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'''Tips'''
==Online Federal Censuses==
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
===Population Schedules===
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] and/or save a digital copy of each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
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>
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
New York State was the 11th state to join the Union on July 26, 1788.  It was included in all of the federal censuses.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show 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]].
*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[New York Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
=== New York State Censuses Online===
*{{RecordSearch|1937366|New York, State Census, 1855}}, also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7181 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*{{RecordSearch|1491284|New York, State Census, 1865}}, also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7218 Ancestry.com], ($), index and images
*{{RecordSearch|1918735|New York, State Census, 1875}}, also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7250 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*{{RecordSearch|1529100|New York, State Census, 1892}}, also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3212 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*{{RecordSearch|1463113|New York, State Census, 1905}}, also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7364 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*{{RecordSearch|1937454|New York, State Census, 1915}}, also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2703 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*{{RecordSearch|1937489|New York, State Census, 1925}}, also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2704 Ancestry.com], ($), index


=== Online New York indexes and images  ===
======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{{Census Online New York}}
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=== Federal population schedules  ===
==== Microfilm images  ====
'''1791-1930''' The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives and Records Administration]] and its regional centers, the [[Family History Library]], the [[New York Public Library]], and the [[New York State Library|New York State Library]] have microfilm copies of the U.S. federal censuses of New York for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. The original county copies of the federal censuses, 1850–1880, are normally at the county clerk's offices. These copies are more accurate than the federal copies. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has county copies on microfilm.
{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|+ '''New York Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library]]'''
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|-
| width="18%" | {{FHL|121535|item|disp=1790}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1790
| width="18%" | {{FHL|120949|item|disp=1820}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1800
| width="18%" | {{FHL|121180|item|disp=1850}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1810
| {{FHL|1417529|item|disp=1880}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1820
| {{FHL|297155|item|disp=1910}}
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1830
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| 1840
|-
|-
| {{FHL|118365|item|disp=1800}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|119992|item|disp=1830}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|121214|item|disp=1860}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|231212|item|disp=1890}}  
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| {{FHL|489386|item|disp=1920}}
|{{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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| {{FHL|118496|item|disp=1810}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1850
| {{FHL|120333|item|disp=1840}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1860
| {{FHL|122118|item|disp=1870}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1870
| width="24%" | {{FHL|26038|item|disp=1900}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1880
| {{FHL|1037623|item|disp=1930}}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1890
|}
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1900
 
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{| width="70%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|+ '''New York Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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| width="25%" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html 1790 M637]  
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| width="25%" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]  
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| width="25%" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-05.html#new-york 1870 M593]  
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| nowrap="nowrap" width="18%" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1920/part-08.html#new-york 1920 T625]&nbsp;and [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1920/part-04.html#new-york Soundex M1578]
|{{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]
|-
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| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1800 1800 M32]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1910
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1920
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-07.html#new-york 1880 T9] and [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-06.html#new-york Soundex T765]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1930
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/t626.pdf 1930 T626]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1940
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1950
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|1960
|-
|-
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1810 1810 M252]  
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-03.html#new-york 1850 M432]  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| nowrap="nowrap" | [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1900/part-08.html#new-york 1900 T623] and [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1900/part-04.html#new-york Soundex T1062]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| 1940 N/A
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
|-
|-
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1790-1890/part-04.html#new-york 1860 M653]
| [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1910/part-04.html#new-york 1910 T624]
| <br>
|}
|}


==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
===Non-Population Schedules for New York===
 
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of New York see [[New York Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]].
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=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for New York'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1890
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|Veterans
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|1880
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|Defective
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Family<br>Search'''
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Ancestry] ($)
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL ed.'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library ed.&nbsp;'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home ed.'''
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| '''1890'''
|1880
| width="20%" | Veterans
|Mortality
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| '''1880'''
|1880
| width="20%" | Defective
|Industry
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|-
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| '''1880'''
|1880
| width="20%" | Mortality
|Agriculture
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| '''1880'''
|1870
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
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| '''1880'''
|1870
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
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|-
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| '''1870'''
|1870
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
|Industry
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|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1870
| Mortality
|Agriculture
| align="center" | -
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Industry
|Social Statistics
| align="center" | -
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1870'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1860
| width="20%" | Social Statistics
|Industry
| align="center" | -
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
|-
| '''1860'''
|1860
| Mortality
|Agriculture
| align="center" | -
|at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Ancestry] ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
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| '''1860'''
|1850
| width="20%" | Industry
|Social Statistics
| align="center" | -
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry] ($)
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1276 Link]
|-
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| '''1860'''
|1850
| width="20%" | Agriculture
|Mortality
| align="center" | -
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| '''1850'''
|1850
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|Industry
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|-
|-
| '''1850'''
|1850
| Mortality
|Agriculture
| align="center" | {{FHL|1420441|item|disp=Link}}
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| '''1850'''
|1840
| width="20%" | Industry
|Pensioners
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| '''1850'''
| width="20%" | Agriculture
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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]
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
|}


==== Non-Population Schedules on Microfilm at the Family History Library ====
===Existing and Lost Censuses===
*{{FHL|1000081|item|disp=1790 Slave}}
*[[New York Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for New York]]
*{{FHL|720499|item|disp=1810 Manufacturing}}
*{{FHL|280127|item|disp=1820 Manufacturing}}
*{{FHL|688149|item|disp=1840 Pension}}
*{{FHL|303332|item|disp=1850 Mortality}}
*{{FHL|303332|item|disp=1860 Mortality}}
*{{FHL|303332|item|disp=1870 Mortality}}
*{{FHL|303332|item|disp=1880 Mortality}}
*{{FHL|23077|item|disp=1890 Veterans}}


==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
==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>
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of New York see [[New York Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]].
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>
 
To look up the Assembly District and Enumeration District in New York state censuses 1890-1925, use the '''[https://stevemorse.org/nyc/nyc.php Obtaining AD/ED for the 1890-1925 New York State Census in One Step]''' tool on stevemorse.org.<br><br>
== State, Territorial, and Colonial Censuses ==
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New York often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses. &nbsp;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.  
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*'''1969 Native Americans''' <ref>There is an Payment of annuities for the Cayuga tribe taken in June 1969 which lists names, birth dates, and addresses. {{FHL|277676|item|disp=FHL}} </ref>
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*'''1845-1950 Native Americans''' <ref>There are many census records held in the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_ed_native_content_census.shtml New York State Archives] that have information on Native Americans from 1845 to 1950; however there is a restriction on records less than 75 years old.</ref>
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*'''1875-1921 Almshouses and poorhouses –'''&nbsp;census is online at the [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_guide_poor.shtml New York State Archives]. These are not indexed.
|1855
*'''1890''' - {{RecordSearch|2381996|New York, New York City, Police Census, 1890}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
|State (counties missing), names of all household members
*'''1890 Manhattan police census'''&nbsp;– Ancestry.com has 26 of 894 surviving census books indexed [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3519 online.] On 59 microfilms. {{FHL|203070|item|disp=FHL film 1304777 (first of 59)}}<ref> Only 894 of the orginal 1,008 Manhattan 1890 police census books survive. To find a location of a house you must use the Ancestry.com index, or use a city directory to find an ancestor's address. Then you can: 1. Look at the Wilson Street Directory (on FHL Film 1304784) -- 2. Find the city blocks your address is between -- 3. Locate the street and block number on the A.D. maps (on FHL Film 1304784) -- 4. Using the block number, find the E.D. number -- 5. Find the book number for the E.D. -- 6. Locate the film number for the book. See New York (New York), Police Department, ''Police Census, 1890'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981)[[{{policecen}}]]. The census lists the name, address, sex, and age of each person.</ref>  
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*'''1870 New York County 2nd enumeration''' <ref>Census takers enumerated Manhattan (New York County) twice in 1870 and both versions are microfilmed. The second enumeration, taken in December, is not indexed but includes street addresses, which make it easier to find your ancestor. In addition, the National Archives microfilmed all of the 1870 federal census schedules twice. As a result, there are four sets of microfilms for the Manhattan 1870 federal census.</ref>
at {{RecordSearch|1937366|FamilySearch}} - index and images
*'''1771 Shelter Island (Suffolk County), Gloucester County, Newtown (Queens County)<ref>Harry Macy, "Newtown Census of 1771," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 117, No. 1 (Jan. 1986):8. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 117}}. The original census records were destroyed in a 1911 fire at the New York State Library. The three locations cited as surviving are transcripts made before that time.</ref>'''
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*'''1776 Suffolk County''' <ref>New York. Secretary of State. ''Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Relating to the War of the Revolution, in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1638–1801.'' Two Volumes. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1868. (Family History Library [{{Suffol}}].) Index in Volume 2.</ref>
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7181/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
*'''1657-1799 Lists of inhabitants''' <ref>Edmund B. O'Callaghan, ''Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1979). [[{{Ocallah}}]].) This source includes lists of town and county inhabitants of many colonial localities for various dates from 1657–1799. </ref>
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*'''1663-1772 Colonial censuses'''&nbsp;– About every ten years. <ref>Carol M. Meyers, ''Early New York State Census Records. 1663–1772'' (Gardena, Calif.: RAM Publishers, 1965). {{FHL|194866|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 X28m}}.</ref> Also, to locate existing colonial censuses and lists of petitioners, taxpayers, militia lists, freeholders (those who owned property), and persons taking oaths of allegiance, use:
|1865
 
|State (counties missing), names of all household members
:*Stemmons, John D., ''The United States Census Compendium,'' Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1973. {{WorldCat|714466}};[[{{Stemmo}}]].
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at {{RecordSearch|1491284|FamilySearch}} - index and images
*'''1696 Association Oath Rolls''' – Not technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serves as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]], Kew, England. <ref>Cliff Webb, [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-aor-background.aspx "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents,"] Origins Network.</ref> Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including New York:<br>
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at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7218/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
:*Gandy, Wallace. ''The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696''. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/associationoathr00gand Internet Archive]; reprint: {{FHL|958503|item|disp=FHL 970 F2L 1995}}. [New York entries begin on page 33]
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|1875
The following articles describe state censuses published by FamilySearch.
|State (select counties), names of all household members
*[[New York, State Census, 1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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*[[New York, State Census, 1875 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
at {{RecordSearch|1918735|FamilySearch}} - index and images
*[[New York, State Census, 1892 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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*[[New York, State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7250/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
*[[New York State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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|1892
 
|State (some counties lost), names of all household members
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at {{RecordSearch|1529100|FamilySearch}} - index and images
'''New Horizons Genealogy''' has a large collection of [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/ny-census.htm New York State Census Records].
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at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3212/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/NY/Census-Records.htm New York Genealogy Census Records] has a listing of links for statewide and countywide census years. The county links are particularly helpful.
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|1905
For a list of questions asked in each New York state census from 1825 to 1925, [http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/censusq.htm '''click here.''']  
|State, (limited counties), names of all household members
 
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'''How to Find State Census Records'''
at {{RecordSearch|1463113|FamilySearch}} - index and images
 
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Ancestry has '''digitized '''and '''indexed '''the 1892, 1915, and 1925 New York State Censuses.
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7364/ Ancestry] ($) - index and image
 
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Microfilm copies of all surviving New York state censuses are at the [http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/nyscens.htm State Library]. Manuscript copies for 1915 and 1925 are at the State Archives. The staff will not search these unindexed records for you. All state censuses are available on microfilm at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]].
|1915
 
|State, names of all household members
'''Street indexes''' <br>The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has street indexes for the 1905, 1915, and 1925 Manhattan censuses on 36 films. The library also has a manuscript street index to the 1915 Brooklyn census, 1915 Queens census, and 1925 Queens census. 1925 census maps showing assembly and election district boundaries are available on microfiche for New York City {{FHL|543493|item|disp=FHL fiche 6088624}}, Buffalo {{FHL|451716|item|disp=FHL fiche 6088619}}, Rochester {{FHL|451837|item|disp=FHL fiche 6088627}}, and some other cities. More information on New York census records is in:
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at {{RecordSearch|1937454|FamilySearch}} - index and images
*Douglas, Marilyn and Melinda Yates, ''New York State Census Records, 1790–1925,'' Bibliography Bulletin 88, Albany, New York: The State Education Department, 1981.&nbsp;{{FHL|721621|item|disp=FHL book 974.7 A1 number 72}}.
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at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2703/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
=== Existing and Lost Censuses  ===
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|1925
For a list of available and missing New York censuses, [[New York Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
|State, names of all household members
 
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=== Why Use a Census?  ===
at {{RecordSearch|1937489|FamilySearch}} - index and images
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at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2704/ Ancestry] ($) - index and images
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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 determine additional records that contain information about the family.
== Other Census Images ==


=== More About Censuses  ===


[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  
==Why Use the Census?==
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]]


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*[[New York 1865 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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*[[New York 1875 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[New York 1892 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[New York 1905 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
*[[New York State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records|New York State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
*[[New York State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records|New York State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
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Online Federal Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. Click here for more information about federal census records.

New York State was the 11th state to join the Union on July 26, 1788. It was included in all of the federal censuses.

United States Federal Censuses with Online Links[edit | edit source]
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Non-Population Schedules for New York[edit | edit source]

Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.

Year Type of Census Links
1890 Veterans at Ancestry ($)
1880 Defective at Ancestry ($)
1880 Mortality at Ancestry ($)
1880 Industry at Ancestry ($)
1880 Agriculture at Ancestry ($)
1870 Social Statistics at Ancestry ($)
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Existing and Lost Censuses[edit | edit source]

Online State and Territorial Censuses[edit | edit source]

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 United States Census Bureau.

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 US Territorial Census page.

To look up the Assembly District and Enumeration District in New York state censuses 1890-1925, use the Obtaining AD/ED for the 1890-1925 New York State Census in One Step tool on stevemorse.org.

Year Type of Census Links
1855 State (counties missing), names of all household members

at FamilySearch - index and images


at Ancestry ($) - index and images

1865 State (counties missing), names of all household members

at FamilySearch - index and images


at Ancestry ($) - index and images

1875 State (select counties), names of all household members

at FamilySearch - index and images


at Ancestry ($) - index and images

1892 State (some counties lost), names of all household members

at FamilySearch - index and images


at Ancestry ($) - index and images

1905 State, (limited counties), names of all household members

at FamilySearch - index and images


at Ancestry ($) - index and image

1915 State, names of all household members

at FamilySearch - index and images


at Ancestry ($) - index and images

1925 State, names of all household members

at FamilySearch - index and images


at Ancestry ($) - index and images

Other Census Images[edit | edit source]

Why Use the Census?[edit | edit source]

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


Sources and Footnotes[edit | edit source]