Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice 1870 Census Records for Bradford County PA

1870 Rome Township Census Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Sites Home Page About This Site & How to Use It Warning & Disclaimer Rome Borough & Township Page No Commercial Use Say Hello to  Joyce  Enumerated June 1 thru 14, 1870 by G. W. Nichols, Asst. Marshall  Transcribed for Tri Counties by Carlton Wolfe 2004 Pages formatted by  Joyce M. Tice 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
9	59	59	Smith	A. B.	62	M	farmer	21,000	3,000	NY						1
				Matilda	56	F	housekeeper			NY
				David	27	M	at home			PA						1
				Mary Jane	29	F	at home			PA
				Sarah	19	F	at home			PA				1
				Frank	17	M	at home			PA				1
			Hanrahan	Jane	11	F	at home			Ireland	1	1		1
			Roberts	Daniel	17	M	at home			PA
			Bush	Clara	19	F	school teacher			WI
			Dunn	John	60	M	at home			Ireland	1	1				denied
			Nickerson	Vica	67	F	at home			PA
			Helton	James	22	M	dom. Servant (Black)			SC						1
	60	60	Clair	Morris	44	M	grocer/merch.	1,500	2,000	NY						1
				Emeline	39	F	housekeeper			PA	1
				Harry C.	5	M	at home			PA				1
	61	61	Plowman	Mary N.	37	F	housekeeper	600	200	PA
	62	62	Gibson	Jane	75	F	housekeeper	800	200	Scotland	1	1
			McGuffe	John	60	M	stone mason			Scotland	1	1
	63	63	Kane	James	30	M	pub.wks.boss			Ireland	1	1				1
				Ann	25	F	housekeeper			Ireland	1	1
				John	2	M	at home			NY	1	1
				Francis	7m	M	at home			NY	1	1	Sept
	64	64	Hanrahan	John	40	M	dom. servant			Ireland	1	1
				Mary	35	F	housekeeper			Ireland	1	1			1
				David	11	M	at home			Ireland	1	1		1
				Ellen	10	F	at home			Ireland	1	1		1
				William	6	M	at home			Ireland	1	1		1
				Kate	3	F	at home			PA	1	1
	65	65	McCarty	Charles	49	M	dom. servant			Ireland	1	1			1	1
				Celia	47	F	housekeeper			Ireland	1	1			1
				Charles Jr.	19	M	dom. servant			PA	1	1
				Michel	17	M	dom. servant			PA	1	1
				Mary	15	F	at home			PA	1	1
				Kate	13	F	at home			PA	1	1		1
				Dennis	11	M	at home			PA	1	1		1
				Frank	7	M	at home			PA	1	1		1
				Ellen	7	F	at home			PA	1	1		1
				Celia	4	F	at home			PA	1	1
	66	66	Malony	Peter	30	M	dom. servant			Ireland	1	1				1
				Margaret	23	F	housekeeper			NY	1	1
				Martin	9m	M	at home			NY	1	1	August
10	67	67	Pew	Ira	59	M	tenant farmer	1,600	600	NY						1
				Rosana	49	F	housekeeper			NY						1
				Henry	21	M	dom. servant			NY
				Mary	16	F	at home			NY				1
				Emma G.	12	F	at home			NY				1
				George W.	10	M	at home			PA				1
	68	68	Soper	Alan	68	M	lock tender			MA						1
				Orin	37	M	carpenter			PA						1
				Francis W.	27	M	carpenter			PA						1
	69	69	Cortis	George	45	M	painter			England	1	1			denied
				Lecta	37	F	housekeeper			PA
			Watkins	Oscar	8	M	at home			PA
				Elsie	6	F	at home			PA				1
				Charles	12	M	at home			PA
				Volney	14	M	dom. servant			PA
	70	70	Smith	William H.	29	M	dom. servant			NY						1
				Pantha	26	F	housekeeper			NY
				Nellie	4m	F	at home			NY			January
	71	71	June	Courtland	36	M	dom. servant			NJ					1	1
			McCarty	Hanora	30	F	housekeeper			Ireland	1	1			1
	72	72	McQueen	John	45	M	farmer	7,000	2,500	Scotland	1	1				1
				Emma L.	33	F	housekeeper			PA
				William	12	M	at home			PA	1			1
				John Jr.	10	M	at home			PA	1			1
				Mary	10	F	at home			PA	1			1
				Ann	5	F	at home			PA	1			1
				Frank	3	M	at home			PA	1
	73	73	McKey	Jane	57	F	housekeeper			Scotland	1	1
				James	19	M	dom. servant			PA	1	1
	74	74	Mather	James	30	M	farmer	15,000	1,500	PA	1	1				1
				Arlette	24	F	housekeeper			PA
				Fred	1	M	at home			PA
				Andrew	40	M	at home			PA	1	1				1
				Thomas	38	M	dom. servant			PA	1	1				1
				William	35	M	farmer			PA	1	1				1
	75	75	Shaffer	Henry	59	M	broom maker			NY						1
				Hattie	58	F	housekeeper			NY
				Rebecca	21	F	milliner			NY
	76	76	Shaffer	Peter	28	M	tenant farmer		400	NY						1
				Almeda	24	F	housekeeper			PA

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