kncen1851a

Knipton Census 1851

Transcribed by enumerator, John Geeson, on 04 April 1851

Rel.
Con.
Mar
U
ms
Wid
emp
Appce
Servt
Serv
(sic)
Elizth

Relationship to Head of Household
Condition as to Marriage
Married
Unmarried
months
Widow/er
employing
Apprentice
Servant
Servant
As it was written
Multi-occupancy building end of household underlined

Daur
Gd Dau
Genl
Ag Lab
Journeyman (Jor)
Visit
Leics
Notts
Derbs
Lincs
7A
Lodg
Dil

Daughter
Grand Daughter
General
Agricultural Labourer
Skilled worker paid by the day
Visitor
Leicestershire
Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
Lincolnshire
7 Acres
Lodger
Daughter in Law

Whilst every effort has been made to make an accurate copy, of these census returns they must never the less be treated as a secondary source.

  Address

Name

Rel.

Con.

Age

Occupation

Where Born

.

Thomas Geeson
Elizabeth Geeson
Thos Geeson

Head
Wife
Gdson

Mar
Mar

64
64
11

Farm Labourer

Scholar

Branston, Leics.
Knipton, Leics.
Grantham, Lincs.

Knipton Lodge

James Parker
Esther Parker
Ann Eth Parker
Emily Parker
Joseph James Parker
Charlotte
Elizabeth George

Head
Wife
Dau
Dau
Son
Dau
Serv

Mar
Mar




U

38
33
10
7
3
5 ms
16

Forester





General Servant

Whitkirk, Yorks
Worksop, Lincs
Barkby, Leics
Barkby, Leics
Barkby, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Eaton, Leics

.

James Ackerman
Charlotte Ackerman
Lucy Patchet
John Edrupt ?

Head
Wife
Serv
Serv

Mar
Mar
U
U

51
44
16
25

Stud Groom

House Servant
Groom

Belvoir, Leics
Byfleet, Surrey
Knipton, Leics
Carlton, Cambs

John Green's Lodge

John Green
Maria Green
Elizabeth Green
John Green
Rossette Eliza Green
Fanny Green
Susan Scoffield
Harriet Scoffield
Edward Wright
Martha Birch

Head
Wife
Dau
Son
Dau
Sister
Serv
Serv
Serv
Nurse

Mar
Mar




U

U
Mar

41
35
7
5
4
18
23
14
18
45

Land Agent & occupying 50 acres of land



Governess
House Servant
Nurse Girl
Farm Servant
Nurse

North Stoke, Lincs
Oundle, Northants
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
North Stoke, Lincs
Denton, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Grantham, Lincs

W. Hitchens Lodge

William Hitchin
Besty Fletcher
Mary Ann Somerby

Head
Wife
Serv

Mar
Mar
U

23
25
22

Land Agent

House Servant

Grantham, Lincs
North Stoke, Lincs
Summerby, Lincs

.

William Harris
Jane Harris
Sarah Harris
Esther Harris
John Harris
Edward Harris

Head
Wife
Dau
Dau
Son
Son

Mar
Mar

46
43
12
9
7
3

Shepherd

Scholar
Scholar
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

William Wright
Anne Wright

Head
Sister

Wid
U

64
55

Gardeners Labourer
Housekeeper

Woolsthorpe, Lincs
Woolsthorpe, Lincs

.

John Parks
Elizabeth Parks
Samuel Parks
William Parks
Jane Parks
Edlin Parks
George Parks

Head
Wife
Son
Son
Dau
Son
Son

Mar
Mar

41
37
13
8
6
3
6 ms

Farm Labourer

Farm Labourer
Scholar
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

John Smart
Ann Smart
Elisabeth Smart
William Smart
Thos Smart

Head
Wife
Dau
Son
Son

Mar
Mar

36
34
11
7
4

Farm Labourer

Scholar
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Croxton Kerrial, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Edlin Parks
Phebe Parks
Daniel Parks
William Parks
Mary Dewey

Head
Wife
Son
Son
Nurse

Mar
Mar

under
Wid

28
28
4
1 ms
64

Foresters Labourer

Knipton, Leics
Saltby, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Londonthorpe, Lincs

.

Sarah Carpendale

Head

U

50

Schoolmistress

Knipton, Leics

.

Joseph Towers
Susannah Towers
John Towers
Joseph Towers

Head
Wife
son
Son

Mar
Mar

43
47
10
4

Farm Labourer

Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Hougham, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Thomas Andrew Douglass
Elizabeth Douglass

Mary Elizabeth Douglass
William Broughton
Rebecca Christian

Head
Wife

Dau
Serv
Serv

Mar
Mar


U
U

39
33

7
18
18

Licensate of College of Surgeons Edinburgh and of Appothicariss Society
General practioner
Groom
House Servant

London
Swinfleet, Lincs

Knipton, Leics
Great Gonersby, Lincs
Eaton, Leics

.

Thomas Clements
Elisabeth Clements
Elisabeth Moor

Head
Wife
Wifes Mother

Mar
Mar
Wid

52
58
87

Retired Labourer Pensioner by Duke of Rutland
Pauper ag Lab Widdow

Croxton Kerrial, Leics
Harston, Leics
Harston, Leics

.

Thomas Clements
Mary Ann Clements
George Clements
Sarah Clements

Head
Wife
Son
Dau

Mar
Mar

28
31
4
2

Carrier

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Mary Bissill
Sarah Bissill
William Poyser

Head
Dau
Lodger

Wid
U
U

55
34
54

Cottager Occupying 6 acres land
Dress Maker
Pauper Cripple

Croxton Kerrial, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Great Poulton, Lincs

.

John Arnold
Ann Arnold
Harriott Arnold
Jane Arnold
Elisabeth Arnold
Susan Arnold
Mary Ann Tyler
Stephen Arnold Foridell
Benjamin Bradley

Head
Wife
Dau
Dau
Dau
Dau
Dil
Jor
Jor

Mar
Mar





U
U

49
40
6
5
3
11 ms
14
25
22

Cordwainer Master employing 2 Journeymen





Journeyman Cordwainer
Journeyman Cordwainer

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Leicester
Newark, Notts

.

Thomas Whittaker
Mary Whittaker
Samuel Whittaker
William Whittaker

Head
Wife
Son
Son

Mar
Mar
U

47
46
15
12

Gardener Florist

Gardener
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Whissendine, Rutland
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

William Radford
Elisabeth Radford
John Radford
Henry Radford
William Gale Radford

Head
Wife
Son
Son
Son

Mar
Mar

34
39
6
3
1

Carpenter & Joiner Journeyman

Scholar

Woolsthorpe, Lincs
Croxton Kerrial, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Phillip Harris
Rachel Harris
William Harris
Elizabeth Harris
Richard Harris
Thos Harris
Wm Woolley

Head
Wife
Son
Wau
Gd Son
Son
Visitor

Mar
Mar
U
U

Mar
Mar

68
63
37
30
2
31
60

Gardeners Labourer

Groom
Servant out of situation

Grocer Master on a visit
Lace Manufactors Wharehouseman

Woolsthorpe, Lincs
Witney, Oxfordshire
Brasted, Kent
Brasted, Kent
Broadswell, Gloucs
Brasted, Kent
Uknown

.

Rose Chester
William Chester

Head
Son

Wid
U

83
61

Annuitant
Retired Groom

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Catherine Bissil
Jane Morris
Henry Hippersley Heycock

Head
Serv
Gd Son

Wid
U

73
23
4

Cottager Occupying 2 acres of land
General Servant

Gonelston, Notts
Barrowby, Lincs
Orston, Leics

.

Admathe Simons
Ann Simons
Admathe Simons
Sarah Simons
John Simons
Elizabeth Simons
Robert Simons

Head
Wife
Son
Dau
Son
Dau
Son

Mar
Mar
U

43
43
16
10
9
6
1

Farm Labourer

Farm Labourer
Scholar
Scholar

Waltham, leics
Derby
Waltham, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Elisabeth Prattley
Harriet Prattley
Thomas Prattley

Head
Dau
Gd Son

Wid
U

60
28
6

Linnen Draper
at Home

Woolsthorpe, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Staley Bridge, Cheshire

.

Thomas Towers
Alice Towers
Mary Towers
William Towers
John Thos Towers
Maria Towers
Ann Towers

Head
Wife
Mother
Son
Son
Dau
Son

Mar
Mar
Wid

28
28
74
8
4
2
3 ms

Carpenter Master


Scholar
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Grantham, Lincs
Woolsthorpe, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Mary Castledine

Head

Wid

60

Farm Lab Widow

Melton Mowbray, Leics

.

William Hutchinson
Sarah Hutchinson
John Hutchinson
Ann Hutchinson
Betsy Hutchinson

Head
Wife
Son
Dau
Dau

Mar
Mar

39
36
12
9
10 ms

Farm Lab

at Home
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Colsterworth, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Robert Parks
Mary Ann Parks
Hannah Parks
Thos Parks
John Parks
Sarah Parks
Hannah Green

Head
Wife
Dau
Son
Son
Dau
Visitor

Mar
Mar




Mar

31
33
7
4
2
2 ms
53

Farm Lab

Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Sproxton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Derby

.

John Hutchinson
Elisabeth Hutchinson
William Allen

Head
Wife
Lodger

Mar
Mar
U

64
60
57

Farm Lab

Farm Lab

Hougham, Lincs
Alverston, Notts
Saltby, Leics

.

George Moore
Elizabeth Brookes
George Moore
Benjamin Moore
George Clements

Head
Dau
Son
Son
Lodger

Wid
Wid
U
U
U

59
25
19
16
23

Farm Lab
Char Woman
Farm Lab
Farm Lab
Farm Lab

Harston, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

James Mariott
Henry Mariott
George Mariott
Mary Mariott
Enoch Mariott
Elijah Mariott
Eliza Grey

Head
Son
Son
Dau
Son
Son
Serv

Wid

41
14
12
8
5
9 ms
27

Farm Lab
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar

Housekeeper

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Woolsthorpe, Lincs

.

William Holmes
Ann Holmes
William Henry Holmes
Ann Elizabeth Holmes
Lucy Ann Hedworth
Martha Pepper
Emma Musson
William Frisby
Thomas Allen

Head
Wife
Son
Dau
Serv
Serv
Serv
Serv
Serv

Mar
Mar
U
U
U
U
U
U
U

51
58
22
17
18
26
14
21
19

Farmer occupying 200 acres of land employing 3 Labourers
Farmers Son at Home

Farmers Daughter
House Servant
House Servant
Farm Servant
Farm Servant

Knipton, Leics
Harston, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Orzeby, Lincs
Freeby, leics
Barrowsby, lincs
Woolsthorpe, Lincs
Knipton, Leics

.

John Haines
Elisth Haines
William Haines
John Haines

Head
Wife
Son
Son

Mar
Mar
U
U

66
52
21

Farmer occupying 49 acres of land

Farmers Son at Home
Farmers Son at Home

Knipton, Leics
N K
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Henry Scorrer ?
Mary Scorrer ?
Mary Ann Tinckler
Elisabeth Baxter

Head
Wife
Gd Dau
Serv

Mar
Mar

U

73
66
9
17

Farmer occupying 13 acres of land

Scholar
House Servant

Riversides ? Lincs (Deaf)
Bottesford, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Hougham, Lincs

.

Mary Dewey
John Silverwood Dewey
Elizabeth Dewey
Robert Dewey
Martha Dewey
George Dewey
Lucy Dewey

Head
Son
Dau
Son
Dau
Son
Dau

Wid
U
U

40
17
10
6
5
3
1

Pauper Maltsters Widow
Farm Labourer
at Home
Scholar
Scholar

Croxton Kerrial, Leics
Croxton Kerrial, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Hannah Howitt
Thomas Howitt
William Howitt
Samuel Howitt
Margaret Howitt
Sarah Howitt

Head
Son
Son
Son
Dau
Dau

Wid

43
13
10
9
7
6

Chair Woman
Farm Labourer
Farm Labourer
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar

Holbeach, Lincs
Redmile, Leics
Redmile, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Robert Patchet
Sarah Patchet
Sarah Patchet
Robert Patchet
John Patchet
Eliza Patchet
Joseph Patchet
David Patchet

Head
Wife
Dau
Son
Son
Dau
Son
Gd Son

Mar
Mar
U
U

52
52
26
18
14
12
9
2

Farm Labourer

Servant out of Situation
Farm Labourer
Farm Labourer
at Home
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Waltham, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

John Smart
Elisabeth Smart
Sarah Smart
Henry Smart

Head
Wife
Dau
Son

Mar
Mar
U
U

62
64
28
21

Farm Labourer

Servant out of Situation
Farm Labourer

Eaton, Leics
Denton, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Milkin Mills
Sarah Mills
Elizabeth Mills
Elisabeth Longedon
Elisabeth Ireland
Henry Hutchinson
Jane Hand

Head
Wife
Dau
Visitor
Serv
Serv
Lodger

Mar
Mar
U
U
U
U
U

58
55
21
64
24
14
28

Clergyman Rector of Knipton


Annuitant
House Servant
House Servant
Schoolmistress

Durham
Knipton, Leics
Longston, Derbs
Longston, Derbs
Redmile, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Barrowby, Lincs

.

John Scoffield
Mary Scoffield
Ann Scoffield

Head
Wife
Dau

Mar
Mar

25
28
5 ms

Farm Labourer

Denton, Lincs
Doddington, Lincs
Croxton Kerrial, Leics

.

Thomas Ringnose
Alice Ringnose
Harriott Ringnose
Ann Alice Ringnose
Jane Ringnose
Jane Healey
Frances Capendale
James Claxton

Head
Wife
Dau
Dau
Dau
Serv
Serv
Serv

Mar
Mar


under
U
U
U

33
30
4
2
10 ms
30
19
21

Farmer occupying 120 acres of land employing 4 Labourers



House Servant
Nurse Maid
Farm Servant

Lanfford, Notts
Langford, Notts
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Saltby, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Saltby, Leics

.

Sarah Tyler
William Tyler
Harriet Tyler
Ann Tyler
Susannah Tyler
Priscilla Tyler
Elisabeth Tyler
Emma Tyler

Head
Son
Wife
Gd Dau
Gd Dau
Gd Dau
Gd Dau
Gd Dau

Wid
Mar
Mar
U
U

73
46
41
18
14
11
9
1 ms

Beer House Keeper
Farm labourer

Dressmaker

Scholar
Scholar

Melton Mowbray, leics
Knipton, Leics
Compton, Somersetsh
Knipton, Leics
Woolsthorpe, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Harston, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

James Newton
Emma Newton
William Newton
Emma Newton

Head
Wife
Son
Dau

Mar
Mar

36
32
7
5

Shopkeeper

Waltham, Leics (Blind)
Hough, Lincs
Harston Leics
Harston, Leics

.

Robert Clay
Mary Morris

Head
Serv

U
U

41
17

Baker occupying 4 acres of land
House Servant

Knipton, Leics
Eaton, Leics

.

Henry Close
Jane Close

Head
Wife

Mar
Mar

47
37

Land Proprietor

Ibstock, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Thomas Howitt
Margaret Howitt
Thos Howitt
Cotton Howitt
William Howitt

Head
Wife
Son
son's Wife
Gd Son

Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar

69
68
26
27
1

Farm Labourer

Sewstern, Leics
Denton, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Croxton Kerrial, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

John Clarke
Sarah Clarke
Sarah Clarke
John Clarke
Henry Clarke
William Clarke

Head
Wife
Dau
Son
Son
Son

Mar
Mar

40
35
14
12
8
4

Stone Mason Master

at Home
Scholar
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Melton Mowbray, Leics
Melton Mowbray, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Ann Bissill
Sarah Bissill
John Edlin

Head
Sister
Serv

U
U
U

52
50
17

Farmer 28 acre
Farmer
Farm Servant

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Croxton Kerrial, Leics

.

Robert Smart
Mary Smart
Emma Smart
Sarah Smart

Head
Wife
Dau
Dau

Mar
Mar

26
24
3
1

Farm Labourer

Labourers Daughter
Labourers Daughter

Knipton, Leics
Granby, Notts
Bottesford, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Lydia Coy
Hebry Coy
Mary Wilson

Head
Son
Sister

Wid
U
U

64
21
66

Chair Woman
Farm Labourer
Pauper

Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics (Blind)

.

Jane Lawrence
Mary Ann Lawrence
John Lawrence
Jane Lawrence
Sarah Lawrence
Daniel Lawrence
Frances Judson Lawrence

Head
Dau
Son
Dau
Dau
Gd Son
Gd Dau

Wid
U

48
21
14
11
8
2
7 ms

Farm Labourer
Farm Labourer
Farm Labourer
Scholar
Scholar

Grantham, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

Henry Newton
Elizabeth Newton
John Newton
William Newton
Elisabeth Newton
Mary Newton
Caroline Newton
Isaac Newton
Henry Newton

Head
Wife
Son
Son
Dau
Dau
Dau
Son
Son

Mar
Mar

40
38
15
12
8
6
5
2
1 ms

Watchman at Belvoir Castle

Farm Labourer
Farm Labourer
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar

Asbowinby, Lincs
Whymondham, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics

.

John Scoffield
Mary Scoffield
William Scoffield
Gideon Scoffield
Mary Scoffield
Charles Scoffield
Emma Scoffield
John Patchet

Head
Wife
Son
Son
Dau
Son
Dau
Visitor

Mar
Mar
U
U

50
49
21
15
11
9
2
6

Gardiners Labourer

Farm Labourer
Farm Labourer
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar

Denton, Lincs
Easthorpe, Leics
Denton, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Doddington, Lincs

.

William Coy
Barbara Coy
Sarah Coy
John Coy
Ann Coy
Robert Coy
Elisa Pyket

Head
Wife
Dau
Son
Dau
Son
Visitor

Mar
Mar

31
27
6
5
3
1
10

Farm Labourer

Scholar
Scholar

Knipton, Leics
Somerby, Lincs
Somerby, Lincs
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Knipton, Leics
Marson, Lincs

.

John Parks
Sarah Parks
William Parks

Head
Wife
Son

Mar
Mar
U

68
70
38

Farm Labourer

Farm Labourer

Denton, Lincs
Denton, Lincs
Knipton, Leics

 

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