1870 Federal Census, Santa Clara County, California - Transcriber's Notes ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwcensus.org/notices/ http://www.usgwcensus.org/ http://usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/ ************************************************************************** Abstracted by Edward A. Black, Sr. from public records. Proofread by Cynthia Biasca. Submitted by Edward A. Black, Sr. in 2001. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart and Edward A. Black, Sr. ************************************************************************** All above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ************************************************************************** NOTE: For more information on Santa Clara County, California, Please visit the CAGenWeb page at http://www.usgenweb.org/ca ========================================================= ALSO visit the CAGenWeb archives at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************************************** Transcriber Comments In the 1870 Census for Santa Clara County, CA, it was observed that the Dwelling #s [Col 1 on the Census page] were not continuous as one reads from the first page on the film to the end. I am providing an index for researchers as to where these numbers are located. The Following is Listed in Order Recorded on the Census Microfilm. ============ ========== ========== ========================================== Dwelling Sheet* Page Number Numbers Numbers Township [PO] File Name ============ ========== ========== ========================================================================================= 179 to 545 1A to 21B 1 to 42 Almaden Township [PO: Alamaden] (In almaden folder) 179 to 279 1A to 6B 1 to 12 almaden01.txt 280 to 395 7A to 12B 12 to 24 almaden02.txt 397 to 505 13A to 18B 25 to 36 almaden03.txt 505 to 545 19A to 21B 37 to 42 almaden04.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 125 22A to 29A 1 to 15 Alviso Township [PO: Alviso] (In alviso folder) 1 to 97 22A to 27B 1 to 12 alviso01.txt 98 to 125 28A to 29A 13 to 15 alviso02.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 179 30A to 40A 1 to 21 Burnett Township [PO: Burnett] (In burnett folder) 1 to 114 30A to 35B 1 to 12 burnett01.txt 115 to 179 36A to 40A 12 to 21 burnett02.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 426 41A to 66A 1 to 51 Fremont Township [PO: Alviso] (In fremont folder) 1 to 96 41A to 46B 1 to 12 fremont01.txt 97 to 195 47A to 52B 13 to 24 fremont02.txt 196 to 304 53A to 58B 25 to 36 fremont03.txt 305 to 401 59A to 64B 37 to 48 fremont04.txt 401 to 426 65A to 66A 49 to 51 fremont05.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 339 67A to 86B 1 to 40 Gilroy Township & City [PO: Gilroy] 336 to 339 87A 41 Gilroy Township & City [PO: San Y'Sidro] (In gilroycity folder) 1 to 103 67A to 72B 1 to 12 gilroy01.txt 104 to 209 73A to 78B 13 to 24 gilroy02.txt 209 to 302 79A to 84B 25 to 36 gilroy03.txt 302 to 339 85A to 87A 36 to 41 gilroy04.txt ---------- NOTE: The last page is different: 'PO: San Y. Sidro & Gilroy'...On page 87A, LN 1-27 are from Gilroy City and ln 28-40 are from Rural Gilroy [Gilroy Township]. The division between the two parts is marked on the image of the page. ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 339 to 351 87B to 88A 42 to 43 Gilroy Township [PO: San Y'Sidro] 352 to 589 88B to 107B 44 to 80 Gilroy Township [PO: Gilroy] (In gilroy folder) 339 to 413 88B to 93B 42 to 54 gilroy05.txt 413 to 505 94A to 99B 55 to 66 gilroy06.txt 505 to 566 100A to 105A 67 to 77 gilroy07.txt ---------- NOTES: There was NO Sheet 105B. Several PO:s are noted in Part 7 as follows: PO: Gilroy Pages 100A-102B PO: __ Page 103A PO: Hot Springs Pages 103B-104B PO: Gilroy Page 105A ---------- 567 to 587 106A to 107B 78 to 80 gilroy08.txt ---------- NOTES: There was NO Sheet 107A. The PO: Gilroy was noted in all 3 pages of Part 8 ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 159 108A to 116A 1 to 17 Milpitas Township [PO: Alviso] (In milpitas folder) 1 to 110 108A to 113B 1 to 12 milpitas01.txt 110 to 159 114A to 116A 13 to 17 milpitas02.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 651 to 869 117A to 134B 89 to 124 Redwood Township [PO: San Jose] (In redwood folder) 651 to 752 117A to 122B 89 to 100 redwood01.txt 753 to 850 123A to 128B 101 to 112 redwood02.txt 851 to 949 129A to 134B 113 to 124 redwood03.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 650 135A to 178B 1 to 88 Santa Clara Township [PO: San Jose] (In santaclara folder) 1 to 104 135A to 140B 1 to 12 santaclara01.txt 104 to 212 141A to 146B 13 to 24 santaclara02.txt 213 to 306 153A to 158B 25 to 36 santaclara03.txt 306 to 406 153A to 158B 37 to 48 santaclara04.txt 407 to 487 159A to 164B 49 to 60 santaclara05.txt 488 to 577 165A to 170B 61 to 72 santaclara06.txt 577 to 644 171A to 176B 73 to 84 santaclara07.txt 644 to 650 177A to 178B 85 to 88 santaclara08.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 470 179A to 205B 1 to 54 San Jose Township [PO: Alviso] (In sanjose/alviso folder) 1 to 112 179A to 184B 1 to 12 sanjose001.txt 112 to 223 185A to 190B 13 to 24 sanjose002.txt 223 to 313 191A to 196B 25 to 36 sanjose003.txt 313 to 418 197A to 202B 37 to 48 sanjose004.txt 313 to 470 203A to 205B 49 to 54 sanjose005.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 292 206A to 223A 1 to 34 San Jose Township [PO: San Jose] (In sanjose/sanjose folder) 1 to 102 206A to 211B 1 to 12 sanjose006.txt 102 to 203 212A to 217B 13 to 24 sanjose007.txt 204 to 292 218A to 223A 25 to 34 sanjose008.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 896 224A to 278B 1 to 110 City of San Jose, Ward No 1 [PO: Alviso] (In sanjosecity/ward01 folder) 1 to 88 224A to 229B 1 to 12 sanjose101.txt 88 to 195 230A to 235B 13 to 24 sanjose102.txt 195 to 294 236A to 241B 25 to 36 sanjose103.txt 294 to 389 242A to 247B 37 to 48 sanjose104.txt 390 to 483 248A to 253B 49 to 60 sanjose105.txt 483 to 581 254A to 259B 61 to 72 sanjose106.txt 581 to 694 259A to 265B 73 to 84 sanjose107.txt 695 to 785 266A to 271B 85 to 96 sanjose108.txt 785 to 884 272A to 277B 97 to 108 sanjose109.txt 884 to 896 278A to 278B 109 to 110 sanjose110.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to 1001 279A to 329B 1 to 108 City of San Jose, Ward No 2 [PO: Alviso] (In sanjosecity/ward02 folder) 1 to 107 279A to 284B 1 to 12 sanjose201.txt 108 to 217 285A to 290B 13 to 24 sanjose202.txt 217 to 313 291A to 296B 25 to 36 sanjose203.txt 314 to 413 297A to 302B 37 to 48 sanjose204.txt 413 to 515 303A to 308B 49 to 60 sanjose205.txt 516 to 628 309A to 314B 61 to 72 sanjose206.txt 628 to 717 315A to 320B 73 to 84 sanjose207.txt 717 to 840 321A to 326B 85 to 96 sanjose208.txt 840 to 925 327A to 332B 97 to 108 sanjose209.txt 925 to 1001 333A to 338B 109 to 120 sanjose210.txt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * A Sheet Number is the stamped page number in the upper right corner of the B side of the ledger Census page. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Enumeration District Information: ===================================================================================================================================== Townships/Cities/Wards Industrial Area Marshal, Deputies & Assistants ED Villages/Other Subdivisions Discreption Sq Miles How Determined Name Post Office ===================================================================================================================================== 62 Townships: Santa Clara and Agricultural 129 M.E. R. B. Hall San Jose Redwood 63 Townships: Gilroy, Bennett and Agricultural 600 M.E. David M. Hanson Gilroy Almaden 64 Townships: San Jose, Milpitas, Agricultural 411 M.E. William Erkson Alviso Alviso & Fremont (Incl. City of San Jose) =====================================================================================================================================