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Census: 1821

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

This 1821 Norfolk Record Office census consists of 2 documents. Document 1 [with the reference PD 570/56/1] is on one sheet of paper and contains names. Document 2 [with the reference PD 570/56/2] contains just statistics.

[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]

Census available

  • 1821 - This census (Document 1)
  • 1821 - This census (Document 2 Statistics)
  • 1831 - Heads of Households.

Name Index

The census contains the following names.

Balls
Barker
Bird
Bowen
Bowers
Brooke
Cook
Coote
Crane
Debenham
Denny 		Fermaye
Fowell
Frances
Garrod
Girling
Godard
Godfrey
Hancock
Harvery?
Hipkin
Hunter 		Jackson
Johnson
Lincoln
Lusher
Margerson
Notts
Richardson
Rockett
Shares
Simons 		Skipper
Stubings
Taylor
Tenant
Thompson
Twaits
Ward
Welham
Whistler
Wright

* = See Notes

The Census Document 1

This contains the following information :-

 

An Account of the Population of Ovington
Taken by The Rev Mr Simons &
Wm Girling on the 20th Day of May 1821

Names of the
Inhabitants 		Inhabited
Houses 		No. of
Families 		New
Houses 		Not
Occupied 		Trade
The Rev Mr Simons 1 1 - - -
Mr Hipkin 1 1 - - -
Mr Taylor 1 1 - - -
Mr Hunter 1 1 - - -
Mr Debenham 1 1 - - -
Mr Brooke 1 1 2 - -
Girling 1 1 - - -
Thompson 1 1 - - -
Fowell 1 1 - - -
Jas Richardson 1 1 - - -
Robt Tenant 1 1 - - -
Thos Cook 1 1 - - -
John Richardson 1 1 - - -
Edwd Lincoln }
Jas Whistler } 		1
1 		2
  		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Hy Rockett 1 1 - - 1
Robt Richardson }
Harvery? (*) } 		1
- 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Cook Edwd 1 1 - - 1
Wm Coote }
Widw Cook } 		1
1 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Mary Denny 1 1 - - -
--- - - - - -
Mrs Godard }
Welham } 		1
1 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
S Wright }
F Ward } 		1
1 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Wid Skipper}
C Garrod} 		1
1 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
H Hancock }
G Bowen } 		1
1 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
John Johnson }
Bird } 		1
- 		1
1 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Bowers }
------ } 		1
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
1 		-
-
J Ward }
Widw Godfrey} 		1
1 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Jas Stubings}J Balls } 1
1 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
J Frances 1 1 - - -
Notts }
Mary Twaits } 		1
1 		2
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Robt? Shares 1 1 - - -
Lusher 1 1 - - -
Wd Margerson }
Edmd Jackson }
Fermaye } 		1
1
1 		1
1
1 		-
-
- 		-
-
- 		-
-
-
C Barker }
Petr Margerson } 		1
1 		1
1 		-
- 		-
- 		1
-
Crane }
C Bowers } 		1
1 		1
1 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
- - - - - -
Totals 48 49 2 2 3

 

Names MI
U5 		5
10 		10
15 		15
20 		20
30 		30
40 		40
50 		50
60 		60
70 		70
80 		80
90 		90
100 		  FI
U5 		5
10 		10
15 		15
20 		20
30 		30
40 		40
50 		50
60 		60
70 		70
80 		80
90 		90
100
The Rev Mr Simons - - - - - 1 - - - - - -   - - - - 1 2 - - - - - -
Mr Hipkin - - 1 3 2 - 1 - - - - -   - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Mr Taylor - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - -   - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - -
Mr Hunter - - 2 1 2 1 - - - - - -   - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - -
Mr Debenham - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - -   - - - 1 1 - - - - - - -
Mr Brooke 2 - 1 - - 2 1 - - - - -   - 3 1 - 1 1 - - - - - -
Girling 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 - - -   - 1 2 1 - 1 - - - - - -
Thompson - - - - 1 1 - - 1 - - -   - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - -
Fowell 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - -   - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
Jas Richardson - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - -   - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
Robt Tenant 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - -   1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - -
Thos Cook - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - -   - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
John Richardson - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - -   - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
Edwd Lincoln } - - - - - - - 1 - - - -   - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - -
Jas Whistler } - - - - - - - - - 1 - -   - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - -
Hy Rockett - - - - - - 1 - - - - -   - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
Robt Richardson } - - - - - - 1 - - - - -   - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
Harvery? } - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Cook Edwd - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - -   - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
Wm Coote } - - - - - - - - - 1 - -   - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - -
Widw Cook } - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 -
Mary Denny - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - -
--- - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mrs Godard } - - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Welham } - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
                                                   
                                                   
S Wright } 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - -   - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - -
F Ward } - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - -   - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
                                                   
                                                   
Wid Skipper } - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
C Garrod } 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -   - - 1 - - - - - - - - -
                                                   
                                                   
H Hancock } 1 3 - - - 1 - - - - - -   3 1 - - - 1 - - - - - -
G Bowen } 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - -   - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - -
                                                   
                                                   
John Johnson } 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - -   2 - - - 1 - - - - - - -
Bird } 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - -   - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
                                                   
                                                   
C Bowers} 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -   - 2 - - - 1 - - - - - -
- } - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                                   
                                                   
J Ward } - - - - - - - - - - 1 -   - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Widw Godfrey } - - 1 - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
                                                   
                                                   
Jas Stubings } 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - -   - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
J Balls } 3 1 - - 1 - - - - - - -   - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - -
J Frances 1 3 - - 1 - - - - - - -   - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
Notts } 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -   - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
Mary Twaits } 1 - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
Robt? Shares - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
Lusher - - - - - - 1 - - - - -   - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
                                                   
                                                   
Wd Margerson } - - - - - - - - - - 1 -   1 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - -
Edmd Jackson } 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 - - -   - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - -
Fermaye } - 2 1 - - - - - 1 - - -   - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - -
                                                   
                                                   
C Barker } - - 2 - - - 1 - - - - -   - 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
Petr Margerson } - - - - 1 - - - - - - -   2 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - -
                                                   
                                                   
Crane } 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - -   - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
C Bowers } - - - - - - - - - 1 - -   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - - - -
[Totals] 22 16 13 9 19 13 12 2 5 4 2 0   9 14 8 11 13 19 8 8 6 5 1 0
  - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

 

[End of Document 1]

Statistics (Document 2) 

Inhabited           By how many              Houses Now         Uninhabited
Houses          Families Occupied           Building            Houses
48                   49                      2                  2
Families             Employed                 Other
Employed in              in                   Familys
Agriculture             Trade
45                    3                 The Rectory
Males               Females                 Total
117                   102                    219

This Account was taken by the Rev Mr Simons and Wm Girling on the 20th Day of May 1821

Increase in 10 years 28 persons

 

[End of Document 2]

Notes

  • HARVERY may be a version of HARVERSON
  • Houses which have more than one family are indicated by "}" following the names. There are 14 with 2 families eg. Godard/Welham and 1 with three (Margerson/Jackson/Fermaye).

See also the Ovington parish page and the main Census page

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January 2006