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Census: 1841

The National Archives (was PRO) ref is HO/107/775/11

[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]

Surname Index

The following surnames are contained in the document. The numbers following each are the Page number (1, 2 or 3) in Folios 4 and 5 [the census is contained entirely in two Folios] which contain one or more occurences of the name.

Note that this enumerators spelling is very variable and much is written as it would have sounded to them - see also Notes section.

Baldry (p3)
Blake (p2)
Blomfield (p2)
Bray (p2)
Buckingham (p1)
Bulling (p1)
Chenery (p3)
Cooper (p1)
Culham (p3)
Darby (p1)
Draper (p2)
Haggar (p2)
Holmes (p2)
Kerry (p1)
Lane (p1)
Lawrence (p2)
Linge (p1)
Lovack (p3)
May (p1)
Mitchel (p1)
Pull (p1,p3)
Riches (p2)
Rogers (p1)
Rozier (p1)
Sare (p3)
Stevens (p1)
Tyler (p2)
West (p3)

The Census

  • Census place (parish, township, etc.)
    • Hundred = Forehoe
    • Supt. Registrar's District = Guiltcross
    • Registration District = Kenninghall and Harling or Western District
    • Enumeration District = 7
    • Description = Riddlesworth
  • The columns transcribed are as follows :-
    • Address (street, number, etc.)
    • Un = "Uninhabited or Building"
    • In = "Inhabited"
      • A "/" in this column indicates more than one household at the same address - although the enumerator is not always consistent.
    • Surname / Forename / Relationship to head / Marital condition
    • Age / Male or Female (rounded to nearest 5 years. Under 15 yrs is exact)
    • Occupations
    • Whether born in same County ( Y or N ).
    • Whether born in S(cotland), I(reland),or F(oreign) Parts.

 

F(olio) 4 - Page 1

PLACEUnInNamesAge/
M
Sex
F
Profession
Trade
Born
County
S, I
or F
Hall 1Jenefer May 44HousekeeperN 
   Elizabeth Mitchel 60F. S.N 
   Ann Bulling 29F. S.N 
   Mary Pull 20F. S.Y 
  /  
   Jemima Cooper 40IndeptN 
   Henry May15 M. S.N 
   William Kerry17 M. S.N 
  //  
Garden House 1John Rogers40 GardenerN 
   Mary Rogers 40 N 
   William Rogers14  N 
   Thomas do13  N 
   Ann do 11 N 
   Martha do   9 N 
   Elizabeth do   6 N 
  //  
Rectory 1William Darby45 ClergymanY 
   Elizabeth Buckingham 25F. S.Y 
   Elizabeth Rozier 15F. S.N 
  //  
Lodge 1Mary Lane 32 N 
   William Lane  8  Y 
   Mary do   6 Y 
   Jane do   3 Y 
   Sarah do   1 Y 
   George do  7 Week  Y 
  /  
   Sophia Stevens 48NurseN 
   Emma Linge 13F. S.N 
 
TOTAL in }
  Page 1     }
   4   817   
 
F(olio) 4   Page 2
Lodge 1John Haggar60 GamekeeperN 
   Susanna do 62 N 
   Charles Bray20 M. S.N 
  //  
Studd House 1William Tyler60 Studd GroomY 
   Charlotte Tyler 55 N 
  //  
   Robert Blake20 Ag LabrN 
  //  
  do 1Eserlier? [Zachariah] Blomfield30 Ag LabrN 
   Margaret do 30 N 
   Selina do   9 Y 
   Charlotte do   7 Y 
  //  
Cottage 1John Draper48 Ag LabrY 
   Mary do 48 N 
   George do10  Y 
  //  
  do 1Robert Lawrence45 ShepherdY 
   Jane do 45 Y 
   Mary Lawrence 80[Widow]Y 
  //  
  do 1John Holmes65 Ag LabY 
   Ann do 65 Y 
   Robert Holmes28 Ag LabY 
   Harriet do 25 Y 
   Robert Holmes  2  Y 
  //  
  do 1Robert Riches60 Ag LabY 
   Elizabeth Riches 56 Y 
   Robert do26 Ag LabY 
   Lyda do 12 Y 
  //  
 
TOTAL in }
  Page 2     }
   7 1312   
 
F(olio) 5   Page 3
Cottage 1John Pull50 CarpenterY 
   Sarah do 40 N 
   William do14  Y 
   James do12  Y 
   John do10  Y 
   Charles do  8  Y 
   David do  5  Y 
   Mary do   3 Y 
  //  
  do 1Robert Lovack55 Ag LabY 
   Charles do25 doY 
   Susan do 25 Y 
   Rudd do  4  Y 
   Thomas do  3  Y 
   William do  1  Y 
  //  
Farm House 1William Sare60 Farm BailiffY 
   Elizabeth Sare 60 Y 
  /  
   Sophia Chenery 35F. S.Y 
   Ann Baldry 16F. S.N 
   Robert Culham10 M. S.Y 
   Martha West 50IndtY 
  //  
 
TOTAL in }
  Page 3     }
   3 13  7   

 

Page NoInhabited
Houses
Uninhabited
Houses
BuildingMalesFemales
Total on Page 1    4    8  17
Total on Page 2    7    13  12
Total on Page 3    3    13    7
 
  

Totals  14    34  36

 

Total of Persons 70

William Sare - Enumerator

 

[End of Census Document]


Notes

  • All shorthand contractions in the document have been reproduced as written. The exception is a "-" after some names indicating a "blank space" ie. "Ditto" or "Surname" was missing.
  • The text enclosed in "[]" was on the original but had been crossed out but has been included here for completeness.
  • The abbreviations are :- "Ag Lab" = "Agricultural Labourer", "Do" or "do" = "Ditto", "F. S." = "Female Servant", "Indept" = "Independent", "M. S." = "Male Servant" and "Robt" = "Robert".
  • In other documents and transcriptions the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
    Blomfield/Bloomfield, Lovack/Lovick, Mitchel/Mitchell.
  • The following is from "Riddlesworth with Gasthorpe" Parish Registers:- Baptisms (entry nos in "[]")
    • [120] - 22/June/1834 - Charlotte dau. of Zachariah & Margaret BLOOMFIELD (late STEED) - Labourer [Entry 109 is for daughter Selina]
    • [158] - 25/Aug/1839 - Sarah dau. of Robert and Mary Ann (nee NOBLE) LANE - Riddlesworth - Coachman to T. THORNHILL
    • [162] - 1/Nov/1840 - Wareyn William son of William and Mary (nee WOODCOCK) DARBY - Rector (Note Mary was buried Dec/1839 aged 45years)
  • Thomas THORNHILL was absent from the Hall :- In the Baptisms are entries between 1830 and 1844 for his Coachman, Cook, Footman and Butler etc.
    • He was at his house in 49 Berkeley Square (next to Rt Hon Earl GREY at No 48).

See also the Riddlesworth parish page and the main Census page.

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May 2016