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Table of Contents
Helps For Using This Research Outline
     References To The Family History Library Catalog
     References To Other Family History Library Publications
Internet
     Finding Resources On The Internet
     Map Of Mexico
Archives And Libraries
     Archives In Spain
     Mexican Archives
     National Government Archives And Libraries
     State Archives
     Local Civil Offices/municipio Records Offices
     Catholic Church Archives
     Inventories, Registers, Catalogs
Biographies
     Mexican Biographies
Cemeteries
Census
     Searching Census Records
Church Directories
Church History
     Roman Catholic
     Chronological Table Of The History Of The Catholic Church In Mexico
Church Records
     General Historical Background
     Information Recorded In Church Registers
     Locating Church Records
     Protestantism In Mexico
     Church Record Inventories
     Church Records At The Family History Library
     Records Not At The Family History Library
     Search Strategies
Civil Registration
     General Historical Background
     Information Recorded In Civil Registers
     Locating Civil Registration Records
     Locating Records Not At The Family History Library
     Search Strategies
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
     Records Of The Colonial Period (1492–1810)
     Finding An Emigrant’s Town Of Origin
     Emigration From Mexico
     Immigration Into Mexico
Gazetteers
     Finding Place-names In The Family History Library Catalog
     Historical Place-names
Genealogy
     Major Collections And Databases
     Family Histories
     Genealogical Collections
Historical Geography
History
     Local Histories
     Calendar Changes
Land And Property
Language And Languages
     Language Aids
Maps
     Using Maps
     Finding The Specific Town On The Map
     Finding Maps And Atlases
Military Records
     Military History
     Military Records Of Genealogical Value
     Spanish Military Records
     Locating Other Military Records
Minorities
     Mennonities
     The Latter-day Saints (mormons)
     Jews
     Chinese
     Middle Easterners
     Europeans
Names, Personal
     Surnames
     Given Names
Native Races
Nobility
Notarial Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Social Life And Customs
Societies
     Genealogical Societies
     Historical Societies
Other Records
For Further Reading
Appendix A
     State Archives Addresses
Appendix B
     State Civil Registration Offices Addresses
Appendix C
     Mexican Dioceses Archives As Of 1994
Appendix D
     Civil Records In The Federal District, Guerrero, And Oaxaca
     Guererro
     Oaxaca
     Mixe District (created In 1938)
     Sola De Vega District (created In 1918)
     Zaachila District (created In 1939)
     Present-day Districts And Their Municipios:
Appendix E
     1930 Census Of Mexico
Comments And Suggestions

APPENDIX E



1930 CENSUS OF MEXICO

Following is a list of all the column headings from the 1930 census of Mexico, along with English translation listed in parentheses. The column headings, and the information given under each heading are listed.

1930 CENSO (1930 Census)

UBICACIÓN (address)

1. Calle, avenida, calzada, etc. (street, avenue, boulevard, etc.) 2. Número exterior de la casa (outside house number) 3. El nombre del jefe de la familia deberá marcarse con una cruz (x). (The name of the head of family should be marked with an “x.”)

NOMBRE Y APELLIDO (name and surname)

4. Empezando por el jefe de familia. (starting with the head of the family)

SEXO (sex)

5. Hombre (male)

6. Mujer (female)

EDAD (age)

7. Años (years)

8. Meses (months)

9. Días (days)

ESTADO CIVIL (marital status)

10. Soltero (single)

11. Casado por lo Civil (married civilly)

12. Casado por la Iglesia (married by the church)

13. Unión libre (common-law union)

14. Viudo (widowed)

15. Divorciado (divorced)

SABEN O NO LEER Y ESCRIBIR (does or doesn’t know how to read and write)

16. Sabe leer y escribir (knows how to read and write)

17. Sólo sabe leer (only knows how to read)

PROFESIÓN U OCUPACIÓN (profession or occupation)

18. Quehaceres domésticos (domestic work)

19. Jornalero de campo (farmer)

20. Médico, ingeniero, mayordomo, carpintero, hojalatero, criado, costurera, empleado, dependiente, etc. (medical, engineer, overseer, carpenter, tinsmith, servant, seamstress, employee, dependent, etc.)

21. Especifíquese la clase de profesión, trabajo o industria: si es médico, escríbase si es homeópata o alópata, si es empleado dígase si es federal o particular, etc. (Specify the type of profession, work, or industry. If medical, write whether homeopath or allopath. If employee, say whether federal or private, etc.)

LUGAR DE NACIMIENTO (place of birth)

22. Si nació en la República Mexicana, diga en que Estado o Territorio. Si nació en el extranjero diga en que país. (If born in the Mexican republic, indicate in which state or territory. If foreign born, indicate the country.)

NACIONALIDAD (nationality)

23. Mexicana (Mexican)

24. Si es extranjero dígase cuál es su nacionalidad actual. (If foreigner, indicate present nationality.)

25. Si tuvo antes otra nacionalidad dígase cual era. (If he had a previous nationality, tell what it is.)

IDIOMA (language)

26. ¿Habla Ud. castellano (español)? (Do you speak castilliana [Spanish]?)

27. ¿Qué otro idioma o dialecto habla? (What other language or dialect spoken?)

BIENES RAÍCES (real property)

28. ¿Tiene alguna propiedad en el campo? (Do you have rural property?)

29. ¿Tiene alguna propiedad en ciudad, villa o pueblo? (Do you have property in the city, town, or village?)

30. ¿Vive la familia en casa de su propiedad? (Is family home on personal property?)

DEFECTOS FÍSICOS O MENTALES (physical or mental defects)

31. El empadronador sólo hará constar los defectos siguientes: sordo, mudo, sordo-mudo, ciego, manco, cojo, tullido, jorobado, idiota, loca. (The census taker will only make note of the following defects: deaf, mute, deafmute, blind, cripple, lame, paralyzed, humpbacked, idiot, crazy.)

32. El defecto físico o mental del empadronado le impide trabajar. (Does the phyical or mental defect impede the person to work?)

RELIGIÓN (religion)

33. ¿Es católico, protestante, budista, judío o de otra religión? ¿No tiene ninguna religión? (Whether Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist, Jewish, or other religion? Or doesn’t have any religion?)

SIN TRABAJO (unemployed)

34. ¿Cuánto hace que está sin trabajo? (How long unemployed?)

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