Durham, Maine, in the 1820 Census

Durham, Maine, in Cumberland County, in the 1820 Federal Census. 

Enumerator: Robert D. Dunning

Enumerated population of Durham in the 1820 Census: 1560 - also on the recap sheet

Enumeration of Durham consists of all or parts of Sheets 409-422; use the arrow at top left of each image to page forward. Note: there are two sheets numbered 358 - the second one has the information.

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 Durham since 1820:

• parts of Danville annexed in 1821 and 1823
• boundary with Pownal redefined in 1999

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 #
Thomas Austin	409
Andrew Adams	409
Stephen Bailey	409
Jacob Bibber	409
Stephen Bailey	409
Ephraim Bragdon	409
Jonathan Bragdon, Jr.	409
Gideon Bragdon	409
John Bragdon	409
George Boye - perhaps George Bowe	409
Jeremiah Bragdon	409
Josiah Bragdon	409
Jonathan Bragdon	409
Josiah Byram	409
George Bragdon	409
Joseph Beal	409
Jonathan Beal, Jr.	409
William Beal	409
John Bliffin - perhaps John Blethen	409
Reuben Bliffin - perhaps Reuben Blethen	409
Nothing written on Sheet 410	410
Daniel Bowker	411
James Booker	411
Abner Bishop	411
Levi Bragdon	411
Josiah Burnham	411
Aaron S. Benson	411
Joshua Barstow	411
Gideon Curtis	411
Seth Chandler	411
H. Allen Cobb	411
John Cushing	411
David Crosman	411
Jesse Crosman	411
Solomon Crosman	411
Adam Cushing	411
James Cushing	411
Solomon Crosman, Jr.	411
John Collins	411
Abijah Collins	411
Joseph Estes	411
Thomas Estes	411
Caleb Estes	412
Mathew Estes	412
Silas Estes	412
Isreal Estes - presumably Israel Estes	412
Richard Dyer	412
John D? - possibly Deering, During, Dening or ?	412
Isaac Davis	412
Micah Dyer - not sure of given name, struck-over	412
James Doubty	412
Moses Dyer	412
Josiah Day, Jr.	412
Jesse Day	412
Josiah Day	412
John Duglass 3d	412
Joseph Duglass	412
James Day	412
Cornelius Duglass	412
Cornelius Duglass, Jr. or Cornelius J. Duglass	412
Jonathan Demerit	412
Mathew D? - - possibly During, Duning, Dening or ?	412
Stephen H. Davis	413
Richard Done - perhaps Richard Doane or Richard Dunn	413
Henry Farr	413
Reuben Farr	413
Thomas Ficket	413
Mary Ficket	413
Rushworth Ficket	413
William Forester	413
Abel Fog	413
George Fengerson - perhaps George Ferguson	413
Ammi Fergerson	413
Thomas Freeman	413
William Garish	413
Samuel Gray	413
Samuel Gooding	413
Benjamin Garish	413
James Garish	413
George Garish	413
James Garish 2d	413
John Garish	413
Jeremiah Garish	413
Sarah Gatchell	414
Nathaniel Gatchell	414
Daniel Gould	414
Hugh Gatchell	414
And Herrington - possibly Andrew Herrington or Ana Herrington	414
Nathan Hawks	414
John Hoyt	414
James Hibberd	414
Joseph Hoyt	414
Jacob Herrick, Jr.	414
Jacob Herrick	414
Francis Hammond	414
Sylvanus Harrington	414
Daniel Hammond	414
Andrew Hunnewell	414
Nathan Hawks	414
Seecomb Jorden - presumably Secomb Jordan	414
Apollus Jorden	414
Samuel Jorden	414
James Jorden	414
Joshua Jones	415
Joshua Jones, Jr.	415
Isreal Jones - presumably Israel Jones	415
Jotham Johnson	415
William Johnson	415
Amos Knight	415
Fenber Kemp - possibly Feuber or Ferber	415
Charles Kelley	415
John Kelley	415
Peter Kelley	415
Mark Knight	415
Parker Knight	415
Hannah Knight	415
Silas Kemp	415
Abner Knight	415
George Littlefield	415
Elijah Littlefield	415
Isaac Lambert	415
Thomas Larrabee	415
John Larrabee	415
Jonathan Libby	416
Sewall Libbey	416
Walter Libby	416
Jonathan Larrabee	416
William Larrabee	416
Enoch Lake	416
Joseph Lufkin	416
John Lincoln	416
David Lincoln	416
Jonathan Merrill	416
Orlando Merrill	416
Sally Moody	416
Elijah Macumber	416
Samuel Mitchell	416
David Miller	416
Joshua Miller, Jr.	416
Edward McRobert	416
William Mitchell	416
Henry McKinny	416
Joshua Miller	416
Peter Mitchell	417
Ezekiel McIntosh	417
John McIntosh	417
Lucy Merrill	417
Jabez Merrill	417
Rufus Moses	417
Benjamin Moses	417
Ebenezer Newhall	417
James Newhall	417
Samuel Nichols	417
Thomas Nichols	417
John Nason	417
William Newhall	417
James Nichols	417
John Newhall	417
Enoch Newhall	417
Hugh Nevens	417
Benjamin Osgood	418
David Osgood	418
Clemont Orr	418
Samuel G. Osgood	418
John Orr	418
Aaron Osgood	418
Joseph Osgood	418
Nathaniel Parker	418
Henry Plummer	418
Peter Parker	418
Andrew Pinkham	418
Robert Plummer	418
Joseph Philbrook	418
Thomas Pierce	418
William Porterfield	418
John Ricker	418
Alvan Robinson	418
Samuel Robinson	418
Daniel Robinson	419
Magnas Ridley	419
George Rice	419
James Rice	419
Moses Rice	419
William Roak	419
John Roak	419
John Robertson	419
John Richards	419
Obed Reid	419
Benjamin Roberts	419
John Robertson, Jr.	419
John Rogers	419
Joseph Reid	419
Barzilla Richards	419
Thomas Roberts	419
Davis Randall	419
Joseph Richardson	419
Joshua Snow	420
Barnabas Strout	420
Ebenezer Strout	420
Ebenezer Sylvester	420
Daniel Sutherland	420
James Strout	420
Jonathan Strout	420
William Stoddard	420
Ebenezer Stinson - not sure of surname	420
John Stacpole - presumably John Stackpole	420
John Stacpole, Jr. - presumably John Stackpole, Jr.	420
Samuel Sawyer	420
Jacob Sawher	420
Daniel Seargent	420
Samuel Sawyer	420
Joseph Sylvester	420
Job Sylvester, Jr. or Joseph Sylvester, Jr.	420
John Sydleman	420
Elijah Stutson	420
Joseph Spaulding	420
John Sawyer	421
Isaac Turner	421
Ezekiel Turner	421
Lemuel Turner	421
Theophilus Thomas	421
James Thomas	421
Samuel Tracy	421
Daniel Tracy	421
Christopher Tracy	421
Jedediah Varney	421
Benjamin Vining	421
Bela Vining	421
William Vining	421
John Vining	421
David Wyer or David Wyes	421
Ruben Weston	421
William Webster	421
John Willoughby	421
Nathaniel Willoughby	421
Benjamin Weeks	422
David Wilbour	422
Joseph Weeman	422
Joseph Weeman, Jr.	422
Samuel Witham	422
Martin Woodard	422
Stephen Weston	422
Thomas Winslow	422
David Wilson	422
Ebenezer Woodbury	422
James Woodbury	422
Waitstill Webber	422
Ebenezer Warren	422
George D. Welch	422
Rufus Warren	422

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