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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]]''  
''[[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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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
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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, [[Massachusetts Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Massachusetts Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
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| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
| [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]  
| [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]  
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#massachusetts 1850 M432]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#massachusetts 1850 M432]  
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810&nbsp;M252]&nbsp;
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810&nbsp;M252]&nbsp;
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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/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-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#1840 1840 M704]  
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]
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| [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-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#1830 1830 M19]&nbsp;  
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637]
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts'''</font>
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts'''</font>
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| bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free'''  
| 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="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
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*1850 mortality schedules {{FHL|343724|item}} films 1421015–16
*1850 mortality schedules {{FHL|343724|item}} films 1421015–16


 
<br> [[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'''  
[[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  
*1935 Census of Business  
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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===


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


=== Why use a census?  ===
=== Why use a census?  ===
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:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]  
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]  
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org]<br>
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:
[[Massachusetts 1855 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
[[Massachusetts 1865 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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=== Sources and footnotes  ===
=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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[[Massachusetts 1855 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
[[Massachusetts 1865 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


[[Category:Massachusetts|Census]] [[Category:Census_by_State|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Massachusetts|Census]] [[Category:Census_by_State|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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