Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in the 1820 Census

Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in Cumberland County, in the 1820 Federal Census. 

Enumerated population of Cape Elizabeth in the 1820 Census: several figures on Sheet 370 but not sure which is the total population

Enumerator: Robert D. Dunning

Enumeration of Cape Elizabeth consists of all or parts of Sheets 359-370 ; use the arrow at top left of each image to page forward.

Note: the 1820 Federal Census lists the names of heads of households only; people in a household are tracked by age range and gender to determine the total population.

See the list of heads of households at the end of this post.

Boundary changes to Cape Elizabeth since 1820:

• land set off to Westbrook in 1852
• land set off to form the new town of Cape Elizabeth in 1895, with the rest taking the name South Portland

Note: Spelling of the names of heads of households has been left as it appears in the enumerator’s hand; in some cases, for clarity, an optional spelling has been added. Your corrections and additional information are requested; please comment for the benefit of fellow researchers.

For the following reasons, be prepared to search the entire list for the object of your search:

• Many people were not sure of the spelling of their names

• Name spelling may have evolved throughout the person’s life

• The enumerator may not have heard the person correctly

• The enumerator may have interviewed someone not certain of the name of the head of household or how it was spelled

• The enumerator may have used phonetic spellings.

• Some enumerators grouped heads of households together by the first letter of their surname, giving an additional clue on a surname difficult to read.  Note: lists by first letter of surname are not alphabetical within that letter.

• Some enumerators apparently grouped the names by walking through neighborhoods; in these cases, the first letter of the surname may sometimes be in error, but the information on neighboring households is valuable.

Names of Heads of Households	Sheet #
John Armstrong	359
John Armstrong, Jr.	359
Samuel Angel	359
Grover Andrews	359
Nathaniel Boey	359
Thomas Budd - not sure of surname	359
Elisha Brown	359
Thomas Brown	359
Ephraim Broad	359
James Babb	359
Alexander Boey	359
? Brown - possibly Widow, possibly Elizabeth (Jackson) Brown	359
Stephen Brown	359
James Besfer	359
Daniel Chase	359
Samuel Crocket	359
William Cummings	359
Nathaniel Cash	359
Lemuel Cobb	359
William Cobb	360
Isaac Cobb	360
John Clark	360
John Collins	360
Samuel Clark	360
Francis Cash	360
John Cushing	360
Nathaniel Cobb	360
Ebenezer Dyer, Jr.	360
James Davis	360
Michael Duggan	360
Nathaniel Dyer, Jr.	360
Ebenezer Dileno	360
Christopher Dyer	360
Ezekiel Dyer	360
Mark Dyer & son	360
Mark Dyer, Jr.	360
Jesse Dyer	360
Robert Dyer & son	360
Henry Dyer	360
Ebenezer Dyer, Jr.	360
William Dyer	360
Edward & E. Dyer	361
Caleb Dyer	361
Daniel Davis	361
Richard Dresser or Droper	361
David Dyer	361
Benjamin Dyer & Samuel Sawyer	361
James Dyer	361
Reuben H. Dyer	361
Israel Dyer	361
Robert Dyer, Jr.	361
Abigail Deake	361
Benjamin Dyer 2d	361
Jonah Dyer	361
John Dyer	361
Benjamin Dyer	361
James Duran	361
Benjamin Dyer & Stephen	361
Francis Elder	361
John Emery	361
John Ficket & son	361
Benjamin Ficket	361
Eliot Fickett	362
William Fickett, Jr.	362
William Fickett	362
Thomas Farrow & Samuel Cash - not sure of names	362
Nathaniel Fickett	362
Moses Fickett	362
William Fielding	362
Widow Dyer	362
John Davis	362
Joshua Gammon	362
Simeon W. Gregg	362
William Gregg, Reverend	362
Samuel Higgins	362
Greely Hanniford	362
Micah Higgins	362
John Hatch	362
Moses Hanscomb	362
John Hunt	362
Ebenezer Haskins	362
Sylvanus Higgins	362
Joseph Hunnewel	362
Joseph Hatch	362
George Haniford	363
Noah Hooper	363
Nathaniel Jordon	363
Nathaniel Jordon 2d	363
Nathaniel Jordon 3d	363
Nathaniel Jordon 4th	363
Nathaniel Jordon 5th	363
John Jordon & son	363
Israel Jordon	363
Thomas Jordon	363
Israel Jordon 2d	363
Morrel Jordon	363
Elisha Jordon	363
Winter Jordan	363
Dominicus Jordon	363
Ignatius Jordon	363
John G. Jordon	363
Timothy Jordon	363
Israel Jordon	363
Reshworth Jordon	363
John Johnson	363
Thomas Jackson	364
Ezekiel Jumper	364
James P. Jordon	364
Clement Jordon	364
Woodbury Jordon	364
Sarah Jordon	364
Aliot Jordon - presumably Eliott Jordan	364
Deborah Jordon	364
Edward Jones	364
David Knight	364
George Knight	364
William Lee - not sure of surname	364
Jedediah Loveit	364
Zechariah Leach	364
Richard Lee	364
Parker Libby	364
Joseph Mills	364
William Maxwell	364
Jane Maxwell	364
James Marriner	364
Joshua Mitchel	364
? Mitchel - possibly Robert Mitchel	364
Sarah Miller	365
Joseph Marriner	365
James & Cyrus Marr	365
Eleazer McKenny & son	365
Henry McKenny	365
Matthis Maxwel	365
Stephen Maxwell	365
Peter Miller	365
William Maxwell, Jr.	365
Michael Naason or Nadson - presumably Nason	365
Charles Peables	365
Tobias Pillsbury	365
Joshua Pillsbury	365
Nancy Pratt	365
Jesse Plumer & son	365
Joseph Parker	365
Ebenezer Plumer	365
Vincent Roberts	365
Joshua Robertson	365
Watson Rand	365
George C. Roberts	365
James Ramsbotten - presumably James Ramsbottom	366
Jonathan Prout	366
John Small	366
Samuel Skilling	366
Daniel Skilling	366
Joseph Skilling	366
John Skilling	366
Eleazer Strout	366
Antony Strout	366
James Strout	366
David Sawyer	366
Daniel Sawyer	366
Nathan Sawyer	366
Peter Sawyer	366
Widow Sawyer	366
Elisha Sawyer	366
Charles Staples	366
Ebenezer Simonton	366
John Stafford	366
Abraham Stephens	366
Winthrop Stanwood	366
Barnabas Sawyer	366
Jeremiah Stanford	367
William Strout	367
Samuel Stanwood - middle initial possibly W or D	367
Thadeus Skilling	367
Jonathan Sawyer	367
Edward Small	367
Walter Simonton	367
Widow York	367
Solomon Roberts	367
George Strout	367
Sarah Thrasher	367
Zebulon Trickey	367
Ebenezer Thrasher	367
William Trundy	367
J. Widow Tucker	367
William Tuck	367
William Thirstin	367
George Tate	367
Widow Toby	367
Steven Thirstin	367
Martin Webb	367
Samuel Waterhouse	368
Ebenezer Webster	368
Ebenezer Webster, Jr.	368
John Webster	368
John Woodbury	368
John Wheeler & son	368
Nathaniel Wheeler	368
Jesse Willard	368
Samuel Wright	368
Josiah Westcot & son	368
Israel Woodbury	368
Israel Woodbury, Jr.	368
Daniel Willard	368
Samuel Willard	368
John Willard	368
Peter Woodbury	368
Benjamin Wiggins	368
Abraham Strout	368
Widow Clark	368
William P. Paisted - perhaps Plaisted	368
Ephraim Parrot	368
Widow ? - possibly Widow Hosmer or Horner or ?	368
Samuel S. Stacy	369
Widow Sawyer	369
John Stanford	369
Ebenezer Parrot	369
Widow Sawyer	369
John Morgan	369
Royal Tolbert	369
David Stanwood	369
James Merritt	369
William Thirstin	369
Enoch Pillsbury	369
James Hays	369
Jackson Brown	369
Moses Moody	369
John Gent	369
Braddock Parmer - presumably Braddock Palmer	369
John Skilling	369
Richard Roberts	369
Thomas Grace - not sure of surname	369
John Brown	369
Edward Dana - not sure of surname	369
Nathaniel Cash, Jr.	370
Ephraim Gent	370
Richard Crocket or Crocker	370
Widow Bryant	370
Benjamin Waterhouse	370
John Small	370
Samuel Griffin	370
Widow Dresser	370
Joseph Dresser	370
Widow Ricker	370
Abigail Jordon	370
Daniel Jordon	370
Benjamin Dyer	370
Sarah Digio	370
Barzilla Richards	370
Hugh Miller	370

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