New York State Census, 1892 - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Question 1
Question 1: Some records are missing. Where can the records be viewed? Answer 1: See answers below for information about known missing records and their respective film numbers, if available, or alternate online location:


 * Cattaraugus County: towns with names starting with N-Z are not available online. Film 584495 contains all the census records for Cattaraugus County.

Question 2
Question 2: Some indexed records have been attributed to the wrong place or with incorrect dates. How can I determine the correct census information? Answer 2: The event place and date can be checked by viewing the image or the Catalog section containing the film notes. Search the Catalog using the film number included in the record detail page. A list of known problems below provides correct indexing information:


 * Some record detail pages with Event Place: State Asylum for Insane Criminals, Auburn, Cayuga, New York should be Event Place: Orphan Asylum for Destitute Children, Auburn, Cayuga, New York. View the film to confirm the locality.
 * Oswego &gt; Onrell, E.D. 1 or the Event Place: Onrell,, 01, Oswego, New York should be spelled Orwell.

Question 3
Question 3: The record detail page is linked to the wrong image. How can I find the correct image? Answer 3: From the record detail page, use either the Event Place, Film Number or Family Number information, or a combination of any of the search criteria, to find the correct image by clicking the right or left scroll arrow.


 * Go to the New York State Census, 1892 - FamilySearch Historical Records article
 * Go to the New York, State Census, 1892 collection at FamilySearch.org