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New Hampshire Census Notes

In 1776, New Hampshire required all males over the age of 21 to sign the Association Test.  This patriotic signing of the loyalty oath created a unique type of census which may enable researchers to locate ancestors in early NH records. See 1776 Inhabitants of New Hampshire at Ancestry.

Federal New Hampshire census records begin in 1790 and were enumerated every 10 years thereafter. Complete Federal NH census records are available on microfilm for the following years: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, & 1930. See 1790-1940 US Census Records at Ancestry.

1890 Federal New Hampshire Census Records were destroyed in a 1921 warehouse fire, however the 1890 New Hampshire Veterans and Widows schedules did survive the fire and can be used as a census substitute. See A Fire Destroyed The 1890 Census, Bridging the 1890 Census Gap.

Soundex code (phonetic indexes) for New Hampshire Federal census records are available for the census years 1880, 1900, and 1920.  The 1930 Federal census for NH was NOT soundexed by the Federal government, however Ancestry.com provides an every name index to the 1930 Census.

New Hampshire State Census Records: Many U.S. states took their own censuses, however, there are not any New Hampshire state census records known to exist.

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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 1790-1940 and will give you clues and tips to help you learn to locate your ancestors quickly in census records.

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 New Hampshire

(Statehood 1788.)

One of the original thirteen colonies.  The first settlements were in Dover, Portsmouth and Rye in the 1620's.  For almost a hundred years, fear of Indian attack delayed further settlement.  New Hampshire was part of the Massachusetts colony in 1641.  In 1679 it was under British rule.  After the Revolutionary War, new settlements began springing up and statehood was achieved in 1788.

Statewide New Hampshire Census Records Online 

 1776 Inhabitants of New Hampshire at Ancestry

 1790-1890 New Hampshire Census Records at Ancestry

 1790 Federal Census of the US at the U. S. Census Bureau

 1840 Federal Census Pensioners

 1850 Federal Census Index and 1850 Census Images

 1850 Federal Census Images

 1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule Index

 1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule Images

 1860 Federal Census Index

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 1870 Federal Census Images

 1880 Federal Census - Search and View the images   

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 1900 Federal Census Index and 1900 Census Images

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 1910 Federal Census Index

 1920 Federal Census Index

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NH Census Records Online by County

Belknap County  (formed 1840 from Merrimac & Strafford)

1800 Federal Census Index of Sanbornton

1810 Federal Census Records of Sanbornton

1830 Federal Census Index of Sanbornton

1850 Federal Census Index for Center Harbor

1850 Federal Census Records for Center Harbor

1870 Federal Census Index for Center Harbor

1870 Federal Census Records for Center Harbor

Other Records

1882 Annual Report for Gilford located here.

1887-1928 Vital Records Index for Belmont

Smith Meeting House Church Records

[Members]  [Baptisms]  [Marriages]  [Deaths]

Carroll County (formed 1840 from Strafford)

1790 Federal Census Records of Ossipee

1790 Federal Census Records of Sandwich

1850 Federal Census Records at GenWeb

1850 Federal Census Records of Brookfield

1850 Federal Census Records of Chatham

1850 Federal Census Records of Tuftonboro

1850 Federal Census Records of Wolfeboro Part 1

1850 Federal Census Records of Wolfeboro Part 2

Other Records

1774-1819 Church Records for the Congregational Church of Gilmanton

A History of Union, New Hampshire

Cheshire County

1790 Federal Census Records

1790 Federal Census Transcription at Ray Brown's Place

1850 Federal Census Index for Sullivan

1850 Federal Census Records for Sullivan

1870 Federal Census Index for Sullivan

1870 Federal Census Records for Sullivan

Other Records

1884-85 Business Directory for Alstead

1884-85 Business Directory for Chesterfield

1884-85 Business Directory for Dublin

1884-85 Business Directory for Walpole

1895-1896 City Directory for Keene located here.

1931 Annual Report for Town of Fitzwilliam located here.

Biographies of Early Cheshire County Residents -Surnames A-L

Biographies of Early Cheshire County Residents -Surnames M-Z

at Ancestry:

 1890 City Directory for Keene

Coos County (formed 1803 from Grafton)

No known census online.  Submit census links for inclusion in Census Finder's Directory.

Other Records

Revolutionary War Pensioners

Grafton County (formed 1769)

Federal Census

1790 Federal Census Records

1800 Federal Census Index

1800 Federal Census Images

1810 Federal Census Records

1850 Federal Census Index for Canaan - Surnames A-O

1850 Federal Census Index for Canaan - Surnames P-Z

1850 Federal Census Records for Canaan - Use with above 1850 Census Indexes.

1870 Federal Census Index for Canaan - Surnames A-L

1870 Federal Census Index for Canaan - Surnames M-Z

1870 Federal Census Records for Canaan - Use with above 1870 Census Indexes.

Other Records

1781 Tax List of Warren

1782 Inventory of Warren

1818 Act Revolutionary War Pensioners

1825 Voters List of Canaan

1832 Act Revolutionary War Pensioners

History of Canaan (Online Book)

Hillsborough County (formed 1769 - Original County)

1790 Federal Census of Hillsborough County (partial)

1790 Federal Census Records of Hollis

1790 Federal Census Records of Temple

Other Records

1768 Petition for incorporation of Temple (with signers)

1768-1796 Birth Records of Temple (part 1-4)

1768-1796 Birth Records of Temple (part 5)

at Ancestry:

 History of Brookline

Merrimack County (formed 1823 from Hillsborough and Rockingham)

1790-1880 Census Records of Epsom

1800 Federal Census Records of Salisbury

1830 Federal Census Records of Franklin

1830 Federal Census of Pembroke

1840 Federal Census Index of Franklin

1840 Federal Census of Pembroke - Part 1

1840 Federal Census of Pembroke - Part 2

1840 Federal Census Records of Salisbury

1850 Federal Census Records Index of Franklin

1850 Federal Census Transcription of Franklin - Pages 471-491

1850 Federal Census Transcription of Franklin - Pages 492-500

Other Records

1774 Tax List of Hill

1818 Act Revolutionary War Pensioners

1828 Act Revolutionary War Pensioners

1832 Act Revolutionary War Pensioners

1874 Directory of Franklin Part 1

1874 Directory of Franklin Part 2

1874 Directory of Franklin Part 3

1912 Annual Report for Town of Warner located here.

1914 Tax List of Dunbarton located here.

1925 Tax List of Dunbarton located here.

Our Lady of Lourdes Church Records

[Baptism]  [Marriage]

Rockingham County (formed 1769 - Original County)

1790 Federal Census of Northwood

1790 Federal Census of Portsmouth

1870 Federal Census Index for Auburn

1870 Federal Census Records of Auburn

1880 Federal Census Index of Auburn

1880 Federal Census Records (partial)

Other Records

1649-1770 Probate Records of Hampton

1892-1910 Vital Records for Northwood (NH Town Records)

Biographies of Early Residents in Rockingham County

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Soldiers in Northwood

Vital Records

at Ancestry:

 1888, 1890, 1892 Portsmouth City Directories

Strafford County (formed 1769 - Original County)

1790 Federal Census Records Transcription

1810 Federal Census of Sanbornton

Other Records

1776 Association Test for Lee, NH

1776 Rochester Signers and Non Signers of the Revolutionary War Proposal

A History of Union, New Hampshire

Dover Early Tax Lists Extractions

Somersworth Men in the Revolutionary War

at Ancestry:

 1897 Rochester City Directory

Sullivan County (formed 1827 from Cheshire)

1850 Federal Census Index for Wendell

1850 Federal Census Records - Page 1B-8B

1850 Federal Census Records - Page 9A-10B

Other Records

Act of 1818 Revolutionary War Pensioners