Federal Census of Wareham, MA - 1790

 

What do the numbers mean?


The first number shows the number of free white males of 16 years and up, including heads of families. The second number shows the number of free white males under 16 years of age. The third number shows the number of free white females, including heads of families in the household.  The fourth number indicates all other free persons in the household.

 
Barrows, Isaac ............  1   2   4  ---
Barrows, Thomas ...........  1  ---  3  ---
Bassett, Nathan ...........  1   1   6  ---
Bates, Barnabas ...........  4  ---  3  ---
Bates, Barnabas, Jr... ....  1   3   2  ---
Bates, John ...............  2  ---  1  ---
Bates, Samuel .............  1  ---  3  ---
Bates, Thomas .............  1  ---  2  ---
Bates, Thomas, Jr... ......  1   1   2   1
Benson, Benj... ...........  1  ---  1  --
Benson, Jabez .............  1   2   7  ---
Bent, Francis .............  1   5   3  ---
Bessey, David .............  5   2   8  ---
Bessey, Jabez .............  1   1   2  ---
Bessey, Jabez .............  1   1   2  ---
Bessey, Silas .............  1   3   3  ---
Blackmor, W... ............  1  ---  1  ---
Bosworth, Joseph ..........  1   1   2   1
Bourne, Benj... ...........  1   2   2  ---
Bourne, Ebenezer...........  1   1   2  ---
Bourne, Stephen ...........  2  ---  1  ---
Bowles, Isaac .............  3  ---  1  ---
Briggs, Benj... ...........  3  ---  2  ---
Briggs, Benj... ...........  1   1   2  ---
Briggs, Eben. ......... ...  2   3   5  ---
Briggs, Jesse .............  2  ---  5  ---
Briggs, Joshua ............  1   3   6  ---
Briggs, Nathan ............  1  ---  2   1
Briggs, Perez .............  1  ---  2  ---
Briggs, Samuel ............  2   4   5  ---
Bumpus, Barnabas ..........  1   2   8  ---
Bumpus, Benj... ...........  1  ---  2  ---
Bumpuss, Asa ..............  1   1   1  ---
Bumpuss, James ............  1   1   3  ---
Bumpuss, Jeremiah .........  1  ---  3  ---
Bumpuss, Jeremiah, Jr......  1   4   5  ---
Bumpuss, Jonathan .........  1  ---  2  ---
Bumpuss, Joseph ...........  2   4   3  ---
Bumpuss, Joseph ...........  1   2   3  ---
Bumpuss, Lot ..............  1   3   2   1
Bumpuss, Mary .............  1  ---  3  ---
Bumpuss, Noah .............  1   1   4  ---
Bumpuss, Samuel ...........  1   1   3  ---
Bumpuss, Silvester ........  1   4   4  ---
Burgis, Elisha ............  4   2   6  ---
Burgis, James .............  3   2   4  ---
Burgis, Prince ............  2   5   5  ---
Churchill, Prince .........  1  ---  1  ---
Conant, Wm.. ..............  1   4   5  ---
Cramner, Francis ..........  2   1   3  ---
Crocker, Joshua ...........  1  ---  5  ---
Crocker, Kenelm ...........  1   1   2  ---
Crocker, Timothy ..........  3   1   5  ---
Estes, Benj... ............  1  ---  2  ---
Everett, Rev. Noble .......  1   2   4  ---
Faunce, Ansell ............  1   2   2  ---
Fearing, Benj(n) ..........  1   2   3  1
Fearing, David ............  3   1   1  ---
Fearing, Israel ...........  4   2   5  ---
Fearing, Israel, Jr... ....  2   3   3  ---
Fearing, John .............  1   2   3  ---
Fearing, Mary ............. --- ---  2  ---
Fearing, Moses ............  1   1   3  ---
Fearing, Silas ............  2   1   4  ---
Gibbs, Benj... ............  1   2   4  ---
Gibbs, John ...............  3   1   3  ---
Gibbs, John, Jr... ........  1   4   3  ---
Gibbs, Jonathan ...........  1   4   5  ---
Gibbs, Joshua .............  4   1   3  ---
Gibbs, Joshua, Ju(r) ......  1   2   2  ---
Goff, John ................  1   1   6  ---
Hammond, Aaron ............  1   3   2  ---
Hammond, Shubal ...........  1   3   3  ---
Hathaway, Arther ..........  1   1   2  ---
Hathaway, David ...........  2   4   3  ---
Hathaway, Mary ............ --- ---  3  ---
Hathaway, Nathan ..........  1   3   2  ---
Hathaway, Savery ..........  1   4   5  ---
Hathaway, Selathal ........  1  ---  2  ---
Hathaway, Selathal, Jr... .  1   1   3  ---
Hiller, Summers ...........  2  ---  1  ---
Hitchburn, Sol... .........  1   1   3  ---
Howard, Enos ..............  2   3   3  ---
Howland, Nath... ..........  1   1   3  ---
Jenney, Joseph ............  1  ---  1  ---
Kendricks, John ...........  3   3   2  ---
Killey, Jeremiah ..........  3  ---  3  ---
Mackey, Andrew ............  1   3   4  ---
Morey, Benj(n), Jr... .....  1   2   1  ---
Morse, Zebulon ............  3   2   6  ---
Muxham, David .............  3   1   6   3
Norris, Oliver ............  1  ---  1  ---
Nye, David Esq... .........  1   2   3  ---
Nye, Jabez ................  1   2   5  ---
Pearse, W(m) ..............  2  ---  2  ---
Pease, Cornelius ..........  1   3   6  ---
Russell, James ............  1   1   3  ---
Samson, Ichabod ...........  2   3   5  ---
Saunders, Joseph ..........  1   2   5  ---
Saunders, Lydia ...........  2   3   3  ---
Savery, Isaac .............  2   4   6  ---
Savery, Phineas ...........  1   2   1  ---
Savery, Samuel ............  3  ---  3  ---
Savery, Samuel, Jr... .....  4   1   9  ---
Savery, Thomas ............  1   2   4  ---
Sears, Sarah .............. ---  2   8  ---
Smith, Shubal .............  1   1   3  ---
Stevens, Josiah ...........  2   1   3  ---
Stevens, Paul .............  1   1   1  ---
Stevens, Seth .............  1  ---  2  ---
Sturdevant, Heman .........  1  ---  4  ---
Sturdevant, Joseph ........  2   1   3  ---
Sturdevant, Joseph, Jr... .  1   2   2  ---
Sturdevant, Lemuel ........  1   1   2  ---
Sturdevant, Rowland .......  2  ---  3  ---
Swift, Asa ................  4   4   2   1
Swift, Benj... ............  1   1   1  ---
Swift, David ..............  1   2   2  ---
Swift, Elisha .............  1   2   3  ---
Swift, Enoch ..............  2   1   4  ---
Swift, Enoch, Jr... .......  1   2   4  ---
Swift, Jesse ..............  3   1   4  ---
Swift, Joshua, Jr... ......  1   1   3  ---
Swift, Josiah .............  1  ---  2  ---
Swift, Lemuel .............  1   2   6  ---
Swift, Micah ..............  2   1   4  ---
Thatcher, John ............  1  ---  1  ---
Thatcher, Lot .............  1   6   3  ---
Thatcher, Rowland .........  1   3   4  ---
Weeks, Braddock ...........  1   3   2   1
White, Edward .............  1  ---  3  ---
White, Nath... ............  1  ---  3  ---
Winslow, John .............  1   1   3  ---
Young, Henry ..............  1   1   2  ---
Young, Sol... .............  3   2   3  ---