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Special Non Population Census Schedules | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Special Non Population Census Schedules

Federal Census 1850-1880

Special Non Population Census Schedules | Wisconsin Historical Society
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DDD example

 

These are additional schedules created by the Federal government that provide more information about your ancestors and the world in which they lived.  Learn more about these censuses on the National Archives website.  https://www.archives.gov/research/census/nonpopulation

Schedules we have in our collections on microfilm for WISCONSIN ONLY include:

Agricultural 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Includes owners, agents and managers of property along with information on products and land use.

Mortality 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 A person must have died 12 months before the date the census was taken, with month and cause of death, and length of illness.

Industrial/Manufacturing 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Includes various types of companies with an annual gross product of $500 or more.

Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes (DDD) (1880 only) Lists individuals categorized at the time as "insane, idiots, deaf-mutes, blind, homeless children, inhabitants in prison, pauper and indigent".­­­­­­­­­­­­