Searching the US Census by Name in One Step (FamilySearch)

Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco



INSTRUCTIONS FOR FREE CENSUS SEARCHES WITH FREE IMAGE DISPLAYS

1. Fill in some information on the FIND PERSON form below and press the SEARCH button
2. Click on a person in the results that appear to see more details
3. Click on the "VIEW ORIGINAL DOCUMENT" link to see the census page

[NOT FOR 1940]: INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISPLAYING CENSUS IMAGE FROM NARA WEBSITE

1. Below the "VIEW ORIGINAL DOCUMENT" link above is a link for "Document Information"
2. Click on the "Document Information Link" if the information is not being displayed
3. Obtain Microfilm Number and Image Number and enter them in the DISPLAY IMAGE box
4. Click on "Show Image"

[FOR 1940]: INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISPLAYING CENSUS IMAGE FROM NARA WEBSITE

1. Obtain the following information from text below "Cite This Record": state, county, ED, sheet, line
2. Use ths calculator to compute the image number from the sheet number:
     Sheet Number is image number 1
3. Insert these values into the Universal 1940 Census Image Viewer and click on "NARA Viewer"



FIND PERSON:    Location     Hits/page
  Person    Spouse    Father    Mother
Given Name
Family Name
Birthplace     Born between and    


DISPLAY IMAGE FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES:    Microfilm Number     image number    


Data presented here comes from
Family Search
Internet Archives.
National Archives.
© Stephen P. Morse, 2011