From roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com Thu Dec 5 09:24:14 1996 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (root@bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA09839; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 09:24:13 -0800 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id JAA06490 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 09:24:53 -0800 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA09832 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 09:24:10 -0800 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (slist@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id IAA05575 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 08:54:00 -0800 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA07022 for roots-in@rootsweb.com; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 08:53:17 -0800 X-Envelope-From: tomcat@mixer.visi.com Thu Dec 5 08:53:15 1996 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (root@bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA06997 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 08:53:10 -0800 Received: from mixer.visi.com (tomcat@mixer.visi.com [204.73.178.1]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id IAA05541 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 08:53:49 -0800 Received: (from tomcat@localhost) by mixer.visi.com (8.8.3/8.7.5) id KAA12361; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 10:51:06 -0600 (CST) From: uNcONvEntiOnaL Posted-Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 10:51:06 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199612051651.KAA12361@mixer.visi.com> Subject: 1855 NY census HELP! To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 10:51:06 -0600 (CST) Cc: rewood@wolf.co.net X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] Content-Type: text Sender: roots-in@rootsweb.com Hi Rooters: I am stuck in the 1855 NY state NY county 1855 census. The family name is "Roome" - Henry, Marie, maybe more. Henry Roome was born in Harlem (death certificate) on Feb 22 1854. sister Eugenie' was born june 22 1856 in Yorkville. Census done early June 1855 - family moved to Yorkville around July 1855. Several kind souls have been helping me with the wards in NY city (which is NY county) for this census, To Wit: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Harlem, a Dutch name Haarlem, was to be the up and coming "suburb" for northern Manhattan. Harlem was roughly from Central Park West to the East River and from about 96 Av to 130 Av. Yorkville, was a focal point for German immigrants. Its main street was 86th Ave and ran from Central Park E (5th Ave) to the East River. 12th Ward (1855) ED#1 86th St - Hudson River - 120th St - 7th Ave ED#2 86th St - 7th Ave - 120th St - Harlem River (inc Ward's Island) ED#3 7th Ave - 144th St - Harlem River - 120th St (inc Randall's Island) ED#4 Hudson River - 144th St - 7th Ave - 120th St ED#5 Hudson River - Spuyten Devil Creek - Harlem River - 144th St -------------------------------- I got the film for Ward 12 (unindexed) and didn't see them in Ward 12. (Did see lots of "inmates", infants, and insane people) They may have had money. Can someone with access to the 1855 ward map and/or knowledge of the city suggest other wards incompassing Harlem and Yorkville? Maralyn Douglas/Melinda Yates guide "NY state census records 1790-1925 is supposed to have 1855 indexed. Also David Paul Davenport's "State Census of NY 1825-75". Anybody have access to them ???? THANKS Tom Wood respond also to tomcat@visi.com