1790 Federal Census
for Pennsylvania - Census information contained on NARA
Microfilm #M637-9 includes Allegheny County, parent county for
Erie. A 1907-08 printed schedule for Pennsylvania is on Microfilm
#T498-2.Erie
County (PA) Genealogy
Census Records
1790 Federal Census
for Pennsylvania - Census information contained on NARA
Microfilm #M637-9 includes Allegheny County, parent county for
Erie. A 1907-08 printed schedule for Pennsylvania is on Microfilm
#T498-2.
1800 and before
Erie County "People Lists" - These are not
really a census, but are other lists of people which can be used
as "alternative census" such as Tax Schedules and Land
Company record books. Names included in these lists are people
living in the county and may contain people living in nearby
counties also.
 "Springfield"
Township - Includes western 1/3 of
Erie County [EB15] |
|
1800 County Wide
Tax List - Includes entire county prior to official
county formation. [RT13][11/28/07] |
| Judah Colt "Day Book"
Names - Includes 1798-1799 Land Buyers
[BSI01] |
| 1798 "Possible" Census - Listing
of probable 1798 residents [BSI02] |
|
Early Waterford
Journal
- Names from a ledger circa 1800 possibly a company store
ledger or the commisary at Fort LeBouef.
[BSI23][11/30/07] |
1800 Federal Census - Erie County - This census
information contained on NARA Microfilm #M32-40 has been
transcribed as a part of the USGenWeb Census Project. The listed
links are to FTP sites, which sometimes give an indication that
the link is "broken". Keep trying and eventually the
page loads.
| Index [ftp] |
Census [ftp] |
| Greenfield Twp Index
[part of LS02] |
1810 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #M252-48.
| Greenfield
Township - Index
[part of LS02] |
| 1810 Manufacturers Census
plus other census information
[SS24][New: 3/2/08] |
1820 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #M33-102.
| Beaver Dam (Greene)
Township [BSE01] |
| Concord Township - Index
[BMR01] |
| Greenfield
Township - Index
[part of LS02] |
| LeBoeuf Township
[BSE02] |
| Union Township
[BSE03] |
| Venango Township - Index
[BMR02] |
1830 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #M19-147.
| Amity Township - Index
[BMR03] |
| Beaver Dam (Greene)
Township [BSE04] |
| Concord Township - Index
[BMR04] |
| Greenfield
Township - Index
[part of LS04] |
| Venango Township - Index
[BMR05] |
1840 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #M704-459.
| Amity Township - Index
[BMR06] |
| Concord Township - Index
[BMR07] |
| Greenfield
Township - Index
[part of LS04] |
| Venango Township - Index -
Does not include Wattsburg [BMR08] |
| Venango Township (Wattsburg
only) - Index [BMR09] |
1840 Census - Special Schedules - 1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
[BSE05]
1850 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #M432-777 and #M432-778.
| Amity Township - Index
[BMR10] |
| Concord Township - Index
[BMR11] |
| Fairview Township - Index -
over 400 names! [RB01] |
| Franklin Township - Index
[DH01] |
| Greenfield
Township - Index
[part of LS04] |
| Greenfield
Twp missing (from Index) - Some actual
census data [LS03] |
| Washington
Township (partial) -
Households 111-137 [LD01] |
| LeBoeuf Township (partial) -
Households 176-183. [LD02] |
| Venango Township - Index -
about 275 names [BMR12] |
| Venango Township (Wattsburg
only) - Index [BMR13] |
1850 Mortality Schedules
| LeBoeuf
Township [BSE06] |
1860 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #M653-1107 and #M653-1108.
| Amity Township - Index -
close to 300 names [BMR14] |
| Concord Township - Index -
over 370 names [BMR15] |
| Franklin Township - Index
[DH02] |
| Greenfield
Township - Index - over 200 names
[part of LS04] |
| Venango Township - Index -
about 350 names [BMR16] |
| Venango Township (Wattsburg
only) - Index [BMR17] |
| Washington
Township (partial) -
Households 847-877 [LD03] |
1860 Mortality Schedules
| LeBoeuf
Township [BSE07] |
1870 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #M593-1339 and #M593-1341 for the county, and #M593-1340
for the City of Erie.
1870 Mortality Schedules
| Entire County - around
600 names! [BSE08] |
|
| LeBoeuf
Township (only) [BSE09] |
Summit
Township (only) [BSE10] |
| Union
Township (only) [LE02] |
Union
Borough (only) [LE03] |
1880 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #T9-1127, #T9-1128 and part of #T9-1129. A soundex
index for all of PA is listed as #T769.
| LeBoeuf Township (Mill
Village - partial) -
Households 368-377. [LD04] |
| Institution Extract -
"Insane Asylum" [DD01] |
| Institution
Extract - St. Joseph's Orphanage [LG01] |
| Institution Extract - House
for the Friendless [DD02] |
1890 Special
Schedules of Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the
Civil War - Census information contained on NARA
Microfilm #M123-89 for Erie County, plus Butler, Crawford,
Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties.
| LeBoeuf
Township [BSE11] |
Naval (on USS Michigan)
[DD03] |
| Summit
Township [BSE12] |
County Almshouse
[BSE15] |
| Albion Borough
[BSE13] |
Washington Township
[BSE16] |
| Springfield Township
[BSE14] |
Union City Borough
[LE04] |
| Union Township
[LE05] |
Pre-1900
Directories
-
Census Alternatives
1900 Federal Census
- Erie County
-
Census information contained on NARA Microfilm #T623-1407(part),#T623-1408,
and #T623-1409(part).
1910 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #T624-1341(part),#T624-1342, and #T624-1343(part).
1920 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census information contained on
NARA Microfilm #T625-1565, #T625-1566, and #T625-1567.
1930 Federal Census
- Erie County - Census was released to the public
on 04/01/02. Census information contained on NARA Microfilm #T626-2035,
#T626-2036, #T626-2037 and #T626-2038.
| Listing of Institutions by
Microfilm Roll - 39 "Institutions"
listed [sy100] |
| Elmwood Home for Boys - 90
names submitted by Evelyn Baker [EB44] |
All items below submitted by Barb Seyler |
| Florence Crittenton Home - 11
names [BSE26] |
| Home of the Friendless - about
82 names [BSE27] |
| Our Lady of Peace Home for
Girls - 9 names [BSE28] |
| Salvation Army Industrial
Home - about 20 names [BSE29] |
| Old Ladies Home (2224
Sassafras) - about 46 names
[BSE30] |
Other
Census Links [These are all Off-Site links]
| Info on the 1930 Census
[Link checked: 2/23/07] |
| Censuslink
[Link checked: 2/23/07] |
|
National
Archives & Records Administration Census Guidelines
& Index to Microfilms [Link updated: 2/23/07] |
| Mark Reed's Census-Online and Census-Online
Pennsylvania [Link checked: 2/23/07] |
| Brenda Hay's Census Finder
Pennsylvania [Link checked: 2/23/07] |
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