NY_State_Board_of _Charities New York State. Board of Charities Census of Inmates in Almhouses and Poorhouses BES/NYS Archives February 18, 2012 Onondaga County Public Library, Local History/Genealogy Department BESFebruary 18, 2012 English February 18, 2012 - EAD created (BES) Overview of the Collection New York (State). State Board of Charities Onondaga County Public LibraryLocal History & Genealogy Department447 South Salina StreetSyracuse, New York, 13202(315) 435-1900 English Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses 1875-1921 10.5 Linear Feet ## insert unique identifier here This series consists of standard reporting forms submitted to the Board of Charities by keepers or officers in charge of poorhouses and almshouses. The forms provide personal data regarding persons who applied to local overseers of the poor, police, or keepers of poorhouses and almshouses for food and/or lodging. Administrative History

Chapter 140 of the laws of 1875 required almshouses and poorhouses in New York State to keep records on individual inmates and to send copies of these records to the State Board of Charities each month. At a conference of the state's county superintendents of the poor, a committee developed the initial standard form used for census reporting. These forms were used until 1905, when the State Board of Charities introduced a revised version. A form was completed for each inmate upon admission and batches were sent to the Board of Charities monthly as directed by the 1875 statute.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

Census forms provide detailed information on almshouse and poorhouse inmates: date admitted (includes admissions from as early as 1828); sex; age; color; marital status; birthplace; last residence (1906-1921 only); how long in the U.S.; how long in the state (New York); at what port landed (1875-1905 only); if "head money" paid (1875-1905 only); if naturalized; when and where naturalized (1906-1921 only); birthplace of father; birthplace of mother; inmate's education (e.g. "read and write";"none"); habits (if temperate or intemperate); habits of father; occupation of father; habits of mother (1875-1905 only); if parents dependent or self-supporting; if grandparents, brother, sisters, and other relatives dependent or self-supporting (1875-1905 only); inmate's occupation; religion (1906-1921 only); if a parent, how many children living (1875-1905 only); health and dependency of children (1875-1905 only); what labor inmate can perform; if inmate has received public relief; if inmate has received private relief; if parents or other relatives have received relief (1875-1905 only); if inmate was previously in an institution; name and address of relatives or friends (1906-1921 only); and prospects for self-sufficiency (1875-1905 only). Although the series covers the period from 1875 to 1921, some institutions are not documented for the entire time period.

 Arrangement of the Collection

Series is arranged alphabetically by name of county or city institution, then chronologically by date of census or admission date.

 Available Alternate Formats

This series has been microfilmed on 225 rolls and many are available at OCPL for use onsite (see inventory below).

 Access Restrictions

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 Use Restrictions

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 Almshouses Institutional Care New York (State). Poor Public Welfare Poor Social Service Census Records New York (State) Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

New York State, State Board of Charities Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, 1875-1921Onondaga County Public LibraryLocal History and Genealogy DepartmentShelf Location: mLN48 AAnybc

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 Inventory Contents Cayuga County 1826-1901 13 1901-1910 14 1903, 1912-1914 14 1915 14 1911-1919 14 1918-1919 15 1905, 1910 15 Chautauqua County 1900 - 1905 15 1901-1917 15 Columbia County 1917 - 1919 23 Cortland County 1844-1914 23 1914 24 1893-1915 24 1914-1919 24 Delaware County 1845-1890 24 1891-1897 24 1897-1919 24 1918-1919 25 Dutchess County 1909 25 1909-1911 25 1911-1912 25 1912-1919 25 Dutchess County - Poughkeepsie City 1864-1876 25 1899-1900 25 1901-1902 26 Dutchess County - Poughkeepsie 1901 26 1908-1909 26 Dutchess County - Poughkeepsie City 1909 26 1909 26 1909-1910 26 1908-1910 26 1900-1910 26 1910-1911 26 1904-1911 26 1909-1914 26 1911-1913 26 1906-1913 26 1913-1915 26 1915-1919 26 1919 26 1907-1915 26 Erie County 1852-1875 26 1852-1875 27 1876-1877 27 1878 27 1879 27 1880 27 1880 28 1881 28 1882 28 1883 28 1884-1886 28 1884-1886 29 1886 29 1887 29 1888 29 1889 29 1889 30 1890 30 1891 30 1892 30 1893 30 1893 31 1894 31 1894-1898 31 1899-1901 31 1901-1903 32 1904-1905 32 1905-1906 32 1906-1907 32 1907-1908 32 1908-1911 32 1909-1911 33 1911-1912 33 1912-1913 33 1913 33 1913-1915 33 1915 33 1915-1918 33 1915-1918 34 1918-1919 34 1919-1920 34 Essex County 1874-1875 34 1875-1878 34 1879-1884 34 1885-1890 34 1885-1890 35 1894-1897 35 1902-1905 35 1908-1911 35 1911-1919 35 No dates 35 Franklin County 1831-1878 35 1879-1883 35 1884-1891 35 1892-1904 35 1892-1904 36 1882-1901 36 1905-1910 36 1910-1912 36 1903-1911 36 1912-1914 36 1907-1912 36 1888-1914 36 1914-1918 36 1879-1916 36 1918-1920 36 1912-1917 36 Fulton County 1879-1886 36 1887-1891 36 1887-1891 37 1892-1895 37 1895-1898 37 1896-1898 37 1884-1891 37 1905-1914 37 1906-1907 37 1914 37 1914 37 1915-1920 37 Genesee County 1860-1875 37 1876-1887 37 1887-1898 37 1898-1907 38 1907-1913 38 1913-1920 38 Greene County 1880-1884 38 1885-1891 38 1886 38 1892-1898 38 1892-1898 39 1899 39 1906-1913 39 1913-1920 39 Herkimer County 1877-1878 39 1879-1883 39 1884-1888 39 1901-1903 39 1903 39 1908 39 1909-1910 39 1910-1911 39 1910-1911 40 1912-1913 40 1913-1914 40 1914-1919 40 1919-1920 40 Jefferson County 1836-1878 40 1879-1882 41 1883-1888 41 1889-1895 41 1895 41 1895-1896 41 1896-1898 41 1907,1910 41 1908-1909 41 1909-1910 41 1910-1914 41 1910-1914 42 1914-1919 42 Kings County 1845 - 1875 42 1875 42 Kings County – New York City Home: Brooklyn Division 1918 (May - December) 71 1919 (January – November) 71 1919 – 1920 (December – July) 71 Lewis County 1875 - 1882 71 1883 - 1889 71 1883 - 1889 72 1889 - 1897 72 1905 - 1906 72 1906 - 1914 72 Livingston County 1875 - 1878 72 1879 - 1882 72 1883 - 1888 73 1877 73 1888 73 1889 - 1900 73 1903 73 1906 - 1918 73 1917 73 1919 73 Madison County 1842 - 1878 73 1842 - 1878 74 1879 - 1880 74 1881 - 1888 74 1889 - 1909 74 1909 - 1911 74 1911 - 1913 74 1913 74 1913 - 1914 74 1913 - 1915 74 1908 - 1915 74 1915 - 1916 74 1897 - 1915 74 1907 - 1916 75 1894, 1916 75 1917 - 1919 75 1918 - 1919 75 Monroe County 1856 - 1875 75 1876 75 1876 - 1878 75 Montgomery County 1875 - 1883 84 1884 - 1891 84 1892 - 1897 84 1892 - 1897 85 1898 - 1899 85 1905 - 1906 85 1906 - 1909 85 1909 - 1912 85 1912 - 1913 85 1906 - 1912 85 1913 - 1919 85 Nassau County – Hempstead Town Poor House 1865 - 1878 85 1878 - 1890 75 1878 - 1890 75 1890 - 1891 75 1895 - 1907 75 1886 - 1909 75 Niagara County 1913 - 1919 147 1919 - 1920 147 1899 - 1916 147 Oneida County 1875 - 1878 147 1879 147 1880 - 1881 148 1882 - 1883 148 1884 148 1885 - 1886 148 1886 - 1888 148 1889 - 1890 148 1891 - 1892 149 1892 - 1894 149 1894 - 1896 149 1896 - 1897 149 1897 - 1900 149 1897 - 1900 150 1900 - 1902 150 1902 - 1907 150 1907 - 1911 150 1907 - 1911 151 1911 - 1914 151 1914 - 1918 151 1914 - 1918 152 1918 - 1920 152 Onondaga County 1843 - 1876 152 1879 - 1880 152 1881 - 1882 153 1883 153 1884 153 1885 - 1886 153 1887 - 1888 153 1889 - 1891 153 1889 - 1891 154 1891 - 1893 154 1894 - 1897 154 1905 - 1907 154 1905 - 1907 155 1907 - 1908 155 1908 - 1910 155 1910 155 1910 156 1910 - 1912 156 1912 - 1913 156 1913 - 1914 156 1914 - 1915 156 1914 - 1915 157 1915 - 1916 157 1916 - 1917 157 1916 - 1917 158 1917 - 1919 158 1919 - 1920 158 Ontario County 1832 - 1875 158 1876 - 1879 158 1880 - 1883 158 1880 - 1883 159 1883 - 1892 159 1892 - 1894 159 1894 - 1901 159 1901 - 1908 159 1909 - 1918 159 1909 - 1918 160 Orange County - Newburgh City and Town Home 1906 160 1909 160 1910 160 1911 160 1912 160 1912 160 1912 160 1912 160 1913 160 1914 160 1915 160 1916 160 1917 160 Oswego County Poor House 1855 - 1878 166 1879 - 1883 166 1884 - 1888 166 1889 - 1894 166 1889 - 1894 167 1894 - 1906 167 1906 - 1915 167 1891 - 1907 167 1915 - 1920 167 Otsego County 1827 - 1876 167 1891 - 1905 167 1905 - 1906 167 1908 - 1919 167 1910 167 1911 167 1914 - 1920 167 Rensselaer County 1867 - 1875 170 1875 - 1876 170 1877 - 1878 170 1878 170 1878 170 1879 170 1880 - 1881 170 1880 - 1881 171 1882 - 1883 171 1883 - 1884 171 1884 171 1885 - 1886 171 1885 - 1886 172 1887 172 1888 172 1889 172 1890 - 1891 172 1890 - 1891 173 1891 - 1892 173 1892 - 1894 173 1894 - 1896 173 1894 - 1896 174 1896 - 1897 174 1897 - 1899 174 1900 - 1901 174 1905 - 1907 174 1905 - 1907 175 1907 – 1909 175 1909 - 1911 175 1909 - 1911 176 1912 - 1914 176 1914 - 1915 176 1915 - 1916 176 1916 - 1919 176 1916 - 1919 177 Richmond County Poor House 1836 - 1875 177 1876 - 1878 177 1880 - 1884 177 1885 - 1887 177 Rockland County 1912 - 1913 191 1913 - 1920 191 St. Lawrence County 1875 - 1876 191 1876 - 1878 191 1878 - 1879 191 1880 - 1882 191 1883 - 1887 192 1887 - 1890 192 1891 - 1896 192 1896 - 1900 192 1900 - 1913 192 1913 - 1920 192 1906 - 1914 192 1906 - 1914 193 1903 - 1918 193 Saratoga County 1840 - 1877 193 1878 - 1879 193 1880 - 1882 193 1880 - 1882 194 1883 - 1884 194 1885 - 1887 194 1888 - 1891 194 1891 - 1901 194 1901 - 1908 195 1908 - 1914 195 1914 - 1920 195 Schenectady County 1873 - 1899 195 1899 - 1905 195 1905 - 1909 195 1905 - 1909 196 1910 - 1913 196 1911 197 1912 197 1913 - 1916 197 1912 - 1916 197 1915 - 1918 197 1915 - 1918 197 1915 - 1918 198 1917 - 1918 198 1918 - 1920 198 1918 - 1920 198 1918 - 1920 199 Schoharie County 1851 - 1893 199 1895 - 1919 199 Seneca County 1840 - 1875 199 1864 - 1888 199 1885 - 1904 199 1899 - 1904 199 1901 - 1920 199 1901 - 1920 200 1910 and undated 200 1913 - 1917 200 Steuben County 1879 - 1884 201 1885 - 1891 201 1855 - 1896 201 1899 - 1901 201 1905 - 1909 201 1907 - 1908 201 1909 201 1910 – 1911 and undated 201 1911 - 1912 201 1913 - 1914 201 1911 - 1914 201 1915 - 1920 201 1915 - 1919 201 Suffolk County 1871 - 1878 201 Warren County 1863, 1900, 1908 - 1918 210 1918 - 1919 210 1895, 1908 - 1919 210 Washington County 1834 - 1878 210 1834 - 1878 211 1879 - 1880 211 1881 - 1883 211 1884 - 1887 211 1888 - 1894 211 1894 - 1905 211 1894 - 1905 212 1906 - 1909 212 1909 - 1920 212 Wayne County 1833 - 1875 212 Westchester County 1915 - 1916 224 1916 - 1920 224 Wyoming County 1844 - 1875 224 1876 - 1883 224 1884 - 1906 224 1884 - 1906 225 1907 - 1919 225 Yates County 1852 - 1875 225 1870 - 1883 225 1884 - 1903 225 1905 - 1919 225 No County Identified 1909 225