Norfolk: Starston

Census: 1801

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

This 1801 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 119/124 or MF 1406/4-5] covers 2 pages, the start of each being indicated by [Page xx] in the text.

Surname Index

The following surnames are contained in the document. The numbers following each are the Page numbers which contain one or more occurences of the name.

Baley (2)
Barber (2)
Bond (1)
Browne (1)
Brewster (2)
Bullen (1)
Bunn (1)
Burgess (1)
Carver (1)
Chambers (1)
Cole (1)
Coleby (1)

Dane (1)
Durrant (1)
Easto (1)
Elliss (1)
Fisk (1,2)
Fulton (2)
Goodson (1)
Hardingham (2)
Hart (2)
Hawes (2)
Hewett (1)
Hinsby (1)

Hurry (1)
Johnsons (2)
Keed (2)
Keely (2)
Kibird (1)
Lingwood (2)
Lock (2)
Neave (1)
Notly (1)
Oldershaw (1)
Quantrill (1)
Rackham (2)

Raven (1)
Read (1)
Rodwell (1)
Scarlett (1)
Sheldrake (2)
Stygle (1)
Theobald (2)
Tillalow? (1)
Vickers (2)
Walne (1,2)
Warren (1)

The Census

The original document had the following headings spelt out in full. They have been contracted to allow for a clearer display.

No = "No of Houses"
Names = "Names"
Fam = "Families"
M = "Males"
F = "Females"
Agr = "Employed in Agriculture"
Tr = "Employed in Trade"
Oth = "Others"
Tot = "Total"

This contains the following information :-

Starston Population
taken 10th Mar
1801

[Page 1 follows]

No	Names	Fam	M	F	Ag	Tr	Oth	Tot
-	[Page 1]
1	Bullen and Raven	2	5	5	10	-	-	10
2	Read and Durrant	2	4	7	11	-	-	11
3	Goodson	1	3	1	4	-	-	4
4	Kibird	1	6	4	10	-	-	10
5	Neave	1	2	3	5	-	-	5
6	Raven and Warren	2	5	3	8	-	-	8
7	Easto	1	3	4	6	-	1	7
8	Chambers	1	5	5	10	-	-	10
9	Dane	1	4	3	7	-	-	7
10	Hinsby	1	2	4	6	-	-	6
11	Cole	1	4	3	7	-	-	7
12	Notly	1	6	2	8	-	-	8
13	Bunn & Others	3	8	8	16	-	-	16
14	Quantrill	1	1	1	-	2	-	2
15	Coleby	1	2	2	4	-	-	4
16	Stygle and Others	3	6	9	15	-	-	15
17	Burgess Sen^r & Others	2	7	6	3	10	-	13
18	Rodwell	1	6	2	-	8	-	8
19	Scarlett & Others	2	3	3	3	3	-	6
20	Elliss & Others	2	6	3	9	-	-	9
21	Hewett	1	5	4	9	-	-	9
22	Burgess Jun^r	1	1	1	-	2	-	2
23	Carver	1	1	2	3	-	-	3
24	Walne Tho^s	1	6	4	8	2	-	10
25	Oldershaw Rev^d	1	4	5	1	-	8	9
26	Fisk Geo	1	2	3	5	-	-	5
27	Elliss	1	1	3	3	-	-	3
28	Hurry	1	6	4	10	-	-	10
29	Browne	2	2	6	8	-	-	8
30	Bond & Tillalow?	3	3	3	6	-	-	6
	Brought up	42	119	112	195	27	9	231
-	[Page 2]
	Brought up	42	119	112	195	27	9	231
31	Theobald Mary	1	3	2	5	-	-	5
32	Barber and Others	2	5	11	16	-	-	16
33	Vickers	1	-	3	3	-	-	3
34	Barber James	2	2	4	6	-	-	6
35	Walne James	1	3	7	10	-	-	10
36	Theobald John	1	5	4	9	-	-	9
37	Hart Tho^s	1	3	5	8	-	-	8
38	Walne & Rose	2	3	7	10	-	-	10
39	Fulton	1	2	1	3	-	-	3
40	Keely	1	1	5	6	-	-	6
41	Keed	1	2	1	3	-	-	3
42	Lock & Baley	2	7	7	14	-	-	14
43	Sheldrake & Others	3	4	10	14	-	-	14
44	Rackham	1	1	2	3	-	-	3
45	Johnsons	1	-	4	4	-	-	4
46	Brewster & Others	2	3	4	7	-	-	7
47	Fisk Cha^s	1	3	3	6	-	-	6
48	Hardingham	1	6	2	1	7	-	8
49	Hawes & Others	2	4	6	9	-	1	10
50	Hardingham Tho^s	1	2	3	-	5	-	5
51	Parish House	7	17	19	31	5	-	36
-	Lingwood Uninhabited	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	(Totals)	77	195	222	363	44	10	417

[End of Census Document]

Notes

Kibird is seen spelt Kybard/Kyberd in other Starston documents.
Tillalow may well be Titlow.
Notly is also spelt Notley.
Thomas Lingwood is paying poor rates in 1801.

See also the Starston parish page and the main Census page

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