The household of Robert “Egerton” was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of West Troy (aka. Watervliet), Albany County, New York (dwelling #505; family #807; enum. August 8, 1850), as follows:

Robert Egerton	32	b. NY	painter
Mary A.	35	b. NY
John D.	4	b. NY
Eveline Sipperly	73	b. NY

The household of Robert Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of West Troy (aka. Watervliet), Albany County, New York (dwelling #1029; family #1070; enum. July 14, 1860), as follows:

Robert Edgerton	35	b. NY	painter $100 personal estate
Mary	35	b. NY
John	15	b. NY

Robert Edgerton enlisted at West Troy, New York on September 10, 1862, “aged 43”, and served as a private in the 43rd New York Infantry Regiment, Company K. He was later promoted to full corporal and transferred to the navy. He was honorably discharged on May 19, 1864.

The household of Robert Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of West Troy (aka. Watervliet), Albany County, New York (dwelling #1658; family #2199; enum. July 1860), as follows:

Robert Edgerton	49	b. NY	painter $100 personal estate
Mary A.	57	b. NY
Cornelius Latty	56	b. Ireland	laborer $3,000 real estate / $800 personal estate
Catherine	60	b. Ireland	keeping house

Original Source Documents:

1850 Federal Census – household of Robert Edgerton; West Troy (aka. Watervliet), Albany Co., NY.

1860 Federal Census – household of Robert Edgerton; West Troy (aka. Watervliet), Albany Co., NY.

1870 Federal Census – household of Robert Edgerton; West Troy (aka. Watervliet), Albany Co., NY.