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Extraction Form

Census Extraction Form

In the Census Tracker, click on a specific census year cell to open the  Extraction Form.  Each form is year specific to the census and will display only information relevant to that particular census.   All extraction forms require the place field to be filled out in order to save the census record. 

The Extraction form consists of two tables.  The top table is the "Extracted Household" and this box should duplicate the information found in the census when fully complete.  The bottom box is the "Unassociated Family Members" or the family members expected to be found in the census that are not yet associated with any census record.

Census Extraction Form

 During the extraction process, if you find a person on the census in this list, you just click Add  in the Unassociated Member box and the name and information is automatically added to the extracted household box. You may have to edit some details, so that it matches exactly what was in the census. If you find  a person in the census, that is not in your database, you simply type in the information in the extracted or top box, and a link button appears. Click Link and the individual is automatically entered in your database, again you do not need to retype the information. You can open the individual editor (directly from this view-) to add or change information.

Current countries and years of available online indexed censuses.

U.S. Federal Census

1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940(new)

Canada Census

1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, (1906, 1916 for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta)

Norway

1801, 1865, 1875, 1900, 1910

Scotland

1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911(new)

England  (United Kingdom)

1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911

Ireland

1901, 1911

Denmark (new) 1787, 1801, 1834, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1901,  1906, 1911, 1916, 1921, 1925
Australia (new) 1841 New South Wales
Argintina (new) 1869, 1895
Mexico (new) 1930

 

Current U.S. State Censuses Available- Listed in order of first census available.

 

Rhode Island 1774, 1885, 1905, 1925
 California 1852,
 Alabama 1855, 1866,
 Illinois 1855, 1865,
 Kansas 1855
 Massachusetts 1855, 1865
 Wisconsin 1855, 1875, 1885
 Iowa 1856, 1885, 1895, 1925
 Minnesota 1857, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905
 New York 1865,1892, 1905
 Michigan 1884, 1894
 Colorodo 1885
 Florida 1885, 1935, 1945
 Nebraska 1885,
 New Jersey 1885, 1895
 New Mexico 1885
 North Dakota 1885
 South Dakota 1885, 1895
 Washington 1885, 1895
 Oklahoma 1890

 

 

 For PDF version of class handouts and downladable instructions please visit our Handout page.