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What's on the 1790-1840 Census?
 

                                                                     1790     1800     1810     1820     1830     1840
Number of head of family and number
 of free white males (within specified
 age groups) and free white females (age
 groups unspecified in each household)           Yes     Yes         Yes         Yes       Yes         Yes

Number of free white females, within
specified age groups, in each household         No      Yes         Yes         Yes       Yes         Yes

Name of slave owner and number of
 slaves owned by each owner                        Yes     Yes         Yes         Yes       Yes         Yes
 

Number of male and female slaves,
within specified age groups,
owned by each owner                                  No         No         No         Yes         Yes         Yes

 Number of foreigners, in each
 household, not naturalized                           No         No         No         Yes         Yes         No

Number of deaf, dumb, and blind
persons, within specified categories,
in each household                                        No         No         No         No         Yes         Yes

Name and age of each person
receiving a federal military pension               No         No         No         No          No         Yes

Number of persons in each household
attending specified classes at school            No         No         No         No          No          Yes

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