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These 1850 census were found by Herbert Girtman and may explain some disappearing  ancestors.
These men lived in Hotels and Boarding houses with  no females or others with same surname.
The occupation for most was Mining. This must have been the gold rush days.

Name                  age & sex     occupation       Birth State

1850 Butte County     Film # 33  Page 5  HH # 62
H.P. Burnham               25 male                      miner                          New York
J.Song                          21 male                       miner                          New York

1850 Calaveras County   Film # 33     Page 55     HH # 221
Wm. Brown                  38 male                     miner                            Virginia
Robt. Burnham              46 male                     miner                           Connecticut
John Sheilds                  30 male                     miner                            Iowa

1850  Calaveras County    Film # 33    Page 76   HH # 775
Andrew Littlefield            25 male                   miner            900             Mass.
E.L. Burnham                  28 male                   miner           1600            Mass.
Chancey Kelton               24 male                   miner           2600            Mass.

1850  El Dorado County      Film # 34   Page 377   HH # 7
Wm. Burnam                    19 male                  miner              600            Mo.
Joseph Burnam                  25 male                 miner                                Ky.

1850   El Dorado County     Film # 34   Page 262   HH # 11
Julius C. Burnham              27 male                 mining for gold                 New York

1850  Mariposa County      Film # 35   Page 87   HH # 671
Wm. A. Burnham             26 male                     miner                             Conn.

1850  Nappa County        Film # 35     Page133     HH #108
Jacob Burnham                 23 male                    farmer                               Ill.

1850  Sacramento County   Film # 35     Page 146   HH # 226
Allan  May                       46 male                     eating house                     Ct.
Benj. Burnam                   49 male                     clerk                                Miss.
Wm. Gladding                  42 male                     eating house                     Miss

1850   Sacramento County   Film # 35  page 178  HH # 892
Nelson Burnham              22 male                       miner                           New York

1850 Sutter County, Rattlesnake Bar    Film # 36  Page 29  HH # 368
A. Burnham                      23 male                      mining                                 Maine

1850  Sutter County   Film # 36  Page 47   HH # 780
Geo. W. Burnham                40 male                       mining                               Maine
Woodbury  Page                  29 male                       mining                               Maine
??? Williams                         30 male                       mining                               Maine

1850  Sutter County   Film # 36  Page 40  HH # 560
L. Burnham                       30  male                         mining                               NY.
Jan??  Hanson                   30 male                          mining                               Me.
Jas. Hanson                      39 male                         mining                                Ga.
Timothy Fish                      37 male                         mining                                Man??
David R??a                        19 male                         mining                                NY

1850  Sutter County   Film # 36  Page 46   HH # 760
Wm. Winter                        21 male                        mining                                Mass
L.P. Burnham                      3 ? male                        mining                                MO.

1850 Sutter County   Film # 36  Page 44  HH # 695
R.E. Draper                        26 male                          mining                                NC.
P.J. Burnham                      28 male                          mining                                NC.

1850 Yuba County,  Rough and Ready,    Film # 36    Page 267    HH # 174
Henry Burnham                    29 male                          Trader                               NY
Geo. A. Freay ?                   24 male                          Carpenter                          NC.
J ???  Stephens                    26 male                           Trader                              Mis.

1850 Yuba County             Film # 36    Page 205    HH # 74
Thomas Burnham                  30 male                          miner                             Mo ?


1860  Butte County   Wyandotte  Twp.   Page 662
H. G. Kundall ?          40  male    miner           Me.
Sarah                        38                                Me
J.E. Burnham            21  male     miner           Me.

1860  Butte County   Ophir Twp  Page 753
John Burnham      28 male     miner        Ma.

1860  Calaveras  County     San Andreas Twp   Page 210  HH # 1343
Hueston ?  Burnham        23 male      miner         Mo

1860  Calaveras County    San Andreas  Twp.   Page 210  HH# 1344
James Burnham       35 male       miner              Mo.
Martha  E.                 29                                        Ark
Alfred Tucker             7  male                              Utah
Alice M.  Buncham  ?    1 female                        Calif
Olin ?  P. Shawn            26 male       miner          Ark

1860 El Dorado County   Upper Placerville  Page 880
G. Burnham                30  male                      grocer         Ct

1860  Eldorado County     Georgetown  Twp     Page  687
G. A. Rushmon       83  male             miner                       Ny
P.M. Burnham       28 female             housekeeper             Ny
Sam Palmer           21 male    (B)      servant                  Sanwich Island    

1860  Marin County  Corte Madera Twp   Page 784
Francis Burnham      33 male     sailor          Miss    

1860  Placer  County   Todds Valley Twp.   Page 783
L.P. Burnham               40        male        miner                 Me

1860  Plumas County      Mineral Twp   Page 901
Henry  Burnham        25 male      miner       Vt.
John Smith                 23 male      miner       England

1860  Sacramento County    3rd District      Page  423
Wm. C. Burnham   42 male      carpenter         Me

1860  San Francisco County   10th District  Page 256
Jas. Burnham          25 male          clerk         Ny
Phoebe                   40 female                       Ny
Sarah                     25 female                       Ny

1860  San Francisco County   9th District   Page 1045
George P. Pearson       45  male     laborer          Ma.
James Burnham           49  male      mariner       Ma
Laura                         45 female                       Ma

1860  San Francisco  County    12th District    Page 395
J.W. Burnham      23  male     upholster            Ma,   ( boarding house)

1860  San Francisco County     12th District       Page 381
Charles Gallagher            42 male          produce dealer           Ma
Elizabeth A.                    48 female                                       Ma
Allie                                7 female                                        Ca
D.L. Turner                   50 male           woolen factory         Conn
Susan H.  Burnham        54  female                                       Ma
Mary Grainey                18 female          servant                    Ireland
James Kelly                   22 male            coachman                Ireland

1860  San Francisco County     10th District   Page 175  HH # 107
Lucy Burnham     43 female                           Ma

1860  San Francisco County    120th District    Page 175  HH # 108
S. L. Burnham   female   24 female                  Ma

1860    San Diego  County    San Diego Twp   Page 763
Horace Burnham       50 male   carpenter       Vt.

1860  Shasta County  Horsetown Twp       Page 690
G. W. Burnham      28 male      miner           Md.

1860  Sierra County   Goodyears Bar Twp    Page 946
John Burnham    31 male     miner               Ma     ( living in boarding house)

1860  Sierra County      Morristown Twp    Page   1054
Os. Burnham       54 male       miner         Me.

1860  Sierra County      Morristown      Page  1051
Wm. Burnham      48 male        miner         England
James Walker       38  male       miner         England

1860 Siskiyou County  Scott Valley Twp  Page 42
John Burnham             27 male        farmer          IL.
 Louisa                       26 female                         Va
 P.? L.                         1 male                            IL
Joh?  Thompkins         6 male                             Or.
Virginia                       5 female                          Or
Louisa  Thompkins       4 female                          Ca.
James Jerimah ?         30 male   farm laborer        IL

1860  Solano County    Vaccaville Twp.    Page  342
Smith  Burnham      26 male    laborer                Ny     (boarding house)

1860   Stanislaus  County   Buena Vista Twp   Page 724        
Aug  Burnam            33  male       laborer                   Mo


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