2,900
edits
Virginia Census: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
No edit summary |
HendricksonP (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 202: | Line 202: | ||
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Virginia, [[Virginia Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]. | For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Virginia, [[Virginia Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]. | ||
=== State and colonial censuses | === State and colonial censuses <br> === | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" align="center | Virginia took censuses in the years before the first federal census was taken. 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. | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" align="center" | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''Virginia state and colonial censuses''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | | | align="left" | | ||
| align="left" | No statewide state census was taken, but many county censuses were taken at different years from 1782 to 1786.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref><ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62.</ref> | | align="left" | No statewide state census was taken, but many county censuses were taken at different years from 1782 to 1786.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref><ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1786''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | County of Greenbrier.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | '''1785''' | | align="left" | '''1785''' | ||
| align="left" | Counties of Albermarle, Amelia, Amherst, Fairfax, Greenbrier, Halifax, Harrison, Lancaster, New Kent, Norfolk, Orange, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Shenandoah, and Stafford.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | | align="left" | Counties of Albermarle, Amelia, Amherst, Fairfax, Greenbrier, Halifax, Harrison, Lancaster, New Kent, Norfolk, Orange, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Shenandoah, and Stafford.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1784''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Counties of Cumberland, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Nansemond, Northumberland, Rockingham, Surry, and Warwick.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| align="left" | '''1783''' | | align="left" | '''1783''' | ||
| align="left" | Counties of Amherst, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Greensville, Lancaster, Middlesex, Nansemond, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Richmond, and Shenandoah.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | | align="left" | Counties of Amherst, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Greenbrier, Greensville, Lancaster, Middlesex, Nansemond, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Richmond, and Shenandoah.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1782''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | Counties of Amelia, Charlotte, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fluvanna, Frederick, Halifax, Hampshire, Hanover, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Monongalia, New Kent, Northumberland, Orange, Pittsylvania, Surry, Sussex, and Warwick AND, the City of Richmond and the City of Williamsburg.<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 107-108.</ref> | ||
|} | |} | ||