New Hampshire Census

Online Resources

 * Inhabitants of New Hampshire, 1776 ($)
 * United States Online Census, 1790-1940
 * — index and images
 * New Hampshire, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

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

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

State, territorial, and colonial censuses
New Hampshire took early listing of individuals that will help locate family members. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.


 * Census of New Hampshire, for the years 1767-1775


 * 1776 State census of men over age 21 who declared their Revolutionary War position. Jay Mack Holbrook compiled the New Hampshire 1776 Census, Oxford, Mass.: Holbrook Research Institute, 1976, FHL book 974.2 X2, which lists name, town and county of residence, whether for or against the Revolutionary War, and page number. The page number refers to theNew Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, volume 30, which is available online through www.ancestry.com at familysearch centers.

Existing and lost censuses
For a list of available and missing New Hampshire 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