Annotations: The Pop-up Boxes in the census transcriptions

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The census transcriptions on this web site are meant to be exact copies of what the census takers wrote down, as recorded in the microfilm copies of the census.

Often however I am able to find other information about the individuals in the census, information that is very valuable to researchers. In order to maintain the integrity of the transcription while at the same time providing access to this additional information, I have annotated the census transcriptions.

Annotated means that comments and additional information about individuals in the census is provided outside of the transcription, in the form of popup boxes. Thus the transcription is still a faithful copy of the original; but information about the individuals is easily accessible.

I am in the process of annotating the transcriptions on this website: the 1820, 1830, 1833, 1840, 1850, 1851 and 1860 censuses of the Upper St.John River Valley; the 1831 survey of the Upper St John River Valley; the 1831 census of Kamouraska County; and other documents.

Names that appear in the census transcription like this include additional information on the individual, information that is not from the census but from other records, as explained below. This information will show up in a popup box when you put the cursor over the name. Names that appear like this are linked to other pages on this website where you can find additional information on the individual. (Please note that this function does not work properly in the Opera browser versions prior to 7.1.)

Annotated information:

Information in popup boxes includes:

Here is an example of a couple; this entry appears in the 1850 US census:

Deboy  Abram 
Deboy  Ann

Please note: This information is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcriber's interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original documents to verify or confirm.

Sources of information:

I have used the sources listed below. Information on individuals is based mostly on marriage records, through the comparison of names and dates. Some of the information is from visitors to this website, some is from other research I have undertaken on my own family. To determine the information I compared names of parents and children, as well as their ages, with the marriage record information and information from other previous and later censuses. In cases where the information did not seem confirmed by other facts (though also not contradicted by them), I have indicated that by preceding it with "probably" or "possibly." As noted above, this information is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcriber's interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original documents to verify or confirm.

The sources are given in abbreviated form in the popup boxes:

If you have information about people in the census that you would like included as an annotation, please let me know. Also indicate whether I may include your name and/or email address in the popup box in case others would like to contact you.


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1820 US Census
1830 US Census
1831 Census of Kamouraska
1833 New Brunswick Census
1840 US Census
1842 Survey of Gaspé Basin
1850 US Census
1851 New Brunswick Census
1860 US Census
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