201 Forrest Avenue
Timeline
| 1896 | Built by (source: Atlas of Lower Merion, A. H. Mueller, 1896) |
Years may be approximate. Where do we get these years?
Deeds
| 1890-09-02 | Book 349, page 187 | Warner Davis to Frederick H Harjes | |
| 1918-06-14 | Book 769, page 205 | Anna B, Frederick H Harjes Jr to Romaine C Hoffman |
These deeds likely describe this property, but may not be confirmed. This is not intended as a complete list. Source: Montgomery County, Pa. Recorder of Deeds.
U. S. Census
| Census | Name | Relation | Age | Own | Race | Marital | Birthplace | Business | Trade | Apt # | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Frederick H Harjes | Head | 56 | Own | White | Married | Germany | Commission Broker | |||
| Adelheid Harjes | Wife | 56 | White | Married | Germany | ||||||
| Helen G Harjes | Daughter | 27 | White | Single | Germany | ||||||
| Frederick H Harjes | Son | 24 | White | Single | Germany | Salesman | |||||
| Sydney Coghill | Servant | 24 | Black | Single | Virginia | Servant | |||||
| 1910 | Frederick H Harjes | Head | 64 | Own | White | Married | Germany | Dry Goods | Wholesale | ||
| Adelheid Harjes | Wife | 64 | White | Married | Germany | ||||||
| Frederick H Harjes | Son | 34 | White | Married | Germany | ||||||
| Anna Harjes | Daughter-in-law | 32 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Annie Burk | Servant | 45 | White | Single | Ireland | Private family | Servant | ||||
| 1920 | Romaine Crawford Hoffman | Head | 36 | Own | White | Married | New York | Medical | Physician | ||
| Nellie P Hoffman | Wife | 37 | White | Married | Massachusetts | ||||||
| Elizabeth R Hoffman | Daughter | 4 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Daniel S Faile | Stepson | 15 | White | Single | Illinois | ||||||
| Helen Faile | Stepdaughter | 11 | White | Single | New Jersey | ||||||
| William C Poor | Father-in-law | 72 | White | Widowed | Maine | ||||||
| James R Bell | Servant | 27 | Black | Married | Texas | Private family | Servant | ||||
| Minnie Bell | Servant | 26 | Black | Married | Pennsylvania | Private family | Servant | ||||
| 1930 | Romaine Crawford Hoffman | Head | 47 | Own | White | Married | New York | Physician | |||
| Nellie P Hoffman | Wife | 46 | White | Married | Connecticut | ||||||
| Helen Faile | Daughter | 21 | White | Single | New Jersey | ||||||
| Elizabeth R Hoffman | Daughter | 14 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Lottie McNair | Servant | 42 | Negro | Married | Virginia | Cook | |||||
| 1940 | Romaine Crawford Hoffman | Head | 56 | Own | White | Married | New York | Private Practice | Medical Doctor | ||
| Nellie P Hoffman | Wife | 54 | White | Married | Massachusetts | ||||||
| Elizabeth R Hoffman | Daughter | 24 | White | Single | Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 1950 | Lydia S Mason | Head | 67 | White | Widowed | Pennsylvania | for herself | baby sitting | |||
| Frederick J Todd | Head | 71 | White | Married | England | His Own Business | Repairing Microscopes | 1st fl | |||
| Mary Todd | Wife | 77 | White | Married | Pennsylvania | 1st fl | |||||
| Esther Stevenson | Daughter | 43 | White | Widowed | Pennsylvania | Baptist Seminary | Assistant Teacher | 1st fl | |||
| Pricilla A Stevenson | Granddaughter | 17 | White | Never | New Jersey | 1st fl | |||||
| George M Black | Lodger | 80 | White | Widowed | 1st fl | gone to Florida for 1 month. No one able to give income, etc. |
No census records found 1900–1950.
Other resident listings
| 1946 | Francis Benedict Lanahan | Narberth Roll of Honor |
Main Line Board of Realtors listings 1949-90


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