NATIONAL ARCHIVES /FAMILY HISTORY LIPRARY
ROLL NUMBER CONVERSION CHART There were three counties located on Long Island In 1870. They were Kings Queens, and Suffolk. A fourth county, Nassau was created In 1899. The National Archives (NA) In Washington, D.C. uses a Series and Roll number for their films. The L.D.S. Family History Library uses a number only. Those ordering films from the American Genealogical Lending Library In Bountiful,Utah or Interloan thru your local library should use the National Archives' (N.A.R.A.) numbering system. Those ordering through the Family History Library In Salt Lake City, Utah should use the F.H.C. roll numbers. The National Archives' Series number for the 1870 U.S. Federal census Is M593. N.A.R.A. FHC (Family History Center) Roll# Roll# 946 552445 City of Brooklyn, wards 1 & 3 947 552446 City of Brooklyn, wards 4 & 5 948 552447 City of Brooklyn, ward 6 949 552648 City of Brooklyn, ward 7 950 552449 City of Brooklyn, wards 8 & 9 951 552450 City of Brooklyn, ward 10 952 552451 City of Brooklyn, ward 11 953 552452 City of Brooklyn, ward 12 954 552453 City of Brooklyn, ward 13 955 552454 City of Brooklyn, ward 14 956 552455 City of Brooklyn, ward 15 957 552456 City of Brooklyn, ward 16 958 552457 City of Brooklyn, wards 17 & 18 959 552458 City of Brooklyn, ward 19 960 552459 City of Brooklyn, ward 20 961 552460 City of Brooklyn, ward 21 962 552461 City of Brooklyn, ward 22 963 552462 Kings County, (excluding city of Brooklyn) 1078 552577 City of Flushing 1079 552578 Queens County, (part) (excluding city of Flushing) 1080 552579 Queena County, (part) (excludlng city of Flushing) 1081 552580 Queens County, (part) (excluding city of Flushing) 1100 552599 Suffolk County, (part) 1101 552600 Suffolk County, (part) The population of Long Island In 1870 was 540,628. Of this number 396,099 were people who resided In the city of Brooklyn. RETURN to CENSUS MAIN