I previously found the 1920 U.S. Federal Census for the household of Bolesław Izbicki . The 1910 Census shows the same family with a slightly different family structure.
The Bolesław Izbicki Household in the 1910 U.S. Federal Census
SOURCE: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. Microfilm T624, Roll 632, Worcester City Ward 5 (Part of Precinct 3), Worcester County, Massachusetts, Supervisors District No. 119, Enumeration District No. 1883, Sheet No. 7A, Lines 23-32.
Click on the link for a PDF copy of the 1910 U.S. Federal Census for the Bolesław Izbicki Household . The Census Record states that:
- Boleslaw Isbicski, the head of the household, was enumerated with his family in a rented house at 11 Meade Street, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts in Supervisor’s District No. 119, Enumeration District No. 1883, Sheet No. 7A, Lines 23-32 in part of Precinct 3, Worcester City Ward 5, in Dwelling No. 25, and as Family No. 77
- The enumeration was made on 19Â Apr 1910 by William Connell
- Boleslaw Isbicski, the head of household, was a married white male, age 36, immigrated in 1892, naturalized, employed as a Laborer in the City Works
- Victoria, his wife, was a married white female, age 39, immigrated in 1899, naturalization status not indicated, not employed, mother of 5 children, all still living
- John N., his son, was a single white male, age 8
- Boleslaw, his son, was a single white male, age 7
- Leo, his son, was a single white male, age 5
- Wladyslaw, his son, was a single white male, age 3
- Victoria, his daughter, was a single white female, age 1-7/12
- Kayetan Isbicski, his brother, was a single white male, age 23, immigrated in 1905, an alien, employed as a Laborer in a Tannery
- John Kruzynski, a boarder, was a single white male, age 21, immigrated in 1909, an alien, employed as a Laborer in a Cotton Mill
- Stephen Kruzynski, a boarder, was a single white male, age 25, immigrated in 1909, an alien, employed as a Laborer in a Cotton Mill
- Boleslaw, his wife Victoria, his brother John, and boarders John and Stephen Kruzynski, were all from Russia and spoke Polish
- The children of Boleslaw and Victoria were all born in Massachusetts
- Boleslaw could speak English, but the other adults could not
- Sons John N, Boleslaw, and Leo were all attending school
- Boleslaw and Victoria were married for 9 years and the marriage was the first for each
This record is of particular interest for two reasons: the record shows Boleslaw’s brother Kajetan living with the family, and the record shows two boarders living with the family . In the early part of the 20th Century, Polish immigrants in Worcester often took in boarders in order to make ends meet.
Copyright © 2007 by Stephen J. Danko
