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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 383 people named Bamburg in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 0% more people named Bamburg in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 384 people named Bamburg were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 378 rented out rooms to boarders
  • They typically took 7 weeks of vacation a year
  • 37 owned their homes, valued on average at $1,573
  • 11% of women had paying jobs

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Ireland
  • The most common mother tongue was German
  • 4 was born in foreign country
  • 29% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940