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Tips

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 New Mexico indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online New Mexico

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 New Mexico, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for New Mexico
		Free	Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card)			Pay
Year	Type	Record Search	Heritage Quest	Ancestry FHL	Ancestry Library	Ancestry Home
1890	Veterans	-	-	Link	Link	Link
1885	Mortality	-	-	-	-	-

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

1870, 1860, 1850--The New Mexico State Historical Society in Santa Fe has mortality schedules. These records are not at the Family History Library.

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of New Mexico, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

1885 Federal census of New Mexico Territory.

1845, 1830, 1827, 1826, 1823, 1822, 1816, 1802, 1790, and 1750-- Mexican and Spanish colonial censuses exist. The colonial censuses include the wife's maiden name. These censuses are incomplete and do not include all families in New Mexico.

The colonial censuses are available at:

The New Mexico Records Center and Archives
The University of New Mexico Library
The Family History Library.

They have been transcribed and indexed in:

Olmsted, Virginia L. Spanish and Mexican Colonial Censuses of New Mexico: 1790, 1823, 1845. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1975. (Family History Library book 978.9 X2o.)

Olmsted, Virginia L. Spanish and Mexican Censuses of New Mexico: 1750-1830. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1981. (Family History Library book 978.9 X2ov 1750-1830.)

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing New Mexico 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]

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-''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] &gt; &nbsp;[[United States Census|U.S. Census&nbsp;]] &gt; &nbsp;[[New Mexico|New Mexico]]&nbsp; &gt; &nbsp;[[New_Mexico_Census|Census]]''
+''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] &gt; &nbsp;[[United States Census|U.S. Census&nbsp;]] &gt; &nbsp;[[New Mexico|New Mexico]]&nbsp; &gt; &nbsp;[[New Mexico Census|Census]]''
-=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
+{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="100%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|-
-For a list of available and missing New Mexico censuses, [[New Mexico Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].<br>
+| width="44%" | __TOC__
+| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
-== Availability  ==
+*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.
-'''1850-1930--'''The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses for New Mexico.
+*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&nbsp;each person's census listings.
-'''''1850 United States Census'''''—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1401638 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 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
+*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]].
-'''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.
-'''&nbsp;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.
+<br>
-'''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.
+*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[New Mexico Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
-'''1885--'''Special 1885 territorial census.
+|}
-'''1890--'''Census was destroyed, but the 1890 Union veterans schedule and index are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library.
+=== Online New Mexico indexes and images  ===
-'''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.
+{{Census Online New Mexico}}
-== Historical Background  ==
+=== Federal population schedules  ===
-'''1598--'''San Juan was founded as the first permanent Spanish colony in New Mexico.&nbsp; The capital was established at Santa Fe in 1610.
+==== Microfilm images  ====
-'''1706--'''Albuquerque was founded and became a center of settlement.
+*
-'''1821--'''When Mexico achieved independence from Spain, New Mexico became a Mexican province, and trade with the United States was opened over the Santa Fe Trail.
+==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
-'''1848--'''Mexico ceded New Mexico to the United States.&nbsp; The Santa Fe Trail soon became a favorite route of those heading to the California gold fields.
+For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of New Mexico, [[New Mexico Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
-'''1850-1863--'''Congress created the&nbsp;New Mexico Territory in 1850 and the first counties were established.&nbsp; The territory was enlarged somewhat with the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico in 1853, but greatly reduced by the creation of Colorado Territory in 1861 and Arizona Territory in 1863.
+=== Federal non-population schedules  ===
-'''1912--'''New Mexico became a state.
+==== Online indexes and images  ====
-== Indexes  ==
+{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" width="77%"
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for New Mexico'''</font>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Free'''
+| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries '''(usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
+| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
+| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" width="10%" | '''Type'''
+| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
+| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
+| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
+| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
+| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
+|-
+| '''1890'''
+| width="20%" | Veterans
+| align="center" | -
+| align="center" | -
+| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
+| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
+| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
+|-
+| '''1885'''
+| width="20%" | Mortality
+| align="center" | -
+| align="center" | -
+| align="center" | -
+| align="center" | -
+| align="center" | -
+|}
-==== '''Book Indexes'''  ====
+==== Microfilm images  ====
-'''1850, 1860, 1910--'''The Family History Library has state-wide indexes for the censuses in book format.
+*'''1870, 1860, 1850--'''The New Mexico State Historical Society in Santa Fe has mortality schedules. These records are not at the Family History Library.
-==== '''Soundex'''  ====
+==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
-'''1880, 1900, 1920--&nbsp;'''Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm.
+For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of New Mexico, [[New Mexico Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
-== Special Censuses  ==
+=== State, territorial, and colonial censuses  ===
-==== Colonial Censuses  ====
+*'''1885''' Federal census of New Mexico Territory.
-'''1750, 1790, 1802, 1816, 1822, 1823, 1826, 1827, 1830 and 1845-- '''Spanish and Mexican colonial censuses exist. The colonial censuses include the wife's maiden name. These censuses are incomplete and do not include all families in New Mexico.
+'''1845, 1830, 1827, 1826, 1823, 1822, 1816, 1802, 1790, and 1750-- '''Mexican and Spanish colonial censuses exist. The colonial censuses include the wife's maiden name. These censuses are incomplete and do not include all families in New Mexico.
 The colonial censuses are available at:
-:::The New Mexico Records Center and Archives
+:*The New Mexico Records Center and Archives
-:::The University of New Mexico Library
+:*The University of New Mexico Library
-:::The Family History Library.
+:*The Family History Library.
 They have been transcribed and indexed in:
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 *Olmsted, Virginia L. ''Spanish and Mexican Censuses of New Mexico: 1750-1830''. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1981. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=19873&disp=Spanish+and+Mexican+censuses+of+New+Mexi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 978.9 X2ov 1750-1830].)
-==== Mortality Schedules  ====
+=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
-'''1850, 1860, 1870--'''The New Mexico State Historical Society in Santa Fe has mortality schedules. These records are not at the Family History Library.
-== Web Sites  ==
-Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com]
-Heritage Quest Online:&nbsp; [http://www.heritagequestonline.com http://www.heritagequestonline.com]
+For a list of available and missing New Mexico censuses, [[New Mexico Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>
-Census Online:&nbsp; [http://www.census-online.com/links/NM/ http://www.census-online.com/links/NM/]
+=== Why use a census?  ===
-Genealogy Today:&nbsp; [http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/nm/census.html http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/nm/census.html]
+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.
-Access Genealogy:&nbsp; [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/newmexico.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/newmexico.htm]
+=== More about censuses  ===
-National Archives:http://www.archives.gov/
+[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
-Historical Society of New Mexico: http://www.hsnm.org/
+:*[[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]]
-University of New Mexico Libraries: http://www.unm.edu/libraries.html
+=== Sources and footnotes  ===
-== References  ==
+{{reflist}}
-''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=New_Mexico.ASP New Mexico Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City,&nbsp;Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family&nbsp;History&nbsp;Department, 1998, 2001.
+{{Place|New Mexico}} {{stub}}
 [[Category:New_Mexico|Census]]