Norfolk: Wormegay - 1821 Census

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

Census available

1821 - taken on the day of June 9th. - this document.
1831 - Figures only.

1821 Census of Population

This 1821 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PC 44/7] is on 3 sides of 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.

Allcock (1)
Allet (3)
Andrew (3)
Balham (2)
Balls (1)
Barkham (1,2)
Baxter (2)
Bellding (3)
Bennet (1)
Bird (2)
Bowden (2)
Brook (3)
Brown (1)
Bush (2)

Carr (1)
Cesson (2)
Curties (3)
Emmerson (2)
Espen (1)
Evereat (3)
Fysh (1,2)
Garner (2)
Goor (1)
Grice (1)
Harrod (1)
Hawes (3)
Hilton (3)
Hogg (3)

Hudson (3)
Jacob (2)
King (1,3)
Kirkham (1)
Kittellwell (3)
Lockwood (1)
Malby (1)
Mann (1)
Man (1)
Moulton (1)
Nichol (3)
Nichols (1,2)
Nurse (1)
Oldham (3)
Owers (1)

Padget (2)
Paine (3)
Palmer (3)
Parnell (1)
Rush (2)
Sharpen (1)
Smeasdle (3)
Smith (2)
Thurston (1)
Toller (1)
Vale (2)
Vincent (2)
Warterson (3)
Wood (1)

Notes

Cesson is down as CHESSON in 1851 census.

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

Head(s) of families follow [not indicated on original]
First set = Males
M(ale) I(nfant) = U(nder) 5 years
5 = "5 to 10" [years]
10 = " 10 to 20"
20 = " 20 to 30"
30 = " 30 to 40"
40 = " 40 to 50"
50 = " 50 to 60"
60 = " 60 to 70"
70 = " 70 to 80"
Second set = Females
F(emale) I(nfant) = U(nder) 5 years
This is followed by the same age range as that under males above.
T = "Total"
NH = "No Houses"
O = [Occupation indicator, where T = Trade]

This contains the following information :-

Taken June 9th
1821

Wormegay	MI U5	5 10	10 20	20 30	30 40	40 50	50 60	60 70	70 80	FI U5	5 10	10 20	20 30	30 40	40 50	50 60	60 70	70 80	T	NH	O
[Page 1]
Rich Wood	1	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	-
John Balls	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	-
John Malby	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	7		-
Mic^hl Malby	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	4		-
W^m Bennet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	-
John Sharpen	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	1	-
Sarah Kirkham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1		-
John Nichols	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	1	-
John Goor	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	8	1	T
Davey Brown	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	-
Charl Thurston	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3		-
Jem^er Grice	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	4	1	-
John Lockwood	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	6	1	T
Harrod	2	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	3	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	13	1	-
Tho^s Carr	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	4	1	-
Rob^t Parnell	-	1	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	8	1	-
Mary King	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	5	1	-
Sarah Barkham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
Dan Fysh	1	2	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	9		-
John Espen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
W^m Owers	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	7		-
Rob^t Man	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-
Rob^t Moulton	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	3		-
Rob^t Allcock	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	1	-
Jam^s Mann	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	3		-
Mary Mann	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	1	-
John Goor	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	5	1	-
John Toller	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	5	1	-
John Thurston	1	2	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	9	1	-
W^m Nurse	2	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	T
[Total]	15	14	14	5	10	7	6	2	1	17	16	16	12	9	9	2	1	1	157	21
[Page 2]
[Brought Over]	15	14	14	5	10	7	6	2	1	17	16	16	12	9	9	2	1	1	157	21
E^d Emmerson	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	1	-
John Smith	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	8	1	-
John Garner	1	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	8	1	-
Tho^s Baxter	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	3	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	9	1	-
John Jacob	2	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	7	1	-
Math Padget	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	1	-
Hen^y Vale	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-
J^os Vincent	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	4	1	-
John Nichols	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	4	1	-
John Bowden	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	7	1	-
Ann Bird	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	4	1	-
Thora? Cesson	1	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	5	1	-
W^m Barkham	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	6	1	-
Mary Fysh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	-
W^m Balham	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	7	1	-
Mich^l Rush	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	7	1	-
Bush	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	6	1	-
Tho^s Nichols	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	1	-
[Total]	28	23	20	8	18	12	8	3	2	27	25	27	16	16	14	6	2	1	256	39
[Page 3]
[Carre^d on]	28	23	20	8	18	12	8	3	2	27	25	27	16	16	14	6	2	1	256	39
J^o Allet	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	5	1	-
W^m Evereat	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	6	1	-
King	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-
Ja^s Nichol	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	-
Isac^k Palmer	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	6	1	-
Mary Curties	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	7	1	-
Hen^y Hogg	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	4	1	T
John Andrew	-	1	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	1	-	-	9	1	T
Rob^t Hilton	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	4	1	T
John Hawes	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	4	1	T
Rose Warterson	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	6	1	T
Ed^m Brook	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	8	1	T
Mary Bellding	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	8	1	T
Rob^t Brook	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	T
Ed^md Paine	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	T
John Bury Kittellwell	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	5	1	T
Tho^s Smeasdle	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	5	1	-
John Oldham	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	8	1	T
W^m Hudson	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-
[Totals]	33	28	34	13	26	18	12	4	2	39	36	38	25	24	19	8	3	1	362	58


Males	170	Families	67
Females	192		-
	-----	in Trade	14
[Total]	362	Agriculture	53
	-----	-	------
	323	-	67
	-----	-	-
	34	-	-

[End of Census Document]

Notes

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

See also the Wormegay parish page and the main Census page

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