Norfolk: Woodton - 1801 Census

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

1801 Census of Population

This 1801 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 57/51 or on Microform MF 905/11] is on 2 sheets of paper.

Name 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.

Alderson (2)
Alexander (1)
Andrews (2)
Balding (2)
Baley (1)
Beckett (2)
Booty (2)
Brooks (2)
Brothers (2)
Bukett (1)
Bulhey (1)
Buskin (2)
Carsey (1)
Carver (1)
Clarke (2)
Cooper (1,2)
Crisp (1)
Cunningham (1)

Cushing (2)
Dann (1,2)
Dowe (2)
Dring (1)
Elvin (2)
Fairhead (2)
Flegg (1,2)
Gilbert (1)
Gooch (2)
Goose (1)
Gorble (2)
Green (2)
Hanner (2)
Hart (2)
Harvey (1)
Howes (1)
Hunt (2)
Leggett (1)

Lewel (1)
Lincoln (1)
Lord (2)
Mallett (2)
Marshel (2)
Meadows (1)
Moore (1)
Mudd (2)
Nobbs (2)
Olley [*] (1)
Purdy (2)
Rackham (1)
Raven (1)
Read (1)
Richards (1)
Riches (2)
Rushmer (1)
Sarjeant (1)

Saunders (1)
Seamen (1)
Shorle (2)
Simond (1)
Simonds (2)
Smith (1,2)
Spalding (2)
Sporle (2)
Spratt (2)
Suckling (1,2)
Tibenham (1)
Todd (2)
Tooke (2)
Warmole (1)
Watson (2)
Wix (2)
Wright (1,2)
Yallop (1)

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

"Names" [No heading on original]
"Inhab"
F = "Family"
Ma = "Males"
Fe = "Females"
Farm = "Farming"
Tra = "Trade"
For = "Fortune"
Agr = "Agricul^e"
Tot = "Total of males + females" [No heading on original]

This contains the following information :-

A list of the Inhabitants of Woodton taken by Gersⁿ Gilbert and Rob^t Warmole March 13?th 1801

Names	Inhab	Fam	Ma	Fe	Farm	Tra	For	Agr	Tot
[Page 1]
Last Dring	1	-	7	8	1	-	-	-	15
Gersⁿ Gilbert	1	-	4	5	1	-	-	-	9
Rob^t Warmole	1	-	7	6	1	-	-	-	13
Math^w Bulhey	1	-	4	2	-	-	-	1	6
Mary Seamen	1	-	2	4	-	-	1	-	6
Eliz. Richards	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	3
Chas. Rushmer	1	-	3	2	1	-	-	-	5
Jn^o Rushmer	1	-	3	2	1	-	-	-	5
Jn^o Leggett	1	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	3
Chas. Howes	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	1	2
Mary Alexander	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
Jn^o Cooper	1	-	3	2	1	-	-	-	5
Rob^t Meadows	1	2	1	3	-	-	-	1	4
Tho^s Alexander	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	1	4
Rob^t Carver	1	2	1	3	-	1	-	-	4
Jn^o Lincoln	-	-	3	3	-	1	-	-	6
Amos Rackham	1	2	2	2	-	1	-	-	4
Jn Tibenham	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	2
Tho^s Saunders	1	2	2	1	-	1	-	1	3
Tho^s Wright	-	-	1	3	-	1	-	-	4
Jn^o Cunningham	1	-	6	3	1	-	-	-	9
Sam^l Lewel	1	2	3	2	-	-	-	1	5
Benj. Olley [*]	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	1	5
W^m Harvey	1	-	3	3	-	3	-	-	6
Rob^t Dann	1	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	3
Ald^s Carsey	1	-	3	1	-	-	-	1	4
Mary Read	-	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
Jon. Smith	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	1	4
Isaac Moore	1	2	4	3	-	-	-	1	7
W^m Sarjeant	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	1	6
Ja^s Suckling	1	3	2	3	-	-	-	1	5
James Baley	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	4
Tho^s Bukett	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	1
Tho^s Saunders	1	2	3	4	-	-	-	1	7
Corn^s Goose	-	-	2	2	-	1	-	-	4
W^m Crisp	1	-	2	3	1	-	-	-	5
Benj. Raven	1	2	3	3	-	-	-	1	6
Edw^d Yallop	-	-	6	2	-	-	-	4	8
Edw^d Simond	1	2	2	2	-	-	-	2	4
Rob^t Flegg	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	2	5
[Totals on Page 1]	26	40	100	103	11	10	2	23	203


[Page 2]
Jere. Riches	1	2	2	3	-	-	-	1	5
W^m Dann	-	-	4	6	-	-	-	1	10
Ric^d Booty	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	1	2
Jn^o Hart	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	1	3
Jn^o Wix	1	2	1	2	-	-	-	1	3
Jas Lord	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	4
Jn Brooks	1	2	2	4	-	1	-	-	6
Han^d Beckett	-	-	1	2	-	1	-	-	3
Fran. Gorble	1	4	2	2	-	1	-	-	4
Jn. Mudd	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	2	4
Rob Brothers	-	-	4	3	-	-	-	-	7
Jas Smith	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	1	8
W. Buskin	1	2	2	4	-	-	-	1	6
Jas. Mallett	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	2
Ric Green	1	2	1	3	-	-	-	1	4
Jn^o Marshel	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	1	6
Ann Flegg	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
Jn^o Alderson	1	-	3	4	-	-	-	1	7
Jas Gooch	1	-	6	7	-	2	-	-	13
Rob^t Suckling	1	-	2	4	1	-	-	-	6
Tho^s Dowe	1	2	1	3	1	-	-	-	4
Rob^t Cooper	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	2
Tho^s Green	1	-	2	1	-	-	-	1	3
W. Clarke	1	-	1	5	-	1	-	-	6
W. Purdy	1	2	3	1	-	-	-	1	4
Jn Watson	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	1	6
Pet: Hanner	1	2	3	3	-	3	-	-	6
Rob^t Hanner	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	2
Tho^s Cushing	1	-	1	2	-	1	-	-	3
W^m Shorle	1	-	1	5	-	-	-	1	6
Mich. Andrews	1	2	2	2	-	-	-	1	4
Jn Simonds	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	1	4
Tho^s Sporle	1	2	4	2	-	-	-	1	6
Christ. Spalding	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	1	3
Sam Clarke	1	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	5
David Todd	1	2	3	2	-	-	-	3	5
Mary Wright	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	1	3
George Balding	1	2	4	1	-	-	-	1	5
Fanny Tooke	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
Fran. Elvin	1	-	3	3	-	-	-	1	6
Eph Spratt	1	2	4	2	-	-	-	1	6
Sam Fairhead	-	-	3	1	-	1	-	-	4
Sam^l Hunt	1	2	5	4	-	2	-	-	9
Jn^o Nobbs	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	1	5
Jn^o Spratt	1	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	2
[Total Page 2]	27	45	100	116	2	15	-	31	216
Bro[ugh]t Over	26	40	100	103	11	10	2	23	203
[Grand Total]	53	85	200	219	13	25	2	54	419

[End of Census Document]

Notes

All shorthand contractions in the document have been reproduced as written.
See also White's 1845 directory for Woodton entry.
The christian name of Gersⁿ Gilbert is Gershom [from parish register].
Benj Olley may be OTLEY as the letter "t" was often not crossed.

See also the Woodton parish page and the main Census page

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