Thomas, Benjamin Douglas

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Year
1920
Place
Tompkins County, Ithaca, Ward 1
Census Scope
Ward 1 ED 180 Sheet 10B #95
Dwelling
235
Family No.
245

Location

Address
701 Hector St Ithaca
Locality
Ithaca (City)
Institution
blank

Name

Last Name
Thomas
Column 5
Names are listed in the following order: Last, First, Middle. If several members of a family have the same last name, the last name will be listed in the first record only and in following records it might be replaced by a line or a blank space. If the name is hard to read, attempt to verify the spelling with the city directory where possible. Note: If you see a last name that looks crossed out because it was written over that line, enter it as the last name. Sometimes the enumerator drew the lines first for the last name of all the people in the household, and then had to write a new last name over the line to indicate a person had a different last name. These were written over the line, not crossed out.
First Name
Benjamin
Column 5
Names are listed in the following order: Last, First, Middle. If several members of a family have the same last name, the last name will be listed in the first record only and in following records it might be replaced by a line or a blank space. If the name is hard to read, attempt to verify the spelling with the city directory where possible. Note: If you see a last name that looks crossed out because it was written over that line, enter it as the last name. Sometimes the enumerator drew the lines first for the last name of all the people in the household, and then had to write a new last name over the line to indicate a person had a different last name. These were written over the line, not crossed out.
Middle Name
Douglas
Column 5
Names are listed in the following order: Last, First, Middle. If several members of a family have the same last name, the last name will be listed in the first record only and in following records it might be replaced by a line or a blank space. If the name is hard to read, attempt to verify the spelling with the city directory where possible. Note: If you see a last name that looks crossed out because it was written over that line, enter it as the last name. Sometimes the enumerator drew the lines first for the last name of all the people in the household, and then had to write a new last name over the line to indicate a person had a different last name. These were written over the line, not crossed out.
Title
blank
Column 5
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Suffix
blank
Column 5
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Relation

Relation to Head
Head
Column 6
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Note: This field has a controlled vocabulary. If, as you enter the term from the census, the term does not appear from the list of controlled vocabulary, enter an X in the field and enter “relation to head is ____” in the notes field.

Household Data

Owned or Rented
R - RentedColumn 7
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Mortgage
blankColumn 8
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:

Personal Description

Sex
M - MaleColumn 9
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Race
W - WhiteColumn 10
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Age
28
Column 11
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Age (Months)
blank
Column 11
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Marital Status
M - MarriedColumn 12
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:

Citizenship

Foreign Born
Yes
There is no corresponding field on the census. Check the box if the individual was not born in the United States and does not have the designation “Am Cit” after their place of birth.
Year Immigrated
1914
Column 13
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Naturalization
Al - AlienColumn 14
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Year Naturalized
blank
Column 15
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:

Education

Attended School
blank
Column 16
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Can Read
Yes
Column 17
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Can Write
Yes
Column 18
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Place of Birth

Place of Birth
England
Column 19
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Mother Tongue
English
Column 20
Generally, for foreign born only. Enter what you see on the census. If the enumerator wrote un (see below) or don’t know enter Unknown. Note: This field has a controlled vocabulary. If, as you enter the term from the census, the term does not appear from the list of controlled vocabulary, enter an X in the field and enter “Mother Tongue is ____” in the notes field.
The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Place of Birth - Father
England
Column 21
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Mother Tongue - Father
English
Column 22
Generally, for foreign born only. Enter what you see on the census. If the enumerator wrote un (see below) or don’t know enter Unknown. Note: This field has a controlled vocabulary. If, as you enter the term from the census, the term does not appear from the list of controlled vocabulary, enter an X in the field and enter “Mother Tongue is ____” in the notes field.
The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Place of Birth - Mother
England
Column 23
Enter what you see on the census. Note: This field has a controlled vocabulary. If, as you enter the term from the census, the term does not appear from the list of controlled vocabulary, enter an X in the field and enter “Place of Birth is ____” in the notes field.
The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Mother Tongue - Mother
English
Column 24
Generally, for foreign born only. Enter what you see on the census. If the enumerator wrote un (see below) or don’t know enter Unknown. Note: This field has a controlled vocabulary. If, as you enter the term from the census, the term does not appear from the list of controlled vocabulary, enter an X in the field and enter “Mother Tongue is ____” in the notes field.
The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Speaks English
Yes
Check the box if the response is yes.

Occupation, Industry, and Class of Worker

Occupation
Engineer
Column 26
Enter what you see on the census. If the field is blank on the census, leave the default “None.” If, however, the industry is not blank or there is some other indicator of an occupation enter the word “Blank” to indicate that there was an occupation.
Industry
Aeroplane
Column 27
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Employment Status
OA - Own AccountColumn 28
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Farm Schedule No.
9
Column 29
If this column contains a 1- or 2-digit number enter it here. If it contains a 3-digit number enter it under occupation code.
The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Occupation Code
164
Right Margin
There is no official column for occupation codes on the census, these 3-digit numbers which range from 000-999 were added in the right margin or sometimes under farm number, please enter the numbers here. If you are unsure of the code, check the resource for verifying the occupation code on the Transcriber’s Corner.

Additional

Notes

Name: 1919 and 1921 city directory gives his name as "B. Douglas Thomas" so I have entered his middle name here as "Douglas" instead of the initial "D", for clarification.
Industry: note that 1921 city directory gives the following: "Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corp., airplanes engines mfrs" with address in the West End.
** This is likely the "Thomas" of "Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corp. **
If you find additional or conflicting information about the person such as a different name spelling or address, include the information as written by the enumerator in the relevant field(s) and enter the alternative information here and its source. If you checked the city directory, include the year, i.e., The address in the 1919 City Directory is _______.
*Important - the information in the notes field will become public.

Other Family Members

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Proudley, Lilly	Female	33	Maid	Housework
Thomas, Georgena	Female	38	Wife	Housewife
Thomas, Douglas N	Male	2y 10mo	Son	None
Thomas, Malcolm A	Male	0y 10mo	Son	None