1841 FOLKESTONE CENSUS
Very kindly transcribed by Peter Bailey
The 1841 census has been kindly transcribed by my father and is presented below in two formats - Indexed by name to assist in identifying individuals and As Enumerated to identify household groups. Cross referencing can easily be made through the use of page numbers.
Some interesting statstics arising from the census are:
Population
There were 4339 residents
The youngest resident was 1 day old the oldest 90 years old.
115 Infants under 12 months
547 1 - 5 year olds
513 6 - 10 year olds
678 11 - 18 year olds
681 19 -25 year olds
1211 26 - 50 year olds
484 51 - 70 year olds
85 71 - 80 year olds
21 81 - 90 year olds
4 unknown
43 % 18 years and under
13.5% Over 50 years
Gender for 97% of the population is known. 52.5% are male and 47.5% female
Birth Place
2 unknown
484 born outside Kent
Remaining 89 % were native to Kent
Employment
333 Labourers
186 Female Servants
167 Independent Means
140 Agricultural Labourers
88 Mariners
64 Fishermen
53 Male Servants
27 Rail Road Labourers
25 Carpenters
24 Tailors
20 Farmers
18 Bakers
17 Butchers
17 Publicans
16 Charwomen
16 Coastguards
15 Grocers
14 Blacksmiths
12 Graziers
8 Paupers
2 Bankers
1 Cow Keeper
1 Chair Bottomer!
Plus others
NAMES
N.B Census includes Sandgate but not Cheriton
1841 Census Index
1841 Census As Enumerated