1850 West Caln Ironworkers, Chester Co., Pennsylvania

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Men with ironworking occupations listed in the 1850 Census for West Caln Twp., 
Chester Co., PA
- may have worked at either Hibernia Iron Works (West Caln Twp.) or Hatfield 
Rolling Mills (West Brandywine Twp.)

NOTE:  Persons listed together were living in the same household.  I have not 
listed persons in the household who did not have ironworking occupations, unless 
they were listed as laborers.


Transcribed by Fred Kelso (Pennsylguy@aol.com) 


Format: surname, first name, age, place of birth, occupation


Brown, John, 26, PA, pudler

Menary, Joseph, 24, PA, pudler

Davis, Bennett W., 24, PA, pudler

Lilley, John, 35, England, manufacturer

Greenwood, Samuel, 27, England, manufacturer

Greenwood, William, 32, England, manufacturer

Clough, John, 26, England, manufacturer

Cotell, William, 35, England, manufacturer

Brooke, Charles, 64, PA, manufacturer
Brooke, Thomas, 22, PA, clerk
Brooke, Charles, 20, PA, clerk
Waters, Thomas, 50, PA, blacksmith

McCrea, Robert, 37, PA, forgeman

Walton, Isaac, 37, PA, caster in rolling mill Lawrence, John, 22, PA, helper in furnace

Wertz, William, 46, PA, forge carpenter

Townsley, Ruben, 38, PA, forgeman
Kennedy, John, 18, PA, laborer
Kennedy, James, 22, PA, forgeman
Townsley, Robert, 19, PA, forgeman

Pettit, Samuel, 37, PA, forgeman
Conner, Caleb, 32, PA, laborer

Spencer, Preston, 45, PA, blacksmith

Carson, John, 39, PA, forgeman

Hatfield, Benjamin, 28, ironmaster
Hatfield, Simon, 33, laborer
McConnol, William, 17, laborer
Freeman, Owen, 25, laborer
Davidson, William, 22, laborer