Reepham, Norfolk - 1651, 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 Census

Reepham is one of the few places in the county for which a census before 1801 survives. Statistics are also included for Kerdiston.

1651, 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 Census of Population

This information is extracted from the Baptism Register for Reepham and comes after the 1801 and 1812 baptism pages. It can be found in Norfolk Record Office document on a film [with the reference MF/RO 512/1]. It contains only statistics for Reepham but includes names for Kerdiston which are on a separate page.

Census available

1651 - Only statistics available ie. no names.
1801 - Only statistics available.
1811 - Only statistics available.
Kerdiston 1811 census containing names.
1821 - Only statistics available.
1831 - Only statistics available.

It contains the following information :-

1801 This Year an Act of Parliament was passed for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain & the following is a copy of the Form of the Answers delivered by the Overseers of Reepham & Kerdiston.

Parish	Houses
	Inhabited	No of families who occupy them	Uninhabited
Reepham	40	69	2
Kerdiston	21	26	-

Total of both Parishes	61	95	2

Parish	No of Persons		Total	Occupation			Total
	Males	Females		Agric ulture	Trade &c	No employ ment
Reepham	128	156	284	49	35	200	284
Kerdiston	91	71	162	70	2	90	162

Total of both Parishes	219	227	446	119	37	290	446

In the year 1651 I discover by an old record that in Reepham the N^o of families was 44 & of persons 190 & in Kerdiston the N^o of families was 29 & of persons 148

Hence a total of both Parishes was the N^o of families was 73 & of persons 338

In 1651
In 1801

N^o of families
N^o of families
Increase

73
95
22

& N^o of persons
& N^o of persons

338
446
108

[1811 and 1821 statistics]

Kerdiston
Persons in 1811
D^o in 1801
Decrease in Kerdiston

Persons in Kerdiston 1821
Persons in Kerdiston 1811
Increase

156
162
6

160
156
4

Reepham
Persons in 1811
D^o in 1801
Decrease in Reepham

Increase in Reepham 1821
Decrease in Kerdiston 1811
Total increase

In Reepham 1821
In Reepham 1811
Increase

320
284
36

36
6
30

345
320
25

[1821 and 1831 statistics]

Kerdiston	Males	Females	Total
Persons in 1831	113	98	211
D^o in 1821			160
Increase			51

Reepham	Males	Females	Total
Persons in 1831	220	232	452
D^o in 1821			345
Increase			107

[End of Census Document]

Notes

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

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