American Samoa, Census Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

American Samoa

What is in This Collection?
Territorial census records from American Samoa for the years 1900-1945. Specifically, these census records are for the years 1900-1901, 1903, 1908-1909, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1926, and 1945. Original records are located in the U.S. Federal Records Center in San Bruno, California.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
‘’’Census Records’’’ may contain the following information:


 * Given Name of all Family Members


 * Ages of Family Members


 * Occupation of Head of Household


 * Relation to head of household


 * District, County, City or Village of Residence


 * Religious Affiliation

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How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
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 * If possible, use what you know to find an image of the original record. The index contains only basic identifying information for a person; the original record therefore may contain more information not found in the index.
 * Continue to search the index for family members.

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

 * Check for variants of given names and surnames. It was not uncommon for an individual to be listed under a nickname, middle name, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * Search the records of nearby locations. In the period of this collection, few individuals ever lived more than 20 miles from their place pf birth, though smaller moves were common.

Research Helps
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Citing This Collection
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