Introduction
The following census is part of the first census taken in Monrovia, Liberia. Only page 1 of 7 pages were available.
Census of the Colony of Liberia, September 1843
| Names | Age | No. in family | Date | Where born | Connexions in the colony | Profession | Extent of education | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Benedict | 51 | – | August, 1835 | – | – | Merchant and farmer. | Liberal | Good |
| Mary Benedict | 44 | – | Jan., 1833 | – | S. Benedict’s wife | – | Reads and writes | Feeble |
| James Benedict | 13 | – | August, 1835 | – | S. Benedict’s son | – | do | Good |
| Jane Drayton | 65 | – | do | – | None | – | None | Feeble |
| Hannah Taylor | 14 | – | April, 1834 | – | – | – | Reads and writes | Good |
| M. H. Dones | 14 | – | July, 1837 | – | None | Apprentice | do | do |
| Charles Snetter | 13 | – | June, 1832 | – | do | do | do | do |
| Nancy Benedict | 11 | – | – | In the colony | do | do | None | do |
| Sadi Benedict | 15 | – | – | do | do | do | do | do |
| John Benedict | 15 | – | – | do | do | do | do | do |
| Peter Benedict | 9 | – | – | do | do | do | do | do |
| William Benedict | 14 | – | – | – | do | do | do | do |
| Benjamin Miller | 34 | – | Feb., 1838 | – | do | Laborer | do | do |
| Harry Winkler | 22 | 14 | Jan., 1835 | – | do | do | do | do |
| H. B. Mathews | 46 | – | Jan., 1833 | – | – | Shoe maker | Reads and writes | do |
| Lavinia Mathews | 41 | – | do | – | H. B. Mathews’s wife | – | do | do |
| Samuel Mathews | 16 | – | do | – | H. B. Mathews’s son | Shoe maker | do | do |
| Martha Mathews | 14 | – | do | – | H. B. Mathews’s daughter | Apprentice | do | do |
| J. Johnson | 13 | – | —-, 1833 | – | – | do | None | do |
| Henry Peal | 6 | – | —-, 1833 | – | – | do | do | do |
| J. McGill | 15 | 7 | Sept., 1839 | – | – | do | do | do |
| Catharine Jacobs | 80 | – | Jan., 1833 | – | – | Huckster | do | Excellent for her age |
| Abraham Jacobs | 13 | – | do | – | Catharine Jacobs’s grandson | – | do | Good |
| Emma Mathews | 13 | – | do | – | Catharine Jacobs’s grand-daughter | – | Reads and writes | do |
| Catharine Smith | 14 | 4 | do | – | C. Smith’s daughter | – | do | do |
| Francis Payne | 30 | – | March, 1829 | – | – | Merchant | Liberal | do |
| David Y. Payne | 25 | – | do | – | Brother to Francis | do | do | do |
| William H. Payne | 21 | – | do | – | do | – | do | do |
| Fully Payne | 19 | – | – | In the colony | – | Apprentice | None | do |
| Gilby Brown | 15 | – | – | do | – | do | do | do |
| Letty Payne | 16 | 6 | – | do | – | do | do | do |
| James S. Payne | 23 | – | March, 1829 | – | Brother to Francis | Missionary | Liberal | do |
| Caroline Payne | 21 | – | Feb., 1824 | – | James. S. Payne’s wife | – | do | do |
| David M. Payne | 2 | 3 | – | In the colony | Son of James and Caroline Payne | – | – | do |
| B. P. Yates | 32 | – | March, 1829 | – | – | Merchant | Liberal | do |
| Willy Ann Yates | 32 | – | Feb., 1824 | – | B. B. Yates’s wife | – | do | do |
| James B. Yates | 5 | – | – | In the colony | Son of B. P. and W. A. Yates | – | – | do |
| Caroline R. Payne | 19 | – | March, 1829 | – | Sister to Willy Ann Yates | – | Liberal | do |
| Beverly A. Payne | 19 | – | do | – | Brother to Francis P. Yates | Printer | do | do |
| Mary Yates | 15 | – | – | In the colony | – | Servant | None | do |
| Samuel Yates | 12 | – | – | do | – | Apprentice | Reads and writes | do |
| Sally Yates | 10 | – | – | – | – | do | None | do |
| Patty Banks | 42 | – | – | – | – | Servant | do | Feeble |
| James Marks | 10 | – | – | In the colony | – | Apprentice | do | Good |
| John Curtis | 16 | – | – | do | – | do | do | do |
| John Marshall | 14 | 12 | March, 1829 | – | – | do | Reads and writes | do |
| James Hyden | 38 | – | Jan., 1832 | – | – | Sawyer | None | do |
| Mary Hyden | 24 | – | March, 1829 | – | J. Hyden’s wife | – | do | do |
| Thomas Hill | 12 | – | – | In the colony | – | Apprentice | do | do |
| William H. Howard | 8 | – | – | do | – | do | do | do |
| Addison Oliver | 13 | 5 | June, 1830 | – | – | do | do | do |
| Edward Brown | 22 | – | Jan., 1832 | – | – | Carpenter | do | do |
| Elizabeth Brown | 20 | – | March, 1825 | – | Edward Brown’s wife | – | Reads | do |
| Sarah Brown | 12 | – | Jan., 1832 | – | Edward Brown’s sister | – | do | do |
| Mary Jane Brown | 17 | 4 | do | – | do | – | do | do |
| Isaac Brown | 42 | – | Sept., 1832 | – | – | Carpenter | None | Bad health |
| Eliza Brown | 35 | – | do | – | Isaac Brown’s wife | – | do | Moderately good |
| Nancy George | 14 | 3 | Jan., 1832 | – | – | Apprentice | do | Good |
| Thomas Cooper | 40 | – | March, 1829 | – | Randolph’s brother | Grocer | Reads print | do |
| Mary Cooper | 35 | – | Jan., 1833 | – | Thomas Cooper’s wife | – | Reads and writes | do |
| Martha Cooper | 6 | – | – | In the colony | Daughter of Th. and Mary Cooper | – | do | do |
| Harriet Cooper | 4 | – | – | do | do | – | do | do |
| Sarah Cooper | 2 | 5 | – | do | do | – | do | do |
| Charles Scott | 43 | – | Jan., 1832 | do | – | Laborer | None | do |
| Saby Scott | 28 | – | Jan., 1831 | – | Charles Scott’s wife | – | do | do |
| Mathias Scott | 16 | 3 | do | – | Charles Scott’s son | – | – | Invalid |
| Charles Brander | 53 | – | March, 1821 | – | – | Stone mason | None | Good |
| Sarah Brander | 56 | – | do | – | Charles Brander’s wife | Whitewasher | do | do |
| James Brander | 21 | – | – | In the colony | Son of Charles and Sarah Brander | Laborer | None | Good |
| Nancy Brander | 14 | – | – | do | Daughter of Chas. and Sarah Brander | – | reads | do |
| Jacob Brander | 10 | 5 | – | do | Son of Charles and Sarah Brander | – | do | do |
| James Cotton | 64 | – | Jan., 1832 | – | – | Carpenter | None | Excellent |
| Eliza Cotton | 47 | – | do | – | James Cotton’s wife | – | do | do |
| Martha Cotton | 19 | – | do | – | Eliza Cotton’s daughter | – | Reads | do |
| Eliza Cotton | 18 | – | do | – | do | – | Reads and writes | do |
| Cornelia Cotton | 11 | – | do | – | do | – | Reads | Good |
| James Cotton, jr. | 9 | – | – | In the colony | Son of James and Eliza Cotton | – | do | do |
| William Brown | 18 | – | – | – | – | Apprentice | Reads a little | do |
| Scott Bundy | 11 | – | – | – | – | do | do | do |
| Peter Bundy | 14 | 9 | – | – | – | do | do | do |
| H. Teage | 38 | – | March, 1821 | – | Son of Colin and Francis Teague | Merchant; editor of Liberia Herald | – | do |
| Eliza M. Teage | 30 | – | March, 1820 | – | H. Teague’s wife | – | Liberal | do |
| George H. Shaw | 12 | – | – | In the colony | Jesse Shaw’s son | – | At school | do |
| Sally Ellis | 17 | – | – | do | – | Servant | None | do |
| Walter Scott | 14 | – | – | do | – | Apprentice | do | do |
| Eveline Davenport | 10 | – | – | do | – | do | do | do |
| Eliza Demery | 22 | – | March, 1826 | – | – | do | do | do |
| William Carey | 14 | – | In the colony | Jonas Carey’s son | do | Printer | do | |
| Levy D. James | 17 | 9 | March, 1826 | – | John James’s son | do | do | do |
| Roxy Ann Lomax | 36 | – | March, 1829 | – | – | Washerwoman | None | do |
| Samuel Lomax | 20 | 2 | do | – | Son of Roxy Ann Lomax | Seaman | Reads a litle | do |
| John Stansbury | 34 | – | Feb., 1828 | – | – | Stone mason | None | do |
| Jane Stansbury | 28 | – | Jan., 1828 | – | J. Stansbury’s wife | – | do | do |
| Rebecca Stansbury | 12 | – | – | In the colony | Daughter of J. and Jane Stansbury | – | At school | do |
| David Stansbury | 7 | – | – | do | Son of John and Jane Stansbury | – | do | do |
| John Stansbury | 4 | – | – | do | do | – | – | do |
| Joseph Stansbury | 3 | – | – | do | do | – | – | do |
| Sarah Jane Stansbury | 2 | 7 | – | do | Daughter of J. and Jane Stansbury | – | – | do |
| N. M. Hicks | 34 | – | Feb., 1830 | – | – | Merchant | Liberal | do |
| Sophia Hicks | 32 | – | – | – | N. M. Hicks’s wife | – | Reads and writes | do |
| Chauncy Hicks | 7 | – | – | In the colony | N. M. Hicks’s son | – | At school | do |
| Pauline Hicks | 5 | – | – | do | N. M. Hicks’s daughter | – | do | do |
| Margaret Potter | 32 | – | Feb., 1828 | – | – | Servant | None | do |
| Hannah Wright | 12 | – | March, 1841 | – | – | Apprentice | Reads | do |
| Louisa Poulson | 36 | – | May, 1824 | – | – | Seamstress | do | Feeble |
| Hebern Oliver | 28 | – | Feb., 1830 | – | – | do | None | Good |
| Martha Hunt | 24 | – | March, 1829 | – | Sister to John Hunt | Washerwoman | do | do |
| James Page | 13 | – | June, 1833 | – | – | Apprentice | do | do |
| Daniel Page | 12 | – | do | – | – | do | do | do |
| William Page | 9 | – | do | – | – | do | do | do |
| Jacob Page | 7 | 13 | do | – | – | do | do | do |
| Richardson Buck | 43 | – | Jan., 1832 | – | – | Sawyer | do | do |
| Rhoda Buck | 45 | – | do | – | R. Buck’s wife | – | do | do |
| Mary Ann Buck | 16 | – | do | – | Daughter of R. and R. Buck | – | Reads | do |
| Patience Buck | 4 | – | – | In the colony | do | – | At school | do |
| Lucinda Bew | 21 | – | Jan., 1832 | – | – | – | None | do |
| David Bew | 1 | 6 | – | In the colony | Illegitimate | – | – | do |
| Edward Curtis | 38 | – | Feb., 1833 | – | – | Sawyer | None | do |
| Mary Ann Curtis | 40 | – | do | – | E. Curtis’s wife | – | do | do |
| Patsey Collins | 10 | 3 | – | In the colony | – | Apprentice | do | do |
| John Hunt | 28 | – | March, 1829 | – | Seaman | do | do | |
| Margaret Hunt | 26 | – | do | – | John Hunt’s wife | – | do | do |
| Jane Smith | 24 | – | June, 1833 | – | – | – | do | do |
| James A. Bratcher | 2 | – | – | In the colony | Illegitimate | – | do | do |
| Mary Warner | 50 | – | June, 1833 | – | Widow of Jacob Warner | – | do | Feeble |
| Margaret Luvie | 6 | 6 | – | In the colony | – | – | do | Good |
| H. Sampson | 39 | – | June, 1833 | – | – | – | do | do |
| J. S. Bracher | 24 | 2 | do | – | H. Sampson’s son | Carpenter | Reads a little | do |
| Jerry McGill | 24 | – | Sept., 1839 | – | – | Gardener | None | do |
| Drusilla McGill | 26 | – | June, 1833 | – | Wife of Jerry McGill | – | do | do |
| H. Howard | 23 | – | do | – | Sister to Drusilla McGill | Washerwoman | do | do |
| Peter George | 13 | – | do | – | Brother to Jerry McGill | – | do | do |
| J. McGill | 3 | – | – | In the colony | Daughter to Drusilla McGill | – | At school | do |
| Francis Dunkins | 7 | 6 | – | do | – | – | do | do |
| Edward Howard | 32 | – | June, 1833 | – | – | Seaman | None | do |
| Rhoda Howard | 20 | – | – | In the colony | Edward Howard’s wife | – | do | do |
| Sarah Oliver | 38 | – | July, 1841 | – | – | – | do | do |
| Maria Curd | 23 | – | do | – | – | Nurse | do | do |
| Elizabeth Brown | 15 | 5 | March, 1829 | – | – | – | do | do |