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New York,
United States
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Record Description
Record Type State Census
Collection years 1905
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Multiple county clerk offices, New York


What is in This Collection?

State censuses were created by the state of New York and were taken about every ten years beginning in 1795. These records do not cover the entire population of New York. The census was compiled to obtain a count and description of the population of the state of New York. Use the information with caution, since the information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified.

The record is a printed form that was filled in by hand by the enumerator. The schedules are usually arranged by county and political subdivisions. Information from the following thirteen counties is missing:

  • Dutchess
  • Livingston
  • Nassau
  • Ontario
  • Orange
  • Putnam
  • Queens
  • Richmond
  • Schuyler
  • Suffolk
  • Sullivan
  • Wyoming

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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To Browse This Collection

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Town, county and enumeration district
  • Name of each person whose place of abode was in this family on 1 June 1905
  • Race, gender and age of each person
  • Relationship to head of household
  • Country where born
  • Citizen or alien
  • Occupation
  • Number of years in the United States

Collection Content

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  • 1905 State Census

    1905 State Census

How Do I Search This Collection?

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  • The name of the individual
  • The place where the family lived

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How Do I Analyze the Results?

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What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Use the ages listed to determine approximate birth dates and find the family in additional census records
  • Use the information found in the record to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
  • Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
  • Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

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