Utah Census: Difference between revisions

==== Statewide surname indexes ====

 These represent every household in the Utah censuses. For most families, they index only the first person listed in each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. Many families had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index.

*For an index to three Utah census years see: Kearl, J.R., Index to the 1850, 1860, & 1870 Censuses of Utah: Heads of Households. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1981. (FHL book 979.2 X2k; fiche 6051336.) This index lists the census year and each head of household's name, age, sex, occupation, household visitation number, city, county, birthplace, real wealth, and personal wealth. Multi-state indexes.

'''1880, 1900, 1920 and 1930 Soundex'''

 1'''Mixed index'''

*Some of the statewide indexes mentioned previously are combined into composite master indexes of several census years, states, and census types: FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer. Version 4.0. Family Tree Maker Archives, index. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 1997. (FHL compact disc no. 9 1997 index.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. It is a single composite index to Utah 1850 and 1860 federal censuses and the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules. An Internet edition of this index is also available: "Internet FamilyFinder" In FamilyTreeMaker.com [Internet site]. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, 21 July 1999- [cited 26 October 1999]. Available at: www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html . You can search the "Internet FamilyFinder" index for free. It displays the census year and state for each name matching the search. It may also list many vital records, and genealogical collection citations. Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, microfiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules. Similar index information is also available for a subscription fee at the Internet site: www.Ancestry.com/census . The FamilyFinder Index includes the following Jackson indexes: Jackson, Ronald Vern. AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (This is not cataloged, but it is available on microfiche at many Family History Centers.) Census indexes for 1850 and 1860 are combined together on Search 7. There is a composite index for the mortality schedules of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 on Search 8. When indexes omit a name or are not available you can still look for the name in the census. For large cities it helps first to learn the person's address by searching the city directory for the same year as the census (see the "Directories" section). Then look for that address on the original census schedules. Two reference tools are helpful in locating the Enumeration District for towns in Utah and street address for Salt Lake City. These reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses: Buckway, G. Eileen. U. S. 1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States: A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1993. (FHL book 973 X2bu 1910; fiche 6101340.) The book lists Utah towns, their 1910 enumeration district numbers, and their Family History Library microfilm call numbers. It also includes special instructions and information for Salt Lake City, including film numbers of city directories. Street Indexes to Unindexed Cities in the U.S. 1910 Federal Census. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1993. (FHL book 973 X2str 1910; fiche 6104151 [set of 5].) This book gives the street name and street number for Salt Lake City. It gives the page numbers, enumeration district, and the Family History Library microfilm number for most addresses.