TOWN OF AUBURN FOND DU LAC COUNTY
Auburn Censuses:  1847   |  1855

1847 Auburn Township Census

The 1847 Wisconsin territorial census recorded heads of household, number of males (white), number of females (white), number of males (color), number of females (color), and total individuals in the household on December 1, 1847. The census taker in Auburn Township, which in 1847 also included Ashford, was Joel A. Baldwin, also returned the records to the Secretary of the Territory in his capacity as Assistant Census Taker for the county. For the town of Auburn, totals of 198 males and 155 females were submitted to the Secretary. The numbers are written on the bottom of page 64 of the Fond du Lac census and are repeated on Baldwin's summary sheet, so presumably they represent his calculations.

Microfilm of the original records is available at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin library (Call No. 1847-1). As illustrated, the records were hand written and in many cases are open to interpretation. An attempt is made to record entries as written, even when an entry is apparently in error. In cases where names are exceptionally difficult to read, an (?) marker is inserted. Entries are offered in the order in which they were recorded, because the census-taking sequence provides clues about where individuals actually lived (for an illustration, see Fairwater 1853).