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1860 U.S. Federal Census – John Knoll household, 20th Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Transcript
Uncertain readings are marked [?] or set in brackets; words that could not be read are marked as such. Each transcript is shown as written, with its transcriber’s notes.
The record
Transcription of: 1860_Census_Record_John_E_Knoll_Household_Philadelphia.pdf
Document: Photocopy of a handwritten 1860 U.S. Federal Census population schedule (Schedule 1 – Free Inhabitants), page 425 (stamped 423), 20th Ward, Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania, 1st Division.
Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.
Transcription
| Page No. | 425 |
| [Stamped page number, top right] | 423 |
| [Division, handwritten at top] | 1st Division |
| Schedule 1.—Free Inhabitants in | the 20th Ward, Phil City |
| County of | Philad a |
| State of | Penn a |
| Enumerated on the | 28th day of July 1860 |
| Ass't Marshal | Jno. K. Chadwick |
| Post Office | Philad a Pa |
Summary (full detail for each person follows):
| Line | Name | Age | Sex | Profession, Occupation, or Trade | Place of Birth |
| 17 | John Knoll | 40 | M | master [written above] Victullar | Bavaria |
| 18 | Caroline " | 35 | F | " | |
| 19 | Emma " | 11 | F | Penn a | |
| 20 | Lydia " | 9 | F | " | |
| 21 | Caroline " | 8 | F | " | |
| 22 | Louisa " | 7 | F | " | |
| 23 | Pauleain [?] " | 5 | F | " | |
| 24 | Mary A " | 4 | F | " | |
| 25 | Charles " | 3 | M | " | |
| 26 | Lucetta " | 1 | F | " | |
| 27 | John Walter | 35 | M | Victullar | Wurtemburg [or Wurtemberg] |
| 28 | Gotlieb Evershart [or Eberhart] | 23 | M | " | " |
| Line | 17 |
| Dwelling No. | 2710 |
| Family No. | 2980 |
| Name | John Knoll |
| Age | 40 |
| Sex | M |
| Profession, Occupation, or Trade | master [written above] Victullar |
| Value of Real Estate | 3000 |
| Value of Personal Estate | 400 |
| Place of Birth | Bavaria |
| Line | 18 |
| Name | Caroline " |
| Age | 35 |
| Sex | F |
| Place of Birth | " |
| Line | 19 |
| Name | Emma " |
| Age | 11 |
| Sex | F |
| Place of Birth | Penn a |
| Attended School within the year | / |
| Line | 20 |
| Name | Lydia " |
| Age | 9 |
| Sex | F |
| Place of Birth | " |
| Attended School within the year | / |
| Line | 21 |
| Name | Caroline " |
| Age | 8 |
| Sex | F |
| Place of Birth | " |
| Attended School within the year | / |
| Line | 22 |
| Name | Louisa " |
| Age | 7 |
| Sex | F |
| Place of Birth | " |
| Attended School within the year | / |
| Line | 23 |
| Name | Pauleain [?] " |
| Age | 5 |
| Sex | F |
| Place of Birth | " |
| Attended School within the year | / |
| Line | 24 |
| Name | Mary A " |
| Age | 4 |
| Sex | F |
| Place of Birth | " |
| Attended School within the year | / |
| Line | 25 |
| Name | Charles " |
| Age | 3 |
| Sex | M |
| Place of Birth | " |
| Line | 26 |
| Name | Lucetta " |
| Age | 1 |
| Sex | F |
| Place of Birth | " |
| Line | 27 |
| Name | John Walter |
| Age | 35 |
| Sex | M |
| Profession, Occupation, or Trade | Victullar |
| Place of Birth | Wurtemburg [or Wurtemberg] |
| Line | 28 |
| Name | Gotlieb Evershart [or Eberhart] |
| Age | 23 |
| Sex | M |
| Profession, Occupation, or Trade | " |
| Place of Birth | " |
Transcriber note: enumerator's check marks (✓) appear beside the birthplaces on lines 17, 18, 27 and 28 and in the occupation column on lines 17 and 28. Columns 11 (married within the year), 13 (cannot read & write) and 14 (deaf, blind, etc.) are blank for these lines. " = ditto marks as written.
Other entries on this page not transcribed.
| Page totals | No. white males, 19; No. white females, 21; No. foreign born, 13 |
| [Handwritten number at bottom of page] | 410 |
Transcriber's Notes
Line 17 occupation: 'Victullar' with 'master' written above it (spelling as written; same word 'Victullar' on line 27).
Line 23 given name uncertain: reads 'Pauleain' or 'Pauleine' (possibly Pauline).
Line 26 read as 'Lucetta'.
Line 17 surname written 'Knoll' (no initial E). Real estate 3000, personal estate 400 – clear.
Enumerator's signature is hard to read; best reading 'Jno. K. Chadwick'.
Sex column for females written as a script 'F' resembling 'L'/'S'.
Line 28 given name spelled 'Gotlieb' (one t) as written; surname read 'Evershart' [or 'Eberhart'].
Line 17 surname ends with a flourish; read 'Knoll' (could be taken for 'Knolle').