Philadelphia Social History Project Data

Quaker and Abolitionist Files

• 1838 Census file layout
• 1838 Census "SHUPS" copy
• 1838 Census "linked" file
• 1846 Census file layout
• 1847 Census "SHUPS" copy
• 1847 Census "linked" file
• 1856 Census file layout
• 1856 Census "SHUPS" copy
• 1856 Census "linked" file

1850-1890 Census Files

Blacks: Complete counts for all census years

Families - All persons, 1 rec. per family, includes hhold ID (Can't disaggregate individuals)

• Black Family Files 1850-1880 Codebook
• us50pshp.blkfam.zip
• us60pshp.blkfam.zip
• us70pshp.blkfam.zip
• us80pshp.blkfam.zip

Individual Files - All persons, 1 rec. per person, can't identify families

• Black Individuals Files 1850-1880 Codebook
• us50pshp.blkind.zip
• us60pshp.blkind.zip
• us70pshp.blkind.zip
• us80pshp.blkind.zip

Black Linked Files

• us56pshp.blkfelnk.gz
• us67pshp.blkfelnk.gz
• us78pshp.blkfelnk.gz
• us56pshp.blkmalnk.gz
• us67pshp.blkmalnk.gz
• us78pshp.blkmalnk.gz

Irish, German, and Native Whites (Sampled, fraction varying by ethnic groups and years)

• us50pshp.ignind.zip
• us60pshp.ignind.zip
• us70pshp.ignind.zip
• us80pshp.ignind.zip
• us56pshp.germalnk.gz
• us67pshp.germalnk.gz
• us78pshp.germalnk.gz
• us50pshp.ignfam.gz
• us60pshp.ignfam.gz
• us70pshp.ignfam.gz
• us80pshp.ignfam.gz
• us56pshp.irsmalnk.gz
• us67pshp.irsmalnk.gz
• us78pshp.irsmalnk.gz

MultiEthnic Files

• Codebook
• us50pshp.multma18.gz
• us60pshp.multma18.gz
• us70pshp.multma18.gz
• us80pshp.multma18.gz
• uspshp.matchpgm.gz

1900 Census Files

• us00phla.oversmpl.zip
• us00phla.rawsampl.zip
• us00phla.reform1.zip
• us00phla.shcopyg2.zip
• us00phla.updt0.zip

Death Register Files