Alexander Stewart household in original 1870 census

Original 1870 federal census image 347 of 557, page 44, household 382, Franklin, Delaware County, New York, lists Alexander Stewart, 47, farmer, born Ireland; Margarett, 45, keeping house, born New York; Mary J., 15; Joseph H., 9; and George H., 3, the latter three born New York. Rufus McClurson (indexed spelling), 12, born New York, also appears in the household. The 1870 schedule does not specify family relationships; residence together alone does not establish Rufus’s parentage. Alexander’s real estate and personal estate appear as $4,500 and $2,400. The header identifies Delaware County, whereas an image-side index field says Franklin, Otsego; preserve the original county and flag the index discrepancy. The ages support approximate births of 1822–1823 for Alexander and 1824–1825 for Margaret; preferred tree years 1823 and 1825 remain unchanged. George H. in 1870, George A. in the 1880 index, and Albert E. in later records must not be treated as proven equivalents from this census alone. This original inspection replaces the earlier note that the 1870 record was only an uninspected tree-source lead. Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FK-WKH.