Bradford County PA
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Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
1870 Census Records for  Bradford County PA 

Barclay Coal loading into boats at Towanda Canal Basin 1857
1870 Barclay Township Census
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Enumerated Aug, 12 through Sept 8 by H. M. Rockwell , Ass't. Marshal
Transcribed for Tri Counties by Carlton Wolfe 2004
Formatted & Published by Joyce M. Tice 2005
Joyce's Search Tip - January 2008 -
Do You Know that you can search just the Census Records on the site by using the three county level Census  buttons in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? 

You can further limit your search by choosing the find all words option and entering a year or township name along with your surname. Remember that alternate spellings of surnames WILL affect your search results.
P# = Page Number H# = Household - F# = Family
Note ! - Caucasian unless otherwise noted
Post Offices in Barclay Township  in 1870  -  There was only one Post Office in Barclay Township in 1870, the Barclay Post Office. All residents of the township picked up their mail at the same post office.  There was no rural delivery until 1903.   Be sure to read You Gotta Know the Territory for more information to help you understand this area and time.
Barclay was a coal mining area. The township was formed from Franklin Township in 1866 and reverted back to Franklin when the coal ran out. For more about Barclay Township be sure to examine the Barclay Township Page
Census records are very often difficult to read because of handwriting, microfilm quality, and spelling issues. Our early census takers were not as well educated as we'd like them to have been, and even the people bearing the names often could not spell them with the same consistency we are accustomed to in this era. The census taker wrote what he believed he heard as well as he could. These have been transcribed for you to the very best or our abilities given the difficulties mentioned. Please be tolerant of what you would consider "mistakes." If you can recognize the names you are looking for, then it is a success. If not, then you may want to find a place where you can view the originals so that you can judge for yourselves. Excessive attention to outmoded spelling issues is the sign of a beginner in family research. Those of you who have been at this a while are well aware of the "spelling errors" in our early records and have learned to deal with them. If you have a comment that you think is important for a particular entry send it to me with the EXACT page URL and I will place your note at the bottom of the page.
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H# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR/ RACE SEE NOTE 1 OCCUPATION VALUE REAL ESTATE VALUE PERSON. PROP. BORN FATHER FOREIGN BORN MOTHER FOREIGN BORN MONTH BORN OR MARRIED IN YEAR ATTEND SCHOOL IN YEAR CANNOT READ OR WRITE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
273 271 Powers John 37 M   laborer     Ireland 1 1       1
      Ellen 28 F   housekeeper     PA 1 1        
      John 4 M   at home     PA 1          
      Mary 2 F   at home     PA 1          
274 272 Doil William 30 M   miner     Ireland 1 1       1
      Susan 28 F   housekeeper     Ireland 1 1        
      Charles 4 M   at home     PA 1 1        
      Jane 1 F   at home     PA 1 1        
    O'Niel James 38 M   miner     N. Scotia 1 1       denied
275 273 Emery George 28 M   laborer     PA           1
      Margaret 25 F   housekeeper     PA            
      William M. 3 M   at home     PA            
276 274 Hillis W. J. 28 M   physician   1,500 PA           1
      M. E. 25 F   housekeeper     PA            
    Tidd C. W. 24 M   coal off. clerk     NY           1
277 275 Hall D. C. 46 M   carpenter 500 2,000 NY           1
      Melvina 38 F   housekeeper     PA            
      Elma 17 F   at home     PA       1    
    Cox Alice 17 F   dom. servant     PA            
    McCurthy Patrick 50 M   carpenter     Ireland 1 1       1
      James 30 M   carpenter     Ireland 1 1       1
278 276 Thompson Edward 36 M   weigh master     England 1 1 May     1
      Mornelva 21 F   housekeeper     PA     May      
279 277 Hutchison Charles 29 M   miner     England 1 1       1
      Susan 22 F   housekeeper     N. Scotia 1 1        
      Ann 4 F   at home     N. Scotia 1 1        
      Fanny 1 F   at home     PA 1 1        
    Mahanny John 19 M   miner     N. Scotia 1 1        
280 278 Dugganen James 45 M   miner     Wales 1 1       denied
      Betsey 30 F   housekeeper     Wales 1 1        
      William 20 M   miner     Wales 1 1        
      Jacob 18 M   miner     Wales 1 1        
      James 16 M   miner     Wales 1 1        
      Mary 12 F   at home     Wales 1 1   1    
      Henry 8 M   at home     Wales 1 1   1    
      Elenor 6 F   at home     PA 1 1        
      Elizabeth 4 F   at home     PA 1 1        
      Sarah 2 F   at home     PA 1 1        
      Hendry 1m M   at home     PA 1 1 May      
281 279 McFarson James 29 M   miner     N. Scotia 1 1       denied

Published on Tri-Counties Site on 10/5/2005
By Joyce M. Tice