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
5 29 29 Dixon Henry 32 M farmer 5,000 1,622 PA 1 1       1
        Anna 31 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        Robert M. 5 M at home     PA   1   1    
        Agness 2 F at home     PA   1        
        William 4m M at home     PA   1 January      
        John 34 M money dealer     PA 1 1       1
  30 30 Wayman Darius 43 M shoemaker     NY           1
        Mary 45 F housekeeper     NY            
        Christina 21 F dom. servant     NY            
        James M. 19 M dom. servant     NY            
        Catharine 13 F at home     PA       1    
        Ella 9 F at home     PA       1    
  31 31 Pollock Robert 44 M farmer 3,500 1,000 PA 1 1       1
        Mary Anne 37 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        Robert A. 7 M at home     PA   1   1    
        Edward W. 4 M at home     PA   1        
      Chapman Theressa 10 F at home     PA       1    
  32 32 Lewis Evan 47 M farmer 6,000 1,200 PA 1 1       1
        Amanda 49 F housekeeper     NY            
        Thomas H. 17 M at home     PA            
        Sarah Ann 15 F at home     PA       1    
        John J. 13 M at home     PA       1    
        William B. 11 M at home     PA       1    
        Ida O. 10 F at home     PA       1    
        Lucy Etta 8 F at home     PA       1    
        George B. 6 M at home     PA       1    
  32 32 Brooks F. S. 28 M farmer 1,200 500 CT           1
        Sarah Ann 50 F housekeeper     CT            
      Brainard Beckes 82 F at home     CT            
      Brooks George 20 M dom. servant     CT            
  33 33 Rice W. A. 59 M dom. servant     PA           1
        Julia A. 58 F housekeeper 400   CT            
  34 34 Brooks Davis 25 M farmer 2,500 600 CT           1
        Nancy 23 F housekeeper     PA            
  35 35 Brooks Catharine 38 F housekeeper 4,000 500 PA            
        Robert 20 M dom. servant     PA       1    
        Julia 14 F at home     PA       1    
        Fredrick 11 M at home     PA       1    
6 36 36 Heath Horace 45 M farmer 5,000 1,500 NY           1
        Elizabeth 43 F housekeeper     NY            
        Henry J. 11 M at home     PA       1    
        Sarah 7 F at home     PA       1    
        Caty 6 F at home     PA       1    
        Murty 3 F at home     PA            
      Eastman Argile 19 F dom. servant     PA            
  37 37 Morrison Andrew 26 M tenant farmer   900 PA 1 1       1
        Annie M. 20 F housekeeper     PA 1 1        
  38 38 Benjamin Elizabeth 26 F housekeeper     NY            
        George 4 M at home     PA            
        Edward 2 M at home     PA            
  39 39 VanDyke William 45 M farmer 3,000   PA         1 1
        Susan 75 F at home     PA            
      Stranse Sarah 45 F dom. servant     NY           1
  40 40 VanDyke James 54 M farmer     PA            
        Frances 38 F housekeeper     PA            
      Reitesel Susan 26 F at home     PA            
        Annie 9 F at home     PA            
  41 41 Esterbrook Ward 29 M dom. servant     PA           1
        Jennett 22 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        James A. 1 M at home     PA            
  42 42 Gilmore John 48 M farmer 8,000 1,200 PA 1 1       1
        Mary Anne 44 F housekeeper     PA            
        Malon 17 M at home     PA       1    
        Ella M. 15 F at home     PA       1    
        Susan F. 12 F at home     PA       1    
        Mary Anne 9 F at home     PA       1    
        James A. 3 M at home     PA            
        Effie A. 1 F at home     PA            
  43 43 Gilmore Martha 31 F housekeeper 2,500 1,100 Scotland 1 1        
      Sinclair John 20 M dom. servant     PA 1 1   1    
        Robert 13 M dom. servant     PA 1 1   1    
  44 44 Sinclair William 24 M farmer 2,000 800 PA 1 1       1
        Isabella 58 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        Martha 23 F at home     PA            
        James 17 M at home     PA 1 1   1    
        Walter 15 M at home     PA 1 1   1    
  45 45 Kennedy John 70 M farmer ? 500   Ireland 1       1 denied
        Bridget 75 F housekeeper     Ireland         1  

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