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1830 Census Data

I got copies today of the 1830 Census for Norther District of New York, St. Lawrence County, township of Ostwegatchie, page 239. The copies are barely legible in the copy, perhaps the original is easier to read. Hence, I'll just lay out what it says:

John McGing as head of household, with 1 boy under 5 years and 1 male between 20 and 30. There was also one girl under 5 and 1 woman between 20 and 30.

However, it clearly shows John McGing as the householder, and he should be the male between 20 and 30. I would expect the woman to be a spouse and the 2 children, a boy and a girl, to be theirs.

1840 Census Data

1840 US Census for Washington DC, page 76
H McGinn, householder
1 white female between 50 and 60
1 white female between 60 and 70

1840 US Census, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
Northwest Ward, Philadelphia City, page 191

Paterick McGinng
1 white male between 50 and 60
1 white female between 50 and 60

1850 Census Data

US Census records are pretty neat. On the main page I have a graphic copy of an 1850 census from Massachusetts with a McGing family. I have also have some other US census reports, but they are paper copies that simply don't clean up or scan well. So I'm going to transcribe them here.

Jefferson Township, Ohio
 

Census Year	State	County	Microfilm Publication	Roll	Page No.
1850	Ohio	Muskingum County			155

	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Place of Birth	Attended School	Male US Citizen
Line	McGing, James	56	M	W	Carpenter	800		Ireland
Line	McGing, Margaret	46	F	W				Ireland
Line	McGing, William	22	M	W	Student			PA	Y
Line	McGing, James	20	M	W	Farmer			PA
Line	McGing, John	16	M	W	Farmer			PA
Line	McGing, Robert	12	M	W				PA
Line	McGing, Thomas	7	M	W				OH
Line	McGing, Mary A.	6	F	W				OH

So let's examine this data.

Name	Age	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Comments
McGing, James	56	Ireland	abt 1794	Emigrated to US 1828 or earlier
McGing, Margaret	46	Ireland	abt 1804	Emigrated to US 1828 or earlier
McGing, William	22	PA	abt 1828	In PA by 1828
McGing, James	20	PA	abt 1830
McGing, John	16	PA	abt 1834
McGing, Robert	12	PA	abt 1838
McGing, Thomas	7	OH	abt 1843	Moved to Ohio between 1838-1843
McGing, Mary A	6	OH	abt 1844

So where did they live in PA? If we can find that, we could track them on the Federal 1830 Census, and maybe in 1840 Census. Or we could try 1840 Census for Ohio for this same place. And take a look at 1860 for this area, see if they stayed in the area. There are 5 sons. Wonder where their descendants are?

I also found Ohio Marriage records that show that a Bridget McGinn of Muskingum County married John Finn on January 16, 1854. There was also a Hannah McGinn of Muskingum County who married a John Slawter on September 18, 1859. Are these "real" McGinns or McGings going by McGinn? Don't know, but there was a McGing presence in Muskingum County, so it's possible.

1860 Census Data

Ward 3, Dover City, New Hampshire June 15, 1860

Census Year	State	County	Microfilm Publication	Roll	Page No.
1860	New Hampshire	Stafford County	M-653	680	729

	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Place of Birth
Line 24	Sarah McGing	27	Female	White	Weaver	Ireland
Line 25	Mary McGing	25	Female	White	Candler	Ireland

I have no idea where in Ireland these 2 women came from, and of course haven't a clue (yet) on how they ended up (married, moved from area etc.)

Ward 13, New York City, New York

Census Year	State	County	Microfilm Publication	Roll	Page No.
1860	New York	New York County			185

	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Place of Birth
Line 30	John P Gray	36	Male	White	Lawyer	New York
Line 31	Barbara "	31	Female	White		Germany
Line 32	John "	7	Male	White		New York
Line 33	William Henry "	6	Male	White		New York
Line 34	Irmalen "	2	Female	White		New York
Line 35	Mary "	1	Female	White		New York
Line 36	Margaret McGing	19	Female	White	Servant	Ireland

Ward 15, District 1 New York City, New York August 13, 1860

Census Year	State	County	Microfilm Publication	Roll	Page No.
1860	New York	New York County			705

	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Place of Birth
Line 34	John McGing	38	Male	White	Tailer	Ireland
Line 35	Catherine "	28	Female	White		Canada
Line 36	James Martin	21	Male	White		Ireland
Line 37	Catherine Phelan	12	Female	White		New York
Line 38	Alex McKenna	15	Male	White		New York
Line 39	Andre Blanden	30	Male	White	Hair Dresser	France
Line 40	Alex "	21	Male	White		France

See also this link for 1860.

I find I have an interest in Philip and Austins of either McGing or McGinn surnames because they could be related. I have nothing on this family, but perhaps later it will be useful.

Walker Township, Missouri

 

Name	Age	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Comments
McGing, J. F.	54	MO	abt 1816
McGing, S. E.	47	KY	abt 1823
McGing, L	20	MO	abt 1850
McGing, G. W.	18	MO	abt 1852
McGing, K	11	MO	abt 1859
McGing, R	9	MO	abt 1861

Notes: This is a very bad image. Note that Mr. McGing is listed as natural born US citizen, meaning he was born sometime about 1816 in Missouri.

Update: A nice woman did a lookup for me, and this is what she told me: There is nothing in the 1850, 1860 or 1880 census books. I have the transcribed versions and there is nothing even close....McGee, McGinley, McGinnis McGirk and McGun are all that starts McG.... Nothing in wills or marriages in Moniteau Co. Birth records were not kept in Mo. that early. 1883 they made an attempt for birth records at a county level. Most were not recorded. In 1910, Mo. made it a state law and the Bureau of Vital Statistics were formed. In 1816, Missouri was just opening up for land sales and was sparsely populated. Mostly around the St. Louis area.

I wrote to the Moniteau County Historical Society and here is what Betty Williamson, Library/Genealogy Chair had to say:

"Received your letter today and have checked the marriage records, cemetery records, birth and death records and do not find this name listed anywhere."

"I also checked three different history books: Goodspeeds 1889 History of Moniteau, Cole, Morgan, Osage and etc. counties. Found a George Mageune on page 638 for a land entry in Osage Co MO. Also checked the 1936 History of Moniteau CO by J.E. Ford and nothing found. And finally checked the 1980 Moniteau CO History and again, I found no mention of this name."

"In the 1850 census of Cole County Missouri I found on page 66, the mention of Martin McGune, 30 born in Ireland - a resident of the Missouri State Penitentiary."

"I have tried to check for any spelling that would sound like McGing and the above may be of use to you, but I always try to send something that might help. Sorry I could not be of more help. Have never heard the name before."

I also did a search of the real 1850 census for this county and have come up empty. What this seems to indicate, based on this evidence, is that this family came to this area after 1860 and left before 1880. I wonder if the youngest was baptized somewhere in this vicinity? I wonder if, using the names of the families that came before and after them in the census, one could identify their neighbors, therefore their location and then have land records to check?
 

1880 Census Data

The LDS Familysearch.org site has the following:

C. MAC GING Household
Female

Other Information:
Birth Year: 1826
Birthplace: NJ
Age: 54
Occupation: Servant
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Head of Household Thomas BARNES
Relation: Other
Father's Birthplace: IRE
Mother's Birthplace: NJ

Source Information:
Census Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Family History Library Film: 1255174
NA Film Number T9-1174
Page Number 474D

I read the original copy and the name is Mac Quig. Not MacGing.

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