Bradford County PA
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1870 Census Records for Bradford County PA 
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Enumerated June 1 thru 14, 1870 by G. W. Nichols, Asst. Marshall 
Transcribed for Tri Counties by Carlton Wolfe 2004
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The photo was sent in by Don Stanton. The place and people are unidentified, but it is most likely in Bradford County. I am including it as representative of the homes our local people lived in before the modern era. Their lives were not about accumulating  luxury, but just getting along as well as they could in hard circumstances. 
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. If you want to tell us what is right and what is wrong with the transcription, your notes will be added to the Comment Page
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Post Office Ulster in all cases
I eminiated the race column. All residents are Caucasian except  two black domestic servants. I made notation as such in the occupation column
P# H# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION VALUE REAL ESTATE VALUE PERSON. PROP. BORN FATHER FOREIGN BORN MOTHER FOREIGN BORN MONTH BORN OR MARRIED IN YEAR ATTEND SCHOOL IN YEAR CANNOT READ OR WRITE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
3 15 15 Dates James 55 M dom. servant     PA         1 1
        Almeda 49 F housekeeper     PA            
      Troap James H. 13 M at home     NY       1    
  16 16 Bartholomew George 42 M farmer     PA           1
        Eliza 39 F housekeeper     PA            
        Frances 20 F school teacher     PA            
        Effie 19 F millinery appr.     PA       1    
        George H. 14 M at home     PA       1    
        Ella 11 F at home     PA       1    
        John 9 M at home     PA       1    
        Emma 5 F at home     PA            
  17 17 Noble Levi 61 M farmer 10,000 2,000 NY           1
        Disma 58 F housekeeper     NY            
        Frank W. 25 M dom. servant     NY           1
        Martha 24 F school teacher     PA            
  18 18 Moore Ethan B. 43 M farmer 7,000 1,000 PA           1
        Lousia 43 F housekeeper     Canada 1 1        
        Robert 13 M at home     PA   1   1    
        Liza 10 F at home     PA   1   1    
        Fred 5 M at home     PA   1   1    
        Helen L. 7m F at home     PA   1 October      
        Abram G. 41 M farmer 7,000 1,000 PA           1
  19 19 Lewis Lewis 49 M farmer 5,000 500 Wales 1 1       1
        Abigal J. 52 F housekeeper     PA            
        Marthan 23 F dom. servant     PA 1          
        Richard 19 M dom. servant     PA 1          
        William 17 M dom. servant     PA 1     1    
        Mary Jane 15 F dom. servant     PA 1     1    
        Amanda 13 F at home     PA 1     1    
        Eli 8 M at home     PA 1     1    
        Sarah Belle 1 F at home     PA 1          
  20 20 Hanrahan William 26 M tenent farmer     NY           1
        Sarah 26 F housekeeper     NY            
        George 1m M at home     NY     April      
  21 21 Hanrahan David 56 M tenent farmer     NY           1
        Mary 53 F housekeeper     NY            
        Susan 19 F dom. servant     NY            
        Evaline 17 F dom. servant     NY            
  22 22 Gilson Jane 71 F housekeeper 4,000 800 Scotland 1 1        
        Jane 2nd 36 F dom. servant     Scotland 1 1        
4       William 15 M dom. servant     PA   1   1    
  23 23 McMorroen Charles 45 M farmer     Scotland 1 1       1
        Elizabeth 40 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        William A. 17 M dom. servant     PA 1 1   1    
        Allen 13 M at home     PA 1 1   1    
        Edward 8 M at home     PA 1 1   1    
        George 6 M at home     PA 1 1   1    
        Lizzy 2 F at home     PA 1 1        
  24 24 VanDyke Davis 41 M farmer 4,000 300 PA           1
        Jane 33 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        Lawrence 16 M dom. servant     PA   1   1    
        Susan 13 F at home     PA   1   1    
  25 25 Wiggins James H. 30 M blacksmith     PA           1
        Angeline 27 F housekeeper     PA            
        Ida 7 F at home     PA       1    
        Phebe 4 F at home     PA       1    
        Linus 2 M at home     PA            
  26 26 Lewis William 36 M farmer 3,500 1,000 PA 1 1       1
        Angeline 32 F housekeeper     NY            
        Charles E. 14 M at home     PA       1    
        William 11 M at home     PA       1    
        Roselia 1 F at home     PA            
  27 27 Wright William 59 M farmer     PA           1
        Ann 56 F housekeeper 400 350 Wales 1 1        
        George 34 M dom. servant     PA   1       1
        William J. 22 M dom. servant     PA   1       1
        Elizabeth 25 F dom. servant     PA   1        
        James H. 19 M dom. servant     PA   1        
        Edward 16 M dom. servant     PA   1        
        John 26 M dom. servant     PA   1       1
        Oscar 12 M at home     PA   1        
  28 28 Cordner Thomas 40 M farmer 2,500 300 Ireland 1 1   1   1
        Jane 36 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        Jane 5 F at home     PA 1 1   1    
        Mary 3 F at home     PA 1 1        
        William 1 M at home     PA 1 1        
      McQueen Jane 73 F at home     Scotland 1 1        

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 03/21/2004
By Joyce M. Tice