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

Title in the Language of the Record
France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, recensements de la population

Record Description
This 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.

Record Content
Census records may contain the following information:
 * Given name
 * Surname
 * Occupation
 * Age
 * Nationality
 * Position in the household
 * Address information

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As you are doing your genealogical research, it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s first name, and last name, occupation, age, nationality, and family relationships.

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For Help Reading These Records
These records are in French. For help with reading the records, see the following resources:


 * French Wordlist
 * France Language and Languages

Tips to Keep in Mind
Examples of what to put in this section:
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community.
 * Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have served in the same unit or a nearby unit.
 * You may need to search for both their French name and their English name.
 * Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
 * Search the records of nearby localities (or military unties, counties, parishes, etc.).

Related Websites
Learning Center Videos:
 * Genealogy in Toulouse
 * Genealogy in France
 * Basic French Research
 * Beginning Research in France: Part 1 of 2
 * Using French Websites
 * Reading French Records

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