estranged from their spouse may have been enumerated with the spouse and also in the rental property in which they were living.