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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Massachusetts_Census|Census]]''
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==Online Federal Censuses==
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===Population Schedules===
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Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts entered the Union on February 6, 1788, as the sixth state. It will appear on the 1790 Census.  
| 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&nbsp;each person's census listings.  
*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]].


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
<br>
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Massachusetts Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
|}
 
=== Online Massachusetts indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Massachusetts}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
*
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Massachusetts, [[Massachusetts Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="77%" align="center"
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts'''</font>
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" 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'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
| '''1890'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
| width="20%" | Veterans
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
| 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]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| '''1880'''
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| width="20%" | Defective
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
| 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]
|-
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| '''1880'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| width="20%" | Mortality
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| align="center" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| align="center" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
| align="center" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
| 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]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| '''1870'''
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| Mortality
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
| 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]
|-
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| '''1860'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| Mortality
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
| align="center" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
| 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]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| '''1850'''
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| Mortality
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]  
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
| align="center" | -
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
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|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| 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]
|-
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| '''1840'''
| Pensioners
| align="center" | -
| 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]
|}
|}


==Online Resources==
==== Microfilm images  ====
*'''1855''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20822/1855-massachusetts-state-census?s=275764761 1855 Massachusetts State Census] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 
*'''1865''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20820/1865-massachusetts-state-census?s=275764761 1865 Massachusetts State Census] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*1880 mortality schedules ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=565641&disp=Schedule+5.+Persons+who+died+during+th++ Family History Library film 1421020–23])
*1870 mortality schedules ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=565601&disp=Schedule+5.+Social+statistics+for+the+++ Family History Library film 1421018–19])
*1860 mortality schedules ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=565573&disp=Schedule+3.+Persons+who+died+during+th++ Family History Library film 1421017])  
*1850 mortality schedules ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=343724&disp=Schedule+3.+Persons+who+died+during+th++ Family History Library film 1421015–16])


'''Additional Census Indexes and Records'''<br>
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
*'''1630-1788, 1840, 1890''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/509/massachusetts-miscellaneous-census-substitutes-1630-1788-1840-1890 Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Census Substitutes, 1630-1788, 1840, 1890] at American Ancestors - index($)


===Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts===
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Massachusetts, [[Massachusetts Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style="display: inline-table;"
=== State and colonial censuses  ===
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" align="center"
|-
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''State and Colonial Censuses of Massachusetts'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|-
|1890
| align="left" | '''1945'''
|Veterans
| width="85%" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 57-61.</ref><ref name="Dubest">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.: GPO, 1948) [[{{Dubester}}]], 24-29.</ref>
| {{RecordSearch|1877095|FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1880
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1935'''
|Defective
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1880
| align="left" | '''1925'''
|Mortality
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1880
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1915'''
|Manufacturing
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1880
| align="left" | '''1905'''
|Agriculture
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1870
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1895'''
|Social Statistics
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|{{FSC|565601|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1870
| align="left" | '''1885'''
|Mortality
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|{{RecordSearch|2311325|FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1870
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''
|Manufacturing
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1870
| align="left" | '''1865''' May 1
|Agriculture
| align="left" | Exist<ref name="Dubest" /><ref name="Lainhart">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 57-61. Original censuses at the Massachusetts State Archives.</ref><ref name="MassCn5565">Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, ''State Census, 1855–1865'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974) [[{{Mass5565}}]]. For online census editions see "[[Massachusetts_Census#Online_Massachusetts_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Massachusetts]]" above.</ref>
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1860
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855''' June 1
|Social Statistics
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Exist<ref name="Dubest" /><ref name="Lainhart">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 57-61. Originals at the Massachusetts State Archives.</ref><ref name="MassCn5565" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1860
| align="left" | '''1850'''
|Mortality
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Dubest" />
|{{FSC|565601|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1860
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1840'''
|Manufacturing
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1860
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1850
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1850
|Mortality
|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1850
|Manufacturing
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1850
|Agriculture
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1837''' May 1
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Dubest" />
|}
|}


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
*[[Massachusetts Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Massachusetts]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
For a list of available and missing Massachusetts censuses, [[Massachusetts Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br>


Although Massachusetts conducted a census up to 1975, the 1855 and 1865 censuses are the only two surviving schedules.<ref>[https://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcgen/genidx.htm#census Researching Your Family’s History at the Massachusetts Archives]</ref><br>
=== Why use a census?  ===
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
 
|-
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.  
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
 
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
=== More about censuses  ===
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|1865
|State, all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|1410399|FamilySearch}}
at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9203 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/535/massachusetts-1865-state-census American Ancestors] ($)
|-
|1855
|State, all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|1459985|FamilySearch}}, index & images
at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4472 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/533/massachusetts-1855-state-census?refreshed=true American Ancestors] ($)
|-
|}


==Why Use the Census?==
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:  
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Sex
*Age
*Color
*Nativity
*Place of birth of this person
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*Period of Residence
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*Regular occupation
*Military service


:*[[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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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 Massachusetts indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online Massachusetts

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

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

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

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts

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 Defective - - - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners - BookLink BookLink - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

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

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

State and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

State and Colonial Censuses of Massachusetts
1945 Lost[1][2]
1935 Lost[1][2]
1925 Lost[1][2]
1915 Lost[1][2]
1905 Lost[1][2]
1895 Lost[1][2]
1885 Lost[1][2]
1875 Lost[1][2]
1865 May 1 Exist[2][3][4]
1855 June 1 Exist[2][3][4]
1850 Lost[2]
1840 Lost[2]
1837 May 1 Lost[2]

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Massachusetts 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]

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Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 57-61.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 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.: GPO, 1948) [[Template:Dubester]], 24-29.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 57-61. Original censuses at the Massachusetts State Archives. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Lainhart" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, State Census, 1855–1865 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974) [[Template:Mass5565]]. For online census editions see "Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Massachusetts" above.
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