Horstead with Stanninghall, Norfolk - 1801 Census

Horstead with Stanninghall is one of the few places in the county for which a census before 1841 survives.

1801 Census of Population

This 1801 NRO document [Ref PD 597/2 and MF 592/13] is on 1 sheet of paper as are the figures for 1811. They both contain only statistics ie. no names.

Census available

1801 - This document. These occur in the Burial Section on MF 592.
1811 - Statistics only. These occur in MF592 after the 1752 Marriages and the 1801-10 Clergymans returns.

The Microfilm (MF) contains the following information for the 1801 Census after a page of statistics for the whole county:-

Houses Inhabited 60 by 65 families

Males 189 Females 181 Total 370

Families [employed] in Agriculture 87 Handicrafts 31

Other Classes

Total

252
---
370

[End of Census Document]

The Microfilm (MF) contains the following information for the 1811 Census:-

Norfolk
Hundred of Taverham

Inhabited Houses
[by how many] Families

Empty [houses]

Uninhabited houses

Employed in Agriculture
[Employed in] Trade
Other

Males
Females

Total

43
74

0

4

66
7
1

175
192
---
367

27 May 1811

[End of Census Document]

Notes

All shorthand contractions in the document have been reproduced as written.
In the 1801 the enumerator has actually given the number of people (and not families) employed in Agriculture.

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See also the Horstead with Stanninghall parish page and the main Census page