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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York|New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New_York_Census|Census]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York|New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New_York_Census|Census]]'' | ||
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center> | | 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]]. | *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. | *[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] and/or save a digital copy of each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it. | ||
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime. | *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 each person's census listings. | *On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show each person's census listings. | ||
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'''1791-1930''' The National Archives and its regional centers, the [[Family History Library]], the [[New York Public Library]], and the New York State Library have microfilm copies of the U.S. federal censuses of New York for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. The original county copies of the federal censuses, 1850–1880, are normally at the county clerk's offices. These copies are more accurate than the federal copies. The Family History Library has county copies on microfilm. | '''1791-1930''' The National Archives and its regional centers, the [[Family History Library]], the [[New York Public Library]], and the New York State Library have microfilm copies of the U.S. federal censuses of New York for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. The original county copies of the federal censuses, 1850–1880, are normally at the county clerk's offices. These copies are more accurate than the federal copies. The Family History Library has county copies on microfilm. | ||
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|+ '''New York Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library]]''' | |+ '''New York Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library]]''' | ||
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|+ '''New York Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]''' | |+ '''New York Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]''' | ||
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==== Online indexes and images ==== | ==== Online indexes and images ==== | ||
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for New York'''</font> | | bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for New York'''</font> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year''' | | bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center | | width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search''' | | bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau''' | | bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau''' | ||
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==== Microfilm images ==== | ==== Microfilm images ==== | ||
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|+ '''New York Federal Non-Population Schedule Microfilms at the [[Family History Library]]''' | |+ '''New York Federal Non-Population Schedule Microfilms at the [[Family History Library]]''' | ||
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=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses === | === State, territorial, and colonial censuses === | ||
{{Main|New York Census State Censuses}} | {{Main|New York Census State Censuses}} | ||
New York often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family. | New York often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, the dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family. | ||
*'''1969 Native Americans''' <ref>There is an Payment of annuities for the Cayuga tribe taken in June 1969 which lists names, birth dates, and addresses. {{FHL|277676|item}} </ref> | *'''1969 Native Americans''' <ref>There is an Payment of annuities for the Cayuga tribe taken in June 1969 which lists names, birth dates, and addresses. {{FHL|277676|item}} </ref> | ||
*'''1845-1950 Native Americans''' <ref>There are many census records held in the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_ed_native_content_census.shtml New York State Archives] that have information on Native Americans from 1845 to 1950; however there is a restriction on records less than 75 years old.</ref> | *'''1845-1950 Native Americans''' <ref>There are many census records held in the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_ed_native_content_census.shtml New York State Archives] that have information on Native Americans from 1845 to 1950; however there is a restriction on records less than 75 years old.</ref> | ||
*'''1875-1921 Almshouses and poorhouses''' census is online at the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_guide_poor.shtml New York State Archives] . These are not indexed. | *'''1875-1921 Almshouses and poorhouses''' census is online at the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_guide_poor.shtml New York State Archives] . These are not indexed. | ||
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*'''1776 Suffolk County'''<ref>New York. Secretary of State. ''Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Relating to the War of the Revolution, in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1638–1801.'' Two Volumes. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1868. (Family History Library [{{Suffol}}].) Index in Volume 2.</ref> | *'''1776 Suffolk County'''<ref>New York. Secretary of State. ''Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Relating to the War of the Revolution, in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1638–1801.'' Two Volumes. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1868. (Family History Library [{{Suffol}}].) Index in Volume 2.</ref> | ||
*'''1657-1799 Lists of inhabitants'''<ref>O'Callaghan, Edmund B. ''Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan''. Edited by Rosanne Conway. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1979. [[{{Ocallah}}]].) This source includes lists of town and county inhabitants of many colonial localities for various dates from 1657–1799.</ref> | *'''1657-1799 Lists of inhabitants'''<ref>O'Callaghan, Edmund B. ''Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan''. Edited by Rosanne Conway. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1979. [[{{Ocallah}}]].) This source includes lists of town and county inhabitants of many colonial localities for various dates from 1657–1799.</ref> | ||
*'''1663-1772 Colonial censuses''' About every ten years.<ref>Meyers, Carol M. ''Early New York State Census Records. 1663–1772''. Gardena, California: RAM Publishers, 1965. {{FHL|194866|item}} book 974.7 X28mfckLRfckLR:*Also, to locate existing colonial censuses and lists of petitioners, taxpayers, militia lists, freeholders (those who owned property), and persons taking oaths of allegiance, use: John D. Stemmons, ''{{WorldCat|714466}} The United States Census Compendium]'' (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1973)[[{{Stemmo}}]].fckLRfckLR=== 1696 Association Oath Rolls ===fckLRfckLRNot technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serve as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]], Kew, England.&lt;ref&gt;Cliff Webb, [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-aor-background.aspx "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents,"] Origins Network.</ref> Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including New York: | *'''1663-1772 Colonial censuses''' About every ten years.<ref>Meyers, Carol M. ''Early New York State Census Records. 1663–1772''. Gardena, California: RAM Publishers, 1965. {{FHL|194866|item}} book 974.7 X28mfckLRfckLR:*Also, to locate existing colonial censuses and lists of petitioners, taxpayers, militia lists, freeholders (those who owned property), and persons taking oaths of allegiance, use: John D. Stemmons, ''{{WorldCat|714466}} The United States Census Compendium]'' (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1973)[[{{Stemmo}}]].fckLRfckLR=== 1696 Association Oath Rolls ===fckLRfckLRNot technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serve as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]], Kew, England.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Cliff Webb, [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-aor-background.aspx "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents,"] Origins Network.</ref> Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including New York: | ||
*Gandy, Wallace. ''The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696''. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/associationoathr00gand Internet Archive]; reprint: {{FHL|958503|item}} 970 F2L 1995. [New York entries begin on page 33] | *Gandy, Wallace. ''The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696''. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/associationoathr00gand Internet Archive]; reprint: {{FHL|958503|item}} 970 F2L 1995. [New York entries begin on page 33] | ||
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=== Existing and lost censuses === | === Existing and lost censuses === | ||
For a list of available and missing New York censuses, [[New York Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. | For a list of available and missing New York censuses, [[New York Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. | ||
=== Why use a census? === | === Why use a census? === | ||