Source Record: "1840 US Census"
Source Record: "1840 US Census" - Overview
| Originator | US Bureau of the Census |
| Title | 1840 US Census |
| Publication Facts | Name: National Archives and Records Administration; Location: Washington, DC; |
| Repository Citation | Repository | National Archives and Records Administration [Repository] |
| Note | Note | Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Description
This database details those persons enumerated in the 1840 United States Federal Census, the Sixth Census of the United States. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1840 Federal Census. Enumerators of the 1840 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household, number of free white males and females, number of other free persons, names of slave owners and number of slaves, number of foreigners, and town or district and county of residence |
| Note, User Reference, Ref | 10 SEP 2018 11:01:29 |
| Note, User Reference, Type | Creation Date |
| Note | [Note Record] |