Dear Friends, Long ago, then List Manager of NYC-Irish, Tracy Cassidy, transcribed these census pages. FYI Read the few sentences before the lists of names. Take a look at the the residents of "The Tombs" prison in NY, NY, then NYC's Halls of Justice [now Manhattan Detention Center], from the 1850 U.S.Census.>>>>>> http://www.inyc.freeservers.com/custom.html You will definitely find our Irish surnames here! The newest immigrants got slammed for crimes, whether actual or accused, while the politicos did their fancy pants dances. O'Barb