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Guide to 1790 Census

Page
#
Head of Family
Place or Location
Free White Males 16 & Over Including Head of Family
Free White Males Under 16
Free White Females Including Head of Family
All Other FREE Persons
SLAVES
Remarks

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


Guide to 1800-1810 Census

Head of Family
Free White Males
Free White Females
Other Free Persons except Indians not taxed Slaves
  under 10
10-16
16-26
26-45

45+

under 10
10-16
16-26
26-45
45+
   

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


Guide to 1820 Census

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


 

Guide to 1830 Census Numbers

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.


Guide to 1840 Census numbers

 

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


Guide to 1850 Census

 

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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