1841 England Census

Author Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841
Abbreviation 1841 England Census
Publication information Ancestry.co.uk

Notes

Note

1841 Census for England:

The 1841 Census for England was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. All responses were to reflect the individual's status as of 6 June 1841 for all individuals who had spent the night in the house. People who were travelling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night.

Information in this database:

Name of street, avenue, road, etc.
House name or number
Surname of head of household
Name of persons who had spent the night in the household
Age*
Sex
Person’s occupation

Where born**
*The ages of people over 15 years old were usually rounded down to the nearest 5 years. For example, someone who was actually 24 years would have their age listed as 20, and someone who was actually 27 years old would have their age listed as 25.

**The "Where Born" column only asked two questions - 1) whether born in same county, and 2) whether born in Scotland, Ireland, or Foreign Parts. Possible answers and abbreviations to question #1 include: Yes (Y), No, (N), or Not Known (NK). For question #2, the following abbreviations were used: Scotland (S), Ireland (I), and Foreign Parts (F).

Attributes

Key Value
Date 6 June 1841

References

  1. 1841 Census: John Dryden (1803): Class: HO107; Piece 298; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Jarrow; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 37; Page: 69; Line: 4; GSU roll: 241347.
    1. 1841 Census: William Atkins Dryden living with John Dryden (1803) and wife Elizabeth
      1. Dryden, William Atkins (1828) (Primary)
    2. Ann Dryden, living with father John Dryden (1803), mother and 3 brothers
      1. Dryden, Ann (Primary)
    3. Dryden, James
    4. Dryden, John
    5. John Dryden, living with his parents and siblings
      1. Dryden, John (Primary)
    6. Dryden, William Atkins (1828)
    7. Dryden, Ann
    8. 1841 Census: James Dryden, son of John Dryden (1803) living with parents and siblings
      1. Dryden, James (Primary)
    9. John Dryden (1804): chain maker, with wife Elizabeth and son William
      1. Dryden, John (Primary)
    10. Dryden, John
  2. 1841 Census - John Weatherill and family: South Shields, Piece 297, Book 17, Folio 43, Page 35
    1. Wetherell, Mary Jane
    2. 1841 Census - Marmaduke Weatherill, with father and siblings
      1. Wetherell, Marmaduke (Primary)
    3. Wetherell, Marmaduke
    4. Wetherell, Cecilia
    5. 1841 Census - Elizabeth Wetherell with parents and siblings
      1. Wetherell, Elizabeth (Primary)
    6. 1841 census - Mary Jane Weatherale with family
      1. Wetherell, Mary Jane (Primary)
    7. 1841 Census - John Weatherill (Butcher) and family
      1. Weatherill, John (Primary)
    8. Wetherell, Elizabeth
    9. Weatherill, John
    10. 1841 Census - Cecilia Weatherill, father and siblings
      1. Wetherell, Cecilia (Primary)
  3. 1841 Census: John Nevens, with mother Martha and siblings: South Shields, Piece 297, Book 21, Folio 19, Page 8
    1. 1841 Census: John Nevens (pilot), with mother Martha and siblings
      1. Nevens, John (Primary)
    2. Nevens, John
  4. 1841 Census: Jane Smith (Potts): Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Tynemouth; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 10; Page: 18; Line: 15; GSU roll: 438889.
    1. Birth of Jane Smith
      1. Smith, Jane (Primary)
    2. Potts, Thomas
    3. 1841 Census: John Potts (1825), blacksmith, living with mother and two siblings
      1. Potts, John (Primary)
    4. 1841 Census: Margaret Potts, living with mother Jane and two brothers
      1. Potts, Margaret (Primary)
    5. Potts, Margaret
    6. Jane Potts (washerwoman) and three children
      1. Smith, Jane (Primary)
    7. Thomas Potts (1830), living with widowed mother and two siblings: blacksmith
      1. Potts, Thomas (Primary)
    8. Smith, Jane
    9. Potts, John