1855 New York State Census

BOSTON CORNERS

Transcribed by Susan Stalker Mulvey

January 2007

Census of the Inhabitants in the Western Election District of the district of Boston Corners in the County, of Columbia taken by me on the 14th day of July 1855.

Taken by: Elisha Moore

(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

Alien
Native Alien
1 1 Oscar Vosburgh 25 M Columbia / 1 Laborer /
    Ann E. Vosburgh 20 F Wife Do /   1      
    Edgar Vosburgh 1 M Child Do     1      
    Sabrina Vosburgh 11 F Cousin Do     1      
  2 Wm Sabins 26 M   Boston Corners /   1 Laborer /  
    Clara Sabins 26 F Wife Dutchess /   1      
Flora Sabins 2 F Child Do 1
Fanny Sabins 1 F Do Do 1
Mary Ann Whitehead 27 F Cousin Conn. / 1
Mary Ann Whitehead 6 F 2d Cousin Do 1
Horace Owin 40 M Boarder Boston Corners 1 Laborer /
    Israel Sabins 19 M Do Dutchess     6/12 Do /  
2 3 John Ham 44 M   Columbia /   6/12 Do /  
    Emma Ham 34 F Wife Do /   6/12      
Henry Heywadt 32 M Child Do 6/12 Laborer /
    Wm Heywadt 25 M Do Do     6/12 Do /  
Joshua Heywadt 18 M Do Do 6/12 Do
4 David Brown 33 M Ireland / 6/12 Do
    Margaret Brown 33 F Wife Do /   6/12      
Mary Brown 3 F Child Columbia 6/12
3 5 Daniel Hanrahand 39 M   Ireland /   2 Laborer    
    Margaret Hanrahand 35 F Wife Do /   2      
    Mary Hanrahand 12 F Child Do     2      
  Thomas Hanrahand 10 M Do Do 2
  Mitchell Hanrahand 8 M Do Do 2
  Daniel Hanrahand 6 M Do Do 2
    James Hanrahand 5 M Do Putnum     2      
    Michael Hanrahand 3 M Do Do     2      
  Margaret Hanrahand 2 F Do Do 2
  Patrick Hanrahand 10/12 M Do Boston Corners 10/12
  Wm Stowell 31 M boarder Ireland 2 Laborer /
  John Stowell 30 M Do Do 2 Do /
    John Bruce 30 M Do Do     2 Do   /
    James Hanrahand 32 M Do Do 2 Do /
4 6

Abram I. Vosburgh

[owner of land]

 47 M   Columbia /   8 Farmer /  
    Abbey Vosburgh 44 F Wife Do /   8      
    Smith Vosburgh 19 M Child Do     8      
    Sidney Vosburgh 16 M Do Do     8      
    Milton Vosburgh 11 M Do Do     8      
    Julia Vosburgh 6 F Do Boston Corners     6      
    Polly Melius 40 F Domestic Columbia     6      
5 7

Wm M. Van Benschoten

[owner of land]

 22 M Do / 3 Farmer /
    Maria Van Benschoten 28 F Wife Do /   3      
    Wm B. Van Benschoten 8 M Child Do     3      
    Charles Van Benschoten 5 M Do Do     3      

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