1840 Virginia Census

Explanation of the numbers.
The 1830 and 1840 census contained 12 colums of age information for males and 12 columns for females. These were for Free white persons, including heads of families. In addition, there were columns for Employment, Pensioners, Impairment, and Schools. I have only included the information from the age categories, which were:

This information was repeated for both males and females. An example of how to read the census information presented here would be:
 Page

 Head of Family

 Males

 Females
 14  JOE HOLLOWELL  00211001  2110001

This is translated to read:
Joe Jones found on page 14 of the particular county census with 2 males age 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, and 1 male 50-60. Also, 2 females to 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 40-50.

ISLE OF WIGHT CO.
 Page

 Head of Family

 Males

 Females
 19  CHARLOTTE HOLLOWELL    (Free Black)
 19  MARIAH HOLLOWELL    (Free Black)
 20  DICK HOLLOWELL    (Free Black)
 20  ESSEY HOLLOWELL    (Free Black)
 20  HAGOR HOLLOWELL    (Free Black)
 20  MOURNING HOLLOWELL    (Free Black)
 21  BETSY HOLLOWELL    (Free Black)
 21  LUCY HOLLOWELL    (Free Black)


NORFOLK CO.
 Page

 Head of Family

 Males

 Females
 

 St. Bride's Parish
   
 159  WILSON HOLLOWELL  0000001  00001001
 

 Western Branch
   
 166  EZEKIEL HOLLOWELL  00001  20001
 166  MARY HOLLOWELL  100001  40001

 

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