New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1865

Source Information

Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
Original data: New Jersey State Archive, Trenton, NJ, USA.

About New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1865

State censuses were taken in New Jersey every ten years from 1855-1915. This database contains information from the 1865 New Jersey State Census. Records did not survive from all counties but all available records are included in this collection. The counties that are included are:

  • Atlantic
  • Bergen
  • Burlington
  • Cumberland
  • Gloucester
  • Hudson
  • Hunterdon
  • Middlesex
  • Monmouth
  • Passaic
  • Salem
  • Union
  • Sussex

Information listed includes:

  • Name of individual
  • Gender
  • Race
  • County of enumeration
  • Locality/town of enumeration

Additional information about an individual may be available on the actual census record. Be sure to view the corresponding image in order to obtain all possible information about an individual.