1830 United States Census
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One of the most helpful historical resources, the United States Federal Census can help unlock hidden pieces of your family’s history. Census enumerators began collecting information for the 1830 census on June 1, 1830, and continued for twelve months. The 1830 federal census can offer you a vast amount of information including: -name of the county, parish, township, town, or city in which each family resided-name of the head of the household-number of free white males and females under 5 years of age-number of free white males and females of 5 to 10 years-number of free white males and females of 10 to 15 years-number of free white males and females of 15 to 20 years-number of free white males and females of 20 to 30 years-number of free white males and females of 30 to 40 years-number of free white males and females of 40 to 50 years-number of free white males and females of 50 to 60 years-number of free white males and females of 60 to 70 years-number of free white males and females of 70 to 80 years-number of free white males and females of 80 to 90 years-number of free white males and females of 90 to 100 years-number of free white males and females of 100 years and beyond-number of slaves and free colored males and females under 10 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 10 to 24 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 24 to 36 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 36 to 55 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 55 to 100 years-number of slaves and free colored males and females of 100 years and upward-number of white persons deaf and dumb under 14 years-number of white persons deaf and dumb of 14 to 25 years-number of white persons deaf and dumb of 25 years and upward-number of white persons who were blind-number of white persons who were unnaturalized foreigners-number of slaves and colored persons deaf and dumb under 14 years-number of slaves and colored persons deaf and dumb of 14 to 25 years-number of slaves and colored persons deaf and dumb of 25 years and upward-number of slaves and colored persons who were blind
This was the first census to enumerate deaf, dumb, blind, and insane members of a household. One way to find your missing ancestors is to look for families that lived next to them in previous or succeeding censuses. Search for those families and scan the pages around them. Hidden ancestors may pop right out at you.
Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, Bureau of the Census. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 29. Micropublication M19.
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Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, Bureau of the Census. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 29. Micropublication M19.
