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*In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. British and Canadian censuses were taken every 10 years since 1841. | *In the United States a nationwide census has been taken every ten years since 1790. British and Canadian censuses were taken every 10 years since 1841. | ||
*Types of censuses often include: | *Types of censuses often include: | ||
{{Block indent|*Agriculture Schedules}} | |||
{{Block indent|;*Mortality Schedules}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Manufacturing Schedules}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Population Schedules}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Veteran Schedules}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Statistics only}} | |||
*A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to: | *A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to: | ||
{{Block indent|*Follow the family over time}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Birth years and marriage years can be calculated from listed ages}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Determine family relationships}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Find clues to other locations where the family lived}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Show clues for finding other records}} | |||
==What can you find in census records?== | ==What can you find in census records?== | ||
The content of census records varies by time and locality. The more recent a record is the more detailed it can be. | The content of census records varies by time and locality. The more recent a record is the more detailed it can be. | ||
*For example, depending on the year, U.S. census records can list, in addition to other minor details, this information vital to research: | *For example, depending on the year, U.S. census records can list, in addition to other minor details, this information vital to research: | ||
{{Block indent|*Name, age, and gender of each family member}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Birthplace (state)}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Father's and mother's birthplaces}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Month and year of birth}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Length of marriage}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Mother of how many children and number of children living}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Naturalization status: alien, papers submitted, or naturalized}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Year of naturalization}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Year of immigration to U.S. or how many years lived in U.S.}} | |||
*And for example, British census records will list even more specific details, such as | *And for example, British census records will list even more specific details, such as | ||
{{Block indent|*Birthplace by parish and county}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Father's and mother's birthplaces, also by parish and county}} | |||
*In another interesting example, Canadian census records list religion, making it easier to find church records. | *In another interesting example, Canadian census records list religion, making it easier to find church records. | ||
*And for another example, Scandinavian church censuses can even include information on where a family moved from and/or where they moved to. | *And for another example, Scandinavian church censuses can even include information on where a family moved from and/or where they moved to. | ||
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