This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GORHAM PERKINS SLIM Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BiZ.2ACIB/282 Message Board Post: 1850 US CENSUS Name: Peter Slimm Age: 78 Estimated birth year: abt 1772 Birth place: New Jersey Gender: Male Chester, Burlington, New Jersey Page: 118 Roll: M432_443 HOUSEHOLD: 29. SLIMM, PETER age 78 occ: Farmer b. NJ 30. GOLIN, HESTER age 39 b. NJ (believe this is ESTHER GORHAM) 31. FRENCH, MARY age 20 b. NJ 32. SLIMM, CHRISTIAN, (listed as male) age 12 b. NJ - NOTE: right approx. age for CHRISTIANA SLIM b. June 1837 =============================== 1860 US CENSUS (note living next door is SLIM-PERKINS and after fam. of MONTGOMERY STILES) SLIM, PETER NEW JERSEY , BURLINGTON, CHESTER TWP Age: 88, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: NJ Series: M653 Roll: 685 Page: 1028 HOUSEHOLD: PERKINS, JOHN age 24 occ: Farmer b. NJ 5,400-1,000 PERKINS, CHRISTIANA age 22 b. NJ (CHRISTIANA SLIM) Note: (Christiana Slim, b. abt 1840 in Moorestown, who married a John Perkins, Jr.,b. April 16, 1836 in Moorestown. They married March 02, 1858. This information came from DIANA on Camden Mailing List) PERKINS, HENRY C. age 1 b. NJ BELL, EMILY age 13 b. NJ COOK, ROBERT age 13 b. PA GORHAM, ESTHER A. age 42 b. NY SLIM, PETER age 88 b. NJ 17,780-600 GORHAM, CHARLOTTE S. age 35 b. NY ================== 1880 US CENSUS John PERKINS Male Other Information: Birth Year <1836> Birthplace NJ Age 44 Occupation Farmer Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household John PERKINS Relation Self Father's Birthplace NJ Mother's Birthplace NJ Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John PERKINS Self M Male W 44 NJ Farmer NJ NJ Annie PERKINS Wife M Female W 40 NJ Keeping House NJ NY (CHRISTIANA SLIM) Harry C. PERKINS Son S Male W 21 NJ Book Keeper NJ NJ Lizzie B. PERKINS Dau S Female W 18 NJ At Home NJ NJ Florence E. PERKINS Dau S Female W 16 NJ At Home NJ NJ Elmeda PERKINS Dau S Female W 13 NJ NJ NJ Edward S. PERKINS Son S Male W 10 NJ NJ NJ Esther GORHAM SisterL W Female W 60 NJ NJ NY Laura COLE Other S Female B 17 MD Servant MD MD Elmeda PAUL Other W Female W 38 PA PA PA Sophia PAUL Other S Female W 18 PA PA PA Matilda PAUL Other S Female W 16 PA PA PA (future wife of HENRY C. "HARRY" PERKINS) Jane SMITH SisterL W Female W 63 NY NY NY Source Information: Census Place Chester, Burlington, New Jersey Family History Library Film 1254772 NA Film Number T9-0772 Page Number 179D ========================= 1900 US CENSUS PERKINS, JOHN NEW JERSEY , BURLINGTON, CHESTER TWP Age: 64, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: NJ Series: T623 Roll: 956 Page: 219 HOUSEHOLD: PERKINS, JOHN head b. Apr 1836 age 64 b NJ both parents b. NJ occ: Landlord married 42 yrs. PERKINS, CHRISTIANA wife b. June 1837 age 62 b. NJ 4/3? PERKINS, ALMEDA dau b. Nov 1868 age 31 b. NJ occ: Milliner GORHAM?, ESTHER? aunt b. (mo?) 1818 age 86 WD 0/0 One servant Next dwelling - son EDWARD PERKINS b. 1870 age 30 occ: Farmer (all NJ) ====================== (Records from the First Baptist Church of Moorestown, NJ) 1. #3 - Originally bought by Peter Slim, transferred to Esther Gorham Mary Slim, wife of Peter, date unknown Esther Gorham's brother - date unknown Esther M. Gorham - December 9, 1901 Christianna Perkins - June 23, 1917 John Perkins - June 8, 1920 2. #12 - Originally bought by John Perkins ( handwritten cemetery map, I found that on plot #3 is lettered "Esther Gorham" and on plot #12 "John Perkins".)