Is it possible to find all members of household in 1905 RI state census?
I'm looking up my ancestors in the 1905 Rhode Island census, but the name search results only show a scan of that particular person. The census result scan lists their address and the number of family members, but it doesn't seem searchable by address. In federal censuses, it's easy to see all the household members because they are all on the same page. My ancestor's record shows there are 5 members of the family, but only 3 have the same last name (father, mother, son) and can be found by searching that name. I'm desperate to find out who the other people are that lived at that address, but I don't know their names to be able to search for them. Any idea how to find the other family members?
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Hi @Jacob79962.
The cards are first divided by town, then gender, then part of the alphabet. So unfortunately, I don't see a way to search by family number.
After selecting the right town with the link below, choose a group to first look at, and then click through every other card (since there are 2 per person) until you find matching numbers. You will have to repeat with the other combinations of gender and alphabet division. It's a bit tedious, but should work.
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Thank you for your help. You confirmed the hard truth about the difficulty of searching through the 1905 census. They really did make it nearly impossible to search through. I think I'll just admit defeat and move on. Thanks again.
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