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=== State and colonial censuses === | === State and colonial censuses === | ||
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| bgcolor="#99cc99 | | align="center" bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" | '''Virginia state and colonial censuses''' | ||
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| 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1786''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 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> | ||
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| 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1784''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 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> | ||
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| 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1782''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 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> | ||
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In addition to the federal censuses, lists of residents are available for some colonial years. The lists of 1624 and 1787 have been published and are available at | === Census Substitutes === | ||
Not technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serve as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]], Kew, England.<ref>Cliff Webb, [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-aor-background.aspx "Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents,"] Origins Network.</ref> Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including Virginia: | |||
*Gandy, Wallace. ''The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696''. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/associationoathr00gand Internet Archive]; reprint: {{FHL|958503|item}} 970 F2L 1995. [Barbados entries begin on page 30] | |||
In addition to the federal censuses, lists of residents are available for some colonial years. The lists of 1624 and 1787 have been published and are available at {{FHL|351|item}}. These censuses list only the heads of households. | |||
Several census substitutes have been compiled, including: | Several census substitutes have been compiled, including: |
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