#1925 NEW YORK CENSUS CODE#

'All my life, I was telling people I was very poor, but I learned we did not live in abject poverty I was born into a middle-class family,' he said. The New York world of the 1940 census includes names that later became famous, including Katharine Hepburn, John D. The 1940 census by name index will be available for all states possibly as early as this fall. While New York is the biggest state whose census records are already name-indexed, a number of smaller states also have been made name-accessible by and two other companies, and.

#1925 NEW YORK CENSUS CODE#

New York state censuses for 19 are available online for the first time via a link that says 'find family history for free' to anyone providing a New York ZIP code and email address. So far, only 1825 - 1875 are completed.The state censuses show 'every New Yorker from the famous to the infamous to everybody in between,' said Kathleen Roe, director of archives and records management at the New York State Archives.Ī perfect example of this melting pot is Babe Ruth, who appeared in the 1925 census as 'George H.

Also, separate pages are still being added with LDS film reference numbers. It is important to note that none of the microfilm at the NY State Library circulates while the LDS lends all filmed census.įor more detailed information on the exact questions asked on each New York State census, click on the desired year (below). To see what is in there collection, go to their New York Census page. Another place that has a large collection of the New York census records is the NY State Library. It is said that the LDS does not have every existing census. The LDS Family History Library has the most complete collection of films of the New York State census. There are also some census records of the NY GenWeb Archives.Įxisting original census records are usually in the County Courthouse or with the County Historian. Ontario County also has indexed the 18 Federal census and also the 18 State census. They have a master index available at the Courthouse in Bath, NY. A notable exception is Steuben County which has indexed all the names in every census. Very, very few of the New York State census have been indexed. They are no New York State census after 1925 probably because the whole country was still in the Great Depression in 1935. There may be minor differences in transcription. It is not known which copy of the 19 census would be considered the original nor which was filmed by the LDS. One copy was sent back to the County and another set for the whole State is at the New York State Archives. Two copies of both the 19 census were made. The 1925 census did ask for the date and place of naturalization. They did not ask for a State of birth, only a country. The census from 1905 to 1925 kept better track of addresses and family groups. It only asks for a country of birth not a State nor NY County. It does not indicate where a family begins and contains no relationships so it is difficult to determine if people of another surname are part of the previous family. The census for 1892 is not as helpful as the previous census. The truth is that the 1890 census wasn't destryed until the 1920s or 1930s. Some have incorrectly stated that New York took a census in 1892 because the 1890 Federal census was destroyed by fire. It is unknown why a census wasn't taken in 1885. The 1865 census asked many questions about military service which are helpful in finding Civil War records. That helps to narrow down the search for a birth place for New Yorkers.

The 1855 to 1875 census asked the person for the name of the county that person was born in, if they were born in New York State. Many of these early census records have been lost.īeginning in 1855, the name of every person in the household is listed. Only the name of the head of household is listed from 1825 to 1845. The early census was as much interested in agricultural production as in the number of inhabitants. They also took a census in 1892 then every ten years from 1905 to 1925. New York State took a census every ten years from 1825 to 1875. Federal Census, go to this information page from Treasure Maps. If interested in more information on the U.S. There are a few of these colonial census on the ' net' courtesy of Chris Andrle: Also, look for tax lists as these are a listing of land holders in a town. Look in the catalog at your local LDS Family History Library for the name of the town. There were some census records done in colonial times for some towns in New York State. New York State Census New York State Census

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