France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Censuses, 1830-1831 - FamilySearch Historical Records

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his collection will include population censuses (recensements de la population) within the custody of the Municipal Archives of Toulouse (Archives municipales de Toulouse) years 1830-1831

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Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. "France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Censuses, 1830-1831." Database with Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Archives municipales de Toulouse [Municipal Archives of Toulouse].
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