United States Census, 1790 - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Known Issues
NOTE: Most missing records are available on microfilm. To view films, see Finding a family history center near you (54018).

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


 * Many census records that include the words “Free” or “Negro” in the Name of head of household/family column were not indexed. For example, “Free Joseph” was not indexed.

If additional problems are encountered with the collection, you can report them at [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org].


 * If searching the collection: please include the name of the collection, and all search criteria used, including name, event, dates and places.
 * If browsing the collection: please include the full browse path you used to get to where the problem occurred. The browse path is located above the image viewer window. For example: United States Census, 1790 &gt; South Carolina &gt; Charleston &gt; St James Santee &gt; Image 2 of 4.
 * For technical issues: please include operating system and browser version.

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