Bristol County, RI 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ri/bristol/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 495-507 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 by Linda Talbott ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1850 MORTALITY MICROFILM -- STATE RHODE ISLAND COUNTY BRISTOL SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1850 The 1850 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1849 and ends May 31, 1850 Because death certificates were mostly unknown prior to 1902, enumerators were instructed to collect the name and information for every person who died during the twelve months preceding the official census date. These censuses were taken from 1850 to 1900, although not all have survived. By 1902, most states had implemented vital records laws and the mortality schedules were phased out. It is important to remember that the information is available only for the year immediately preceding the census. Those who died outside of this range were never enumerated. Even then, the information was under- reported. According to U.S. Public Health Service estimates, only about 60% of deaths were enumerated in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: RI COUNTY: Bristol DISTRICT: Bristol MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: B. J. Munro FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 495 =================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Wilmarth Anna 10/12 F W . . Rhode Island Nov . Eurisipelass 12 d . 2 Rogers Susan 88 F W . W N.J. Nov . Old age C . 3 Lake Alm*ida 9/12 F W . . R.I. Nov . W cough 15 d . 4 Munro Catherine 52 F B . . R.I. Nov . Lung fever 10 d . 5 Mackinson John 50 M W . M England Nov Weaver T. fever 10 d . 6 Church Geo. R. 1 M W . . R.I. Dec . Diarhea 9 d . 7 Barrett Joseph W. 40 M W . M Mass Dec Cooper Paralysis 6 m . 8 Reynolds Mary 40 F W . M R.I. Dec . Consumption C . 9 Fish Cyrus 50 M W . M Mass Dec Ship carpenter B. fever 13 d . 10 Lincoln Seth F. 29 M W . . R.I. Dec Seaman Drowned . . 11 Eldridge Homer ? 4 M W . . Mass Jan'y . T. fever 8 d . 12 Morrison Richard 50 M W . . Ireland Jan'y Labourer Unknown . . 13 Davis Susan 6 F W . . R.I. Jan'y . L. fever 4 d . 14 Harding Mary 82 F W . W R.I. Jan'y . Old age C . 15 Smith Barnard 80 M W . M R.I. Feb'y Farmer Old age C . 16 Munro Ann 14 F B . . R.I. Feb'y . In of lungs 10 d . 17 Livesy Jane 32 F W . M Mass Feb'y . Child bed 2 d . 18 Felix Nancy 43 F W . M R.I. Feb'y . T. fever 7 . 19 Marchant John H. 11/12 M W . . Mass Feb'y . Dropsy brain 10 . 20 Sweet John P. 1/12 M W . . R.I. Feb'y . Infancy 1 . 21 Wardwell Ann R. 8/12 F W . . R.I. Feb'y . Croup 5 . 22 Wells Samuel 4/12 M W . . R.I. Feb'y . Dropsy brain 12 . 23 Babbitt Jacob 80 M W . M Mass March Merchant Disease of heart 3 . 24 Fenner Sarah 20 F W . . R.I. March . Consumption 6 m . 25 Manchester Wm. H. 42 M W . M R.I. March Cloth dresser Inf bowels 15 d . 26 D Wolf Marcus 1 M B . . R.I. April . Diarehea 10 d . 27 Freeman Rosana 67 F B . W Unknown April . Asthma C . 28 Peek Esther 62 F W . M R.I. April . L. fever 10 d . 29 Haskel Mary 42 F B . M Virginia April . Inf'n lungs 10 d . 30 Pearse Thomas 45 M W . . R.I. April Labourer Tumor C . 31 Manchester Benj'n 1/12 M W . . R.I. April . Infancy 1 . 32 Bullock David 59 M W . M Mass April Cotton picker L. fever 6 d . 33 Tanner Charlotte 54 F B . W R.I. April . Disease of heart C . 34 Grant Elizabeth 30 F W . M R.I. April . Consumption 6 m . 35 Munro Wm. J. D. 6/12 M W . . R.I. April . Dropsy brain 14 . =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: RI COUNTY: Bristol DISTRICT: Bristol MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: B. J. Munro FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: *** =================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Throop Hannah 78 F W . M Rhode Island June . Dropsy 1 year No written page number 2 Waldron Ruth 87 F W . W Rhode Island June . Old age . . 3 Harding Hannah 75 F W . . Rhode Island June . Paralysis 5 m . 4 Church Evelin 2 F W . . Rhode Island June . Dropsy 6 m . 5 Burgess Fredrick 1/12 M W . . Rhode Island June . Infancy . . 6 Vickery Charlotte 52 F W . M Rhode Island June . Apoplexy Sudden . 7 Clark Amey 72 F B . M Mass June . C. Morbus 2 d . 8 D Wolf Marcus 29 M B . M Conn June Labourer C. Morbus 2 d . 9 Gray Nim 44 M B . M R.I. July Labourer C. Morbus 6 d . 10 Simmons Smith B. 52 M W . M R.I. July Labourer Suicide Sudden . 11 Simmons Ja's F. 22 M W . . R.I. July None Epilepsy 4 d . 12 Munro Ja's U. 3 M W . . R.I. July . Croup 4 d . 13 Chafee Thomas 11/12 M W . . R.I. July . Dropsy 10 d . 14 Navey? Martha 45 F B . M Unknown Aug't . Paralysis 6 mo . 15 Cullen Brian 71 M W . M Ireland Aug't Labourer Dropsy 3 mo . 16 West Harriet W. 7/12 F W . . R.I. Aug't . Diarehea 8 d . 17 Harding William 83 M W . M R.I. Aug't Labourer Diarehea 5 d . 18 Browning Geraldine 17 F W . . R.I. Aug't . Consumption 4 m . 19 Manchester Philip A. 37 M W . W R.I. Aug't Labourer Consumption 10 m . 20 Amery Bridget 1/12 F W . . R.I. Aug't . Unknown Sudden . 21 Lindsey Jemima 63 F W . . R.I. Aug't . Dropsy 2 mo . 22 Bullock Charles 1 M W . . R.I. Sep't . Dysentery 9 d . 23 Gladding Rachel 84 F W . W R.I. Sep't . Old age . . 24 Howland Mark 11/12 M B . . R.I. Sep't . Dropsy on brain 12 d . 25 Felix Thomas 1/12 M B . . R.I. Sep't . Diarehea 6 d . 26 Cunningham Ja's 24 M W . . Scotland Sep't Labourer Drowned . . 27 Redford Mary 34 F W . M England Sep't . Consumption 6 mo . 28 Liscomb Rasalie 6/12 F W . . R.I. Sep't . Diarehea 8 d . 29 Easterbrooks Evelyn 8/12 F W . . R.I. Sep't . Diarehea 9 d . 30 Manchester Emily 1 F W . . R.I. Sep't . Dysentery 10 d . 31 Munro Henry 1/12 M W . . R.I. Oct . Canker 15 d . 32 Ingraham Abigail 79 F W . W R.I. Oct . Old age . . 33 Lake Albert 3 M W . . R.I. Oct . Dropsy brain 20 ds . 34 Talbot Harriet R. 13 F W . . R.I. Oct . Consumption 1 yr . 35 Burgess Ja's M. 50 M W . M Mass Nov Teamster . . No COD written =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: RI COUNTY: Bristol DISTRICT: Bristol MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: B. J. Munro FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 499 =================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Kershaw John 53 M . . . England May Dr*** tender Dropsy 3 mo . 2 Lehee Henry 1 M . . . R.I. May . C. Infantum 10 ds . 3 Manchester Ann 25 F . . M R.I. May . Inf. Bowels 1 mo . 4 Maxfield Eunice 18 F . . . R.I. May . T. fever 20 ds . 5 Harding Sarah 82 F . . W R.I. May . Dropsy 1 yr . 6 Ferris Agnes 6/12 F . . . R.I. May . Diarehea 7 ds . 7 Munro Sarah T. 1 F . . . R.I. May . B. fever 10 ds . 8 Throop William 78 M . . W R.I. May Clerk Old age 4 mo . 9 Willard Hezekiah 48 M . . M R.I. Dec'r Ship master Dysentery 1 mo . 10 West Benj'n G. 28 M . . M R.I. Dec'r Seaman Dysentery 1 mo . 11 Littlefield George 46 M . . M R.I. Dec'r Ship master Epilepsy 3 mo . 12 Devol Wm. H. 38 M . . . R.I. Jan'y Seaman Dysentery 1 mo . 13 Walton John N. 37 M . . M R.I. Jan'y Seaman T. fever 1 mo . 14 Rooney John 19 M . . . Scotland April Seaman Drowned . . 15 McCoone Tho's 20 M . . . Ireland April Seaman Drowned . . 16 Gifford Alexander 21 M . . . R.I. April Seaman Drowned . . 17 Edgar Henry 23 M . . . Mass April Seaman Drowned . Page blank below [HANDWRITTEN PAGES 500 - 502, FILE PAGES 4-6 ARE BLANK] =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: RI COUNTY: Bristol DISTRICT: Warren MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: John S. Child FILE PAGE NO: 7 HW PAGE NO: 503 =================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Wheeler Cyril C. 51 M . . W Mass Feb Farmer Con C . 2 Anthony Susannah 80 F . . M Mass April . Con C . 3 Mayhew Joseph 46 M . . M England Oct Mariner Drowned . . 4 Andrews Charles A. 32 M . . M R.I. April Butcher Drowned . . 5 Luther Gardner 55 M . . W R.I. August Mason Cholera morbus 3 . 6 Littlefield Hannah M. 66 F . . W R.I. Nov . Con C . 7 Martin Thomas 1 M M . . R.I. April . Dropsy B. 7 . 8 Caruthers Robert 31 M . . M New Brunswick Feb Shipwright Con C . 9 Kelly Mary 14 F . . . R.I. 15 June 1849 . Con C . 10 Kelly Eliza A. 22 F . . M R.I. April . Con C . 11 Kelly Ella Frances 2 F . . . R.I. April . Brain fever 7 . 12 Kavenah Bridget 65 F . . M Ireland Nov . Con C . 13 Jolls John 75 M . . M R.I. Aug Caulker Cholera morbus * Bur. North Burial Ground 14 Davis Asa R. 19 M . . . Mass Dec'r Shipwright Typhus F. 50 . 15 Bosworth Almira 46 F . . W Mass Sep't . Con C . 16 Carr Nathan 54 M . . . R.I. Jan'y Mariner Liver com C . 17 Champlin Hannah 35 F . . M R.I. Sep't . Con C . 18 Randall Philip 25 M . . M R.I. April Mariner Typhus F. 6 . 19 Wheaton Grace 9/12 F . . . R.I. May . Hard croup 6 . 20 Winslow Abby Ann 24 F . . . Mass May . Con C . 21 Kelly John 55 M . . M R.I. Dec'r Mariner Dysentery C . 22 Reed Mary B. 72 F . . W Mass Dec'r . Con C . 23 Burr William 54 M . . . R.I. Aug None Con C . 24 Munro Catherine 54 F . . . R.I. Nov . Pneumonia . . 25 Manes Catherine 44 F . . M Ireland May . Child bed . . 26 Holmes Jeanette 2 F . . . R.I. May . Scalded . . 27 Thurber William H. 43 M . . . R.I. April Shoemaker Dysentery C . 28 Reynolds Elizabeth *. 3 F . . . R.I. Sep't . Dysentery 7 . 29 Reynolds Eveline 1 F . . . R.I. Sep't . Dysentery C . 30 Salisbury John 60 M . . M R.I. April Painter Heart 21 . 31 Dean Henry A. 1 M . . . R.I. March . Head 21 . 32 Brannan Elijah 39 M . . M Mass March Goldsmith Head 28 . 33 Clyne Patrick 22 M . . . Ireland Aug Laborer Cholera 5 . 34 Reed William 9 M . . . R.I. Nov . Croup 7 . 35 Brayton William 54 M . . M R.I. Sep't Mariner Scalded . . [HANDWRITTEN PAGES 504-505, FILE PAGES 8 - 9 ARE BLANK =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: RI COUNTY: Bristol DISTRICT: Warren MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: John S. Child FILE PAGE NO: 10 HW PAGE NO: 506 =================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Remington Samuel W. 59 M . . M Mass March Trader Con C . 2 Umfreville William R. 6 M . . . England Feb . Brain 21 . 3 Gustin William 35 M . . . Germany May Jeweller Drowned . . 4 Barrus Abby M. 2 F . . . R.I. Sep't . Dysentery 5 . 5 Bullock Eugenia 3 F . . . R.I. May . Lung fever 21 . 6 Maxfield Abner D. 2 M . . . R.I. Sep't . Accident . . 7 Johonnot Louisa 6 F . . . R.I. May . Croup 7 . 8 Sanders Henry 9 M . . . R.I. Feb . Head dis 10 . 9 Barney Miller 69 M . . M Mass Oct Justice of Peace Spinal 7 . 10 Brown William S. 46 M . . M Con March Housewright Con C . 11 Brown Adeline N. 6 F . . . R.I. March . Croup 5 . 12 Viall Hannah B. 37 F . . M R.I. Feb . Dropsy 21 . 13 Collamore Hannah 42 F . . M R.I. April . Erysipelas 7 . 14 Luther Daniel K. 51 M . . . R.I. Dec'r . Dysentery 4 mo . 15 Albro Henry *. 8 M . . . R.I. April . Head dis 14 ds . 16 Hoar Mary E. 16 F . . . R.I. Feb . Con 5 mo . 17 Bliss Fanny 77 F . . . R.I. June '49 . Bilious F. 10 days . 18 Smith Abby 65 F . . M Mass June '49 . Paralysis . . 19 Short Helen 72 F . . M Mass Aug . Apoplexy . . 20 Walker William 31 M B . . Unknown July Mariner Bilious F. 20 . 21 Marble Herbert E. 1 M . . . R.I. Sep't . Brain . . 22 Wood Theophilus 1 M . . . Nova Scotia Sep't . Dysentery . . 23 Dean William 1 M . . . R.I. Sep't . Brain 7 . 24 Eddy Amy 72 F . . W R.I. Sep't . Dysentery 12 . 25 Hawkins Luther 36 M . . . R.I. Oct Mariner Bilious F. 21 . 26 Mason Abby 6 days F . . . R.I. Dec'r . Infantile . . 27 Williams Margaret 56 F B W . R.I. Dec'r . Apoplexy . . 28 Goff Nathan 3 W M . . . R.I. Jan'y . Infantile . . 29 Trott Lydia 65 F . . . Mass Jan'y . Lung F. 10 . 30 Manuel Joseph 30 M * . . South Sea Isld Feb Mariner Con C Color looks like K 31 Butler John 57 M B . . Unknown Feb Mariner Con C . 32 Bosworth Ruth 70 F . . W R.I. Feb . Con C . 33 Williams Abby 30 F B . . R.I. April . Con C Page blank below =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: RI COUNTY: Bristol DISTRICT: Barrington MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: Nathaniel Brown FILE PAGE NO: 11 HW PAGE NO: 507 =================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Richmond Ihabod 78 M . . M Mass July Farmer Consumpt 8 yrs . 2 Bowen Emanda 19 F . . . R.I. Sep't Mantua maker Dysentery 20 . 3 Welch James 22 M . . . R.I. May Farmer Brain fever 40 . 4 Clarke Edwin 34 M . . M R.I. Sep't Druggist Consump 28 . 5 Barney Anna 73 F . . W Mass June . Dropsy 42 . 6 Kelly Mary Ann C. 2 F . . . R.I. July . Dropsy 20 . 7 Boulan Andrew 30 M . . M England July Weaver Drowned . . 8 Kent Ira 57 M . . M Mass June Farmer Drowned . Ends Bristol county =================================================================================================================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access the rest of our growing collection of FREE online census transcriptions by going to the following URL: http://www.us-census.org/ ===================================================================================================================================================================