Population
The total population of Staplehurst in the 1851 census was
1659
of which:
Percent
Males Females
Total of Total
Under 1 year old 24 24
48 2.9%
1 to 5 years of age 116 114
230 13.9%
6 to 12 years of age 156 138
294 17.7%
13 to 20 years of age 135 117
252 15.2%
21 to 30 years of age 155 120
275 16.6%
31 to 40 years of age 86 96
182 11.0%
41 to 50 years of age 85 74
159 9.6%
51 to 60 years of age 56 53
109 6.6%
61 to 70 years of age 34 33
67 4.0%
71 to 80 years of age 22 15
37 2.2%
Over 80 years of age 3 3
6 0.4%
Total 872 787
1659 100.0%
Marital
Status
Percent
of Total
Number of married
people 573 34.5%
Number of widows/widowers 81
4.9%
Single people over 18 years
264 15.9%
of which single over 25
years 96 5.8%
( or 13.9% of people over 25)
Normal marriage age appears to be 25 for women and 28 for
men.
The youngest married man was
19 years old while there were two 18 year old woman married.
Place of Birth
Born in Kent
1494 90.1%
of which:
Born Staplehurst
938 56.5%
Born neighbouring villages *
236 14.2%
Born rest of Kent
320 19.3%
Born rest of Britain
158 9.5%
of which Sussex
102 6.1%
* (Cranbrook, Marden, Frittenden, Headcorn and
Goudhurst)
There is one person born
in Australia, one in Morocco and three from Ireland.
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Education
There are 172 children between the ages of 4 and 15 classified
as ‘Scholars’. This represents 37.6% of all children in this age
range.
The majority of children attend school from 8 to 11 years old and
when these ages alone are examined there are 62.0% of the children
in this age range at school.
Of the 8 to 11 year olds,
62.5% of boys attend school and 61.4% of girls.
Occupations
Female Occupations
In the 1851 census for Staplehurst, there are 125 women recorded
with an occupation. The largest proportion (32.8%) is the young,
unmarried women working in domestic service.
|
|
Total |
Married |
Widowed |
Unmarried |
% of Total |
|
Employed at
home |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Farmer |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
4.8 |
|
Farmer's
Daughter / Wife |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4.8 |
|
Bailiff's
Daughter / Wife |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund Holder
/ Annuitant |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4.8 |
|
Land
Proprietor |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Farm
Servant |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3.2 |
|
General &
House Servant |
41 |
|
2 |
39 |
32.8 |
|
Housekeeper |
11 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
8.8 |
|
Laundress |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Needlewoman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.8 |
|
Nurse |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1.6 |
|
Teacher /
Governess |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4.8 |
|
Grocer /
Draper & Grocer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.6 |
|
Tailor &
Tailor's Wife |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.6 |
|
Bonnet
Maker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
|
Barmaid |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.8 |
|
Dressmaker |
13 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
10.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parish
Relief / Pauper |
13 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
10.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125 |
18 |
29 |
78 |
100.0 |
This represents 41.5% of the female
population over 12 years of age. There is one 11 year old shown as
‘Farmer’s Daughter’, presumably helping on the farm. One 12 year old
is employed at home and another is a nurse maid. The majority of
working single women are 16 years or older. The oldest woman with an
occupation (excluding the 83 year old pauper) is an 81 year old
widow classed as a farmer.
Male Occupations
There are 524 men recorded with an occupation in the 1851
Staplehurst Census. The youngest ‘man’ recorded with an occupation
is David Berrsabah, 11 years old. David, along with his father (who
was born in Morocco), are staying at the Kings Head and are not full
time residents of Staplehurst. There are three 12 year olds and
five 13 year olds employed.
The oldest employee, ignoring the 89 year old on parochial relief,
is a farmer, William Beflin. However there is a 77 year old
Agricultural Labourer and a 79 year old gardener. Generally,
retirement was a luxury for the very few.
Agriculture
Agriculture is by far the largest
category of occupation reported in Staplehurst in 1851. The 43
farmers employed a total of 197 agricultural labourers which is
37.6% of the male working population. With the other occupations I
have grouped under agriculture, the total comes to 345 or 65.8% of
the population.
It is also worth noting that just under 70% of the unmarried males
work as agriculture labourers or farm servants / labourers.
|
|
Total |
% of Total |
Married |
Widower |
Unmarried |
|
|
Agriculture |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Labourers |
197 |
37.6 |
116 |
12 |
69 |
|
|
Farmers |
43 |
|
37 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Farmer's
Sons |
7 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
Farm
Servants / Labourers |
79 |
|
19 |
5 |
55 |
|
|
Bailiff /
Bailiff's son |
6 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
|
Carter &
Carter's Mate |
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Hay Baler |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Shepherd |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Waggoner |
5 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
Total
Agriculture |
345 |
65.8 |
180 |
19 |
146 |
|
Trades
Staplehurst is also well served by
tradesmen which is the second larges category of employment. Just
about all your needs, from making shoes for you or your to
thatching your house, can be met locally
|
Trades |
Total |
% of Total |
Married |
Widower |
Unmarried |
|
Blacksmith |
8 |
|
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Wheelwright |
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
Boot &
Shoemaker / Cordwainer |
12 |
|
6 |
1 |
5 |
|
Basket
Maker |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Guana
Merchant & Appraiser, Draper & Undertaker |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
General
Dealer |
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
Coal
Merchant |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Foreign
Timber Agent |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Brick Maker |
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
Brick Layer |
8 |
|
7 |
1 |
|
|
Builder |
3 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
Carpenter |
10 |
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
Thatcher |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Wood Dealer |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Timber
Hewer Carrier |
4 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
Labourer |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Plumber &
Painter |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Sawyer |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Sadler |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Toll Gate
Keeper/Collector |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Apprentice |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Total
Trades |
73 |
13.9 |
50 |
3 |
20 |
Retail
Retailers in the village cover
groceries, bakery, butcher, confectioner, drapers and, of course,
the beer shop.
|
Retail &
Services |
Total |
% of Total |
Married |
Widower |
Unmarried |
|
Beer Shop
Keeper |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Baker |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grocer &
Baker |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Grocer &
Draper |
3 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
Butcher |
5 |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Confectioner |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Errand Boy |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Draper |
1 |
|
|
|
