1870 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
The image shows the 10th Ward of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, enumerated 27 July 1870. Lines 30-34 list the Bentley household, and line 32 is Mary W, 8, female, white, born NY. This supports the 1870 residence in Brooklyn Ward 10, and the age fits a 1861 birth.
Matches: Household of Norman S Bentley (38, Tea Broker, b. NY), dwelling 1433, family 2525, includes Mary W, age 8, F, W, born NY; Age 8 in July 1870 implies birth about 1861/1862, matching the claimed 1861 birth; Header reads 10th Ward Brooklyn, County of Kings, State of New York, enumerated 27 July 1870, matching the claimed place and year; Surname Bentley and the middle initial W match; the household (Norman, Emily 32, Mary W 8, George 5, William 2) is consistent with a child of the family
Limits: The census gives age, not an exact birth date; The census does not state relationships, so the parent-child link is inferred from household order and surname; The citation's page 477B differs from the handwritten page number 322 on the image, which is probably an Ancestry versus enumerator page numbering difference; The 1938 death and the full name behind 'W' are not covered by this record