1840 census explanation:
Column 1: Name of County, City, Ward, Town, Township, Parish,
Precinct, Hundred or
District.
Column 2: Names of Heads of Families.
Column 3: Free White Males Under 5
Column 4: Free White Males 5 and under 10
Column 5: Free White Males 10 and under 15
Column 6: Free White Males 15 and under 20
Column 7: Free White Males 20 and under 30
Column 8: Free White Males 30 and under 40
Column 9: Free White Males 40 and under 50
Column 10: Free White Males 50 and under 60
Column 11: Free White Males 60 and under 70
Column 12: Free White Males 70 and under 80
Column 13: Free White Males 80 and under 90
Column 14: Free White Males 90 and under 100
Column 15: Free White Males 100 and upwards
Column 16: Free White Females under 5
Column 17: Free White Females 5 and under 10
Column 18: Free White Females 10 and under 15
Column 19: Free White Females 15 and under 20
Column 20: Free White Females 20 and under 30
Column 21: Free White Females 30 and under 40
Column 22: Free White Females 40 and under 50
Column 23: Free White Females 50 and under 60
Column 24: Free White Females 60 and under 70
Column 25: Free White Females 70 and under 80
Column 26: Free White Females 80 and under 90
Column 27: Free White Females 90 and under 100
Column 28: Free White Females 100 and upwards
Column 29: Free Colored Males under 10
Column 30: Free Colored Males 10 and under 24
Column 31: Free Colored Males 24 and under 36
Column 32: Free Colored Males 36 and under 55
Column 33: Free Colored Males 55 and under 100
Column 34: Free Colored Males 100 and upwards
Column 35: Free Colored Females 10 and under 24
Column 36: Free Colored Females 24 and under 36
Column 37: Free Colored Females 36 and under 55
Column 38: Free Colored Females 55 and under 100
Column 39: Free Colored Females 100 and upwards
There were no page numbers on the census images that I used for this
transcription. Therefore, I have numbered the pages in the sequence they
appeared on ancestry.com.
1840 census Broad Top Township,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 1
Marks,
William0020001000000
0100010000000
Horton, Thomas
2100100000000
0100100000000
Wise,
Jacob
1000100000000
0001000000000
Hanon,
Fred'k.
1000100000000
0101000000000
Dunlop,
John
0000010000000
1000100000000
Powel,
Samuel
0000100000000
0000100000000
McDonnald, Alex.
1000010000000
0100100000000
Aschcom,
Benj.
0000010000000
2000200000000
Dugan,
Josiah
0000110000000
0100100000000
Cook, Greenbury
0000000000000
0000000000000
201100
211000
Little,
Peter
0000010000000
0000100000000
Seah,
Lewis
0001001000000
0122001000000
Nailor,
Sam'l.
1102001000000
0101001000000
Barber, Alexander
0000100000000
0001000000000
Divon,
Patrick
0001101000000
0000001000000
McClaw, Absolom
1110000100000
0211101000000
Garret,
David
1000010000000
0010100000000
Mowery, George
2000100000000
0000100000000
Pooterbaugh, David
0110101000000
0111110000000
Spearman, Francis
0020131010000
0120110000000
Gettleman,
John
1100100000000
0100100000000
McGee,
John
0000100000000
0100100000000
McCay,
James
1111000100000
0001200100000
Lockhart,
Wm.0000000100000
0000000000000
Chaney, Rebecca
0120000000000
0111200100000
Grove,
Isaac
1001100010000
0002001001000
McLean,
John
2220001000000
0011101000000
Evans,
John
1000000100000
0001120010000
Evans,
Elias
0010010000000
0321010000000
Whitehead, Thos.
0000000000010
0000000011000
1840 census Broad Top Township,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 2
Negly,
John
2000010000000
0000010000000
Lowrey, Samuel
0000100100000
0000200100000
Lowrey, William
3100010000000
2100100000000
Leonard,
Robt.0000100000000
1000101000000
Walters, Thomas
1112200010000
1110001000000
Figard,
William0000100000000
2000100000000
Negly,
Joseph
1000100000000
1000100000000
Foster,
Ephraim
1100101000000
0112101000000
Dunlop,
James
0001100001000
0000000010000
Griffith,
John
1011010000000
1121010001000
Figard,
Amos
1000110000000
0000110000000
Figard,
James
1112000100000
0000201000000
Foster,
Thomas
2200010000000
1000010000000
Foster,
Richard0000000001000
0000100001000
Foster,
Septimus
0000100000000
0000010000000
Devoll,
Ann
0000000000000
0000001100000
Devoll,
Asa
0100001000000
1122000100000
Curfman,
Isaac2000100000000
0000100000000
Ausburn,
Benj.1000100000000
0000100000000
Broadstone, Dan'l.
1210010000000
1010000100000
Barnett,
Isaac
0000010000000
2200100010000
Edwards, Misech
0110001000000
2202000100000
Hamilton, Archibald
0000000010000
0000000001000
Hamilton, James
1212001000000
1011000100000
Broadstone, John
1111010000000
1110001000000
Barnett, Jonathan
0000100000000
1100010000000
Evans,
Joseph
0102200100000
1201010010000
Anderson, William
0110000100000
2112000100000
Horton,
Abner
0000200010000
0000100001000
Anderson, Jonathan
2102010000000
1121010000000
1840 census Broad Top Township,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 3
Anderson, William,
Jr.0100100000000
1000100000000
Anderson, William
1000000001000
0000110001000
Anderson, Sam'l.
1021000100000
1110001000000
Horton, Thos.
P.
0010101000000
1111001000000
Fisher,
Ludwick
0000000100000
0000000010000
Fisher,
David
0000100000000
1000100000000
Fisher, Ludwick, Jr.
0000100000000
0000100000000
Fisher,
Joseph
0100010000000
0000010000000
Alexander,
John
0001100000000
0210010000000
Harris,
Christian
0210001000000
0001001000000
Alexander, William
0000001000000
1000010000000
Ready,
John
0010100000000
0000100000000
Edwards,
Jesse2000100000000
1000100000000
Edwards, Fanny
0011000000000
0000000100000
Edwards, Joshua
2110010000000
1001000000000
Edwards, William
1210001000000
1011001000000
Evans, William
1000100000000
0000100000000
Green, Benjamin
0000100000000
1000100000000
Stevens,
David0000100000000
0000100000000
Steer,
John
1000001000000
0000100000000
Black, John,
Jr.0000100000000
2000100000000
Shunhard, Matthew
0111100100000
0110000000000
Dickson,
James
0001000010000
0001200100000
Dickson,
John
0000100000000
1001000000000
Ready,
Alex'r.
2000001000000
1110110000000
Miller,
John
2100010000000
1001010000000
Willet,
Allen
0200100000000
1001100000000
Greene, Nathaniel
0011200010000
0001001000000
Willet,
Samuel
0000000001000
0001000010000
Woodcock, Joseph R.
2010001000000
1111010000000
1840 census Broad
Top Township,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 4
Lockard, George
0011100100000
0101100000000
Henninger, Geo.
0100100000000
1000100010000
Ross, David
C.0111010000000
2100200000000
Woodcock, John
1101010000000
2100010001000
McLintock, Joseph
2000010000000
0000100000000
Richeson,
Sarah
0100001000000
0000010001000
Shipper, Ephraim
0100110000000
2001010000000
Spear,
Thos.
2001101000000
1011010000000
Bradley, Sam'l. H.
0000100000000
0000100100000
Oakman, Ebenezer
0210100001000
0000001000000
Oakman, Squire
2000110000000
0200010000000
Festeler,
William
0000011000000
0112001000000
Kegrice,
Peter
1100200000000
0100110000000
Gaster,
Peter
1000100000000
0000100000000
Duval, John
W.0210100100000
1001001000000
Horton, Jonathan
0010010000000
0210010000000
White,
George
2112101000000
0100001000000
White,
John
0011300100000
0112000100000
Gibson,
John
0010000010000
0011100010000
Wishart,
John
2201110000000
1002010000000
Foot,
John
0132001000000
1101101000000
Bradley,
Benj.
0001000100000
0000000100000
Lean, John
Jr.
1200010000000
3220001000000
Lean,
John
0001010000100
0000000100000
Snow, Philander
2101100000000
0000010000000
Warsong, Henry
1000100000000
1000010000000
Warson,
John
0020000100000
0000100100000
Ford,
John
0020000100000
1001100010000
Metz,
Michael
0011000100000
0120000100000
Young,
Elizabeth
0011000000000
0110001000000
1840 census Broad
Top Township,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 5
Rinard,
Henry
0000000101000
0000100010000
Rinard,
Jacob
1000100000000
0000100000000
Kennard,
John
2000010000000
1000100000000
Fords,
David
0100010000000
0020010000000
Cipher,
Dan'l.
0011100100000
0100100100000
Ritchey, Dan'l. M.
0000110001000
0000101001000
Edwards, Meshack
0201001000000
2100001000000
Reed,
Henry
0020001000000
1200010000000
Reed,
James
1100010000000
0020100000000
Willet,
Thomas2110001000000
1102001000000
Richeson, Joseph
0000100000000
2000100000000
Houp,
John
3000010000000
0200100000000
Foster,
Lewis
2200010000000
0030100000000
Snare,
Catharine
0100100000000
0000200100000
Ashburn,
David
0003001000000
0012001000000
Woodcock, Robt.
0000000000100
0000000001000
Green,
Joseph
0020000100000
0011001000000
Faggert,
James
0022000100000
0020001000000
Ausburn, Christopher
0110001000000
0010010000000
Lear,
John
1100010000000
1100010000000
Green,
David
0000100110000
0001000000000
Horton,
Joshua0020000010000
0000000100000
Horton, Thomas
2110001000000
0200001000000
Evans,
Aaron
2100100000000
0010100000000
Dunlop,
James
0300010000000
2010010000000
Muling,
Henry
1120001000000
1210001000000
Shreaves,
Sam'l.
2100001000000
1110011000000
Taggert,
James1211000100000
0011001000000
Wright,
Elijah
0002000010000
0000000100000
Wright,
Jesse
1000100000000
1000100000000
1840 census Broad
Top Township,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania,
page 6
Thomas, Samuel
1100010000000
2000100000000
Whitehead, Isaac
3200010000000
0010010000000
Whitehead, Wesley
2000100000000
0000100000000
Putts,
Michael
0200010000000
2000010000000
Lear,
John
0300010000000
1000100000000
Myers,
Isaac
1000100000000
2000100000000
Long,
Thomas
0000100000000
0000100000000
Swartz,
Baltzer0000000100000
0023001000000
Grove,
Thomas0002000100000
1100010000000
Horton, Nathaniel
2000010000000
0200010000000
Griffith,
Thomas
1020010000000
0200010000000
Osborne, Christopher
1121000100000
1100001000000
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