New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1885

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Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1885 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operation, Inc., 2017.

Original data: New Jersey State Archive, Trenton, NJ, USA.

About New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1885

State censuses were taken in New Jersey every ten years from 1855-1915. This database contains information from the 1885 New Jersey State Census. It covers all New Jersey counties. Information listed includes:

Name of individual
Gender
Race
An age range of the individual at time of enumeration
County of enumeration
Locality/town of enumeration

Additional information about an individual may be available on the actual census record. Be sure to view the corresponding image in order to obtain all possible information about an individual.

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