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NORMANBY - 1841 CENSUS EXTRACT
HO/107/1256/14       Micro Film Box 425

Enumerator's Schedule Description

County of York: North Riding
Hundred Wapentake, Soke or Liberty of: Langaurgh East
Parish of: Ormesby (Part of)
Chapelry of Eston & Township of Normanby
Superintendents Registrar's District of: Guisbro
Registrar's District of: Kirkleatham
No. of Enumeration District: 4 pt. of
Description of ditto: The whole of the Townships of Eston & Normanby

Extract of some details

23 Inhabited Houses               with 73 Males & 70 Females            Total 143 people.

15 People were born outside of Yorkshire.  Only 3 of these were Males.
       Thomas Grey 50 a Blacksmith was one of them.  His wife Ann 41 is recorded as Martha in the 1851 census.

Oldest Male:
       Daniel Sheepherd a 70 year old Farmer & his 70 year old Wife Mary plus their 30 year old son John
                                                  (both men born outside the county).

Oldest Female:
       Eleanor Blades an 84 year old Labourer (not born in Yorkshire) & her daughter Mary 49.

3        Spinsters                    Ann Munrow 64,          Mary Blades 49,       Dorothy Tiplady 40.
1        Widow                        Ann Wrightson 66.
33       Children under the age of 13.
4        Infants.

Occupations

  The small number of jobs listed, from Agricultural Labourers (Ag Lab) to professional people, gives a good indication
of the lifestyle of the village.  There were:

3 Independents:
       William Jackson Esq. 60 of Normanby Hall, his wife Susanna Louise 60, 3 adult sons & 2 daughters
                                    who were looked after by 9 servants.
       Consett Dryden Gent 40 looked after by 3 female servants & one male servant Will Hinde 15.
       Jane Tiplady 75 High St (Teacher) with Dorothy Tiplady sp 40 a labourer,
                                    Jane Abbott Sr. 45, John Abbott 20 a sadler & 15 year old Jane Abbott.

5 Farmers:
       Peter Parlour 20 with 1 female servant & 1 male agricultural labourer Oliver Melanby?
       Daniel & Mary Sheepherd both 70 & son John 30. 1 female servant & 2 Ag Labs: John Atterton 19, William Wilson 14.
       Mary Agar 54 with 1 female servant Elizabeth Smith 21
                                    & 4 Ag Labs: William Storey 21, John Sickling 19, Mathew Storey 15, James Rudd 14.
       John Storey 49 & Margaret 48 & 2 children.
       Hannah Coverdale 34 & 5 children & James Ingledew Ag Lab.

5 Agricultural Labourers who were head of households:
       Ileazer Cuthbert 39 & Mary 44 & 6 children.
       William Laverick 55 & Rebecca 45. Also family of Thomas Nelson (see Stone Masons below).
       John Severs 40 & 3 children. 1 female servant Ann Atkinson 30, Will Butterfield 30 Ag Lab, Antony Atkin 20.
       John Sunlley 36 & Mary 34 Ag Lab & 4 children.
       Thomas Wrain? 45, Margaret 44 & 1 child plus John Coats Ag Lab.

1 Inn Keeper:
       Mary Murrey 44 Bay Horse (Poverina) & 5 children & 2 servants.

1 Sadler:
       John Abbott 20.

1 Blacksmith:
       Thomas Gray 50 & wife & child.

1 Gardener:
       Mr John Knaggs 44 & wife Hannah 36 & 2 children.

3 Stone Masons:
       Thomas Nelson 40, wife Catherine 30 & 1 day old daughter Ann. Also Ann Snowden 50.
       Bartholomew Nelson 45, wife Mary 40, also Mary 15, John 14, William 10, Thomas 8 & William Nelson 30.

1 Joiner Journeyman:
       William Wilson 50 & Hannah 45 & 6 children.

2 Apprentice Joiners:
       S Wrightson 17.
       Thomas Wilson 20.

1 No Occupation:
       Snowdon.

5 Male Servants

8 Female Servants

Notes:

  Ages were not accurate as adults ages were rounded down to the nearest five years.
  Family relationships not shown on census but are inferred.
  The number of households had increased from 23 to 35 by the 1851 census.

Researched 7 January 2004       Compiled 28 November 2011
© 2011 Sylvia Fairbrass.   Normanby Local History Group