Highland, New York 1860 census
I got his information in the mail today—the 1860 census that includes my Great Great Grandpa and Grandma Ralph and Fanny Austin. They are living with their son William Henry and his wife Mary and family. Also living with them is Mary’s mother, Hannah Hickok Eldred.
The 300 is in the category of “Value or Real Estate” and the 400 is in the column that says “Value of Personal Estate”. The last column is the state where the person was born. The writing is a bit hard to read. Here is the census report:
Highland, New York 1860
181 Henry Austin 35 M Farm laborer 300 400 New York
Mary A. 30 F New York
Mary H. 10 F New York
Edith 8 F New York
Maria 6 F New York
James 4 M New York
Albert A. 2 M New York
Ralph Austin 76 M Massachusetts
Fanny Austin 72 F Connecticut
Hannah Eldred 71 F Connecticut
February 11th, 2006 at 5:23 am
10 people living in one house and probably one bathroom? Now that’s a close family! Lots of laps to hold the little ones though
February 11th, 2006 at 7:52 am
Thanks for the comment Deb. I didn’t think about that. I imagine the rest room facilities were outside, too.