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Census

Census records may contain details about when and where a person was born and when they immigrated.

Census Year	Census Description/Coverage	Access
1738	General Population	FSL# 1084523 DGS# 8051175 image 3-9
1753-1759	Census & terriers (indexes on images 29-36; 177-184)	FSL# 1084525 DGS# 8150356 image 3-837
1761	Slaves	FSL# 1084523 DGS# 8051175 image 22-37
1766	General population	FSL# 1084523 DGS# 8051175 image 10-15
1776	General population (includes name index on image 3-26)	FSL# 1084520 DGS# 8090056 image 3-107
1780	General population	FSL# 1084520 DGS# 8090056 image 110-203
1783	Hospitals	FSL# 1084523 DGS# 8051175 image 16-20
1788	Numbers only	FSL# 1084523 DGS# 8051175 image 21
1788	General population	FSL# 1084520 DGS# 8090056 image 208-448
1788	General population	FSL# 1084521 DGS# 8090057 image 3-294
1808	Port Napoleon (1803-1811, Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, was known as Port Napoleon)	FSL# 1084523 DGS# 8051175 image 40-55
1830	Plantation & Personal Returns	TNA# T71/643/2
1832	Plantation & Personal Returns	TNA# T71/643/2

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DGS stands for Digital Genealogical Society also known as an Image Group Number. Each set of digital images is assigned a DGS number for identification purposes.