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Online Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]
Population Schedules[edit | edit source]
Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts entered the Union on February 6, 1788, as the sixth state. It will appear on the 1790 Census.
United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
| 1790 | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FamilySearch Ancestry.com |
FamilySearch Ancestry.com |
FamilySearch Ancestry.com |
FamilySearch Ancestry.com |
| 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 |
| FamilySearch Ancestry.com |
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FamilySearch Ancestry.com |
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| 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 |
| FamilySearch Ancestry.com |
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| 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 |
| FamilySearch Ancestry.com |
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Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts[edit | edit source]
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
| Year | Type of Census | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Veterans | FamilySearch
Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1880 | Defective | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1880 | Mortality | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1880 | Manufacturing | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1880 | Agriculture | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1870 | Social Statistics | FamilySearch
Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1870 | Mortality | FamilySearch
Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1870 | Manufacturing | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1870 | Agriculture | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1860 | Social Statistics | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1860 | Mortality | FamilySearch
Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1860 | Manufacturing | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1860 | Agriculture | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1850 | Social Statistics | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1850 | Mortality | FamilySearch
Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1850 | Manufacturing | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1850 | Agriculture | Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1840 | Pensioners | Ancestry.com ($) |
Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]
Online State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit United States Census Bureau.
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the US Territorial Census page.
| Year | Type of Census | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | State, all household members | at FamilySearch
at Ancestry.com ($) |
| 1855 | State, all household members | at FamilySearch, index/images
at Ancestry.com ($) |
Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
- Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
- Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
- Sex
- Age
- Color
- Nativity
- Place of birth of this person
- Place of birth of Father of this person
- Place of birth of Mother of this person
- Period of Residence
- How long a resident of this State (years and months)
- How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
- Regular occupation
- Military service
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
- Massachusetts State Census, 1855 - FamilySearch Historical Records
- Massachusetts State Census, 1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records
Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]
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