Search Criteron Definitions

Maximum Records per Page
Enter the maximum number of records to be included on each page of the output results. For example, if you use the default value of 50, and a search returns 175 records, there will be a total of four output pages; the first three with 50 records each, and the last with 25 records.

Census Year
If you select the default 'All', the search will include all three census years (1878, 1890, and 1910). If you select one of the three years, the search will only be made within that census year.

Name
Enter a name or part of a name of a person. Currently, this field does not yet support logical operators such as 'not', 'and' and 'or'; entered values are taken as literal strings. Spaces are allowed in search criteria, but will be truncated if they are either the first or last character(s) of the search criterion.

Occupation
Enter a complete or partial occupation name. For example, entering "Farm" will include all persons with the occupation of 'Farm Hand,' or 'Farm Laborer,' or as associated with any particular Farm name. Currently, this field does not yet support logical operators such as 'not', 'and' and 'or'; entered values are taken as literal strings. Spaces are allowed in search criteria, but will be truncated if they are either the first or last character(s) of the search criterion.

Ethnicity
Enter a complete or partial enthicity name. For example, entering "Hawaiian" will include all persons with the ethnicity of 'Hawaiian,' or 'Asian-Hawaiian,' or ethinicity that includes 'Hawaiian'. Currently, this field does not yet support logical operators such as 'not', 'and' and 'or'; entered values are taken as literal strings. Spaces are allowed in search criteria, but will be truncated if they are either the first or last character(s) of the search criterion.

Locality
Enter a complete or partial locality name. Currently, this field does not yet support logical operators such as 'not', 'and' and 'or'; entered values are taken as literal strings. Spaces are allowed in search criteria, but will be truncated if they are either the first or last character(s) of the search criterion.

LCA Number
Enter a complete or partial LCA number. Currently, this field does not yet support logical operators such as 'not', 'and' and 'or'; entered values are taken as literal strings. Spaces are allowed in search criteria, but will be truncated if they are either the first or last character(s) of the search criterion.