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Search 1840 Census

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ID
Survey Date
Page
Surname
Name
Middle Initial
GeoCode
District
Sex
38
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
1
Brown
Henry
 
 
Harpers Ferry
Male
39
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
1
Barnes
John
M.
 
Harpers Ferry
Male
40
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
1
Button
Charles
 
 
Harpers Ferry
Male
41
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
1
Baylis
John
 
 
Harpers Ferry
Male
42
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
1
Baker
Corbin
 
 
Harpers Ferry
Male
43
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
1
Border
Permelia
 
 
Harpers Ferry
Female
44
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
1
Birmingham
D.
 
 
Harpers Ferry
Male
45
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
2
Buckles
Emily
 
 
Harpers Ferry
Female
46
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
2
Bobin
James
 
 
Harpers Ferry
Male
47
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
2
Beeler
Benjamin
F.
 
Harpers Ferry
Male

1840 Census

ID:
42
Family No.:
Dwelling No.:
 
Survey Date:
1/1/1840 12:00:00 AM
 
County:
Jefferson
District
Harpers Ferry
Page:
1
Line:
GeoCode:
Head of Household
Surname:
Baker
Name:
Corbin
Middle Initial:
Sex
Male
PIN:

WHITES

Males
Under 5:
1
5-9:
10-14:
15-19:
20-29:
1
30-39:
40-49:
50-59:
60-69:
70-79:
80-89:
90-99:
100+:
Females
Under 5:
1
5-9:
10-14:
15-19:
20-29:
1
30-39:
40-49:
50-59:
60-69:
70-79:
80-89:
90-99:
100+:

 FREE COLORED

Males
Under 10:
10-24:
24-35:
36-54:
55-100:
100+:
White Aliens:
Females
Under 10:
10-24:
24-35:
36-54:
55-100:
100+:
 

SLAVES

 Males  
Under 10:< 10
 
10- 24:
 
25- 35:
 
36-54:
 
55-100:
100+:
 Females  
Under 10:< 10
 
10- 24:
 
25- 35:
 
36-54:
 
55-100:
 
100+:

HEALTH AND WELFARE

 Whites  
Deaf and Dumb Under 14:
 
Deaf and Dumb 14-24:
 
Deaf and Dumb 25+:
 
Blind:
 
Insane and idiots at public charge:
 
Insane and idiots at private charge:
 Colored  
Deaf and Dumb:
     
Blind:
 
Insane and idiots at private charge:
 
Insane and idiots at public charge:

EDUCATION AND LITERACY

No. of Universities or college:
No. of college students:
No. of Academies and grammar schools:
  		  
No. of scholars:
No. of primary and common schools:
 
No. of scholars at public charge:
No. of scholars at public charge:
 
No. of illiterate whites over 20:
       

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: Number of Persons Engaged In:

Mining:
 
Agriculture:
Commerce:
Manufacture and trade:
1
 
Ocean Navigation:
 
Canal Navigation:
 
Learned professional engineers:
Revolutionary War Pensioners
Surname:
Name:
Age:
     

 

Notes:
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