Hi, Frances, The censuses before the 1870 2nd enumeration of NYC do not give house numbers. Those are the consecutive building and household numbers created by the census taker as he went from house to house. You need to check city directories for a couple of years each side of that census to find out where the relative lived (if it is a working person or widow). If the years are not provided yet by Ancestry, you can find them on fold3 or from LDS (familysearch.com) perhaps on line, certainly by renting film. If you are in NYC, they are available in a couple of different institutions. Elizabeth (answering, not asking the question; please do not hit Reply all) On 9/10/2015 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I'm looking at the 1850 census, and I think I have identified a relative. > I have the enumeration district list for Manhattan from the Morse website. > I'm wondering if anyone knows how to identify the address? The house number is given, but I can't seem to identify the street. > Thanks,Frances

The 1850 U.S. Census form has a slot titled "Dwelling house number" which is explained here https://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the_decades/index_of_questions/1850_1.html -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Knowlton via <[email protected]> Hi, Frances, The censuses before the 1870 2nd enumeration of NYC do not give house numbers. Those are the consecutive building and household numbers created by the census taker as he went from house to house. On 9/10/2015 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: I'm looking at the 1850 census, and I think I have identified a relative. I have the enumeration district list for Manhattan from the Morse website. I'm wondering if anyone knows how to identify the address? The house number is given, but I can't seem to identify the street. Thanks,Frances