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==Online Resources==
*'''1896-1897''' {{RecordSearch|4462013|Guam, Census, 1896-1897}} at FamilySearch — [[Guam, Census, 1896-1897 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


=== Available Online ===
== U.S. Federal population schedules and indexes ==
 
===United States Federal Censuses with Online Links===
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|+ '''Online Census Indexes and Images Available for Guam'''
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Free'''<br>
| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Free at Selected Libraries'''<br>
| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Fee Based for Home'''<br>
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| align="center" | '''Year'''<br>
| align="center" | &nbsp; '''Index'''<br>
| align="center" | '''Images'''<br>
| align="center" | '''Index'''<br>
| align="center" | '''Images'''<br>
| align="center" | '''Index'''<br>
| align="center" | '''Images'''<br>
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| align="center" | '''1900'''
| valign="middle" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 FamilySearch]<br>
| valign="middle" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1325221;t=browsable;w=0 FamilySearch (Armed Forces)]<br>
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]<br>[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Military+and+Naval+Forces.Guam Ancestry]<br>[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1900&state=MIL&county=&locality=&yearid=12&stateid=54 HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Military+and+Naval+Forces.Guam Ancestry]<br>
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| valign="middle" | '''1910'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:14%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
| valign="middle" | <br>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:14%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| valign="middle" | <br>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:14%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7884&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]<br>[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:14%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7884&path=Military+and+Naval+Forces.Guam Ancestry]<br>[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1910&state=MIL&county=&locality=&yearid=13&stateid=54 HeritageQuest]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:14%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7884&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:14%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7884&path=Military+and+Naval+Forces.Guam Ancestry]<br>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:14%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
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| valign="middle" | '''1920'''
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
| valign="middle" | <br>
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| valign="middle" | <br>  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]<br>[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic HeritageQuest]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Guam Ancestry]<br>[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1920&state=MIL&county=&locality=&yearid=14&stateid=54 HeritageQuest]  
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]  
|[https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA] <br>[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?projectId=M9HW-2YP&page=1&fullMap=true&place=1 FamilySearch Images]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Guam Ancestry]<br>
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| valign="middle" | '''1930'''
| valign="middle" | <br>
| valign="middle" | <br>
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]<br>
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6224&path=Guam Ancestry]<br>[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse?selection=state&year=1930&state=AS&county=&locality=&yearid=15&stateid=60 HeritageQuest]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]
| valign="middle" | [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6224&path=Guam Ancestry]<br>
|}
|}


[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325221 FamilySearch Record Search] has a free Internet census indexes and images to the 1900 census for U.S. armed forces in Guam. The index shows every name listed on the census and is also linked to [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1325221;t=browsable;w=0 census images] including information about each person’s residence, age, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
== Records ==


[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=35 Ancestry.com] ($), a subscription Internet site, has indexes and images to all available federal census population schedules for 1900 U.S. military and naval forces, 1910 U.S. military and naval forces, 1920 civilians and military, and 1930 civilians and military.
*'''1896-1897''' {{RecordSearch|4462013|Guam, Census, 1896-1897}} at FamilySearch — [[Guam, Census, 1896-1897 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/browse HeritageQuest], an Internet service available at selected libraries, has images to all available federal census population schedules from 1900 to 1930, and indexes except for 1930.  
=== Patron de Alamas: Ano de 1897--Population Census of 1897  ===
The first census in Guam was taken in 1710 when it was still a possession of Spain. The government of Spain took 20 additional censuses from 1710 through 1897. This was the last and most complete census of the Mariana Islands of the Spanish Administration
The census indicates married individuals, their children and other people living in the house (relationships not specified). It generally follows the Spanish format for names, but not consistently.


=== Available on Microfilm ===
An index is available online at [https://web.archive.org/web/20150324223323/http://ns.gov.gu/genealogy/1897index-a.htm Index to Patron de Almas: Año de 1897], Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.


The United States took a census of its military personnel stationed at Guam in 1900. For Internet images of this census see [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Military+and+Naval+Forces.Guam Ancestry.com] ($). For Ancestry.com's index, click [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path= here].  
Images are available on [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2FM62H-Y68%3A13862301%3Fcc%3D1392581 FamilySearch Catalog].


'''1900.''' For a [[Soundex|Soundex]] index on microfilm see the ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=655325&disp=Military+and+Naval%2C+1900+federal+censu++ Military and Naval, 1900 Federal Census: Soundex and Population Schedules]''. For microfilms of the actual population schedules, see FHL film&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=7858&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=33540&disp=Card%2525252525252525252BIndex%2525252525252525252B%2525252525252525252528Soundex%2525252525252525252529%2525252525252525252Bto%2525252525252525252Bthe%2525252525252525252B1900%2525252525252525252BPop%2525252525252525252B%2525252525252525252B&last=7957&columns=*%2C0%2C0 1249702].
=== Catholic Church Census ''Censo Oficial De 1920 Guam'' ===
This census was compiled by the Catholic Church, completed between 1919 and 1920. It includes Catholics, also some Protestants and pagans. The census lists family members, some lineage and names of deceased spouses. It also includes additional information, such as family member living in Saipan, US Mainland, natural children, civil unions


'''1910.'''
A surname index is found in Paul Souder's ''Familian Chamarro''. Some pages of the census have two numbers, one at the top and one at the bottom. Be sure to check both if using the index or the page numbers from Souder. Some pages for areas outside of Agana are out of order (although numbered consecutively). Not part of the public domain but provided for public research. A copy is on deposit at the Richard F. Taitano Micronesia Area Research Center, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam. For more information see [[Guam Compiled Genealogies]].


'''1920.'''
== References ==
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'''1930.'''
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Latest revision as of 19:34, 7 May 2024

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Patron de Alamas: Ano de 1897--Population Census of 1897[edit | edit source]

The first census in Guam was taken in 1710 when it was still a possession of Spain. The government of Spain took 20 additional censuses from 1710 through 1897. This was the last and most complete census of the Mariana Islands of the Spanish Administration The census indicates married individuals, their children and other people living in the house (relationships not specified). It generally follows the Spanish format for names, but not consistently.

An index is available online at Index to Patron de Almas: Año de 1897, Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.

Images are available on FamilySearch Catalog.

Catholic Church Census Censo Oficial De 1920 Guam[edit | edit source]

This census was compiled by the Catholic Church, completed between 1919 and 1920. It includes Catholics, also some Protestants and pagans. The census lists family members, some lineage and names of deceased spouses. It also includes additional information, such as family member living in Saipan, US Mainland, natural children, civil unions

A surname index is found in Paul Souder's Familian Chamarro. Some pages of the census have two numbers, one at the top and one at the bottom. Be sure to check both if using the index or the page numbers from Souder. Some pages for areas outside of Agana are out of order (although numbered consecutively). Not part of the public domain but provided for public research. A copy is on deposit at the Richard F. Taitano Micronesia Area Research Center, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam. For more information see Guam Compiled Genealogies.

References[edit | edit source]