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=== Understanding the Census === | === Understanding the Census === | ||
The first national census in Argentina was taken in the year 1869. The next censuses were taken in [http:// | The first national census in Argentina was taken in the year 1869. The next censuses were taken in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1410078 1895] and 1914. The 1869 and 1895 censuses are available for public inspection at the National Archives and have also been microfilmed by the Family History Library. Census records of the 1914 census are available only at the Argentinian National Archives. | ||
You will find the following types of information in the censuses: | You will find the following types of information in the censuses: | ||
*1869 census lists for each person in the country by household the address, names and surnames, sex, age, civil status, nationality, place of birth, number of person in the family, legitimacy or illegitimacy of children, occupation or profession, literacy, and whether student. | *1869 census lists for each person in the country by household the address, names and surnames, sex, age, civil status, nationality, place of birth, number of person in the family, legitimacy or illegitimacy of children, occupation or profession, literacy, and whether student. | ||
*1895 census list names, surnames, sex, ages, nationality, if he is Argentine it gives the province or territory of birth, profession, occupation or trade, literacy, highest grade in school obtained, whether property owner, how many children the women have born, number of years married, civil status, whether if orphaned for each person in the country by household This is the first national census that includes Chaco, Formosa, Misiones, La Pampa, Río Negro, Neuguén, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra de Fuego. The [http:// | *1895 census list names, surnames, sex, ages, nationality, if he is Argentine it gives the province or territory of birth, profession, occupation or trade, literacy, highest grade in school obtained, whether property owner, how many children the women have born, number of years married, civil status, whether if orphaned for each person in the country by household This is the first national census that includes Chaco, Formosa, Misiones, La Pampa, Río Negro, Neuguén, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra de Fuego. The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1410078 1895 census] has been indexed and is online. | ||
After the 1895 census, the 1914 census and those following have about the same information with a few minor changes. The 1869 and 1895 census do not list the Indian populace. Some localities are missing from each census either because the census was not taken in that locality or the census records have been lost. | After the 1895 census, the 1914 census and those following have about the same information with a few minor changes. The 1869 and 1895 census do not list the Indian populace. Some localities are missing from each census either because the census was not taken in that locality or the census records have been lost. | ||