Ocean County , NJ History

Brookville Residents, 1930 This is, or was, a small community in Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, near Waretown I don't know much about the place or its history, but below I have transcribed the 1930 Census along with notes on the families who lived there at that time. In 1930, there were only fifteen occupied residences in Brookville. About 44 people made up the entire village. (Compare this with 1920: there were 14 homes, and 45 people). According to the 1930 census, only two of the families (Joseph Spiska and Charles Gynakovic) did not own a radio set at the time. Federal Census For Brookville, 1930 "Main Road" - the streets apparently were not named in Brookville in 1930. BACHMAN FAMILY I can't make out the first name of the head of house for this home, but the last name definitely looks like "Bachman". It's hard to be sure though, as the writing is very sloppy on this entry. At any rate, this house had five residents in ...

In 1930, the Bachman family appears on the federal census at Brookville. The house had five residents in it: the head-of-household whose name is illegible, his wife, Myra, and children: Virginia (16), Robert (14), and Lawrence (9). The Bachmans were born in New York; in 1930 he was 40 and she 41. They had been married about 18 years, or two years before the birth of their eldest daughter, Virginia. Both had been born in New York, as had each of their parents. They had apparently come to New Jersey sometime after 1906, as all but the youngest child, Lawrence, were also born in New York. Mr. Bachman gave his occupation as a "buyer" but it is difficult to make out for what industry or company is listed on the census. The 9 Aug 1929 issue of the New Jersey Courier mentions that Mr. and Mrs. Vere Bachman and son have returned from a week in New York State.