Ovington, Norfolk - 1831 Census

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

Census available

1821 - Heads of Households and trades.
1831 - This census.

1831 Census of Population

This 1831 NRO document [Ref PD 570/57] is on one sheet of paper.

Name Index

The census contains the following names.

Afield
Barnes
Bowers
Brookes
Bye
Cook
Coote

Debny
Denny
Francis
Furman
Hammond
Haystead
Hipkin

Jackson
Leggate
Lincoln
Lusher
Margeson
Richardson

Sheares
Thompson
Tuffts
Ward
Whetham [*]
Whistler

* = See Notes

The Census Document

This contains the following information :-

[Name]	Males	Females	Total
J. Hipkin	9	5	14
W. Lincoln	4	5	9
D. Debny	2	1	3
W. Barnes	2	4	6
W. Coote	1	2	3
John Hammond	2	1	3
John Thompson	4	5	9
James Whistler	3	2	5
W. Leggate	4	3	7
John Francis	4	3	7
James Richardson	1	1	2
Thos Cook	3	4	7
Tho^s Brookes	2	3	5
Edw^d Lincoln	3	4	7
Edw^d Margeson	3	3	6
E. Jackson	3	4	7
E Furman	3	3	6
Fuller Ward	9	5	14
Edw^d Cook	3	4	7
Simon Tuffts	2	3	5
John Bowers	5	6	11
R Sheares	1	2	3
Robt Richardson	4	3	7
John Richardson	1	1	2
Tho^s Haystead	3	4	7
Will^m Bowers	1	1	2
George Afield	2	2	4
Edw^d Lusher	3	5	8
Edw^d Coote	2	1	3
Whetham *	1	4	5
M Denny	1	1	2
John Bye	4	1	5
	---	---	---
[Totals]	95	96	191

[End of Census Document]

Notes

The name Whetham could have been Whitham (no dot on "i"). Oddly it was the only one which do not have at least a letter for the Christian name. Checking the 1851 census transcription gives possiblities of WHITTAM/WHITLAM .
Furman may be the FIRMAGE/FURMAGE as noted in the 1851 census transcription?

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