FamilySearch Volunteers begin 1930 Census Index

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FamilySearch Volunteers Begin Creating Free Online Index to the Much Anticipated 1930 U.S. Census

In a quest to provide free online searchable indexes to all of the U.S. Censuses, FamilySearch indexing volunteers have recently started work on FamilySearch’s eighth U.S. Census index to add to its growing, free online collection—the 1930 U.S. Census. The 1930 U.S. Census is by far the most used of the U.S. Censuses, and the addition of a free, enhanced, fully searchable name index online will be highly treasured by genealogists. In addition, the new index will include other searchable data fields. FamilySearch has previously published the U.S. Censuses from 1850 to 1880 and from 1900 to 1920 online.

FamilySearch’s 1930 U.S. Census indexing project will have some noticeable differences from previous indexing projects. As you may know, FamilySearch’s approach to creating indexes is to do a “double key” entry and arbitrate discrepancies. That means that two different volunteers are indexing the same historic document. They create two separate indexes that will be compared, and any discrepancies will be arbitrated. The two indexes are then merged into a single, highly accurate, searchable index that is published online.

In the case of some of the U.S. Census indexing projects (including the 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses), FamilySearch has used Ancestry.com’s index, and volunteers then created a separate index. The two indexes were then compared, all discrepancies were arbitrated, and an enhanced index was created and published online for free. The 1930 U.S. Census indexing project will be a little different from these projects because additional fields of data will be extracted, which will improve the patron search experience. Consequently, some volunteer indexers will download batches and will be asked to extract only the fields of information missing from Ancestry.com’s index, while those creating the B, or comparison, index will be required to index all of the fields. The result will be a much more comprehensible and enhanced free index for searching online.

In addition to the data already found in Ancestry.com’s current 1930 U.S. Census index, FamilySearch volunteers will also index the following fields:

• Line Number
• Family Number
• Gender
• Race
• Marital Status
• Father’s Place of Birth
• Mother’s Place of Birth
• Year of Immigration

New Projects in the Past Month

·         Canada, New Brunswick—Deaths, 1815–1938 [Part A]

·         Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1900

·         Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 93–156]

·         El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1835–1910

·         España, Avila, Barroman—Registros Parroquiales, 1550–1930

·         Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900

·         Mexico, Puebla—1930 Federal Censo

·         U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part E]

·         U.S., Florida—1930 Federal Census

·         U.S., New Jersey—1885 State Census

·         U.S., Oklahoma—Allotment Records, 1899–1907

·         U.S., Puerto Rico—1910 Censo Federal

·         U.S., Puerto Rico—Nacimientos Civiles, 1836–1930 [Parte B]

·         U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part C]

·         U.S., Texas—1930 Federal Census

·         U.S., Utah—County Marriages, 1887–1966 [Part B]

See the chart below for a complete list and current status of all indexing projects.

Recently Completed Projects

Note: Recently completed projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process. They will be published at pilot.familysearch.org in the near future.

• Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 70–92]
• Canada, Ontario—Births, 1869–1912
• Canada, Ontario—Deaths, 1933–1937
• España, Avila, Navalmoral—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935
• España, Malaga—Registros Civiles, 1846–1870
• France, Coutances, Paroisses de la Manche, 1792–1906
• Guatemala, Huehuetenango y San Marcos—Registros Civiles, 1877–1900
• Honduras, Tegucigalpa—San Miguel Bautismos, 1895–1931
• Mexico, Zacatecas—1930 Federal Censo
• U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part D]
• U.K., Isle of Man—Parish Registers, 1598–1850
• U.K., Warwickshire—Parish Registers, 1754–1900 [Part 1C]
• U.S.—Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files, 1812–1905
• U.S., Alaska—1910 Federal Census
• U.S., Arkansas—County Marriages, 1837–1957 [VIII]
• U.S., Hawaii—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., Idaho—County Marriages, 1864–1950
• U.S., Illinois—1855 State Census
• U.S., Louisiana—WWII Draft Registration, 1942
• U.S., Maine—1910 Federal Census
• U.S., Military and Naval—1910 Federal Census
• U.S., Minnesota—1857 Territorial Census
• U.S., Minnesota—1905 State Census
• U.S., New York—1905 State Census [Part 2]
• U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part A]
• U.S., Rhode Island—1885 State Census
• U.S., Rhode Island—1935 State Census
• U.S., South Carolina—1930 Federal Census
• U.S., South Dakota—1945 State Census [Part C]
• U.S., South Dakota—1945 State Census [Part D]
• U.S., Tennessee—1930 Federal Census
• U.S., Texas—1910 Federal Census [Part 2]
• U.S., Texas—Birth Records, 1903–1934
• U.S., Texas—Birth Records, 1903–1934 [Part B]
• U.S., Wisconsin—1910 Federal Census

• U.S., Wisconsin—WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Argentina, Balvanera—Registros Parroquiales, 1833–1934 [Parte B]	Spanish	31%
Argentina, Cordoba—Registros Parroquiales, 1722–1924 [Parte B]	Spanish	45%
Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte A]	Spanish	22%
Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte B]	Spanish	86%
Brasil, Florianópolis—Registros da Igreja, 1751–1954 [Parte A]	Portuguese	5%
Brasil, Pernambuco, Recife—Registro Civil, 1900–1920	Portuguese	1%
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Matrimonios, 1900–1910 [Piloto]	Portuguese	42%
Canada—Passenger Lists, 1881–1922	English	2%
Canada, New Brunswick—Deaths, 1815–1938 [Part A]	English	(New)
Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part A]	English	37%
Canada, Québec, Montreal—Régistres Paroissiaux, 1800–1900	French	33%
Česká republika, Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552-1905 [část 1] (Tschechien, Litomerice—Kirchenbücher [Teil 1])	German	65%
Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1900	Spanish	(New)
Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 2B]	Spanish	26%
Colombia, Bucaramanga—Registros Parroquiales, 1649–1959	Spanish	11%
Colombia, Marinilla—Registros Parroquiales, 1815–1959	Spanish	37%
Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part C]	German	53%
Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 93–156]	German	(New)
El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1835–1910	Spanish	(New)
España, Lugo—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1930 [Parte 1]	Spanish	39%
France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	32%
France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907	French	28%
France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Partie D]	French	67%
France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	57%
Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900	Spanish	(New)
Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1877–1900	Spanish	9%
Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Morte, 1809–1936 [Parte B]	Italian	54%
Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 2A]	Italian	26%
Jamaica—Civil Births, 1900–1930 [Part B]	English	56%
Mexico, DF—Registros Parroquiales, 1855–1934 [Parte 4]	Spanish	82%
Mexico, Puebla—1930 Federal Censo	Spanish	(New)
Mexico, San Luis Potosi—1930 Federal Censo	Spanish	84%
New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915 [Part 2A]	English	2%
Norge —Tinglysningskort, 1640–1903	Norwegian	23%
Perú, Lima—Registros Civiles, 1887–1921 [Parte A]	Spanish	43%
Portugal, Setúbal—Registros da Igreja, 1581–1910	Portuguese	19%
Russland, Sankt Petersburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885	German	3%
South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970	Afrikaans, Dutch, English	56%
Sverige, Södermanland—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	46%
Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	58%
Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	26%
U.K., Bristol—Non-Conformist Registers, Pre-1900 [Part A]	English	46%
U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part E]	English	(New)
U.K., Essex—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part A]	English	9%
U.K., Manchester—Parish Registers, 1813–1925 [Part A]	English	20%
U.K., Warwickshire—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part 2 Adv]	English/ Old English	12%
U.S., Alabama—County Marriages, 1809–1950 [Part A]	English	15%
U.S., Arkansas—WWII Draft Registration, 1942	English	19%
U.S., California—County Marriages, 1850–1952 [Part A]	English	56%
U.S., District of Columbia—County Marriages, 1811–1950 [Part A]	English	6%
U.S., District of Columbia—Deaths, 1874–1959	English	20%
U.S., Florida—1930 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., Illinois—County Marriages, 1810–1934 [Part A]	English	29%
U.S., Indiana, De Kalb County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	51%
U.S., Indiana, Dearborn County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	51%
U.S., Indiana, Delaware County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	76%
U.S., Iowa—1885 State Census	English	82%
U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part A]	English	5%
U.S., Minnesota—County Marriages, 1860–1949 [Part A]	English	5%
U.S., New Jersey—1885 State Census	English	(New)
U.S., New Jersey—County Marriages, 1682–1956 [Part 1]	English	16%
U.S., New York—Marriage Licenses, 1908–1938 [Part A]	English	13%
U.S., New York—Marriages, 1908–1935 [Part A]	English	18%
U.S., North Carolina—Freedmen Letters, 1862–1870	English	4%
U.S., Oklahoma—Allotment Records, 1899–1907	English	(New)
U.S., Oklahoma—County Marriages, 1891–1959 [Part A]	English	33%
U.S., Puerto Rico—1910 Censo Federal	Spanish	(New)
U.S., Puerto Rico—1920 Censo Federal	Spanish	28%
U.S., Puerto Rico—Nacimientos Civiles, 1836–1930 [Parte A]	Spanish	78%
U.S., Puerto Rico—Nacimientos Civiles, 1836–1930 [Parte B]	Spanish	(New)
U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part B]	English	28%
U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part C]	English	(New)
U.S., Texas—1930 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., Texas—County Marriages, 1837–1977 [Part A]	English	49%
U.S., Utah—County Marriages, 1887–1966 [Part B]	English	(New)
Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 2]	Spanish	16%
Österreich, Wiener Meldezettel, 1890–1925	German	28%
Россия, Самара—Метрические книги церкви, 1869–1917 (часть 1)	Russian	(New)
Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть А]	Russian	55%

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Australia, Victoria—Probate Records, 1853–1989	English	94%
België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel D]	Dutch	39%
Belgique—Registres Civile, 1851–1900 [Partie A]	French	47%
Brasil, Minas Gerais—Church Records, 1706-1952	Portuguese	1%
Canada, Ontario, Toronto—Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935	English	17%
Deutschland, Westfalen, Minden—Volkszählung, 1880–1900	German	7%
España, Avila, Barroman—Registros Parroquiales, 1550–1930	Spanish	(New)
España, Avila, Madrigal y Garganta—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935	Spanish	73%
France, Quimper et Leon, St. Louis—Registres Paroissiaux, 1722–1909	French	58%
Norway—1875 Census [Part B]	Norwegian	35%
Philippines, Lingayen, Dagupan—Registros Parroquiales, 1615–1982	Spanish	45%
U.K., Norfolk—Parish Registers, 1538–1900	English	1%
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3]	English	51%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Birth Registers, 1890–1908	English	62%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940	English	32%

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