Compiled Genealogy Researching the 1810 Census Research Tips The 1810 census records are useful in identifying the locality to be searched for other types of records for a named individual. Free men of color are named as heads of household.
Slaves appear in age groupings by name of owner.
By combining those age groupings with probate inventories and tax list data, it is sometimes possible to determine names of other family members and the birth order of those individuals. Manufacturing schedules are scattered among the 1810 population schedules.