1840 FEDERAL CENSUS, Dade County, Florida Roll M704-36 Jul 10 1840 File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Wendy Campbell, (wendycampbell@charter.net) USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or publication by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************************************* "These is included in the schedule one hundred and twenty eight, officers, soldiers & mariners stationed at the several ports on the sea coast, and about 40 persons on board of vessels owned in the county and engaged in the wrecking vessels on the Florida reef who cannot be conscience or persons engaged on the ocean. July 10, 1840, R. R. Fletcher" 1840 Census Example: 0000000000000-0000000000000-000000-000000 Free white males 1st set of 13 digits Free white females 2nd set of 13 digits Slaves: males 6 digits Slaves: females 6 digits 1st 13 Digits breakdown as follows (including heads of families): 1st digit - number in household age under 05 yrs. 2nd digit - number in household age 05 & under 10 yrs. 3rd digit - number in household age 10 & under 15 yrs. 4th digit - number in household age 15 & under 20 yrs. 5th digit - number in household age 20 & under 30 yrs. 6th digit - number in household age 30 & under 40 yrs. 7th digit - number in household age 40 & under 50 yrs. 8th digit - number in household age 50 & under 60 yrs. 9th digit - number in household age 60 & under 70 yrs. 10th digit - number in household age 70 & under 80 yrs. 11th digit - number in household age 80 & under 90 yrs. 12th digit - number in household age 90 & under 100 yrs. 13th digit - number in household age 100 over yrs. I placed larger two digit numbers in ( ). Such as (53) means 53 persons. 3rd & 4th set of 06 Digits breakdown as follows: 1st digit - number male/female slaves age under 10 yrs. 2nd digit - number male/female slaves age 10 & under 24 yrs. 3rd digit - number male/female slaves age 24 & under 36 yrs. 4th digit - number male/female slaves age 36 & under 55 yrs. 5th digit - number male/female slaves age 55 & under 100 yrs. 6th digit - number male/female slaves age 100 over yrs. ******************************************************************************* Page 173 Adams, T. J. 1000100000000/1000100000000 Bethell, W. 0000000100000/0000001000000 Bethell, W. H. 0200802000000/2001000000000 001000/000000 Burke, Martin 0000(55)70000000/0000010000000 Clair, James 1000010001000/1000010000000 Davidson, W. B. 2020(42)(18)0000000/0000030000000 Duke, Reason 0010100100000/0021010000000 English, W. F. 0000010000000/0000000000000 Greene, Thomas 0100001000000/0010010000000 Griffith, E. 0000100000000/2000200000000 Henry, L. C. 0000200000000/0000000000000 Houseman, Jacob 0001043040000/0000011000000 000010/000000 Howe, Charles 1200120000000/0001100000000 Johnson, George 1111000100000/0001010000000 Kiminis, J. 0000341000000/0212010000000 Malony, W. C. 1000200100000/0001000000000 Pent, James 1000100000000/2000100000000 Prine, Henry 0010001000000/0002010000000 Roberts, J. 2000100000000/0000001000000 Roberts, John 0201101000000/0100001000000 Russel, Joseph 1000200010000/2000200010000 Sanders, J. 1000010000000/1100010000000 Shurman, T. W. 0000(11)00000000/0000000000000 Skitton, John 0001100100000/0001400000000 Smith, Elliot 0012850000000/1000101000000 Symmonet, W. 0000001000000/0000000000000 Terrett, George 0001946000000/0000000000000 Thompson, John 0000001000000/1001000010000 Weatherford, Henry 0001010100000/0000100000000 Weatherford, Martin 1001100000000/1000100010000 Whitehead, W. 1000020100000/0020010000000 ******************************************************************************* Page 174 Bethell, W. C. 1100010000000/1100100000000 Johnson, Thomas 0000000100000/0100100100000 Mott, John 1000100000000/1001000000000 Pent, John 1001500000000/0001000000000 Pent, Temple 1201101000000/0012101000000 Richardson, W. 0001000000000/0000101000000 Roberts, C. 0110100000000/2030010000000 Roberts, J. 1000010000000/0221010000000 Roberts, James 0110101000000/2101101000000 Rupel, Richard 2010100000000/0110000000000 Sawyer, J. 0200001000000/0000001000000 Smith, C. T. 0000000010000/0000000000000