Strange symbol in marital status column of census record
I'm looking at a 1940 census record which has something strange in the marital status column. For both members of the couple, "M" (for "married") is written in, but then crossed out, and a symbol which looks like a "7" is written next to it. It is clearly deliberate. This is on lines 36-37 on this page:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K979-ZJ9
For various reasons, there is reason to believe that this couple was cohabiting but not married to each other (and both had previous spouses). Could it have something to do with that?
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I would suggest you go here:
When I was part of the 1950 Census review project they had a code list which explained for enumerators. Some of the columns in the 1950 census are not the same as the 1940, and there is no numeric code column next to the Marital Status column like there is next to the Relation to explain this.
Try looking further at instructions for enumerators to see if there are any explanations for the numbers there. The Selected List of Codes option did not have any explanation.
Good luck.
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