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