ALMS HOUSE ON THE CENSUS

"CERTIFICATES of (POORHOUSE) INMATE REGISTRATION" 
These microfilms of the certificates are held at the New York State Archives in Albany, NY. 
They can be ordered through Inter-Library Loan. 

(The contact person in the archives microfilm department is 
Bill Gorman who can be reached at (518)474-8955 or by e-mail 
at bgorman@mail.nysed.gov ) 

The NYS Archives are referred to Series A1978. 
The reel #s for Kings County are 42-71. 
Those certificates were filmed in chronological order according 
to certificate number - and no name.
Index is available.

Some of the 43 pieces of information on these certificates are:
1.NAME
2. SEX
3. AGE
4. COLOR
5. SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOW or WIDOWER   "CIVIL STATE" followed by a blank
6. BIRTH PLACE, STATE OR COUNTRY
7. COUNTY
8. TOWN OR CITY)

(IF FOREIGN BORN)
9. HOW LONG IN THE U.S.
10. HOW LONG IN THIS STATE
11. AT WHAT PORT LANDED
12. WAS HEAD MONEY PAID
13.IS THE PERSON NATURALIZED

14.BIRTH PLACE OF FATHER--STATE OR COUNTRY
15.BIRTH PLACE OF FATHER-- COUNTY
16.BIRTH PLACE OF FATHER-- TOWN OR CITY

These microfilms of the certificates are held at the New York State Archives
in Albany, NY. They can be ordered through Inter-Library Loan. You will need
to have your local library order them for you. (The contact person in the
archives microfilm department is Bill Gorman who can be reached at (518)
474-8955 or by e-mail at bgorman@mail.nysed.gov ) 

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