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	N B: Information on place of birth.
	Some people replied with the name of the place when they left; others replied with the name of place when the census was taken; in other cases it just seems that it was easier for the census taker to write ‘Russia’ rather than Lithuania, Ukraine or other unfamiliar country names.
	And there is another reason to be skeptical of the accuracy of the place of birth information. Immigrants from the Pale had a very justified fear of the Russian and often local governments. One way to manage this reality was to tell government representatives what they expected they wanted to hear or what they thought would bring them the least trouble. This may well explain why a number of family members, who were clearly from Eastern Europe, may have answered ‘Maine’ or ‘New York’.

Surname	first name	House Number	address	relation	age	POB person	POB father	POB mother	mother tongue	YOI	citizen	occupation	Employed?	sheet #	district
Russakoff	Susman	105	Maple Street	head	24	Russia-Jewish	Russia-Jewish	Russia-Jewish	English	1905	?	Proprietor-jewlery store	yes	10A	238
Russakoff	Marnie	105	Maple Street	wife	22	Russia-Jewish	Russia-Jewish	Russia-Jewish	English	1906				10A	238
Russakoff	Joseph	105	Maple Street	son	2	Maine	Russia-Jewish	Russia-Jewish						10A	238
Russakoff	Rebecca	105	Maple Street	daughter	6 months	Maine	Russia-Jewish	Russia-Jewish						10A	238
Goldberg	Jake S	9	Heselton Street	head	30	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew	English	1890	nat	peddler-junk		14A	238
Goldberg	Sadie B	9	Heselton Street	wife	29	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew	English	1898				14A	238
Goldberg	Annie	9	Heselton Street	daughter	8	Maine	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew						14A	238
Goldberg	Abraham J	9	Heselton Street	son	3	Maine	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew						14A	238
Goldberg	Maurice E	9	Heselton Street	son	3	Maine	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew						14A	238
Goldberg	Charles	9	Heselton Street	son	1	Maine	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew						14A	238
Coyne	Harry	9	Heselton Street	brother in law	20	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew	Russia-Hebrew	English	1902		peddler-junk		14A	238

Last Updated : Jan 2 , 2021

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