Waterfront - Buffalo, New York
Source: Library of Congress Digital Collections
1865 New York Census
WNYGS Index for Erie County
As one of its many service projects, WNYGS organized the preparation of an amended index of the 1865 New York State Census for Erie County. Many dedicated volunteers worked on this project over a number of years. While originally collected and documented on index cards, the society later created a digital version that now resides here for genealogical researchers.
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Index Overview
Each town or city was indexed by town/city, ward, district, family number in order of visitation, and includes surname, given name, age, relationship to the head of household, place of birth and notes (if applicable). Notes may include alternate spellings of the surname, institutional residence, military affiliation, or other items noted by indexer.
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Simply select your town of interest and click the link to download a copy of the [read-only] Excel file.
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Abbreviation Key:
w - wife
hus - husband
mo - mother
fa - father
ch - child
son - son
dau - daughter
step or stp ch - step child
step or stp dau - step dau
step or stp son - step son
a. or adpt - adopted
bro or brother - brother
sis - sister
svt/servt - servant
bodr - boarder
Index Availability by Location
Note: For partially completed cities and towns, the "D" indicates the Enumeration District number.
Completed & Partial
Aurora [Partial] D2
Amherst Complete
Boston Complete
Brant Complete
Buffalo Ward 1 Complete
Buffalo Ward 2 Complete
Buffalo Ward 3 Complete
Buffalo Ward 4 Complete
Buffalo Ward 5 Complete
Buffalo Ward 6 Complete
Buffalo Ward 7 [Partial] D1,D3
Buffalo Ward 8 [Partial] D2
Buffalo Ward 10 [Partial] D1
Buffalo Ward 11 [Partial] D1
Clarence Complete
Colden Complete
Collins Complete
Concord [Partial] D2-D3
East Hamburgh (Now Orchard Park) Complete
Elma Complete
Evans Complete
Grand Island Complete
Hamburgh Complete
Holland Complete
Marilla Complete
Newstead Complete
North Collins Complete
Tonawanda Complete
Wales Complete
West Seneca Complete
Not Available
Alden
Buffalo Ward 9
Buffalo Ward 12
Buffalo Ward 13
Cheektowaga
Eden
Lancaster
Sardinia
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Source: Library of Congress Digital Collections
Need help visualizing Ward locations?
Visit BuffaloResearch.com to view "Ward Map of Buffalo for Census Years 1855-1890".