New York Census

United States  United States Census  New York Census Online New York indexes and images  Federal population schedules Microfilm images 1791-1930 The National Archives and Records Administration and its regional centers, the Family History Library, the New York Public Library</a>, and the New York State Library</a> have microfilm copies of the U.S. federal censuses of New York for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. The original county copies of the federal censuses, 1850–1880, are normally at the county clerk's offices. These copies are more accurate than the federal copies. The Family History Library</a> has county copies on microfilm. Indexes: fiche, film, or book For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of New York, click here</a> Federal non-population schedules Online indexes and images &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Microfilm images Indexes: fiche, film, or book For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of New York, click here</a>. State, Territorial, and Colonial Censuses <span class="fck_mw_template"> New York often took censuses in the years between the federal censuses. &#160;The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family. <ul><li>1969 Native Americans <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">There is an Payment of annuities for the Cayuga tribe taken in June 1969 which lists names, birth dates, and addresses. </li><li>1845-1950 Native Americans <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">There are many census records held in the New York State Archives that have information on Native Americans from 1845 to 1950; however there is a restriction on records less than 75 years old. </li><li>1875-1921 Almshouses and poorhouses –&#160;census is online at the New York State Archives</a>. These are not indexed. </li><li>1890 Manhattan police census&#160;– Ancestry.com has 26 of 894 surviving census books indexed online.</a> On 59 microfilms. <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref"> Only 894 of the orginal 1,008 Manhattan 1890 police census books survive. To find a location of a house you must use the Ancestry.com index, or use a city directory to find an ancestor's address. Then you can: 1. Look at the Wilson Street Directory (on FHL Film 1304784) -- 2. Find the city blocks your address is between -- 3. Locate the street and block number on the A.D. maps (on FHL Film 1304784) -- 4. Using the block number, find the E.D. number -- 5. Find the book number for the E.D. -- 6. Locate the film number for the book. See New York (New York), Police Department, Police Census, 1890 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981). The census lists the name, address, sex, and age of each person. </li><li>1870 New York County 2nd enumeration <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">Census takers enumerated Manhattan (New York County) twice in 1870 and both versions are microfilmed. The second enumeration, taken in December, is not indexed but includes street addresses, which make it easier to find your ancestor. In addition, the National Archives microfilmed all of the 1870 federal census schedules twice. As a result, there are four sets of microfilms for the Manhattan 1870 federal census. </li><li>'1771 Shelter Island (Suffolk County), Gloucester County, Newtown (Queens County)<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">Harry Macy, &quot;Newtown Census of 1771,&quot; The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 117, No. 1 (Jan. 1986):8. Digital version at New York Family History ($);. The original census records were destroyed in a 1911 fire at the New York State Library. The three locations cited as surviving are transcripts made before that time.  </li><li>1776 Suffolk County''' <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">New York. Secretary of State. Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Relating to the War of the Revolution, in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1638–1801. Two Volumes. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1868. (Family History Library [].) Index in Volume 2. </li><li>1657-1799 Lists of inhabitants <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">Edmund B. O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1979). .) This source includes lists of town and county inhabitants of many colonial localities for various dates from 1657–1799. </li><li>1663-1772 Colonial censuses&#160;– About every ten years. <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">Carol M. Meyers, Early New York State Census Records. 1663–1772 (Gardena, Calif.: RAM Publishers, 1965). . Also, to locate existing colonial censuses and lists of petitioners, taxpayers, militia lists, freeholders (those who owned property), and persons taking oaths of allegiance, use: </li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>Stemmons, John D., The United States Census Compendium, Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1973. <span class="fck_mw_template"> ;</a>. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <ul><li>1696 Association Oath Rolls – Not technically a census, the 1696 Association Oath Rolls serves as a census substitute. The original records are found in class C 213 at the National Archives</a>, Kew, England. <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">Cliff Webb, &quot;Association Oath Rolls - Background to the Documents,&quot; Origins Network. Gandy published abstracts of oath takers living in British plantations, including New York: </li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>Gandy, Wallace. The Association Oath Rolls of the British Plantations [New York, Virginia, Etc.] A.D. 1696. London: the author, 1922. Digital version at Internet Archive</a>; reprint: <span class="fck_mw_template">. [New York entries begin on page 33] </li></ul> </dd></dl> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <ul><li>New York Genealogy Census Records</a> has a listing of links for statewide and countywide census years. The county links are particularly helpful. </li></ul> For a list of questions asked in each New York state census from 1825 to 1925, click here.</a> How to Find State Census Records Ancestry has digitized and indexed the 1892, 1915, and 1925 New York State Censuses. Microfilm copies of all surviving New York state censuses are at the State Library</a>. Manuscript copies for 1915 and 1925 are at the State Archives. The staff will not search these unindexed records for you. All state censuses are available on microfilm at the Family History Library</a>. Street indexes The Family History Library</a> has street indexes for the 1905, 1915, and 1925 Manhattan censuses on 36 films. The library also has a manuscript street index to the 1915 Brooklyn census, 1915 Queens census, and 1925 Queens census. 1925 census maps showing assembly and election district boundaries are available on microfiche for New York City <span class="fck_mw_template">, Buffalo <span class="fck_mw_template"> , Rochester <span class="fck_mw_template"> , and some other cities. More information on New York census records is in: <ul><li>Douglas, Marilyn and Melinda Yates, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925, Bibliography Bulletin 88, Albany, New York: The State Education Department, 1981.&#160;<span class="fck_mw_template">. </li></ul> Existing and Lost Censuses For a list of available and missing New York censuses, click here</a>. Why Use a Census? A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help determine additional records that contain information about the family. More About Censuses <a href="United States Census">Click here</a> for additional details about how to use censuses, such as: <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="United States Census Searching">Index Searching Tips</a> </li><li><a href="United States Census Analyzing Census Data">Analyzing and Using What You Find</a> </li><li><a href="United States Census Accuracy">Census Accuracy</a> </li><li><a href="United States Census Historical Background">Historical Background</a> </li><li><a href="United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses">Contents of Various Census Years and Types</a> </li></ul> </dd></dl> Sources and Footnotes <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Wiki articles describing online collections are found at: <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="New York 1865 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)">New York 1865 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)</a> </li><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="New York 1875 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)">New York 1875 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)</a> </li><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="New York 1892 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)">New York 1892 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)</a> </li><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="New York 1905 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)">New York 1905 State Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)</a> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> </li></ul>

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