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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Maryland|Maryland]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Maryland_Census|Census]]''
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==Online Federal Censuses==
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===Population Schedules===
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>
Maryland was the seventh state admitted to the United States on April 28, 1788. It was included on the 1790 Census.
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
*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]].
 
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online Maryland indexes and images  ===
 
{{Census Online Maryland}}
 
=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library]]'''
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|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|637202|title-id|disp=1910}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| width="18%" | {{FHL|698901|title-id|disp=1870}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| width="18%" | {{FHL|120333|title-id|disp=1840}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|118496|title-id|disp=1810}}
|{{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]]
| {{FHL|1036357|title-id|disp=1930 and Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| {{FHL|655770|title-id|disp=1900}} and {{FHL|655770|title-id|disp=Soundex}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| {{FHL|704932|title-id|disp=1860}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| {{FHL|119992|title-id|disp=1830}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
| {{FHL|118365|title-id|disp=1800}}
!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]
| {{FHL|571898|title-id|disp=1920}}&nbsp;and {{FHL|571898|title-id|disp=Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|673565|title-id|disp=1880 and Soundex}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|744483|title-id|disp=1850}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|120949|title-id|disp=1820}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|121535|title-id|disp=1790}}
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
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|+ '''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#maryland 1910 T624]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#maryland 1870 M593]  
!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#1840 1840 M704]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810 M252]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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|{{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#maryland 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-03.html#maryland Soundex T1050]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#maryland 1860 M654]  
|{{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#1830 1830 M19]  
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-08.html#maryland 1920 T625] and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-03.html#maryland Soundex M1566]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#maryland 1880&nbsp;T9]&nbsp;&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#maryland Soundex T753]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#maryland 1850 M432]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1790 1790 M637]
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===Non-Population Schedules for Maryland===
<br>
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Maryland, [[Maryland Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| '''1890'''
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| width="20%" | Veterans
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|1890
| '''1880'''
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|1880
| '''1870'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
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|1870
| '''1860'''
|Mortality
| Slave owner
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|1860
| '''1860'''
|Slave Owner
| Mortality
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| '''1850'''
| Slave owner
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| '''1850'''
| Mortality
| align="center" | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1401638 Link]
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| '''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]
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==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| align="center" width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maryland'''
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|1860
| {{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=1890 Veteran}}
|Mortality
| 1870 Mortality
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry] ($)
| {{FHL|704932|title-id|disp=1860 Slave owner}}
| {{FHL|443531|film|disp=1850 Slave owner}}
| 1840 Pensioners
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|1850
| 1880 Mortality
|Slave Owner
| 1870 Agricultural
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ at Ancestry] ($)
| 1860 Mortality
| 1850 Mortality
| 1820 Manufacturers
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|1850
| 1880&nbsp;Agricultural
|Mortality
| 1870&nbsp;Industrial
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ at Ancestry] ($)
| 1860 Agricultural
| 1850 Agricultural
| <br>
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|1840
| 1880 Industrial
|Pensioners
| 1870 Social Statistics
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ at Ancestry] ($)
| 1860 Industrial
| 1850 Industrial
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| 1880 Defective
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| 1860 Social Statistics
| 1850 Social Statistics
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===Existing and Lost Censuses===
<br>
*[[Maryland Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for Maryland]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
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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>
|+ '''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Maryland'''
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><br>
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| 1890 Veteran
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| 1860 Slave owner
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| 1860 Industrial
| 1850 Agricultural
| 1820 Manufactuer
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|1776
| 1880 Mortality
|Colonial, head of household and some household members
| 1860 Mortality
|[http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?action=viewseries&id=s1419 at Maryland State Archives]
| 1850 Slave owner
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4247/ at Ancestry] ($)
| 1850 Industrial
| <br>
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| 1870 Mortality
| 1860 Agricultural
| 1850 Mortality
| 1840 Pensioner
| <br>
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== Other Census Images ==
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==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====


==Why Use the Census?==
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Maryland, [[Maryland Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
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
=== State and colonial censuses  ===
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
 
*Sex
Maryland&nbsp;took several censuses in the years before the&nbsp;first federal census was taken. The dates are listed below. These censuses records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The years of coverage may give additional information on the family. Maryland did not take any censuses after statehood.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 53-56.</ref>
*Age
 
*Color
Statistics from the 1755 Census of Maryland were published in a London newspaper. No names are mentioned, but researchers can view interesting context of which counties had the largest populations of slaves, convicts, and indentured servants.<ref name="null">[http://books.google.com/books?id=3TY3AAAAYAAJ "An Account of the Number of Souls in the Province of Maryland, in the Year 1755,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 34 (1764):261.</ref>
*Nativity
 
*Place of birth of this person
For an online index to both 1778 and 1776 see "[[Maryland Census#Online_Maryland_indexes_and_images|Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Maryland]]" above.
*Place of birth of Father of this person
 
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*'''1778''' Citizen fidelity oaths<ref>Bettie Stirling Carothers, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7280606 Maryland Oaths of Fidelity]'' (Lutherville, Md. : Carothers, [1980?]) [[{{CaroMD78}}]].</ref>
*Period of Residence
*'''1776''' State census:<ref name="Lainh" />
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
 
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
:*Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11019085&referer=brief_results Maryland Records, Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources]'', 2 vols. (1915-1928; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1975) [{{FHL|444406|title-id|disp=FHL Book 975.2 D29b; Fiche 6046943}}]
*Regular occupation
:*Bettie Stirling Carothers, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13665718&referer=brief_results ''1776 Census of Maryland'' ](Lutherville, Md.: B.S. Carothers, 1972) [{{FHL|253505|title-id|disp=FHL Book 975.2 X2p 1776; Film 928227 Item 2}}]
*Military service
 
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=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
 
For a list of available and missing Maryland censuses, [[Maryland 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  ===
=== More about censuses  ===


See [[United States Census|United States Census]] for more information about censuses, such as:
[[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 Searching|index searching tips]]  
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:*[[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]]


=== Sources and footnotes  ===
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{{USCensus}}  
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[[Category:Maryland Census Records]]
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  • 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 Link
1880 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1860 Slave owner - - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1860 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1850 Slave owner Link - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners Link 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 took several censuses in the years before the first federal census was taken. The dates are listed below. These censuses records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The years of coverage may give additional information on the family. Maryland did not take any censuses after statehood.[2]

Statistics from the 1755 Census of Maryland were published in a London newspaper. No names are mentioned, but researchers can view interesting context of which counties had the largest populations of slaves, convicts, and indentured servants.[3]

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

  • 1778 Citizen fidelity oaths[4]
  • 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)[[Template:Lainha]], 53-56.
  3. ↑ "An Account of the Number of Souls in the Province of Maryland, in the Year 1755," The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 34 (1764):261.
  4. ↑ Bettie Stirling Carothers, Maryland Oaths of Fidelity (Lutherville, Md. : Carothers, [1980?]) [[Template:CaroMD78]].
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