1850 Federal Census of Essex, Massachusetts
pages 30-38 (end)
transcribed by Kurt A. Wilhelm, Essex, 1992


Hse = House; Fam = family or household number;
C = color/ race (B - black, M - mulatto) 
MSL = M - married within year, S - student, L - literacy 



    Hse Fam    NAME            AGE SEX C OCCUPATION  VALUE BIRTHPLACE  MSL  
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 1 182 253 Burnham, Lucy         31  F                      Mass.
 2         ,       Lucy M.       10  F                        "          S
 3         ,       Parker        86  M   shipwright           "  
 4         ,       Martha        79  F                        "  
 5 183 254 Perkins, David        39  M   farmer       4000    "  
 6         ,       Martha        29  F                        "  
 7         ,       Martha L.      2  F                        "  
 8     255 ,       Mary          70  F                        "  
 9         ,       Sarah         42  F                        "  
10 184 256 Burnham, Richard      59  M   shipwright    600    "  
11         ,       Thankful      57  F                        "  
12         ,       Richard Jr.   32  M   farmer               "  
13         ,       Mary W.       20  F   farmer               "  
14         ,       Henry W.      18  M   shoemaker            "  
15         ,       Clarinda      14  F                        "          S
16         ,       Alvan         11  M                        "          S
17 185 257 Andrews, Lydia B.     52  F                 750    "  
18         ,       Mary          32  F                        "  
19         ,       Benjamin F.   30  M   mariner              "  
20         ,       William N.B.  23  M   mariner              "  
21         ,       George E.     19  M   shoemaker            "  
22         ,       Ellen M.      17  F                        "  
23         ,       Mensieur M.   12  M                        "          S
24         ,       Lydia A.       7  F                        "          S
25 186 258 ,       James         86  M   farmer       1550    "  
26         ,       Lucy          86  F                        "  
27         ,       Patience      17  F                      Maine
28 187 259 Low,    David         66  M   farmer      10000  Mass.
29         ,       Betsy         55  F                        "  
30         ,       Michael S.    25  M   shoemaker            "  
31         ,       Asceneth      22  F                        "  
32         ,       James O.      20  M   farmer               "  
33         ,       Lydia M.      14  F                        "          S
34         ,       Sidney        17  M   farmer               "          S
35     260 ,       David Jr.     28  M   shoemaker     300    "  
36         ,       Ann M.        21  F                        "  
37         ,       Asceneth M.    2  F                        "  
38         ,       George A.      3m M                        "
39 188 261 Eveleth, James        55  M   farmer        750    "  
40         ,       Maria E.      50  F                        "  
41 189 262 Story,  Perkins       59  M   farmer       5000    "  
42         ,       Lucy          50  F                        "  

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    Hse Fam    NAME            AGE SEX C OCCUPATION  VALUE BIRTHPLACE  MSL  
 1 189 262 Story,  Emily         14  F                      Mass.        S
 2         ,       Edward        13  M                        "          S
 3         ,       Newton        11  M                        "          S
 4         ,       Elizabeth      6  F                        "          S
 5         Durgan, Morty         27  M                      Ireland
 6 190 263 Burnham, Jacob        53  M   shipwright   1000  Mass.
 7         ,       Ruth          57  F                        "  
 8         ,       Miriam L.     19  F                        "  
 9         ,       Susan S.      15  F                        "          S
10 191 264 Story,  Enoch         47  M   farmer       3150    "  
11         ,       Mary          46  F                        "  
12 192 265 ,       Michael 2d    52  M   shipwright   3500    "  
13         ,       Susan         49  F                        "  
14         ,       Eveline       22  F                        "  
15         ,       Helen         14  F                        "  
16 193 266 Burnham, Edward       33  M   tailor        550    "         [or occ. sailor]
17 194 267 ,       Job           56  M   farmer       2500    "  
18         ,       Lydia         48  F                        "  
19         ,       Obed          27  M   labourer             "  
20         ,       Hervy         24  M   shoemaker            "  
21         ,       Nathaniel     19  M   farmer               "          S
22         ,       Ceoleb        15  M   farmer               "          S
23         ,       Lucy          54  F                 800    "  
24         ,       Eli           50  M   none                 "  
25         ,       Nathaniel     66  M   rope maker    800    "  
26         ,       Abigail       19  F                        "  
27         ,       Edna          13  F                        "          S
28         ,       Eveline        7  F                        "          S
29 195 268 ,       Hannah        58  F                1000    "  
30         ,       Calven        28  M   shipwright    120    "  
31         ,       Nehemiah      21  M   shoemaker            "  
32         ,       Sarah         19  F                        "  
33 196 269 Story,  Abel Jr.      36  M   blacksmith   1600    "  
34         ,       Lydia         32  F                        "  
35         ,       Pierpont       7  M                        "          S
36         ,       Everett        4  M                        "          S
37 197 270 Annable, Isaac        53  M   farmer        950    "  
38         ,       Sally         53  F                        "  
39         Gray,   Elizabeth     23  F                        "  
40         Annable, Elisha B.    21  M   shoemaker            "  
41         ,       Hannah B.     19  F                        "  
42         ,       Mary A.       19  F                        "  

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    Hse Fam    NAME            AGE SEX C OCCUPATION  VALUE BIRTHPLACE  MSL  
 1 197 270 Annable, Sarah E.     17  F                      Mass.        S
 2         ,       John J.       13  M                        "          S
 3         ,       Thirsa M.      9  F                        "          S
 4 198 271 Story,  Michael       65  M   shipwright   2000    "  
 5         ,       Lydia         63  F                        "  
 6         ,       Asa           21  M                        "  
 7         Clayborn, Amelia C.   23  F                        "  
 8         ,       George C.     29  M   carpenter            "  
 9         ,       Elizabeth      9m F                        "
10 199 272 Story,  Albert        35  M   shipwright   1400    "  
11         ,       Lydia A.      27  F                        "  
12         ,       Albert H.      4  M                        "          S
13         ,       Elbridge T.    2  M                        "  
14 200 273 ,       Noah          43  M   shipwright   2800    "  
15         ,       Abigail       42  F                        "  
16         ,       Abby          12  F                        "          S
17         ,       Albert        10  M                        "          S
18 201 274 Goodhue, Jeremiah     40  M   shipwright   1450    "  
19         ,       Mary          49  F                        "  
20         ,       John W.       24  M   shipwright           "  
21         ,       Benjamin      21  M   shipwright           "  
22         ,       Lucy M.       19  F                        "  
23         ,       Jeremiah Jr.  16  M                        "          S
24         ,       Susan         15  F                        "          S
25 202 275 Story,  Jonathan 2d   36  M   shipwright   2050    "  
26         ,       Clarissa      33  F                        "  
27         ,       Essex O.      11  M                        "          S
28         ,       Jonathan L.    9  M                        "          S
29         ,       Clarissa L.    7  F                        "          S
30 203 276 Perkins, Abraham      43  M   carpenter    1200    "  
31         ,       Abby S.       39  F                        "  
32         ,       Elbridge      22  M                        "  
33         ,       Proctor       20  M                        "  
34         ,       Abigail 2d    18  F                        "          S
35         ,       Gustaves      16  M                        "          S
36 204 277 Norton, Daniel        38  M   farmer       2750    "  
37         ,       Susan         32  F                        "  
38         ,       Harrison D.   12  M                        "          S
39         ,       Alvin F.       8  M                        "          S
40         ,       Mary C.        3  F                        "  
41         ,       Abby P.        8m F                        "
42     278 Nutter, George P.     34  M   shipwright           "  

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    Hse Fam    NAME            AGE SEX C OCCUPATION  VALUE BIRTHPLACE  MSL  
 1 204 278 Nutter, Sarah B.      30  F                      Mass.
 2 205 279 Story,  Charles       40  M   shipwright   1600    "  
 3         ,       Eleanor B.    36  F                        "  
 4         ,       Charles H.    12  M                        "          S
 5         ,       Eleanor E.     4  F                        "          S
 6         ,       Elizabeth     79  F                        "  
 7 206 280 ,       Mary          83  F                 725    "  
 8         ,       William       54  M   mariner       100    "  
 9         ,       Aaron         52  M   shipwright    100    "  
10         ,       Martha        43  F                        "  
11 207 281 Nutter, Henry         65  M   stone cutter 1000    "  
12         ,       Lucy          65  F                        "  
13 208 282 Story,  Andrew        35  M   shoemaker    1500    "  
14         ,       Fanny Q.      21  F                        "  
15         ,       Andrew F.      3  M                        "  
16         Clark,  Michael       12  M                        "  
17 209 283 Burnham, Zacheus      52  M   shipwright    750    "  
18         ,       Susannah      45  F                        "  
19         ,       John L.       21  M   shipwright           "  
20         ,       Edeth         19  F                        "  
21         ,       Hannah S.     17  F                        "  
22         ,       Robert M.     12  M                        "          S
23         ,       Harlan P.     10  M                        "          S
24         ,       Rollins M.     7  M                        "          S
25         ,       Lucy C.        4  F                        "          S
26 210 284 Story,  David Jr.     38  M   shipwright   1300    "  
27         ,       Susan B.      34  F                        "  
28         ,       Mary F.        9  F                        "          S
29         ,       David L.       7  M                        "          S
30         ,       Frederick A.   4  M                        "          S
31         Goldsmith, Mary E. B. 15  F                        "  
32 211 285 Story,  Adoniram      42  M   farmer       6300    "  
33         ,       Sally         36  F                        "  
34         Low,    Lavina        27  F                        "  
35         Sinet,  Francis       12  M                      England
36 212 286 Story,  Aaron         43  M   farmer       3000   Mass.
37         ,       Aurelia       28  F                        "  
38         ,       Aurelia A.     9  F                        "          S
39         ,       Aaron H.       6  M                        "          S
40         ,       Wellington     3  M                        "  
41 213 287 Andrews, Tyler        68  M   farmer       1200    "  
42         ,       Eunice        56  F                        "  

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    Hse Fam    NAME               AGE SEX C OCCUPATION          VALUE BIRTHPLACE  MSL  
 1 213 287 Andrews, Eunice E.      23  F                                Mass.
 2         ,       Caroline        21  F                                  "  
 3         ,       Lucretia        19  F                                  "  
 4         ,       Ann L.          16  F   school teacher                 "          S
 5         ,       Justin E.       28  M                                  "  
 6         ,       Henry T.        10  M                                Illinois     S
 7         ,       John Q. A.       7  M                                Illinois     S
 8         ,       Allen W.         5  M                                Illinois     S
 9 214 288 Holmes, Thomas          56  M   farmer                 1150  Mass.
10         ,       Sally           58  F                                  "  
11         ,       Isaac A.        19  M   shoemaker                      "  
12         ,       John H.         17  M   shoemaker                      "  
13 215 289 ,       Thomas A.       28  M   shoemaker               850    "  
14         ,       Susan B.        20  F                                  "  
15 216 290 Low,    Sally           73  F                                  "  
16         ,       Micajah         37  M   shoemaker              1000    "  
17 217 291 Jarret, Cordelia        78  F B                                "  
18         ,       Roger I.        31  M B shoemaker                      "  
19 218 292 Burnham,Austin          27  M   shoemaker               700    "  
20         ,       Nancy           25  F                                  "  
21         ,       Horatio          8m M                                  "
22     293 Story,  Hermon          31  M   carpenter               700    "  
23         ,       Susan           28  F                                  "  
24         ,       Susan E.         1  F                                  "  
25         Crafts, Franklin L.     19  M   shoemaker                      "  
26 219 294 ,       John            30  M   shoemaker               850    "  
27         ,       Louisa          21  F                                  "  
28         ,       Elizabeth C.     2  F                                  "  
29 220 295 McKenzieRebecca         58  F                          1000    "  
30         ,       Edward          23  M   mariner                        "  
31         ,       Jacob           20  M   shoemaker                      "  
32 221 296 Bowers, William         80  M   shoemaker               700    "  
33         ,       William Jr.     50  M   shoemaker                      "  
34         ,       Walter          49  M   shoemaker                      "  
35         ,       Charles         47  M   shipwright                     "  
36         ,       Sally           45  F                                  "  
37         ,       Eunice          40  F                                  "  
38 222 297 Hobbs,  James H.        45  M   shipwright                   Br Prov N Am M
39         ,       Ellen           42  F                                England      M
40         ,       Elizabeth       19  F                                Br Prov N Am M
41         ,       Albert          17  M   shipwright                   Br Prov N Am M
42         ,       Edwin           13  M                                Br Prov N Am S

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    Hse Fam    NAME               AGE SEX C OCCUPATION          VALUE BIRTHPLACE   MSL  
 1         ,       Mary E.          9  F                                Br Prov N Am S
 2         ,       Henry            3  M                                Br Prov N Am S
 3         ,       Loretta[?]       1  F                                Br Prov N Am
 4     298 Nutter, George          35  M   shoemaker                      "  
 5         ,       Elizabeth       31  F                                  "  
 6         ,       George           5  M                                  "  
 7         ,       Adeline          2  F                                  "  
 8 223 299 Story,  Elisha          54  M   farmer                 2000    "  
 9         ,       Mary            45  F                                  "  
10         ,       Emri            24  M   mariner                        "  
11         ,       Otis            22  M   shoemaker                      "  
12         ,       Elizabeth       21  F                                  "  
13         ,       Epes            17  M   farmer                         "  
14         ,       Betsy           64  F                                  "  
15 224 300 Burnham,Joel            47  M   blacksmith              652    "  
16         ,       Mary            35  F                                  "  
17         ,       George F.       13  M                                  "          S
18 225 301 StanwoodEben            37  M   currier                        "  
19         ,       Martha L.       37  F                                  "  
20         ,       Martha M.       16  F                                  "  
21         ,       Lucretia        12  F                                  "          S
22         ,       Lucy L.         10  F                                  "          S
23         ,       Ellen L.         0  F                                  "  
24 226 302 Burnham,Andrew          29  M   shipwright              900    "  
25         ,       Charlotte A.    26  F                                  "  
26         ,       Andrew F.        4  M                                  "          S
27         ,       Sarah E.         9m F                                  "
28 227 303 Story,  Mary            84  F                                  "  
29         ,       Myra            44  F                                  "  
30         ,       Norman          38  M   shipwright              450    "  
31 228 304 Burnham,Eunice          74  F                           200    "  
32         ,       Osmond          30  M   shoemaker               850    "  
33         ,       William F.      27  M   shoemaker               850    "  
34 229 305 Synett, William J.      29  M   shipjoiner                   England
35         ,       Rachel S.       29  F                                England      [or Lynett]
36         ,       Mary A.          5  F                                  "          S
37         ,       Sarah T.         3  F                                  "  
38     306 Horsfield, John         32  M   shipjoiner                     "  
39         ,       Bridget C.      22  F                                  "  
40         ,       Thomas D.        8  M                                  "          S
41         ,       Helen S.         6  F                                  "          S
42         ,       Julia A.         1  F                                  "  

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     Hse Fam    NAME               AGE SEX C OCCUPATION          VALUE BIRTHPLACE   MSL  
 1 230 307 Story,  Daniel          51  M   shoemaker               650    "  
 2         ,       Lucy            49  F                                  "  
 3         ,       Hervy           21  M   shoemaker                      "  
 4         ,       John            20  M   shoemaker                      "  
 5 231 308 Marshall, William       60  M   farmer                 6150    "  
 6         ,       Martha W.       42  F                                  "  
 7         ,       Lucy            32  F                                  "  
 8         ,       Nehemiah C.     22  M   cabinetmaker                   "  
 9         ,       Joseph          20  M   farmer                         "  
10         ,       Hannah          86  F                                  "  
11 232 309 Hoyt,   Israel          34  M   farmer                         "  
12         ,       Margaret        30  F                                  "  
13         ,       Waty[?] J.       7  F                                  "          S
14         ,       Hannah A.        4  F                                  "          S
15         ,       Sarah A.         2  F                                  "  
16         ,       Martha B.        1  F                                  "  
17         McGrony, Michael        21  M   labourer                     Ireland
18 233 310 Johnson, Joseph E.      23  M   farmer                         "  
19         Evans,  Maria           27  F                                  "  
20         ,       Sarah M.         3  F                                  "  
21         Wardrop, James          25  M   labourer                     Br Prov N.B.
22 234 311 Burnham, Mark           38  M   shipwright              750    "  
23         ,       Polly C.        37  F                                  "  
24         ,       Charles P.      16  M   shoemaker                      "          S
25         ,       Mary E.          9  F                                  "          S
26         ,       Mark F.          5  M                                  "          S
27 235 312 ,       Zebulon         68  M   farmer                 1150    "  
28         ,       Judith          65  F                                  "  
29         ,       Ephraim         25  M   invalid                        "  
30         ,       Sarah A.        23  F                                  "  
31         ,       Susan           19  F                                  "  
32 236 313 Story,  Sarah           56  F                          1250    "  
33         ,       William H.      26  M   shoemaker                      "  
34         ,       George W.       24  M   shoemaker                      "  
35         ,       Daniel          21  M   shoemaker                      "  
36         ,       Caroline B.     17  F                                  "  
37         ,       Allen           16  M   shoemaker                      "          S
38         ,       Nathan          13  M                                  "          S
39         Wing,   Kneeland        18  M   shoemaker                      "  
40 237 314 Burnham, Luke           71  M   farmer                  400    "  
41 238 315 Nutter, James           66  M   labourer                400    "  
42         ,       Mehitable       67  F                                  "  

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    Hse Fam    NAME               AGE SEX C OCCUPATION          VALUE BIRTHPLACE   MSL  
 1 239 316 Richardson, Olive       55  F B                                "  
 2         ,       Charles         30  M B mariner                        "  
 3         Field,  Charles H.      25  M B shoemaker                      "  
 4         ,       Sally A.        21  F B                                "  
 5         ,       Matilda          3m F B                                "
 6 240 317 Story,  Ephraim         76  M   farmer                 3520    "  
 7         ,       Hannah B.       66  F                                  "  
 8         ,       Ephraim Jr.     43  M   shipwright                     "  
 9         ,       John C.         23  M   shoemaker                      "  
10 241 318 Burnham, Nimrod         42  M   trader                 3000    "  
11         ,       Susan           50  F                                  "  
12         ,       Austin          27  M   shoemaker                      "  
13         ,       Jonathan        24  M   shoemaker                      "  
14         ,       Atarak          21  F                                  "  
15         ,       Daniel          19  M   shoemaker                      "  
16         ,       Susan E.        15  F                                  "          S
17 242 319 Story,  Jonathan        74  M   surveyor               7000    "  
18         ,       Susannah        78  F                                  "  
19         Burnham, Franklin       17  M   labourer                       "          S
20 243 320 Low,    Winthrop        65  M   farmer                10500    "  
21         ,       Polly           68  F                                  "  
22         ,       Abigail         27  F                                  "  
23         ,       Daniel W.       24  M   farmer                         "  
24 244 321 Choate, John P.         59  M   farmer                 5100    "  
25         ,       Clarissa        39  F                                  "  
26         ,       Caroline        36  F                                  "  
27         Lee,    Edward          25  M   labourer                       "  
28 245 322 Choate, Mary            70  F                          2000    "  
29         Day,    Lydia           57  F                                  "  
30         Blood,  Francis         12  M                                  "          S
31         Rust,   Elizabeth P.    22  F                                England
32 246 323 Burnham, Luther         31  M   caulker                        "  
33         ,       Hannah          23  F                                  "  
34         ,       Luther E.        1  M                                  "  
35 247 324 Perkins, Ezra Jr.       43  M   shoe manufacturer      1000    "  
36         ,       Joanna G.       48  F                                  "  
37         ,       Albert W.       17  M   student                        "          S
38         Knowlton, Elizabeth A.  11  F                                  "          S
39 248 325 Low,    Caleb           41  M   trader                 1300    "  
40         ,       Rachel          40  F                                  "  
41         ,       William          6  M                                  "          S
42         ,       Caleb Jr.        4  M                                  "          S

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    Hse Fam    NAME               AGE SEX C OCCUPATION          VALUE BIRTHPLACE   MSL  
 1     326 Gosbee, George C.       35  M   shipwright                   Br Prov N.B.
 2         ,       Elisa W.        34  F                                Br Prov N.B.
 3         ,       Marcia           5  F                                Br Prov N.B. S
 4         ,       John L.          2  M                                Br Prov N.B.
 5 249 327 Burnham, John S.        50  M   shipwright             1500    "  
 6         ,       Clarissa        47  F                                  "  
 7         ,       John H.         22  M   mason                          "  
 8         ,       Clarissa 2d     19  F                                  "  
 9         ,       Mary C.         16  F                                  "          S
10         ,       Sally           13  F                                  "          S
11         ,       David B.         9  M                                  "          S
12     328 James,  John            35  M   shipwright              200    "  
13         ,       Elisa B.        35  F                                  "  
14         ,       John F.         12  M                                  "          S
15         ,       Washington W.    9  M                                  "          S
16         ,       Fitz H.          2  M                                  "  
17 250 329 Goodhue, Abel           41  M   blacksmith              900    "  
18         ,       Mary J.         47  F                                  "  
19         ,       Mary J. 2d      16  F                                  "          S
20         ,       Helen M.        13  F                                  "          S
21 251 330 Choate, Joseph          65  M   farmer                 4850    "  
22         ,       Sarah           62  F                                  "  
23 252 331 Andrews, Moses          62  M   farmer                 5050    "  
24         ,       Susan           44  F                                  "  
25         ,       Charles A.      12  M                                  "          S
26         ,       Lyman B.         9  M                                  "          S
27         ,       Susan E. A.      4  F                                  "          S
28 253 332 Burnham, Mary           85  F                          1000    "  
29         Wates[?], James B.      25  M   labourer                       "  
30         ,       Charlotte A.    21  F                                  "  
31     333 Burnham, Susan          59  F                           700    "  

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