Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – How Many Ancestors In the 1900 Census?

I decided to accept this week's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun assignment, from Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings:

How many of your ancestors are in the 1900 United States Census?  List them all, their location, their age, and their occupation.  Were any ancestors missed by the census enumerator? [Note: For folks who have census entries in other countries, substitute your country for the U.S. and the closest available census to 1900.]

Working backward through the generations, I have:

• Grandfather Chester F. Kirk, resided in Andover, Oxford County, Maine; age 42, "veternerry surgeon"
• Grandmother Mary Milliken Hodsdon, resided in Andover, Oxford County, Maine; age 18, chamber maid

(Yes, that age difference is correct and not a typo. While they were not yet married at the time of the census, they would be later that year. She would be his fifth wife. Interestingly, with the exception of wife #2, who was of an age with Chester at 28, all of his wives were between 17-19 when married, while he aged from 23 to 43.)

• Grandfather George W. Murphy, resided in Township 8, Prince County, Prince Edward Island; age 14, "farmer's son" [!901 Canada census]
• Grandmother Glenna M. Rabideau, resided in Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire; age 1

• Great-grandfather Silas Kirk, resided in Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine; age 73, carpenter
• Great-grandmother Sarah C. (Sukeforth) Kirk, resided in Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine; age 64, no occupation

• Great-grandfather Marchant Hodsdon, resided in Andover, Oxford County, Maine; age 58, farmer
• Great-grandmother Kate Maria (Rand) Hodsdon, resided in Andover, Oxford County, Maine; age 45, no occupation

• Great-grandfather Dominic Murphy, resided in Township 8, Prince County, Prince Edward Island; age 48, farmer [!901 Canada census]
• Great-grandmother Roseanne (McIntyre) Murphy, resided in Township 8, Prince County, Prince Edward Island; age 37, no occupation [!901 Canada census]

• Great-grandfather Peter Louis Rabideau, resided in Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire; age 30, day laborer
• Great-grandmother Eva (Woodward) Rabideau, resided in Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire; age 29, no occupation

• Great-great-grandmother Dolly (Brister) Rand, resided in Andover, Oxford County, Maine; age 82, no occupation

• Great-great-grandfather William Murphy, resided in Township 51, Kings County, Prince Edward Island; age 70, farmer
• Great-great-grandmother Flora (McDonald) Murphy, resided in Township 51, Kings County, Prince Edward Island; age 68, no occupation

• Great-great-grandfather Louis Rabideau, resided in Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire; age 51, farmer

• Great-great-grandmother Mary (Washburn) Woodward, resided in Dummer, Coos County, New Hampshire; age 69, no occupation

• Great-great-great-grandfather Louis Rabideau, resided in Stoke, Quebec; age 69, occupation unreadable [!901 Canada census]

In summary:

• Three grandparents in the 1900 US census, one in the 1901 Canada census
• Six great-grandparents in the 1900 US census, two in the 1901 Canada census
• Three great-great-grandparents in the 1900 US census, two in the 1901 Canada census, eleven deceased
• One great-great-great-grandparent in the 1901 Canada census, the rest deceased

A total of 18 of my ancestors were alive in 1900-1901 and were enumerated in the 1900 US and 1901 Canada censuses. None were missed.

Thanks for the assignment, Randy!