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The Whitney Research Group has compiled an extensive amount of content from census records for members of the Whitney families.
All existing U.S. census records that have been released to the public (1790-1930) are now available via subscription from Ancestry.com. Ancestry includes scans of all pages, and all of these records have every-name indexes. Existing U.K. census records 1841-1901 are similarly available. For a quick index of Ancestry census records, see Ancestry Census Record Links.
By Year
Census records or their substitutes are available for the following years: Before 1790, 1790 (and 1791), 1800, 1810, 1818, 1820, 1830, 1837, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1845, 1850, 1851, 1855, 1860, 1861, 1865, 1870, 1871, 1880, 1881, 1885, 1890, 1891, 1900, 1901, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
By Location
Census records or their substitutes are available for the following locations:
United States of America
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Guam and Samoa, Military, Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.
United Kingdom
England, Scotland, Wales, The Isle of Man, The Channel Islands.
Canada
New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec.
Extracts
| [1810] | -- | schedules missing or destroyed |
| (1800) | -- | substitute for missing schedules |
| 1800P | -- | partial schedule, rest missing or destroyed |
| 1850 | -- | link to index |
| 1840 | -- | index not examined |
| 1820 | -- | no WHITNEY individuals listed |
| 1860M | -- | mortality schedule |
| 1890V | -- | veterans schedule |
The following records have been transcribed:
- 1771 (Massachusetts tax list), 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1890.
The following records are currently being transcribed:
Indexes
The following indexes are also available:
Census Resources
- Contains every-page scans of all U.S. & U.K. census records as well as every-name indexes. Subscription required (except for 1880, which is free).
- Contains scans & indexes of selected census enumerations. Subscription required, but only available through organizations (such as your local library).
- If you know the county and state, this gives you the microfilm roll number on which the schedule is recorded.
- William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987)
- A must-have resource containing maps of each state/census year showing county names & boundaries then in place vs. those of today. Also contains information regarding which census enumerations are currently missing or destroyed.
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of The Census, 200 Years of Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990 (1992; reprint, Orting, WA: Heritage Quest, 1989)
- An excellent source showing all questions asked on the U.S. Federal Census enumerations.
- [Anonymous], RANDATA City Index, The Reliable Source to U.S. Places of over 100 People (Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1988)
- This reference book is an excellent way to identify which county a location is currently located in.
- This web page is an excellent way to identify which county a location is currently located in.
- Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records ([Baltimore]:Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992)
- The definitive source for information on census enumerations at the state level.
