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Population information for Congham and places above it in the hierarchy

Congham

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.

Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1801 46 49 245
1811 53 54 237
1821 55 56 279
1831 54 60 290
1841 62 -- 326
1851 66 -- 321
Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1861 68 -- 315
1871 66 70 317
1881 67 69 331
1891 72 72 316
1901 64 64 288
1911 -- 64 253

There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.

Norfolk

Population of Norfolk, 1801-1991
Compiled from the census returns.
Pond, C.C.
Internal Population Migration and Mobility in Eastern England in the 18th century.
[ISBN 0950224502, University of Cambridge Thesis, 1980-81]
Pound, John F.
Population in the 16th Century.
In "An Historical Atlas of Norfolk" edited by Peter Wade-Martins.
[ISBN 0903101602, Norwich; Norfolk Museums Service in association with the Federation of Norfolk Historical and Archaeological Organisations, 1994]
Wright, John
Population Change 1801-1851.
In "An Historical Atlas of Norfolk" edited by Peter Wade-Martins.
[ISBN 0903101602, Norwich; Norfolk Museums Service in association with the Federation of Norfolk Historical and Archaeological Organisations, 1994]

England

  • The book: E.A. Wrigley and R.S. Schofield, (Eds.). The Population History of England, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1989, is the standard text on the historical demography of England, based on many years of work by the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure. A book which draws very usefully on this research, in order to study family and community in England after the Middle Ages and before the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution, is: P. Laslett. The World We Have Lost: Further explored, London, Routledge, 1983, 353 p.
  • The Vision of Brtain site has a number of population graphs and charts. Note the site has undergone changes, you may need to hunt!

UK and Ireland