Friday, 30 December 2011

Toppesfield, Essex 1801 Census

From the Essex Village Signs website
www.villagesigns-essex.co.uk/pages/t.shtml
As mentioned in my previous post, there were two censuses at the end of the 1791-1812 burial register for St Margaret of Antioch, Toppesfield.  Here is the 1801 census.  Only one name was illegible - the forename of Wright, a labourer.  The 1811 census suggests that it might have been George or William, but it almost looks like Thomas.  There were several Wright families, so the baptismal and burial registers don't help clear up the matter.

Of interest in the 1801 census are the abbreviated notes of the curate, George Pawson, showing how many labouring families (F) lived in the same cottage (C). The most crowded dwelling was that of Francis Letch, with four families in the same cottage, a total of twelve people.  Francis doesn't appear on the 1811 census and I wonder if his family were able to improve their living conditions in another village.


A Correct account of all the Inhabitants of the Parish of Toppesfield in the year of our Lord 1801

Farmer’s Families
Males
Females
BROWN [either Miss: or Step.]
5
2
DARBY John
2
4
DIXON Daniel
2
2
DAVEY Edmund
2
1
DAVEY Isaac
3
2
ELEY Thoms:
6
5
FREEBORN John
3
4
HARDY James Senr
3
2
HARDY James Junr
5
2
KENYON Wm
2
3
MARSH Isaac Senr
3
3
MASRH Isaac Junr
3
1
MEAD Widow
2
3
MEGGS Benjn
3
3
MARSH Wm
5
3
PARTRIDGE Thom:
3
3
PIPER Isaac
4
1
QUIE Geo:
4
1
STEWARD Thom
4
4
SMITH Geo:
4
6
TEADER John
4
3
WATERS James
1
1
Totals
73
59



Labourer’s Families
Males
Females
ALLEN Jos: Senr
4
6
ALLEN Jos: Junr
1
3
ARGENT Sam Senr
2
2
ARGENT Sam Junr
1
2
ARGENT Jos:
5
5
ARGENT Jonn
2
2
ARGENT Wm
1
2
ATTERTON Rob:
4
2
ALLEN John 3 Fam in 1 Cott:
3
3
ASHBY Richd
5
2
ARGENT Wm Junr
2
1
BRAGG John
4
4
BUTCHER John
1
7
BAREHAM James
6
2
BARNARD John
1
2
BYFORD Wm
1
1
BROWN Thom
2
2
CROSS Widow 2 F in Cott:
3
3
COOK Wm
2
7
CURTIS Wm 2 F 1 C
2
3
COLLARD John
1
1
DARKING Wm
5
2
DANES Widow
3
2
DANES Peter
2
2
DANES James
7
1
DANES Wm Junr
3
1
DAVIDSON John
4
4
DARKING John
2
1
DANES Wm Senr
3
2
DOWSETT Widow
0
2
DREW Jno
2
1
EAVES Joseph
3
3
ELSDEN Joseph
1
3
FINCH Richd
2
5
FAIRCLOTH Daniel
2
4
GOLDING Widow
0
1
HARDY John
3
0
HALLS James
2
1
HARDY John P.S.
5
5
HURRY John
1
2
HARRINGTON Joseph
2
4
KEMP John
2
4
LAYZEL john
2
4
LAWRENCE John
4
3
LEWSEY John
2
2
LEVETT Natl 2 F 1 C
2
2
LANHAM Wm
1
1
LETCH Francis 4 F 1 C
3
9
MAYHEW Joseph
2
1
MIDSON Saml
1
3
MIDSON Thos:
5
2
MARTIN Geo:
2
5
MIDSON Wm
1
3
MIDSON Rob: Senr
1
2
MAYNARD John
2
3
MIDSON Rob: Junr
6
2
PANNELL Wm
3
3
PURKIS James
2
5
RUGGLES John
1
3
REED James 2 F 1 C
4
7
RUGGLES James Senr
4
5
RADLEY Wm
5
3
RUGGLES James Junr
1
2
RIGHT Geo:
4
2
RICHARDSON Step:
3
2
RIGHT Wm Senr 2 F 1 C
2
3
RIGHT Wm Junr
2
4
STEWARD Joseph
4
2
TARBOURN
3
2
WHYBROW John
1
3
WRIGHT [illegible, might be Thos]
3
4
In the Poor House
8
10
TOTALS
109
137



Trades & Handy Craft
M
F
ALLEN James
Carpenter
1
2
BURDER Rob:
Butcher
4
2
BURDER Geo:
Glazier
1
3
BURLEIGH Widow
Innkeeper
2
6
BURLEIGH Wm
Taylor
4
1
BARNARD Jno
B. Layer
1
2
CLARK Jn
Schoolmaster
1
0
CROSS Jno
Blacksmith
4
2
Lodgers , Labourers & W. Right [wheelwrights]
3
1
COPSEY Geo:
Baker
3
4
DOWSETT Wm Senr
Carpr
2
3
DOWSETT Wm Junr
Do
6
3
DOWSETT Henry
Do
2
3
DOWSETT Joseph
Do
1
2
FINCH James
Miller
4
2
HARDY Jn Senr
B. Smith
1
2
HARDY Jn Junr
Do
3
5
HARDY Jos:
Do
4
3
HUTTON Thos.
Do
3
2
HART Saml.
Glover
3
1
Lodgers &c

2
0
HARDY Thos.
B. Smith
3
2
HARRINGTON Thos.
Cordwainer
0
1
LETCH Humphrey
Shop Keeper
2
4
OFFORD Thos
Miller
2
2
PERCIVAL Wm
Taylor
1
5
SHELLY Philip
S. Keeper
2
4
TYLER Geo:
Shoemaker
3
2
TEADER John
Miller
4
1
WASH James
Shoemaker
1
3
Totals
76
73
Inhabited Houses – 123


Families – 133


Uninhabited Houses – 5


Persons employed in agriculture & children
73
59

191
214
Persons employed in Trades, Handy craft &c:
76
73
All others not included in above classes
1
1

341
347
Number of Inhabs. – 688


Geo: PAWSON Curate
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