United States Census Defective Schedules

Portal:United States Census

Availability
1880 - Schedule results can be found at the National Archives and some state results at the Family History Library.

Historical Background
1880 schedule taken of delinquent, defective, and dependent classes.

Content
 1880 schedule lists individuals by name who were:

Insane

                       Idiots

Deaf-mutes

Blind

Homeless Children

Inhabitants in Prison

Pauper and Indigent

Web Sites
NARA: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/nonpopulation/

Bibliographic Citations

 * Dollarhide, William. The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999.) FHL Book 973.X27d.