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.
German: 8
African-American: 3
Canadian: 4
French: 1
Scottish: 1
Italian: 1
Unknowns: 6
TOTAL: 50
American Born: 20