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Norfolk: Reepham
Population in - 1651, 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831

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

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.

Population Census years

1651 1801 1811 1821 1831

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
InhabitedNo 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
MalesFemalesAgric
ulture		 Trade
&c		No
employ
ment
Reepham128156284  49   35200284
Kerdiston  91  71162  70     2  90162
Total of
both
Parishes		219227446 119  37290446

In the year 1651 I discover by an old record that in Reepham the No of families was 44 & of persons 190 & in Kerdiston the No of families was 29 & of persons 148

Hence a total of both Parishes was the No of families was 73 & of persons 338

In 1651
In 1801
  		No of families
No of families
Increase 		  73
  95
  22 		& No of persons
& No of persons
  		338
446
108

[1811 and 1821 statistics]

Kerdiston
Persons in 1811
Do in 1801
Decrease in Kerdiston
 
Persons in Kerdiston 1821
Persons in Kerdiston 1811
Increase
 
 
 
  		 
156
162
    6
 
160
156
    4
 
 
 
  		  Reepham
  Persons in 1811
  Do 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]

KerdistonMalesFemalesTotal
Persons in 1831  113    98  211
Do in 1821  160
Increase    51

ReephamMalesFemalesTotal
Persons in 1831  220  232  452
Do in 1821  345
Increase  107

[End of Document]

Notes

See also the parish pages for Reepham and Kerdiston and also the main Population page.

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Copyright © Mike Bristow.
April 2009