1790 The 1790 census included
the name of the head of household, the number
of free white males under 16 and 16 or older, the number of free white
females of any age, the name of a slave
owner, & number of slaves owned by them. 1800 The 1800 census included
the name of a head of household, the number of free white males and free white females in specific
age categories, the name of a slave owner, & number of slaves owned
by them. 1810 The 1810 census included
the name of a head of household, the number of free white males and free white females in specific
age categories, the name of a slave owner, and the number of slaves
owned by that person. 1820 The 1820 census included
the name of a head of household, the number of free white males & females in specific age
categories, the name of a slave owner, the number of slaves owned by that
person, the number of male & female slaves by age categories, &
the number of foreigners (not naturalized) in each home. 1830 The 1830 census included
the name of a head of household; the number of free white males & females in specific age categories;
the name of a slave owner & number of slaves owned by them; the number
of male & female slaves by age categories; the number of foreigners
(not naturalized); & the number of
deaf, dumb, and blind persons in each home. 1840 The 1840 census included
the name of a head of household; the number of free white males &
females in specific age categories; the name of a slave owner & number
of slaves owned by them; the number of male & female slaves by age
categories; the number of foreigners (not naturalized); the number of deaf,
dumb, & blind persons; the number & age of each person receiving
a military pension; & the number of persons attending school. 1850 The 1850 census listed
the names of EVERY person in a household, for the first time. The
census was started 01 JUN 1850. The categories included the following for
each person: name; age as of the census day; sex; color; birthplace; occupation;
value of real estate; whether married within the previous year; whether
deaf, dumb, blind, or insane; whether a pauper; whether able to read or
speak English; & whether the person attended school within the previous
year. No relationships between members of a household were given. 1860 The 1860 census listed
the name of every person in a household starting on 01 JUN 1860. The categories
included the following for each person: name; age as of the census day;
sex; color; birthplace; occupation; value of real estate; value of personal
estate; whether married within the previous year; whether deaf, dumb, blind,
or insane; whether a pauper; whether able to read or speak English; and
whether the person attended school within the previous year. No relationships
between members of a household were given. 1870 The 1870 census listed
the name of every person in a household starting on 01 JUN 1860.
The categories included the following for each person: name; age as of
the census day; month of birth if born during 1870; sex; color; birthplace;
occupation; value of real estate; value of personal estate; whether married
within the previous year; month of marriage if married within the previous
year; whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane; whether able to read or write;
whether father or mother were of foreign birth; & whether the person
attended school within the previous year. No relationships between
members of a household were given. 1880 The 1880 census listed
the name of every person in a household starting on 01 JUN 1860.
The categories included the following for each person: name; age as of
the census day; month of birth if born during 1880; relationship to the
head of house; name of street and number of house; sex; color; birthplace;
occupation; marital status; whether married within the previous year; whether
temporarily or permanently disabled; whether crippled, maimed, or deformed;
time unemployed during 1880; whether deaf, dumb, blind, or insane; whether
able to read or write; birthplace of father and mother; & whether the
person attended school within the previous year. The indexes/Soundex to
this census included only those families with children ten years of age
or younger. Those with a different
surname in the household were included. 1890 An act of March 1, 1889,
provided that the Superintendent of Census in taking the Eleventh Census
should "cause to be taken on a special schedule of inquiry, according to
such form as he may prescribe, the names, organizations, and length of
service of those who had served in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the
United States in the war of the rebellion, and who are survivors at the
time of said inquiry, and the widows of soldiers, sailors, or marines."
If you are lucky enough to have one for your county then each schedule
ask the following information: name of the veteran (or if
he did not survive, the names of both the widow and her deceased husband);
the veteran's rank, company, regiment or vessel, date of enlistment, date
of discharge, and length of service in years, months, and days; post office
and address of each peson listed; disability incurred by the veteran; and
remarks necessary to a complete statement of his term of service. Practically
all of the schedules for the States Alabama through Kansas and approximately
half of those for Kentucky appear to have been destroyed, possibly by fire,
before the transfer of the remaining schedules to the National Archives
in 1943. The schedules listed the name of each Union soldier, sailor, marine,
or widow of a veteran in a household; the veteran's rank; company; regiment
or vessel; dates of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years,
months and days; post office address; nature of disability, if any; and
remarks. 1900 The 1900 included the
name of every person in a household & their ages; relationship to the
head of house; name of street and number
of house; sex; color; birthplace; occupation; marital status; number of
years in the U.S.; birthplace
of father and mother; whether parents were of foreign birth; whether
able to read or write, speak English, or attended school within the previous
year; month of birth for individual; number of years married; number children
born to mother and number of living children. In some instances the
names of large cities also appear. 1910 The 1910 census included
the name of every person in a household & their ages; relationship
to the head of house; name of street & house number; sex; color; birthplace;
occupation; marital status; number of years in the U.S.; birthplace of
father and mother; whether parents were of foreign birth; whether able
to read or write speak English, or attended school within the previous
year; number of years married, number of children born to a mother, &
number of children still living as of 1910. In some instances the
names of large cities also appear. 1920 The 1920 census included
the name of every person in a household & their ages; relationship
to the head of house; name of street
& house number; sex; color; birthplace; occupation; marital status;
number of years in the U.S.; birthplace of father and mother; whether parents
were of foreign birth; whether able to read or write, speak English, or
attended school within the previous year. The original census
includes defects that affect the legibility & the original schedules
no longer exist. The census films are said to have been reproduced
by the NARA
(National Archives and Records
Administration) from high quality negatives from the Census Bureau