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Federal population schedules
Microfilm images
| 1940 N/A | 1910 | 1870 | 1800-1840 |
| 1930 | 1900 and Soundex | 1860 | |
| 1920 and Soundex | 1880 and Soundex | 1850 | |
| 1940 N/A | 1910 T624 | 1870 M593 | 1840 M704 | 1810 M252 | |
| 1930 T626 | 1900 T623 Soundex T1037 | 1860 M653 | 1830 M19 | 1800 M32 | |
| 1920 T625 Soundex M1554 | 1880 T9 Soundex T741 | 1850 M432 | 1820 M33 | 1790 M637 | |
Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Delaware, click here
Federal non-population schedules
Online indexes and images
| Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Delaware | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||
| 1880 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1870 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1860 | Slave owner | - | - | - | Link[1] | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1860 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1850 | Slave owner | Link | - | - | Link[1] | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1850 | Mortality | Link | - | - | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
| 1840 | Pensioners | Link | BookLink | BookLink | - | Link | Link | Link | ||
Microfilm images
Family History Library Federal Census Non-Population Schedule Microfilms for Delaware
- 1890 and 1900 African Americans and Agriculture census. NARA, Prechtel-Kluskens, Claire, and U.S. Bureau of the Census List of selected African Americans from the 1890 and 1900 Federal population censuses of Delaware and related census publications; agriculture in the state of Delaware (1901) and Negroes in the United States (1904)FHL Collection
- 1860 slave owners. Family History Library FHL Collection
- 1850 slave owners. Family History Library FHL Collection
- 1850-1880 Mortality census. FHL Collection
- 1790 Reconstructed census. DeValinger, Leon Reconstructed 1790 census of Delaware FHL Collection
National ArchivesFederal Census Non-Population ScheduleMicrofilms for Delaware
- 1935 Census of Business
- 1820 - 1880 Manufactures Census
Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Delaware, click here.
State, territorial, and colonial censuses
Delaware took several censuses before the first federal census was done. The dates are listed below. These 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.
- 1782 Population schedules for these "hundreds" (townships): Branywine, Christiana, St. George's, Duck Creek, Little Creek, and Lewes Town.[2] The state census has been reconstructed for the rest of the state from tax lists.
- 1693 A special census was taken of Swedes who were associated with the Swedish Lutheran Church and who were living in Pennsylvania, Delaware, west New Jersey, and Cecil County, Maryland. The census and an index to it are in Craig, Peter Stebbins. The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware. Winter Park, Florida: SAG Publications, 1993. (Family History Library book 973 X4c.)
- 1671 New Castle County, Delaware; Philadelphia and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania; and Burlington County, New Jersey.[3]
Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Delaware 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:
Sources and footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
- ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[FS Catalog book 973 X2Lai ]], 29.
- ↑ Peter Stebbins Craig, 1671 Census of the Delaware (Philadelphia, Pa.: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1999)[FHL Book 974 X2c 1671].
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