Hi Sue, Neither the 1830 nor the 1840 census will show all the household members - just the head of household, with age breakdowns for males and females. The 1850 was the first census to list all household members, so that would be your best bet to find him, except that he would still be a bit young (b. 1831/32) to be the head of a household. I do have the 1850 census index, and there were over 100 RICHARDSONs in just Hillsborough Co. - no telling how many in all of NH (I didn't check). There are 3 Williams - p. 280, New Ipswich; p. 139, Mt. Vernon; p. 89, Manchester, and one William P. - p. 186, Milford. Perhaps you can find someone with easy access to the census microfilm for 1850 NH, to check these entries. Most large libraries have the microfilm, or it can be ordered through an LDS Family History Center. In fact, if you have an FHC not too far from you, that may be your best bet - NH town records are on microfilm, so it's possible you might find his birth registered. I find your Canada/NH connection interesting since my ggggrandfather Daniel CLARK took his family to Ontario, Canada, around 1816/17, disappearing from Hillsborough Co. tax rolls 1816, but reappearing on Sullivan Co. NH tax rolls in 1829. Have you looked for him in Canada yet? There's a mail list for Niagara region, where someone might be able to help. You can find the list from http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ or visit http://www.multiboard.com/~spettit/ongenweb/ Basic genealogical advice is to start with what you know and work backward, so you may need to accumulate more data on him before you can find his parents. And, yes, it is often much like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Sometimes you even get lucky and find it! Good luck, Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Jones <macduff@citrus.infi.net> To: <NHHILLSB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 11:53 AM Subject: [NHHILLSB-L] 1830 and 1840 NH Census > Hi, > > Would anyone have access to either the 1830 or 1840 census for New > Hampshire? I am trying to see if my grgrgrandfather was actually born in NH > or Canada.