1835 New York State Census

Note:

Many of these census records have been lost or destroyed. It is similar to the Federal Census of that era, in that, only the name of the head of the family is listed.

Header:

State of New-York; Census of the State, for the year 1835.
Town of (blank space), County of (blank space) Book No. (blank space)

Questions asked:

  1. The name of the head of each family.
  2. The number of male persons in the family, (the name of whose head is in the first column) incuding its head, if male.
  3. The number of female persons in the same family, including its head, if female.
  4. The number of male persons in the same family subject to militia duty.
  5. The whole number of male persons in the same family entitled by the constitution of this state to vote for all officers elective by the people.
  6. The number of male persons in the same family who are aliens not naturalized.
  7. The number of persons in the same family who are paupers.
  8. The number of persons in the same family who are persons of colour not taxed.
  9. The number of persons of colour in the same family who are taxed.
  10. The whole number of persons of colour in the same family who are taxed, and entitled by the constitution of this state to vote for all officers elective by the people. (and not to be included in the ninth column.)
  11. The number of married female persons in the same family under the age of forty-five years.
  12. The number of unmarried female persons in the same family, between the ages of sixteen and forty-five years.
  13. The number of female persons in the same family, unmarried, under the age of sixteen years.
  14. The number of marriages occurring in the same family, where the female married resided during the year preceding.
  15. Whole number of births in the same family during the year preceding. (Male and Female)
  16. Whole number of deaths in the same family, during the year preceding. (Male and Female)
  17. The number of acres of improved land occupied by the same family.
  18. The number of neat cattle owned by the same family.
  19. The number of horses owned by the same family.
  20. The number of sheep owned by the same family.
  21. The number of hogs owned by the same family.
  22. The number of yards of fulled cloth manufactured in the domestic way in the same family, during the preceding year.
  23. The number of yards of flannel and other woollen cloths not fulled, manufactured in the domestic way in the same family, during the year preceding.
  24. The number of yards of linen, cotton, or other thin cloths, manufactured in the domestic way in the same family, during the year preceding.

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