Citation · C0836 · record
1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 29, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_274; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 1269; FHL microfilm: 1374287
Weight of this evidence
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- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image is readable and the Tauber household (James 34, Francis 34, Jerry 10, James 8) has immigration year 1901 and Bohemian birthplaces, which fits the 1901 arrival of Václav, Franziska and Jaroslav. The census cannot confirm the specific date, port or ship, and the name 'James' for Václav is an inference. It is useful corroboration of the year of arrival and the family unit, not proof of the arrival event.
Matches: Household at line 21–24, Ward 29, Chicago: Tauber, James, Head, M W 34, married 11 years, born Austria-Bohemia, carpenter. Age 34 gives a birth year of about 1876, matching Václav (1876–1956).; Year of immigration is given as 1901 (alien), matching the 16 September 1901 arrival.; Wife Francis, 34, born Bohemia, immigrated 1901, matches Franziska travelling with him.; Son Jerry, 10, born Bohemia, immigrated 1901, fits Jaroslav (2 in 1901). The 1910 age would be about 11, so it is one year short, which is within tolerance.; Second son James, 8, was born in Illinois, after the arrival. This fits a family that arrived in 1901 with one child.
Flags: The head is enumerated as 'James' rather than Václav. This is a plausible Americanisation but is not proven by the record.; Wife's age (34) and son's age (10) are each about a year lower than the 1901 manifest implies (about 35 and 11). This is minor and within normal census variance.
Limits: A census records only the year of immigration. It does not give the arrival date, port, ship or manifest details, so it cannot confirm 16 September 1901, New York or the SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.; It does not show the occupation 'miner' from the manifest; the 1910 occupation is carpenter.; Identification as the same family rests on the age, year and household composition match, not on a stated name link between 'James' and Václav.
What it supports
- Arrival · 16 September 1901 · New York, New York, USA — Václav Tauber