Norfolk: Roydon (near Diss)

Population: 1821 & 1831

1821

This 1821 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 567/3 and MF 907/16] follows the 1812 Baptisms and Clergyman's Returns and is on Page 24 of the Register and consists of statistics only.

It contains the following information:-

May 28^th 1821 J F Murton

[Age range]	Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 30	30 to 40	40 to 50	50 to 60	60 to 70	70 to 80	80 to 90	90 to 100	100 upw ards	Totals
Males	50	45	46	24	39	28	31	13	14	18	4	1	-	313
Females	44	37	28	19	45	32	35	18	17	11	2	-	-	288
Totals	94	82	74	43	84	60	66	31	31	29	6	1	-	601

[End of Document]

1831

This 1831 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 567/67] is on one sheet of paper. It is the standard printed form F2 that was issued to parishes and contains trade statistics and additional sets of initials which indicate who was plying those trades.

It contains the following information [on the outside]:-

[Page 1]

County of __________________
Division of _______________
Hundred of [Diss]
Parish or [Roydon]

Formula, No. 2

To be indorsed as above, and returned to the
High-Constable, together with the printed
Schedule; and by him to the Clerk of the
Peace

Population Enquiry,
1831.

[End of page 1]

[Page 2]

Formula, No. 2

for Entry of males upwards of Twenty Years of Age, who have already been
entered Three times in Formula No.. 1.; under the 5th, 6th, & 9th Questions.

Auctioneer or Appraiser, Sheriffs Broker____________________________________
Baker, Gingerbread, Fancy___________________________________________________
Barber, or Hair-dresser, Hair-dealer__________G A___________________________1 [1]
Basket-maker________________________________________________________________
Blacksmith, Horse-shoes_______________________R G___________________________2 [1]
Boat-builder, Ship-wright___________________________________________________
Bookbinder__________________________________________________________________
Brewer______________________________________________________________________
Broker______________________________________________________________________
Brass-worker, Tinker________________________________________________________
Builder_____________________________________________________________________
  Land-jobber_______________________________________________________________
  Bricklayer__________________________________J M___________________________3 [1]
  Lime Burner_______________________________________________________________
  Plasterer_________________________________________________________________
  Slater____________________________________________________________________
  Mason, or Waller__________________________________________________________
  House-painter_____________________________________________________________
Butcher, Flesher____________________________________________________________

Carpenter________________________________J L, M M, M M, J L_________________7 [4]
  Cabinet Maker_____________________________________________________________
  Wheelwright_______________________________________________________________
  Sawyer____________________________________________________________________
Carrier, Carter_____________________________________________________________
Carver and Gilder___________________________________________________________
Caulker_____________________________________________________________________
Cheesemonger________________________________________________________________
Chemist and Druggist________________________________________________________
Clock and Watchmaker________________________________________________________
Clothier____________________________________________________________________
  Linen-draper, Haberdasher_________________________________________________
  Silk-mercer, or dealer____________________________________________________
[End of Page 2]

[Page 3]

Coachmaker__________________________________________________________________
Coach-Owner, Driver, Grooms, &c.____________________________________________
Coal Merchant, Fuel_________________________________________________________
Cooper______________________________________________________________________
Copper-plate printer, Engraver______________________________________________
Corn-dealer_________________________________________________________________
Currier_____________________________________________________________________
Cutler______________________________________________________________________

Dyer________________________________________________________________________
Dry-Salter, Colouring materials_____________________________________________

Earthen-ware, China, Pottery________________________________________________

Farrier, Cow-doctor, Cattle-doctor__________________________________________
Feather Dresser_____________________________________________________________
Fell-monger_________________________________________________________________
Fish-dealer_________________________________________________________________
Fruiterer___________________________________________________________________
Furrier_____________________________________________________________________

Glazier, Plumber____________________________________________________________
Glover______________________________________________________________________
Grocer, Green-grocer________________________________________________________
Gun-maker___________________________________________________________________

Harness-maker, Collar-maker_________________________________________________
Hatter, and Hosier__________________________________________________________
Horse-dealer, Stable, Hackney-Coach, or Fly Keeper__________________________
Huckster, Hawker, pedlar, Duffer______________C W, W B, J A_________________10 [3]

Iron-founder________________________________________________________________
Iron-monger_________________________________________________________________
Jeweller____________________________________________________________________
Lace-dealer_________________________________________________________________
Maltster____________________________________________________________________
Marble Cutter, Statuary_____________________________________________________
Milkman, Cowkeeper__________________________________________________________
Miller________________________________________G C___________________________11 [1]

Nightman, Scavenger_________________________________________________________

Old Clothes dealer, rag-dealer______________________________________________
Optician____________________________________________________________________

Paper maker_________________________________________________________________
[End of page 3]

    (Brought Up)____________________________________________________________

[Page 4]

Pastry Cook, Confectioner___________________________________________________
Patten maker________________________________________________________________
Pawnbroker__________________________________________________________________
Poulterer___________________________________________________________________
Printer_____________________________________________________________________
Print seller________________________________________________________________
Publican, Hotel, or Innkeeper, Retailer of Beer_________J H_________________12 [1]

Rope-maker______________________________________________O ?_________________13 [1]

Saddler_____________________________________________________________________
Shoe and Boot maker, or mender__________________________S H_________________14 [1]
Shop Keeper {Dealer in sundry necessary Articles}___________________________
            {such as are sold in a Village Shop }___________________________
Soot, and Chimney Sweeper___________________________________________________
Spirit Merchant, Spirit Shop________________________________________________
Stationer___________________________________________________________________
Stock-broker________________________________________________________________
Straw-plat and Bonnets______________________________________________________

Tailor, Breeches-maker_________________________________R B, R W ____________16 [2]
Tallow-chandler, Wax-chandler_______________________________________________
Tanner______________________________________________________________________
Tea-dealer__________________________________________________________________
Tinman______________________________________________________________________
Tobacconist_________________________________________________________________
Toyman______________________________________________________________________
Turner______________________________________________________________________

Undertaker of Funerals______________________________________________________
Upholsterer_________________________________________________________________

Wharfinger__________________________________________________________________
Whitesmith__________________________________________________________________
Wine-dealer_________________________________________________________________
..........._________________________________________________________________
Whitster____________________________________________S W_____________________17 [1]
Weaver______________________________________________W R_____________________18 [1]
..........._________________________________________________________________
..........._________________________________________________________________
..........._________________________________________________________________

........................................................____________________

(Signed) John Anness

[End of Document]

Notes

The enumerator John Anness wrote cumulative totals for each trade when he should have written the figure in [] following them.
Using figures obtained from the Bishops Transcripts for the Archdeaconry of Norfolk for the year 1752-53 we see that over the period until 1821 :-
- The number of houses has increased from 47 to 82
- The number of people has increased from 262 (of whom 160 were over sixteen years) to 601

Names and Trade Directories

Whites 1845 Trade directory (14 years later) gives the following names which may refer to the initials above.

"John Anness" was described as a gentleman.
"John Linstead" was a joiner who was born in Roydon and still there in 1851 aged 50, occupation Carpenter. There is another "John Linstead" next door in 1851 aged 80, occupation Carpenter

Names and Census

"M M" the Carpenter is possibly "Michael Mattholi" a Carpenter Master in the 1851 census aged 54. There is another person of the same name aged 80 who was the Parish Clerk and of Italian origin.
"R W" the Tailor is possibly "Robert Waters" a Tailor in the 1851 census aged 65 or in 8 baptism entries between June 1824 and Sep 1841.
"C W" the Pedlar is possibly "Christopher Woods" a Pauper Pedlar in the 1851 census aged 80
"W R" the Weaver is possibly the "William ROUGHTON" in a baptism entry for Oct 1826
"S W" the Whitster is possibly the "Samuel WOODROW" in a baptism entry for Jan 1822 and Feb 1824
"S H" the Shoemaker is possibly the "Samuel HARPER" in a baptism entry for Jul 1833
"W B" the Huckster etc. is possibly the "William BOND" a "Higgler" in a baptism entry for Feb 1835
"J A" the Huckster etc. is possibly the "John Aldrich" a "Higgler" in a baptism entry for Jan 1827

See also the Roydon (near Diss) parish page and the main Population page

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