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1870 Washington DC Census Index

Gay Surname
 The 1870 census form called for dwelling houses to be numbered in the order of visitation; families numbered in order of visitation; and the name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June 1870 was with the family. The census further asked the age of each individual at the last birthday. If a child was under one year of age, months of age were to be stated in fractions, such as 1/12. Additionally, the census asked the sex, color, profession, and occupation or trade of every male and female. There were also columns for disclosure of value of real estate and personal property. The 1870 census asked for the place of birth, specifically in which state or territory of the United States, or in which country if foreign born (including the province if born in Germany). The schedule provided space to indicate whether or not the father and the mother of the individual was foreign born, and if an individual was born or married within the year, the month in which the event occurred was to be entered. The census also asked for those who had attended school within the year; those who could not read; those who could not write; and the deaf and dumb, blind, insane and the "idiotic" to be identified. Finally, the schedules had space to identify any male citizen of the United States of age twenty-one and older, and any male citizen of the United States age twenty-one and older whose right to vote was denied or abridged on grounds other than rebellion or other crime. 
    Gay, William    WASHINGTON, D.C.   7TH.ST.EAST OF DIV.       p.727  
Gay, Jane       WASHINGTON, D.C.   4TH WARD WASHINGTON       p.834
Gay, Francle    WASHINGTON, D.C.   7TH.ST.EAST OF DIV.       p.729  
Gay, Anthony    WASHINGTON, D.C.   1ST WARD WASHINGTON       p.085
Gay, Abner      WASHINGTON, D.C.   1ST W.WASHINTGON DC       p.204
Gay, Frank M.   WASHINGTON, D.C.   WASHINGTON CITY/2NDWARD   p.637


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