Santa Clara County Naturalization Index, 1850-1934

Santa Clara County Archives provides an index of 8,000 individuals naturalized in county courts from 1850 to 1934. The data is hosted on the data.sccgov.org platform via Socrata and was last updated on December 15, 2023. Each entry includes personal and procedural details such as name, nationality, and court of admission.

Use Cases

• Analyze nationality trends over time using the Nationality and Date of Admission columns.
• Link individuals to specific court records using the Court, Book, and Page columns.
• Search for specific individuals or family names using the First Name and Last Name columns.
• Study the volume of naturalizations by year by aggregating records based on the Date of Admission column.

Strengths

• Contains 8,000 individual records, providing a substantial sample for historical analysis.
• Covers an 84-year time range from 1850 to 1934, enabling longitudinal study.
• Includes seven distinct columns (First Name, Last Name, Nationality, Date of Admission, Court, Book, Page) for cross-referencing.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Santa Clara County Archives, sourced from Santa Clara County Superior Court records.

Collection Method

Likely transcribed or indexed from historical court documents.

Time Range

1850 to 1934

Freshness

Last updated 2023-12-15 23:23:02; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Santa Clara County, California, USA