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Page 1: Cerne Abbas Historical Society - Public Records …...Matthew L Tobias Son S 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas Alfred C Tobias Son 9 Dorset, Cerne Abbas Mabel A Tobias Daur 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Public Records Office Reference RG13/2005

1901 Census Return for The Ecclesiastical Parish of Cerne Abbas

Transcribed by Cerne Abbas Historical Society

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

1 Long Street / James A Balshaw Head M 59 Congregational Minister Hants, Southampton

Mary A Balshaw Wife M 57 Northumberland, Alnwick

Margaret E Hindmarsh S - Law S 47 Devonshire, Dartmoor

2 Long Street / Ferdinand J Everett Head W 36 Watchmaker and Jeweller Own A/C Home Somerset, Yeovil

3 Long Street / William Hy Fountain Head W 71 Tailor Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Martha M Fountain Sister S 65 Living on own means Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Lydia L Fountain Sister S 61 Living on own means Dorset, Cerne Abbas

4 Long Street / Percy S Gale Head M 41 Common Carrier & Hurdle Mkr Own A/C Home Dorset, Beaminster

Annie Gale Wife M 40 Laundress, Wash Own A/C Home Dorset, Hazelbury Bryan

Louisa Gale Daur S 21 Laundress, Wash Worker Home Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Mansel Gale Son 15 Assist father as common carrier Worker Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Frederick Gale Son 12 Dorset, Plush

Eveline Gale Daur 7 Dorset, Plush

Gertrude Gale Daur 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

5 Long StreetRed Lion

/ George Sherry Head M 38 Carpenter & Millwright Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ann Sherry Wife M 35 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Eliz’th Earwaker M - Law W 78 Hants, Lyttleton

George Earwaker B - Law S 59 Ordinary Farm Labourer Worker Hants, Exton

Alice Lucy Earwaker Niece S 36 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alfred James Adams Nephew S 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

James Edmund Leach Lodger S 36 Physician & Surgeon Worker Lancs, Rochdale

6 Long Street / Elisa Sherry Head W 86 Living on own means Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Emma Sherry Daur S 49 Milliner Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Eliza B Sherry Daur S 39 Dressmaker Employer Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

7 Long Street / Emma Louisa Purtill Head W 48 Grocer & Shop Keeper Own A/C Home Dorset, Bridport

Mary Ella Purtill Daur S 23 Dorset, Dorchester

Herbert Cecil Purtill Son S 9 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Florence Lilian Smith Boarder S 24 National School Mistress Bow London

Wesleyan Chapel

7 TOTAL 7 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 11 17

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

8 Long Street / Susan Fox Head W 68 Dorset, Alton Pancras

9 Long Street / 3 James Dunn Head W 70 Ordinary Labourer on Farm Worker Dorset, Hawkchurch

Henry Cheeseman B - Law W 62 Ordinary Labourer on Farm Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

10 Long Street / 3 John Churchill Head S 54 Ordinary Labourer on Farm Worker Dorset, Winterborne

Eliz’th Churchill Mother W 86 Dorset, Steepleton

11 Long Street / Ellen Devenish Head S 55 Laundress Own A/C Home Somerset, Bristol

John Devenish Cousin S 39 Miller and Journeyman Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

12 Long Street / 4 Alice A Eveleigh Head M 43 Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Ellen M Bragg Daur S 18 National School Pupil Teacher Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Sarah Bragg Daur S 14 Dressmakers Apprentice Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ada C Eveleigh Daur 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elsie Eveleigh Daur 8 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Bessie A Eveleigh Daur 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

13 Long Street / Tom Pidden Head M 42 Bricklayer, Labourer Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ann Pidden Wife M 47 Laundress Own A/C Home Somerset, East Chinnock

* Long Street /

15 Long Street / 4 William Young Head M 58 Thatcher, General Own A/C Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Mary Ann Young Wife M 59 Dorset, Milton

Edward Hy Young Son S 14 Thatchers boy attendant Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Bessie Lane Visitor S 24 Housemaid, Domestic Dorset, Mapperton

Alice Fford Visitor S 24 Housemaid, Domestic Wilts, Lavington

16 Long Street / Robert William Tobias Head M 38 Plumber, Journeyman Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Rose Tobias Wife M 38 Dorset, Martins Town

Thomas J Tobias Son S 14 Plumbers boy Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Matthew L Tobias Son S 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alfred C Tobias Son 9 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Mabel A Tobias Daur 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

17 Long Street / James Legg Head M 50 Ordinary Farm Labourer Worker Dorset, Netherbury

Mary A Legg Wife M 51 Dorset, Beaminster

Frederick Legg Son S 28 Carter on Farm Worker Dorset, Beaminster

9 TOTAL 9 1 4 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 13 16

*Pencil note in margin - missed number in schedule

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

Frank Legg Son S 25 Groom and Gardener, Domestic Worker Dorset, Beaminster

George Legg Son S 18 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Beaminster

Alice Legg Daur S 17 General Domestic Servant Dorset, Beaminster

William Legg Son S 14 Shepherd on Farm Dorset, Beaminster

18 Long Street / John Drake Head M 26 Rake Maker Master Own A/C Home Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Louisa Drake Wife M 24 Dorset, Beaminster

Long Street /

19 Long Street / John Coombs Servant S 57 Blacksmith, Journeyman Worker Dorset, Maiden Newton

20 do~ The Lodge / Ernest E Dalton Head S 37 Physician Own A/C London

Agnes Eliza Fuller Visitor M 44 Glos, Cirencester

21 Eliza Frampton Head W 60 Housekeeper, Domestic Worker Dorset, Chaldon Marshall

Eliza Frampton Daur S 25 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Long Street /

22 Alton Lane / 4 Phineas E Gifford Head M 54 Gamekeeper Worker Dorset, West Knighton

Lucy L Gifford Wife M 50 Dorset, Puddletown

Phineas E Gifford Son S 26 Gamekeeper Worker Dorset, West Knighton

Love Gifford Daur S 19 Housemaid, Domestic Dorset, West Knighton

23 Alton Lane / 4 Bessie E Paulley Head W 35 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Edwin F Paulley Son 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Albert J Paulley Son 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

24 Alton Lane / Eliza Parsons Head W 72 Dorset, Cann Partially blind

25 Alton Lane / 4 Thomas J Banfield Head M 28 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Somerset, Ashington

Beatrice Banfield Wife M 27 Somerset, Ashington

Beatrice M Banfield Daur 2 Somerset, West Mudford

Edwin Sibley Brother S 18 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Somerset, Ashington

26 Alton Lane / 3 Matilda Harwood Head W 51 Laundress, Wash Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Richard Harwood Son S 16 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Sutton

Carrie Harwood Daur 14 Dorset, Piddlehinton

Mabel Harwood Daur 9 Hants, Christchurch

Alice Harwood Daur 5 Dorset, Dorchester

9 TOTAL 8 1 1 5 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 13 15

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

Alton Lane /

Long Street /

27 East Street / James Northover Head M 59 Inspector of Nuisances Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Belinda Northover Wife M 55 Dorset, Dorchester

Lilian M Northover Daur S 22 Dressmaker Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Mary E Northover Sister S 57 Living on own means Dorset, Cerne Abbas

28 East Street / Edwin Jacob Thorne Head M 52 Common Carrier Own A/C Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Clemintine Thorne Wife M 45 Dorset, Milton Abbas

Edwin Thorne Son S 20 Blacksmith, Journeyman Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frank Thorne Son S 18 Common Carrier Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

James Thorne Son S 16 Common Carrier Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Eleanor Thorne Daur S 14 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alfred Thorne Son S 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frederick Thorne Son S 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

29 East Street / Transon Fred’k Fox Head W 43 Highway Road Contractor Employer Dorset, Minterne

Frank Fox Son S 9 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frederick J Fox Son S 8 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ethel May Fox Daur S 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Jane Fox Sister S 52 Housekeeper, Domestic Dorset, Minterne

Eli Fox Nephew S 31 Road Labourer Worker Dorset, Minterne

East Street /

Abbey Street /

Abbey Street /

Church St. Marys

30 Abbey Street / Julia M House Head W 57 Living on own means Dorset, Hilfield

Margaret S House Daur S 26 Living on own means Dorset, Melbury Bubb

31 Abbey Street / Ann Eliz Clark Head W 60 Living on own means Somerset, Crewkerne

Alice Martha Clark S-Daur S 42 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Mary Payn Niece S 11 Hants, Christchurch

Rhoda P Belt Servant S 20 Domestic Dorset, Piddlehinton

5 TOTAL 5 5 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 11 13

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

32 Abbey Street / 3 Ruth House Head W 71 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Nettie Hardy Visitor S 14 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

33 Abbey Street / William Collier Head M 42 Miller & Baker Worker Doset, Buckland Newton

Emily E Collier Wife M 43 Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Charles E Collier Son 16 Harness Makers Apprentice Worker Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Harry J Collier Son 14 Grocer’s Assistant Apprentice Worker Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Godfrey C Collier Son 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Walter G Collier Son 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Horace A Collier Son 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Sidney L Collier Son 4 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

William H Collier Son 2 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

34 Abbey Farm / Robert Diment Head M 66 Farmer Employer Somerset, Chard

Sarah Diment Wife M 62 Dorset, Wootton Fitzpaine

Thomas Turner Diment Son S 32 Farmers Son Worker Somerset, Chard

William Diment Son S 29 Farmers Son Worker Somerset, Chard

Robert Diment Son S 27 Farmers Son Worker Somerset, Chard

Joseph Diment Son S 25 Farmers Son Worker Somerset, Chard

John Diment Son S 23 Farmers Son Worker Somerset, Chard

Hugh Diment Son S 20 Farmers Son Worker Somerset, Chard

Gertie Wight Servant S 20 General Domestic Servant Somerset, Bruton

Sam Taylor Servant S 18 Groom, Domestic Worker London

35 Abbey Street / Babette Barsby Wife M 50 Dress Maker Own A/C Home German Subject

36 Abbey Street / Charles Loader Head M 81 Retired Farm Labourer Dorset, Lillington

Ann Loader Wife M 78 Dorset, Long Burton

Cong’al Chapel

37 Abbey Street / Stephen Adams Head M 53 Mail Contractor & Driver Own A/C Dorset, Sturminster Newton

Charlotte Adams Wife M 51 Somerset, Ilminster

38 Abbey Street / William Whittle Head S 56 Insurance Agent & Pedlar Own A/C Dorset, Cerne Abbas

39 Abbey Street / 4 Joseph Hanham Head M 37 Carter on Farm Worker Dorset, Dewlish

Emily Hanham Wife M 37 Dorset, Winterborne Kingston

8 TOTAL 8 2 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 20 9

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

Abbey Street Charles Hanham Son 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

William Lock S-Son 13 Carter boy on Farm Worker Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Allica Lock S-Daur 12 Dorset, Piddletrenthide

40 Abbey Street / Geo Wm Cornick Head M 36 General Assistant Worker Dorset, Portland

Ellen Cornick Daur M 35 Somerset, Yeovil

Alice Mary Cornick Daur 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Beatrice D Cornick Daur 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Albert H Cornick Son 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alfred G Cornick Son 1 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Dorothy M Cornick Daur 3m Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Abbey Street /

41 Abbey Street / Robert Childs Head M 72 Clerk of St. Mary’s Church Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Eliz’th Childs Wife M 72 Dorset, Dorchester

42 Abbey Street / George Cornick Head M 64 Grocer, Shopkpr, Subpostmaster Employer Home Dorset, Tolpuddle

Mary Ann Cornick Wife M 63 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alfred Cornick Son S 26 Grocers Assistant Dorset, Cerne Abbas

43 East Street Corner / William Clark Head S 51 Master Tailor Employer Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Christiana Clark Sister S 52 Draper Own A/C Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Lilly Fox Servant S 16 General Domestic Servant Dorset, Minterne Magna

44 East Street Corner William Owen Lock....ight Head S 37 Clerk in Holy Orders, Curate Ireland

45 Long Street / Martha S Clark Head W 67 London, St. Pancras

Martha E Clark Daur S 32 School Mistress, Private School Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Robert Clark Son S 25 Asst Clerk to Cerne Bdof.Gdians Dorset, Cerne Abbas

46 Long StreetThe Royal Oak

/ Charles North Head M 36 Publican Employer Lincs, Spilsby

Alice M North Wife M 34 Guernsey

Charles F North Son 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Lionel G North Son 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Thomas Hy Grace Lodger S 26 Cattle Dealer Own A/C Isle of Wight

7 TOTAL 6 1 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 15 12

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

47 Long Street / Albert Marsh Head M 37 Farmer Employer Dorset, Sturminster Marshall

Anna Susan Marsh Wife M 35 Dorset, Netherbury

Wilfred O A Marsh Son 13 Farmer’s Son Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ellen M E Marsh Daur 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Charles W C Marsh Son 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ethel M Marsh Daur 8 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Lilian B Marsh Daur 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ernest W Jno Marsh Son 4M Dorset, Cerne Abbas

48 Long Street / Ann Tizard Head S 80 Living on own means Dorset, Piddletrenthide Blind

Susan Fry Hsekeeper W 65 Housekeeper, Domestic Dorset, Cerne Abbas

49 Long Street / Mary Barnes Head S 71 Living on own means Dorset, Corscombe

50 Long Street / Jane Way Head S 44 Bookseller Stationer Own A/C Home Dorset, Frampton

Charles Way Father W 77 Blacksmith, Master Employer Home Dorset, Tincleton

51 Long Street / Ann Cormick Head W 73 Coffee Tavern Keeper Own A/C Home Dorset, Came

Mary Cormick Daur S 43 Cook, Domestic Dorset, Hilfield

Emma Cormick Daur S 40 Dressmaker Own A/C Home Dorset, Hilfield

52 Long Street / Jane Northover Head S 87 Living on own means Dorset, Cerne Abbas

53 Long Street / Alfred E A Cole Head M 40 Clert to Board of Guardians Employer Home Dorset, Dorchester

Mary C Cole Wife M 44 Somerset, Bristol

Elsie M Cole Daur S 17 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

W Charlotte Cole Daur 15 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Gwendoline N Cole Daur 13 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Dorothy E Cole Daur 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Nielda H Cole Daur 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

54 Long Street / Joseph Derriman Head M 61 Grocer & Provisions Dealer Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elizabeth G Derriman Wife M 52 Scotland

Marie E Derriman Daur S 25 Worker Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Joseph G Derriman Son S 23 Worker Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

William E A Derriman Son S 21 Dental Student (Guys Hospital) Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Florence E J Derriman Daur S 17 Assistant Governess Dorset, Cerne Abbas

8 TOTAL 8 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 9 21

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

Long Street Annie L Derriman Daur S 13 Scholar at School Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Harry H Derriman Son S 11 Scholar at School Dorset, Cerne Abbas

55 Long Street / James L Patten Head M 44 Draper & Outfitter Own A/C Home Somerset, Yeovil

Sarah Patten Wife M 45 Wilts, Calstone

56 Long Street / Phillip A Shrive Head M 59 Police Pensioner Northants, Pytchley

Elsie Shrive Wife M 32 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Henry Wm Paulley B-Law S 26 Saddler &Harness Maker Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Duck Street /

57 Long Street Cnr / William J Mitchell Head M 60 Builder, Plumber, Ironmonger Employer Home Dorset, Hazelbury Bryan

Mary Mitchell Wife M 57 General Ironmonger Own A/C Home Dorset, Beer Hacket

Ada Mitchell Daur S 28 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Clara Mitchell Daur S 14 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Dora Mitchell Daur S 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Lillie Pearce Niece S 23 Dorset, Sydling St Nicholas

58 Duck Street / Simeon Barrett Head M 63 General Mason Worker Dorset, Cattistock

Maria Barrett Wife M 60 Dorset, Evershot

59 Duck Street / Thomas Curtis Head M 52 Blacksmith Master Employer Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Caroline Curtis Wife M 45 Dorset .......................

Charles Curtis Son M 23 Blacksmith, Journeyman Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Thomas Curtis Son S 21 Enginemaker, Steam Ploughs Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Kate Curtis Daur S 16 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Annie Curtis Daur S 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

George Curtis Son S 9 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

60 Duck Street / Louisa Derriman Head W 65 Living on own means Dorset, Child Okeford

Mannie Daman Servant S 15 General Domestic Servant Dorset, Doles Ash

61 Duck Street / Elisa Jeffery Head W 73 Grocer, Shopkeeper Own A/C Home Dorset, Turnworth

Elizabeth Daman Lodger W 84 Dorset, Langton

Walter Hy Collier Lodger S 18 Rural Postman Dorset, Dorchester

62 Duck Street / Rosalie M I Parry Head W 56 Organist & Music Teacher Own A/C Home Dorset, Netherbury

11 17

8 TOTAL 8 1 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

63 Duck StreetElephant & Castle

/ Thomas Fox Head W 83 Innkeeper Own A/C Home Dorset, Buckland Newton

Maria Fox Daur S 62 Dorset, Minterne Magna

Emily J Fox G-Daur S 38 Dorset, West Chaldon

Thomas J Bragg GG-Son S 19 Grocers Assistant Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Percival T Burge GG-Son S 9 Dorset, Melbury Bubb

Wm Geo Churchill Boarder S 45 General Labourer Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Duck Street /

64 Duck Street / James Young Head M 51 Bootmaker (Master) Own A/C Home Dorset, Wimborne

Mary A Young Wife M 47 Dorset, Piddletrenthide

James A Young Son S 19 Hairdressers Apprentice Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Charles A Young Son S 16 Bootmakers Apprentice Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elizabeth L Young Daur S 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elsie M Young Daur S 8 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Duck Street /

65 Duck Street / 4 George Old Head M 60 General Labourer Worker Dorset, Minterne Magna

Mary Old Wife M 63 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

John Old Brother S 62 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Minterne Magna

George Old G-Son 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

66 Duck Street / 4 Elizabeth Crocker Head W 73 Living on own means Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Bessie Crocker Daur S 42 Dressmaker Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

67 Duck Street / George Green Head M 51 Butcher Own A/C Home Dorset, Alton Pancras

Eliza Green Wife M 54 Dorset, Portisham

Jennie Green Daur S 22 Dressmaker Dorset, Alton Pancras

Alfred Green Son S 21 Butcher Worker Dorset, Alton Pancras

68 Duck Street / Thomas Strickson Head M 30 National Schoolmaster Huntingdonshire, Elton

Louisa Strickson Wife M 29 National Schoolmistress Bucks, Chalvey

Thomas Strickson Son 6M Dorset, Cerne Abbas

69 Duck StreetPrince of Wales beerhouse

/ Charles Dunn Head M 34 Highway Road Contractor Own A/C Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Jane Dunn Wife M 30 Laundress Own A/C Home Dorset, Minterne Magna

Elizabeth Dunn Daur 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

7 TOTAL 7 1 1 2 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 15 13

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1 ROAD or STREET 3 4 5 6 7 NAME AND

SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

Alice Flora Dunn Daur 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Thomas C Dunn Son 1 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elizabeth Mullett M-Law W 69 Laundress Own A/C Home Dorset, Minterne

70 Roundsay Ball / 3 Stephen Loader Head M 39 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Lillington

Annie Loader Wife M 37 Dorset, Tolpuddle

William C Loader Son 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

George J Loader Son 9 Dorset, Up Cerne

Beatrice M A Loader Daur 7 Dorset, Charlton Hawthorne

Walter Giles Boarder S 17 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Not Known

71 Roundsay Ball / Fred Cheeseman Head M 25 Carpenter, Journeyman Worker Dorset, Sherborne

Rose Cheeseman Wife M 24 Dorset, Yetminster

Roundsay Ball /

72 Acreman Street / 2 Ellen Foot Head S 68 Retired Nurse from Workhouse Dorset, Cerne Abbas

73 Acreman Street / 2 Susan Morris Head W 57 Dorset, Cattistock

Ernest Rowe Visitor 2 Somerset, Winsham Chase

Acreman Street /

74 Acreman Street / Luke Vardy Head M 46 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Yetminster

Alice Vardy Wife M 38 Middlesex, Camberwell

William Robins S-Son S 16 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Bridport

Alice Robins S-Daur 13 General Domestic Servant Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Walter Robins S-Son 11 Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Harry Robins S-Son 8 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Charles Robins S-Son 7 Dorset, Beaminster

George Robins S-Son 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Eliza Vardy Mother W 82 Dorset, Rhym Intrinseca

Ernest Vardy Son 11 Dorset, Buckland Newton

Evelyn Vardy Daur 9 Dorset, Buckland Newton

Gilbert Vardy Son 7 Dorset, Buckland Newton

Frederick Vardy Son 5M Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Acreman Street /

5 TOTAL 5 1 2 3 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 16 11

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SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

75 Acreman Street / 3 William Robins Head M 72 Chimney Sweep Own A/C Home Dorset, Bridport

Sarah Robins Wife M 72 Dorset, Bridport

Acreman Street /

76 Acreman Street / 4 John Peach Head M 81 Army Pensioner Dorset, Symondsbury

Anna Peach Wife M 74 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Acreman Street /

77 Acreman Street / 4 Esau Fox Head M 57 General Labourer Dorset, Minterne

Anne Fox Wife M 52 Wilts, Wilcott

Edith Fox Daur S 25 Stillroom Maid, Domestic Wilts, Wilcott

Charles Fox Son S 21 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Harry Fox Son S 18 Carter on Farm Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elizabeth Fox Daur S 15 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alfred Fox Son 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frederick Fox Son 8 Dorset, Sydling

Acreman Street /

78 Acreman Street / Edith Bowring Head W 73 Tailoress Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Jane Bowring Daur S 42 Tailoress Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Annie Hook Daur M 38 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Evelyn Bowring G-Daur S 15 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Lilian Hook G-Daur 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elsie Hook G-Daur 8M Hants, Portsmouth

79 Acreman StreetUnion Arms

/ Charles Fox Head M 60 Inn Keeper Own A/C Dorset, Middlemarsh

Ann Fox Wife M 57 Dorset, Winfrith

Annie Fox Daur S 18 No Occupation Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Acreman Street /

80 Acreman Street / Thomas White Head W 59 Grocer & General Dealer Own A/C Home Dorset, Dorchester

Kate White Daur S 22 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

George White Son S 17 Grocer Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Nellie White Daur S 14 Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

6 TOTAL 6 1 3 3 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES

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SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

81 Acreman Street / 4 John Lane Head M 37 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Toller

Susan Lane Wife M 60 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Hy William Hardy Boarder S 9 Dorset, Long Burton

82 Acreman Street / 3 William H Mabey Head M 24 Farm Shepherd Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Kate Mabey Wife M 23 Dorset, Long Burton

Acreman Street /

Acreman Street /

83 Acreman Street / 4 George Hunt Head M 33 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Leigh

Georgina Hunt Wife M 31 Dorset, Melbury Osmond

Harold Hunt Son 4 Dorset, Dorchester

William Hunt Son 2 Dorset, Charminster

Dora Hunt Daur 3m Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Acreman Street /

Acreman Street /

Acreman Street /

84 Acreman Street / 4 Henry Davis Head M 38 Carter on Farm Worker Dorset, Puddletown

Elizabeth Davis Wife M 42 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Rosa Kate Davis Daur S 13 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Annie Davis Daur S 11 Dorset, Up Cerne

Charles Davis Son S 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

85 Acreman Street / John Sherry Head M 73 Living On Own Means Retd Currier Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Juliana Sherry Wife M 67 Oxon, Filkins

86 Acreman Street / Thomas Tyrell Head M 52 Gardener Domestic Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Caroline Tyrell Wife M 50 Dorset, Buckland Newton

Alice Tyrell Daur S 21 General Domestic Servant Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Charles Tyrell Son S 19 Gardener Domestic Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Mary Tyrell Daur S 13 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Thomas Tyrell Son 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Emma Tyrell G-Daur 2 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

May Tyrell G-Daur 1 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

6 TOTAL 6 5 4 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 12 13

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SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

87 Acreman Street / 4 Jane Wilds Head W 37 Dairy Woman Worker Somerset, East Orchard

Cuthbert J Pike B-Law S 16 Dairyman Worker Dorset, Marnhull

Reginald Wilds Son 10 Wilts, Salisbury

Elsie M Wilds Daur 8 Dorset, Henstridge

Archibald P Wilds Son 5 Somerset, Kilmington

88 Acreman Street / 4 Frederick C Drake Head M 31 Woodman Worker Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Mary I Drake Wife M 22 Dorset, Buckland Newton

Laura A Drake Daur 2 Dorset, Piddlehinton

Mansel G Drake Son 9m Dorset, Up Cerne

89 Acreman Street / 4 John H Warren Head M 28 Rural Postman Dorset, Tincleton

Agnes Warren Wife M 23 Dorset, Pallington

Dorothy M Warren Daur 3 Dorset, Pallington

William E Warren Son 1 Dorset, Pallington

Winifred V Warren Daur 2m Dorset, Tincleton

90 Acreman Street / 4 Prudence Belt Head W 54 Char Woman Dorset, Dewlish

Emanuel C Belt Son S 24 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Chaldon

Alfred I Belt Son S 22 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Rimscombe

Sidney G Belt Son S 15 Carter Boy Worker Dorst, Came

William I Belt Son 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Acreman Street /

Acreman Street /

91 / Hugh Bowditch Head M 46 Carpenter Journeyman Worker Dorset, Drimpton

Hannah Bowditch Wife M 52 Devon, Thorncombe

Eulychus Bowditch Son S 17 Carpenter Journeyman Worker Dorset, Broadwindsor

Frederick C Bowditch G-Son 4 Somerset, Chard

92 Acreman Street / 3 Silvia Damen Head W 53 Farm Servant Worker Dorset, Plush

William Damen Son S 17 Grocers Errand Boy Worker Dorset, Plush

Levi Damen Son 12 Drapers Errand Boy Worker Dorset, Sydling

93 Acreman Street / Reginald Crocker Head M 21 Dairyman Own A/C Dorset, Batcombe

Florence Crocker Wife M 21 Dorset, Leigh

7 TOTAL 7 2 5 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 17 11

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94 Acreman Street / Henry G Harris Head M 27 Painter Glazier Journeyman Worker Hants, Kingsclere

Mary I Harris Wife M 28 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Annie M Harris Daur 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Amelia I Harris Daur 2 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

95 Acreman Street / Martha M Moore Head W 60 Grocer Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Marwood W Moore Son S 25 Dairyman Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

96 Acreman Street / 4 Thomas Waygood Head M 45 Haulier Own A/C Home Dorset, Minterne

Sarah Waygood Wife M 40 Dorset, Wootton Glanville

Elizth Waygood Daur S 14 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Annie Waygood Daur S 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Victoria Waygood Daur S 8m Dorset, Cerne Abbas

97 Barton Lodge / Bethia Gray Head S 70 Dorset, Buckland Newton

Rebecca Hallett Sister W 68 Dorset, Buckland Newton

Mary Beaton Cousin S 41 Governess Dorset, Pendomer

Mary Ann Legg Servant S 21 General Domestic Servant Dorset, Litton Cheney

Wills Lane /

98 Mount Pleasant / Agnes Chant Head M 42 Somerset, Henstridge

Harry Chant Son S Apprentice to Carpenter Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ethel Chant Daur 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

99 Mount Pleasant Sarah Ann Swaffield Lodger S 67 Sick Nurse Dorset, Bradford Peverill

100 Acreman Street / James G Seward Head M 38 Farm Bailiff Worker Devon, Axminster

A G Seward Son S 15 Wilts, Alderbury

101 Acreman Street / 3 Catherine Vine Head M 36 Dorset, Winterborne St Martin

William Vine Son S 17 Harness Makers Apprentice Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frederick Vine Son S 15 Groom Domestic Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Joseph Vine Son 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Edith Vine Daur 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Reginald Vine Son 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Arthur Vine Son 2 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

8 TOTAL 7 1 2 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 11 17

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102 Acreman Street Elizabeth Mills Head W 73 Laundress Own A/C Home Dorset, Lydlinch

Mary Mills Daur S 48 Laundress Worker Dorset, Winterborne St Martin

103 Acreman Street / William Trowbridge Head M 37 Carpenter Worker Dorset, Folke

Emily Trowbridge Wife M 35 Dorset, Nether Kingscombe

Annie M Trowbridge Daur 7 Dorset, Sydling St Nicholas

William Green Nephew S 19 Miller Worker Dorset, Charminster

104 Acreman Street / Charles Osmond Head M 47 No Occupation Dorset, Little Bredy Blind

Jane Osmond Wife M 46 Laundress Dorset, Corfe Castle

Walter J Osmond Son 11 Dorset, Puddletown

Eveline A Osmond Daur 9 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ann Samways Boarder W 97 Wilts, N K

Gladys Osmond Daur 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

105 Acreman Street / 4 Elizabeth Nobbs Head W 75 Grocer Dorset, Maiden Newton

William Neale Brother W 80 Retired Farmer Dorset, Great Toller

Pudding Knapp /

106 Pudding Knapp / 3 James Tizard Head M 50 Groom & Gardener Domestic Dorset, Maiden Newton

Harriet Tizard Wife M 49 Dorset, Osmington

Martha Tizard Daur S 24 Dorset, Osmington

Mable A Tizard Daur 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

107 Dorchester Road / 4 Henry Cross Head M 31 Shepherd on Farm Dorset, Dewlish

Charlotte M Cross Wife M 22 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frances V May Cross Daur 7m Dorset, Cerne Abbas

108 Dorchester Road / 4 Henry Drew Head M 24 Gardener Domestic Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Carrie Drew Wife M 23 Dorset, Dewlish

109 Dorchester Road / 4 George Cleall Head M 28 Mason Labourer Worker Somerset, Crewkerne

Fanny M S Cleall Wife M 27 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Louisa A M Cleall Daur S 4m Dorset, Cerne Abbas

110 Green Barton / John W Way Head M 49 Farm Bailiff Worker Dorset, Netherbury

Mary Way Wife M 50 Dorset, Stoke Abbot

9 TOTAL 8 1 5 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 10 18

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111 Green Barton 1 Thomas Willment Head M 61 Dairyman Master Own A/C Home Dorset, Whitchurch Canonicorum

Mary Willment Wife M 49 Dorset, Beaminster

Fred Willment Son S 22 Dairyman Worker Dorset, Broadwindsor

Alice Willment Daur S 21 Dairyman Worker Dorset, Broadwindsor

Henry Willment Son S 20 Dairyman Worker Dorset, Powerstock

Charles Willment Son S 19 Dairyman Worker Dorset, Shipton St. George

Frank Willment Son S 17 Dairyman Worker Dorset, Shipton St. George

Emma Willment Daur S 15 Dorset, Shipton St. George

Thomas Willment Son 12 Dorset, Marshwood

Mabel Willment Daur 8 Dorset, Powerstock

Nellie Willment Daur 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

112 Barton Farm 1 Joseph Sprake Head M 51 Farmer Employer Dorset, Hedge End

Jane Sprake Wife M 34 Dorset, Mapperton

Dorothy M Sprake Daur 9 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Kathleen M Sprake Daur 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Marjorie A Sprake Daur 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Mabel Gregory Gov’ness S 20 Governess Lancs, Manchester

Elizabeth Jane Mills Servant S 22 General Domestic Servant Dorset, Ower Heath

Sarah Alice Christopher Servant S 15 General Domestic Servant Dorset, Cheselbourne

113 Folly 1 4 William Jas Curtis Head M 38 Carter on Farm Worker Dorset, Buckland Newton

Frances Curtis Wife M 43 Dorset, Hazelbury Bryan

Lily R Curtis Daur 8 Dorset, Holwell

Harry N Curtis Son 4 Dorset, Corton Denham

114 Folly 1 4 William Lane Head M 61 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorst, Toller

Elizabeth Lane Wife M 60 Dorset, Look

Joe Lane Son S 26 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, West Compton

Alice Lane Daur S 19 Dressmaker Worker Dorst, Cruxton

Mabel A Lane G-Daur 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alice M Lane G-Daur 1 Dorset, Bournmouth

4 TOTAL 2 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 11 18

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115 Folly / 4 Samuel Paddock Head M 46 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Martha Paddock Wife M 47 Dorset, Cheselbourne

John Paddock Son S 17 Carter Boy on Farm Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

116 Folly / 3 Charles Old Head M 33 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alice Old Wife M 33 Dorset, Nether Cerne

James Old Son 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Annie Old Daur 5 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elsie Old Daur 1 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

117 Folly / 3 William Lane Head M 28 Carter on Farm Worker Dorset, Chidock

Rose Lane Wife M 23 Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Thomas Lane Son 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

118 Folly / Jane Humphries Head W 67 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Thomas Harwood Son M 45 Ordinary Farm Labourer Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alice Humphries G-Daur 13 London

Daisy Humphries G-Daur 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

119 Folly / Richard Foot Head S 53 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Sydling

Henry Foot Brother S 48 Carter on Farm Worker Dorset Sydling

Amelia J Dunford Hsekeeper S 19 Housekeeper Domestic Worker Dorset, Frome Vauchurch

Folly /

Blackwater House /

120 Blackwater / 4 Daniel Cheeseman Head M 70 Gardener (General) Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Harriet Cheeseman Wife M 69 Carpenter Journeyman Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frank Cheeseman Son S 30 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Blackwater /

Blackwater /

Blackwater /

121 The Vicarage / Henry D Gundry Head M 69 Clergyman of Church of England Dorset, Up Loders

Sarah F Gundry Wife M 72 Dorset, Toller Porcorum

Caroline J Gundry Daur 40 Dorset, Symondsbury

Frances E Beck Servant 26 Cook Domestic Dorset, Preston

Emily Beck Servant 19 Housemaid Domestic Dorset, Piddletown

TOTAL 7 1 4 4 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 12 14

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122 Back Lane / Henry Bailey Head M 45 Coachman Domestic Worker Berks, Thatcham

Lucy H Bailey Wife M 34 Scotland

Frances H Bailey Son 13 Berks, Bisham

Arthur B Bailey Son 10 Dorset, Cattistock

Gerald E Bailey Son 7 Dorset, Cattistock

Harold W Bailey Son 2 Dorset, Cattistock

Elsie W Bailey Daur 1m Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ellen Down Boader S 30 District Nurse Dorset, Thorncombe

Back Lane /

123 Back Lane / Agnes S Drew Head M 64 Charwoman Worker Dorset, Thorncombe

Andrew P J Drew Son S 16 Ordinary Labourer on Farm Worker Dorset, Thorncombe

124 Back Lane / John Lovelace Head M 69 Farm Shepherd Dorset, Whitcombe

Mary Lovelance Wife M 63 Dorset, Whitchurch

Emily Lovelace Daur S 39 Cook Domestic Dorset, Stafford

125 Back Lane / 3 John Tobias Head W 78 Mason Journeyman Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Back Lane /

126 Back Lane / 3 George Manns Head M 64 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Armswell, Dorset

Charlotte Manns Wife M 49 Dorset, Maiden Newton

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127 Back Lane / 3 Robert Hodges Head M 69 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Mary Hodges Wife M 67 Laundry Work (occasional) Dorset, Blandford

128 Back Lane / Mary H Kingsbury Head W 52 Laundress Own A/C Home Dorset, Sydling

Annie Hansford Daur S 25 Laundress Own A/C Home Dorset, Frome St Quintin

Fred Riddle Nephew S 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Jemima Courtney Visitor S 50 Laundress Worker Somerset, Templecombe Blind from birth

129 Back Lane / 3 James Biles Head S 29 Carter on Farm Dorset, Maiden Newton

Martha Biles Sister S 24 Housemaid Domestic Dorset, Maiden Newton

Charles Biles Brother S 14 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Cerne Abbas

8 TOTAL 8 3 1 4 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 13 12

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130 Back Lane / Mary Ann Lane Head M 44 Dorset, Evershot

Harry A Lane Son 12 Dorset, Evershot

Nellie Lane Daur 11 Dorset, Evershot

Ernest A Lane Son 9 Dorset, Evershot

Rosy Lane Son 4 Dorset, Frome St Quintin

131 Back Lane / 4 George Burt Head M 35 Grocers Porter Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Agnes Burt Wife M 33 Dorset, Yetminster

Lilly Burt Daur S 13 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

George Burt Son 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

May Burt Daur 7 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frederick Burt Son 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Florence Burt Daur 4 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Daisy Burt Daur 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

132 Back Lane / Henry Giles Damen Head M 37 General Labourer Dorset, Kingston

Amelia Damen Wife M 35 Domestic Work Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alice M Damen Daur 12 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

William G Damen Son 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Annie K Damen Daur 9 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ethel M Damen Daur 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frederick C Damen Son 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Frank R Damen Son 1 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

133 Long Street New Inn / William Chamberlain Head M 34 Inn Keeper & Mail Contractor Employer Home Hants, Southampton

Annie Chamberlain Wife M 33 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Irene Chamberlain Daur 8 Hants, Southampton

Fitzroy Chamberlain Son 8 Hants, Southampton

Rosalind Chamberlain Daur 6 Hants, Southampton

Cyril Chamberlain Son 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

4 TOTAL 4 1 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 13 14

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134 Long Street / 3 James R Ridout Head M 24 Police Constable, Dorset Dorset, Okekford Fitzpaine

Florence Ridout Wife M 25 Dorset, Sturminster Newton

Charles Ridout Son 3 Dorset, Okeford, Fitzpaine

William Ridout Son 2 Dorset, Shapwick

Florence J Ridout Daur 3m Dorset, Shapwick

135 Long Street / Ambrose Ricketts Head M 43 Sup’t of Dorset Police (Cerne Div) Dorset, Winfrith

Ruth Ricketts Wife M 39 Dorset, Puddletown

Charlotte E Ricketts Daur 10 Dorset, Wyke Regis

Ambrose H Ricketts Son 8 Dorset, Portland

Harold F Ricketts Son 8 Dorset, Portland

Mabel R Ricketts Daur 5 Dorset, Portland

Arthur G Ricketts Son 2 Dorset, Portland

136 Long Street / 4 Tom Fox Head M 41 Common Carrier Own A/C Dorset, Chaldon

Mary A Fox Wife M 38 Dorset, Rampisham

Lucy Fox Daur 14 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Eva Fox Daur 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Horace Fox Son 6 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ellis Fox Son 4 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

William Fox Son 3 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Ezekiel Fox Boarder S 60 Dorset, Cerne Abbas Feeble minded from birth

137 Long Street / John Hardy Head M 38 Boot Maker Own A/C Home Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Alice Hardy Wife M 35 Dorset, Charminster

Beatrice Hardy Daur 11 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Rosalie Hardy Daur 8 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Jonathan Hardy Father W 68 Shoe Maker & Sexton of Churchyard Dorset, Cerne Abbas

138 Long Street / Ernest Nutbeam Head S 32 Harness Maker Own A/C Home Dorset, Bere Regis

Kate Howe Hsekeeper W 45 House Keeper, Domestic Dorset, Alton Pancras

Lottie Wise Vistor M 24 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Leonard Wise Visitor 2 Middlesex, Hammersmith

Ernest Wise Visitor 7m Middlesex, Hammersmith

5 TOTAL 5 2 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 17 13

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Long Street /

139 Long Street / Albert Wrixon Head M 47 Prudential Assurance Agent Dorset, Poole

Mary Wrixon Wife M 44 Dorset, Netherbury

Mabel E Wrixon Daur 11 Dorset, Bridport

Emily M Loader Boarder 6 Dorset, Cattistock

140 Long Street / Thomas Cox Head M 46 Butler Domestic Wilts, Rushmore

Elizabeth Cox Wife M 51 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Reginald J Cox Son S 16 Tailors Apprentice Dorset, Cerne Abbas

141 The Mills / Henry G Derriman Head M 55 Miller, Baker, Builder Employer Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Jane Derriman Wife M 57 Ireland, Booterstown

Emily J Derriman Daur S 24 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

142 Mill Bank / 4 Caroline Hart Head W 67 Dorset, Beaminster

Charles Hart Son S 32 Millers Carter Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Elizabeth Hart Daur S 30 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Mary E Hart G-Daur 10 Dorset, Cerne Abbas

143 Giants Head Inn / Charles Loveless Head M 44 Farmer & Innkeeper Employer Dorset, Alton Pancras

Phillis Loveless Wife M 49 Dorset, Chesilborne

Alice Whittle S-Daur S 23 Cook Domestic Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Rosie Whittle S-Daur S 17 General Servant Domestic Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Samuel Green Servant S 42 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

144 Black Hill / 3 John Roberts Head M 41 Carter on Farm Worker Somerset, Henstridge

Annie Roberts Wife M 37 Dorset, Stoke Wake

Frances M Roberts Daur 3 Dorset, Askerswell

145 Pound Dairy / Henry W Adams Head M 39 Dairyman Master Own A/C Home Dorset, Sturminster Marshall

Sarah J Adams Wife M 43 Dorset, Wimborne

Nellie Adams Daur 11 Dorset, Gunville

Harry Adams Son 10 Dorset, Lytchett Matravers

Annie Adams Daur 8 Dorset, Lytchett Matravers

Charlie Adams Son 2 Dorset, Child Okeford

7 TOTAL 7 1 2 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 11 17

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SURNAME 9 10 11 12 PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION 14 15 WHERE BORN 17

146 Glove Premises / Sarah Ann Harding Head M 45 Dairy Woman Own A/C Home Dorset, Dewlish

Eloise Harding Daur S 23 General Domestic Servant Worker Dorset, Piddletrenthide

William Harding Son S 19 Labourer on Farm Worker Dorset, Piddletrenthide

Ethel Harding Daur S 16 General Domestic Servant Worker Dorset, Piddlehinton

Agnes Harding Daur S 13 Dorset, Piddlehinton

Bertha Harding Daur S 11 Dorset, Piddlehinton

Joseph Tucker Lodger W 61 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker N.K.

George Bartlett Lodger S 49 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Black Hill /

Black Hill /

Black Hill

147 Tucking Mill / George Durman Head M 56 Dairy Farmer Somerset, Ashill

Susan Durman Wife M 57 Dorset, Stoke Abbott

Bessie Durman Daur S 17 National School Mistress Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

148 In Stable, Duck St William Pope S 57 Harness Maker Journeyman Worker Dorset, Cerne Abbas

149 Cow Shed, Duck St George Beck W 56 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worker Dorset, Buckland Newton

150 Ruin of a Cottage in the Park

Samuel Willis S 30 General Labourer Worker Dorset, Preston

Lavina Lee S 29 Rabbit Net Maker Worker Yorkshire, Huddersfield

George Green S 30 Woodman & Hurdle Maker Worker Dorset, Great Toller

5 TOTAL 2 3 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES

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151 The Workhouse / George Wellman Head M 46 Master of Workhouse Dorset, Sydling

Jane Wellman Wife M 44 Matron of Workhouse Monmouthshire, Monmouth

Alfred G Wellman Son 16 London, St. Lukes

Martha M Hoare S 43 Sick Nurse of Inhabitants Dorset, Netherbury

Mary Dominy S 21 Kitchen Maid Dorset, Cerne Abbas

John Rolls Inmate W 84 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Devon, Frogmore

William Beck Inmate W 84 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Buckland Newton

Walter Rendall Inmate S 71 General Gardener Somerset, West Coker

Sam Shepard Inmate S 50 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Chesilborne

William Matthews Inmate M 80 Farm Shepherd Dorset, Kingcombe

James Young Inmate S 75 Tanner Journeyman Hants, Ringwood

Henry Rolls Inmate W 81 Farm Shepherd Devon, Frogmore

James Mullett Inmate W 90 Carter on Farm Dorset, Chesilborne

George Sansom Inmate W 75 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Piddletrenthide

George Trim Inmate W 50 Groom Domestic Dorset, Puddletown

David Curme Inmate S 66 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Cerne Abbas

Michael Mullett Inmate W 87 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Buckland Newton

Elias Bartlett Inmate S 71 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Frome St. Quintin

Charles Dunford Inmate S 71 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Beaminster

Edward Swaffield Inmate S 63 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Bradford

George Legg Inmate M 69 Carter Dorset, Mappowder

Ezekiel Jeanes Inmate S 66 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Pulham

Thomas Bailey Inmate W 63 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Fordington

William Richards Inmate S 67 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Godmanstone Dumb

Charles Riggs Inmate S 59 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Moreton

William Harwood Inmate S 30 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Piddletrenthide Imbecile

Joseph Dubbin Inmate M 52 Mason Journeyman Dorset, Evershot

James Loveless Inmate M 33 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorst, Pulham

Alfred Knight Vagrant S 63 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Somerset, Castle Cary

Joseph Bascombe Vagrant S 51 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Dorset, Weymouth

1 TOTAL 1 TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 27 3

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The Workhouse continued

George Ridler Vagrant S 58 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Glos, Stroud

George Harris Vagrant S 47 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Kent, Deptford

Thomas Clark Vagrant S 33 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Sussex, .......

Thomas Turner Vagrant S 50 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Notts, Nottingham

Andrew Mason Vagrant S 61 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Worcs, Starbridge

Mary Legg Inmate S 84 Charwoman Dorset, Mappowder

Amelia Barrett Inmate W 75 Laundress Dorset, Marnhull

Eliza Cox Inmate W 84 Laundress Dorset, Charminster

Sarah Old Inmate W 89 Glove Maker Dorset, Toller

Mercy Foot Inmate W 85 Needlewoman Dorset, Long Burton

Elizabeth Randall Inmate W 91 Laundress Dorset Cerne Abbas

Eliza Riggs Inmate W 73 Farm Field Worker Dorset, Chesilborne

Mary Loveless Inmate M 35 Governess Corfu Island, British Subject

Elizabeth Hansford Inmate W 41 Farm Field Hand Dorset, .......

Kate Billen Inmate S 17 General Domestic Servant Dorset, Hazelbury Bryan

Elizabeth Christopher Inmate S 12 Dorset, ......

Louisa Hansford Inmate S 8 Dorset, Chelborough

Kate Hansford Inmate 5 Dorset, Batcombe

Victoria Loveless Inmate 5 Kent, Dover

Clara Loveless Inmate 1 Kent, Sandwich

End of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cerne Abbas St. Marys

TOTAL TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES 5 15

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TRANSCRIPTION OF COLUMN NUMBERS IN 1901 CENSUS1 No of Schedule

2. Road, Street and No, or Name of House

3. - 6. Houses (3. Inhabited, 4. In occupation, 5. Not in occupation, 6. Building)

7. Number of rooms occupied if less than five

8. Name and Surname of each Person

9. Relation to Head of Family

10. Condition as to Marriage

11. - 12. Age last Birthday of (11) Males (12) Females

13. Profession or Occupation

14. Employer, Worker or Own account

15. If Working at Home

16. Where Born

17. Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Lunatic, Imbecile, Feeble-minded

GENERAL INFORMATION ON CENSUS RECORDS 1841 - 1901Census records, like records of civil registration & parish records, are a key source of

information for family historians. Census reveal who was living at a particular address in a

particular place on census night.

Every ten years, the census provides researchers with a snapshot of individuals and families across

the nation. It shows each person’s name, relationship to the head of household, age, and much

more. The various census provide a critical link between government registered births, marriages

and deaths (after 1837) and parish registers of baptism, marriage and burial.

A national census has been taken every ten years in England and Wales since 1801, excluding

1941. Instead, in 1941 a national registration took place and national identity cards were issued.

The census returns for 1931 were destroyed, along with many other important records, during the

Second World War.

Census for 1801 - 1831 were little more than simple head counts of the population. In

addition, the administration of these early census returns was quite different. These census were

the responsibility of the Overseers of the Poor.

1841 is considered the first modern census, when each householder was required to complete a

census schedule giving the address of the household, the name, age, sex, occupation and place of

birth of each individual residing in his or her accommodation. More importantly, administration

passed into the hands of the Registrar General and the Superintendent Registrars (who were also

responsible for the registration of births, marriages and deaths).

The enumerators’ books from the 1841 census onwards have been preserved. Theses books

contain names, ages, occupations and addresses, and from 1851, place of birth, marital status, the

relationship of each person to the head of the household and the nature of any disabilities from

which they suffered.

Apart from a few minor changes the basic structure of the census schedule did not change until

1891. In 1891, householders were then asked how many rooms (if less then five) their family

occupied. Additional occupational data was also collected.

A pre-printed census schedule was left with every household and later collected by the

enumerator. If there was no one in the house who could write, the enumerator helped to record

the information. The census enumerator then copied the information from the schedules into their

official books known as census enumerators’ books. These books and the schedules were then sent

to London, copied and the extracted information used for various local and national statistics.

Accuracy and Illiteracy: The census were conducted at a time when up to half the adult

population were illiterate or at best, semi-illiterate. Many people would have found it difficult to

read and interpret the instructions on the pre-printed schedules. Enumerators would often have

found it difficult to read the poor handwriting of those who could write. This led to inaccurate,

incomplete information, transcription errors, spelling variations and missing information.

Unfortunately, the individual schedules have been destroyed, so we will never know what exactly

was recorded, whether a family member wrote the information themselves, whether they were able

to spell, or even whether the enumerator missed information completely.

The address of a household: Identifying a household is often a problem. In towns and urban

areas, few houses were numbered until the end of the nineteenth century. In many areas street

names and house numbers were periodically revised. In rural areas addresses are vague or not

provided at all.

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Reading the Census: One great problems is trying to read the census enumerators’ books. For

example, in 1841, the books were completed in pencil. In later census cheap ink was used that has

since bled and/or faded. lerks who compiled and reviewed census data made a variety of marks

on the returns. Many of these tally marks were written over personal information and some

fields, such as ages, can be difficult to read as a result. More useful marks include a slash between

households within a building and a double slash separating households in separate buildings.

Recording of Names: Researchers often have to use their imagination when attempting to link

households and families across various census. Standardisation of surnames did not begin until

after the registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837. This together with illiteracy

and poor handwriting, means there were many variations in the spelling of surnames. The surname

may even have been recorded phonetically.

Understanding Relationships: Although usually straightforward, the recording of

relationships between members of a household can sometimes present problems when trying to

identify stepchildren, relationships among lodgers, boarders and visitors. The term ‘Daughter-in-

law’ can sometimes mean step-daughter as well as the more recognized meaning ‘son’s wife’. This

is also true of interpreting ‘son-in-law’ and ‘mother-in-law.’ The marital status of householders is

usually pretty clearly documented. The problem arises in trying to identify the spouse of a second

marriage and common-law relationships. Common-law relationships are often hidden with

designations such as ‘visitor’, ‘servant’ or ‘lodger’.

How old? The general rule in the 1841 census was to round down the age of adults to the nearest

5 years. This rule was not always followed. Some ages were rounded down to the nearest 10 years,

while others were recorded exactly. On the other hand, some people simply did not know their

exact age. When the age of consent was 21, it was not unusual to find people lying about their

age in order to rent accommodation or get married. At the same time, the age of a child may be

falsified if that child was a worker and did not want to loose their job. For these reasons, the age

recorded for an individual should always be treated with some caution.

Definition of a room: Although available from the 1891 census, information on the number

of rooms in a household is not always clear. No instructions defining a ‘room’ are provided on the

census schedule and the exact instructions given to enumerators is not readily available either.

There are instances where an enumerator recorded a 1 next to the address of a family living in a

house that still stands to this day, which is clearly at least 4 or 5 rooms larger.

Definition of a Household: What exactly constituted a household? This problem is

particularly evident in relation to how lodgers, boarders and different families renting rooms in the

same houses were enumerated.

In some instances families of lodgers appear to have been treated as occupiers in their right. In

other instances it would appear multiple families sharing the same address were recorded as

lodgers.

Occupations: Job titles recorded in the census are often vague. In addition, whilst people were

asked how many people (if any) they employed it is usually quite difficult to differentiate between

employers, self-employed and employees. The occupation of ‘dressmaker’ was commonly given by

prostitutes.

Birth Place: The place of birth information is usually fairly accurate although some people gave

as their place of birth their earliest remembered place of residence.

Medical Disabilities: The recording of medical disability is probably one type of information on

the census to be suspicious of.

The information recorded was based on the following definitions: (1) Deaf and dumb (2) Blind

(3) Imbecile or Idiot (4) Lunatic.

Aside from being poorly worded and inconsistent across different census, the stigmatism attached

to the label “idiot” was common even in the 19th century. Many families then, as now, were

reluctant to admit that another famiy member was an ‘idiot’.