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Census: 1821

West Harling 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 PD 27/22 or MF 1798/134-135] is on 1 very wide sheet of paper with more than 30 columns. This has been split into 2 tables for ease of viewing.

[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]

Census available

  • 1821 - This document.
  • 1841 - National census.

Name Index

The following surnames are contained in the document.

Bussey
Callow
Catchpole
Coachmans (*)
Crooke
Dean 		Dodd
Hall
Harbour
Hubbard
Lefley
Mallows 		Munford
Murton
Nicolson
Nottley
Nunn 		Pooley
Pymar
Warman
Wilson
Youngs

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

Table 1

  • Inh Hou = "Inhabited Houses"
  • 1st = [Actually gives by how many Families Occupied]
  • 2nd [above the next 2 headings]
    • Fam = "By how many Families Occupied"
    • Hou Bld ="Houses now building"
  • Oth Un = "Other Houses Uninhabited" (3rd)
  • 4th [above the next 3 headings]
    • Agr = "Families Chiefly Employed in Agriculture"
    • Tra = "Families Chiefly Employed in Trade manufacture &c."
    • Oth = "All Other families not comprized in the two preceding classes"
  • 5th [above the next 3 headings]
    • Mal = "Males" (5th)
    • Fem = "Females" (5th)
    • Tot = "Total" (5th)

Table 2

  • Names
  • First set = Males
    • M(ale) I(nfant) = U(nder) 5 years
    • 5 = "5 to 10" [years]
    • 10 = "10 to 15"
    • 15 = "15 to 20" [Note missing under Females]
    • 20 = "20 to 30"
    • 30 = "30 to 40"
    • 40 = "40 to 50"
    • 50 = "50 to 60"
    • 60 = "60 to 70"
    • 70 = "70 to 80"
    • 80 = "80 to 90"
  • Second set = Females
  • F(emale) I(nfant) = U(nder) 5 years
    This is followed by the same age range as that under males above, except for the "15 to 20" column.

This contains the following information :-

 

West Harling 1821
Population

Names Inh
Hou 		1st Fam Now
Bld 		Oth
Un 		Agr Tra Oth Mal Fem Tot
Bussey
Callow &
Harbour 		1 3 - none - 8P - 6P 8 6 14
Mallows
& Pooley 		1 2 - - - 3P - 2P 3 2 5
Dodd &
Mallows Junr 		1 2 - - - 5P - 6P 5 6 11
Mr Nicolson 1 1 - - - 10P - 3P 7 6 13
Catchpole 1 1 - - - - 3P 1P 3 1 4
Nottley 1 1 - - - - 2P 6P 4 4 8
Hall 1 1 - - - - - 2P - 2 2
Coachmans (*) - - - - 1 - - - - - -
Dean Revd Mr 1 1 - - - 2P - 4P 3 3 6
Mr Pymar 1 1 - - - 9P - - 5 4 9
Youngs 1 1 - - - 8P - - 2 6 8
Lefley 1 1 - - - 3P - 2P 2 3 5
Warman
& P Hubbard 		1 2 - - - 5P - 3P 4 4 8
Crooke
Munford
and Nunn 		1 3 - - - 9P - 5P 8 6 14
Mr Murton 1 1 - - - 2P - - 2 - 2
Wilson 1 1 - - - 2P - - 2 - 2
Total 15 22 - - 1 71P 5P 40P 60 56 116

 

Names MI
U5 		5
10 		10
15 		15
20 		20
30 		30
40 		40
50 		50
60 		60
70 		70
80 		80
90 		  FI
U5 		5
10 		10
15 		20
30 		30
40 		40
50 		50
60 		60
70 		70
80 		80
90
Bussey
Callow &
Harbour 		2 6 - 1 - - 2 - - 1 -   - - - - - 2 - - - -
Mallows
& Pooley 		- - - - - 1 - 1 1 - -   - - - - - - 1 1 - -
Dodd &
Mallows Junr 		6 1 - - - - 1 1 - - -   - - - - 1 1 - - - -
Mr Nicolson 1 - - 3 1 1 - 1 - - -   - 2 - 1 2 1 - - - -
Catchpole - - - - - 3 - - - - -   - - - - - - 1 - - -
Nottley - 1 - - - 2 - 1 - - -   - 2 - 1 1 - - - - -
Hall - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - 1 - - 1 - - -
Coachmans                                            
Dean Revd Mr - - - - - 2 - - - 1 -   - - - - 1 - 2 - - -
Mr Pymar - - - 3 2 - - - - - -   - - 2 2 - - - - - -
Youngs - - - - 1 - - 1 - - -   - - 4 1 - - 1 - - -
Lefley - - - 1 - 1 - - - - -   2 - - - 1 - - - - -
Warman
& P Hubbard 		2 - - - - - 1 - 1 - -   - - - 1 - - 1 2 - -
Crooke
Munford
and Nunn 		3 - 1 - - 1 2 - 1 - -   2 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - -
Mr Murton - - - - 3 1 - - - - -   - - - 2 1 - - - - -
Wilson - - - - 1 - - - 1 - -   - - - - - - - - - -
Total 14 8 1 11 7 12 5 5 4 2 -   5 4 7 9 7 4 7 4 - -

 

 

 

[End of Census Document]

Notes

  • All shorthand contractions in the document have been reproduced as written.
  • The letter "P" written after numbers in table 1 indicates no of people as opposed to families which heads the column.
  • There are errors in the second table "Total" line.
    • Male 15-20 should be 8 not 11. This was probably caused by a corrected error in the same column under Mr Pymar from 6 to 3.
    • Male 40-50 should be 6 not 5. This was probably caused by a corrected error in the same column under Warman.
  • In other documents and transcriptions the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
    Harbour/Harber/Harbor, Lefley/Leffley/Leftley, Munford/Mundford, Nottley/Notley, Pymar/Pymer.
  • "Coachmans" may just refer to a building called the "Coachman's House".
  • According to the Land Tax for 1816 to 1822 William PYMAR occupied Stone House Farm, Charles MURTON was at Thorpe house Farm and Mr J. W. NICOLSON at Middle Harling Farm

See also the West Harling parish page and the main Census page

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Copyright © Mike Bristow.
July 2016