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{{DC-sidebar}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[District of Columbia Genealogy|District of Columbia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Census''' | {{DC-sidebar}}{{TOC left}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[District of Columbia Genealogy|District of Columbia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Census'''<br><br> | ||
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*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]]. | *If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]]. | ||
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it. | *[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it. | ||
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime. | *Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime. | ||
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show each person's census listings. | *On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show each person's census listings. | ||
*Study 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]]. | *Study 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]].<br> | ||
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| | *For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[District of Columbia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | ||
=== Online District of Columbia indexes and images === | === Online District of Columbia indexes and images === | ||
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- If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
- Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
- Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
- On the family group record show each person's census listings.
- Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.
- For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.
Online District of Columbia indexes and images[edit | edit source]
Template:Census Online District of Columbia
Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of District of Columbia, click here
Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]
Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]
| Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for the District of Columbia | ||||||||||
| Free | Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) | Pay | ||||||||
| Year | Type | Record Search | Census Bureau | Google Book | Heritage Quest | Ancestry FHL | Ancestry Library | Ancestry Home | ||
| 1880 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1870 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1860 | Slave owner | - | - | - | Link[1] | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1860 | Mortality | Link | Link | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1850 | Slave owner | Link | - | - | Link[1] | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1850 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1840 | Pensioners | Link | BookLink | BookLink | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
Microfilm images[edit | edit source]
- 1890 D.C. veterans schedules for military forts, prisons, posts, etc. This does not include veterans living off their post among the civilians of D.C. whose schedules were destroyed. The veterans military posts schedule for 1890 (FHL film 0338277).
Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of District of Columbia, click here.
Federal district and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]
The District of Columbia often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses. 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.
- 1919 police census[2][3][4]
- 1915 police census[2][3][4]
- 1913 police census[2][3][4]
- 1912 police census[3][4]
- 1905-1909 police census[3][4]
- 1897 police census[3][4]
- 1888 police census[3][4]
- 1885 police census[3][4]
- 1878 District census[3][4]
- 1867 District census[3][4]
- 1818 District census[3][4]
- 1807 District census[3][4]
- 1803 District census[3][4]
- 1798 District census[3]
Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]
For a list of available and missing District of Columbia censuses, click here.
Why use a census?[edit | edit source]
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 find additional kinds of records about the family.
More about censuses[edit | edit source]
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "351.5 Records of the Metropolitan [D.C.] Police 1851-1970" in Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States (web version based on a paper version with the same title compiled by Robert B. Matchette et. al. in 1995) at http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/351.html#351.5 (accessed 12 January 2010).
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 "Colonial, Territorial, and State Census Records" in Genealogy Today" at http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/enoch/census.html (accessed 12 January 2010).
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 "State Censuses" in Clan Boyd Society International at http://clanboyd.info/research/stcensus/ (accessed 12 January 2010), says this census is available at the Maryland State Archives.
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