Hi Ian,
I just picked your last posting up at the end of the day. I'll read it on the Tube.
If you take a look on:
http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/sacramento/1850/pg0187b.txtand:
http://www.censusfinder.com/california.htmfor Alex and Ann Constable, you should find the following:
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CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE: CA COUNTY: Sacramento DIVISION: Sacramento City REEL NO: M432-35 PAGE NO: 187B
REFERENCE: 19th Nov, 1850 by Wm N Johnson
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LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS
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1 1046 1098 Cross Ansil C 36 M . Trader . Vt . . . . .
2 1047 1099 Conger Thomas 47 M . Boarding House . N.J. . . . . .
3 1047 1099 Conger Sarah M 35 F . . . N.Y. . . . . .
4 1047 1099 Conger Maria A 17 F . . . Ohio . . . . .
5 1047 1099 Conger Hannah C 14 F . . . Mich . . . . .
6 1047 1099 Conger Charles C 10 M . . . Mich . . . . .
7 1047 1099 Conger Thomas J F 2 M . . . Mich . . . . .
8 1048 1100 McMahan Morgan 24 M . Boarding House 800 Ind . . . . .
9 1048 1100 Prather Nicholis 21 M . Teamster 800 Ky . . . . .
10 1048 1100 Prather Joseph 16 M . Teamster . Ind . . . . .
11 1048 1100 Heswitt David 23 M . . 700 Ills . . . . .
12 1048 1100 Hatslar Jos G 36 M . Teamster . Va . . . . .
13 1049 1101 Constable Alex 40 M . Boarding House . Scot X . . . .
14 1049 1101 Constable Ann 34 F . . . Scot X . . . .
15 1049 1102 McKail James 38 M . Washerman . Eng X . . . .
16 1049 1102 McKail Elizabeth 21 F . . . Eng X . . . .
17 1049 1102 McKail Sacramento 3/165 F . . . California . . . . .
There's also an entry for 1860.
I'll be in touch again soon.
Laurence