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'''1850-1870 Pittsburgh and Allegheny City--'''An alphabetical transcript of Pittsburgh and Allegheny City is on microfilm for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses (listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under PENNSYLVANIA, ALLEGHENY, PITTSBURGH - CENSUS).  
'''1850-1870 Pittsburgh and Allegheny City--'''An alphabetical transcript of Pittsburgh and Allegheny City is on microfilm for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses (listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under PENNSYLVANIA, ALLEGHENY, PITTSBURGH - CENSUS).  


County-wide indexes to federal censuses sometimes help locate names overlooked in statewide indexes. A few county-wide indexes are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] - CENSUS. <br>
When indexes are not available or omit a name, you can still look for the name in the census. In large cities it helps to first learn the person's address by searching the city directory for the same year (or the year before and after) as the census. Then look for that address on the original census schedules. If the address is not on the census, as is the case in the earlier censuses, look for the address on a ward map to identify the ward and search every name on the census for that ward.  


== Special Censuses  ==
These reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:


==== Mortality Schedules  ====
*Kirkham, E. Kay. A Handy Guide to Record- Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. (Family History Library fiche 6010059-60.) Includes ward maps and street indexes for:


'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules (lists of persons who died in the 12 months prior to the census) were taken with the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses. They are on microfilm at the Family History Library and the National Archives. The originals are at the State Library of Pennsylvania. The 1850 and 1860 schedules have also been published. The 1850, 1860, and 1870 mortality schedules are indexed.  
:Harrisburg 1878<br>
:Philadelphia 1850-1855, 1860, and 1878<br>
:Scranton 1878<br>
:Williamsport 1878. <br>
:Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.  


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1880 <br>Missing Pennsylvania descriptions <br>1900 Family History Library film 1303026 <br>1910 Family History Library film 1374010 <br>1920 Family History Library film 1842717


== State Censuses  ==
United States. Bureau of the Census. Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, [1984]. (51 Family History Library fiche 6331481.) Lists street addresses of Erie (after Elizabeth, New Jersey) on fiche 19, Philadelphia on fiche 38-42, and Reading on fiche 43 (after Phoenix, Arizona) with corresponding census enumeration districts.


== Territorial Censuses  ==
<br>Jackson, Ronald Vern. AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No Family History Library fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) Pennsylvania census indexes for 1790, 1800, and 1810 are combined on Search 1. A composite mortality schedule index for 1850, 1860, and 1870 is on Search 8. Separate indexes for Pennsylvania 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 are on other searches. <br>


== Web Sites ==
== Special Censuses ==


Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
==== Mortality Schedules  ====


Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules (lists of persons who died in the 12 months prior to the census) were taken with the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses. They are on microfilm at the Family History Library and the National Archives. The originals are at the State Library of Pennsylvania. The 1850 and 1860 schedules have also been published. The 1850, 1860, and 1870 mortality schedules are indexed.  


Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/PA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/PA/]
==== Agriculture Schedules  ====


Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/pa/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/pa/census.html]
An important source for potentially valuable historical information about farmers is&nbsp; the Agriculture schedule. These records list the name of the farmer and include details on farm implements, livestock, and crops.  


Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/pennsylvania.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/pennsylvania.htm]
*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1218735253491_177"></span>United States, Census Office, Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; ''Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880 ''(Family History Library films 1602240-301).


Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]
==== Manufacturers Schedules ====


== Bibliographic Citations  ==
Also potentially helpful is&nbsp;the&nbsp;Manufacturers schedule&nbsp;(on 21 Family History Library films beginning with 1578849). These schedules contain the names of owners and details about their business or firm. If an individual is listed in the population census with an occupation involving manufacturing, such as a blacksmith, shoe maker, barrel maker, etc., details about the business or firm may be given in this census.


''[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=Pennsylvania.ASP Pennsylvania Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006.
*United States, Census Office, Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; Manufacturers Schedules 1850-1880


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==== Products of Industry in Pennsylvania  ====


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The Family History Library has&nbsp; the Products of Industry schedule. It gives the name of the corporation, company, or individual producing products with an annual value up to $500; name of the business, manufacturer, or product; capital invested in real and personal estate in the business; raw material used; kind of motive power or machinery; average number of hands employed; wages; and annual product.


When indexes are not available or omit a name, you can still look for the name in the census. In large cities it helps to first learn the person's address by searching the city directory for the same year (or the year before and after) as the census (see the "[[Pennsylvania Directories|Directories]]" section of this outline). Then look for that address on the original census schedules. If the address is not on the census, as is the case in the earlier censuses, look for the address on a ward map to identify the ward and search every name on the census for that ward.  
*United States, Census Office, 8th census, 1860, Schedule 5: ''Products of Industry in Pennsylvania, 1860 ''(Famly History Library films 899751-52).


These reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:
==== Social Statistics  ====


Kirkham, E. Kay. ''A Handy Guide to Record- Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States''. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. (Family History Library fiche 6010059-60.) Includes ward maps and street indexes for:
The library also has the Social Statistics schedues, 1850-1870. These&nbsp;censuses give no names, only numbers; the 1880 census gives names of idiots, deaf-mutes, the blind, homeless children, prisoners, paupers, and indigents.  


*Harrisburg 1878;  
*United States, Census Office, ''Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; Social Statistics, 1850-1880 ''(Family History Library films 1602302-24).
*Philadelphia 1850-1855, 1860, and 1878;
*Scranton 1878;
*Williamsport 1878.


Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.
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{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
== State Censuses  ==
|-
| align="right" | 1880 <br>
| Missing Pennsylvania descriptions
|-
| 1900
| Family History Library &nbsp;film 1303026
|-
| 1910
| Family History Library film 1374010
|-
| 1920
| Family History Library film 1842717
|}


United States. Bureau of the Census
== Territorial Censuses  ==


''Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, [1984]. (51 Family History Library fiche 6331481.) Lists street addresses of Erie (after Elizabeth, New Jersey) on fiche 19, Philadelphia on fiche 38-42, and Reading on fiche 43 (after Phoenix, Arizona) with corresponding census enumeration districts.
== Web Sites  ==


Master Indexes
Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]


Some of the indexes mentioned above are combined into composite master indexes of several census years, states, and census types:  
Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]


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Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/PA/ http://www.census-online.com/links/PA/]


Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (No Family History Library &nbsp;fiche number but available at many Family History Centers.) Pennsylvania census indexes for 1790, 1800, and 1810 are combined on Search 1. A composite mortality schedule index for 1850, 1860, and 1870 is on Search 8. Separate indexes for Pennsylvania 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 are on other searches.  
Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/pa/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/pa/census.html]


Agriculture Schedules
Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/pennsylvania.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/pennsylvania.htm]


An important source for potentially valuable historical information about farmers is United States, Census Office, ''Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880 ''(Family History Library films 1602240-301). These records list the name of the farmer and include details on farm implements, livestock, and crops.  
Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]


Manufacturers Schedules
== Bibliographic Citations  ==


Also potentially helpful is United States, Census Office, ''Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; Manufacturers Schedules 1850-1880'' (on 21 Family History Library films beginning with 1578849). These schedules contain the names of owners and details about their business or firm. If an individual is listed in the population census with an occupation involving manufacturing, such as a blacksmith, shoe maker, barrel maker, etc., details about the business or firm may be given in this census.  
''[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=Pennsylvania.ASP Pennsylvania Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006.  


Products of Industry in Pennsylvania
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The Family History Library has ''United States, Census Office, 8th census, 1860, Schedule 5: Products of Industry in Pennsylvania, 1860'' (Famly History Library films 899751-52). It gives the name of the corporation, company, or individual producing products with an annual value up to $500; name of the business, manufacturer, or product; capital invested in real and personal estate in the business; raw material used; kind of motive power or machinery; average number of hands employed; wages; and annual product.
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Social Statistics
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The library also has ''United States, Census Office, Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania; Social Statistics, 1850-1880 ''(Family History Library films 1602302-24). The 1850-1870 censuses give no names, only numbers; the 1880 census gives names of idiots, deaf-mutes, the blind, homeless children, prisoners, paupers, and indigents.
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