California State Census, 1852 - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of a name index of population schedules listing the inhabitants of the state of California in 1852.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The census may include the following information:
 * Date and place of census
 * Name of each person
 * Gender
 * Age
 * Place of birth
 * Estimated year of birth
 * Whether or not a citizen
 * Number of Whites by gender and if over 21
 * Number of Negros by gender and if over 21
 * Number of Mulatos by gender and if over 21
 * Number of Domesticated Indians by gender and if over 21
 * Number of Foreign Residents by gender and if over 21

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate age during the event or birth place of your ancestor

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the California State Archives.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the Citing This Collection section
 * Use the ages listed to determine approximate birth dates and find the family in additional censuses
 * Use the ages or estimated birth dates to find county or vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
 * Use the information found in the record to find probate records
 * If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying you sources helps others find the records you used.

"California State Census, 1852." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing Legislature. State Archives, Sacramento.
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