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Census: 1801
Beeston (with Bittering) is one of the few places in the county for which a census before 1841 containing names survives.
This 1801 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 377/31] covers 5 pages, the start of each being indicated by [Page xx] in the text which does not appear on the original.
[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
Surname Index
The following surnames are contained in the document. The numbers following each are the Page numbers which contain one or more occurences of the name.
| Airs (1) Aldridge (1) Allison (1) Andrews (1) Ashey (1) Barker (2) Barnwell (5) Barnes (1) Baxter (1) Bear (2) Bowen (1) Bridges (1) Bunn (1) Burton (2) Claxton (2) Coker (2) Capps (2) Cooper (2) | Case (2) Curson (2) Crome (2) Davey (2) Dearns (2) Dennis (3) Farrer (3) Filby (3) Flupott (3) Fox (3) Frost (3) Fuller (3) Gage (3) Gooderson (3) Goward (3) Hammond (3) Hart (3) | Harvey (3) Head (3) Howes (3) Hunter (3) Johnson (3) King (3) Leeder (3) Linn (4) Makings (4) Marham (4) Melton (5) Moulton (4) Murrell (4) Orton (4) Powley (4) Payne (4) Rowe (4) | Rudd (4) Ryall (5) Santy (4) Saunders (4) Sooley (4) Spicer (4) Sprags (4) Stanner (4) Stimpson (4) Tann (4,5) Tuck (5) Walker (5) Wheals (5) Whitesides (5) Winter (5) Wiscard (5) Wright (5) |
The Census
The original document had the following headings spelt out in full. They have been contracted to allow for a clearer display.
- Names = "Names of Inhabitants"
- Fam = "Families in Each House"
- Ma = "Males"
- Fe = "Females"
- H = "No of Houses"
- Tot = "No of Persons in the Parish"
This contains the following information :-
[Page 1 follows]
Beeston Tithe Book
March 10th 1801
| Names | Fam | Ma | Fe | H | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison John | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Andrews John | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Airs John | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ashey Edward | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Aldridge William | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bunn William | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Baxter Henry | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Barnes William | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Bridges Henry | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bridges Robert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bridges John Senr | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Bridges James | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Bridges William | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bridges John Junr | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Bridges Widow | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bridges Thomas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bowen Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| [Totals] | 17 | 43 | 43 | 17 | 86 |
| [Page 2 follows] | |||||
| Brought over | 17 | 43 | 43 | 17 | 86 |
| Bear James | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Barker Brown | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bear Jonathan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Burton James | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bear Elizabeth | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Claxton Edmund Senr | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Claxton Edmund Junr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Claxton John | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Claxton Christopher | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Claxton William | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Coker William | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Capps Robert | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Coker John | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Cooper Robert | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Cooper Widow | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Coker Widow | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Case Richard | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Curson Widow | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Crome Christopher | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Curson John | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Davey John | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Dearns Robt Senr | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Dearns Robt Junr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Carried over | 42 | 100 | 110 | 40 | 210 |
| [Page 3 follows] | |||||
| Brought over | 42 | 100 | 110 | 40 | 210 |
| Dennis Thomas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Frost John | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Frost George Senr | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Frost George Junr | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Frost Mary | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Frost Thomas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Flupott Robert | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Farrer John | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Fox Mary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fuller William | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Filby William | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gooderson Thomas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Gage William | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Goward James | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hart William | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Harvey Widow | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Head David | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Hunter Paul | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Hammond William | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Howes John | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnson Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| King Benjamin | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Leeder Robert | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Carried over | 68 | 147 | 166 | 63 | 313 |
| [Page 4 follows] | |||||
| Brought over | 68 | 147 | 166 | 63 | 313 |
| Linn John | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Murrell John | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Makings John | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Marham Thomas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Moulton Nathaniel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Orton John | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Powley Jacob | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Powley Peter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Payne William | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rudd John | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Rudd Jeneson | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Rudd Edward Senr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rudd Edward Junr | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Rowe George | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Sooley Samuel | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Saunders David | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Stimpson William | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Stanner Judith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sprags Francis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Spicer Charles | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Santy William | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sooley Mary | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Tann Robert Senr | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Tann Robert Junr | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Carried over | 92 | 201 | 222 | 87 | 423 |
| [Page 5 follows] | |||||
| Brought over | 92 | 201 | 222 | 87 | 423 |
| Tann William | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Tuck John | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Wright Thomas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Wright Richard | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Winter Robert | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Wright Robert | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Wheals Robert | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Wheals William | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Wheals George | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Wheals Widow | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wiscard John | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Whitesides Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryall Widow | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| In the parish of Beeston | 106 | 230 | 262 | 100 | 492 |
| Bittering with Beeston | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walker William | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Melton Robert | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Sum Total | 109 | 241 | 270 | 102 | 511 |
| Occupations | Number |
|---|---|
| Beeston - Agriculture - | 95 |
| In Bittering with Beeston | 6 |
| Trade manufacture or Handicraft | 39 |
| Bittering | -- |
| All Other Persons not comprehended in the two above classes, as Women & Childrens | 358 |
| Bittering | 13 |
| | |
| Number of Inhabitants | 511 |
Note. Myself and family at Bath when this calculation was taken,
which would have made 5 more Wm Barnwell Rectr
[End of Census Document]
See also the Beeston parish page and the main Census page
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Copyright © Mike Bristow.
December 2001