Norfolk: Old Buckenham - 1821 Census

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

There are censuses for 1811 and 28th May 1821 (this page).

Buckenham, Old - Census of 1811 and 1821: Transcript in NFHS Library and the Norfolk Record Office (contains names and occupations)
[Graham Loveday King, typescript, 1977]

I have just listed and indexed the surnames.

Name Index

The census contains the following names. The numbers in brackets indicate the Page number of the original on which one or more occurences may be found.

Alden (1)
Aldios (1)
Allen (1)
Archer (1)
Arms (1)
Bailey (1)
Baker (2)
Balam (2)
Barnes (1)
Barrett (1)
Baxter (2)
Bennett (1)
Betts (2)
Bird (1)
Blagborn (1,2)
Bowers (2)
Bowles (1)
Brighton (2)
Brooks (2)
Bunton (1)
Burlingham (2)
Burt (1,2)
Calver (2)
Catlyn (2)
Chapman (2)
Chilvers (3)
Claxton (3)
Collings (2)
Colman (3)
Cooper (2)
Cousins (2)
Crummet (2)
Curtiss (2)
Davy (3)
Daynes (3)
Dobbs (3)

Draper (3)
Duffield (3)
Eaton (3)
Edwards (3)
Elliss (3)
Fisher (3)
Fisk (3)
Foyster (3)
Fulcher (3)
Gardiner (4)
Gedge (3,4)
Gooderam (10)
Hainsworth (4)
Halls (4,5)
Hardimen (4)
Harrison (4)
Haylett (4)
Hill (5)
Hilton (4)
Hook (4)
Houchen (4)
Howlett (4)
Howse (4)
Humphry (4)
Hunt (4)
Jissup (5)
Kyborn (5)
King (5)
Lanchester (5)
Large (5)
Last (5)
Lawse (5)
Leeder (5)
Lemmon (5)
Lincon (5)
Long (5)

Lock (5)
Loveday (5)
Lucas (5)
Mallows (6)
Marsh (6)
Metcalf (6)
Mickleborough (6)
Moore (6)
Moss (10)
Mounshear (6)
Nash (6)
Nave (6)
Nicklos (6)
Norton (6)
Nunn (6)
Oaks (6)
Osborn (10)
Ostler (6)
Palmer (6,7)
Parish (7)
Parker (6)
Peck (6,7)
Phillips (7)
Pilgrim (6,7)
Plumptom (6,7)
Potter (6,7)
Punt (7)
Quantrell (7)
Reeve (7)
Rich (7)
Riches (7)
Ringer (8)
Robinson (7)
Rodwell (7)
Rose (8)

Ruddick (7)
Rush (8)
Sare (8)
Scarf (9)
Self (8)
Sharp (8)
Sivell (8)
Slapp (8)
Smith (8,9)
Snelling (8)
Sparrow (8,9)
Stebbings (8)
Steward (8)
Strutt (8)
Stubbard (9)
Sturman (9)
Talbot (9)
Tann (9)
Taylor (9)
Thain (9)
Thurlow (9)
Tompson (9)
Townshend (9)
Trixon (9)
Turner (9)
Walker (10)
Ward (9,10)
Warrant (9,10)
Whiteacre (10)
Whitlow (10)
Wingfield (9,10)
Woodcock (10)
Woodrow (10)
Woods (10)
Youngs (10)

Names changes since 1811?

Blackburn to Blagborn
Bolam to Balam
Bunton to Bunting
Daines to Daynes
Hardiman to Hardimen
Houchin to Houchen
Howes to Howse
Humphries to Humphry
Kibon to Kyborn
Jessup to Jissup

Lincoln to Lincon
Lemmen to Lemmon
Meer/Moor to Moore
Mickleborough to Mickeburgh
Nicklos to Nicholls
Quantrill to Quantrell
Ruddock to Ruddick
Sevel to Sivell
Sparroe to Sparrow
Thane to Thain
Thompson to Tompson

The Census Document

The original document had the following headings.

No of Houses
No of Families (in house)
Surname followed by Christian Name
M = Number of males
F = Number of females
T = Total of males and females
Occupations
Males under [heading for next 12 columns]
- 5
- 10
- 15
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
- 100
Females under [heading for next 12 columns]
- 5
- 10
- 15
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
- 100

See also the Old Buckenham parish page and the main Census page

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