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== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
==== Ancestry | ==== Ancestry==== | ||
All census records for Massachusetts are indexed on Ancestry. | |||
==== Statewide indexes to federal censuses ==== | ==== Statewide indexes to federal censuses ==== | ||
'''Book Indexes | '''Book Indexes:''' 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 | ||
:1790–1850: microfiche indexes<br> | :1790–1850: microfiche indexes<br> | ||
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==== Town indexes to federal censuses ==== | ==== Town indexes to federal censuses ==== | ||
Can sometimes help locate names missed in statewide indexes. They are sometimes listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY], [TOWN]-CENSUS | Can sometimes help locate names missed in statewide indexes. They are sometimes listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY], [TOWN]-CENSUS | ||
==== City Finding Helps==== | |||
'''City Directories:''' In large cities first find the person's address in the city directory for the same year as the census. Then look for that address in the census. | |||
'''City Directories | |||
The following reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses: | The following reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses: | ||
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*Buckway, G. Eileen. U.S. ''1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States: A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. (Family History Library book 973 X2bu 1910; fiche 6101340.) Lists all Massachusetts towns (or wards) with their 1910 census enumeration district numbers and Family History Library film numbers. Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Fall River, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, Somerville, Springfield, and Worcester each have special instructions. These often includeFamily History Libraryor film numbers for city directories. | *Buckway, G. Eileen. U.S. ''1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States: A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. (Family History Library book 973 X2bu 1910; fiche 6101340.) Lists all Massachusetts towns (or wards) with their 1910 census enumeration district numbers and Family History Library film numbers. Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Fall River, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, Somerville, Springfield, and Worcester each have special instructions. These often includeFamily History Libraryor film numbers for city directories. | ||
*Malmberg, Emil and Maurine. ''Street Indexes to Unindexed Cities in the U.S. 1910 Federal Census.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1993. (Family History Library book 973 X2str 1910; fiche 6104151.) Lists Boston street addresses with their corresponding page numbers, 1910 census enumeration district numbers, and Family History Library film numbers. | *Malmberg, Emil and Maurine. ''Street Indexes to Unindexed Cities in the U.S. 1910 Federal Census.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1993. (Family History Library book 973 X2str 1910; fiche 6104151.) Lists Boston street addresses with their corresponding page numbers, 1910 census enumeration district numbers, and Family History Library film numbers. | ||
*Marnier, Mary Lou and Patricia Rougham Bellows. ''A Research Aid for the Massachusetts 1910 Federal Census.'' Sudbury, Massachusetts: Computerized Assistance, 1988. (Family History Library book 974 X22m.) This book gives the wards, precincts, enumeration districts, and starting page for each town. Includes maps. Refers to the National Archives microfilm numbers, which can be matched to Family History Library microfilm numbers. | *Marnier, Mary Lou and Patricia Rougham Bellows. ''A Research Aid for the Massachusetts 1910 Federal Census.'' Sudbury, Massachusetts: Computerized Assistance, 1988. (Family History Library book 974 X22m.) This book gives the wards, precincts, enumeration districts, and starting page for each town. Includes maps. Refers to the National Archives microfilm numbers, which can be matched to Family History Library microfilm numbers. | ||
== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
==== Mortality Schedules | ==== Mortality Schedules==== | ||
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 list those who died in the year before the census. These are at the Massachusetts State Archives, the National Archives, and the Family History Library:<br> | '''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 list those who died in the year before the census. These are at the Massachusetts State Archives, the National Archives, and the Family History Library:<br> | ||
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'''1855 and 1865 State Censuses--'''The original censuses are at the Massachusetts State Archives. The Family History Library has copies of: | '''1855 and 1865 State Censuses--'''The original censuses are at the Massachusetts State Archives. The Family History Library has copies of: | ||
*Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''State Census, 1855–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. These records are arranged by county and town. They list an individual's name, age, state or country of birth, and occupation. | *Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''State Census, 1855–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. These records are arranged by county and town. They list an individual's name, age, state or country of birth, and occupation. | ||
== Territorial Censuses == | == Territorial Censuses == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
''[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=Massachusetts.ASP Massachusetts Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[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=Massachusetts.ASP Massachusetts Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
[[Category:Massachusetts]] | [[Category:Massachusetts]] | ||