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The record
Transcription of: 1870_Census_Record_John_E_Knoll_Household_Philadelphia.pdf
Document: Photocopy of a handwritten 1870 U.S. Federal Census population schedule (Schedule 1 – Inhabitants), page 185, 63 Dist., 20th Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; enumerator George Peterson.
Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.
Transcription
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| Page No. | 185 |
| Schedule 1.—Inhabitants in | 63 Dist 20th ward Phila |
| County of | Phila |
| State of | Penna |
| Enumerated on the | 18th day of July, 1870 |
| Post Office | 1250 North 11th Phila |
| Ass't Marshal | George Peterson |
Summary (full detail for each person follows):
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| Line | Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | Place of Birth |
| 10 | Knoll John | 49 | M | Butcher | Bavaria |
| 11 | — Emma | 21 | F | Seamstress | Penna |
| 12 | — Lydia | 19 | F | Seamstress | Penna |
| 13 | — Carolin | 18 | F | Seamstress | Penna |
| 14 | — Louisa | 17 | F | | Penna |
| 15 | — Pauline | 15 | F | | Penna |
| 16 | — Mary | 14 | F | | Penna |
| 17 | — Charles | 12 | M | | Penna |
| 18 | — Elizabeth | 11 | F | | Penna |
| 19 | — John | 10 | M | | Penna |
| 20 | — George | 6 | M | | Penna |
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| Line | 10 |
| Dwelling No. | 1099 |
| Family No. | 1262 |
| Name | Knoll John |
| Age | 49 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | W |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Value of Real Estate | 6000 |
| Value of Personal Estate | 1000 |
| Place of Birth | Bavaria |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
| Male citizen 21+ (col. 19) | / |
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| Line | 11 |
| Name | — Emma |
| Age | 21 |
| Sex | F |
| Color | W |
| Occupation | Seamstress |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
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| Line | 12 |
| Name | — Lydia |
| Age | 19 |
| Sex | F |
| Color | W |
| Occupation | Seamstress |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
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| Line | 13 |
| Name | — Carolin |
| Age | 18 |
| Sex | F |
| Color | W |
| Occupation | Seamstress |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
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| Line | 14 |
| Name | — Louisa |
| Age | 17 |
| Sex | F |
| Color | W |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
| Attended school within the year | / |
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| Line | 15 |
| Name | — Pauline |
| Age | 15 |
| Sex | F |
| Color | W |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
| Attended school within the year | / |
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| Line | 16 |
| Name | — Mary |
| Age | 14 |
| Sex | F |
| Color | W |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
| Attended school within the year | / |
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| Line | 17 |
| Name | — Charles |
| Age | 12 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | W |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
| Attended school within the year | / |
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| Line | 18 |
| Name | — Elizabeth |
| Age | 11 |
| Sex | F |
| Color | W |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
| Attended school within the year | / |
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| Line | 19 |
| Name | — John |
| Age | 10 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | W |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
| Attended school within the year | / |
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| Line | 20 |
| Name | — George |
| Age | 6 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | W |
| Place of Birth | Penna |
| Father of foreign birth | / |
| Mother of foreign birth | / |
| Attended school within the year | / |
Transcriber note: '—' is the dash used on the form for a repeated surname. A bracket ')' follows 'W' on line 10. Columns 13, 14, 16–18 and 20 are blank for these lines. Stray ink marks appear in the real/personal estate columns on line 11 (not values).
Other entries on this page not transcribed.
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| Page totals | No. of dwellings, 7; families, 6; white males, 19; white females, 20; colored males, 0; colored females, 0; males, foreign born, 5; females, foreign born, 4; blind, 0; insane, 0 |
Transcriber's Notes
Surname on line 10 written 'Knoll'; ages and values (6000 real, 1000 personal) are clear.
Line 13 given name written 'Carolin' (final letter may be an abbreviated 'e').
Line 15 read as 'Pauline' (could be 'Paulin').
Occupation on line 10 read as 'Butcher'; lines 11–13 'Seamstress'.
Enumerator's signature read as 'George Peterson' (re-checked at 400 dpi 2026-09-27: final syllable '-son').