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


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{{Census Online Massachusetts}}
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=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=637204&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1910+federal+census+%3A%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1910]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=698902&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1870+federal+census+%3A%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1870]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=745494&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1790+thru+1840+federal+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1790&nbsp;- 1840]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
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|-
|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1036358&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1930+federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1930]  
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=655929&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1900+federal+census+%3A%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1900 and Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=705076&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1860+federal+census+%3A%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1860]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
|  
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
|-
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=572641&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1920+federal+census+%3A%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1920&nbsp;and Soundex]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=673568&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1880+federal+census+%3A%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1880 and Soundex]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=744484&disp=Massachusetts%2C+1850+federal+census+%3A%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1850]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
|  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| &nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
|  
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| &nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
|  
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
|}
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
 
<br>
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" border="0"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#massachusetts 1910 T624]&nbsp;
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#massachusetts 1860 M653]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33&nbsp;]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#massachusetts 1900 T623]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-03.html#massachusetts Soundex T1051]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#massachusetts 1850 M432]
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810&nbsp;M252]&nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#massachusetts 1920 T625]&nbsp; &nbsp;[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-03.html#massachusetts Soundex M1567]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#massachusetts 1880 T9]&nbsp; &nbsp;[http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#massachusetts Soundex T754]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]
|-
| &nbsp;
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#massachusetts 1870 M593&nbsp;]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]&nbsp;
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637]
|}
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==Online Resources==
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
*'''1855''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20822/1855-massachusetts-state-census?s=275764761 1855 Massachusetts State Census] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1865''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20820/1865-massachusetts-state-census?s=275764761 1865 Massachusetts State Census] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)


'''Additional Census Indexes and Records'''<br>
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Massachusetts, [[Massachusetts Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]  
*'''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===
=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1890
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|Veterans
| bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free'''
| {{RecordSearch|1877095|FamilySearch}}
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
|1880
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|Defective
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Type'''
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| 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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|1880
| '''1890'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Veterans
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
|1880
| '''1880'''
|Manufacturing
| width="20%" | Defective
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
| 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
| '''1880'''
|Agriculture
| width="20%" | Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1870'''
|Social Statistics
| Mortality
|{{FSC|565601|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
| align="center" | -
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| 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]
|-
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|1870
| '''1860'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|{{RecordSearch|2311325|FamilySearch}}
| align="center" | -
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1850'''
|Manufacturing
| Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
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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]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1840'''
|Agriculture
| Pensioners
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| 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]
|}
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
[[Family History Library|'''Family History Library''']]&nbsp;'''Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Massachusetts'''
 
*1880 mortality schedules {{FHL|565641|item}} films 1421020–23
*1870 mortality schedules {{FHL|565601|item}} films 1421018–19
*1860 mortality schedules {{FHL|565573|item}} film 1421017
*1850 mortality schedules {{FHL|343724|item}} films 1421015–16
 
 
[[National Archives and Records Administration|'''National Archives''']]'''&nbsp;Federal Census '''[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/massachusetts.html '''Non-Population Schedule''']'''Microfilms for Massachusetts'''
 
*1935 Census of Business
*1820 - 1880 Census of Manufactures including agriculture, manufacturing, social statistics, mortality and delinquent classes.
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
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]].
 
=== State and colonial censuses  ===
 
Massachusetts often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, 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.
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" align="center"
|-
|-
|1860
| bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''State and Colonial Censuses of Massachusetts'''
|Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1860
| align="left" | '''1945'''
|Mortality
| width="85%" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 57-61.</ref><ref name="Dubest">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1948) [[{{Dubester}}]], 24-29.</ref>
|{{FSC|565601|item|disp=FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1860
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1935'''
|Manufacturing
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1860
| align="left" | '''1925'''
|Agriculture
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1850
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1915'''
|Social Statistics
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1850
| align="left" | '''1905'''
|Mortality
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|{{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch}}
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1850
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1895'''
|Manufacturing
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1850
| align="left" | '''1885'''
|Agriculture
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|1840
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''
|Pensioners
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="Dubest" />
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|-
|}
| align="left" | '''1865''' May 1
 
| 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>
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*[[Massachusetts Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Massachusetts]]
 
==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
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>
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible="display: inline-table;"
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855''' June 1
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| 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" />
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
|-
|-
|1865
| align="left" | '''1850'''
|State, all household members
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Dubest" />
|at {{RecordSearch|1410399|FamilySearch}}
at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9203 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/535/massachusetts-1865-state-census American Ancestors] ($)
|-
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|1855
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1840'''
|State, all household members
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Dubest" />
|at {{RecordSearch|1459985|FamilySearch}}, index & images
at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4472 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/533/massachusetts-1855-state-census?refreshed=true American Ancestors] ($)
|-
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| align="left" | '''1837''' May 1
| align="left" | '''Lost'''<ref name="Dubest" />
|}
|}


==Why Use the Census?==
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
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


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

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


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624  1860 M653         1820 M33 
1930 T626 1900 T623   Soundex T1051 1850 M432 1810 M252 
1920 T625   Soundex M1567 1880 T9   Soundex T754 1840 M704 1800 M32
  1870 M593  1830 M19  1790 M637

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

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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]

Family History Library Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Massachusetts


National Archives Federal Census Non-Population ScheduleMicrofilms for Massachusetts

  • 1935 Census of Business
  • 1820 - 1880 Census of Manufactures including agriculture, manufacturing, social statistics, mortality and delinquent classes.

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]

Massachusetts often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses, 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.

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]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

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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