1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13-14 of 46; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

DE

New Castle Co.

White Clay Creek

Roll M704_33

pp. 274A

Ln. 29

Wm Stroups

101 001 - 100 001

0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= Son A
1 male	10-14	1825-1830	= ?
1 male	30-39	1800-1810	= William (b. 1808/9)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Margaret (b. 1838/9)
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Mary (b. 1808/9)
2	persons employed in agriculture

3.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #16 of 45):  New Castle Hundred, New Castle Co., DE, M432_54, p. 298A, 101/101, enumerated 22 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William R/H Stroup	41	M		Farmer		Delaware
Mary A	41	F				"
Margaret S Stroup	11	F				"
Mary E Stroup	8	F				"
William W Stroup	6	M				"
Sally A Stroup	3	F				"
Ingeber Stroup	2	F				"
John Firth	21	M		Labourer		New Jersey
Elizabeth Kelly	19	F				Ireland
Thomas Darper	13	M				"

4.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5-6 of 81):  New Castle Hundred, New Castle Co., DE, Roll M653_97, pp. 156-157, PN 12-13, 68/68, enumerated 4/5 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Wm R Stroup	51	M		Farmer		2500	Del
Mary A Stroup	51	F					"
Margaret  "	20	F					"
Mary      "	18	F					"
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Wm W Stroup	16	M					Del
Sarah    "	13	F					"
Ingebra  "	11	F					"
Joseph Bartlet	20	M		Farm Laborer			Pa
George Delaplis	15	M		"			"
Wm Whimbon	6	M					"

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27-28 of 45):  New Castle P.O., New Castle Hundred, New Castle Co., DE, Roll M593_120, pp. 638A-638B, PN 27-28, 179/174, enumerated 13/14 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroup William	61	M	W	Farmer		3000	Delaware
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______ Mary A	62	F	W	Keeping house			Delaware
______ Mary E	26	F	W	Without occupation			Delaware
______ William	25	M	W	Works on Farm			Delaware
______ Jennie	20	F	W	Without ocupation			Delaware
Hughes Asa	21	M	W	Works on Farm			Delaware

6.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 36):  New Castle Hundred, New Castle Co., DE, Roll T9-0119, p. 219C, PN 11, SD 1, ED 25, enumerated 5 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

11

13

20

22

23

24

25

26

78

83

Stroup William W

W

M

36

/

Farmer

DE

DE

DE

______ Mary E

W

F

38

Sister

/

Keeping House

DE

DE

DE

______ William R

W

M

71

Father

/

Retired Farmer

/

DE

DE

DE

Sharpe Wallace

W

M

7

Nephew

/

/

DE

DE

DE

OBrian Joseph

W

M

23

Servant

/

works on farm

DE

DE

DE

Ingram George

W

M

19

Servant

/

works on farm

NY

NY

NY

Holland Ellen

Mu

M

17

Servant

/

Cook

/

/

DE

DE

DE

7.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.