The work project for Censuses Section is to transcribe the Federal Censuses for the Brookhaven Hamlet area, and in so far as I can, analyze and  track the development of the Hamlet from the 18th century into the 20th century.

1790 Census 1840 Census 1850 Census 1860 Census 1900 Census 1920 Census

This section is a long term project, and to be honest, a bit tedious.  I'm not sure when (or if) it will every be completed.

One difficulty is that the boundaries of the Hamlet are amorphous -- who's in, who's not?  Maps with dwelling occupants identified are helpful, but there are large gaps between the dates of the maps available to me.  (If you want your family to be "in," I accept bribes.)   It's therefore not clear that I will be able to separate out the Brookhaven Hamlet (Fire Place) population from the remainder of Town of Brookhaven, especially in the early years when neither local community, dwelling sequence, nor street address is recorded.

The 1850 Census is the first Federal Census in which all members of a household are identified by name.  Prior to that time, only the "head" of the household is identified, and but limited summary information on the overall family recorded.

One of the great boons to researchers is the recent availability of census images online.  No longer is it required to traipse off to a library and pour through reels and reels of microfilm.  I can get bored in the comfort of my own office!  I use Ancestry.com.

 

Longwood Middle School History Project

The students of the Longwood Middle School have completed transcriptions of several censuses for the entire Town of Brookhaven.  I am hoping to be able to extract from this excellent work those individuals who were residents of Fire Place/South Haven hamlets and place them in my own tables.

	1776 North of Middle Country Rd. Alphabetical South of Middle Country Rd. Alphabetical
	1790 Alphabetical
	1800 Alphabetical
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