Transcribed by: Marla Snow, January 2008

1870 Census  For: 

State: Washington Ter County: Whatcom Town/Township:The Disputed Islands Post Office: San Juan Island Date: June 25-July 3, 1870 Enumerator Name: Edward Eldridge Page No.:1
Line Dwelling houses numbered in order of visitation Families numbered in order of visitation The Name of each Person whose place of abode, on first day of June, 1870, was in this family Age at last birthday, if under 1 year, give months in fractions Sex Color- White, W; Black, B; Mulatto, Mu; Chinese, C; Indian, I Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male or female. Value of Real Estate Value of Personal Estate Place of Birth, naming State or Territory of U.S.; or the Country, if of foreign birth Father of foreign birth Mother of foreign birth If born within the year, state month If married within the year, state month Attended school within the year Cannot read Cannot write Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic Male citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards Male citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards, whose right to vote is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crimes
 1 20 14 Flint, Oluff  25 M W Farmer 200    Denmark x x                  x  
2 21 15 Merrill, Joseph 45 M W Farmer     Maine                 x  
3 22 16 Berry, Chas 46 M W Farmer 500 600 Cape of Good Hope x x             x  
4 23 17 Smith, Thomas 40 M W Farmer 600 350 Norway x x             x  
5 24 18 Barlow, Arthur 36 M W Farmer 1200 400 Ireland x x                
6     Barlow, Lucy 25 F Ind Keeping house     Alaska x x       x  x       
7     Barlow, John 8 M W/I       WT x x                
8     Barlow, Henrietta 6 F W/I       WT x x                
9     Barlow, Robert 4 M W/I       WT x x                
10     Barlow, Daniel 1 M W/I       WT x x                
11     Turner, John 34 M W Sawyer     England x x                
12 25 19 Davis, James L. 38 M W Farmer 1000 500 Canada x x                
13      Davis, Amelia C. 30 F W Keeping house     Canada x x                
14     Davis, Rowland 9 M W       Canada x x                
15     Davis, Ethelda 5 F W          Canada x x                       
16     Davis, Herbert 3 M W       Michigan x x                
17     Davis, Gertrude 1 F W       WT x x                
18     Sheason, John 37 M W Farmer 600 800 Eng. x x             x  
19 26 20 Dawson, James V. 37 M W Telegraph Operator   1240 Georgia                 x  
20 27 21 Reddy, John 37 M W Farmer 800 2500 Canada x x                
21 28 22 Reddy, Willm 25 M W Farmer 400 2500 Canada x x                
22 29 23 Jeckel, George 22 M W Farmer 700 2100 Wurtemburg x x             x  
23     Jeckel, Eliza 27 F W Keeping house     Ireland x x                
24     Bryant, James F. 6 M W       WT x x                
25 30 24 Dickson, Joseph 24 M W Farmer     N. Carolina                 x  
26 31 25 Scheffer, John 42 M W Clerk in store     Hesse Darme x x             x  
27 32 26 Nickerson, L. W. 25 M W Merchant   2000 Ohio                 x  
28 33 27 Taylor, F. William 37 M W Merchant 800 3000 Scotland x x              x  
29     Taylor, Jane 40 F W Keeping house     Scot. x x                
30     Taylor, Mary 10 F W       Scot. x x     x           
31     Taylor, Lucy 6 F W       Connecticut x x     x           
32     Taylor, William 4 M W       Idaho x x                
33 34 28 Fraser, Robert 40 M W Farmer 1000 1200 Louisiana x x             x  
34     Fraser, Mary Jane 19 F W Keeping house     Australia x x                
35 35   Fraser, William 60 M W Farmer 500 300 Scotland x x             x  
36 36 29 Rosslyn, Christoff 29 M W Farmer 1500 1200 Hesse Cas. x x             x  
37     Rosslyn, Anna 20 F Ind Keeping house     Brit. Col. x x       x  x       
38     Rosslyn, Harriet 7 F W/I       WT x x     x           
39     Rosslyn, Rudolph 5 M W/I       WT x x                
40     Rosslyn, Catherine 1 F W/I       WT x x