Index to the 1850 Census of Pennsylvania

These five consolidated volumes constitute a surname index with corresponding microfilm locations to the residents of the Pennsylvania counties of Berks Bucks Lancaster Luzerne/Wyoming and Northampton respectively in the year 1850. (Wyoming County was formed from Luzerne in 1842.) Although it was not possible for reasons of economy to list every person appearing in the census by given name each book lists all the surnames appearing in the census for the county(ies) in question (i.e. Berks 7000; Bucks 8000; Lancaster 15000; Luzerne/Wyoming: 10000; and Northampton 5000). The arrangement of each volume is alphabetical by surname with corresponding code numbers keyed to the borough or township and to the house numbers within the borough or township in which were residing individuals of a particular surname. Thus for purposes of obtaining a copy of the original census page both the area number and the house number are conveniently specified.