Aylsham, Norfolk - 1821 Census

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

1821 Census of Population

This 1821 document is in a book in the Muniments Room, Town Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk.

Name Index

The census contains the following names with the Page number in brackets which may contain more than one occurence of the name. See notes for those entries with a (*).


Abbett (14) Abbott (16) Aberdeen (3) Addison (7) Ames (8,15) Amis (3) Armes (5) Ashby (3) Ashley (7) Aylmer (8) Balls (15) Barber (14,16) Barnes (1,4,7,12,16) Barney (2) Bartram (5,14)	Batson (9) Bean (2,7,14) Bear (16) Beasy (3,9) Beckham (3) Bell (2,9) Bird (5) Blatten (16) () Blogg (3) Blomefield (13,14) Body (11) Bond (9) Boughty (2) Bours (3) () Bradwick (8)	Breese (6) Broome (10) Bulwer (10) Burges (3) Burrell (9,14,15) Burton (7,14) Camplin (4) Canfor (10) Carr (5) Chad (13) Chalker (2) Chamberlain (15) Chapman (2) Clarke (1,5) Clements (6)	Clipperton (11) Cobb (8) Codlin (15) Collins (3) Colman (1) Coman (8) Cook (4,6) Cooper (11) Copeman (6,8,13) Cory (4,8,14) Crane (5) Cranefield (6) Culley (11) Davidson (8) Davy (10,12,16)


Deeker (1) Dent (15) Diggens (10) Dix (5) Dodman (2,9,13) Dolman (8) Dotheredge (7) Doughty (1,12) Drake (5,9) Ducker (1,12) Duffield (4) Dunham (2,4,12) Dunnett (11) Durrant (6,10) Dye (10)	Ebbs (11) Elden (7) Elvin (8) Felstead (14) Fennell (13) Ficklin (3) Field (13,14) Fillpot (13) Firmage (2) Fish (7) Fitt (2,3) Flaxman (6) Florence (15) Floyd (6) Foxhall (12)	Frankland (6) Frary (4) Freeman (16) Fulcher (4,6) Gall (9,15) Garthon (8) Garthwaite (1) George (12) Gibson (16) Gidney (9) Glover (1) Godfrey (9) Gold (1) Goodwins (11) Goose (16)	Gotterson (6,16) Gotts (9) Grapes (11) Gray (4,6,13,15) Greenacre (15) Grimson (13) Gunner (9) Haddon (7) Hagon (12,15) Hall (10,16) Harriman (7) Harrison (9) Harrod (10) Hastings (6) Heaton (3)


Hewitt (11) Hill (13) Hogg (5) Holley (6) Hopkins (6) Horstead (4,8,14) House (8) Howes (12) Hudson (15) Huggins (14) Ives (13) Jarvey (14) Jarvis (8,13) Jary (11) Jex (2,10)	Johns (9,12) Jones (13) Kemp (14) Lack (12) Laxen (5,14) Lazarus (8) Lemon (15) Lowe (14) Lown (8) Mack (2,10,11) Mann (3,7,9) March (12) Margeson (8) Mash (12) (see also Nash) Matchin (6)	Maystone (12,14,15) Middleton (15) Miller (4) Mitchell (16) Moon (11) Moore (2) Moy (12) Murrell (5) Nash (16) (see also Mash) Neal (12) Newell (9) Nobs (6) Norman (11) Overton (3) Page (12)	Palmer (11,13) Parker (9) Payne (3,10,11) Peachman (7) Peart (2) Pedder (3) Perring (8) Pert (2,8,13) Peterson (16) Phillippo (10) Pike (10) Plane (10) Platten (1,13,14,16) Pointer (9) Porrett (4,8)


Powell (1) Pratt (7) Proudfoot (2,5) Pull (14) Purdy (5) Pye (5,6) Rackham (13) Randall (17) Randell (13) Raymes (1,15) Rayner (15) Raynford (7) Read (6) Repton (1) Ringer (6) Rivett (12,14) Robinson (13) Rogers (16) Roofe (7,10) Rounce (12) Rudd (10) Rust (7)	Salmon (8) Saunders (1,15,16) Sayer (4) Scott (14) Scotto (8,16) Seaman (8) Searles (15) Secker (5,13) Sexton (1) Shaw (14) Silence (6,7) Simpson (2) Skinner (11,14) Skipper (14) Sly (10) Smith (1,4,7,9,10,11) Soames (11) Spink (2,3,4,13,15,17) Spooner (9) Stearman (13,16) Steward (9) Stoneham (6)	Storey (12) Strain (4) () Sutton (8) Symonds (16) Taylor (1,10) Thaxter (7) Thirtle (6) Thompson (6) Thurlow (2) Tice (3) Tillett (10) Tipple (1,13) Tortoise (1,2,3) () Tuck (4,17) Tucks (10) Turner (1,9,11) Ulph (9,10) Vartigans (5) (*) Wade (4,5) Walker (12) Ward (3,4,7)	Warden (13) Warnes (10,11) Warr (10) Waters (16) Watling (13) Watson (15) Weaver (7) Webster (3,14) Wells (5,10) West (13) Westmore (13,14) White (9) Whitham (1,3,5,15) Wickes (15) Wiley (4) Williams (14) Williamson (4) Wilson (6,12,16) Woods (11) Wright (8,11,15,17) Yaxley (5)

Street Index

The census contains the following places with the Page number in brackets which may contain more than one occurence of the name. The street names have been enclosed in square brackets "[]" in the transcription to distinguish them from the surnames but placed where they were written in the book.

Benj Petersons Lane (13)
Blickling Road (13)
Bridwell (17)
Bonds Yard (9)
Budds Common (16)
Bull Street (6)
Burgh Road (10)
Carrs Corner (5)
Cawston Heath (11)
Cawston Road (11)
Chemists Yard (7)
Church Yard (6)
Colks Farm (16)
Cromer Road (13)

Drabble Gate (16)
Dyes Yard (12)
Green towards Marsham (11)
Harveys Yard (14)
Hungate Street (2,3,4)
Market (1,5,6,7)
Mill (15)
Millgate (14,15,16,17)
Muckling (12)
Newells Yard (9)
New Inn Yard (10)
Pin Fowell Street (4) (*)
Pin Powell Street (5) (*)
Pound Lane (10)

Rackhams (13)
Red Lion Street (7,9,10)
School House Lane (13)
Spa (11)
Spratts Green (11)
Stone Gate (11)
The Hill (7,8)
Town Lane (12)
Unicorn Yard (4)
Wakefields Row (7)
Walkers Yard (8,9)
Walsham Lane (16)
White Hart Street (8)
Workhouse (13,17)

Layout of pages follow

Population of the
Parish of Aylsham
Taken the 28^th, 29^th, 30^th and 31^th May
1821
by W^m Morris
Assistant Overseer

[Page 1]
Ducker David
Repton W Esq^e [Market South Side]
Taylor Sam^l
Glover J^no Wright
Tipple George
Smith W^d
Tipple Jn^o
Garthwaite W^m
Powell W^m
Saunders W^m
Platten Edw^d Jun^r
Sexton Jo^s
Raymes Jo^s Widow
Turner Benj
Gold Jn^o
Doughty Jn^o
Whitham Stephen
Tortoise Dan^l
Colman W^m
Deeker Ja^s
Raymes Tho^s
Barnes Sarah
Clarke Susan

[Page 2]
[Hungate Street Continued]
Jex Jennis
Barney Free
Thurlow Rob^t
Spink W^m
Peart Matthew
Firmage Tho^s
Spink W^m
Spink Ja^s
Simpson Jn^o
Moore Richard
Pert W^m
Tortoise W^m
Boughty Rob^t
Dunham Martha
Bell W^d
Fitt Jn^o
Proudfoot Edm^d
Chalker Rob^t
Chapman Jn^o
Bean Ja^s
Dodman Edw^d
Mack W^d

[Page 3]
Beasy Rob^t [Hungate Street]
Collins Mary
Ficklin H P
Amis Jn^o
Tice Jn^o
Payne Jn^th
Ward Francis
Tortoise Jn^o
Tortoise Ja^s
Fitt Ja^s
Webster W^m
Pedder Jn^o
Overton Clement
Aberdeen Alex
Heaton Philip
Whitham Matth.
Ashby Tho^s
Beckham Benj
Burges Tho^s
Bours Ernest
Spink Jn^o
Mann Sam^l
Blogg Jn^o
Spink Peter

[Page 4]
[Hungate Street]
Cory George
Spink Tho^s
Horstead Ja^s
Duffield W^d
Horstead Jn^o
Barnes W^d
Wade late Hawkins
Ward Jn^o [Unicorn Yard]
Fulcher W^m
H Smith Ja^s
Tuck Rob^t
Tuck Jo^s
Gray W^d
Dunham George
Sayer W^m
Wiley Tho^s [Hungate Street]
Camplin Susan
Frary Jn^o
Cook W^m Barnard
Strain? M^rs [Pin Fowell Street]
Miller Cha^s
Porrett Jn^o
Williamson Mary

[Page 5]
[Pin Powell Street]
Proudfoot M^rs
Purdy Ja^s
Yaxley Francis
Murrell Rebecca
Bird Martha
[M^r Carrs Corner]
Drake W^m
Pye W^d
Vartigans Jn^o
Dix W^d
Whitham Lydia
Clarke Ja^s
Purdy Dan^l
Crane George
Bartram W^m
Wells Sam^l
Hogg Joseph
Carr Edw^d
Secker Jn^o [In Markett]
Clarke Rd
Armes Jn^o
Laxen R^d Sen^r
Wade Cha^s

[Page 6]
Ringer R^d [In Markett West Side]
Pye Ja^s
Read Matthew
Cranefield Philip
Holley M^rs Jn^o
Flaxman Jn^o [Church Yard]
Thirtle W^d
Cook Tho^s
Thompson W^d [In Markett]
Stoneham Tho^s
Matchin Ja^s
Copeman M^rs P
Silence R^d
Breese H
Durrant George
Nobs M^rs
Gotterson M^rs
Fulcher W^m Sen^r
Hopkins Jn^o
Clements Cha^s
Gray W^m
Frankland Ja^s [Bull Street]
Wilson Jo^s
Hastings Jn^o
Floyd W^d

[Page 7]
Ashley Miss [Markett]
Ward Widow [In Wakefields Row]
Mann Ann
Fish W^d
Elden W^m
Dotheredge W^m
Roofe Rob^t [In Chemists Yard]
Thaxter Edw^d
Thaxter Jn^o
Ward Ja^s [Red Lion Street]
Haddon Ja^s
Bean Ja^s Sen^r
Raynford W^m
Peachman Tho^s
Smith W^m
Addison M^rs
Pratt R^d
Harriman W^m
Weaver W^m
Barnes Fiddy
Rust Vincent
Burton W^d
Mann Sam^l Sen^r
Silence Jeremiah [on the Hill]

[Page 8]
Jarvis Edm^d [upon the Hill]
Scotto Ja^s
Bradwick W^d
Scotto Peter
Davidson Dan^l W^d?
Perring Rev^d B
Seaman Miss [White Hart Street]
Porrett Chris^t
Lazarus David
Margeson Rob^t
Aylmer Miss
Elvin Tho^s
Jarvis Edw^d
Dolman Rob^t
Cobb Jn^o
Lown Jn^o
House M^rs
Cory Ja^s
Wright Tho^s Jun^r
Garthon M^rs
Copeman Edw^d
Pert W^m
Ames Jn^o
Horstead Ja^s
Coman M^rs
Salmon Eliz^th
Sutton Jn^o [In Walkers Yard]

[Page 9]
Turner W^d [in Walker Yard]
Burrell W^d
Parker Jn^o
Harrison Isac [in Bonds Yard]
Parker Tho^s
Bond Tho^s
Gall W^d
Bond W^m
Pointer Rob^t
Ulph W^m
White George
Beasy Jn^o
Johns Rachell [in Newells Yard]
Gunner Sarah
Gotts George
Steward Cath
Bell Jn^o
Mann Tho^s [Red Lion Street]
Newell Eliz^th
Godfrey Tho^s
Gidney E W^m
Spooner Hen^y
Smith Jn^o
Drake W^d
Dodman Tho^s
Batson P D

[Page 10]
Roofe Ja^s [Red Lion Street]
Pike W^m
Jex Richard
Ulph Benj
Sly Ja^s
Phillippo Peter
Diggens W^d
Canfor Rob^t
Dye Edw^d
Smith Ja^s
Broome George
Tucks House [New Inn Yard]
Warr Rob^t
Durrant Peter
Tillett M^rs
Harrod Ja^s
Bulwer Ja^s
Wells Ursla [Down Burgh Road]
Davy Eliz^th
Rudd Tho^s
Mack Rob^t
Payne Ja^s [up by Pound Lane]
Hall Jeremiah
Warnes Jn^o Jun^r
Taylor Copeman
Plane Edw^d

[Page 11]
Hewitt George [Cawston Road]
Payne Rob^t
Soames Jn^o
Soames Sam^l
Cooper Tho^s [Cawston Heath]
Smith Tho^s
Skinner Rob^t
Woods Hen^y [Stone Gate]
Grapes W^d
Norman R^d
Ebbs Rob^t
Turner Benjamin
Jary Edm^d [Upon the Green towards]
Dunnett Jn^o [Marsham]
Warnes Jn^o Sen^r
Body George Sen^r [at the Spa]
Goodwins George
Mack Dan^l
Palmer George
Culley Benj
Moon Widow
Clipperton Rob^t [Spratts Green]
Wright R^d
Woods R^d
Body George Jun^r

[Page 12]
Hagon Jn^o [at Muckling]
[Town Lane]
Maystone Sam^l
Rounce Jn^o
Davy W^d
Barnes Philip
Ducker Ja^s
Neal W^d
Moy W^d
Doughty W^m
March Jo^s
Barnes W^d
Storey W^m
Johns John
Walker Ja^s
Rivett Jn^o
Foxhall W^m
[Dyes Yard]
Lack W^d
Wilson Matthew
Dunham Mary
Mash W^d
George W^m
Page Tho^s
Howes Jo^s
Howes W^d

[Page 13]
Jones M^rs [School House Lane]
Warden Jonas
Chad Miss
Fennell Edwd Esq^r
Blomefield Fdk
Copeman R Esq
Palmer Jn^o [Blickling Road]
Robinson W^m
Jarvis George Clk
Pert W^m [Benj Petersons Lane]
Spink Jn^o
Secker Charlotte
Westmore George
Hill W^m
Grimson Jn^o [against Cromer Road]
West Chris^t
Dodman Tho^s Jun^r
Gray Jn^o
Ives Ja^s
Tipple Tho^s
Fillpot Ja^s
Watling W^m [Workhouse Pightle]
Field Jn^o Houses
Stearman Cha^s [against M^r Rackhams]
Randell W^m
Platten Tho^s Jun^r
Rackham Tho^s

[Page 14]
Burton Jn^o
Horstead Jn^o
Lowe W^m
Shaw M^rs
Platten Edw^d [Millgate upon the Hill]
Kemp Jn^o
Huggins W^m
Skipper W^m
Platten Jn^o Widow
Rivett Francis
Westmore Tho^s
Barber W^m
Pull Edm^d
Webster W^d
Felstead Dan^l
Rivett Ja^s
Scott Jn^o
Laxen R^d Jun^r
Cory Tho^s
Williams Peter
Abbett Cha^s
Maystone Jn^o
Burrell Jn^th Sen^r
Blomefield Jn^o [Harveys Yard]
Field Jn^o [at Millgate]
Bean Jn^o Rev^d
Jarvey M^rs
Bartram W^m

[Page 15]
Searles Ja^s Jun^r [Millgate towards]
Maystone W^d [the Mill]
Rayner W^m
Wickes W^m
Watson W^m
Florence W^m
Chamberlain Jn^o
Hagon Jn^o
Dent M^rs
Saunders George
Greenacre Tho^s
Ames Jn^o
Whitham Matthew
Spink Peter
Raymes Ja^s
Gray W^d
Searles Jn^o
Gall W^m
Burrell Jn^th Jun^r
Wright Tho^s Sen^r
Balls Jn^o
Middleton Sam^l
Searles Ja^s
Codlin Mark
Hudson R^d
Maystone Rob^t
Lemon Ja^s

[Page 16]
Gibson Robert [Drabble Gate]
Freeman Ja^s
Barnes Rob^t
Scotto Edm^d Sen^r
Scotto Edm^d Jun^r
Scotto W^m
Peterson Jn^o
Gotterson Tho^s
Bear Jn^o [Budds Common]
Goose Rob^t
Mitchell Richard [Walsham Lane]
Waters Ja^s
Peterson Benj [late Colks Farm]
Symonds Rob^t [Millgate]
Blatten Tho^s
Symonds W^d
Wilson W^m
Davy Jn^o
Hall W^m
Saunders W^d
Rogers Ann
Stearman Ja^s
Abbott Miss
Platten Ja^s
Nash Jn^o
Barber Francis

[Page 17]
Randall Sam^l [Millgate]
Spink Ja^s
Wright Bart
Tuck Jn^o

In Bridwell
In Workhouse

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. = "By how many Families inhabited"
Bui = "Houses now building"
Un = "Other Houses unihabitable"
Ag = "Families employed in Agriculture"
Tr = "Families employed in Trade"
Oth = "Other Families"
M = "Males"
F = "Females"
Tot = "Total of columns 9 (Males) and 10 (Females)"

The Census Document

It contains the following information [Page 1 only shown in full]:-

Names	Hou	Fam	Bui	Un	Ag	Tr	Oth	M	F	Tot
Tucker David	1	2	-	-	-	1	1	3	8	11
Repton W Esq^e	1	1	Mark -ett	South Side	-	1	1	1	5	6
Taylor Sam^l	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	4
Glover J^no Wright	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	6	2	8
Tipple George	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	2
Smith W^d	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1
Tipple Jn^o	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	2	3
Garthwaite W^m	1	2	-	-	-	1	1	3	5	8
Powell W^m	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	4	5
Saunders W^m	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	4	6	10
Platten Edw^d Jun^r	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	3	4
Sexton Jo^s	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	3	4
Raymes Jo^s Widow	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	3	2	5
Turner Benj	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gold Jn^o	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2
Doughty Jn^o	1	2	-	-	1	-	1	1	3	4
Whitham Stephen	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	2
Tortoise Dan^l	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	3	4	7
Colman W^m	1	2	-	-	-	1	1	1	3	4
Deeker Ja^s	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	2	3
Raymes Tho^s	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2
Barnes Sarah	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	5
Clarke Susan	1	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	3	3

[Totals]	22	27	-	1	5	8	14	38	65	103

Pages 2 to 17 (See Books section)

[Grand Totals]	397	447	4	7	148	161	138	908	945	1853

[After the last page of names this is followed by a summary of all the Males and their ages from each page (*).]

M(ale) I(nfant) = U(nder) 5 years
5 = "5 to 10" [years]
...etc...
100
&up = 100 and above [years]

[Page]	MI U5	5 10	10 15	15 20	20 30	30 40	40 50	50 60	60 70	70 80	80 90	90 100	100 &up
Page 1	4	2	3	5	10	5	3	2	5	1	2	-	-
Page 2	8	13	5	10	10	4	5	6	3	3	-	-	-
Page 3	7	1	1	1	9	4	4	6	3	1	-	-	-
Page 4	13	11	6	6	13	7	7	2	2	-	-	-	-
Page 5	11	3	3	9	9	7	4	3	4	3	-	-	-
Page 6	5	8	8	6	11	4	8	1	1	1	1	-	-
Page 7	7	3	6	3	12	5	4	3	4	3	-	-	-
Page 8	6	9	6	10	14	7	8	4	5	4	1	-	-
Page 9	8	6	13	11	13	9	4	9	7	5	-	-	-
Page 10	10	6	4	7	11	5	6	4	3	2	-	-	-
Page 11	17	15	21	9	8	6	5	6	3	1	1	-	-
Page 12	14	9	13	7	11	5	10	5	3	1	-	-	-
Page 13	9	8	9	5	10	7	9	6	3	2	1	-	-
Page 14	2	8	6	3	20	13	4	7	7	5	1	-	-

[Totals]	121	102	104	92	161	88	81	64	53	33	7	-	-

[This is followed by a summary of all the Females and their ages from each page.]

Fem(ale) I(nfant) = U(nder) 5 years
5 = "5 to 10" [years]
...etc...
100
&up = 100 and above [years]

[Page]	FI U5	5 10	10 15	15 20	20 30	30 40	40 50	50 60	60 70	70 80	80 90	90 100	100 &up
Page 1	7	8	6	7	13	7	6	4	3	9	2	-	-
Page 2	5	5	8	4	11	3	8	8	1	3	1	-	-
Page 3	6	7	6	3	10	6	2	7	3	1	-	-	-
Page 4	6	3	8	6	11	11	8	1	4	2	-	-	-
Page 5	7	5	3	11	16	5	9	6	4	3	2	-	-
Page 6	4	3	3	3	10	7	10	4	5	1	1	-	-
Page 7	5	4	3	7	13	7	7	6	4	4	-	-	-
Page 8	4	8	5	11	7	9	10	7	3	5	1	-	-
Page 9	7	8	6	14	12	10	7	6	5	5	-	-	-
Page 10	8	10	9	6	9	10	4	5	10	3	3	-	-
Page 11	17	14	8	12	23	10	9	6	4	3	1	-	-
Page 12	11	10	6	5	15	6	11	8	3	1	-	-	-
Page 13	7	4	5	6	12	8	9	9	3	1	1	-	-
Page 14	8	5	4	3	3	5	4	5	2	5	3	-	-

[Totals]	102	94	80	98	165	104	104	82	54	46	15	-	-

[Next table is a summary of all 17 pages]

Page No	Hou	Fam	Bui	Un	Ag	Tr	Oth	M	F	Tot
Page 1	22	27	-	1	5	8	14	38	65	103
Page 2	23	25	-	-	9	10	6	58	49	107
Page 3	24	27	-	-	10	7	10	39	55	94
Page 4	20	22	1	2	3	11	8	39	36	75
Page 5	21	26	-	1	9	10	7	51	48	99
Page 6	25	28	-	-	1	16	11	45	60	105
Page 7	24	26	-	-	2	17	7	47	46	93
Page 8	25	30	-	2	2	14	14	51	50	101
Page 9	26	29	-	-	-	16	13	46	55	101
Page 10	25	29	-	1	6	15	8	61	51	112
Page 11	25	28	-	-	25	1	2	75	74	149
Page 12	24	26	-	-	11	7	8	40	54	94
Page 13	25	26	3	-	10	4	12	72	81	153
Page 14	28	32	-	-	14	16	2	68	76	144
Page 15	27	28	-	-	17	5	6	64	56	120
Page 16	26	29	-	-	20	4	5	50	66	116
Page 17	6	8	-	-	3	-	5	62	22	84

[Totals]	396	446	4	7	147	161	138	906	944	1850

[End of Census Document]

Books

Aylsham Local History Society (edited by Mollard, Tom): AYLSHAM in 1821
The population of the parish of Aylsham recorded by William Morris, Assistant Overseer 28-31st May 1821
(Lists names of heads of households and numbers therein.)
[ISBN 0-9521564-2-3, Aylsham Local History Society, 1997]

Notes

The table of ages only contained 14 pages in the original.
The name "Tortoise" is spelt TORTISE in 1841 census and has been seen mistranscribed as TORTIA .
"Bours" looks like a corruption of BOWERS.
"Fowell Street" could be "Powell Street" or vice versa.
The name "Strain" was not very clear. An Elizabeth Strain aged 79 was buried in 1827 in Aylsham.
The name "Vartigans" is also spelt sometimes as Vardigens, Vertigan or Vertigen.
There are two people named Thomas Platten listed in Millgate in 1851 census and no "Blattens" in Norfolk.

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See also the Aylsham parish page and the main Census page