Maryland Census Records

A Colonial census was taken in Maryland in 1776. See 1776 Colonial Census at Ancestry.

1876 & 1878 Special censuses of Maryland.  Maryland was enumerated by the Federal government in 1876 and 1878. See Census Search at the Maryland State Archives.

Soundex code (phonetic indexes) for Federal Maryland census records are available on microfilm for the following census years: 1880, 1900 and 1920.

Maryland Federal census records are available to the public for census years: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930.  Note: The following Federal census schedules are missing for Maryland: 1790 Allegany, Calvert and Somerset Counties & 1800 Baltimore County (outside of the city). See 1790-1930 US Census Records at Ancestry.

1890 Maryland Federal Census schedules were lost in a 1921 warehouse fire, however the 1890 Veterans and Widows census survived and may be of help as a census substitute. See A Fire Destroyed the 1890 Census and See 1800-1890 Maine Census Records at Ancestry.

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Questions In The Census

Learn what questions were asked in each census year and where to find census records online.  This section of Census Finder covers each census year from 1790-1930 and will give you clues and tips to help you learn to locate your ancestors quickly in census records.

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Maryland Vital Records

Division of Vital Records
Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone #1: (410) 764-3069
Phone #2: (800) 832-3277

Genealogical vital records must be obtained from The Maryland State Archives.

Birth and death records from 1898 to the present are available at the above address.

Marriage records begin in 1951.

Earlier vital statistic records are held at the county level by the Clerk of Court.

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