She studied ancient archives, census records, old newspapers.
Smithsonian
An opportunity was missed here to explore a different history through the census records.
The Times Literary Supplement
To dig further, search for deeds, census records and maps.
Times, Sunday Times
As a result, census records for many towns before 1830 are idiosyncratic.
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The 1881 census records the population to be 184 people.
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