[Genealib] New Jersey State Census date for 1895

[William Luft]

Paula,
 
I have ancestors who were living in Jersey City during the period of the 1895 Census.  What type of information is included on the 1895 New Jersey State Census?  How may I access it?
 
Thanks in advance for the information.
 
Bill Luft, Head
Reference Division
Macomb County Reference & Research Center
(Formerly Macomb County Library)
Clinton Township, MI 48038
luftb at libcoop.net

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Paula Manzella [mailto:pmanzell at bcls.lib.nj.us] 
	Sent: Thu 12/18/2008 4:16 PM 
	To: Librarians Serving Genealogists 
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	Subject: Re: [Genealib] New Jersey State Census date for 1895
	
	
	Hi,
	
	   I checked our microfilm and there is no single date listed on any of the tally sheets or enumeration sheets.  So you can get at least an idea, here are the dates the 1895 enumerations were "sworn and submitted" for a number of towhships.   Of these, Palmyra is the smallest community and wasn't very rural.  Northampton and Manfield were the largest and contained both villages and rural areas. 
	

	*	Lumberton, submitted 27 June 1895 
	*	Mansfield, 1 July 1895 
	*	Medford, 24 June 1895 
	*	Mount Laurel, 17 June 1895 
	*	New Hanover, 17 June 1895 
	*	Northampton, 29 June 1895 
	*	Palmyra, 21 June 1895 
	*	Pemberton, 27 June 1895. 

	  If you need a more concrete date, you might want to contact the New Jersey State Archives reference staff directly < http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/reference.html > <http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/reference.html> .    The staff should have access to the legislation regarding the Census.
	
	   And one final note, though Ancestry has digitized the 1895 NJ Census, they have only included the enumeration sheets which have no dates.  The summary sheets are currenly only on the microfilm.
	
	Hope this helps,
	Paula Manzella
	Local History & Genealogy
	Burlington County Library
	Westampton, NJ
	< http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/ > <http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/> 
	
	
	Elaine Hayes wrote: 

		Happy Holidays!
		
		I've been trying to find the official date of the 1895 New Jersey State Census.  
		
		If you know, can you tell me or let me know where you found this information?  
		
		The date I'm looking for would be the official month and day the census takers had in mind when asking for itime sensitive information (ages, deaths, births, etc.).  For example, for the 1930 US Federal Census the official date was April 1.
		
		If it matters we are looking at 1895 - Essex County, Newark, 3rd District, 8th Ward.
		
		Thanks very much for your help,
		
		Elaine Hayes
		
		Elaine Jones Hayes
		Assistant Manager - Reference Services, 
		Special Collections Librarian - Family & Local History
		Laramie County Library System
		2200 Pioneer Avenue
		Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
		  

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