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

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.

1841 and 1851 Censuses

"Setchey is ecclesiastically connected with North Runcton."

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]

• 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!

• Statistics on the population of the British Isles (archived copy).
• Histpop, the online historical population reports website, in its census section provides access to all the published population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 - 1937. The site has a huge amount of statistical information both at a county level and at a parish or district level. There is no personal information on the site.
• Comparative Account of the Population of Great Britain in the years 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831. House of Commons (19 October 1831) 432pp. (Provides parish-level population counts, for England, Wales and Scotland.)