1850 Census of Chesterfield County, VA
Page 79b


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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.

Submitted by Lori Haden, November, 1998. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.


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:  79b
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 29th day of August 1850.  by Virginia
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
=========================================================================================================================
 1   298  323 Chandley       Lucy           12   F                                  VA
                   REMARKS:  listed Asst. Marshal as Virginia, not Geo. O Markham.
 2   299  324 Anderson       William        48   M                        200                                     X
 3   299  324 Anderson       Mary           30   F
 4   299  324 Anderson       Robert         9    M                                                          X
 5   299  324 Anderson       Sarah          6    F
 6   299  324 Anderson       Eliza          3    F
 7   299  324 Anderson       William        1    M
 8   300  325 Morgan         Wm. H.         40   M         Mech
 9   300  325 Morgan         China          40   F
 10  300  325 Morgan         Sarah          16   F
 11  300  325 Morgan         Mary           12   F                                                          X
 12  300  325 Morgan         John           10   M                                                          X
 13  300  325 Morgan         Ann            8    F
 14  300  325 Morgan         William        6    M
 15  300  325 Morgan         *              4    F
                   REMARKS:  No first name given
 16  300  325 Morgan         *              2    F
                   REMARKS:  No first name given
 17  301  326 Adams          Ann            34   F                        500       Ire.
 18  301  326 Adams          Mary           15   F                                  VA
 19  301  326 Adams          Catharine      10   F                                                          X
 20  301  326 Adams          Thomas         12   M                                                          X
 21  301  326 Adams          William        8    F                                                          X
                   REMARKS:  Was marked as female
 22  302  327 Welch          Thomas         62   M         Farmer         Ire.
 23  302  327 Welch          Thomas         4    M                                  VA
 24  302  327 Welch          Sarah          2    F
 25  303  328 Figg           Malinda        40   F                        400
 26  303  328 Figg           Robert         13   M                                                          X
 27  303  328 Figg           Samuel         8    M
 28  303  328 Figg           Mary           5    F
 29  304  229 Vest           James          45   M         Mech                                                   X
 30  304  229 Vest           Richard        22   M         Mech                                                   X
 31  304  229 Vest           Thomas         11   M                                                          X
 32  304  229 Vest           John           13   M                                                          X
 33  305  330 Cooke          Henry A.       47   M         Mech
 34  305  330 Cooke          Mary           47   F
 35  305  330 Cooke          William        22   M         Mech
 36  305  330 Cooke          John           21   M         Mech
 37  305  330 Cooke          Elizabeth      18   F
 38  305  330 Cooke          America        16   F
 39  305  330 Cooke          Martha         15   F
 40  305  330 Cooke          James          13   M                                                          X
 41  305  330 Hancock        Woodson        15   M
 42  306  331 Celly          Sarah          60   F                                  Eng.                          X

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