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Censuses in Staten Island and City Directories
We have census data online!
Everybody knows that the Federal Census was taken every ten years. But do you have any idea how valuable the state censuses are? For example, the 1855 State Census (unlike New Jersey) contains way more information than the 1850 or 1860 Federal Census [i.e. NY county of birth and # of years resident of town or city]. I strongly recommend you investigate these resources. Yes, they will take time, as they're not indexed, but it's time well spent. For most years, Staten Island is only one roll.
Censuses from The Family History Show: Federal Censuses from 1790; Colonial Census: 1663-1772; Loyalists: 1782; State Censuses: 1814, 1835, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925; Union Veterans & Widows: 1890.
Census Indexes are now appearing at online subscription services! If you are an
ancestry member, you can search their
online census indexes.
Their advantage: You can soundex search.
If you are a genealogylibrary.com
member, you can look thru their
online census indexes. Their advantage: you can search a specific state, or state and
year, if you like; also that you can browse the records.
I've noticed that spellings are atrocious; be very flexible.
| Year | Type | Notes | FHC | Nat'l Archives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Number(s) | Set | Roll(s) | |||
| 1706 | Colonial | This census is everyname-indexed by John Dux at 1706 census. Note that it was not taken exactly 1706. | ? | ||
| 1790 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | ? | M637 | 6 |
| 1800 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | ? | M32 | 25 |
| 1800 | Federal | Note: This census is online at our own 1800
Census Page, thanks to Jim. Jim has generously donated the 1800 census to the USGenWeb Census Project Archives and to the New York GenWeb Archives. | |||
| 1810 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | ? | M252 | 34 |
| 1820 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | ? | M33 | 65 |
| 1820 | Federal | Jim has typed up more census records! Entire 1820 census.
See the entire 1820 index and Southfield,
Northfield, Castleton, and Westfield records. Jim has generously donated the 1820 census to the USGenWeb Census Project Archives and to the New York GenWeb Archives. | |||
| 1825 | State | Not extant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1830 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | ? | M19 | 106 |
| 1835 | State | Staten Island census and residential business directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497.
Reel 1. New York State census of Richmond County, 1835 : Westfield, Northfield, Southfield, Castleton -- |
? | ||
| 1840 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | ? | M704 | 331 |
| 1845 | State | Not extant. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1850 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | 0444303 | M432 | 587 |
| 1850 | Federal | We have a mortality schedule transcription
on our 1850 census page. Staten Islanders gone elsewhere - 1850 | |||
| 1855 | State | 0946687 | |||
| 1860 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | 0803850 | M653 | 850 |
| 1860 | Federal | We have a partial census transcription and a full mortality schedule transcription
on our 1860 census page. Staten Islanders gone elsewhere - 1860 | |||
| 1862 | Directory | According to A Condensed History of Staten Island by Leng and Delavan, the first directory was 1862.
Staten Island census and residential business directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 2. Staten Island residential and business directories : Richmond County register, 1862 | |||
| 1865 | State | There are no indexes for State Censuses of Richmond County. | 0946689 | ||
| 1865 | State | familysearch.org has the entire unindexed census online at 1865 Richmond NY. | |||
| 1870 | Federal | Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. | 0552585 | M593 | 1086 |
| 1870 | Federal | Jennifer Hyatt has transcribed the 1870 Mortality Schedules. See 1870 census for details. | |||
| 1870 | Federal | Staten Islanders gone elsewhere - 1870 | |||
| 1875 | State | There are no indexes for State Censuses of Richmond County. Some records transcribed here. familysearch.org has the entire unindexed census online at 1875 Richmond NY. |
0946691 | ||
| 1880 | Federal | It is soundexed for families with children under 10. Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. |
1254923 | Soundex: T765 Census: T9 | Soundex: 1-187 Census: 978-79 |
| 1880 | Federal | Staten Islanders gone elsewhere - 1880 | |||
| 1886 | Directory | Webb's 1886 Directory online! | |||
| 1888 | Lynn has transcribed some voters in Castleton Castleton Petition | ||||
| 1888-1892/93 | Direcctory | Webb's consolidated directory of Staten Island at the NYPL; Call # *ZAN-G117 1888-1892/93. | |||
| 1890 | Federal | Not extant. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1890 | Federal Union Veterans' and Widows' Schedules | Federal censuses are available,
indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com,
heritagequest.com, etc. Note: Janet has transcribed the Veterans' and Widows' Schedule and also donated the 1890 schedules to the USGenWeb Census Project Archives and to the New York GenWeb Archives. |
0338206 | M123 | 47 |
| 1892 | State | Not extant. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1895-1896 | Directory | Standard directory of Richmond Borough. Found at the NYPL; Call # *ZAN-G119 1895-1896, 1906. | |||
| 1898 | Directory | Staten Island census and residential business
directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 2. Industries of Staten Island before consolidation, 1898 -- Trow's business and residential directory of the Borough of Richmond, City of New York at the NYPL; Call # *ZAN-G128 Vol. 1 (1898). | |||
| 1899 | Directory | Staten Island census and residential business
directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 3. Trow's business and residential directory of the Borough of Richmond, 1899 | |||
| 1900 | Directory | Staten Island census and residential business
directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 3. Trow's business and residential directory of the Borough of Richmond, 1900 | |||
| 1900 | Federal | It is fully soundexed. Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. |
1241153-54 | Soundex: T1062 Census: T623 | Soundex: 1-766 Census: 1153-54 |
| 1900 | Federal | Staten Islanders gone elsewhere - 1900 | |||
| 1903 | Directory | Staten Island census and residential business
directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 3. Standard directory of Richmond Borough, Staten Island, 1903 | |||
| 1905 | State | Not extant. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1906 | Directory | Standard directory of Richmond Borough. Found at the NYPL; Call # *ZAN-G119 1895-1896, 1906. | |||
| 1910 | Federal | 1910 Street Index | 1375085-6 | T624 | 1072-73 |
| 1912 | Directory | Staten Island census and residential business
directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 3. Richmond Borough directory, 1912 : Richmond Borough business, West New Brighton, Staten Island, 1912 1912 Industrial Directory | |||
| 1913 | Directory | Staten Island census and residential business
directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 3. Credit experience guide, Staten Island, 1913 | |||
| 1914 | Directory | Staten Island census and residential business
directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 4. Richmond Borough business directory, West New Brighton, Staten Island, 1914 | |||
| 1915 | State | There are no indexes for State Censuses of Richmond County. | 0523336-37 | ||
| 1920 | Federal | It is fully soundexed. Federal censuses are available, indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com, heritagequest.com, etc. Staten Islanders gone elsewhere - 1920 |
1821238-40 | Soundex: M1578 Census: T625 | Soundex: 1-885 Census: 1238-40 |
| 1925 | State | There are indexes for State Censuses of Richmond County available at a few libraries, including ?Cincinnati? and NYPL, and for sale for $145 at heritagequest.com. | 0532409-12 | ||
| 1930 | Federal | Federal censuses are available,
indexed, online at paid sites like ancestry.com,
heritagequest.com, etc. Staten Islanders gone elsewhere - 1930 Click here: Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step Marie also provided the FHL film numbers by ED: # 2341346 ED's 1- 16 and 101-107; # 2341347 ED's 17- 37 and 108-143; # 2341348 ED's 38- 60 and 144-207; # 2341349 ED's 61- 79 and 208-276; # 2341350 Ed's 80-100 and 277-363 |
2341346-50 | NARA's 1930 Federal Population Census | |
| 1933/1934 | Directory | Polk's Staten Island (Borough of Richmond) directory , 1933/1934. Found at the NYPL; Call # *ZAN-G118 v. 1; 1933/34. | |||
| 1936 | Directory | Staten Island census and residential business
directories at the NYPL; Call # *ZI-497. Reel 4. Staten Island Borough of Richmond classified telephone directory and index book, 1936. | |||
| 1940 | Federal | It is scheduled to be released April 2 2012. It will be free online at ancestry around the end of that month. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: CensusTools distributes free census worksheets. Very handy! And includes New York State Census 1825-1925 and others.
Index Notes:
There are few indexes for State Censuses of Richmond County. Use a city directory to look up an address, then a finding aid for ED [I hear they do exist], and search the ED in the census.
(Source for NYS Census info: NYS Census Records formerly at Ontario County GenWeb.)
What was asked:
- See Census Clues
by NARA for information on the Federal Censuses 1850-1920.
- See Ancestry for information on the Federal Censuses 1790 - 1920.
- See Dick Halsey's NYS Census Page for the NYS Censuses 1825 - 1925.
More Info
- You may find an index lookup volunteer at Genealogy CD List.
- You can find an 1850 census lookup volunteer at Books/Lookups.
- The New York Public Library has census information in their holdings list.
- At the Muni Archives: New York State Census, Richmond County: 1855, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880,1915, 1925. Not indexed; recorded name, family relationship, sex, age, nativity, occupation,and citizenship status. No mail lookups.
- A terrific site called Census Online has collected, they say, over 4000 links to censuses and indexes which are online. Visit their New York Censuses. Of course, all the Richmond County entries point back to us. {G}
- Census Projects: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~census/states/newyork/ and http://www.us-census.org/states/newyork/r-ny.htm and
- NYGenWeb Archives.
Court Records
Immigration
Churches
- We have collected a list of churches from the 1875 Census. See Churches for the almost-complete list.
- From U.S. Catholic Sources: A Diocesan Research Guide by Virginia Humling
- Archdiocese of New York
1011 First Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-371-1000
Archivist: Sr. Marguerita Smith
Area Included: The boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, and Richmond in New York City, and Dutchess, Orange Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties. - All sacramental records are stored at the parish level.
- Cemetery Association: Calvary and Allied Cemeteries, 1011 First Ave., New York, NY 10022.
- Fees: There are no set fees, but donations are appreciated.
- Archdiocese of New York
- The archives for the Lutheran Church in NYC
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Lutheran Church Archives
Hormann Library
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY 10301
718-390-3100 - I love this List of Churches from the USGS GNIS Map Server.
- Lutheran Roots Genealogy Exchange OK, it's not Staten Island specific at all, but I like it! :-)
Organizations - formerly Libraries and Groups - note new page
Public Historian
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Staten Island Public Historian
Borough Hall
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 816-2137
FAX (718) 816-2152
Addresses
Surrogate's Court
Chamber Of Commerce
130 Bay St
Staten Island, NY 10301-2591
718-727-1900
Staten Island City Clerk
10 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301-1954
718-816-2290
Fax: 718-816-2293
Administrator Walter Curtis
County Clerk
Court House
18 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
718-390-5393
Fax: 718-390-5269
County Clerk Mario J Esposito
Tax Photos You can get a photo of any NYC building in the 1930's... more info at Italian Genealogical Group: Photos from the NYC Municipal Archives The proper link to the form they refer you to is: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/records/html/features/taxphoto.shtml.
Land Records
- TLC Genealogy has a list of New York Indorsed Land Papers, 1643-1676. Check it out! You'll find several Staten Islanders.
- You can read and post deeds at our GenConnect Deeds Board.
- Kathy says:
I have received a deed from the County Clerk's office on Staten Island. It costs about $4 a page and you usually have to pay for several pages in advance. Contact them at: RICHMOND COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE 130 STUYVESANT PL STATEN ISLAND, NY (718) 390-5386
Local Resources
- From Dorothy Walsh: Just wanted to let you know that The College of Staten Island Library Archives & Special Collections has a great deal of information (books, maps, etc) on the history of Staten Island as well as Willowbrook State School. In addition, we collect books written by Staten Island authors and/or books about Staten Island. Thank you, Dorothy!
- NYPL [Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street] Hours online at: http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/107590 Note that the U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy room is closed on Mondays! The catalog is online, "CATNYP," and you can have those call numbers ready.
- NARA [201 Varick Street] Hours and directions online at: http://www.archives.gov/facilities/ny/new_york_city.html Have those Census roll numbers ready; Catalogs of NARA Microfilm online at:http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/census/using_census_microfilm_catalogs.html
- Municipal Archives [31 Chambers ST] Hours and info: http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/about/archives.shtml
Researchers
- The SIIAS is Staten Island based and
does research for you for a fee.
- The SIHS is also Staten Island based but their mail
research is said to be slow.
- Accredited Genealogist - This accreditation program, originally developed by the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and now administered by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists http://www.icapgen.org/Programs/Qualifications.htm (ICAPGen), tests individuals on both theoretical research methodologies and in the location and use of original documents unique to the regional area in which they have applied for accreditation. Applicants for the program are required to sign a code of ethics and must renew their accreditation every five years. Genealogists who have met the rigorous requirements are bestowed the title of Accredited GenealogistSM (AG).
List of Accredited Genealogists http://www.icapgen.org/Programs/aglist.htm
Certified Genealogist - The Board for Certification of Genealogists http://www.bcgcertification.org/index.html tests and certifies researchers in the U.S., Canada, and other countries around the world. Certification categories include Certified Genealogist (CG), Certified Lineage Specialist (CLS), Certified Genealogical Records Specialist (CGRS), Certified Genealogical Instructor (CGI), and Certified Genealogical Lecturer (CGL). Genealogists certified by the BCG must pledge to a code of ethics and conduct, and renew certification every five years. Similar screening programs exist in other countries with different titles, so be sure to ask about the use of any postnomials with which you are not familiar.
Locate a certified genealogist http://www.bcgcertification.org/associates/index.php
Professional Genealogist - Researchers for pay; not necessarily certified, accredited, or the like. One trade association is the Association of Professional Genealogists http://www.apgen.org
Its Directory of Professional Genealogists http://www.apgen.org/directory/index.php
