I'd try to help if you included his name in your request. ----- Original Message ----- From: "lamont" <theshadow8418@verizon.net> To: <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:00 PM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] 1855 census > I'm looking for some educated guesses. > > > > I'm searching the 1855 census for a shoe manufacturer; he probably lived > on > Duane Street in 1854. He turns up in Brooklyn in 1859 &1860. To date I > have > searched Manhattan Wards 1-8 plus 10 &14 without success. > > This fellow appears to have been successful because he kept his business > in > Manhattan and moved his home to Brooklyn. Does anyone have an educated > guess > as to where his 1855 home might have been? Checking all these films is > getting expensive not to mention time consuming. I have already looked at > all the Brooklyn Wards surrounding his 1859 address. I suppose I'll need > to > look at Manhattan Wards 13, 9, 15, 17 and 11 next. Which one should I > choose first? > > > > Thanks. > > L > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

David Thanks for your offer of help. I left out the name because it would be of no use to anyone but me unless they were going to browse the films page by page as I am. I need to know where in Manhattan this man might live. Surely someone on this list is familiar with Manhattan migration patterns of successful businessmen. L

Lamont, you may want to try a free week trial at footnote.com.  They have New York City Directories there and you may find some relatives.  In general, my relatives seemed to move from Lower Manhattan "uptown" on the west side by the 1850's.  I encourage you to share a name.  Many people on this list have access to databases and are happy to search for you. --- On Tue, 8/17/10, Lamont <Theshadow8418@verizon.net> wrote: From: Lamont <Theshadow8418@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] 1855 census To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 5:54 PM David Thanks for your offer of help. I left out the name because it would be of no use to anyone but me unless they were going to browse the films page by page as I am. I need to know where in Manhattan this man might live. Surely someone on this list is familiar with Manhattan migration patterns of successful businessmen. L  ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message