Meaning of the word "stamped" for census citations

By Anonymous on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 14:00

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I'm new to the world of genealogy research, and I found out about Evidence Explained through Family Tree Maker.  Since I wanted to do all of this right the first time I picked up a copy of Evidence Explained so my citations would be to a set standard.

One question I have is about the use of the word "stamped" when citing census records.  What exactly does this mean?  For example, on the 1880 census that I cite, the word "Page" is stamped, but the page number itself is handwritten.  Should I have "stamped" or "handwritten" after the page?

Also, in being unfamiliar with census records, I see that there's a letter B stamped at the top left of the page.  Does that mean my page would actually be 26-B not 26?

Thanks much for the help!

FT

Submitted byforcetraineron Fri, 06/22/2012 - 14:07

I should clarify since I have the feeling the word "stamped" means something significant.  What I meant is that the word "page" is actually printed on the page.  

Just so you know what I'm looking at, here's the Ancestry.com source citation for the 1880 census I'm using:

Year: 1880; Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 898; Family History Film: 1254898; Page: 475B; Enumeration District: 634; Image: 0311.

And this is my final, full reference note:

 

1880 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, New York City, p. 26-B, enumeration district (ED) 634, dwelling 47, family 355, William, Florence, William, Edwin, and Estelle Jackson; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 898.

Am I on the right track?

Thanks again!

 

 

Submitted byEEon Fri, 06/22/2012 - 15:35

Hello, ForceTrainer.

Welcome to the exciting world of historical research!  Obviously, you haven't had time yet to delve far into your new 885-page purchase. You'll find the answers to these questions at EE 6.8 (pp. 260-61).

 

Submitted byforcetraineron Sat, 06/23/2012 - 04:10

Thanks for the help!  I was trying to use this as a quick reference guide, but it's clear I'm going to have to read through the full sections after the QuickCheck models when I'm looking at citing a source.

I might even recommend reading it all the way through.

Of course I may be one of only a very few who has actually done this. ;)

Since you are just starting, I would recommend these other books as well:

Elizabeth Shown Mills, Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1997)

Christine Rose, The Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case, 3rd revised edition (San Jose, Calif.: CR Publications, 2009)

Marsha Hoffman Rising, The Family Tree Problem Solver (Cincinnati, Ohio: Family Tree Books, 2005)

These three books will help you build a strong foundation upon which you can build your skills "the right way the first time." (If only I had read them at the beginning of my career I would have saved myself a lot of work done "the wrong way."

Good luck, and welcome!

 

Michael Hait, CG