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Connecticut Census Records
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Federal Population Schedules that exist for Connecticut are 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. One of the alternatives to vital records for piecing together family birth, death, and marriage occurrences is the census, and Connecticut has a complete set of federal census records. A special index from 1790 to 1850 at the Connecticut State Library is from a duplicate set of schedules housed at the Connecticut State Archives. It is not collated in the same way as the “official” set at the National Archives and consequently cannot be used for locating a particular individual on that set of returns. However, the Connecticut version of the index includes all names in the 1850 census and not just heads of households.
There are Industry and Agriculture Schedules availible for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Union Veterans Schedules were conducted in 1890.
Colonial Schedules: The 1669/1670 Grain Inventory for Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor inventories heads of household, by name and number of family members as well as bushels of wheat and corn held by the family. It is not a complete listing of inhabitants for that year but provides an interesting perspective on the settlements. Census enumerations existed for 1756, 1762 and 1774 but they do not list names, only numbers of people in town in the categories of race, sex, and age groups.
State Schedules: The Military Census of 1917 listed all males between at least twenty to thirty years of age, although most towns reported those sixteen through sixty. Given along with the name and age, were place of birth and number of dependents, ability to perform certain tasks, and occupation. Both the originally completed sheets and index cards have been microfilmed in a separate series available at the Connecticut State Library and the FHL.
- Connecticut Census Records at Archives.com
- Connecticut Census Books at Amazon.com
- Connecticut Census, 1790-1890: This collection contains the following indexes: 1790 Federal Census Index; 1800 Federal Census Index; 1810 Federal Census Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1890 Veterans Schedule; Early Census Index.
- Connecticut Census & Voter Lists - A census is an official list of the people in a particular area at a given time, while voter lists show those who were registered to vote in a certain area. The valuable information found on census records helps you to understand your family in their time and place. Voter Lists serve as a confirmation of residence in between the years that the census was taken.
