Searching Census

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AllCensusRecords.com - links to USA Census Records, Canadian Census Records, Census Indexes & Images, Census Transcriptions, Blank Census Forms, City Directories, Tax & Assessment Lists, Voters Registrations, Veterans Census, Questions on Census Records: http://allcensusrecords.com/

Censusfinder.com -- Directory of Free Census Records (US, UK, Canada, Native American, Norway, Sweden): http://www.censusfinder.com/
   Thanks for this link, Kimberly!

1880/1 US, Canadian & English Census: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
Canadian 1871 Index: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020108_e.html

Canadian 1901 Census: http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html

1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta; not searchable by surname): http://www.archives.ca/02/020153_e.html

1911 Canadian census - search it by locality, not yet by name: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html

Prince Edward Island (PEI)census indexes 1841, 1881, 1891, 1901: http://www.edu.pe.ca/paro/census/default.asp

Canadian Census substitute 1940-1946: http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/census.shtml

Canadian census records before 1842: http://allcensusrecords.com/canada/before1842.shtml

English, Welsh & Scottish Census - FreeCen, UK Census Online: http://freecen.rootsweb.com/

1790 Census of Population & Housing (pdf or zip file by state): http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/1790.htm

AIS US Census Indexes at Ancestry: http://ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/ais/main.htm
   Search is free, but to view indivual results, you must subscribe.

USGenWeb Census Project (transcriptions): http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/, http://www.us-census.org/

Free! US Census Images (no index I could see): http://www.sources2go.com/
1790 through 1860 U.S. Federal Census, 1818 Illinois Territorial Census, 1820 Illinois State Census, 1835 Illinois State Census, 1840 Illinois State Census, 1840 U.S. Federal Census of Pensioners. Not all years are complete for all states.

US Census Maps 1790-1930: http://www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscm.htm

Free! 1870 Federal Census of Michigan, index & images: http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/search.asp

Free! Nevada 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 complete extract of the Federal Census: http://www.nevadaculture.org/

State Census (table): http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs/census.htm

Maryland State Archives Census Indexes 1776, 1778, 1870, 1880: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/html/censussearch.html
   Search the following Census Indexes available at the Maryland State Archives: 1776 (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Prince George's, Queen Anne, and Talbot Counties), 1778 (Caroline, Charles, and Queen Anne's Counties), 1870 (Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties and Baltimore City) and 1880 (Anne Arundel County only).

Michigan County Histories - 192 histories, 1866-1926: http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/micounty/

Every name index for the city of Pittsburgh, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880; Allegheny City 1850, 1860, 1870: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/

Census Diggins: http://www.censusdiggins.com/census_records.html

GenealogySpot - Census: http://www.genealogyspot.com/records/census.htm

Interesting fee site ($10/yr) - Census Trail: http://www.censustrail.com/ctrail/completed_proj.php
Territorial Papers index and other attempts to recreate lost censuses. So far, they have Territorial Papers of the U.S. [1st phase] volumes 2-9, 12-17; IN Election Returns 1809, 1812; NJ Petitions 1740-1754; Rowan Co. NC Tax Lists 1758-9, 1761, 1768, 1778, 1779; SC Jury Lists 1720, 1740, 1751, 1767; Prince Edward Co. VA Tithables 1773, 1774.

Cyndislist - U.S. Census Records Online: Indexes, Extractions & Transcriptions: http://www.cyndislist.com/census.htm#USCensus Many state census records are included, along with Federal

See if your local library system gives you access to the Heritage Quest US census indices and images. Fully indexed: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1860, 1870, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930. Or join the Godfrey Library for only $35 a year! Many other databases are available to you for the cost of a membership, also. Other groups offering Heritage Quest access include Dodge/Jefferson Counties Genealogical Society of Wisconsin, for $25 a year, and the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, $60 annually. [2006 -- HQ is changing the way it charges Gen. Societies and Libraries. Godfrey no longer offers HQ as part of its membership. Check with the other sites and see if they still include access, or not. MANY libraries offer remote access with a library card number.]

$$$ Of course, Ancestry.com offers all of the US census images, the AIS indexes, and their own linked indexes for 1930, 1920, their 1890 Project, plus the remaining 1890, 1880, 1870, 1850, 1840, 1830, 1820,1810, 1800, and 1790. It is very nice to have access to both Ancestry and HQ. :-)

Geographical search tool on the Morse One Step Site: http://www.stevemorse.org/census/index.html

Historical Census Browser - The data presented here describe the population and economy of U.S. states and counties from 1790 to 1960 (no surname search): http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/

IPUMS - Census Enumerator Instructions (1850-2000): http://www.ipums.org/usa/voliii/tEnumInstr.html

Census Questions and Enumeration Forms: http://www.ipums.org/usa/voliii/tEnumForm.html

U.S. Census Abbreviations: http://www.searchforancestors.com/records/censusabbreviations.html

Census Abbreviations: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~angels/census_abbrev.htm

Census Microdata for Social and Economic Research: http://www.ipums.org/

Juliana Smith - Why I Love the Census: http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/compass/8555.asp?o_iid=831&o_lid=831

George G. Morgan - The Dilemma of Federal Census Copies: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6112&o_iid=831&o_lid=831&o_it=6812


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