1855 New York State Census

Transcribed by Susan Stalker Mulvey

16 April 2004

Census of the Inhabitants in the Eastern District of the Town of Ancram in the County, of Columbia taken by me on the Twenty-Eighth day of June 1855.

Taken by: Peter Felis, Marshall

(Note:  I have left off the columns: "Color," "Dwellings numbered in the order of visitation," "Of what material built," and "Value," which are at the beginning of the form and "Aliens," Persons of color not taxed," "Persons over 21 years who cannot read and write," "Owners of land," and "Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane, or Idiotic" to save room.  If there is information in the end columns, I will add that to the name.  I have highlighted the head of household in bold.  I have transcribed the census to the best of my ability.  Some pages are totally unreadable. I will make a notation, where applicable, as to which pages that I cannot read.  Notations in [ ]  are mine.)

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Dwelling

Number

 Family

Number

 NAME AGE SEX Relation to Head Where Born Married Widow

Years

Resident

to this

city or town

 Profession Voter

Native Alien
1   Mary M. Niver 14 F Child Columbia     14      
   

John Porter

[Owner of Land]

 28 M Son-in-Law Do /   28 School Teacher /  
6 8 Jacob P. Decker 37 M   Do /   33 Laborer /  
    Charity Decker 30 F Wife Do /   26      
    Sarah Decker 8 F Child Do     4      
    Jacob Decker 6 M Do Do     2      
7 9 Silas Vosburgh 39 M   Do /   32 Laborer /  
    Hannah Vosburgh 35 F Wife Do /   28      
    Catharine Vosburgh 16 F Child Do     9      
    Charity Ann Vosburgh 13 F Do Do     6      
    Sarah Vosburgh 8 F Do Do     1      
8 10 John Porter 70 M   Do /   70 None /  
    Catherine Porter 67 F Wife Do /   67      
    Mary Porter 21 F Child Do     21      
    Sarah Porter 18 F Do Do     15      
    Chloe Porter 17 F Do Do     14      
9 11 Daniel Caulkins 30 M   Rensselaer /   1 Farmer /  
    Catherine Caulkins 20 F Wife Columbia /   1      
    Infant Caulkins 2/12 M Child Do     2/12      
    John Caulkins 22 M Brother Rensselaer     1 Laborer /  
10 12

Peter Pulver

[owner of land]

 32 M   Columbia /   6 [none listed] /  
    Sarah A. Pulver 30 F Wife D /   6      
    Mary Alice Pulver 8 F Child Do     6      
    George H. Pulver 5 M Do Do     5      
    Emma Pulver 3 F Do Do     3      
    John S. Pulver 2 M Do Do     2      
    John Vergil 20 M Domestic Ireland     1      
    Mary Dinon 19 F Do Do     1      
11 13 Philip Silvernail 60 M   Columbia /   60 Farmer /  
    Abby Silvernail 59 F Wife Do /   59      
    John Silvernail 26 M Child Do     35   /  
    Locusia [?] Silvernail 45 F Do Do     26      
12 14

Solomin D. Cook

[Owner of land]

 45 M   Dutchess /   3 Farmer /  
    Jane Eliza Cook 38 F Wife Do     3      
    Sanford A. Cook 14 M Child Do     3      
    Charles Henry Cook 10 M Do Do     3      
13 15

Abram A. Vosburgh

[Owner of land]

 36 M   Columbia /   37 Farmer /  
    Jane Vosburgh 35 F Wife Do /   8      
    Maryett Vosburgh 15 F Child Do     15      
    Herman Vosburgh 12 M Do Do     12      
    Almida Vosburgh 6 F Do Do     6      
    Wm Henry Vosburgh 3 M Do Do     3      
    John Vosburgh 7/12 M Do Do     7/12      
14 16 Joseph Secor 46 M   Putnam /   1 Carpenter /  
    Charlotte Secor 42 F Wife Columbia /   39      

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