Children's Home, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1900
Children's Home
9th Ward, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, A.D. 1900*
1. Bowers ???? Matron W F Apr 1852 48 W 25 -- -- New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey -- -- -- Matron 0 -- yes yes yes -- -- H
2. Campbell Miss Teacher W F Feb 1854 45 -- -- -- -- New York Scotland Scotland -- -- -- Teacher 0 -- yes yes yes -- -- --
3. McSwigg?? J???? Care Taker W F May 1860 40 -- -- -- -- New Jersey Ireland Ireland -- -- -- Care Taker 0 -- yes yes yes -- -- --
4. Core??? Mary Cook W F May 1849 50 S -- -- -- Ireland Ireland Ireland 1870 30 -- Cook 0 -- yes yes yes -- -- --
5. Judge Bridget Up Stairs G W F June 1891 19 -- -- -- -- Ireland Ireland Ireland 1889 1 -- Up Stairs ?* 0 -- yes yes yes -- -- --
6. Sullivan Margaret -- W F -- -- 13 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
7. Ramsey Lizzie Laundress W F Aug 1867 3* -- -- -- -- New York Ireland Ireland -- -- -- Laundress ?* -- yes yes yes -- -- --
8. La????? Martha -- W F -- -- 13 S -- -- -- *** *** ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
9. Herman Nellie -- W F -- -- 10 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10. Fink Mary -- W F -- -- 8 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
11. Bush Mable -- W F -- -- 10 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
12. Nietz Bessie -- W F -- -- 9 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
13. Zeigler Jane -- W F -- -- 8 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
14. ????frier Annie -- W F -- -- 8 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
15. Herman Mary -- W F -- -- 8 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16. K????? Alma -- W F -- -- 6 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
17. Mahlman ??eda -- W M -- -- 7 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
18. Bush* Nellie -- W F -- -- 6 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19. Browkow* Helen -- W F -- -- 4 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20. McKee David -- W M -- -- 11 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
21. Cad???s* Ralph -- W M -- -- 10 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
22. Nagy Alie -- ? F -- -- 11 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
23. Rudolph Bernard -- W M -- -- 12 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
24. Ser??? Thomas* -- W M -- -- 1? S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
25. Sharpless Earl -- W M -- -- * S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26. Curley James -- W M -- -- 10 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27. Auchsbald* Willie -- W M -- -- 9 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28. Gillis Benny -- W M -- -- 9 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29. Frazer Geo -- W M -- -- 8 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30. Johnson Aurele -- W F -- -- 11 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31. Bea?ton Walter -- W M -- -- 8 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32. Lewis Ziller -- W F -- -- 10 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33. ?????? George -- W M -- -- 10 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34. ?????man Ruth -- W F -- -- 10 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35. Cai?n??? John -- W M -- -- 7 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36. Kaferiva* Leo -- W M -- -- 7 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37. Bush Willie -- W M -- -- 5 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38. Corklin* Arthur -- W M -- -- 6 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39. Bush Fred -- W M -- -- 4 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40. Brawker Willie -- W M -- -- 9 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41. Russell ????n? -- W M -- -- 7 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42. Russell Daniel -- W M -- -- ? S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43. Hollister Elmer -- W M -- -- 5 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44. Nager Earnes -- W M -- -- 5 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
45. Mallman Henry -- W M -- -- 5 S -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- -------- - -- -- -- -- -- -- --
** Transcriber's Notes **
The columns above represent: Name, Relation, Color, Race,
sex, Date of Birth (Month and Year), age at Last Birthday,
Marital Status,Number of years married, Mother of how many
Children, Number of Children still Living, Place of birth
of this person, Place of birth of Father, Place of birth
of Mother, Year of Immigration to the US, Number of years
in this country, Naturalization, Occupation, Months not
employed, Attended school (in months), Can Read, Can Write,
Can Speak English, Ownership of Home: Owned or Rented;
Owned free or Mortgaged; Farm or House.
Columns omitted: The column "Number of Farm Schedule" was
omitted for the above transcription as all entries for
this column were left blank for all persons listed in the
original document.
Please Note: In ALL cases above, the dashed lines represent spaces left blank in the
original document. The enumeration for this orphanage covers two pages; it starts
at the bottom of sheet 11A and extends onto sheet 11B. The enumerator for this census
wrote a note on each page at right angles to the normal direction of the census information
in the columns "Birth month" and "Birth year" for the orphans. The note on sheet 11A
reads: "As no further records are kept by this institution." The enumerator's note
on sheet 11B, reads: "This was all the information that I was able to secure as no
further records are kept by this institution."
According to this census, the address of the orphanage is "134 Glenwood Ave."
This census was taken on the "11th day of June, 1900" by Robt J. Livingston.
For persons 6 and 8-24 above, birth month, birth year, and all columns to the right
of the column for Marital status were left blank in the original document; please
refer to the "Note" above.
1 First name of this person looks like it begins with an "M" and it looks as though
"Mrs" is on the same line preceding the first name.
3 First letter of first name looks like a "J". All but the last two letters
of the surname is clear: could be McSwiggan, McSwiggaw, or McSwiggau.
4 Last name of this person looks like "Coreoraer", but could be Coreoran, Coreorau
or some other variant.
5 Occupation for this person is somewhat hard to read; looks like "Up Stairs Girl".
7 The age was not clear although it looks like it could be "31", or "33".
8 Surname is not clear; could be "Lauson", Lawson, Lawsun, Lawsonn, Lawsum, Lawsour,
or some other variant. Nativity entries for this person are hard to determine with
any certainty: column of Birth place of this person could be NS or ND, WS or WD, or some-
thing else entirely. Column of Birth place of Father of this person looks like "Orpr" or
"Ukr", however, these interpretations may not even come close to what was intended by
the enumerator.
14 The surname for this person is very hard to read; it looks like "Tenfrier" or "Tunfrier",
but could also be Turnfrier, or some other variant.
16 Surname for this person is hard to read; looks like "Kaferina" or "Kufesion", possibly
"Keeferson", "Kaferson", "Kuferson", "Kafisiosa" or some other variant.
17 The first name looks like it could be "Freda"
18 Surname for this person could be Buch.
19 Surname for this person could be Brokaw.
21 The last name for this person looks like it could be "Cadamus" or "Cadmus", possibly "Cadweis",
or "Cadmeus".
22 Race of this person is not clear.
24 The last name looks like it could be Semore, Seamore, possibly Sermont, Sermon, or Sermout. The
first name looks like "Thomas". The age of this child is hard to read due to quality of original
document, i.e., overwriting and or crossing out of initial entry; child is possibly a teenager.
25 Age of this person is hard to read; could be 4 or 11.
27 Surname for this person looks like "Auchsbald" but could be "Archibald" or
Archabald.
31 Surname for this person could be Bracton, Beacton; 2nd and 4th letters hard to read for certain.
33 Surname for this person is very hard to read; could be Nagent, Wagent, Wagurt, Wagust, Nagust, Nagurt,
or some other variant of those just listed.
34 The first letter of the surname for this person is hard to read; the name could be Draldman, Braldman,
or possibly Waldman.
35 Surname for this person is hard to read with certainty. It looks like it could be " Cairnsues", but
could be Cairnsues, Cannsues, or some other variant.
36 Surname for this person could be Kapriva.
38 Surname for this person could be Conklin.
41 First name for this person is hard to read; could be Ewing or Erving or some other
variant.
42 The age is faded and hard to read with certainty; could be "5".
CITATION
Ancestry.com's On-line Census Images
1900 US Federal Census, New Jersey, Hudson County,
Jersey City, 5th Precinct (part of), 9th Ward
ED 145, Sheets 11A-11B; Images 21 & 22 of 33.
This list was Transcribed by
Susan Wagner
18 June 2001
for The Orphans' Home Website
