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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland|Maryland]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland_Census|Census]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland|Maryland]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland_Census|Census]]''  


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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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==== Microfilm images  ====


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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
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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 Maryland'''</font>
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| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''  
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
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| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''  
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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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[[Category:Maryland|Census]] [[Category:Census by State|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Maryland|Census]] [[Category:Census_by_State|{{PAGENAME}}]]

Revision as of 23:29, 26 August 2010

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Tips
  • If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
  • Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
  • Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
  • On the 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 community context.


  • For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.

Online Maryland indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Maryland

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1910 1870 1840 1810
1930 and Soundex 1900 and Soundex 1860 1830 1800
1920 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex 1850 1820 1790


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 1870 M593 1840 M704 1810 M252
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1050 1860 M654 1830 M19 1800 M32
1920 T625 and Soundex M1566 1880 T9  and Soundex T753 1850 M432 1820 M33 1790 M637


Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Maryland, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Maryland

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
1880 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1860 Slave owner - - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1850 Slave owner Link - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners - BookLink BookLink - Link Link Link


Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Family History Library Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maryland
1890 Veteran 1870 Mortality 1860 Slave owner 1850 Slave owner 1840 Pensioners
1880 Mortality 1870 Agricultural 1860 Mortality 1850 Mortality 1820 Manufacturers
1880 Agricultural 1870 Industrial 1860 Agricultural 1850 Agricultural
1880 Industrial 1870 Social Statistics 1860 Industrial 1850 Industrial
1880 Defective 1860 Social Statistics 1850 Social Statistics


National Archives Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maryland
1890 Veteran 1860 Slave owner 1860 Industrial 1850 Agricultural 1820 Manufactuer
1880 Mortality 1860 Mortality 1850 Slave owner 1850 Industrial
1870 Mortality 1860 Agricultural 1850 Mortality 1840 Pensioner


Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Maryland, click here.

State and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

Maryland did not take any censuses after statehood.[2]

For an online index to both 1778 and 1776 see "Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maryland" above.

  • 1778 Citizen fidelity oaths[3]
  • 1776 State census:[2]

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Maryland censuses, click here.

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. 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[FS Catalog book 973 X2Lai ]], 53-56.
  3. Bettie Stirling Carothers, Maryland Oaths of Fidelity (Lutherville, Md. : Carothers, [1980?]) [[Template:CaroMD78]].
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