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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 18 people named Burlton in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 89% more people named Burlton in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 34 people named Burlton were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 11 were children
  • The youngest was 2 and the oldest was 67
  • They typically took 3 weeks of vacation a year
  • On average men worked 47 hours a week

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As Burlton families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • They most commonly lived in Texas
  • 50% were first-generation Americans
  • 24% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • Most immigrants originated from England