This collection contains volumes of transcribed census records for municipalities in Dutchess County, New York. Transcriptions include the 1810 and 1850 federal censuses and the 1865 New York state census. There is also one volume of transcriptions of the 1870 federal census records from the town of Amenia.
Search from this page to query all volumes in this collection. Read below for complete details on towns and years covered.
Each census year contains two sections. The first section contains the names of the head of every family that are organized numerically according to each member’s assigned family number. If there is an asterisk next to a number, this means that two or more families live in the same dwelling. The second section contains the heads of family again; this time it is organized alphabetically.
Please note that there are some exceptions depending on the town. The introductions of each town’s census will give researchers the context necessary to proceed and find the names they are looking for.
Information included in the second sections:
- Names of the family members
- Dwelling numbers
- If applicable, names with “B” or “M” listed next to them identify a Black or Mulatto, respectively
- How many children a part has is identified by a number in parenthesis. Ex. (5)
- How many times someone married is identified in parenthesis with an “M-.” Ex. (M-2).
- Relationship (if not obvious)
- Occupation
- Value of property
- Where born (if other than Dutchess County)
Use the waypoint links below to jump to a specific section, or to get an overview of what can be found:
- Census with Index: 1810 Dutchess County, New York
- Amenia: 1850 | 1865 | 1870
- Beekman: 1850 | 1865
- Clinton: 1850 | 1865
- Dover: 1850 | 1865
- East Fishkill: 1850 | 1865
- Fishkill: 1850
- Hyde Park: 1850 | 1865
- LaGrange: 1850 | 1865
- Milan: 1850 | 1865
- Northeast: 1850 | 1865
- Pawling: 1850 | 1865
- Pine Plains: 1850
- Pleasant Valley: 1850 | 1865
- Poughkeepsie: 1850
- Red Hook: 1850 | 1865
- Rhinebeck: 1850
- Stanford: 1850 | 1865
- Union Vale: 1850
- Washington: 1850 | 1865
These materials were originally published by Arthur C.M. Kelly, through Kinship Books, between 1978-1990. Records were compiled between 1978-1990 by Clifford M. Buck with contributions from Lenora V. Buck, France Forrester Walker Stenberg, Clara Losee, Nancy V. Kelly, and Dolores Chappell.
Suggested citations for this collection:
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, “Dutchess County Census Records” digital images, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, (www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org), 2021.