North Elmham, Norfolk - 1831 Census of Population

The parish of North Elmham is one of the few places in the county for which a census before 1841 survives.

1831 Census of Population

This 1831 NRO document [Ref PD PD 209/453] is on one sheet of paper. It is the standard printed form that was issued to parishes and contains only statistics ie. no names.

It contains the following information [on the outside]:-

County of Norfolk
Division of -----
Hundred of Launditch
Parish of North Elmham

Formula, N^o1.

When the entries in this Formula shall have
been totalled and properly transferred to the
Overseer's Schedule, this Formula No 1. is
to be delivered to the Churchwarden of the
Parish, and preserved by him and his
Successors in Office [under IX. Section of
the Act].

	Males   589
	Females 564
	        ---
	Total  1153

Population Enquires
1831

30th May 1831

    [The following was on the other side of the printed form]

 Formula,  N^o 1. County of Norfolk, Parish of North Elmham

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   |
 1.| Inhabited Houses. ___________________________________  139
   | Families.         ___________________________________  245
   |
 2.| House building.   ___________________________________    4
   |
 3.| Houses unihabited. __________________________________    2
   |
 4.| Fa  { Employed in Agriculture _______________________  139
   | mi  { In Trade,Manufacture, &c. _____________________   77
   | lies{ All other Families.   _________________________   29
   |
 5.|            {______________________________________________
   |   Males    {______________________________________________ 
   |            {________________________________________   589
   |
   |            {______________________________________________
   | Females    {______________________________________________
   |            {________________________________________   564
   |
 6.| Males upwards of 20 years ____________________________ 308
   |
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   |
 7.| Agric   { Occupiers 1st Class.________________________  20
   | ulture. { Occupiers 2nd Class.________________________  16
   |         { Labourers in Agriculture.___________________ 164
   |
 8.| Manufacturers.________________________________________ none
   |
 9.| Retail Trade and Handicraft___________________________  86
   |
10.| Wholesale & Capitalists, Clergy, Office - Clerks, }
   | Professional, and other Educated Men              }_____  6
   |
11.| Labourers, not Agricultural.____________________________ --
   |
12.| All other Males of 20 Years.____________________________ 10
   |
13.| Male      { Upwards of 20 Years.________________________  6
               {-----------------------------------------------
   | Servants  { Under 20 Years._____________________________  2
   | All Female Servants.____________________________________  4
   |
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(Signed) Peter Johnson

Notes

1. There was also a page of printed text detailing how the form was to be filled out.
2. The form had /// ie. strokes marked on each line as each instance of the questions was answered. These strokes (omitted here if present) were then added up to produce the number at the end of the line.

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North Elmham, Norfolk - 1831 Census of Population

1831 Census of Population

Formula, No1.

Notes

Formula, N^o1.