LDS Census and Soundex Microfilms of Albany County, NY

Compiled by Joan Gaffney    Jan 2002

Webpage and Introduction by Cliff Lamere    Feb 2002

The microfilms listed here are available from the Latter Day Saints at their Family History Centers.  Census years which end in 0 were conducted by the federal government.  The others were conducted by New York State.  The information listed for the censuses conducted by the State of New York does not tell what is on each microfilm, so you will have some inconvenience trying to find out which microfilm(s) to order.  Some of the federal censuses are listed twice, in two different sets which sometimes seem to be unlike each other.

My comments are in square brackets [  ].  

Some Soundex indexes are included here.  To go directly there, click on one of the following links.  

1880 Soundex index for the entire census Population Schedules of New York State

1920 Soundex index for the entire census Population Schedules of New York State

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Title:  Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, New York
Author:  United States. Census Office. 1st census, 1790s
Film:
Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. on 2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
      Pt. 1 Albany Co. - Richmond Co. (part) FHL US/CAN
            Film #0874192 Item 4
      Pt. 2 Richmond Co. (part) - Westchester Co. and index FHL US/CAN
            Film#0874193 Item 1
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New York Census Schedules 1790 - FHL US/CAN Census Area - Film #0568146
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Title:  Census schedules, 1800
New York:  Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, and Greene Counties
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0193710
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Title:  Population schedules of the third census of the United States, 1810
New York:  Albany, Broome, Chenango, and Delaware Counties
      FHL US/CAN Census Area #0181380  
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Title:  Census schedules, 1820
New York:  Albany and Montgomery Counties
      FHL US/CAN Census Area #0193718
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Title:  Census schedules, 1830
New York:  Allegany and Albany Counties
      FHL US/CAN Census Area #0017144
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Title:  Census schedules, 1840
New York:  Albany County
      FHL US/CAN Census Area #0017178
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Title:  Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850
New York:  Albany County (part) and City of Albany, wards 1 (part), and wards 2-5 FHL US/CAN Census Area #0017047  
New York: Albany County (part) and City of Albany, wards 6-10.  Includes Coeymans.  FHL US/CAN Census Area #0017048  
New York:  Albany County (part).  Includes Bethlehem, Albany ward 1, Rensselaerville, Berne, and Westerlo.  [These are town(ship)s except Albany]
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0017049  
New York:  Albany County (part).  Includes Watervliet, New Scotland, Knox, and Guilderland.  [These are town(ship)s.  The city of Watervliet didn't form till much later.]
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0017050
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Title:  Albany County, New York, census records, 1855
Author:  New York. Secretary of State
Film:
Census records, vol. 1-2 1855    FHL US/CAN Film #0521922  
Census records, vol. 3 1855       FHL US/CAN Film #0521923  
Census records, vol. 4 1855       FHL US/CAN Film #0521924  
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Title:  1860 census records of Albany County, New York 
Film:     Vol. 1 City of Albany, wards 1-6 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521925    
             Vol. 2 City of Albany, wards 7-10 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521926    
             Vol. 3-4 Bethlehem, Berne, Coeymans, Knox, New Scotland, Rensselaerville,
                     West Troy, Watervliet, Westerlo  [NOTE:  These are town(ship)s except
                     for West Troy, which was a village and is the present city of Watervliet.  
                     The Watervliet listed here is really the Town of Watervliet.] 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521935
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Title:  Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860
New York: Albany County (part), City of Albany, wards 1-7
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0803719  
New York: Albany County (part), City of Albany, wards 8-10
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0803720  
New York: Albany County (part) (excluding City of Albany).  Includes Cohoes, and New Scotland.
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0803721  
New York: Albany County (part) (excluding City of Albany) West Troy, wards 1-4; U.S. Arsenal, Green Island, Watervliet, Rensselaerville, and Guilderland.  [West Troy and U.S. Arsenal became the city of Watervliet.  Green Island is a village.  The other three were town(ship)s.]
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0803722  
New York:  Albany County (part) (excluding City of Albany).  Includes Knox, Berne, Bethlehem, Westerlo, and Coeymans.  [all are town(ship)s]
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0803723
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Title:  Albany County, New York, census records, 1865   
Author:  New York.  Secretary of State
Film:     Census records, v. 1 1865    
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521927    
             Census records, v. 2 1865 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521928    
             Census records, v. 3 1865 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521929    
             Census records, v. 3 1865 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521930    
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Title:  1870 census records of Albany County, New York 
Film:    Vol. 1 Albany, wards 1-7  
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521931    
             Vol. 2 Albany, wards 8, 10    
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521932    
             Vol. 3 Bethlehem, Berne, Cohoes, Coeymans, Green Island, Guilderland
                        [these are town(ship)s except Cohoes and Green Island] 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521933    
             Vol. 4 Knox, New Scotland, Rensselaerville, Westerlo, Watervliet, West Troy
                        [these are town(ship)s except West Troy which became the city of Watervliet] 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521934    
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Title:  Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870
New York:  City of Albany, Wards 1 - 6
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0552397  
New York:  City of Albany, Ward 7 - 9 Also Subdivision 335.
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0552398  
New York:  City of Albany, Ward 10
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0552399  
New York:  Albany County (part) (excluding City of Albany) Includes Berne, and Bethlehem.
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0552400  
New York:  Albany (part) County (excluding City of Albany) Includes Town of Coeymans, City of Cohoes (wards 1-4), and the Towns of Guilderland, Knox, New Scotland, and Rensselaerville.
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0552401  
New York:  Albany (part) County (excluding City of Albany).   Includes Town of Watervliet; village of Green Island; village of West Troy, and Westerlo [Town of ?].
FHL US/CAN Census Area #0552402  
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Title:   Albany County, New York, census records, 1875   
Author:  New York.  Secretary of State
Film:    Census records, v. 1 1875 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521936    
             Census records, v. 2 1875 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521937    
             Census records, v. 3 1875 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521938    
             Census records, v. 4 1875 
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521939    
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Title:  1880 census records of Albany County, New York 
Film     Vol. 1 Albany, wards 1-5  
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521940    
             Vol. 2 Albany, wards 6-9  
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521941    
             Vol. 3 Guilderland, Knox, New Scotland, Rensselaerville, Westerlo, Bethlehem,
                        Berne, Coeymans [all are town(ship)s]  
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521942    
             Vol. 4 Cohoes [city], West Troy [village which became city of Watervliet], Watervliet
                        [town(ship)], Green Island [probably a village], Watervliet [Watervliet is
                         mentioned twice.  Was the town microfilmed in two parts?]
                   FHL US/CAN Film #0521943    
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Title:  1880 federal population census
New York:  City of Albany, wards 1-9 (part: beginning-E.D. 18, sheet 46)
FHL US/CAN Census Area #1254805  
New York:  City of Albany, wards 10-16 (cont'd: E.D. 19, sheet1-E.D. 34, sheet 48) 
FHL US/CAN Census Area #1254806  
New York:  City of Albany, wards 16-17 (cont'd: E.D. 34, sheet 49-end) and Albany County (excluding city of Albany) (part: beginning- E.D. 52, sheet 26)
FHL US/CAN Census Area #1254807  
New York:  Albany County (excluding city of Albany) (cont'd: E.D. 52, sheet 27-end) 

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