France, Vienne, Census, 1856

What is in This Collection?

This collection consists of a complete indexing of the population census for the Département Vienne, 1856.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in French. For help reading them see:

• France Languages
• French Genealogical Word List
• French Handwriting
• Brigham Young University: Script Tutorial for French

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Census Form Headings

Nr.	French	English
1	Désignation des quartier, villages ou hameaux	Designation of neighborhoods, villages or hamlets
2	Désignation des rues dans les chefslieux	Designation of streets in chief towns
3	Numéros par quartier, village ou rue des maisons	Numbers by district, village or street of the houses
4	Numéros par quartier, village ou rue des ménages	Numbers by neighborhood, village or street of households
5	Numéros par quartier, village ou rue des individus	Numbers by neighborhood, village or street of individuals
6	Noms de famille	Last names
7	Prénoms	First
8	Titres, qualifications, état ou profession et fonctions	Titles, qualifications, state or profession and functions
9	État civil des habitants sexe masculin Garçons	Marital status of male residents Boys
10	État civil des habitants sexe masculin Hommes mariés	Marital status of male residents Married men
11	État civil des habitants sexe masculin Veufe	Marital status of male inhabitants Veufe
12	État civil des habitants sexe féminin Filles	Marital status of female inhabitants Girls
13	État civil des habitants sexe féminin Femmes mariées	Marital status of female inhabitants Married women
14	État civil des habitants sexe féminin Veuves	Marital status of female inhabitants Widows
15	Age	Age
16	Observations	observations