Yes, the 1950 U.S. Census has been released to the public. There’s just one slight problem, it isn’t indexed yet, which means the you can’t search it by name yet. According to a podcast that I heard today, the indexing should be complete by mid-June. Until then, you need to know where your ancestor lived in 1950, and get the Enumeration District number. When you search by E.D., you will have to browse through the entire district to find the house number and street that you are looking for. It’s not as difficult as it sounds, so give it a try.
I have been looking forward to this census, because my parents married in 1948, and my oldest sibling was born in 1949, so they should be enumerated. I also know the address in Brooklyn is 470 Rugby Rd. They lived with my dad’s sister, Aunt Margie and her husband Merritt Whitman, and their daughter - my cousin Linda.
I entered the Brooklyn address to get the Enumeration District number, which turns out to be 24-1688. Then I searched this E. D., which consists of about 50-60 pages. Their address is listed on page 15:
That is the page and below is the address that I’m looking for:
Can you read what it says for 470 Rugby Rd? It has two family numbers because is is a two family house. One family upstairs and one downstairs. NO ONE HOME, I never saw that before on a census record, but it does say “see sheet 80 Line 1 and Line 3. Only problem is that I don’t know where Sheet 80 is, not to mention line 1 and line 3.
Looks like I’m going to have to wait for the indexing to be complete. Story of my genealogical life.
