Genealogy Tip of the Week Tip 1: Censuses - A frequent problem
when tracing ancestors is not being able to find them on
historic censuses. Have you ever considered the possibility that
your ancestor may have moved repeatedly between censuses? This
is more common than most people realize. In the 1800s and early
1900s, people tended to move much more frequently than they do
today. This period coincided with massive industrialization in
most countries. People moved from farms to cities and from city
to city in search of work. As well, widespread home ownership
(particularly in cities) was not common. For many of our
ancestors, housing accommodation was often a temporary rental.
People who rent tend to move more frequently than people who own
(a trend that, incidentally, is still prevalent today). It is
also worth noting that historically, our ancestors moved more
frequently if they lived in cities, as opposed to the
countryside. In addition to moving for jobs, people in the past
often moved at times of marriage,