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*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]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.  
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*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]].
*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]].


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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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==== Online indexes and images  ====
==== Online indexes and images  ====


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Maryland&nbsp;took several censuses in the years before the&nbsp;first federal census was taken. The dates are listed below. These censuses records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The years of coverage may give additional information on the family. Maryland did not take any censuses after statehood.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 53-56.</ref>  
Maryland&nbsp;took several censuses in the years before the&nbsp;first federal census was taken. The dates are listed below. These censuses records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The years of coverage may give additional information on the family. Maryland did not take any censuses after statehood.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 53-56.</ref>  
Statistics from the 1755 Census of Maryland were published in a London newspaper.


For an online index to both 1778 and 1776 see "[[Maryland Census#Online_Maryland_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maryland]]" above.  
For an online index to both 1778 and 1776 see "[[Maryland Census#Online_Maryland_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maryland]]" above.  
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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===


For a list of available and missing Maryland censuses, [[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
For a list of available and missing Maryland censuses, [[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>  


=== Why use a census?  ===
=== Why use a census?  ===
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