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The Town & the City: Lowell before and after The Civil War

Originally created to be a digital archive for Lowell documents from 1826 to 1861, this website has grown to cover many periods and events in Lowell's history.

The 1860 Census

The 1860 Census

The links below access the pages of census data from the city of Lowell, divided by ward, in 1860 -

Ward 1

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS3-R3D?wc=7Q6K-215%3A1589422209%2C1589422902%2C1589429141&cc=1473181

Ward 2

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS3-58M?wc=7Q6K-LM8%3A1589422209%2C1589422902%2C1589429306&cc=1473181

Ward 3

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS3-GDG?wc=7Q6K-2BJ%3A1589422209%2C1589422902%2C1589429532&cc=1473181

Ward 4

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS3-PMS?wc=7Q6K-2BN%3A1589422209%2C1589422902%2C1589428795&cc=1473181

Ward 5

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS3-TSL?wc=7Q6K-2BK%3A1589422209%2C1589422902%2C1589428800&cc=1473181

Ward 6

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS3-TSL?wc=7Q6K-2BK%3A1589422209%2C1589422902%2C1589428800&cc=1473181

The link below accesses a filtered search of the FamilySearch database of the 1860 census using the search criteria of "Lowell, MA" and "1860" -

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?f.collectionId=1473181&q.anyPlace=Lowell%2C%20MA