1850 Census of Chesterfield County, VA
Page 79a


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Abstracted by Lori Haden, �1998 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.

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This is the 1850 federal census for Chesterfield County, VA.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1850, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.
CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  VA  COUNTY:  Chesterfield  DIVISION:  The upper District  REEL NO:  M432-941  PAGE NO:  79a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 28th day of August 1850, by Geo. O Markham
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
=========================================================================================================================
 1   289  313 Robertson      William        66   M         Farmer         2,000     Eng
 2   289  313 Robertson      Robert         18   M                                  VA                      X
 3   289  313 Whiteman       Mathew         30   M         Clerk
 4   289  313 Watkins        James          37   M         Mech
 5   289  314 Jewett         George         27   M         Engineer       Eng
 6   289  314 Jewett         Martha         22   F                                  VA
 7   289  314 Jewett         William        8/12 M
 8   290  315 Smith          Lawson         35   M    B                             115
 9   290  315 Smith          Matilia        40   F    B
 10  291  316 Crosstick      Robert E.      22   M
 11  291  316 Crosstick      Mary           21   F
 12  292  317 Donnolly       James          36   M                        700       Eng
 13  292  317 Donnolly       Jane           40   F                                  VA
 14  292  317 Donnolly       James          4    M
 15  292  317 Donnolly       Mary           2/12 F
 16  293  318 Anderson       George         16   M                                                          X
 17  293  318 Anderson       Louis          14   M
 18  293  318 Anderson       Josiah         12   M
 19  293  318 Anderson       Barley         11   M
 20  294  319 Chalkley       George         37   M         Farmer         300                                     X
 21  294  319 Chalkley       Martha         35   F
 22  294  319 Chalkley       James          15   M                                                          X
 23  294  319 Chalkley       Mary           13   F                                                          X
 24  294  319 Chalkley       William        12   M                                                          X
 25  294  319 Chalkley       Martha         10   F                                                          X
 26  294  319 Chalkley       Louisa         8    F
 27  294  319 Chalkley       Sarah          7    F
 28  294  319 Chalkley       Catharine      4    F
 29  294  319 Chalkley       Infant         4/12 M
 30  295  320 Howard         Eliza          35   F    B
 31  295  320 Howard         Alexander      12   M    B
 32  295  320 Grey           Calidonia      20   F    B
 33  296  321 Jewett         Thomas         50   M         Miner          1,500     Eng.
 34  296  321 Jewett         Martha         38   F                                  VA
 35  296  321 Jewett         Mathew         1    M
 36  296  321 Trabue         Charles        15   M                                                          X
 37  297  322 Hunt           Mark           45   M                                  Eng
 38  297  322 Hunt           Caroline       34   M
                   REMARKS:  Listed Caroline as a male
 39  297  322 Chandley       Eldridge       10   M
 40  298  323 Moles          James          72   M         VA             100
 41  298  323 Moles          Jane           42   F                                                                     X
                   REMARKS:  idiotic
 42  298  323 Moles          Sophia         47   F

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