Wayne County Jail
District 27, Detroit
September 24, 1850
The Wayne County Jail was located in District 27, Detroit in 1850, the census was taken by Wm. Y. Runney, on September 24, 1850. He included the charges for each inmate. Some have a charge of "licener".. I am not sure what that is, or if its just a wrong spelling.
Below are all the inmates in the Wayne County Jail in 1850. There may be some spelling errors due to transcribing hand writing.
This is an index only, for full details view the 1850 Wayne County, Detroit Michigan Census / Page 131.
Last Name
First Name
Age
Relationship
Birth Place
Charges
Clony
W.B.
35
Inmate
Michigan
Drunkeness
Soratte ?
John
32
Inmate
Ireland
Assault
Meyer
Dennity ?
22
Inmate
Ireland
Assault
Gilber
Rosanna
35
Inmate
Canada
Vagrancy
Campbell
David
28
Inmate
Scotland
Threats
Lanzea
Bernard
32
Inmate
Italy
Nuisance
Wight
Catherine
25
Inmate
Germany
Larceny
Shaw
Sam'l
33
Inmate
New York
Licener
Thompson
Margaret
60
Inmate
"Unknown"
Drunkeness
Belling
Edw'
39
Inmate
Michigan
Drunkeness
Wheeler
Catharine
18
Inmate
Ohio
Assault
Lagasse
Fanny
16
Inmate
Canada
Assault
Delaney
Margaret
28
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
McGraw
John
31
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Wilson
Isaac
65-Black
Inmate
Virginia
Drunkeness
Farrell
Sam'l
29
Inmate
Ireland
Licener
Fuhin ?
Edward
33
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Burney
Edward
42
Inmate
Ireland
Licence
Smith
John H.
19
Inmate
"unknown"
Assault
Brien
Conrad
51
Inmate
Germany
Threats
Broker ?
Ephraim
30
Inmate
Ireland
Assault
Crawley
Wm.
31
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Wilder
Thos.
34
Inmate
"unknown"
Drunkeness
Boycel
Joseph
36
Inmate
New York
Larceny
Bogait ?
John
31
Inmate
New York
Assault
Murphy
David
41
Inmate
Ireland
Assault
Long
Joseph
31
Inmate
"unknown"
Assault
Dorbin
Timothy
32
Inmate
Ohio
Counterfeit
Lacknes
Ague
33-Female
Inmate
Canada
Drunkeness
Smith
John C.
19
Inmate
"unknown"
Assault
Hollard
Michael
21
Inmate
New York
Larceny
Timmings
Arlen ?
70
Inmate
Ireland
Larceny
McIving ?
Patrick
42
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
O'Connor
Andrew
32
Inmate
Ohio
Larceny
Forsyth
Patrick
42
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Doyle
Samuel
41
Inmate
New York
Larceny
Eastman
Thom.
38
Inmate
New York
Larceny
Hanen
Gilbert
27
Inmate
New York
Larceny
Shafford
Thomas
42
Inmate
England
Abusing Horses
Kelly
Mary
22
Inmate
Ireland
Larceny
Willson
Jane
48
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Fallin
Martin
34
Inmate
Ireland
Assault
Adams
Nicolas
35
Inmate
Germany
Bastardy
Ryan
Richard
23
Inmate
Ireland
Assault
Dering
Robert
29
Inmate
Ireland
Rape
McLindy
Henry
42
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Kinow
Phillip
38
Inmate
Ireland
Counterfeit
Laden
Patrick
22
Inmate
Ireland
Assault Attempt to Kill
Hulbert
Giles
33-Black
Inmate
Virginia
Poisoning
Chapeton
Eustack ?
34
Inmate
Michigan
Drunkeness
Clasky
James
45
Inmate
New York
Larceny
Browning
Margaret
42
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
LaCroisz
Pieno ?
48
Inmate
Canada
Drunkeness
Fletcher
Angus
42-Black
Inmate
Virginia
Drunkeness
Bimey
Joseph
24
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Minsy
John
68
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Laint
George
24
Inmate
"unknown"
Burglary
Shauginessy
Thomas
46
Inmate
Ireland
Drunkeness
Egglet
Peter
32
Inmate
Germany
Larceny
France
Joseph
38
Inmate
Germany
Larceny
Kuhn
Michael
23
Inmate
Germany
Larceny
Laman
John
24
Inmate
Germany
Larceny
Caplain
Alex
60
Inmate
France
Assault
Maddock
Henry
35
Inmate
New York
Larceny
Fox
Peter
37
Inmate
New York
Larceny
Thyzaio ?
Elizabeth
48
Inmate
Canada
Drunkeness
Humble
James
29
Inmate
Germany
Assault
Bull
George
28
Inmate
England
Assault
Brooke
E.
42
Inmate
New York
Drunkeness
Felling
Franklin
21
Inmate
New York
Counterfeiting
Doe
John
40
Inmate
New York
Vagrancy
Fintch
Oscar
35
Inmate
New York
Vagrancy
Found a interesting note, of the 70 inmates listed 50 were either immigrants or African-American, and only 20 were "American" born. Seems we can thank our ancestors for a very long history of prejudice...not that perhaps these inmates were not guilty, but it kinda makes you think.
