Notes for: Margaret A. ___
1870 Census, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, enumerated on Jun 1 1870:
Peter Tosteevan, 41 ( 43 ?, 44 ?), b. France, occup master builder; Margaret, 26, b. New York; William, 20, b. NY, clerk in steamship office; Henry, 18, b. NY, carpenter's apprentice; Mary E, 16, b. NY; Peter, 14, b. NY; Matha (Martha ?), 12, b. NY; Maggie, 5, b. NY; Samuel, 3, b. NY.
(Note: Relationships of William, Henry, Mary, Peter and Matha, who are too old to be the children of Margaret, are unknown. They may be Peter's children from a previous marriage, or they may be siblings, or some other relationship.)
1880 Census, Brooklyn, NY, enumerated on Jun 4 1880:
Magret Tostevin, 32, widowed, b. Westchester Co NY (both parents b. Westchester Co NY); dau Magreth, 15, b. NY (father b. France, mother b. Westchester Co NY); son Samuel H, 13, b. NY (father b. France, mother b. Westchester Co NY); son Alfred (initial T or F), 9, b. NY (father b. France, mother b. Westchester Co NY); servant Louise Decker, 23, b. Germany (both parents b. Germany).
No entry for Peter Tostevin was found in the 1860 Census, and none for Margaret in the 1900 Census. In 1910, Margaret appeared in the same household with her son Alfred.