Utah Census: Difference between revisions

|+ '''UTAH:&nbsp; Existing and Lost Federal Census Schedules'''<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16509993&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 60-67, and William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41640325&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes]'' (Bountiful, Utah: HeritageQuest, 1999), 104, and ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;dq=A+Census+of+Pensioners+for+Revolutionary+or+Military+Services&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ots=W0WZrdm6i0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sig=jYVSDAIoCz3Nsa0f8tBvJhDM6Eg&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ei=B7rHSf2JJ8bgnQfKhPHnDQ&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;resnum=5&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ct=result A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: with Their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]'' (Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841), 49-61. Digitized by Google Book in 2008.</ref>  

==== '''Territorial Census'''es, 1850-1896  ====

'''1850 -- '''Taken in 1851 '''('''Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=183451&disp=First+families+of+Utah+as+taken+from+the%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.2 X2ba 1850, film 432616]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=744501&disp=Utah%2C+1850+federal+census+%3A+populati++ film 25540]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=564540&disp=Utah+supplemental+census+schedules%2C+18++ film 1550328 it 1])<br>'''1852 -- '''Bishops Report&nbsp;(Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=176669&disp=Registry+of+names+of+persons+residing+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.2 K2r; film 823831 it 1; film 430074])

'''1856 -- '''Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=12915&disp=1856+Utah+census+returns++ film 505913]

<br>'''1860 United States Census'''''—''A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1473181 FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site.] This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.  

'''1862, 1882, 1887, 1894 -- '''Taken but no longer extant

'''1870 United States Census---'''A free internet index and images can be viewed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1438024 FamilySearch Record Pilot site]. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.  

'''1880 United States Census'''– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1417683 Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site.] This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent’s, occupation and street address and house number.  

'''1900 Federal Census''' - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the&nbsp; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1236863911171_679" />]. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States.

==== Statehood Period ====

The LDS Church took censuses to track members and Church growth throughout the world. The first Church wide census was taken in 1914. Beginning in 1920, the Church took a census every five years until 1960, except 1945. Film numbers for these census returns are:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ''Church Census Records, 1914–1960''. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962. (On 651 Family History Library films starting with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=126146&disp=Church+census+records%2C+1914-1960+%5B++ 025708].) Arranged alphabetically by the name of the head of the household. The five censuses for 1914 to 1935 were combined and microfilmed. There is a supplement for census cards that were&nbsp;returned late. The 1940 census was filmed separately with two supplemental films. The 1950, 1955, and 1960 censuses were filmed together.  

Information in a Church census&nbsp;is recorded on&nbsp;a family card. Each&nbsp;family member&nbsp;has&nbsp;their gender, age, priesthood office,&nbsp;marital status and the ward/branch, stake/mission&nbsp;where they lived&nbsp;listed. Not every Church unit participated. The years covered are:

'''1914 --''' This census shows the geographical regions where each person was born; the family’s address; the name of the ward or branch, stake, or mission the person attended; and date of the census. <br>'''1920 --''' This census added the maiden name of married women, year of birth of each person, and the Church auxiliaries each person attended. <br>'''1925 --''' The complete birth date is included. The columns for auxiliaries are deleted. <br>'''1930 --''' This census adds the exact place of birth. Cards for the Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and parts of Maryland also provide the baptism date, the name of the person who performed the baptism, and place of baptism.  

'''1935 --''' This census adds&nbsp;a previous ward or branch where a family attended. <br>'''1940 --''' This census adds the family’s previous street address, and the date when the family moved to their present address. <br>'''1945 --''' No Church census was taken because of World War II. <br>'''1950, 1955, and 1960 --''' These censuses show the same information as the 1940 census.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<br>&nbsp;'''1847 '''-- First white settlers arrived in Utah and settled in Salt Lake Valley.&nbsp;They called the&nbsp;area of present day Utah and parts of many surrounding states&nbsp;Deseret.  

'''1850-1896 '''-- Territorial Period. Each time the people of&nbsp;Deseret&nbsp;applied for statehood a census was taken.&nbsp;Deseret became a&nbsp;territory in 1850 and gained statehood in 1896. Censuses were taken 1850 (1851),1856, 1862, 1872, 1882, 1887, and 1894.&nbsp;&nbsp;Deseret was carved up as other western states were formed until 1896 when the state bacame Utah and reached its present size.&nbsp;&nbsp;

'''1880''' --&nbsp;Abbreviations used on the Utah census (in the left margin of each census page):<br>'''M''' = Mormon<br>'''G''' = Gentile<br>'''A''' = Apostate Mormon<br>'''J''' = Josephites (members of the Reorganized Church -- RLDS)<br>'''M''' = Miscellaneous<br>'''D''' = Doubtful<br>From ''Deseret Weekly News'', September 6, 1882, page 58.  

== How to find and search the census ==

The censuses are in order of residences and are handwritten. You will want to search for an index. Now all the censuses have indexes available on the Internet, in book form, and some on film.&nbsp;The National Archives filmed all of the censuses and now the images are scanned and available on the Internet.  

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 &amp; 1900 US Censuses for Utah are available at the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0 FamilySearch Pilot Site] for free. Site includes searchable name indexes and images. 1880 is available in name index only. <br>

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== Web Sites ==

Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com] $

Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]

Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/UT/ http://www.census-online.com/links/UT/]

Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ut/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ut/census.html]

Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/utah.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/utah.htm]

 

Mortality Schedules:&nbsp;[http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/]