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''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[South Carolina|South Carolina]]  >  [[South_Carolina_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[South Carolina|South Carolina]]  >  [[South Carolina Census|Census]]''  


=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].


For a list of available and missing South Carolina censuses, [[South Carolina Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[South Carolina Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].


== '''Availability'''  ==
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'''1790-1880, 1900-1930'''
=== Online South Carolina indexes and images  ===


Copies of these censuses can be found in the following repositories: the National Archives,&nbsp;the Family History Library,&nbsp;and the [http://archives.sc.gov/genealogy/federalcensus.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and&nbsp;History].
{{Census Online South Carolina}}


'''''1850 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1401638 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site]. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
=== Federal population schedules  ===


'''1860 United States Census'''''—''A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.
==== Microfilm images ====


'''&nbsp;1870 United States Census---'''A free internet index and images can be viewed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch Record Pilot site]. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.
*


'''1880 United States Census'''– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1417683 Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site.] This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


'''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the&nbsp; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1236863911171_679" />]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of South Carolina, [[South Carolina Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]


The [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Census United States Census] article provided detailed information about these records.
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===


== '''Historical Background''' ==
==== Online indexes and images ====


'''1713-1719'''--&nbsp;South Carolina region was separated from North Carolina and became a royal colony.&nbsp; Records were kept in Charleston.<br>'''1788'''--&nbsp;South Carolina became a state.&nbsp;<br>'''1860'''--South Carolina was the first state to suceed from the Union.<br>'''1868'''--South Carolina was readmitted to the Union.&nbsp; Districts were now called counties.  
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for South Carolina'''</font>
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| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
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| '''1890'''
| width="20%" | Veterans
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
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| '''1880'''
| width="20%" | Defective
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
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| '''1880'''
| width="20%" | Mortality
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| '''1870'''
| Mortality
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1860'''
| Slave owner
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>  
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| '''1860'''  
| Mortality
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| '''1850'''
| Slave owner
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]<ref name="HQSlave" />  
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| '''1850'''  
| Mortality
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| '''1840'''  
| Pensioners
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| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
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== '''Indexes''' ==
==== Microfilm images ====


'''1790-1930 Online Index'''--All federal census records for Maine are indexed online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com].  
'''1790-1880, 1900-1930''' Copies of these censuses can be found at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], the [[Family History Library]], and the [http://archives.sc.gov/genealogy/federalcensus.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History].  


The Family History Library has:  
*'''1880''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294289])
*'''1870''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294288])
*'''1850-1860''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294287])


'''1790-1870 Indexes'''--Indexes are available for the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses in book format.
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ====


'''1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 Indexes'''--Microfilm soundex (phonetic) indexes are available for part of the 1880 and all of the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses.  
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of South Carolina, [[South Carolina Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].  


== '''Special Censuses''' ==
=== State and colonial censuses ===


==== Colonial Censuses ====
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| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''South Carolina state and colonial censuses'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 102.</ref><ref>Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 57-58, 72.</ref>
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| width="90" bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" | '''Exact Date'''
| width="600" bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" | '''Population Schedules'''
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| align="left" | No State Census found after 1875
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| align="left" | '''1875'''
| align="left" | Agricultural and population returns complete in Clarendon, Newberry, and Marlboro counties; partially complete in Abbeville, Beaufort, Fairfield, Lancaster, and Sumter counties.
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| align="left" | '''1869'''
| align="left" | State population returns. Missing in Clarendon, Oconee, and Spartanburg counties.
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| align="left" | '''1868'''
| align="left" | Exist
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| align="left" | '''1848'''
| align="left" | City of Charleston<ref>J. L. Dawson, and H. W. De Saussure, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6048323 Census of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, for the year 1848 : exhibiting the condition and prospects of the city, illustrated by many statistical details]'' (Charleston, South Carolina : J.B. Nixon, 1849)[[{{Charlestow}}]].</ref>
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| align="left" | '''1839'''
| align="left" | State census only for Kershaw and Chesterfield districts.
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| align="left" | '''1829'''
| align="left" | State census only for Fairfield and Laurens districts.
|}


No colonial censuses have been preserved. See the “Taxation” section of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Research Outline for South Carolina&nbsp;for similar lists of names for this time period.
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
==== Slave Holder Schedules  ====
 
'''1850 United States Census Slave Schedules'''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Slave Schedules can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1420440;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site] listing each '''slave owner's''' name and residence. It also shows the age, gender, and color of the slaves. Slave names are not normally listed.
 
==== Mortality Schedules  ====
 
1850-1880--Mortality schedules (lists of deaths in the year preceding the census) exist for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 . Indexes have been published for 1850 and 1860. The originals are at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>The Family History Library film numbers are listed below:
 
:'''1850-1860''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294287])<br>
:'''1870''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294288])<br>
:'''1880''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294289])
 
&lt;'''1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules'''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1420441 FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot Site]. Mortality schedules provided nationwide death statistics for the twelve months&nbsp;prior to the 1850 census.&nbsp; Key genealogical facts found on the 1850 mortality&nbsp;schedule are: Name, age, sex, color, married or widowed, birthplace, month of death, occupation, cause of death.
 
<br>[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880]
 
==== Veteran's Censuses  ====
 
&nbsp;The '''1890''' schedules were destroyed, except those for Civil War veterans and widows, which are at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, the National Archives, and the Family History Library.<br>
 
== '''State Censuses'''&nbsp;  ==
 
An 1848 census for the city of Charleston is available at the Family History Library (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=204134&disp=Census+of+the+city+of+Charleston%2C+Sout%20%20&columns=*,0,0 823835 item 2]).
 
Although not available at the Family History Library, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History has the following state censuses:
 
:'''1829''' state census (Fairfield and Laurens Districts) <br>
:'''1839''' state census (Kershaw District)<br>
:'''1869 '''population returns<br>'''1875''' agricultural and population returns
 
== '''Territorial Censuses''' ==
 
South Carolina does not have a Territorial Census.
 
== '''Web Sites'''  ==


Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
For a list of available and missing South Carolina censuses, [[South Carolina Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>


Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
=== Why use a census?  ===


Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/SC/ http://www.census-online.com/links/SC/]
A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.  


Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/sc/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/sc/census.html]
=== More about censuses  ===


Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/southcarolina.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/southcarolina.htm]
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  


South Carolina Department of Archives and History:&nbsp;[http://archives.sc.gov/genealogy/federalcensus.htm http://archives.sc.gov/genealogy/federalcensus.htm]  
:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
=== Sources and footnotes  ===


== References  ==
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[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=South_Carolina.ASP South Carolina Research Outline]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
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