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| * county histories<br> | | * county histories<br> |
| * church records<br> | | * church records<br> |
| * obituaries<br> | | * obituaries''''''<br> |
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| '''Census.''' Many governments have taken regular censuses of their citizens. In the United States, these censuses have taken place every decade since 1790. Many census records are available in a digital, searchable format. If you have census records available, you should search them for a record of your family. This record will guide the rest of your research by placing your family in a particular place at a specific time. Census records can be searched free of charge at any Church family history center with an Internet connection. | | {| width="200" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="right" |
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| '''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>Starting in 1850, U.S. census records listed the names of each person living in the household. This census and those that followed are an effective resource for finding the names of an entire household.</nowiki> | | '''Census.''' Censuses show residence. When you know where someone lived you can search for other records created for them in that place. Censuses also may list all living members of a family, and tell their relationship to the head of house. The best researchers use ALL the censuses available for every member of a family. <br> |
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| • FamilySearch includes the 1880 U.S. census, the 1881 British census, and the 1881 Canadian census. If the family you are researching was living in one of these countries in 1880, one of these censuses will be helpful.
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| 1. Go to FamilySearch at [http://www.familysearch.org '''www.familysearch.org'''] > '''Search''' (tab along the top of the screen) > '''Census''' (left panel of the screen) > | |
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| 2. Enter the information you know about your ancestor.
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| 3. Click '''Search'''.
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| • The 1900 and the 1910 U.S. censuses were unique in that they listed how many children were born to the mother of the household and how many of those children were still living at the time the census was taken. If your ancestor lived in the United States in 1900 or in 1910, this resource may help you determine if you have identified all the children in a family.
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| • You can often locate possible siblings, children, or relatives of your ancestor by searching census records for individuals with the same surname. This is especially true if households with the same last name are listed next to or near each other or within one or two census pages of where your family is located.
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| • Women occasionally gave one or more of their male children their maiden name. You can sometimes locate children and grandchildren by using the surname of the mother as the first name when you search census records.
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| '''Wills and probate records.''' Some counties and states began recording wills or estate probate procedures as early as the 1600s. This practice of settling the estates of property owners became almost universal in the United States by 1900. Family wills can help you identify descendants because children were commonly listed by name. Even if your ancestor did not leave a will, a probate record containing vital information about heirs may still exist. | | * To use the '''British''' 1881 census index online click here.<br> |
| | * For links to the '''Canadian''' census indexes online click here.<br> |
| | * For links to the '''United States''' census indexes online click here.<br> |
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| | '''Wills and probate records.''' Some counties and states began recording wills or estate probate procedures as early as the 1600s. This practice of settling the estates of property owners became almost universal in the United States by 1900. Family wills can help you identify descendants because children were commonly listed by name. Even if your ancestor did not leave a will, a probate record containing vital information about heirs may still exist. |
| Wills and probate records are generally kept on a county level, so you will need to have some idea of where your ancestors died to see if they left a will. The Family History Library has a large collection of wills and probate records available on microfilm. | | Wills and probate records are generally kept on a county level, so you will need to have some idea of where your ancestors died to see if they left a will. The Family History Library has a large collection of wills and probate records available on microfilm. |
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