Is it possible to be issued a negative search record for a person in the 1910 Federal Census? I need to proof my ancestor, Mauro Rubino, born 15Apr1883 in Italy is the same Mauro Rubino, born 31Mar1884, who shows up in Brooklyn on the 1910 census. In oth

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Census Records: negative search record

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Paula Rubino 
 Thank you for posting your question on History Hub! 
 NARA does not have the authority to issue a certification of non-existence of a record, and can only issue a negative search letter. In addition, the only documents that NARA staff are authorized to officially certify are copies from the holdings. 
 Negative results for a search of NARA&rsquo;s holdings only indicates that a naturalization record is not in the possession of NARA, not that it does not exist. Unfortunately, we are only able to provide negative search letters for naturalization records, not for census records. 
 If you have any other questions or need further assistance, please email our unit directly at archives1reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 
 We hope this assists you with your research! 
 Sincerely, Archives 1 Reference Branch (RR1R) RR1R-24-16601-RH