US Census 1840 - Selected Records


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This file contains selected records from the US 1840 Census which was taken about mid-year. Each record for an individual head of household simply lists the various categories of persons within that household. The data shown here is as cited in the original census records, even when known from other sources to be misspelled or factually wrong.


1840 Census for Connecticut (CT)

Windsor Township, Hartford County Federal Census Index Ref: Record CTS4a2865865
John Woodhurst    John (6) (head of household)
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2  Free white males ages 5-10    his sons William (12) (aged 9) and Hazard (1) (aged 5)
1  Free white males ages 30-40    John (6) (aged 36)
3  Free white females under age 5    his daughters Martha (1) (aged 3), Susannah (3) (aged 1) and Margaret (1) (infant)
1  Free white females ages 5-10    his daughter Mary Ann (6) (aged 8)
1  Free white females ages 10-15    his daughter Elizabeth (5) (aged 10)
1  Free white females ages 30-40    his wife Ann (nee Russell) (aged 31)
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9  Total number
1  Number of Persons in each Family Employed in Agriculture
Schools
1  In Academic Grammar School: 35 Number of Scholars
1  In Primary and Common School: 47 Number of Scholars