I just returned from Salt Lake City were I was doing some research on Patrick Regan (Ragan), married to Catharine Lee Regan (Ragan), living in Essex County, New Jersey. I found that Patrick died sometime between the 1850 and 1860 Census. I located the 1855 New Jersey State Census but could not find Essex County. Was the census not taken in Essex, was it lost, or has it just not been microfilmed? If the Census is available, how can I go about finding if Patrick and Catharine Regan (Ragan) are listed? Thank you for your time, Jeanette Lawson Elk Grove, CA
Jeanette The 1855 NJ State Census should be available for Essex County (including present day Union County). It is, however, incomplete for Essex County. I do not know what parts of Essex are included, nor do I know what parts are missing. This information is taken from the guide published by the NJ State Archives. 1855 is incomplete for fourteen counties and does not exist for 6 other counties. The guide does not explain why the census is incomplete - but I suspect that it is probably due to the storage of the census records at the local level "way back when." Probably some towns and counties didn't bother to keep them, or they were destroyed in local flooding or fires... Hope that helps! Joan Joan M. Lowry mailto:[email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeanette Lawson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: 1855 New Jersey State Census > > > I just returned from Salt Lake City were I was doing some > research on Patrick Regan (Ragan), married to Catharine Lee > Regan (Ragan), living in Essex County, New Jersey. I found that > Patrick died sometime between the 1850 and 1860 Census. > > I located the 1855 New Jersey State Census but could not find > Essex County. Was the census not taken in Essex, was it lost, > or has it just not been microfilmed? > > If the Census is available, how can I go about finding if > Patrick and Catharine Regan (Ragan) are listed? > > Thank you for your time, > Jeanette Lawson > Elk Grove, CA > > ______________________________