Massachusetts Census

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Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Massachusetts, click here

Microfilm images

 * 1880 mortality schedules (Family History Library film 1421020–23)
 * 1870 mortality schedules (Family History Library film 1421018–19)
 * 1860 mortality schedules (Family History Library film 1421017)
 * 1850 mortality schedules (Family History Library film 1421015–16)

Indexes: fiche, film, or book
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Massachusetts, click here.

State and colonial censuses
1855 and 1865 State Censuses--The original censuses are at the Massachusetts State Archives. The Family History Library has copies of:


 * Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. State Census, 1855–1865. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. These records are arranged by county and town. They list an individual's name, age, state or country of birth, and occupation.

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing Massachusetts censuses, click here.

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 find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses
Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:


 * index searching tips
 * analyzing and using what you find
 * census accuracy
 * historical background
 * contents of various census years and types