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 53 Census Links Found for Delaware

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Delaware Census Notes:

Delaware Federal Census Schedules schedules are available for census years: 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930.

1790 Federal census records for Delaware are said to have been destroyed in the War of 1812.  Early tax lists can be used to cover the 1790 gap in some cases.

1890 Federal Delaware census records were destroyed completely in a 1921 warehouse fire.

When researching Delaware, you will often see the word Hundred.  This is simply a division within the county.

See Delaware Counties and Hundreds

See Delaware Hundreds Map

Delaware was originally part of the Pennsylvania colony.  Places located in Delaware now, may have been in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Maryland previously.

Delaware state census records are scarce.  In fact, the only known state census year is 1782 and it is incomplete.

Delaware Census Records


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Delaware Census CDsDelaware Records 

On CD Rom

Census Records on CD

1607-1789 Census Index, Colonial America

1850-1880 U.S. Mortality Index

1870 U.S. Census Index

1900 Delaware Census Index

Delaware Genealogy on CD

1600s-1800s DE & MD Church Records

MD & DE Revolutionary War Patriots

Genealogy Software

Family Tree Maker Software

 

 

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 GenForum Surname Boards
 Delaware Genealogy Forum
 Family History Query Boards
 National Phone Directories
 Surname Community Search

 RootsWeb Delaware Mailing List

 African American Delaware List

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Delaware

(Statehood 1787)

The First State!  Early Colonial records for Delaware are scattered.  Some ended up in the New York Archives, while others are in Pennsylvania.  A vast resource for the state records is the Hall of Records, located in Dover. 


Statewide Delaware Census Records Online:

 1790 -1890 Delaware Census Search Engine at Ancestry

 1880 Federal Census Search at Family Search

 1880 Michigan Federal Census Extracts of People Born in Delaware

 Delaware Statewide Databases of Census & Genealogy Records


Deale County (changed to Sussex County 1683)

No known census online.  Submit a census link here.


Kent County (formed 1682 from St. Jones, Name changed to Kent 1682)

1860 Federal Census Images

Other Records

1693 Tax List

1782 Tax List Images of Little Creek Hundred

1840 Census of Revolutionary War Pensioners

1851 Thomson's Mercantile and Professional Directory

WWI Draft Registrations - Surnames A-G

WWI Draft Registrations - Surnames H-P

WWI Draft Registrations - Surnames Q-Z


New Castle County (formed 1682 - Original County)

1850 Federal Census Index - Surnames A-G

1850 Federal Census Index - Surnames H-Q

1850 Federal Census Index - Surnames R-Z

1850 Federal Census of Newcastle Pages 276A-284B

1850 Federal Census of Newcastle Pages 285A-290A

1850 Federal Census of Newcastle Pages 290B-299A

1850 Federal Census of Newcastle Pages 299B-308A

1850 Federal Census of Newcastle Pages 308B-312B

Other Records

Early Pioneer Residents of Wilmington

1693 Tax Assessment on Delaware, PA of New Castle County - Part 1

1693 Tax Assessment on Delaware, PA of New Castle County - Part 2

1696 / 1697 Tax list

1777 Tax List of Brandywine Hundred

1840 Census of Revolutionary War Pensioners

1851 Thomson's Mercantile and Professional Directory

1859 City Directory of Wilmington

WWI Draft Registrations


St. Jones County (Name changed to Kent County in 1682)

No known census online.  Submit a census link here.


Sussex County (formed 1682 from the early 17th Horrekill District)

1850 Federal Census Index - Surnames A-Dod (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census Index - Surnames Don-Johnson  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census Index - Surnames Jones-Pay  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census Index - Surnames Pe-Sma  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census Index - Surnames Smi-Y  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 1B-5B  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 6B-11A  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 11B-16A  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 16B-21A  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 21B-26A  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 26B-31A  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 31B-36A  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 36B-41A  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census - Pages 41B-43A  (Georgetown and Broadkiln Hundred)

1850 Federal Census Transcription of Donovan

1850 Federal Census Index and Transcription of Taylor

1870 Federal Census Images

Other Records

Orphan's Court Records   Information about Orphan's Court Records

1693 Tax Records

1800s-1900s Baptism Records of Sound Methodist Church

1851 Thomson's Mercantile and Professional Directory

WWI Draft Registrations


 

 

 

 

 

Related Delaware Links:

 Delaware Genealogy Mine

 Delaware Genealogy Societies

 Delaware GenWeb Archives

 Delaware History Museums

 Delaware Tribe of Indians

 Delaware USGenWeb

 Delaware USGenWeb Census Project

 Delaware Wills and Probate Records

 Historical Society of Delaware

 State Archives Links 

At Ancestry:

 1790 -1890 Delaware Census

 ALL Delaware Statewide Databases

 Civil War Research Database

 

Newspapers & Obituaries

 Delaware Newspaper Obituaries

Ancestry Obituaries Search Engine

1815-1985 Historical Newspapers

Search Historical Newspapers

Delaware Vital Records:

Office of Vital Statistics

Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: (302) 739-4721

 

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Delaware Marriage Records at GenWed

Delaware Vital Records Information

 

 

 

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Delaware County Map

Delaware Historic Maps

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