1855 New York State Census
Transcribed by Susan Stalker Mulvey
July 2005
Census of the Inhabitants in the Western Election District of the Town of Ancram in the County, of Columbia taken by me on the 21 day of June 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 |
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| Native | Alien | |||||||||||
| 18 | 19Cont'd | Charles Moon | 13 | M | Nephew | Columbia | 13 | |||||
| 19 | 20 |
John P. White [Owner of Land] |
62 | M | Do | / | 40 | Farmer | / | |||
| Elizabeth White | 55 | F | Wife | Do | / | |||||||
| Catherine Velie | 34 | F | Child | Do | / | 34 | ||||||
| John Velie | 15 | M | Grand Child | Do | 13 | |||||||
| Caroline Scutt | 17 | F | Domestic | Do | 2 | |||||||
| 20 | 21 | Philip Pecktel | 30 | M | Do | / | 1 | Laborer | / | |||
| Roxanna Pecktel | 28 | Wife | Do | / | 1 | |||||||
| Margaret E. Pecktel | 7 | Child | Do | 1 | ||||||||
| Mary Ann Pecktel | 4 | Do | Do | 1 | ||||||||
| David H. Pecktel | 1 | Do | Do | 1 | ||||||||
| 21 | 22 |
John A. Dennis [Owner of Land] |
61 | M | Do | / | 7 | Farmer | / | |||
| Emma Dennis | 60 | F | Wife | Do | / | 7 | ||||||
| Ambrose Dennis | 32 | M | Child | Do | / | 7 | Farmer | / | ||||
| Clarisa Ann Dennis | 27 | F | Daughter-in-Law | Do | / | 7 | ||||||
| Mary Ette Dennis | 6 | F | Grand Child | Do | 6 | |||||||
| Charles A. Dennis | 4 | M | Do | Do | 4 | |||||||
| 22 | 23 | David Johnson | 70 | M | Do | / | 70 | None | / | |||
| Margaret Johnson | 68 | F | Wife | Do | / | 68 | ||||||
| 23 | 24 |
James Dennis [Owner of Land] |
30 | M | Do | / | 30 | Carpenter | / | |||
| Sally Ann Dennis | 23 | F | Wife | Do | / | 23 | ||||||
| Frank J. Dennis | 8/12 | M | Child | Do | 8/12 | |||||||
| 24 | 25 | Jonas Silvernail | 31 | M | Do | / | 31 | Farmer | / | |||
| Nancy Silvernail | 24 | F | Wife | Do | / | 15 | ||||||
| Alfred Silvernail | 2 | M | Child | Do | 2 | |||||||
| William H. Silvernail | 4/12 | M | Do | Do | 4/12 | |||||||
| Mary Scism | 62 | F | Wife's Mother | Do | / | 15 | ||||||
| 25 | 26 |
John A. Smith [Owner of Land] |
46 | M | Do | / | 13 | Farmer | / | |||
| Julia Ann Smith | 43 | F | Wife | Do | / | |||||||
| Frances A. Smith | 12 | F | Child | Do | ||||||||
| Robert S. Smith | 10 | M | Do | Do | ||||||||
| Charles J. Smith | 8 | M | Do | Do | ||||||||
| Milton H. Smith | 5 | M | Do | Do | ||||||||
| Rufus P. Smith | 2 | M | Do | Do | ||||||||
| Anthony Smith | 70 | M | Father | Dutchess | / | 30 | None | / | ||||
| Elmira Dennis | 35 | F | Domestic | Columbia | 35 | |||||||
| 26 | 27 |
Edward H. Sheldon [Owner of Land] |
36 | M | Do | / | 36 | Farmer | / | |||
| Harriet Sheldon | 34 | F | Wife | Do | / | 34 | ||||||
| William A. Sheldon | 10 | M | Child | Do | 10 | |||||||
| Ida Sheldon | 6 | F | Do | Do | 6 | |||||||
| Margaretta Sheldon | 3 | F | Do | Do | 3 | |||||||
| Rachel Scism | 31 | F | Domestic | Do | 15 | |||||||
| 28 | James Sheldon | 76 | M | Do | / | 76 | ||||||
| Eliza Ann Smith | 16 | F | Domestic | Do | 16 | |||||||
| 27 | 29 |
Adam A. Fretts [Owner of Land] |
62 | M | / | 62 | Farmer | |||||
Dividers Supplied by:
