returnFields bolded are columns in the 1850 Census Population Schedule, numbered as indicated. Fields in italic are my additions to the table.
Page: Page number in the Brookhaven Town census records. The page numbers recorded here as as found on the census images at Ancestry.com. There are a total of 206 pages in the Town of Brookhaven 1850 Census. The 1850 Census images transcribed here can be found on census microfilm roll M432-601, starting at Image 405, Page 202.
Line: The line number on the page. There are 42 lines per page.
1-Dwelling #: Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation.
2-Family #: Families numbered in the order of visitation.
Modern Address: Where I can determine the modern street address of the dwelling, I enter it in this field
3-Name: The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1850, was in this family. A "?" in this field indicates that the name was not fully legible. A name in {braces} suggests the maiden name of a married woman if I've been able to discover it. Use this surname to look-up the individual in the Hamlet People database.
4-Age: Description - Age
Maturity: Since all males 15 and older reported their profession, and most children appear to have stopped attending school about age 15, I have considered all persons age 15 and older to be "adults" and those younger to be "children."
5-Sex: Description - Sex
Sex: Translation of letter notation, i.e., Male, Female
6-Color: Description - Color [w or blank = white, b=black, m=mulatto]
Race: My interpretation of the census enumerator's record.
7-Profession: Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each Male Person over 15 years of age. [The professions of women were not reported.]
8-Value Real Estate: Value of Real Estate owned.
9-Birth Place: Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory or Country.
10-Married last year: Married within the year. ["True" indicates that the individual took marriage vows within the last year; "false" that the individual did not. A count would therefore be of those recently married.]
11-School Last Year: Attended school within the year. ["True" indicates that the individual attended school within the last year; "false indicates that the individual did not.]
School Age: Children between the ages of 3 and 15.
12-Cannot read/write: Persons over 20 years of age who cannot read & write. ["True" indicates that the individual (age 20+) cannot read or write; "false" indicates that the individual can read and write.]
13-Other: Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict. ["True" indicates that the individual has one of these conditions; "false" indicates that the individual does not. The comment will describe the condition more fully.]
Comment: A comment on the original entry, either by the census enumerator or by me. My comments will be in [square brackets.]
Links: I am
building a database of the genealogies of people in Brookhaven Hamlet, including
their ancestors and descendents. If a database record exists for the individual,
clicking on the Hamlet People hyperlink will take you directly to
the individual's record in it. Individuals in this database marked with a
^ following their name were known to be residents of the hamlet.
Where I have
found other significant hyperlink references associated with the individual,
clicking on the individual's Name in this column will take you to
it.
24 Jan 2003