Massachusetts Census
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Online Resources
- Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Census Substitutes, 1630–1788, 1840, 1890, index
- United States Online Census, 1790-1940
- United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 — index and images
- Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, ($), index
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1855, ($), index/images
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1855, index/images
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1865, ($), index/images
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1865, index/images
- Massachusetts, Federal Census Mortality Schedule, 1870, images
- Massachusetts, Federal Census Mortality Schedule, 1880, images
- If at first you don't find a name, try again under another spelling.
- Photocopy each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
- Look for an ancestor in every census during her or his lifetime.
- On the family group record show each person's census listings.
- Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.
- For a list of the exact date of each federal census, click here.
Massachusetts State Censuses Online
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1855, ($), index/images
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1855, index/images
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1865, ($), index/images
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1865, index/images
Online Massachusetts indexes and images
Template:Census Online Massachusetts
Federal population schedules
Microfilm images
| 1940 N/A | 1910 | 1870 | 1790 - 1840 |
| 1930 | 1900 and Soundex | 1860 | |
| 1920 and Soundex | 1880 and Soundex | 1850 | |
| 1940 N/A | 1910 T624 | 1860 M653 | 1820 M33 |
| 1930 T626 | 1900 T623 Soundex T1051 | 1850 M432 | 1810 M252 |
| 1920 T625 Soundex M1567 | 1880 T9 Soundex T754 | 1840 M704 | 1800 M32 |
| 1870 M593 | 1830 M19 | 1790 M637 |
Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Massachusetts, click here
Federal non-population schedules
Online indexes and images
| Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||
| 1890 | Veterans | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1880 | Defective | - | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1880 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1880 | Manufacturing | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1880 | Agriculture | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1870 | Social Statistics | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1870 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1870 | Manufacturing | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1870 | Agriculture | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1860 | Social Statistics | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1860 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1860 | Manufacturing | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1860 | Agriculture | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1850 | Social Statistics | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1850 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1850 | Manufacturing | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1850 | Agriculture | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | |||
| 1840 | Pensioners | Link | BookLink | BookLink | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
Microfilm images
Family History Library Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Massachusetts
- 1880 mortality schedules FHL films 1421020–23
- 1870 mortality schedules FHL films 1421018–19
- 1860 mortality schedules FHL film 1421017
- 1850 mortality schedules FHL films 1421015–16
National Archives Federal Census Non-Population ScheduleMicrofilms for Massachusetts
- 1935 Census of Business
- 1820 - 1880 Census of Manufactures including agriculture, manufacturing, social statistics, mortality and delinquent classes.
Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Massachusetts, click here.
State and colonial censuses
Massachusetts 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.
| State and Colonial Censuses of Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Lost[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Lost</ref>[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 | Lost</ref>[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1915 | Lost</ref>[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905 | Lost</ref>[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895 | Lost</ref>[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1885 | Lost</ref>[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1875 | Lost</ref>[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1865 May 1 | Exist</ref>[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1855 June 1 | Exist</ref>[5][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1850 | Lost</ref> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1840 | Lost</ref> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1837 May 1 | Lost</ref> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Massachusetts censuses, click here.
Why use a census?
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
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
- Massachusetts 1855 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records
- Massachusetts 1865 State Census - FamilySearch Historical Records
Sources and footnotes
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[FS Catalog book 973 X2Lai ]], 57-61.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Henry J. Dubester, 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.: GPO, 1948) [[Template:Dubester]], 24-29.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[FS Catalog book 973 X2Lai ]], 57-61. Original censuses at the Massachusetts State Archives.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, State Census, 1855–1865 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974) [[Template:Mass5565]]. For online census editions see "Online Federal and State Population Schedules for Massachusetts" above.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[FS Catalog book 973 X2Lai ]], 57-61. Originals at the Massachusetts State Archives.
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