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Census: 1821

Sparham is one of the few places in the county for which a census before 1841 containing names survives.

This 1821 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference NNAS safe 2, no 30] is on four separate sheets of paper and is actually 2 separate lists.

[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]

Census available

  • Document 1 - All parishioners with ages.
  • Document 2 - Heads of Households and trades. The final totals at the end of this list provided the information required by the Government of the day.

Name Index of all Parishioners list

The census document 1 contains the following names with the Page number in brackets which may contain more than one occurence of the name.

Able (6)
Anthony (1)
Baker (3)
Balden (1)
Baley (4)
Barker (4)
Barnes (2)
Bell (1)
Blake (5)
Blomfield (6)
Blyth (2)
Brett (3)
Burch (1)
Burton (3)
Buxton (3,5)
Chiles (1)
Clarbun (5)
Clarke (1,4)
Claxson (5)
Coburn (5)
Cole (2,6)
Coleby (4,6)
Colsey (3)
Comings (5)
Cox (2)
Crow (4)
Dack (1)
Dain (3)
Darrant (2)
Dearing (6)
Dennis (4)
Drew (5)
Fenn (6)
Fish (3)
Flood (1)
Forby (2)
Forler (3)
Fox (3,5,6)
Frost (2)
Godfrey (5)
Gooch (4,6)
Goward (4,6)
Groom (1,2,3,6)
Gymer (1)
Hall (1)
Howard (3,5)
Howell (4)
Hunter (4,6)
Jacob (1)
Lavender (6)
Layte (4)
Leverage (5)
Lovell (3)
Lynn (2)
Maners (3)
Meale (5)
Neale (2,3)
Nelson (6)
Norton (4)
Outlaw (1)
Parterson (3)
Paterson (3)
Patterson (2,6)
Pinchen (4)
Purcell (5)
Reeve (5)
Rix (6)
Rud (1)
Rudd (6)
Sayer (4)
Southgate (3,6)
Spooner (3)
Springal (3)
Springall (1,3)
Stoughton (6)
Taylor (4)
Tolada (5)
Toleda (5)
Trowse (4)
Watling (1,6)
Wells (2)
Wilson (2)
Winter (3)
Witesides (2,3)

Names not in Heads of Households list

Balden (see Baldwin)
Baley
Barker
Bell
Blyth (see Blythe)
Brett
Burch
Chiles
Clarbun (see Clabourn)
Claxson
Coburn
Coleby (see Colby)
Colsey
Comings (see Commings)
Crow
Dack
Dain
Darrant (see Durrant)
Godfrey
Goward (see Gaywood)
Hall
Hasel (see Hazle)
Hunter
Jacob
Layte
Leverage
Lovell
Meale (see Neal?)
Neale (see Neal)
Outlaw
Pinchen
Purcell
Rix
Rud (see Rudd)
Sayer
Southgate
Springall (see Springall)
Trowse
Witesides

Notes

  • Looks like Hasel is a corruption of Hazle.
  • Toleda is probably Toleday.

Name Index of Heads of Households

The census document 2 contains the following names with the Page number in brackets which may contain more than one occurence of the name.

Anthony (1)
Baker (1)
Baldwin (1)
Barnes (1)
Blake (2)
Blomfield (1)
Blythe (1)
Burton (1)
Buxton (1)
Clabourn (2)
Clarke (1,2)
Colby (2)
Cole (1)
Commings (2)
Cox (1)
Dennis (2)
Drew (2)
Durrant (1)
Fish (1)
Flood (1)
Forby (1)
Fox (2)
Frost (1)
Gaywood (2)
Gooch (2)
Groom (1)
Gymer (1)
Hazle (1,2)
Howard (1,2)
Howell (2)
Lynn (1)
Neal (1)
Nelson (1)
Norton (2)
Patterson (1)
Reeve (2)
Rudd (1)
Springle (1)
Stoughton (1)
Taylor (2)
Watling (1)
Wells (1)
Wilson (1)
Winter (1)

Names not in all Parishioners list

Baldwin (see Balden)
Blythe (see Blyth)
Clabourn (see Clarbun/Coburn)
Colby (see Coleby)
Commings (see Comings)
Durrant (see Darrant)
Gaywood (see Goward)
Hazle (see Hasel)
Neal (see Neale)
Springle (see Springall)

 

The Census Document No 1 containing all Parishioners

It contains the following information :-

 

An Account of all the People in this Parish Male & Female taken May 15th 1821

Names Male Female Age Total
Willm Clarke   1 - 78 -
Frances Clarke -   1 81   2
-- - - - -
John Gymer - - 78 -
Ann Gymer - - 63 -
Ann Gymer   1   2 21   3
-- - - - -
John Dack - - 24 -
Susan Dack - - 23 -
James Dack - -   3   4
Easter Dack   2   2 7 months -
-- - - - -
Hannah Outlaw -   1 62 -
Elizabeth Chiles -   1 67   2
-- - - - -
George Hasel   1 - 72 -
Mary Chiles -   1 71   2
-- - - - -
Simond Watling - - 43 -
Martha Watling - - 43 -
Mary Watling - - 18 -
Sarah Watling - - 11 -
Susan Watling - - 10 -
George Watling - -   8 -
Elizabeth Watling - -   6 -
Benjamin Watling - -   3 -
Samuel Watling - -   3 -
Maria Watling   4   6 6 months -
Sarah Springall   inmate - - 24 -
Rachel Springall -   2   2 12
-- - - - -
James Anthony - - 35 -
Susan Anthony - - 38 -
James Anthony - - 11 -
Edmund Anthony - -   6 -
Susan Anthony - -   5 -
Mary Anthony   3   3   2 -
Elizabeth Bell   inmate -   1 31   7
-- - - - -
John Rud   1 - 63 -
Ann Rud -   1 56   2
-- - - - -
Edward Balden - - 45 -
Lueasa Balden - - 41 -
Jane Balden   1   2 15   3
-- - - - -
Lydia Groom - - 46 -
Mary Groom - -   6 -
John Groom - -   5 -
Will Groom - -   2 -
Thomas Jacob   3   2 13   5
-- - - - -
Mary Burch - - 38 -
Hannah Burch -   2 10   2
-- - - - -
John Flood - - 58 -
Dooratha Flood - - 57 -
Edward Flood - - 21 -
Robert Flood - - 18 -
Mary Flood - - 16 -
Hannah Flood   3   3 13   6
-- - - - -
Edmund Rud - - 34 -
Mary Rud - - 35 -
Richard Rud - -   6 -
Mark Rud - -   4 -
Elizabeth Rud   3   2   2   5
-- - - - -
Francis Hall - - 36 -
Martha Hall - - 36 -
Francis Hall - -   3 -
Henry Hall   3   1   1   4
-- - - - --
-- - - - 59
-- - - - -
[Page 2]  
Benjamin Cole - - 39 -
Blyth Cole - - 38 -
Elizabeth Cole - - 12 -
Blyth Cole - -   8 -
James Cole - -   5 -
Benjamin Cole - -   2 -
Mary Cole   3   4 9 weeks   7
-- - - - -
Thomas Wells - - 62 -
Mary Wells - - 68 -
Thomas Wells   2   1 11   3
-- - - - -
John Frost - - 22 -
Sopiha Frost - - 22 -
William Frost - -   2 -
Mary Frost   2   2   1   4
-- - - - -
John Groom - - 46 -
Ann Groom - - 44 -
Ann Groom - - 10 -
Elizabeth Groom - -   7 -
James Groom - -   4 -
Roseta Groom - -   2 -
Samuel Groom   3   4   1   7
-- - - - -
William Darrant - - 55 -
Mary Darrant - - 55 -
Thomas Darrant - - 14 -
John Darrant   3   1   8   4
-- - - - -
William Witesides - - 60 -
Ann Witesides - - 59 -
Elizabeth Witesides - - 20 -
Sarah Witesides - - 18 -
Mary Witesides   1   4 15   5
-- - - - -
John Blyth   1 - 57 -
Mary Blyth -   1 61   2
-- - - - -
Richard Barnes - - 31 -
Martha Barnes - - 34 -
Mary Barnes - - 10 -
Richard Barnes - -   7 -
Elizabeth Barnes - -   6 -
Hannah Barnes - -   2 -
Susan Barnes - - 9 months -
James Patterson   3   5 30   8
-- - - - -
Thomas Neale - - 35 -
Elizabeth Neale - - 32 -
Robert Neale - - 10 -
William Neale - -   8 -
Mary Neale - -   6 -
Sarah Neale - -   4 -
Elizabeth Neale   3   4   2   7
-- - - - -
James Lynn - - 52 -
Susan Lynn - - 42 -
Susan Lynn   1   2 16   3
-- - - - -
Thomas Forby - - 67 -
Ann Forby - - 63 -
Mittchel Forby - - 27 -
Mary Forby   2   2 23   4
-- - - - -
Josep Wilson   1 - 63 -
Sarah Wilson -   1 69   2
-- - - - -
John Cox   1 - 60 -
Sarah Cox -   1 67   2
-- - - - -
- - - - 58
-- - - - -
[Page 3]  
Robert Winter - - 33 -
Sarah Winter - - 23 -
Sarah Winter - -   2 -
Eliz Forler? - - 19 -
Mary Maners? - - 16 -
Henry Parterson? - - 25 -
Thomas Springal   3   4 16   7
-- - - - -
Samuel Wood - - 40 -
Elizabeth Wood - - 32 -
Mary Wood - - 14 -
Ann Wood - -   8 -
Charles Wood - -   6 -
Bridget Wood   2   4   3   6
-- - - - -
James Paterson - - 54 -
Elizabeth Paterson - - 51 -
William Paterson - - 19 -
Mary Paterson - - 12 -
John Paterson - - 10 -
Thos Paterson   4   2   6   6
-- - - - -
William Brett - - 47 -
Sarah Brett - - 50 -
Sarah Brett   1   2 19   3
-- - - - -
Mariah Lovell - - 32 -
Mariah Lovell - - 10 -
Isack Lovell - -   8 -
William Lovell - -   6 -
Thomas Lovell   3   2   4   5
-- - - - -
John Springall - - 52 -
Susan Springall - - 47 -
John Springall - - 14 -
Easter Springall - - 12 -
Susan Springall - -   9 -
George Springall   3   3   7   6
-- - - - -
Mary Baker - - 49 -
Sarah Baker - -   9 -
Lidia Baker - -   7 -
James Groom   inmate   1   3 76   4
-- - - - -
Petter Colsey - - 27 -
Mary Colsey - - 38 -
Sarah Colsey - -   7 -
William Colsey - -   5 -
Robert Colsey - -   3 -
Mary Colsey   3   3 9 months   6
-- - - - -
John Fish - - 48 -
Hannah Fish - - 50 -
Miles Fish - - 17 -
James Fish - - 14 -
Frances Fish - -   7 -
Benjamin Fish - -   6 -
John Dain   inmate   5   2   4   7
-- - - - -
Josep Southgate - - 43 -
Mary Southgate - - 50 -
John Southgate - - 12 -
Robert Southgate   3   1   9   4
-- - - - -
Samuel Howard - - 28 -
Elizabeth Howard - - 26 -
Elizabeth Neale - - 14 -
Charlotta Spooner   inmate   1   3   6   4
-- - - - -
William Buxton - - 50 -
Thomas Witesides   inmate - - 25 -
Charlotta Witesides   inmate - - 20 -
Benjamin Buxton - - 14 -
Sophia Witesides   inmate   3   2   6   5
-- - - - -
William Burton - - 73 -
Elizabeth Burton - - 60 -
Susan Burton   1   2 14   3
-- - - - -
- - - - 66
-- - - - -
[Page 4]  
William Howell - - 58 -
Rebeca Howell - - 58 -
Robert Howell - - 17 -
John Howell   inmate - - 20 -
Susan Howell   inmate - - 20 -
Rebeca Howell - - 11 -
Ann Howell   inmate   3   4   1   7
-- - - - -
Susan Baley - - 25 -
George Baley - -   4 -
William Baley   2   1   1   3
-- - - - -
Mary Clarke - - 63 -
Ann Layte - - 87 -
John Clarke   1   2 37   3
-- - - - -
Mary Taylor - - 33 -
Mary Ann Taylor - -   7 -
Amelea Taylor - -   5 -
Susan Taylor -   4   3   4
-- - - - -
John Hunter - - 27 -
Frances Hunter - - 32 -
John Hunter - -   6 -
Robert Hunter - -   5 -
William Hunter - -   3 -
Mary Hunter   4   2   1   6
-- - - - -
John Dennis - - 26 -
Sarah Dennis - - 21 -
Robert Dennis - -   2 -
John Dennis   3   1 5 months   4
-- - - - -
John Sayer   1 - 60 -
Ann Sayer -   1 63   2
-- - - - -
William Norton - - 47 -
Sarah Norton - - 47 -
Ames Norton   1   2   7   3
-- - - - -
Thomas Gooch   1 - 28 -
Susan Gooch -   1 27   2
-- - - - -
Richard Taylor - - 36 -
Sarah Taylor - - 33 -
Hannah Taylor - - 12 -
Mary Taylor - - 10 -
James Taylor - -   7 -
William Taylor - -   5 -
John Taylor - -   3 -
Benjamin Taylor - -   7 -
Francis Barker   inmate   5 * 3 60   9
-- - - - -
George Goward - - 31 -
Maria Goward - - 29 -
George Goward - -   7 -
Mary Goward - -   5 -
William Goward   3   2   3   5
-- - - - -
Richard Coleby - - 57 -
Elizabeth Coleby - - 22 -
Charles Trowse   2   1 22   3
-- - - - -
George Goward - - 54 -
Mary Goward - - 41 -
Ann Goward - - 11 -
James Goward   2   2   5   4
-- - - - -
John Pinchen - - 74 -
Sarah Pinchen - - 74 -
James Pinchen - - 23 -
James Crow   inmate   3   1 28   4
-- - - - -
James Sayer - - 25 -
Rebeca Sayer - - 24 -
Sarah Sayer   1   2   1   3
-- - - - -
- - - - (62)
-- - - - -
[Page 5]  
Robert Clarbun - - 74 -
Elizabeth Clarbun - - 71 -
John Clarbun   2   1 39   3
-- - - - -
Josep Purcell - - 52 -
Ann Purcell - - 45 -
Josep Coburn   inmate - - 21 -
John Godfrey   inmate - - 33 -
Sarah Godfrey   inmate - - 21 -
Henry Godfrey   inmate   4   2 8 weeks   6
-- - - - -
Phillip Reeve - - 77 -
Susan Reeve - - 76 -
Ann Reeve   1   2 30   3
-- - - - -
William Comings - - 35 -
Hannah Comings - - 33 -
Roseanna Comings - - 12 -
Mary Comings - - 10 -
Laurel Comings - - 4 months -
Edmund Claxson   inmate   2   4 50   6
-- - - - -
Robert Blake - - 63 -
Elizabeth Blake - - 58 -
Jeremiah Blake   2   1 16   3
-- - - - -
John Leverage - - 48 -
Margaret Leverage - - 50 -
Henry Leverage   inmate - -   3 -
Mary Ann Leverage   2   2   5   4
-- - - - -
William Drew - - 42 -
Ann Drew - - 35 -
John Drew - -   9 -
Sarah Drew - -   7 -
William Drew - -   6 -
Mary Drew - -   3 -
Ann Drew   3   4   1   7
-- - - - -
John Drew   1 - 74 -
Sarah Drew -   1 74   2
-- - - - -
Abel Howard - - 30 -
Tabatha Howard - - 32 -
Howard - -   7 -
Mary Howard - -   4 -
John Fox - - 19 -
Mary Buxton   2   4 16   6
-- - - - -
Benjamin Fox - - 48 -
Elizabeth Fox - - 47 -
George Fox   2   1   9   3
-- - - - -
William Howard - - 37 -
Elizabeth Howard - - 48 -
Henry Howard - - 10 -
Richard Howard   3   1   8   4
-- - - - -
John Toleda - - 49 -
Elizabeth Toleda - - 49 -
Ann Tolada - - 18 -
Easter Tolada - - 15 -
Susan Tolada   1   4 11   5
-- - - - -
Elizabeth Meale -   1 78   1
-- - - - -
- - - - 53
-- - - - -
[Page 6]  
Revd James Stoughton - - 53 -
Diana Stoughton - - 40 -
Murial Stoughton - -   7 -
Elizabeth Stoughton - -   4 -
Ann Willson - - 29 -
Eleanor Gooch - - 32 -
Susan Cole - - 14 -
Josep Southgate   2   6 14   8
-- - - - -
William Blomfield - - 62 -
Elizabeth Blomfield - - 58 -
Thomas Blomfield - - 22 -
Maria Blomfield - - 21 -
Charlotta Blomfield - - 20 -
John Blomfield - - 17 -
Frances Blomfield - - 15 -
James Coleby - - 16 -
John Goward - - 23 -
Henry Rix - - 17 -
James Watling - - 14 -
Alice Hunter - - 11 -
Charlotta Fenn   7   6 18 13
-- - - - -
Jas Nelson - - 62 -
Thos Nelson - - 24 -
Robt Lavender - - -- -
Willm Groom - - -- -
Saml Patterson - - -- -
James Rud - - -- -
Eliz Nelson - - 20 -
Frances Nelson - - 18 -
Frances Dearing - - 32 -
Eliz Able - - 22 -
Sarah Fox   6   5 15 11
-- - - - -
- - - - 32
-- - - - -

71 Inhabited Houses

32     (Page 6)
59     (Page 1)
58     (Page 2)
66     (Page 3)
62     (Page 4)
53     (page 5)
---
335
       
1821 330 Persons [Value comes from
second document]
1811 307 Do  
  ---    
  23 Increase  

Population taken May 1821

 

[End of Census Document No 1]


Notes

  • After the entry for Francis Barker the number of males should be 6 and not 5 as written.

Heads of Households and trades

The original document had the following headings spelt out in full. They have been contracted to allow for a clearer display.

  • Names = "Heads of households"
  • Hou = "Inhabited Houses"
  • Fam. = "No of Families living in that house"
  • Bui = "House building"
  • Un = "Houses uninhabited"
  • Ag = "Families employed in Agriculture"
  • Tr = "Families employed in Trade"
  • Oth = "Families employed in Other occupations"
  • M = "Males"
  • F = "Females"
  • Tot = "Total of columns 9 (Males) and 10 (Females)"

The Census Document No 2

It contains the following information :-

Names Hou Fam Bui Un Ag Tr Oth M F Tot
Revd Jas Stoughton   1   1   -   -   -   -   1   2   6   8
Willm Blomfield   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   7   6 13
Jas Nelson   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   6   5 11
Willm Clarke   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   1   1   2
Jno Gymer   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   3   4   7
George Hazle   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   1   3   4
Simon Watling   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   4 10 14
James Anthony   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   4   5   9
Edwd Baldwin   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   4   4   8
Jno Flood   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   3   3   6
Edmund Rudd   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   6   3   9
Benjm Cole   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   3   4   7
Thos Wells   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   2   1   3
Jno Frost   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   2   2   4
Jno Groom   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   3   4   7
Willm Durrant   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   4   5   9
Jno Blythe   1   1   -   -   -   1   -   1   1   2
Richard Barnes   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   3   5   8
Thos Neal   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   3   4   7
Jas Lynn   1   1   -   -   -   1   -   1   2   3
Thos Forby   1   1   -   -   -   1   -   2   2   4
Joseph Wilson   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   2   3   5
Jno Cox   1   2   -   -   1   1   -   3   5   8
Robt Winter   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   4   4   7
Jas Patterson   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   7   3 10
Jno Springle   1   2   -   -   1   1   -   6   5 11
Baker   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   1   3   4
Jno Fish   1   1   -   -   -   1   -   5   2   7
Saml Howard   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   1   3   4
Willm Buxton   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   3   2   5
Willm Burton   1   2   -   -   1   1   -   4   5   9
[Total page 1] 31 44   -   - 36   7   1 100 115 215
Willm Howell   1   4   -   -   4   -   -   6 10 16
Jno Clarke   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   1   2   3
Mary Taylor   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   4   6 10
Jno Dennis   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   4   2   6
Willm Norton   1   1   -   -   -   1   -   1   2   3
Thos Gooch   1   2   -   -   1   1   -   6   5 11
George Gaywood Junr   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   3   2   5
Richard Colby   1   3   -   -   1   2   -   6   3   9
George Gaywood   1   3   -   -   3   -   -   6   5 11
Robt Clabourn   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   2   1   3
Philip Reeve   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   1   2   3
Rob Blake   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   4   3   7
Willm Commings   1   1   -   -   -   1   -   2   4   6
Willm Drew   1   2   -   -   1   1   -   4   5   9
Able Howard   1   1   -   -   1   -   -   2   4   6
Benjm Fox   1   2   -   -   2   -   -   5   2   7
-   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Brot from other side 31 44   -   - 36   7   1 100 115 215
Robt Hazle   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -
-   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
[Totals] 47 73   -   1 59 13   1 157 173 330

 

 

[End of Census Document No 2]


Notes

  • Between the entries on Page 1 of "Baker" and "Jno Fish" was "Peter Coulsey" which had been crossed out. He appears in Doc 1.

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