Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
1880 Federal Census Records for  Chemung County NY 
City of Elmira  - First Ward

1880 City of Elmira Census - First Ward

Nearly 2000 People in this Census Transcription For City of Elmira - First Ward
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City of Elmira, First Ward
Enumerated June 12, 1880 by W. A. Kingsbury
PAGE 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20
21-22 23-24 25-26 27-28 29-30
31 32-33 34-35 36-37 38-39 40
Comments and "Corrections"
to 1880 Transcription for City of Elmira
Catlin 
Elmira
Erin
Veteran
Baldwin
Horseheads
Southport
Ashland
Chemung
Big Flats
VanEtten
 
Joyce's Search Tip - January 2008 -
Do You Know that you can search just the Census Records on the site by using the three county level Census  buttons in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? 

You can further limit your search by choosing the find all words option and entering a year or township name along with your surname. Remember that alternate spellings of surnames WILL affect your search results.
Census records are very often difficult to read because of handwriting, microfilm quality, and spelling issues. Our early census takers were not as well educated as we'd like them to have been, and even the people bearing the names often could not spell them with the same consistency we are accustomed to in this era. The census taker wrote what he believed he heard as well as he could. These have been transcribed for you to the very best or our abilities given the difficulties mentioned. Please be tolerant of what you would consider "mistakes." If you can recognize the names you are looking for, then it is a success. If not, then you may want to find a place where you can view the originals so that you can judge for yourselves. Excessive attention to outmoded spelling issues is the sign of a beginner in family research. Those of you who have been at this a while are well aware of the "spelling errors" in our early records and have learned to take them in your stride. 
WEST GRAY STREET
P# Hse# D# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RELAT'N OCCUP'T'N BORN PBORN MBORM
13         James 8 M son at home NY CT NY
        Ludwig Eliza  32 F sister-in-lw at home NY NY NY
  629 120 129 Arnold Jennie E. 39 F widow housekeeper NY CT NY
          James E. 16 M son at home NY NY NY
  455 121 130 Westlake Arthur  36 M hus shoe manuf. NY NY NY
          Adella 32 F wife housekeeper NY NH VT
          Fred 10 M son attend.school NY NY NY
        Savage Maggie 20 F   servant Ireld Ireld Ireld
  317 94 102 Hawks Infant 1m M   at home NY NY Germ
  311 122 131 Brown William L. 50 M hus farm laborer MD MD MD
          Priscilla 29 F wife housekeeper VA VA VA
WEST MARKET STREET
P# Hse# D# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RELAT'N OCCUP'T'N BORN PBORN MBORM
  118 123 132 Kingsbury W. A. 49 M hus grocer NY NY NY
          Cornelia A. 49 F wife housekeeper NY NJ NJ
        Post William T. 64 M wido/board real estate dlr NY NY NY
        Warren H. M. 46 F widow boarder NY NY NY
        Wadhams S. D. 37 M boarder druggist NY    
          Georgia 35 F boarder   NY    
          Harry 11 M boarder attend.school NY    
        Merwin J. W. 36 M boarder retail grocer NY    
          Mary 34 F boarder   NY NJ NJ
        Marsh Lydia 36 F boarder milliner NY Eng Eng
        Cain Johanna  21 F   servant PA Ireld Ireld
  114 124 133 Smith Charles 36 M hus bill poster NY Eng Ireld
          Mary L. 34 F wife housekeeper PA NY NY
          Benjamin V. 9 M   at home NY NY PA
          Rose E. 6 F   at home NY NY PA
          Charles S. 1 M   at home NY NY PA
  110 125 134 Slocum Maggie 37 F   housekeeper SC Ireld Ireld
          Georgia A. 15 F dau attend.school IL VT SC
          James L. 12 M son attend.school IL VT SC
          Charles W. 7 M son at home NY VT SC
        Gibbs Thomas  25 M boarder tailor  NJ    
        Bowdish O.  40 M boarder portrait paintr NY    
        Daniels Griffith 33 M boarder tailor NY    
        Brown L. 50 M boarder shoe shop wk NY    
        Wilkinson A. 23 M boarder upholster NY    
        Daniels M. 28 F boarder   NY    
        Thompson Eva 18 F   servant NY    
  106 126 135 Kelly Johanna  78 F widow housekeeper CT    
        Hayes Amelia 29 F niece at home NY    
EAST MARKET STREET
P# Hse# D# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RELAT'N OCCUP'T'N BORN PBORN MBORM
  105 127 136 Feeny John 70 M hus laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
          Mary 52 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
          Thomas  19 M   laborer NY Ireld Ireld
          Mary 16 F   attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
          John 13 M   attend.school NY Ireld Ireld
  116 128 137 Darby Elizbeth 28 F widow housekeeper MA MA MA
          Ever 13 F dau attend.school NY NY MA
          Harvey 3 M son at home NY NY MA
        Trink Charles 30 M boarder shoe shop wk NY    
13 107 129 138 Rawson G. P. 27 M   florist NY MA NY
WEST MARKET STREET
P# Hse# D# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RELAT'N OCCUP'T'N BORN PBORN MBORM
14 109 130 139 Palmer Sarah 36 F widower housekeeper NY NY NY
          Charles E. 16 M son laborer NY NY NY
          Fannie B. 14 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
          Louis W. 12 M son attend.school NY NY NY
          Minnie 10 F dau attend.school NY NY NY
        Brown Amelia J. 62 F mother widow NY    
        Comstock M. M. 31 M boarder store clerk NY    
        VanHouten Edward 21 M boarder shoe mfgr. wk NY    
        Wolcott Nelson 18 M boarder student NY NY  PA
        McKinney W. A. 27 M boarder city engineer NY    
        Holmes Anson B. 20 M boarder drug clerk NY    
        Brown Edwin H. 18 M boarder printer NY NY NY
        Brown Ford H. 13 M boarder attend.school NY NY NY
        Baxter Nora  24 F boarder store clerk PA    
        Look John 28 M boarder store clerk NY    
        Halsom Thomas  24 M boarder store clerk NY    
        McMahon Mary 21 F   servant NY Ireld Ireld
  111 131 140 Scheffer C. A. 29 M hus telegraph opr. Can    
          Nellie A. 30 F wife housekeeper PA PA PA
          Charles A. 5 M son at home NY Can PA
          Belle 3 F dau at home NY Can PA
        White Libbie 19 F   servant NY    
        Scheffer Eugene 19 M brother telegraph stu. Can    
  125 132 141 Wydler Charles A. 39 M hus tailor cutter Switzld    
          Jane 35 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
          Pauline 13 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Carman John 12 M   attend.school NY NY NY
  117 133 142 Yates William P. 66 M hus engraver NY Eng Eng
          Louisa 60 F wife housekeeper NY NY  NY
          Horace G. 33 M son lawyer NY NY NY
        Callin Mary Y. 31 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Driscoll Katie 18 F   servant PA Ireld Ireld
EAST WATER STREET
P# Hse# D# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RELAT'N OCCUP'T'N BORN PBORN MBORM
  117 134 143 Marple S. W. 40 M hus com.traveler PA PA PA
          Isabelle S. 38 F wife housekeeper PA PA PA
          Catharine W. 13 F dau attend.school NY PA PA
  121 135 144 Haight Maxwell 38 M   hotel prop. NY    
        McMann M. J. 27 M boarder merchant NY    
        Dodge C. D. 28 M boarder book keeper NY    
        Bacon C. P. 23 M boarder befacter NY    
        Kershner W. F. 26 M boarder lawyer NY    
        Meyer M. J. 24 M boarder brush maker NY    
        Adams Thomas  21 M porter hotel porter IA    
        Watters W. H. 23 M waiter hotel waiter MD    
        Gowenlock W. H. 25 M clerk hotel clerk NY PA PA
        Lawrence M. 26 M     NY    
        Wise Fred 26 M     NY    
        Lynch Mollie 46 F   servant Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Gallant Lissie 32 F   servant Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Noonan Maggie 27 F   servant NY Ireld Ireld
14       Boss Minie 22 F   servant NY Ireld Ireld

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 03/21/2002
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com