census

The Lost

Looking at the actual scanned pages of the census documents gives a wealth of information about the family:  address (mostly Jackson Street in Hoboken); years of immigration and naturalization; occupation (a considerable number of bartenders); literacy and much more.

Two facts they recorded in both the 1900 and 1910 Federal Censuses were Number of Children Born and Number of Children Living.   Going through the families, it’s incredible to see how many children were born, of whom there is no record at all.

In 1900
[there is no record for Peter & Rosa in the 1900 census; Anna & Dominic weren't yet married]

Born Living
Giuseppe & Maria Rosa Pantoliano 13 7
Pasquale & Maria Pantoliano 7 7
Anthony & Maria Torra 5 5

In 1910

Born Living
Giuseppe & Maria Rosa Pantoliano 13 6
Pasquale & Maria 14 12
Peter & Rosa 8 6
Anthony & Maria Torra 15 8
Dominick & Anna Branda 4 3

By 1923 when Florrie Branda (the last of the 3rd generation was born)

Born Living
Giuseppe & Maria Rosa Pantoliano (both deceased) 13 5
Pasquale & Maria (both deceased) 16 12
Peter & Rosa 10 8
Anthony & Maria Torra 15 8
Dominic & Anna Branda 10 9

Comparing all this with the tree, there are at least 6 siblings and 8 children unaccounted for.   Too bad they didn’t track it on the 1920 census because there are precious few birth, baptism and funeral records for newborns/kids.