Guide to U.S. Census

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Page
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Head of Family
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Place or Location
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Free White Males 16 & Over Including
Head of Family
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Free White Males Under 16
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Free White Females Including
Head of Family
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All Other FREE Persons
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SLAVES
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Remarks
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Example:
A. Kilpatrick, Anywhere, USA, 3 1/2 0 0 = 3 males 16 & over including
A. Kilpatrick, 1 male under 16 / 2 females (in this case head of house
is a male) 0 other Free persons, 0 Slaves
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Head of Family
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Free White Males
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Free White Females
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Other Free Persons except Indians not taxed | Slaves |
| under 10 |
10-16
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16-26
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26-45
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45+ |
under 10
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10-16
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16-26
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26-45
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45+
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Example: Jones, P. 1 2 0 1/ 0 1 1 = [1 male under 10, 2 males 10-16, 0 males 16-26, 1 male 26-45/ 0 females under 10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26
| Head of House | #1) (MALES) under 10 | #2) 10-16 | #3) 16-25 | #4) 26-44 | #5) 45+ | #6) (FEMALES) under 10 | #7) 10-15 | #8) 16-25 | #9) 26-45 | #10) 45+ | #11) Foreign | #12) Works in Agriculture | #13) Works in Commerce | #14) Works in Manufac. | #15) Slave Males | #16) Slave Females | #17) Free colored Males | #18) Free colored Females, Others Remarks |
Example: Any Name 0 0 1 1/0 0 1/0 yes[sometimes
a check mark] 0 0 2 3 0 0 = Any Name, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44
/ 1 female 16-25, works in Agr., 2 male slaves, 3 female slaves
| 1st# Free White MALES under 5 | 1st# Free White FEMALES under 5 |
| 2nd# F.W.M. 5-10 | 2nd# F.W.F. 5-10 |
| 3rd# F.W.M. 10-15 | 3rd# F.W.F. 10-15 |
| 4th# F.W.M. 15-20 | 4th# F.W.F. 15-20 |
| 5th# F.W.M. 20-30 | 5th# F.W.F. 20-30 |
| 6th# F.W.M. 30-40 | 6th# F.W.F. 30-40 |
| 7th# F.W.M. 40-50 | 7th# F.W.F. 40-50 |
| 8th# F.W.M. 50-60 | 8th# F.W.F. 50-60 |
| 9th# F.W.M. 60-70 | 9th# F.W.F. 60-70 |
| 10th# F.W.M. 70-80 | 10th# F.W.F. 70-80 |
| 11th# F.W.M. 80-90 | 11th# F.W.F. 80-90 |
| 12th# F.W.M. 90-100 | 12th# F.W.F. 90-100 |
| 13th# F.W.M. over 100 | 13th# F.W.F. over 100 |
| 14th# Slaves | 14th# Slaves |
| 15th# Free Colored | 15th# Free Colored |
Example: 10011101/100201/4
1 male under 5, 0 males 5-10, 0 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male
30-40, 0 males 40-50, 1 male 50-60 and no other males/ 1 female under
5, 0 females 5-10, 0 females 10-15, 2 females 20-30, 0 females 30-40, 1 female
50-60/ 4 slaves.
| Page No. | |
| Heads of Families | |
| 1st# White Males under 5 yrs. of age | 14th# White Females under 5 yrs. of age |
| 2nd# W.M. of 5 and under 10 | 15th# W.F. of 5 and under 10 |
| 3rd# W. M. of 10 and under 15 | 16th# W. F. of 10 and under 15 |
| 4th# W. M. of 15 and under 20 | 17th# W. F. of 15 and under 20 |
| 5th# W. M. of 20 and under 30 | 18th# W. F. of 20 and under 30 |
| 6th# W. M. of 30 and under 40 | 19st# W. F. of 30 and under 40 |
| 7th# W. M. of 40 and under 50 | 20nd# W. F. of 40 and under 50 |
| 8th# W. M. of 50 and under 60 | 21rd# W. F. of 50 and under 60 |
| 9th# W. M. of 60 and under 70 | 22th# W. F. of 60 and under 70 |
| 10th# W. M. of 70 and under 80 | 23th# W. F. of 70 and under 80 |
| 11th# W. M. of 80 and under 90 | 24th# W. F. of 80 and under 90 |
| 12th# W. M. of 90 and under 100 | 25th# W. F. of 90 and under 100 |
| 13th# W. M. of 100 and upwards | 26th# W. F. of 100 and upwards |
| 27th# SLAVES | |
| 28th# Free COLORED Persons |
Example similar to 1830
| Page # | Dwelling # | Family # | Names | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation, Trade or Profession of each male over 15 yrs of age | Value-Real Estate | Birthplace | Married within the yr. | School within the yr. | Over 20 yrs old & Cannot read or write | Deaf, dumb, Blind, Insane, pauper, or Convict |
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