| Putnam County, New York was formed on June 12, 1812 from the four southern townships of Dutchess County. The county is in the mid-Hudson Valley lying between the Hudson River on the west, Connecticut on the east, Dutchess County on the north, and Westchester County on the south. The county seat is the Village of Carmel.
The data is an extract of the 1925 State Census of Putnam County, New York with data from the surrounding areas, and with a single consolidated alphabetical index. Associated persons from Connecticut are not included since a 1925 census was not taken.
To facilitate use, each township or city has been assigned a two letter place code, such as CA for Carmel, and each family group within a township has been assigned a three digit number, in order, starting with "001". Sometimes a small letter has been placed after the number, such as "122a".
The entries in the INDEX appear as follows:
CA1-201 Baake, Albert 17
Column 1: The two letter town/city code followed by a single digit or letter ED#.
Column 2: The family group number.
Column 3: The person's name in alphabetical order Last, First MI. A symbol is placed directly after the name to indicate race or color, if different than white:
* - Black
** - Colored/Mulatto
# - Chinese
Column 4: Gives the age at last birthday and generally in years. But sometimes in months, weeks, or days as denoted by "m", "w", or "d", respectively.
When you find the individual(s) you are interested in researching further, note the Town, ED# & FG# - this will help guide you to the appropriate entry in the 1925 Census Microfilm until such time as the Actual Census Data is linked for each town in the repeating Data Table provided at the left side of each Alphabetical Surname Page.
As the Actual Abstracted Data for Each Town is uploaded the Town Code for each Town will be hyperlinked in the repeating Data Table on the left of each Alphabetical Surname Page. By clicking on the Town Code noted in the index code for the person you are researching you will be taken to the page for that particular Town's Data - you will then scroll or use your find funtion to locate the specific data for the Town ED# and FG# noted in the Alphabetical Surname Indexed Entry.
If you wish to browse the Data by Town you will be able to go to the Town Data Index, once the Town Data link has been activated and do so by clicking the appropriate Town Link!
The chart below gives the Two Letter Town Code for each of the towns included in the
1925 Putnam County Census Plus Alphabetical Surname Index.
Town Codes
For These Towns the Alphabetical index will have all names included, as well as the corresponding Data when uploaded.
BK - Town of Beekman, Dutchess County
CA - Town of Carmel, Putnam County
EF - Town of East Fishkill, Dutchess County
KE - Town of Kent, Putnam County
PA - Town of Patterson, Putnam County
PH - Town of Philipstown, Putnam County
PV - Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County
PW - Town of Pawling, Dutchess County
SE - Town of Southeast, Putnam County
SM - Town of Somers, Westchester County
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# Mx - Miscellaneous (These places will only have selected names in the index and corresponding data.)
BC - City of Beacon, Dutchess County
BE - Town of Bedford, Westchester County
CT - Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County
DV - Town of Dover, Dutchess County
FK - Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County
MP - Town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County
NC - Town of New Castle, Westchester County
NE - Town of Northeast, Dutchess County
NS - Town of North Salem, Westchester County
PO - Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County
ST- Town of Stockport, Columbia County
WA - Town of Washington, Dutchess County
WP - Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County
YK - Town of Yorktown, Westchester County |
The entries in the DATA appear as follows:
BC-046 Hawks, George H 51 - - - Foreman Hat Shop
BC-046 Hawks, Helen W 28 AU 12 Chus HW
BC-046 Hawks, Helen D 7 - - - School
BC-046 Hawks, Florence D 3 - - - -
1925 INDIVIDUAL CENSUSES. All notes are by the compiler.
Definition Of Columns:
1 - Place Code: Assigned by Compiler to facilitate Indexing - See Town Codes Table Above
2 - Family Group Number: in numerical order and assigned by the compiler to facilitate indexing. Starts with "001" for each town or city and is sometimes appended with a small letter such as "525a". The Place Code and Family Group Number are connected by a hyphen such as "CA-001" and "CA-525a".
3 - Name: of each person whose usual place of abode was in this family on June 1,1925. A symbol is placed directly after the name to indicate race or color, if different than white:
* - Black ** - Colored/Mulatto # - Chinese
4 - Relationship: to the head of the family. See Table 1 - below
5 - Age: at last birthday. Generally given in years, but sometimes in months, weeks, or days as denoted by "m", "w", or "d", respectively. The age is occasionally followed by a "+" as in "60+" which means the person is at least 60 years of age.
6 - Nativity: the country of birth is given only for those persons not born in the U.S. The U.S. is given in a few instances for clarity. See Table 2 - below
7 - Number Of Years In U.S.: generally in years but sometimes as a decimal such as "3.5 for 3 1/2 years", and sometimes in months as denoted by "m" or in weeks as denoted by "w".
8 - Citizenship: this column denotes whether the foreign born is a citizen or an alien and gives naturalization data per the below listed codes. No entry is to be taken as a citizen.
A - alien
Afpa - alien, first papers
C - citizen
Cfa - citizenship by father
Cf&s - citizenship by father & soldier
Chus - citizenship by husband
Chuw - citizenship by husband; now widowed
Cmar - citizenship by marriage
Cns - citizenship by naval service
Cpar - citizenship by parent
Csol - citizenship by soldier
Cwd - citizen; now widowed
UK - unknown
Cyear:** - citizenship conferred in the year given; sometimes the enumerator collected the number of years since naturalization. The place of naturalization, if given, is indicated after the colon as listed below. See Table 2 for place abbreviations.
Examples:
C1924:CA would be read as, "became a citizen in 1924 at Carmel."
Cxxxx:WP would be read as, "became a citizen in White Plains but year is not given."
C1900 would be read as, "became a citizen in 1900 but place is not given."
C12y:BK would be read as, "became a citizen 12 years ago in Brooklyn."
9 - Occupation: trade or profession, or kind of work, for each each person listed. See Table 3 for abbreviations/notation used by the compiler. Some abbreviations were used by the enumerator and may not be listed in Table 3 below. TABLE 1. RELATIONSHIP TO THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
A - Aunt
AB - Adopted Brother
AD - Adopted Daughter
AO - Adopted Orphan
AS - Adopted Son
ASi - Adopted Sister
At - Attendant
B - Brother
Ba - Bachelor
BL - Brother-in-law
Bo - Boarder
BR - Brother, Religious
Bu - Butler
C - Cousin
CC - Charity Child
Ch - Chauffeur
Ck - Cook
Cp - Companion
Ct - Caretaker
D - Daughter
Di - Director
DL - Daughter-in-law
Dm - Dairyman
ED - Employee's Daughter
Ep - Employee
ES - Employee's Son
F - Father
Fa - Farmer
Ff - Farm Foreman
Fh - Farm Help/Farm Hand
FL - Father-in-law
Fo - Foreman
Fr - Friend
GA - Great-Aunt
Ga - Gardener
GC - Grandchild
GD - Granddaughter
GF - Grandfather
GGD - Great-Granddaughter
GGS - Great-Grandson
GM - Grandmother
GN - Grandnephew/Grandniece
GS - Grandson
Gt - Guest
Gu - Guardian
Gv - Governess
H - Head
Hb - Herdboy
He - Help/Helper
Hk - Housekeeper/Housekeeping
Hm - Hiredman
Hn - Herdsman
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Ho - Houseman
Hu - Husband
In - Instructor
Km - Kitchenman
La - Laborer
Li - Living Together
Lo - Lodger
M - Mother
Ma - Maid
Me - Mechanic
ML - Mother-in-law
MS - Maid's Son
NC - Nurse in Charge
Ne - Nephew
Ni - Niece
No - No Relation
NR - Not Related
Nu - Nurse
Pa - Partner/Pardner
Pf - Professor
Pm - Pantrymaid
Pp - Principal
Pr - Priest
Pt - Patient
Pu - Pupil
Ro - Roomer
RS - Religious Subject
S - Son
SC - Servant's Child
SD - Stepdaughter
SF - Stepfather
SGD - Step-Granddaughter
SGS - Step-Grandson
SI - Religious Sister
Si - Sister
SL - Son-in-law/Sister-in-law
SM - Stepmother
SS - Stepson
St - Seamstress
Su - Superior (religious)
Sv - Servant
Sy - Secretary
Te - Teacher
U - Uncle
Vi - Vicar
W - Wife
Wa - Waiter/Waitress
WGF - Wife's Grandfather
WGM - Wife's Grandmother
Wm - Workman
Wo - Worker
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TABLE 2. PLACE ABBREVIATIONS.
AA - Australia
AB - Albany, NY
AL - Alabama
AM - Asia Minor/Anatolia
AR - Argentina
ARB - Argentina: Buenos Aires
AS - At Sea
AU - Austria
AUH - Austria-Hungary (now separated)
AY - Army Service
BG - British Guiana (now Guyana)
BK - Brooklyn, NY
BL - Belgium
BM - Bermuda (English)
BP - Bridgeport, CT
BR - Brewster, NY
BS - Boston, MS
BWI - British West Indies
BX - Bronx, NYC, NY
BZ - Brazil
CA - Carmel, NY
CB - Carbondale, PA
CC - Concord, NH
CD - Caux Devore, MS
CG - Chicago, IL
CH - China
CN - Canada
CNC - Canada: British Columbia
CNN - Canada: Newfoundland
CNQ - Canada: Quebec
CNS - Canada: Nova Scotia
CP - Camp Polk
CR - Costa Rica
CS - Colorado Springs, CO
CT - Connecticut
CU - Camp Upton
CZ - Czechoslovakia (now separated)
DK - Denmark
DT - Detroit, MI
DU - Dutchess Co., NY
DY - Danbury, CT
EG - England
EGB - England: Bevington
EGW - England: Wales
EU - Europe
EZ - Elizabeth, NJ
FI - Finland
FR - France
FRA - France: Alsace
FV - Falls Village, CT
GE - Germany
GEB - Germany: Bohemia
GEV - Germany: Bavaria
GH - Goshen, Orange Co., NY
GR - Greece
HF - Hartford, CT
HG - Hungary
HK - Herkimer Co., NY
HO - Holland (Netherlands)
HP - Hopewell, Dut. Co., NY
HU - Hudson, NY
IA - Iowa
IL - Illinois
IN - India
IT - Italy
JA - Jamaica
JC - Jersey City, NJ
JP - Japan
JV - Java
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KG - Kingston, NY
LI - Long Island, NY
LX - Luxembourg
ME - Maine
MG - Morgantown, WV
MI - Michigan
MN - Minnesota
MO - Missouri
MP - Mahopac, Putnam Co., NY
MS - Massachusetts
MV - Mount Vernon, NY
NB - Newburgh, NY
NC - New York State Court
NE - Newark, NJ
NH - New Hampshire
NJ - New Jersey
NM - New Milford, CT
NO - Norway
NX - New York State
NY - New York City
NZ - New Zealand
OR - Orange Co., NY
PA - Philadelphia, PA
PD - Portland, ME
PE - Providence, RI
PF - Pittsfield, MS
PG - Portugal
PGA - Portugal: Azores
PI - Philippine Islands
PK - Poughkeepsie, NY
PL - Plainfield, NJ
PN - Pennsylvania
PO - Poland
PR - Prussia (now part of Germany)
PS - Persia (now Iran)
PT - Patterson, Put. Co., NY
PU - Putnam County, NY
RM - Rumania
RU - Russia
RUP - Russian Poland (now returned)
RW - Racine, Wisconsin
SA - South America
SC - South Carolina
SL - Scotland
SLE - Scotland: Edinburgh
SN - San Antonio, TX
SP - Spain
SR - Syracuse, NY
SS - St. Louis, MO
SU - Suffolk Co., NY
SV - Sullivan Co., NY
SW - Sweden
SY - Syria
SZ - Switzerland
SZZ - Switzerland: Zurich
TK - Turkey
TR - Trenton, NJ
TT - Tarrytown, NY
UK - Unknown
US - United States
UT - Utica, NY
WA - Washington State
WE - Westchester Co., NY
WI - West Indies
WP - White Plains, NY
YK - Yorktown, NY
YN - Yonkers, NY
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TABLE 3. OCCUPATION ABBREVIATIONS.
Ad. - Advertising
Agt. - Agent
Amer. - American
App. - Apprentice
Asst. - Assistant
Bky. - Brooklyn
Bldg. - Building
Bus. - Business
City - Refers to N.Y.C.
Clk. - Clerk
Comm. - Commercial
Const. - Construction
Cont. - Contractor
Dut. - Dutchess
Elec. - Electrical
Emp. - Employer
Eng. - Engineer
Exh. - Exhibitor
Exp. - Express
Fac. - Factory
Fin. - Finish
Gen. - General
H. - House
HK - Housekeeper/Housekeeping
Hub. - Unknown (by enumerator)
HW - Housework/Housewife
Hwy. - Highway
Ingr. - Ingraver
Ins. - Insurance
Insp. - Inspector
Inst. - Instructor |
Lab. - Labor/Laborer
Mach. - Machinist
Mdse. - Merchandise
Mech. - Mechanical
Mem. - Member
Metro. - Metropolitan
Mfg. - Manufacturing
Mgr. - Manager
NYCCR - New York Central RR
O.A. - Own Account
Op. - Operator
Pres. - President
Presb. - Presbyterian
Pro. - Professional
Prop. - Proprietor
Pub. - Publisher
Rec. - Receiving
Rep. - Representative
Res. - Reservoir
RR - Railroad
Sec. - Section
St. - Street
Sta. - Station
Sten. - Stenographer
Super. - Supervisor
Supt. - Superintendant
V.P. - Vice-President
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