Essex Genealogy (in Essex County)

Birth Records

Births 1843-1861 US Gen Web
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Access Genealogy
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital Records to 1850 Ray's Place

Cemetery Records

Old Burying Ground (incomplete) US Gen Web

Census Records

1820 Federal Census US Gen Web
1830 Census US Gen Web
1840 Census US Gen Web
1850 Census US Gen Web
1860 Census US Gen Web
Massachusetts State Census Transcriptions for 1855 and 1865 NEHGS

Church Records

Congregational Church Members 1681-1937 US Gen Web
Congregational Church Papers 1683-1929 US Gen Web

City Directories

1903 Town Directory (includes Essex, Rockport, and Manchester) US Gen Web
1912 Town Directory (includes Essex, Hamilton, Manchester, and Wenham) US Gen Web
City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute(includes directory of Essex 1886, 1895) Ancestry
Essex, Massachusetts Directory 1888-89 Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes Essex 1866, 1871, 1876, 1886, 1895, 1905, 1910, 1912, 1916, 1931, 1952, 1959, and 1963) Ancestry
Massachusetts City Directories(includes North Essex 1909, 1912, 1914, 1916-7, 1918, and 1925) Ancestry

Death Records

Deaths 1843-1855 US Gen Web
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Access Genealogy
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital Records to 1850 Ray's Place

Historical Records

History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton Ancestry
History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton John Slaughter
History of the town of Essex : from 1634 to 1868 Ancestry
Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton, Massachusetts: Town Histories Ancestry

Marriage Records

Marriages 1843-1854 US Gen Web
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Essex 1709 - 1849) Ancestry
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Access Genealogy
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital Records to 1850 Ray's Place

Newspapers

Selections from Cape Ann Advertiser 1868-1894 US Gen Web
Selections from Essex Echo 1887, 1890-2, 1894, 1902-5, 1907-10 US Gen Web

Vital Records

Births 1843-1861 US Gen Web
Deaths 1843-1855 US Gen Web
Marriages 1843-1854 US Gen Web
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Essex 1709 - 1849) Ancestry
Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Ancestry
Vital Records to 1849 Access Genealogy
Vital Records to 1850 Massachusetts Vital Records Project
Vital Records to 1850 Ray's Place

More records for Essex are available on the statewide page