Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
1880 Federal Census Records for  Chemung County NY 
Town  & Village of Horseheads, Breesport, Poor House

1880 Town & Village of Horseheads, 

Village of Breesport, Chemung County Poor House

Postcard/Photo from Collection of Frank Patterson 
Comments and "Corrections" to 1880 Transcription for Horseheads
Enumerated June 1-30, 1880 by Merritt Glines 
Enumerated June 1-30, 1880 by Chas. F. Taber
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Total CA 3480 People
In Town & Village of Horseheads
& Breesport
You Gotta Know the Territory - 
Tips for Genealogists
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 deal with them. 
Part One by Merritt Glines
Part Two by  Chas. F. Taber
Village of Horseheads 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13
Town of Horseheads 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24
Village of Breesport 25-27 28-29 30/32
County Poor House 31
Town of Horseheads 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9
Village of Horseheads 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 38-40
P# D# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RELAT'N OCCUP'T'N BORN PBORN MBORN
28 273 298 McElligott Michael 27 M hus laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Mary 23 F wife housekeeper Can Can Can
        Richard 3 M son at home NY Ireld Can
        John 1 M son at home NY Ireld Can
  274 299 Omens William A. 30 M hus teach.school NY NY NY
        Vrilla 30 F wife housekeeper PA NY NY
        Nelly 7 F dau at home PA NY PA
        Letty 6 F dau at home PA NY PA
        Leon 1 M son at home PA NY PA
  275 300 Jakway Otis A. 46 M hus physician NY NY NY
        Prudence 46 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
      Wheeler Jasper 21 M boarder store clerk NY NY NY
  276 301 Heller Jamiri 31 M hus brick mason NY NY NY
        Mary E. 26 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Ira 5 M son at home NY NY NY
        Fanny E 2 F dau at home NY NY NY
  277 302 Heller David  76 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Elnora 66 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Benjamin 22 M son farmer NY NY NY
  277 303 Taylor Christian 42 F widow/dau boarder NY NY NY
        Duff 12 M son/gr.son   NY NY NY
  277 304 Lindsey Jane 24 F boarder   NY NY NY
        Walter 1 M son   NY NY NY
  278 305 St.John David  62 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Eliza 53 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        George 21 M son laborer NY NY NY
        Jay 16 M son laborer NY NY NY
  278 306 Heller David  26 M hus brick mason NY NY NY
        Catharine 23 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Clara  2 F dau at home NY NY NY
  279 307 Carey Nathan 52 M hus carpenter PA PA NY
        Susan 48 F wife housekeeper NY MA VT
  280 308 Fury Patrick 30 M hus laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Bridget 28 F wife housekeeper Ireld Ireld Ireld
        Mary 3 F dau at home NY Ireld Ireld
        John 1 M son at home NY Ireld Ireld
  281 309 Plans Thomas 31 M hus boiler maker Eng Eng Eng
        Ellen 31 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Anna 10 F dau at home NY Eng NY
        Sarah 8 F dau at home NY Eng NY
        Nelly 2 F dau at home NY Eng NY
        William 1 M son at home NY Eng NY
        Thomas 4 M son diphtheria NY Eng NY
      McDermot James 17 M boarder boiler maker NY Ireld Ireld
  282 310 Mulrady Patrick 39 M widower laborer Ireld Ireld Ireld
        John 14 M son farmer Ireld Ireld Ireld
  283 311 Janes Adaline 45 F widow housekeeper NY NY NY
        Susy M. 19 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Carrie E. 17 F dau at home NY NY NY
28 284 312 Roe Sarah E. 26 F   bonnet maker NY NY NJ
29 285 313 Lindsey Sophia 61 F widow housekeeper NY NY NY
        Luther 19 M son laborer NY NY NY
        Henry 14 M son at home NY NY NY
  286 314 Stocum John 76 M hus broken arm NY NY NY
        Mary 74 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
  287 315 Baldwin Sylvester 41 M hus tinsmith NY NY NY
        Julia  39 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        George 14 M son diphtheria NY NY NY
        Mary F. 11 F dau at home NY NY NY
        James 9 M son at home NY NY NY
        Olive 6 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Harry 4 M son at home NY NY NY
        Edna 2 F dau at home NY NY NY
  288 316 Tripp Edward 38 M hus RR engineer MA MA MA
        Melissa 28 F wife housekeeper MI NY NY
  289 317 Barlow Martha  48 F widow housekeeper NY NY NY
        James H. 28 M son tanner NY NY NY
        Carrie 17 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Blanche 15 F dau at home NY NY NY
        LeGrand 10 M son at home NY NY NY
        Willie 4 M son diphtheria NY NY NY
  290 318 McMillen William 51 M hus laborer NY NY NY
        Mary A. 47 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Ida 27 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Edith 14 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Anna B. 10 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Grace  8 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Joseph 6 M son at home NY NY NY
        Louiasa 3 F dau at home NY NY NY
      Hawkins C. Frank 30 M boarder physician NY NY NY
        Sabrina E. 24 F boarder   NY NY NY
      Cosgrove Patrick 48 M boarder blacksmith Ireld Ireld Ireld
      O'Brien Thomas 20 M boarder laborer NY Ireld Ireld
      Dempsy James 30 M boarder machinist NY Ireld Ireld
      Hillan Patrick 53 M boarder blacksmith Ireld Ireld Ireld
      Campbell Peter 25 M boarder RR engineer Can Can Can
      Trembly Frank 24 M boarder machinist NY NY NY
  291 319 Hadsell John 48 M hus carpenter NY NY NY
        Dinah 42 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Mary 20 F dau at home NY NY NY
      Williams Reziah 68 F moth-in-lw widow NY NY NY
  292 320 Bailey Nehemiah 77 M hus farmer NY NY NY
        Hannah 78 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Nancy 43 F dau at home NY NY NY
        Emma 36 F dau at home NY NY NY
  293 321 Brown Albert  37 M hus carpenter Switzrld Switzrld Switzrld
        Anna 26 F wife housekeeper NY NY NY
        Albert W. 5 M son at home NY Switzrld NY
        Lena 3 F dau at home NY Switzrld NY
29       Matilda 1 F dau at home NY Switzrld NY

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 7/7/2002
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com