Occupations of Early Town of Lisbon and Village of Sussex Residents: 1850 – 1860
Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly
Updated 06/02/2005
The first Federal Census thatlisted residents occupations was the 1850. For the town of Lisbon the primarywork performed was that of farming, if you weren’t a farmer, you were a farmlaborer, or you were a “Laborer” of something else.
Below are listed theoccupations of those jobs, other than those listed above, and the town’s peoplewho performed them, beginning with the year 1850.
1850 – Census taken August 28, 1850
The professions in 1850, either you were aFarmer or Laborer; the next two greatest number were minister and carpenter. Thetown even had a newly arrived Lawyer, between February and March 1850. Plus therequired Tavern Keeper. Trying to figure out what Cyrus Butler was. Name, age atCensus, occupation and where born is given.
George Wilson 56, England, Minister Wesleyan Methodist
Stephen Weston, 41, cooper, Maine
Sam Butler, 57, Massachusetts ?, Tavern Keeper
Cyrus Butler, 31 or 34, Pianoforte (?) Maker, Massachusetts
William Donner (?), 30, New York, Carpenter
S. A. McEwen, 44, Congregationalist Minister, living with Bottsford family; New York
Warren Whitney, 43, Shoemaker, Vermont
Thomas Paine, 28, Blacksmith, son of Thomas, 50, farmer, England
Edward Smith, 25, carpenter, England, son of Edward, 53.
William Smith, 48, wagon maker, England
Charles Cooling, Blacksmith, 31, England
Richard Cooling, 37, Blacksmith, England
John Russell, 43, shoemaker, England
William King, 34, stonecutter, Massachusetts
W. C. Armstrong, abt 1821, Virginia (male),Minister Episcopal church
R. H. Palmer, 37, tailor, New York
Tehitable Palmer, 43, Baptist Minister, New York
John A. Hilliard, 37, Physician, England
Rodman Palmer, 29, Surveyor, New York
Abraham Calkins, 30, Carpenter, New York
Henry L. Storm, 65, carpenter, New York
John Shepherd, 32, Lawyer, New York
1860
Notice that Teachersare first listed in 1860. Servants or Domestics are also included. Twointeresting occupations listed below are “Gentleman” and “HorseJocky”. A “Merchant” and a “Music Teacher” are alsolisted. The list is also much longer.
Ann Ennis, 19, Scotland, School Teacher
Lewis Rowell, 25, Gentleman, New York
Ira Rowell, Jr, 23, Moulder, New York
Elizabeth Osburn, 21, School Teacher, Wisconsin
John Davis, 26, Wales, Plow Maker
Catherine Nevins, 32, Ireland, Servant
Thomas Paine, 37, England, Blacksmith
Abraham Caukins, 41, Master Carpenter, New York
Margaret Rankin, 23, Massachusetts, Servant
John N. or W. Hilliard, 48, Physician
Susan M. Johnson, 28, School Teacher, Vermont
Joseph A. White, 21, carpenter, Canada
Edward Johnson, 34, Sweden, Master Mason
Alexander Rogers, 33, Wagon maker, Scotland
Gilbert Watson, 38, Master Mason, Scotland
Peter Harris, 23, Blacksmith, Scotland
Edward Champney, 40, Merchant, England
William Smith, 57, Wagon Maker, England
Samuel Smith, 45, Master Cooper, New York
Andrew J. Smith, 26, Cooper, New York
Valney Simons, 30, Bootmaker, New York
John Russell, 53, Bootmaker, England
Matilda Russell, 20, School Teacher, England
Richard Cooling, 47, Merchant, England
Charles Cooling, 41, Master Blacksmith, England
May Cooling, 21, Music Teacher, New York
James Meiddleton, 27, Blacksmith, England
John Hicmoot, 45, Butcher, England
Mariah Hicmoot, 23, Dress maker, England
James Surrie (?), School Teacher, Scotland
Richard Weaver, 32, Brewer, England
George W. Caukins, 47, Physician, New York
K. H. Palmer, 47, Tailor
Ann Robinson, Domestic, Scotland
Margaret Muir, 18, Domestic, Scotland
Martha A. Cook, Servant, Ohio
Grace Stanley, 16, Servant, Scotland
Isabel Small, 22, School Teacher, Scotland
Catherine, 17, School Teacher ?, Scotland
Elizabeth Moyes, 56, domestic, Scotland
W. C. Armstrong, 39, Clergyman, Virginia
Stephen Stone, 41, Brewer, England
John Melrose, 25, Marines ?, Scotland
James S. Alben, 55, Carpenter, New York
Emma Luke, 18, Servant, New York
Andrew Davidson, 37, Master mason, Scotland
James Elliott, 34, Harness maker, England
Ephraim Boots, 29, Carpenter, England
Henry Boots, 28, carpenter, England
Edward Boots, 52, carpenter,
Michael Quirk, 27, Horse Jocky, Ireland
Elizabeth Quirk, 19, School Teacher, Ireland
Andrew Macky, 26, merchant, New York
Lawrence Coughlin, 68, tailor, Ireland
Margaret Hvlair ?, 17, Germany
Andrew Gasbrey, 34, Master Mason, Ireland
Harison Cone, shoemaker, Massachusetts, 45
Harriet Wildish, 16, servant, Wisconsin
Ellen Walsh, 21, School teacher, New York
Mary or Margaret Hanafin, 18, School teacher, New York
Julia Hanafin, 15, school teacher, New York
Charles Buck, 26, wagon maker, England
Andrew Howitt ? 27, School teacher, Scotland
Caroline Chewer, 17, servant, Germany
Ann Counsell, 20, servant, England
Charlotte Marsh, 20, servant, New York
Samuel Daugherty, Jr., 45, painter, Massachusetts
Ann Paine, 25, Dress maker, England
Evertt N. Pushee, 21, School teacher, Massachusetts
William Middleton, 36, Master Blacksmith, England
Ellen Howard, 18, servant, England
Harriet Howard, 13, servant, Wisconsin
Truman Wood ?, 53, Master Cooper, New York
Andrew Wood, 17, cooper, New York
John A. Carver, 24, blacksmith, New York
Betsey A. Carver, 27, dress maker, New York
Thomas Gowan, 29, cooper, England
Sarah Thestteward ?. 25, school teacher, Canada
Lawrence Russell, 36, stone cutter, New York
Joseph Varly, 36, stone cutter, England
John Tailor, 43, stone mason, England
Mary Ann Lewis, 19, servant, New York
Arsamus Mectcalf, 45, carpenter, Vermont
Cordelia Robins, 18, servant, New York
William Spink, 58, tavern keeper, England
Edward Smith, 63, butcher, England
Samuel M. Cone, 44, U. P. Clergyman, Pennsylvania
Daniel H. Henshaw, 32, Physician, Massachusetts
Charles Stanl, 30, mason, Switzerland
James Sanders, 36, stone mason, Scotland