Bradford County PA
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1870 Census Records for Bradford County PA 
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Enumerated June 1 thru 14, 1870 by G. W. Nichols, Asst. Marshall 
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The photo was sent in by Don Stanton. The place and people are unidentified, but it is most likely in Bradford County. I am including it as representative of the homes our local people lived in before the modern era. Their lives were not about accumulating  luxury, but just getting along as well as they could in hard circumstances. 
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 take them in your stride. If you want to tell us what is right and what is wrong with the transcription, your notes will be added to the Comment Page
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Post Office Ulster in all cases
I eminiated the race column. All residents are Caucasian except  two black domestic servants. I made notation as such in the occupation column
P# H# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX 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
1 1 1 Merrill Moses 24 M carpenter 300 100 PA           1
        Frank 22 F housekeeper     PA            
        Victoria 5 F at home     PA            
        Georgeanna 2 F at home     PA            
  2 2 House Alonzo 32 M peddler of tin 600 200 NY           1
        Sevena 32 F housekeeper     PA       1    
        Charles 11 M at home     PA       1    
        Earnest 9 M at home     PA       1    
        Alonzo Jr. 7 M at home     PA       1    
        Fridey 4 M at home     PA            
        Minnie June 3 F at home     PA            
        Willie 9m M at home     PA     August      
  3 3 Mounsey William 44 M dom. servant     England 1 1       1
        Susan 42 F housekeeper 600 100 PA            
        Martha 20 F dom. servant     PA 1          
        Annie 17 F dom. servant     PA 1          
        William H. 14 M dom. servant     PA 1     1    
        Belle 10 F dom. servant     PA 1     1    
        George  7 M at home     PA 1          
  4 4 Howie Isabella 41 F housekeeper 2,500 600 Scotland 1 1        
        John 16 M farmer     Scotland 1 1   1    
        Jennie 15 F at home     Scotland 1 1   1    
        Jessie 14 F at home     Scotland 1 1   1    
        Mary 12 F at home     PA 1 1   1    
        Agness 10 F at home     PA 1 1   1    
  5 5 Barber James 38 M farmer 7,000 1,000 Scotland 1 1       1
        Margaret 69 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        Agness 37 F housekeeper     PA 1 1        
        Hugh 30 M dom. servant     Scotland 1 1       1
        Alexander 27 M dom. servant     Scotland 1 1       1
        Elizabeth 39 F dom. servant     Scotland 1 1        
      Pollock James 38 M dom. servant     PA 1 1       1
        John 52 M dom. servant     Scotland 1 1       1
        William 34 M dom. servant     Scotland 1 1       1
      Barber Walter 2m M at home     PA   1 April      
  6 6 Davison Nathan 68 M farmer 2,000 300 MA           1
        Rosey 60 F housekeeper     VT            
  7 7 Leonard Dewitt 32 M farmer     PA           1
        Charlotte 30 F housekeeper     PA            
        Mary Anne 7 F at home     PA       1    
2     Higgins Birt 10 M at home     PA       1    
      Leonard David 26 M dom. servant     PA           1
        Ann  22 F dom. servant     CT            
  8 8 Higgins Mary 70 F housekeeper 2,000 350 England 1 1        
        Margaret 38 F dom. servant     PA   1        
      Straorn Charles 6 M at home     PA       1    
      Higgins David 42 M farmer     PA   1       1
  9 9 Higgins James 43 M farmer     PA   1       1
        Janie 24 F housekeeper     PA            
        Henry 8 M at home     CA       1    
        Delmer 6 M at home     CA       1    
        Ida 4 F at home     CA       1    
        Edmond 2 M at home     PA            
  10 10 Mallory Chester 59 M farmer 2,500 800 CT           1
        Perlina 54 F housekeeper     PA            
        Edmond J. 20 M dom. servant     PA            
        Emeline 14 F dom. servant     PA       1    
  11 11 King Andrew 48 M farmer     PA           1
        Clarinda 41 F housekeeper     PA            
        Jay 18 M dom. servant     PA            
        Lucy E. 15 F dom. servant     PA       1    
        Adelaide 7 F at home     PA       1    
        Ransom 2 M at home     PA            
        Sarah 18 F housekeeper     NY            
  12 12 Brown Isaac 37 M farmer 800   NY           1
        Angeline 27 F housekeeper     NY            
        Leroy 11 M at home     PA       1    
  13 13 Murdock Alex  45 M farmer 6,000   Scotland 1 1       1
        Jennett 45 F housekeeper     Scotland 1 1        
        Robert 22 M dom. servant     Scotland 1 1       1
        George 21 M dom. servant     Scotland 1 1       1
        Cristena 19 F dom. servant     PA 1 1   1    
        Margaret 16 F dom. servant     PA 1 1   1    
        Alexander 13 M dom. servant     PA 1 1   1    
        Ellen 11 F at home     PA 1 1   1    
        James 9 M at home     PA 1 1   1    
        Caroline 5 F at home     PA 1 1   1    
  14 14 Decker John S. 31 M farmer     NJ           1
        Martha 28 F housekeeper     NJ            
        Boy 1m M at home     PA     May      
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