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Census: 1821
Diss is one of the few places in the county for which a census before 1841 containing names survives.
This 1821 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 100/144] is in a book.
[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
Name Index
The census contains the following names with the Page number in brackets which may contain more than one occurence of the name.
| Abbott (10)
Alden (2) Aldrich (3,13) Aldridge (2) Algar (21) Alger (6,16) Almhous (14) Alston (3) Andrews (1,3) Angold (19) Archer (2,16) Atkins (5) Ayton (18,21) Baldry (15,22) Baldwin (22) Balls (9) Barber (5) Bardwell (10) Barkaway (17) Barker (22) Barkham (11) Barnard (15) Barratt (11) Barrett (14,21) Batly (13) Batterham (7) Baxter (12) Berrett (3) Berry (16) Betts (1) Biddell (7) Billing (6) Bird (4,11,15) Bishop (2,3) Blaxall (18) Bloomfield (7) Boby (6) Bond (1,5,8,16) Booty (6) Bowater (18) Bowton (21) Bray (6,16) Bretingham (1) Brett (13) Brook (12,14) Brown (18) Browne (12) Browning (4) Bryant (2,3,10) Buckingham (6) Bunney (21) Burch (3) Burcham (11) Burrows (10,12) Bush (5) Butcher (21) Buttell (15) Buxton (5,9,19) Calton (20) Calver (2,4,13,21) Canfor (2) Carter (5) Cason (2) Cattermole (2) Catton (19) Chaplyn (16) Chapman (7) Chittock (21) Church (1) Clark (4,10,11) Cobb (4,17) Coble (18) Coe (8,11) |
Colby (8,18)
Cole (11) Collins (6) Cook (3,5,7,11,15) Copping (7) Cornell (3,4) Cory (16) Cotman (3) Crick (1) Crisp (3) Crucknell (12) Cullham (3) Cullum (5) Curson (15) Curtis (15) Cutting (12) Dack (5) Darby (8,9) Day (1) Dixon (10,21) Dodshon (8) Dove (1,16) Downing (2,4) Drake (22) Dyson (6,9) Eaton (5,10,18) Eglinton (10) Ellis (7,8,16,19) Elsey (4,18,20) English (17) Esling (9) Everrett (9) Everson (1) Farrow (1) Fellows (2) Filby (7.13) Fincham (9,13) Fisher (7,18) Flatman (5) Folger (20) French (7) Froud (1) Fulcher (8.19) Gardener (20) Garrard (1,6) Garrod (1,6) Gaskin (19) Genery (2) Gobbett (2,5) Goddard (8,20) Goldsmith (17,18) Gooderham (1,13) Gostling (11) Gray (9,15) Grear (13) Haddan (9) Hall (4) Harper (7) Harrison (4,6) Hart (12) Harvey (15) Haws (14) Haystead (15) Hayward (4) Hearn (17) Heath (17) Hines (4) Hinsby (2) Hinson (6) Hog (5) Holmes (15) Horne (10) |
Houchen (6)
Howell (1,14) Howlett (12) Hubbard (21,22) Jackman (15) James (18) Jannery (21) Jay (17) Jeffes (8) Juby (17,18) Kemp (9) Kent (8) Kerry (6,21) Knights (7,8,20) Knott (18) Knowles (20) Lait (1) Lanham (3) Leathers (13,16) Leech (9) Leggett (2,12) Legood (9,20) Levi (19) License (1) Lines (20) Livack (13) Long (11) Luccuck (13) Lushy (13,16) Maggett (1) Mallott (11) Manning (15) Marsh (10) Marton (8) Mason (11) Masslaston (11) Midson (17) Mines (22) Moore (7,18) Mullinger (5) Musgrave (10) Musk (9) Muskett (10,12) Newson (11,14) Nice (10) Nobbs (6) Norman (20) Norris (16) Nuby (1) Nunn (16) Nurs (12) Nurse (3) Oaks (11) Pack (12) Palmer (20) Parker (4) Parr (12) Parsley (1) Payne (16,17) Phillips (4) Pim (8) Plummer (6,9) Pond (12) Pottell (19) Potter (5.7) Prentice (19) Pretty (2) Prime (1) Quantrell (2) Ramsy (4) Ratcliff (20) Rayner (21) |
Read (14)
Ready (1) Reeve (8) Renwick (14) Rich (3) Robinson (14) Rodwell (12) Rudd (3) Rush (17) Russel (5) Sadd (16) Saff (13) Sallars (21) Sampson (13) Sands (3,16) Sandy (4,14) Saunders (6,7,15,19,21) Sayer (8) Scott (19) Scrivener (6) Self (13) Sharman (3) Sheldrake (9) Shelverton (20) Sheriffe (22) Sillis (18) Simpson (9,13) Smith (1,5,8,11,17) Spink (12) Spurdens (1,20) Stebbing (2) Stollery (11) Styles (9) Sussum (19) Talbot (9) Taylor (10,14,18) Thornton (21) Thrower (9) Thurlow (10,15) Thurtle (14) Tippel (4) Todd (15,19) Towell (19) Trudgill (8) Tyrrell (4,10) Vice (14) Wake (8,13) Waller (8,10) Ward (1,17) Warn (12,13,21) Wastley (14) Waters (10) Weavers (16) Welham (19) West (1) Whaite (10,14,18) Whitehead (5,14) Wiles (18) Williams (6) Wiseman (11,14) Witton (19) Womack (19) Woodwar (3) Woodward (1,3,20,21) Worman (14) Wragg (7) Wythe (2) Youngman (20) |
Layout of pages follow
| [Page 1]
Lait Nuby Howell Betts West Froud License Smith Day Nuby Andrews Bretingham Bond Jonath Bond Gooderham Parsley G Woodward Farrow Church Everson Crick Ward Ready Dove Maggett Garrod Prime Garrard Spurdens |
[Page 2]
Canfor Gobbett Genery Archer Bishop Alden Bryant Hinsby Fellows Calver Quantrell Alden Leggett Aldridge Pretty Downing Cattermole Wythe Stebbing Cason |
[Page 3]
Cook Sands Bishop Rudd Woodward R Woodwar Cullham Alston Aldrich Nurse Crisp Berrett Lanham Cornell Sharman Andrews Cotman Burch Bryant Burch Rich |
[Page 4]
Browning Bird Hall Tippel Tyrrell Harrison Sandy Hayward Cornell Clark Ramsy Parker Calver Hines Phillips Cobb Downing Elsey |
| [Page 5]
Cook Flatman Mullinger Carter W Mullinger Potter Cullum Bush Barber Eaton Atkins Dack Barber Russel Hog Bond Smith Buxton Gobbett Whitehead |
[Page 6]
Buckingham Garrard Wd Harrison Houchen Booty J Dyson Garrod Bray Scrivener Plummer Collins Nobbs Saunders Williams Kerry Buckingham Boby Hinson Billing Alger |
[Page 7]
Fisher Potter Chapman Biddell French Copping Knights Wragg W Ellis S Ellis Moore Harper Cook W Ellis Junr Bloomfield Filby Batterham Saunders |
[Page 8]
Smith Marton Reeve Trudgill Fulcher Darby Ellis Mrs Coe Goddard Pim Knights Bond Jeffes Sayer Kent Waller Z Colby Dodshon Wake |
| [Page 9]
Fincham Mrs Haddan Legood Leech Dyson J Darby Fincham Z Musk Buxton Thrower Gray Esling Everrett Sheldrake Simpson Plummer Styles Talbot Balls Kemp |
[Page 10]
Waller Burrows Musgrave Bardwell Marsh Horne Waters Eaton Dixon Taylor Nice Eglinton Whaite Muskett Bryant Tyrrell Clark Thurlow Abbott |
[Page 11]
Burcham Barkham Gostling Mason Masslaston Barratt Wiseman Coe Smith Stollery Long Mallott Bird Clark Cole Newson Oaks Cook |
[Page 12]
Browne Muskett Cutting Parr Leggett Pond Rodwell Howlett Burrows Baxter N Spink Crucknell Baxter Hart Warn Warn Brook Pack Nurs |
| [Page 13]
M Simpson Fincham Grear Aldrich Calver Self Warn Senr Luccuck Batly Leathers Gooderham Livack Sampson Filby Saff Brett Wake Ann Lushy |
[Page 14]
Wastley Almhous Vice Taylor Howell Worman Whitehead Robinson Sandy Thurtle Read Vice Whaite Renwick Newson Barrett Wiseman Haws Brook |
[Page 15]
Harvey Haystead Curson Barnard Bird Buttell Gray Holmes Jackman Curtis Manning Manning Revd Thurlow Todd Cook Baldry Saunders |
[Page 16]
Bray Cory Dove Bond Payne Ellis Chaplyn Weavers Archer Nunn Sands Sadd Alger Norris Leathers Lushy Berry W Berry J |
| [Page 17]
Jay Rush Payne Juby Ward Barkaway Goldsmith Cobb Smith Midson Payne F English Heath Cobb Hearn |
[Page 18]
G Eaton Jo: Elsey Jn Blaxall Fisher Sam James Wm Bowater Widow Knott H Goldspink W Taylor Colby M Taylor H Brown Miss Sillis Mrs Whaite Thos Juby Wm Moore Wm Ayton J Wiles Mrs Coble |
[Page 19]
C Saunders H Angold S Angold Miss Womack H Fulcher Mrs Pottell J Catton P Buxton Rt Ellis R Welham Widow Gaskin J Prentice A Scott Wm Towell M Levi Todd Sussum W: Witton Widw Welham |
[Page 20]
Mrs Woodward Folger Palmer Knowles Legood Gardener Spurdens Ratcliff Elsey Calton Lines Knowles Knights Shelverton Shelverton Youngman Goddard Norman |
| [Page 21]
Sallars Calver Jannery Rayner C: Kerry Butcher Jas Bowton Mrs Bunney N Thornton Wm Algar Rot Hubbard Saunders G Woodward J Chittock J Dixon M Barrett J: Warn Mrs Ayton |
[Page 22]
Baldwin E Drake Mrs Baldry Rob: Hubbard Jno Barker R Sheriffe (*) W Mines |
* Note that the Initial was originally "W" for Sheriffe with a later "R" written on top.
Heads of Households and trades
The original document had the following headings spelt out in full. They have been contracted to allow for a clearer display.
- Names = "Heads of households"
- Hou = "Inhabited Houses"
- Fam. = "No of Families living in that house"
- Bui = "House building"
- Un = "Houses uninhabited"
- Ag = "Families employed in Agriculture"
- Tr = "Families employed in Trade"
- Oth = "Families employed in Other occupations - not in the previous 2"
- M = "Males"
- F = "Females"
- Tot = "Total of columns 9 (Males) and 10 (Females)"
The Census Document
It contains the following information [Page 1 only shown in full]:-
| Names | Hou | Fam | Bui | Un | Ag | Tr | Oth | M | F | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lait | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Nuby | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Howell | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Betts | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| West | 1 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Froud | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| License | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Smith | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Day | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nuby | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Andrews | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Bretingham | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Bond | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Jonath Bond | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Gooderham | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Parsley | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| G Woodward | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Farrow | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Church | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Everson | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Crick | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ward | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Ready | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Dove | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Maggett | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Garrod | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Prime | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Garrard | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Spurdens | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| [Totals] | 20 | 48 | - | 2 | - | 40 | 8 | 104 | 134 | 238 |
Each Name is then followed by ages of Males as below :-
- M(ale) I(nfant) = U(nder) 5 years
- 5 = "5 to 10" [years]
- ...etc...
- 100
&up = 100 and above [years]
| Name | MI
U5 |
5
10 |
10
15 |
15
20 |
20
30 |
30
40 |
40
50 |
50
60 |
60
70 |
70
80 |
80
90 |
90
100 |
100
&up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lait | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nuby | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Howell | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Betts | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Froud | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| License | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smith | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Day | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nuby | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrews | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bretingham | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bond | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jonath Bond | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gooderham | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parsley | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G Woodward | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farrow | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Church | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Everson | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crick | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ready | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dove | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maggett | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garrod | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prime | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Garrard | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spurdens | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| [Totals] | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
The Male ages are then followed by ages of Females as below :-
- Fem(ale) I(nfant) = U(nder) 5 years
- 5 = "5 to 10" [years]
- ...etc...
- 100
&up = 100 and above [years]
| Name | FI
U5 |
5
10 |
10
15 |
15
20 |
20
30 |
30
40 |
40
50 |
50
60 |
60
70 |
70
80 |
80
90 |
90
100 |
100
&up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lait | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nuby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Howell | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Betts | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Froud | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| License | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Smith | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Day | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Nuby | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrews | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bretingham | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bond | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jonath Bond | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gooderham | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parsley | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G Woodward | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farrow | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Church | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Everson | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Crick | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ward | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ready | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dove | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maggett | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garrod | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prime | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garrard | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spurdens | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| [Totals] | 19 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
[End of Census Document]
Notes
- On the original the pages are very wide and contain columns as shown for Page 1 with the Name given once at the beginning.
- Pages 2 to 22 contain the same information as Page 1 but only the names have currently been transcribed.
See also the Diss parish page and the main Census page
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Copyright © Mike Bristow.
April 2007