New Jersey, State Census, 1855

Index and images of the New Jersey state census taken in 1855. Lists name of head of household and gives number of males and females in each household by category: white, colored, native, foreign, and children ages 5 to 16. The returns for Pequanac Township in Morris County also list the names of the wife and children in each household.

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"New Jersey, State Census, 1855." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Citing New Jersey Department of State Division of Archives and Records, Trenton.

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