Kerdiston, Norfolk - 1811 Census

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

1811 Census of Population

This 1811 information is extracted from the Baptism Register for Reepham and comes after the 1812 baptism pages. It can be found in Norfolk Record Office document on a film [with the reference MF/RO 512/1] and contains names.

This document also contains statistics for the parishes of Reepham and Kerdiston for the years 1651, 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 and these will be found on the Reepham pages (follow links below).

Census available

1651 - Only statistics available ie. no names.
1801 - Only statistics available.
1811 Names - this document.
1811 - statistics available.
1821 - Only statistics available.
1831 - Only statistics available.

Name Index to 1811

The census contains the following names.

Baines
Brabector
Cotton
Decaux
Diggens
Dunnell (Dunnett?)
Eglinton

Freeman
George
Hubbard
Lack
Leeds
Lloyd
Mears

Norton
Pierce
Piercey
Prior
Roper
Woods?
Yarham

In the year 1811 the following list of the Number of Persons in Geo 51 Ano was sent to Government by

John Eglinton Overseer

[Name]	Males	Females	Total
M^r Lloyd	2	5	7
J Eglinton	5	6	11
M^r Freeman	3	3	6
M^r George	4	5	9
W Woods?	3	5	8
W Decaux	4	3	7
J: Cotton	4	4	8
J Brabector	1	1	2
J Diggens	3	2	5
J Eglinton	6	4	10
J Eglinton Jn^r	3	1	4
M^r Leeds	3	4	7
M^r Prior	2	3	5
M^r Lack	3	2	5
R Pierce	3	2	5
Yarham & Mears	7	4	11
Piercey & Roper	6	2	8
Baines & Dunnell	3	4	7
J: Hubbard & Norton	6	6	12
Poor House	11	8	19

Total	82	71	156
Reepham			320
Total in Reepham & Kerdiston			476

[End of Census Document]

Notes

All shorthand contractions in the document have been reproduced as written.

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