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5th Ward, Burlington City, Chittenden County, Vermont, A.D. 1900*

 1 Baldwin Lizzie     Head     W F Dec  1851 48 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Matron       0   Y Y Y O F F 4
 2 Snyder Genry       Inmate   W M Mar  1884 16 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School        Y Y Y
 3 Maudler* Clarence  Inmate   W M May  1892  8 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 
 4 Hattock Eddie      Inmate   W M July 1892  7 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 
 5 Jackson Fred       Inmate   B M May  1892  8 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
 6 Vow* Donald        Inmate   W M Oct  1892  7 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
 7 Latour* Frederick  Inmate   W M Aug  1893  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
 8 Heath Henry        Inmate   W M June 1893  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
 9 Bosky Earl         Inmate   W M Oct  1893  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
10 Wheeler Frank      Inmate   W M June 1894  5 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
11 Nelson Frank       Inmate   W M Oct  1894  5 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
12 Trow Frank         Inmate   W M Oct  1893  5 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
13 Machin Earl        Inmate   W M June 1896  4 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
14 Trow George        Inmate   W M Feb  1898  2 S         Verm     Un       Un
15 Yarabee Giles      Inmate   W M Mar  1895  5 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
16 (Unk) Bernard      Inmate   W M June 1897  2 S         Verm     Un       Un
17 Gathers George     Inmate   W M Mar  1891  9 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
18 Gathers John       Inmate   W M Mar  1894  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 
19 Herbert Foster     Inmate   W M Feb  1893  7 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
20 St. John Amos      Inmate   W M Feb  1891  9 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 
21 Besterall Eddie    Inmate   W M Un   1897  3 S         Verm     Un       Un
22 Sheehan Clayton    Inmate   W M Jan  1895  5 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
23 Sheehan Ralph      Inmate   W M Jan  1896  4 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
24 Bernstein Reuben   Inmate   W M Sept 1899  ? S         Verm     Un       Un
25 Flintasy Gordon    Inmate   W M Sept 1899  ? S         Verm     Un       Un
26 Paige Harry        Inmate   W M Nov  1892  7 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
27 Paige Fred         Inmate   W M Aug  1895  4 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
28 Hodge* Harry       Inmate   W M Dec  1890  9 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
29 Resign* Herbert    Inmate   W M Oct  1893  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
30 Buchanan George    Inmate   W M May  1894  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
31 Harris Nathaniel   Inmate   W M Dec  1898  1 S         Verm     Un       Un
32 Grey William       Inmate   W M Apr  1894  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
33 Grey Harold        Inmate   W M Sept 1895  4 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
34 Gregory Alfred     Inmate   W M Un   1892  8 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
35 Gregory Clifford   Inmate   W M Un   1894  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
36 Gates Asa          Inmate   W M Apr  1892  8 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
37 Wills Joseph       Inmate   W M Dec  1899  * S         Verm     Un       Un
38 Brooks Grant       Inmate   W M July 1889 10 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 Y Y Y
39 Hatie Willie       Inmate   W M June 1887 13 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 Y Y Y
40 Philip* Harold     Inmate   W M Mar  1900  * S         Verm     Un       Un
41 Norris* Rolla      Inmate   W M Nov  1889 10 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 Y Y Y
42 Brown Fred*        Inmate   W M Jan  1893  7 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
43 Brown Harold*      Inmate   W M Aug  1895  4 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
44 Mills Louis        Inmate   W M May  1898  2 S         Verm     Un       Un
45 Peters Jennie      Inmate   W F Dec  1890  9 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 
46 Sharkey Mary       Inmate   W F June 1891  8 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
47 ?al?er* Edith      Inmate   W F June 1891  8 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
48 ??attock* Nellie   Inmate   W F Oct  1893  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
49 ?r?w Leya          Inmate   W M July 1890  9 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
50 Matters* Florence  Inmate   W F Dec  1889 10 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 Y Y Y
51 Matters* Louisa    Inmate   W F June 1892  7 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
52 Mackin Claude      Inmate   W F Apr  1894  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 
53 Chandler Florence  Inmate   W F Apr  1894  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
54 Hatje* Dora        Inmate   W F May  1894  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
55 Hurlburt ?*        Inmate   W F Aug  1895  4 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
56 (Unk) Mildred      Inmate   W F Aug  1898  1 S         Verm     Un       Un
57 ?rown Bertha M     Inmate   B F July 1894  5 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
58 Dice* Annabel      Inmate   W F Apr  1895  5 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
59 Merchant Anna      Inmate   W F July 1888 11 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 Y Y Y
60 Hastings Beryl*    Inmate   W F Aug  1890  9 S         Vern     Un       Un                  At School      9
61 Labois Adeline     Inmate   W F June 1892  7 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
62 Labois Lora*       Inmate   W F Dec  1887 12 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 Y Y Y
63 Bernstein Anna     Inmate   W F Sept 1899  * S         Verm     Un       Un
64 Abbott Laura       Inmate   W F Un   1892  8 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
65 Grey Mildred       Inmate   W F Nov  1892  7 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
66 Plumley Rena       Inmate   W F Aug  1896  3 S         Verm     Un       Un
67 Plumley Reta       Inmate   W F Aug  1896  3 S         Verm     Un       Un
68 McLaughlin Ino*    Inmate   W F Sept 1889 10 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9 Y Y Y
69 Stone Ruth         Inmate   W F Mar  1900  * S         Verm     Un       Un
70 Brown Elizabeth    Inmate   W F Apr  1900  * S         Verm     Un       Un
71 ??ey* Sarah        Inmate   W F Un   1894  6 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
72 Wood Helen         Inmate   W F Feb  1895  5 S         Verm     Un       Un                  At School      9
73 Doyle Kate         Servant  W F Dec  1850 49 Wd    3 2 Verm     Ireland  Ireland             Cook         0   Y Y Y
74 ?* Alice           Servant  W F Aug  1877 22 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Servant      0   Y Y Y
75 Dodger* Mattie     Servant  W F Apr  1878 22 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Chamber Maid 0   Y Y Y
76 Wills* Mary        Servant  W F Sep  1871 28 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Teacher      0   Y Y Y
77 Wallace Emily      Servant  W F Nov  1879 20 Wd    1 1 New York New York New York            Seamstress   0   Y Y Y
78 Bacon Emma R       Servant  W F May  1860 40 M  13 0 0 Ill      Ohio     Ill                 Night Nurse  0   Y Y Y 
79 Stockwell Edith    Servant  W F Oct  1840 59 Wd    2 2 New York New York N Hamp              Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
80 Davis Susan        Servant  W F Dec  1853 46 M  26 2 2 New York Verm     New York            Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
81 Foley Dora*        Servant  W F Mar  1882 18 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
82 Fisher Marian      Servant  W F Feb  1882 18 S         Verm     Verm     New York            Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
83 Tibbits* Carrie    Servant  W F Apr  1858 40 Wd    0 0 N Hamp   N Hamp   N Hamp              Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
84 Hill* Josephine    Servant  W F Mar  1875 25 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
85 ??ll?* Mabel       Servant  W F Mar  1879 21 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
86 Wiley* Melissa     Servant  W F June 1839 60 Wd    4 4 New York England  New York            Cook         0   Y Y Y 
87 Shaw* Lavina       Servant  W F Oct  1875 24 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Servant      0   Y Y Y
88 Bailey* Gertrude   Servant  W F Mar  1877 23 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Asst Cook    0   Y Y Y
89 ? Nora             Servant  W F Sept 1854 45 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
90 Howell* Mary       Servant  W F Dec  1872 27 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
91 ? Clara            Servant  W F Apr  1877 23 M   5 0 0 Verm     Verm     Verm                Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
92 ? Maude            Servant  W F Aug  1878 21 S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Caretaker    0   Y Y Y
93 ? ?                ?        ? ? ?    ?     ? S         Verm     Verm     Verm                Laundry      0   Y Y Y
94 Todd Henry         Head     W M Aug  1868 31 M   5     Can Eng  Can Eng  Can Eng  1890 10 Na Steward      0   Y Y Y
95 Todd Margaret      Wife     W F Sept 1870 29 M   5 2 2 Can Eng  Can Eng  Can Eng  1895  5                     Y Y Y
96 Todd Thomas        Son      W M July 1897  2 S         Verm     Can Eng  Can Eng
97 Todd Anna          Daughter W F May  1900  * S         Verm     Can Eng  Can Eng


** Transcriber's Notes **

Columns above represent name, relation, color, gender, birth month, birth 
year, age, marital status, years married, number of children, number of 
living children, birth place, father's birth place, mother's birth place, 
year of immigration, years in United States, naturalization, occupation, 
months unemployed, months at school, can read, can write, can speak English, 
home owned or rented, home owned free or mortgaged, home or farm, number of 
farm schedule.  

Transcriber used the abbreviation Verm for Vermont, Ill for Illinois, N Hamp 
for New Hampshire, Can Eng for Canada (Eng), and y for yes.

Address of Orphanage: Shelburne Road (House number was given as "0" in this 
census).

This census was taken June 8 & 9, 1900, by Charles S. Dow, Enumerator.


 3 Might be Mandler
 6 Might be Trow
 7 Hard to read
24  Unable to read age
25  Unable to read age
37  Age listed as 5/12, 6/12, or 0/12; hard to read due to overwriting
40  Unable to read surname clearly; might be Phelps.  Age listed as 3/12
41-43  Names for these persons fall in darkened area of census and are
       very hard to read.
47  Surname is hard to read.  Might be Balmer, Palmer, Baliner.
48  Might be Shattock, Hattock
49  Might be Straw, Strew
50-51  Might be Mathers
54  Might be Habje
55  Unable to read given name; does appear to be an "i" in the name and also 
    appears to end in "k", but can't say for certain.
57  Might be Brown
58  Might be Rice
60  Might be Deryl
62  Might be Lena
63  Age listed as 6/12
68  Looks like Ino, might be Iva.
69  Age listed as 3/12
70  Age listed as 1/12
71  Unable to read surname; appears to be a relatively short surname and may 
    end with "y", possibly "ey".
74  Unable to read surname; appears to be a "g" ending, possibly "ing", "bring"
    but can't say for certain.
75  Hard to read; might be Badger, ?adger
76  Surname is hard to read; might be Wilkes or some other variation.
81  First name is hard to read; might be Cora, possibly Rosa
83  Surname hard to read; looks like Tibbits, might be Tilbetz or some
    other variation
84  Surname is hard to read, might be Hiell, Wiell
85-88  Surnames for these persons are very hard to read due to quality
       of original document.  Surname for #85 might be Kelly, Holly, or
       something similar.  Surname for #86 might have "Wh" beginning; 
       Enumerator used a comma to separate names and can't say for certain
       whether this surname ends in "y"; might be "White". #87 might be
       Sekaw, Tekaw; Sekam, Tekam; hard to read.  #88 might be Boles, possibly
       Baker, Baler, Baley; hard to tell where name ends in relation to the comma.
89  Unable to read surname; "might" (emphasis on 'might') begin with "Au".  The
    name seems to end with "n" or "u".
90  Surname is hard to read; *might* be Howard...
91  Unable to read surname
92  Unable to read surname
93  Unable to read name, relation, birth month or year, age
97  Age listed as 0/12


CITATION

Ancestry.com, On-line Census Images.
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Vermont, Chittenden County 
5th Ward, Burlington City, SD 274, ED 72
Sheets 18B-19B; Images 36-38 of 53
Img Ref# 917-19/Roll: T623 1690. 

This list was Transcribed by
Lynn Beatty
21 November 2001
for The Orphans' Home Website

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