United States Census 1800

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Content
1800 Census was taken beginning 4 Aug 1800 for 9 months. The following information was recorded by the census taker:                       Free white males under 10                        Free white males 10-16                        Free white males 16-26                        Free white males 26-45                        Free white males 45 and over                        Free white females under 10                        Free white females 10-16                        Free white females 16-26                        Free white females 26-45                        Free white females 45 and over                        Others free except Indian                        Slaves

Value
The 1800 census can be used to:1

Identify locality                        Distinguish target family from others of same name                         Help determine family size                         Locate possible relatives with same name                         Identify neighbors                         Identify slaveholders                         Identify name variations                         Free men of color listed as head of household                         Slaves in age group by name of owner

1790-1840 searching tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1790-1840.html

Unique Features and Problems
1. Age brackets were split up into 5 categories

2. No printed form or paper provided

3. Some lists were rearranged to place names in alphabetical order (will be unable to tell neighbors.

4. Only number of slaves accounted for, not ages.

5. Indians that were not taxed were not included.

Territories
(May have some type of substitute list or an area covering a county)


 * Indiana
 * Mississippi
 * Northwest

Web Sites
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1790-1840.html

Bibliographic Citations
1. Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)