| Census - 1855 - rensselaer - Source Documents |
1855 Census - Rensselear county New Yorkby Janet Derbyshire - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/. Columns
1 - Dwellings numbered in the order of visitation
2 - Families numbered in the order of visitation
3 - Name of every person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June was in
this family
4 - Age
5 - Sex: m = male, f = female
6 - Color: w = white, b = black, m = mulatto
7 - Relationship to head of family
8 - Place of birth, being what county of this State or in what other State or Foreign
country born
9 - Married or Widowed: mar = married, wid = widowed
10 - Years resident in this city or town
11 - Profession, trade or occupation
12 - Citizenship: nv = native, nz = naturalized, al = alien
13 - Persons over 21 years who cannot read and write: cnr = cannot read,
cnrw = cannot read and write
14 - Whether or not owns land: ol = owns land
15 - Of what material house is built
16 - Value of house
1855 NY Census Town of Berlin The town of Berlin consists of the villages of Berlin, South Berlin and Center Berlin. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/census18.htm 138 164 MILLARD, John 60 m Rens mar 60 farmer nv cnrw ol frame $300
Hannah 57 f wife Albany mar 36
Samuel 24 m child Rens 24 farmer nv
Wm A? 15 m child Rens 15 farmer
POOL, Peace 48 f sister Rens 16
141 167 SWEET, Luther 72 m RI mar 53 farmer nv frame $200
Sally 68 f wife RI mar 40
Roxy 28 f child Rens 28 tailoress ol
POOL, Mathew 13 m grandchild Rens 13
--- 327 GODFREY, Josiah 93 m RI mar 70 farmer nv ol
Sarah 73 f wife MA mar 36
POOL, Ann 45 f help Rens ` 45
1855 Census Town of Grafton The town of Grafton consists of the villages of Grafton, East Grafton and Quackenkill. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/census19.htm 46 49 COVEY, Samuel 69 m w Rens mar 50 farming nv ol frame $50
Phebe 72 f w wife VT mar 60
STEWARD, Welthy 34 f w dau Rens wid 32
Almon 6 m w grandson Rens 4
POOL, Penelope 50 f w boarder Wash 1/12
114 123 HOWARD, E. B. 28 m w Rens mar 12 farming nv ol frame $250
Katherine 24 f w wife VT mar 12
M. 5 m w son Rens 5
D. B. 3 m w son Rens 3
A. H. 8/12 m w son Rens 8/12
POOL, Jedediah 33 m w servant Rens 15 farming nv
80 86 DURKEE, L. W. 35 m w Rens mar 25 farming nv frame $125
S. A. 29 f w wife Rens mar 19
STRAIT, A. D. 9 f w dau Rens 9
Rosilla 6 f w dau Rens 6
__ __ STRAIT, Elisha 55 m w RI mar 34 farming nv ol frame
Nancy 55 f w wife Rens mar 5
H. M. 30 f w dau Rens 5
William S. 16 m w son Rens 16 farming
E. M. 11 m w dau Rens 11
Cinderilla 5 f w dau Rens 5
J. H. 1 m grandson Rens 1
__ __ HART, John 40 m w Ire mar 4 farming nz ol log $30
Mary 25 f w wife Ire mar 2 al
William 5 m w son Ire 4
Mary 1/12 f w dau Rens 1/12
__ __ BURDICK, Samuel C. 30 m w Rens mar 30 farming nv ol log $30
Harriet 19 f w wife Rens mar 4
Susan 3 f w dau Rens 3
Leah 8 f w dau Rens 8
B. T. 4 m w son Rens 4
J. W. 1 m w son Rens 1
__ __ SWEET, Hiram 38 m w Rens mar 38 farming nv cnrw log $15
Clarissa 31 f w wife Rens mar 2/12
W. R. 5 m w son Rens 2/12
ROWLAND, E. M. 25 f w boarder Rens 2/12 cnrw
__ __ SWEET, Amos B. 42 m w Cortland mar 18 farming nv cnrw ol plank $200
Rosanna 46 f w wife not kn mar 18
S. M. 13 f w dau Rens 13
A. B. 11 m w son Rens 11
O. E. 9 m w son Rens 9
R. S. W. 4 m w son Rens 4
__ __ SWEET, Caleb 29 m w Rens 19 farming nv cnrw ol log $50
Lucy 64 f w mother Rens wid 40 cnrw
A. M. 34 m w brother Cortland 19 farming nv cnrw ol
__ __ FERON, Orlando 40 m w not kn mar 18 farming nv cnr ol plank $75
Lucy 31 f w wife Cortland mar 30 cnrw
Orvilla 14 f w dau Rens 14
A. A. 11 m w son Rens 11
C. A. 8 m w son Rens 8
D. E. 5 m w son Rens 5
R. E. 1 f w dau Rens 1
SWEET, L. T. 23 m w Rens mar 23 farming nv cnrw
M. E. 22 f w wife Rens mar 22
Clarissa 2 f w dau Rens 2
Lucy 8/12 f w dau Rens 8/12
__ __ BURDICK, David H. 33 m w Rens mar 33 farming nv log $15
Mary M. 28 f w wife Rens mar 28
A. F. 7 m w son Rens 7
L. M. 5 m w son Rens 5
E. H. 3 m w son Rens 3
309 336 SWEET, Godfrey 54 m w Rens mar 40 farming nv cnrw log $10
Angeline 36 f w wife Rens mar 60? cnrw
1855 Census Town of Greenbush (formerly Town of Clinton) The town of East Greenbush contains the village of East Greenbush. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/census1.htm 128 129 Bedell, William R. 49 m w Dutchess mar 22 farmer nv ol frame $1000
Ann 44 f w wife Renss 44
Maragret 20 f w child Renss 20
Mary 18 f w child Renss 18
Schuyler E. 10 m w child Renss 10
Burroughs, George 20 m w servant Ireland 1 al
Sweet, Abraham 56 m w Warren 11 nv
1855 NY Census Town of North Greenbush The town of North Greenbush consists of the villages of Bath, Defreestville and Wynantskill. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/census4.htm 90 96 SCHERMERHORN Simon 30 m Schoharrie mar 11 merchant nv frame $200
SCHERMERHORN Sarah 22 f wife Georgia mar 5
SWEET Byron 15 m servant Iowa 6
1855 Census Town of Poestenkill The town of Poestenkill consists of the villages of Poestenkill, East Poestenkill and Barberville. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/census3.htm 128 128 SWEET, Ichabod 27 m w Renss mar 3 publick hse nv ol frame $800
Palmyra 25 f w wife Renss mar 3
Daniel J. 8 m w son Renss 3
GARNER, George 25 m w boarder Renss 25 teamster nv ol
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