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[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]Census{{VA-sidebar}} | |||
=== Online Resources === | |||
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*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}} — index and images<br><br> | |||
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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 each person's census listings. | |||
*Study 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, [[Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. | |||
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== Online Virginia indexes and images == | |||
{{Census Online Virginia}} | |||
== Federal population schedules == | |||
=== Microfilm images === | |||
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]''' | |||
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| 1940 N/A | |||
| {{FHL|653957|title-id|disp=1900 and Soundex}} | |||
| {{FHL|744503|title-id|disp=1850}} | |||
| {{FHL|745508|title-id|disp=1810}} | |||
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| {{FHL|1037533|title-id|disp=1930 and Soundex}} | |||
| {{FHL|676532|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}} | |||
|{{ | | {{FHL|745508|title-id|disp=1840}} | ||
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| {{FHL|558330|title-id|disp=1920 and Soundex}} | |||
| {{FHL|698924|title-id|disp=1870}} | |||
| {{FHL|745508|title-id|disp=1830}} | |||
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|{{ | | {{FHL|646880|title-id|disp=1910 and Soundex}} | ||
|{{ | | {{FHL|707241|title-id|disp=1860}} | ||
|{{ | | {{FHL|745508|title-id|disp=1820}} | ||
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|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]''' | |||
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| 1940 N/A | |||
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1900/part-08.html#virginia 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1900/part-06.html#virginia Soundex T1076] | |||
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-03.html#virginia 1850 M432] | |||
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810 M252] | |||
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| | | [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/t626.pdf 1930 T626] | ||
| | | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-07.html#virginia 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-06.html#virginia Soundex T776] | ||
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704] | |||
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| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1920/part-09.html#virginia 1920 T625] and [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1920/part-06.html#virginia Soundex M1592] | |||
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-05.html#virginia 1870 M593] | |||
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19] | |||
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| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1910/part-04.html#virginia 1910 T624] and [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1910/part-02.html#virginia Soundex T1278] | |||
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-04.html#virginia 1860 M653] | |||
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33] | |||
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|} | |} | ||
===Non-Population Schedules for Virginia=== | === Indexes: fiche, film, or book === | ||
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Virginia, [[Virginia Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]] | |||
== Federal non-population schedules == | |||
=== Online indexes and images === | |||
{| width="77%" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | |||
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Virginia'''</font> | |||
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br> | |||
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with library card) | |||
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay''' | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year''' | |||
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type''' | |||
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search''' | |||
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau''' | |||
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library''' | |||
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home''' | |||
|- | |||
| '''1890''' | |||
| width="20%" | Veterans | |||
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1610551 Link] | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
|- | |||
| '''1880''' | |||
| width="20%" | Defective | |||
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link] | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link] | |||
|- | |||
| '''1880''' | |||
| width="20%" | Mortality | |||
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1417683 Link] | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
|- | |||
| '''1880''' | |||
| Industry | |||
| align="center" | | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '''1880''' | |||
| Agriculture | |||
| align="center" | | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1870''' | ||
| | | Mortality | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1438024 Link] | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1870''' | ||
| | | Industry | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1870''' | ||
| | | Agriculture | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1860''' | ||
| | | Slave owner | ||
| | | align="center" | - | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| 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> | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1860''' | ||
| | | Mortality | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1473181 Link] | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1860''' | ||
| | | Industry | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1860''' | ||
| | | Agriculture | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1850''' | ||
| | | Social Statistics | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1850''' | ||
|Slave owner | | Slave owner | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1420440 Link] | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| 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" /> | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1850''' | ||
|Mortality | | Mortality | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link] | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1850''' | ||
|Industry | | Industry | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1850''' | ||
|Agriculture | | Agriculture | ||
| | | align="center" | | ||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''1840''' | ||
| | | Pensioners | ||
| | | align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1786457 Link] | ||
| 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] | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link] | |||
|} | |||
=== Microfilm images === | |||
*'''1890 Union veterans schedules''' are available at the Family History Library on Family History Library films {{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=338265-66}}. They are also available at the National Archives. | |||
The Library of Virginia has the original 1850, 1870, and 1880 schedules. Duke University (William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706) has the 1860 schedules. The 1850 and 1860 schedules for the area that later became West Virginia are also on microfilm at the Family History Library and the West Virginia Archives and History Library. | |||
=== Indexes: fiche, film, or book === | |||
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Virginia, [[Virginia Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]. | |||
== State and colonial censuses == | |||
Virginia took censuses in the years before the first federal census was taken. 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. | |||
All of the records in the table below are available on [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29425 Ancestry ($)] and [https://archive.org/details/headsoffamiliesa00nort Internet Archive] - free. | |||
{| width="100%" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''Virginia state and colonial censuses''' | |||
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| | | align="left" | | ||
| | | align="left" | No statewide state census was taken, but many county censuses were taken at different years from 1782 to 1786.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref><ref name="Dubes">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)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62.</ref> | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1786''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | County of Greenbrier.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
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| | | align="left" | '''1785''' | ||
| | | align="left" | Counties of Albermarle, Amelia, Amherst, Fairfax, Greenbrier, Halifax, Harrison, Lancaster, New Kent, Norfolk, Orange, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Shenandoah, and Stafford.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1784''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Counties of Cumberland, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Nansemond, Northumberland, Rockingham, Surry, and Warwick.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
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| | | align="left" | '''1783''' | ||
| | | align="left" | Counties of Amherst, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Greensville, Lancaster, Middlesex, Nansemond, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Richmond, and Shenandoah.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1782''' | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Counties of Amelia, Charlotte, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fluvanna, Frederick, Halifax, Hampshire, Hanover, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Monongalia, New Kent, Northumberland, Orange, Pittsylvania, Surry, Sussex, and Warwick AND, the City of Richmond and the City of Williamsburg.<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Existing and | == Census substitutes == | ||
Not 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.<ref>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 Virginia: | |||
*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. [Virginia entries begin on page 30] | |||
In addition to the federal censuses, lists of residents are available for some colonial years. The lists of 1624 and 1787 have been published and are available at {{FHL|351|item}}. These censuses list only the heads of households. | |||
Several census substitutes have been compiled, including: | |||
*Virginia in 1740: A Reconstructed Census. Miami Beach, Florida: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1992. (Family History Library book {{FHL|603466|title-id|disp=975.5 X22t 1740}}; Family History Library film {{FHL|603466|title-id|disp=1697799 Item 3}} ). | |||
== Existing and lost censuses == | |||
For a list of available and missing Virginia censuses, [[Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. | |||
For a listing of names omitted from the microfilmed 1820 Federal Census of Virginia see: | |||
*Gerald M. Petty, "Virginia 1820 Federal Census: Names Not on the Microfilm Copy," ''The Virginia Genealogist ''18, no 2 (April-June 1974):136-139. | |||
:When the 1820 Federal Census of Virginia was microfilmed nine pages were accidentally missed. The missing pages were from seven different counties (Accomac, Monongalia, Prince Edward, Pittsylvania, Randolph, Shenandoah, and Southampton), and reference over 175 individuals. Included in the article are the names, county, and page number references for those who were missed. The [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/missing1820census.html list] can also be accessed online at the Shenandoah County GenWeb Project. See [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/censuspg150index.html 1820 Census page 150, Shenandoah County, Virginia] for digital copies of the missing Shenandoah County pages. | |||
== Why use a census? == | |||
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. | |||
== More about censuses == | |||
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as: | |||
:*[[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]] | |||
== | == Sources and footnotes == | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- United States Online Census, 1790-1940
- United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 — index and images
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Online Virginia indexes and images[edit | edit source]
Template:Census Online Virginia
Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
1940 N/A | 1900 and Soundex | 1850 | 1810 | |
1930 and Soundex | 1880 and Soundex | 1840 | ||
1920 and Soundex | 1870 | 1830 | ||
1910 and Soundex | 1860 | 1820 |
1940 N/A | 1900 T623 and Soundex T1076 | 1850 M432 | 1810 M252 |
1930 T626 | 1880 T9 and Soundex T776 | 1840 M704 | |
1920 T625 and Soundex M1592 | 1870 M593 | 1830 M19 | |
1910 T624 and Soundex T1278 | 1860 M653 | 1820 M33 |
Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Virginia, click here
Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]
Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]
Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Virginia | ||||||||||
Free | Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) | Pay | ||||||||
Year | Type | Record Search | Census Bureau | Google Book | Heritage Quest | Ancestry FHL | Ancestry Library | Ancestry Home | ||
1890 | Veterans | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1880 | Defective | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1880 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1880 | Industry | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1880 | Agriculture | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1870 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1870 | Industry | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1870 | Agriculture | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1860 | Slave owner | - | - | - | Link[1] | Link | Link | Link | ||
1860 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1860 | Industry | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1860 | Agriculture | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1850 | Social Statistics | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1850 | Slave owner | Link | - | - | Link[1] | Link | Link | Link | ||
1850 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
1850 | Industry | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1850 | Agriculture | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
1840 | Pensioners | Link | BookLink | BookLink | - | Link | Link | Link |
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
- 1890 Union veterans schedules are available at the Family History Library on Family History Library films 338265-66. They are also available at the National Archives.
The Library of Virginia has the original 1850, 1870, and 1880 schedules. Duke University (William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706) has the 1860 schedules. The 1850 and 1860 schedules for the area that later became West Virginia are also on microfilm at the Family History Library and the West Virginia Archives and History Library.
Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Virginia, click here.
State and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]
Virginia took censuses in the years before the first federal census was taken. 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.
All of the records in the table below are available on Ancestry ($) and Internet Archive - free.
Virginia state and colonial censuses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No statewide state census was taken, but many county censuses were taken at different years from 1782 to 1786.[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1786 | County of Greenbrier.[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1785 | Counties of Albermarle, Amelia, Amherst, Fairfax, Greenbrier, Halifax, Harrison, Lancaster, New Kent, Norfolk, Orange, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Shenandoah, and Stafford.[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1784 | Counties of Cumberland, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Nansemond, Northumberland, Rockingham, Surry, and Warwick.[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1783 | Counties of Amherst, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Greensville, Lancaster, Middlesex, Nansemond, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Richmond, and Shenandoah.[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1782 | Counties of Amelia, Charlotte, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fluvanna, Frederick, Halifax, Hampshire, Hanover, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Monongalia, New Kent, Northumberland, Orange, Pittsylvania, Surry, Sussex, and Warwick AND, the City of Richmond and the City of Williamsburg.[8] |
Census substitutes[edit | edit source]
Not technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serve as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the National Archives, Kew, England.[9] Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including Virginia:
- Gandy, Wallace. The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at Internet Archive; reprint: FHL Collection 970 F2L 1995. [Virginia entries begin on page 30]
In addition to the federal censuses, lists of residents are available for some colonial years. The lists of 1624 and 1787 have been published and are available at FHL Collection. These censuses list only the heads of households.
Several census substitutes have been compiled, including:
- Virginia in 1740: A Reconstructed Census. Miami Beach, Florida: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1992. (Family History Library book 975.5 X22t 1740; Family History Library film 1697799 Item 3 ).
Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]
For a list of available and missing Virginia censuses, click here.
For a listing of names omitted from the microfilmed 1820 Federal Census of Virginia see:
- Gerald M. Petty, "Virginia 1820 Federal Census: Names Not on the Microfilm Copy," The Virginia Genealogist 18, no 2 (April-June 1974):136-139.
- When the 1820 Federal Census of Virginia was microfilmed nine pages were accidentally missed. The missing pages were from seven different counties (Accomac, Monongalia, Prince Edward, Pittsylvania, Randolph, Shenandoah, and Southampton), and reference over 175 individuals. Included in the article are the names, county, and page number references for those who were missed. The list can also be accessed online at the Shenandoah County GenWeb Project. See 1820 Census page 150, Shenandoah County, Virginia for digital copies of the missing Shenandoah County pages.
Why use a census?[edit | edit source]
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.
More about censuses[edit | edit source]
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 107-108.
- ↑ Henry J. Dubester, 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)[[Template:Dubes]], 62.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 107-108.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 107-108.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 107-108.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 107-108.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 107-108.
- ↑ Cliff Webb, "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents," Origins Network.
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