Tuesday, July 19, 2016

1820 Census

State & county; enumerated 7 August [info given as of that date]
Categories:
[1] Age categories were the same as for 1800 & 1810
[2] New age category: free white males 16-18 [this was for militia purposes]
[3] number of persons to be naturalized
[4] number engaged in agriculture, commercial or manufacture
[5] number of "colored" persons [some in age groups]
[6] number of others, except Indians

Schedules for: MS, LA, GA, SC, NC, KY, VA, OH, IN, IL, MD, DE, NY, PA, CT, RI, MA, NH, VT, ME, Michigan Terr.

Partial schedules: Arkansas Terr., Missourri Terr., NJ, Alabama [AL] - half, TN [20 counties in east]

One plus to the new males 16-18 age category, it allows you to narrow the ages for family members that fit there.

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