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'''Statewide surname indexes'''. These represent every household in the Utah censuses. For most families, they index only the first person listed in each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. Many families had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index. | '''Statewide surname indexes'''. These represent every household in the Utah censuses. For most families, they index only the first person listed in each household, who was usually the father or head of the house. Many families had relatives or friends with a different surname living with them when the census was taken. In those cases, the first person of each surname in the household is included in the index. | ||
Statewide indexes for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses are available in books, on microfiche, or microfilm. They are listed in | Statewide indexes for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses are available in books, on microfiche, or microfilm. They are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: UTAH - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | ||
There is a Soundex (phonetic) index on microfilm for part of the 1880 census (households with children born between the last half of 1869 and census day in 1880) and all of the 1900, 1920 and 1930 censuses. Soundex indexers are found in the catalog with the census they index. | There is a Soundex (phonetic) index on microfilm for part of the 1880 census (households with children born between the last half of 1869 and census day in 1880) and all of the 1900, 1920 and 1930 censuses. Soundex indexers are found in the catalog with the census they index. | ||
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[http://www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html] . | [http://www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html] . | ||
You can search the "Internet FamilyFinder" index for free. It displays the census year and state for each name matching the search. It may also list many vital records, and genealogical collection citations. Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, microfiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules. Similar index information is also available for a subscription fee at the Internet site: [http://www.ancestry.com/census www.Ancestry.com/census] | You can search the "Internet FamilyFinder" index for free. It displays the census year and state for each name matching the search. It may also list many vital records, and genealogical collection citations. Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, microfiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules. Similar index information is also available for a subscription fee at the Internet site: [http://www.ancestry.com/census www.Ancestry.com/census] . The FamilyFinder Index includes the following Jackson indexes: | ||
Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (This is not cataloged, but it is available on microfiche at many Family History Centers.) Census indexes for 1850 and 1860 are combined together on Search 7. There is a composite index for the mortality schedules of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 on Search 8. | Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of U.S. Census and Other Records''. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (This is not cataloged, but it is available on microfiche at many Family History Centers.) Census indexes for 1850 and 1860 are combined together on Search 7. There is a composite index for the mortality schedules of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 on Search 8. | ||
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* Utah manufacturing schedules for 1860, 1870, and 1880 | * Utah manufacturing schedules for 1860, 1870, and 1880 | ||
Many of the additional census schedules are included with the films of the population schedule. Check the Family History Library Catalog under the following subjects in | Many of the additional census schedules are included with the films of the population schedule. Check the Family History Library Catalog under the following subjects in the Place Search: | ||
UTAH - CENSUS - [YEAR] | UTAH - CENSUS - [YEAR] | ||
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''1856 Utah Census Returns''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FHL film 505913.) | ''1856 Utah Census Returns''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FHL film 505913.) | ||
The library also has indexes for this census. Look at the Family History Library Catalog in | The library also has indexes for this census. Look at the Family History Library Catalog in the Place Search under: | ||
UTAH - CENSUS - 1856 - INDEXES | UTAH - CENSUS - 1856 - INDEXES | ||
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An 1872 census is at the Church Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is part of the Utah Constitutional Correspondence papers, 1872. The majority of the census gives the number in each household but no surnames or given names. The census is arranged by county and then city. For Rich and Kane counties, there is a list of every person living in the county. The Rich county census also gives age, residence, and birth place, some include the city of birth. For Utah County, some of the cities list the head of household and the number of individuals in the household. | An 1872 census is at the Church Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is part of the Utah Constitutional Correspondence papers, 1872. The majority of the census gives the number in each household but no surnames or given names. The census is arranged by county and then city. For Rich and Kane counties, there is a list of every person living in the county. The Rich county census also gives age, residence, and birth place, some include the city of birth. For Utah County, some of the cities list the head of household and the number of individuals in the household. | ||
Census records and mortality schedules and indexes are listed in | Census records and mortality schedules and indexes are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
UTAH - CENSUS - [YEAR] | UTAH - CENSUS - [YEAR] | ||
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