1820 U.S. Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaToday
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NAMES OF HEADS OF FAMILIES. | Free White Males: under ten years | of ten and under sixteen | between sixteen & eighteen | of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families | of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families | of forty-five and upwards, including heads of families | Free White Females: under ten years of age | of ten and under sixteen | of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of families | of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of families | of forty-five and upwards, including heads of families | Foreigners not naturalized | Number of persons engaged in Agriculture | in Commerce | in Manufactures
Henry Bidler, jr.: males 10 to 16: 2 | 16 to 18: 1 | 16 to 26: 1 | 45 and up: 1 | females under 10: 1 | 10 to 16: 3 | 16 to 26: 2 | 45 and up: 1 | Agriculture: 1 | Manufactures: 1
John [illegible]: males 16 to 18: 1 | 16 to 26: 2 | 45 and up: 1 | females 45 and up: 1 | Manufactures: 3
How many young men aged 16 to 25 lived in Henry Bidler, jr.'s household in 1820?
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Not quite
The 1820 census has an odd extra column, "between sixteen and eighteen", that overlaps with "sixteen and under twenty-six". A young man of 16 or 17 was marked in both, so his line (1 and 1) means one person, not two. On John's line below, 1 and 2 mean one youth of 16 or 17 plus one man of 18 to 25. Always subtract the 16 to 18 column before you add up a household.
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