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Few, if any, records reveal as many details about individuals and families as do government census records. Substitute records can be used when the official census is unavailable.

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1790 United States Federal Census
1800 United States Federal Census
1810 United States Federal Census
1820 United States Federal Census
1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy)
1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy)
1830 United States Federal Census
1840 United States Federal Census - Updated!
1841 Channel Islands Census
1841 England Census
1841 Isle of Man Census
1841 New South Wales, Australia, Census
1841 Scotland Census
1841 Wales Census
1850 Slave Schedules
1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
1850 United States Federal Census
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
1851 Channel Islands Census
1851 England Census
1851 Isle of Man Census
1851 Scotland Census
1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
1851 Wales Census
1860 Slave Schedules
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
1860 United States Federal Census
1861 Census of Canada
1861 Channel Islands Census
1861 England Census
1861 Isle of Man Census
1861 Scotland Census
1861 Wales Census
1870 United States Federal Census
1871 Census of Canada - Updated!
1871 Channel Islands Census
1871 England Census
1871 Isle of Man Census
1871 Scotland Census
1871 Wales Census
1880 United States Federal Census
1881 Census of Canada
1881 Channel Islands Census
1881 England Census
1881 Isle of Man Census
1881 Scotland Census
1881 Wales Census
1890 United States Federal Census Fragment
1890 Veterans Schedules
1891 Census of Canada
1891 Channel Islands Census
1891 England Census
1891 Isle of Man Census
1891 Scotland Census
1891 Wales Census
1900 United States Federal Census
1901 Census of Canada
1901 Channel Islands Census
1901 England Census
1901 Isle of Man Census
1901 Scotland Census
1901 Wales Census
1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
1910 United States Federal Census
1911 Census of Canada
1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
1920 United States Federal Census
1930 Census of Merchant Seamen
1930 United States Federal Census
Addington County, Ontario Canada 1851 Census
Adelaide, Ontario Census, 1901
Alabama Census, 1810-90
Alabama State Census, 1820-1866
Alaska Census, 1870-1907
Albany, New York State Census, 1915
Alnwick and Hamilton, Ontario Census, 1901
Ameliasburg, Prince Edward District, Ontario Census, 1881
Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s
Arizona Census, 1831-80
Arizona Territory Census, 1864
Arkansas Census, 1819-70
Arkansas Census, 1840
Assiniboia, Lisgar District, Manitoba Census, 1891
Athol, Picton, and Wellington, Prince Edward District, Ontario Census, 1881
Australia, List of Convicts with Particulars, 1788-1842
Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
Barnstable County Massachusetts 1855 Census
Barnstable, Massachusetts Census, 1920
Beaver County, Utah Census, 1900
Beaverhead County, Montana Census, 1910
Belarus and Lithuania: Census & Family Lists from Various Districts, 1795-1900
Belcourt, Lisgar District, Manitoba Census, 1891
Belle River, Essex County, Ontario Census, 1901
Blenheim, Chatham, and Harwich, Kent County, Ontario Census, 1881
Bosanquet, Lambton County, Ontario Census, 1901
Boston, Massachusetts, Census, 1707
Bothwell Town, Bothwell District, Ontario Census, 1901
Brandon District, Manitoba Census, 1901: Boissevain
Brighton, Ontario Census, 1861
Brockville District, Ontario Canada 1901 Census: Brockville Centre & Brockville North Ward
Bruce East District, Ontario Canada 1901 Census: Culross
Bureau County, Illinois Voters and Tax-Payers Directory, 1877
California Census, 1790-1890
California Spanish Mission Censuses, 1796-1798
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
Carman Village, Lisgar District, Manitoba, Canada Census, 1901
Chatham and Blenheim, Kent County, Ontario Census, 1891
Chatham Township, Bothwell County, Ontario Census, 1901
Cheatham County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Cheshire, Massachusetts Census, 1900-20
Chicago Voter Registration, 1888
Chicago Voter Registration, 1890
Chicago Voter Registration, 1892
Clark County, Indiana Census, 1880
Clay County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Clinton, Gainsborough, and Beamsville, Lincoln County, Ontario Census, 1901
Colchester South, Essex County, Ontario Census, 1881
Colorado State Census, 1885
Connecticut Census, 1790
Connecticut Census, 1790-1890
Daviess County, Kentucky Census, 1900
Daviess County, Kentucky Census, 1920
Dawn Township, Bothwell District, Lambton County, Ontario Census, 1901
Dawson, Deaf Smith, Denton and Martin, Texas Census, 1900
DeKalb County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Delaware Census, 1790-1890
Dennis, Massachusetts Census, 1920
District of Columbia Census, 1800-90
Dover, Kent County, Ontario Census, 1881
Draper and Cannington, Ontario North District, Ontario Census, 1901
Dufferin, Lisgar District, Manitoba Census, 1901
Durham County, Ontario Census, 1861
Durham County, Ontario Census, 1901: Beaverton & Bracebridge
East Selkirk and Varennes, Lisgar District, Manitoba Census, 1891
Eldon, Victoria County, Ontario Census, 1901
Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, 1901 Census: Aldborough
Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, 1901 Census: Dunwich Township
Emery County, Utah Census, 1910
Essex District, Ontario, Canada Census, 1881 (Kingsville, Colchester, Sandwich, Pelee, Gosfield)
Faribault, Minnesota Census, 1920
Florida Census, 1820-90
Florida State Census, 1867-1945
Florida State Census, 1885
Franklin County, Missouri Census, 1920
Garfield County, Utah Federal Census, 1910
Georgia Census, 1790-1890
Gregg County, Texas Census, 1900
Gregg County, Texas Census, 1910
Gregg County, Texas Census, 1920
Hallowell, Prince Edward County, Ontario Census, 1901
Hancock, Massachusetts Census, 1790-1920
Hawaii Census, 1900-10
Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario Census, 1881
Holt County, Missouri Census, 1920
Hope, Ontario Census, 1881
Hope, Ontario Census, 1891
Houston County, Georgia Census, 1900
Houston County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Howell County, Missouri Census, 1880
Hungary: All Citizen Census, 1869
Hungary: Assorted Census Records, 1781-1850
Hungary: Jewish Census, 1848
Hungary: Jewish Names in Property Tax Census, 1828 (in Hungarian)
Illinois Census, 1810-90
Illinois Census, 1820
Illinois State Census Collection, 1825-1865
Indiana Census, 1790-1890
Iowa Census, 1838-70
Iowa State Census 1885
Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Iowa State Census, 1895
Ireland 1766 Religious Census
Ireland Householder's Index, County Antrim
Iron County, Utah Census, 1910
Irwin County, Georgia Census, 1900
Jackson County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Kansas Census, 1850-90
Kansas Election List, 1854
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Kansas Territorial Census, 1855
Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856
Kent County, New Brunswick Census, 1871: Eight Subdistricts
Kent County, Ontario 1901 Census: Raleigh Township
Kent County, Ontario, Canada, 1881 Census: Chatham, Wallaceburgh
Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index
Kentucky Census, 1810-90
Kentucky Census, Reconstructed, 1790
Lanesboro, Massachusetts Census, 1790-1920
Laurens County, South Carolina Census, 1800
Leavenworth, Kansas State Census, 1865
Leavenworth, Kansas Voter Registration, 1859
Lennox County, Ontario Canada 1851 Census
Lisgar District, Manitoba 1891 Census: SD Woodlands & St Paul
Lisgar District, Manitoba Census, 1891: Gimli, Kildonan, Macdonald, Plessis, Rockwood, Selkirk Town
Los Angeles City and County Census, 1850
Louisiana Census, 1791-1890
Lübeck, Germany, Census, 1807 (in German)
Lübeck, Germany, Census, 1812 (in German)
Lübeck, Germany, Census, 1815 (in German)
Lübeck, Germany, Census, 1831 (in German)
Macon County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Maine Census, 1800-90
Marinette County, Wisconsin Census, 1900 (Excluding Grover Precinct)
Marquette District, Manitoba Census, 1891
Maryland Census, 1772-1890
Maryland Colonial Census, 1776
Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources Vol. I
Marysborough South, Prince Edward District, Ontario Census, 1881
Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890
McGillivray, Ontario Census, 1901
Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1819 (in German)
Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1867 (in German)
Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1890 (in German)
Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1900 (in German)
Mersea, Essex District, Ontario Census, 1881
Michigan Census, 1827-70
Michigan State Census, 1894
Millbrook, Ontario Census, 1881
Millbrook, Ontario Census, 1891
Minnesota Census, 1835-90
Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
Mississippi Census, 1805-90
Mississippi State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
Missouri Census, 1830-70
Missouri Mortality Records, 1850 and 1860
Missouri State Census Collection, 1844-1881
Monterey, California Census, 1850-60
Muskogee County, Oklahoma Census, 1910
Navajo County, Arizona Census, 1910
Navajo Springs, Colorado Ute Census, 1904-08
Nebraska Census, 1854-70
Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885
Nebraska State Census, 1885
Nevada Census, 1860-1910
Nevada State Census, 1875
New Hampshire Census, 1790-1890
New Jersey Census, 1643-1890
New Jersey State Census, 1895
New South Wales, Australia Historical Electoral Rolls, 1842-1864
New York Census, 1790-1890
New York City Police Census, 1890
New York State Census Collection
Newcastle, Ontario Census, 1881
Newcastle, Ontario Census, 1891
Newton County, Arkansas Census, 1900
North Carolina Census, 1790-1890
North Dakota Census, 1870-90
North Dakota State Censuses, 1915 and 1925
Northern Victoria County, Ontario Census, 1901
Northfield, Minnesota Census, 1920
Northumberland County, Ontario Census, 1901: Seymour and Percy
Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index
Ohio Census, 1790-1890
Oklahoma Osage Tribe Roll, 1921
Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907
Ontario and Nova Scotia Census, 1800-1842
Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
Ontario, Canada Voter Lists, 1867-1900
Oregon Census, 1841-90
Oregon Territory Census, 1850
Overton County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Paris & Vicinity, France Electoral Rolls, 1891 (in French)
Payne County, Oklahoma Census, 1920
Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
Pennsylvania Census, 1772-1890
Perth, Scotland, Survey of Inhabitants, 1766, 1773 - New!
Peru, Massachusetts, Census Records, 1790-1920
Poland: Będzin Jewish Census, 1939
Port Hope, Ontario Census, 1881
Port Hope, Ontario Census, 1891
Prince Edward District, Ontario Census, 1901: Ameliasburg
Raleigh Township, Kent County, Ontario Census, 1881
Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890
Rhode Island Census, 1774
Rice County, Minnesota Census, 1900-10
Rice County, Minnesota Census, 1920
Riley County Kansas 1925 Decennial Agricultural State census
Riley County, Kansas Census, 1875
Riley county, Kansas State Census, 1865
Riley County, Kansas State Census, 1915
Riley county, Kansas, 1885 State Census
Riley county, Kansas, 1905 State Census
Robertson County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Rockingham County, Virginia Census, 1900
Romania: Jewish Census, 1942
Romney Township, Kent County, Ontario Census, 1881
Russia: Duma Voter Lists, 1906-1907
Russia: Jewish Families in Russian Empire Census, 1897
Russian Empire: Grodno Gubernia Voters List, 1912
Russian Empire: Jewish Religious Personnel, 1853-1854
Rutherford County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Selected African Americans in Delaware, 1890 U.S. Census
Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1812-1834
Smith County, Tennessee Census, 1920
South Carolina Census, 1790-1890
South Dakota State Census, 1895
South Dakota Territorial Census, 1885
St. Catharines, Ontario Census, 1901
Stewart County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Suffolk Returns From the Census of Religious Worship of 1851
Sunbury County, New Brunswick Census, 1901
Tennessee Census, 1810-91
Texas Census, 1820-90
Thurston County, Washington Census, 1900
Tilbury, Kent County, Ontario Census, 1881
Trousdale County, Tennessee Census, 1920
U.K. Census Free Sample
U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, New York, 1850-1880
U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
U.S. Indian Census Schedules, 1885-1940
U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
U.S. Virgin Islands Census, 1835-1911 (Danish Period)
Utah Census, 1850-90
Van Buren County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Vermont Census, 1790-1860
Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
Virginia Census, 1607-1890
Vitelli Soundex of the U.S. Census
Walker River Valley, Nevada Paiute Indian Records, 1897-1901
Walker River Valley, Nevada Paiute Indian Records, 1902-06
Walker River Valley, Nevada Paiute Indian Records, 1907-12
Walker River Valley, Nevada Paiute Indian Records, 1914-20
Washington Census, 1850-90
Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892
Webster, Massachusetts Census, 1870
Wellington County, Ontario Canada 1851 Census
West Boylston, Massachusetts Census, 1870
West Brookfield, Massachusetts Census, 1870
Westborough, Massachusetts Census, 1870
Westminster, Massachusetts Census, 1870
White County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Williamstown, Massachusetts Census, 1900
Williamstown, Massachusetts Census, 1910-20
Wilson County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Winchendon, Massachusetts Census, 1870
Winnebago County, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Census, 1870
Winona County, Minnesota Census, 1920
Wisconsin Census, 1820-90
Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905
Worth County, Georgia Census, 1920
Wyoming Census, 1860-1910
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