Brown Census Records - 1810 Census - Randolph Co., NC Only

Marty and Karla Grant

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Randolph Co., NC	Page	M 0 - 9	M 10 - 15	M 16 - 25	M 26 - 44	M 45 & +	F 0 - 9	F 10 - 15	F 16 - 25	F 26 - 44	F 45 & +	Other	Slaves	Comments
Joseph Brown Sr	4	~	1	1	~	1	2	1	1	1	1	~	~
Hugh Brown	4	1	~	~	1	~	2	~	~	1	~	~	1
Samuel Brown	5	1	1	1	1	~	1	2	1	1	~	~	~
Jean Brown	5	1	~	~	~	~	1	~	~	1	~	~	~
Frederick Brown	5	4	2	2	~	2	~	~	1	~	1	~	~
Michael Brown	5	2	1	~	1	~	2	1	1	~	~	~	~
John Brown	6	2	~	~	1	~	2	~	~	1	~	~	~
Joseph Brown Jr	7	3	~	~	1	~	2	2	~	1	~	~	~
Christen Brown	7	~	~	~	~	1	~	~	1	~	1	~	~
Isaac Brown	7	3	1	1	1	~	2	1	~	1	~	~	~
Saml Brown Jr	7	2	~	~	1	~	2	~	~	2	~	~	~
William Brown	8	4	2	1	1	~	1	1	~	1	~	~	~
Henry Brown	8	3	1	1	~	1	~	1	~	~	1	~	~
John Brown	8	1	~	~	1	~	1	~	~	1	~	~	~
Joel Brown	8	1	~	1	1	~	2	2	1	1	1	~	~

Column Guide

The 1810 Census was identical in format to the 1800 census. I think this is the only example of a census that did not change from one census year to the next. I will explain what each column represents in detail below.

The census was "as of" 6 Aug 1810, meaning all data collected (even if collected months after that date) was supposed to reflect the families condition on 6 Aug 1810, meaning all ages were to be listed how they were back on August 6th, even if it was three months later when the census taker asked. It isn't know if the census taker adhered to this rule or not, but that is what they were supposed to do.

The "page number" that I use on my published census abstracts are normally the stamped page number, but in many cases the page number was hand written on each page, or in some cases each page had two numbers, a stamped one, and a handwritten one.

1810 Census Columns:

1. Name of Head of Household. This is usually the husband. If a woman is listed as head of household, she was usually a widow, or a single mother, or a single person raising younger siblings.

2. Number of Free White Males under 10. (i.e. age 0-9, or born ca 1800/1810)

3. Number of Free White Males 10 and up but under 16. (i.e. age 10-15, or born ca 1794/1800)

4. Number of Free White Males 16 and up but under 26. (i.e. age 16-25, or born ca 1784/1794)

5. Number of Free White Males 26 and up but under 45. (i.e. age 26-44, or born ca 1765/1784)

6. Number of Free White Males 45 and upwards. (i.e. age 45 and older, or born prior to 1765)

7. Number of Free White Females under 10. (i.e. age 0-9, or born ca 1800/1810)

8. Number of Free White Females 10 and up but under 16. (i.e. age 10-15, or born ca 1794/1800)

9. Number of Free White Females 16 and up but under 26. (i.e. age 16-25, or born ca 1784/1794)

10. Number of Free White Females 26 and up but under 45. (i.e. age 26-44, or born ca 1765/1784)

11. Number of Free White Females 45 and upwards. (i.e. age 45 and older, or born prior to 1765)

12. Number of Free Colored Persons. Non "White" persons (other than slaves) were lumped together in this column with no age or sex distinction. These persons were not considered "White" (in the census takers opinion, anyway). See my pages on Race Codes for more about these "Free Persons of Color". Normally, these are not Indians (Native Americans), as they were not supposed to be listed at all on the census. However, they could be those of mixed Indian heritage.

13. Number of Slaves. All slaves were lumped together into this one column with no age or sex distinction.

Revised: February 4, 2023

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