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ABSTRACT


OF THE

ANSWERS AND RETURNS



Made pursuant to an ACT, passed in the Fifty-first Year of
His Majesty King GEORGE III.



INTITULED,


"An ACT for taking an Account of the Population
"of GREAT BRITAIN, and of the Increase or
"Diminution thereof."



Preliminary Observations



Enumeration Abstract



Parish Register Abstract



MDCCCXI


Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be printed,
2 July 1812.

316 & 317.


CONTENTS.



PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS:
I. ENUMERATION ABSTRACT ix
II. PARISH REGISTER ABSTRACT xxii
III. INCREASE OF THE POPULATION xxiv
IV. TABLES OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES xxviii to xxxi


ENUMERATION ABSTRACT:
COUNTY OF   COUNTY OF  
BEDFORD p. 1 LANCASTER p. 149
   Summary 4    Summary 160
       
BERKS 5 LEICESTER 161
   Summary 12    Summary 169
       
BUCKINGHAM 13 LINCOLN Parts of Holland 170
   Summary 19 ———— Parts of Kesteven 171
    ———— Parts of Lindsey 177
       Summary 191
       
CAMBRIDGE 20 MIDDLESEX 192
   Summary 24    Summary 199
       
CHESTER 25 MONMOUTH 200
   Summary 38    Summary 203
       
CORNWALL 39 NORFOLK 204
   Summary 44    Summary 221
       
CUMBERLAND 45 NORTHAMPTON 222
   Summary 54    Summary 231
       
DERBY 55 NORTHUMBERLAND 232
   Summary 62    Summary 248
       
DEVON 63 NOTTINGHAM 249
   Summary 75    Summary 256
       
DORSET 76 OXFORD 257
   Summary 86    Summary 265
       
DURHAM 87 RUTLAND 266
   Summary 96    Summary 267
       
ESSEX 97 SALOP 268
   Summary 107    Summary 277
       
GLOUCESTER 108 SOMERSET 278
   Summary 121    Summary 291
       
HEREFORD 122 SOUTHAMPTON 292
   Summary 129    Summary 303
       
HERTFORD 130 STAFFORD 304
   Summary 133    Summary 313
       
HUNTINGDON 134 SUFFOLK 314
   Summary 136    Summary 325
       
KENT 137 SURREY 326
   Summary 148    Summary 331
       
COUNTY OF   COUNTY OF  
SUSSEX 332 WORCESTER 366
   Summary 341    Summary 373
       
WARWICK 342 YORK EAST RIDING 374
   Summary 349    Summary 389
       
WESTMORLAND 350 YORK NORTH RIDING 390
   Summary 353    Summary 406
       
WILTS 354 YORK WEST RIDING 407
   Summary 365    Summary 426
       
SUMMARY OF ENGLAND 427
       
COUNTY OF   COUNTY OF  
ANGLESEY 429 FLINT 449
   Summary 431    Summary 450
       
BRECON 432 GLAMORGAN 451
   Summary 435    Summary 456
       
CARDIGAN 436 MERIONETH 457
   Summary 439    Summary 458
       
CARMARTHEN 440 MONTGOMERY 459
   Summary 442    Summary 462
       
CARNARVON 443 PEMBROKE 463
   Summary 191    Summary 467
       
DENBIGH 448 RADNOR 468
   Summary 448    Summary 470
       
SUMMARY OF WALES 471
       
SHIRE OF   SHIRE OF  
ABERDEEN 473 KINCARDINE; Summary 491
   Summary 475    
       
ARGYLL 476 KINROSS; Summary 492
   Summary 477    
       

AYR		 478 STEWARTRY OF
KIRKCUDBRIGHT; Summary		 ibid.
   Summary 479    
       
BANFF; Summary 480 SHIRE OF LANARK 493
       Summary 494
       
BERWICK; Summary 481 LINLITHGOW; Summary 495
       
BUTE; Summary ibid NAIRN; Summary ibid
       
CAITHNESS; Summary 482 ORKNEY AND SHETLAND 496
       Summary 497
       
CLACKMANNAN; Summary ibid. PEEBLES; Summary ibid.
       
DUMBARTON; Summary ibid PERTH 498
       Summary 500
       
DUMFRIES; Summary 483 RENFREW; Summary 502
       
EDINBURGH 484 ROSS AND CROMARTY; Summary 502
   Summary 485    
       
ELGIN; Summary ibid ROXBURGH 503
       Summary 504
       
FIFE 486 SELKIRK; Summary ibid
   Summary 487    
       
FORFAR; Summary 488-9 STIRLING; Summary 505
       
HADDINGTON; Summary 489 SUTHERLAND; Summary 506
       
INVERNESS; Summary 490 WIGTOWN; Summary 507
       
SUMMARY of SCOTLAND 508
       
GENERAL SUMMARY 509
APPENDIX - THE METROPOLIS 510

CONTENTS.

PARISH REGISTER ABSTRACT:


COUNTY OF   COUNTY OF  
BEDFORD 1 MONMOUTH 92
   Summary 3    Summary 93
       
BERKS 4 NORFOLK 94
   Summary 10    Summary 103
       
BUCKS 11 NORTHAMPTON 104
   Summary 13    Summary 109
       
CAMBRIDGE 14 NORTHUMBERLAND 110
   Summary 18    Summary 112
       
CHESTER 19 NOTTINGHAM 112
   Summary 21    Summary 116
       
CORNWALL 22 OXFORD 117
   Summary 24    Summary 121
       
CUMBERLAND 25 RUTLAND 121
   Summary 26    Summary 122
       
DERBY 27 SALOP 123
   Summary 28    Summary 127
       
DEVON 29 SOMERSET 127
   Summary 37    Summary 138
       
DORSET 38 SOUTHAMPTON 139
   Summary 42    Summary 142
       
DURHAM 43 STAFFORD 143
   Summary 45    Summary 145
       
ESSEX 45 SUFFOLK 145
   Summary 51    Summary 151
       
GLOUCESTER 52 SURREY 152
   Summary 59    Summary 156
       
HEREFORD 60 SUSSEX 156
   Summary 63    Summary 158
       
HERTFORD 63 WARWICK 159
   Summary 63    Summary 161
       
HUNTINGDON 66 WESTMORLAND 161
   Summary 67    Summary 162
       
KENT 68 WILTS 163
   Summary 72    Summary 170
       
LANCASTER 72 WORCESTER 171
   Summary 76    Summary 173
       
LEICESTER 76 YORK EAST RIDING 174
   Summary 78    Summary 178
       
LINCOLN PARTS OF HOLLAND 79 YORK NORTH RIDING 178
LINCOLN PARTS OF KESTEVEN 80    Summary 182
LINCOLN PARTS OF LINDSEY 82    
LINCOLN PARTS OF LINDSEY 82    
   Summary 87    
       
MIDDLESEX 88 YORK WEST RIDING 182
   Summary 91    Summary 186
       
SUMMARY OF ENGLAND 187
       
COUNTY OF   COUNTY OF  
ANGLESEY; Summary 189 FLINT; Summary 192
       
BRECON; Summary ibid GLAMORGAN; Summary ibid
       
CARDIGAN; Summary 190 MERIONETH; Summary 193
       
CARMARTHEN; Summary ibid MONTGOMERY; Summary ibid
       
CARNARVON; Summary 191 PEMBROKE; Summary 194
       
DENBIGH; Summary ibid RADNOR; Summary ibid
       
SUMMARY OF WALES 195
       
SUMMARY OF ENGLAND AND WALES 196
       
APPENDIX — THE METROPOLIS 197

ADDITIONAL NOTES; AND CORRECTIONS.


BERKS. - p.7 (n.b.) "Chilton-Foliot", partly in Kintbury Eagle Hundred, is entered in Kinwardstone Hundred, Wilts. - p.10. Coleshill: Lynt, part of Coleshill Parish, is in Highworth HUndred, Wilts., but is included herein. - p.10. (n.o.) for "which is partly in Wiltshire", read part of which, called Broad Hinton, is in Wilts (see Amesbury Hundred) - p.10. (n.p.) Sonning also contains Eye and Dunsden Liberty (see Bampton Hundred, Oxford).

BUCKS. - p.13 (n.e.) for "Oakley Parish", read Beckley Parish, Bullington Hundred, Oxford. - p.14. Buckingham Hundred: Stratton Audley, partly in Buckingham Hundred, is entered in Ploughley Hundred, Oxford.

CAMBRIDGE. - p.20 (n.f.) for "Hadstock", read Barlow End. - p.24. Summary: for "Hendish" read, Flendish.

[Additional notes for other counties missing from our transcription, partly because of damage to the original in the BLPES.]

SOUTHAMPTON. - p.297. (a.t.) after "Extra-parochial", read, which is included in the Return of South Stoneham; Lainson is included in that of Sparsholt. - p.299. Cadnam (Thorngate Hundred) is partly included in Minstead , partly in Eling , Parish, which latter Parish included Wigley, also in Thorngate Hundred. - p. 302. St Bartholomew is partly in the City, partly in the Soke of Winchester, and so entered.

STAFFORD. - p.307. (n.k.) add , Bloxwich is in the Parish of Walsall. - p.308. Chorlton "Chapelry," read , Parochial Chapelry.

SUFFOLK. - p.314. for "Newton near Ledbury", read , near Sudbury. - p.315. Henham "Parish," read , Hamlet, in the Parish of Wangford. - p.316. for "Bucett, Great" read , Bricett, Great. - p.316. Wangford Parish contains Henham Hamlet. - p.318. Mendham Parish is partly in Earsham Hundred, Norfolk, and so entered.

SURREY. - p.326. after "Martha, St." read , or Chilworth.

SUSSEX. - p.336. Goldspur Hundred: Broomhill is partly in Goldspur Hundred, partly in Langport Hundred (Lathe of Shepway) Kent, where the whole is entered.

WARWICK. - p.343. Stratford-upon -Avon is in Old Stratford Parish. - p.346. Wellesbourn-Hastings an Wellesbourn-Mountford, one Parish. - (a.h.) dele "is" and after "Willenhall," read , and Croundon are in.

WILTS. - p.354. West Wellow, "Parish," read, Tything , in East Wellow Parish (see Andover Division, Hunts). - p.354. East Grinstead, "Parish," read , Chapelry, in West Dean Parish, Laverstock Parish: containing Milford Tything, Underditch Hundred. - p.355. South Newton, "Chapelry," read , Tything. - p.356. Avon "Parish," read , Chapelry, in Christian Malford Parish, North Damerham Hundred. - p.357. Standlinch, "Parish," read , Extra-Parochial. - p.357. Charlton "Tything,"read , Chapelry. - p.358. Boynton contains Rodden Chapelry, Frome Hundred, Somerset. - p.358. Chiltern with Leverton: read , Leverton, locally situate in Kintbury-Eagle Hundred, Berks, is in Chiltern Foliatt Parish, Kinwardstone Hundred. - p.359. Imber (South part) see Swanborough Hundred. - p.359. Lynt, part of Coleshill Parish, is in Highworth Hundred, but included with Coleshill, Shivenham Hundred, Berks. - p.360. Collingbourn Kingstone, Sunton, and Vallance, one Parish. - (a.l.) after Chilton Foliatt, read , containing Leverton. - p.361. Norton, read , Norton-Coleparle. Sneed Chapelry is in Melksham read , Tything; in Laverstock Parish, Alderbury Hundred.

YORK, East Riding. - p.375. Argam "Parish", read , Extra-parochial. - p.377. Thornton Parish is partly in Wilton Beacon. - p.378. Brantingham is partly in Howdenshire, though locally situate in the middle of Hunsley Beacon. - p.379. Thornton is partly in Holme Beacon. Catton is partly in Ouze and Derwent Wapentake. - p.330. Owthorne is chiefly in the South Division of Holderness. - p.382. Brantingham is partly in Hunsley Beacon (and so entered) where the whole is locally situate. Owthorne is partly in the Middle Division of Holderness. - p.383. Catton is partly in Wilton Beacon, and so entered. Dunnington is partly in St Peter of York. - p.386. Stillingfleet is chiefly in Ouze and Derwet, and so entered. - p.386. Tadcaster is chiefly in Barkstone Ash, West Riding, and so entered. - p.387. St Cuthbert is partly in Bulmer Wapentake, North Riding, and so entered.

YORK, North Riding. - 390. Pickhill and Wath are partly in Hallikeld Wapentake. Smeeton Great, partly in Gilling East Wapentake. - p.391. Kirby-Wisk is partly in Gilling East. - p.392. Barton in the Street is partly in Rydale Wapentake. - p.392.(n.l.) after "Leak Parish," read , Leak is partly in Allertonshire Wapentake, and so entered. - p.393. St. Cuthbert is partly in West Gilling Wapentake. - p.395. Kirby-Wisk is p.393. Hovingham is partly in Rydale Wapentake. - p.394. Gilling Parish is partly in West Gilling Wapentake. - p.395. Kirby-Wisk is partly in Birdforth. - p.395. Manfield is partly in West Gilling Wapentake. Great Smeaton is partly in Allertonshire. - p.395. Gilling Parish Wapentake. - p.397. Brompton Patrick is partly in Hang West Wapentake. - p.400. Upsall, dele (i).

YORK, West Riding. - p.409. *Cawood. - p.411. Rippon Parish is partly in the Liberty of Rippon. - p.411. Otley is also partly in Skyrack. - p.413. after "Kettlewell," read , with Starbotton. - p.422. for "Bentley with Arksey," read , Arksey with Bentley. - p.424. Rippon Parish is partly in Claro Wapentake.

BRECON. - p.432. (n.h.) Dyffryn, part of, and Vro, part. - p.434. (n.y.) Dyffryn, part of, and Vro, part of.

Parish-Register Abstract.

BERKS. - p.8. Hurst C. The Liberties of Newland, Winnersh, and Whistley-Hurst, form the Parochial Chapelry of Hurst.

BUCKS. - p.11. Buckingham Hundred: Year 1801, Burials, read , 79. - p.12. Desborough Hundred; Asamstead C. locally situate in Desborough Hundred, is in Lewknor Parish and Hundred, Oxfordshire.

CAMBRIDGE. - p.15. after Rampton R. deleand after Waterbach V. read , and of Westwick C.

CHESTER. - p.20. Nantwich Hundred: Whitchurch is partly in Nantwich Hundred, partly in North Bradford Hundred, Salop.

CORNWALL. - p.20. Penwithhundred: The Register of Penzance is annually transferred to that of Madron, the Mother Church; but two Returns were received.

DEVON. - p.37. Summary Note; for Sixty Parish Churches, read , Sixty-nine Parish Churches.

DORSET. - p.38. Hundred of Cerne, read , Division of Cerne.

HEREFORD. - p.62. Wolphy Hundred: after Little Hereford V. read , Kimbolton C.

NORTHUMBERLAND. - p.111. Note(m ) for Bellingham, read , Beltingham.

NOTTINGHAM. _ p.115. Thurgarton South: Gelding with Stoke Bardolph, one Parish Register.

OXFORD. - p.120. Wootton Hundred: for Coogs, read , Coggs.

SALOP. - p.123. Bradford, South, Hundred: dele Woodcote C. which is included in Sheriff Hales, Cuttleston Hundred, Staffordshire. - p.127. Summary Note; for Twenty-eight, read , Twenty-seven.

STAFFORD. - p.143. Cuttlestone Hundred: Woodcote is in Salop; see Bradford Hundred. - p.144. n. Marriages from all parts od Stoke-upon-Trent were permitted to be solemnized at Newcastle-under-Lyne until the year 1805.

SUFFOLK. - p.140 Stow Hundred: Stow-Market with Gipping, one Parish Register.

SUSSEX - p.156. Arundel Rape: dele Kingston V. & n. There being no Church or Churchyard at Kingston, the Inhabitants resort to Ferring Church. - p.157. Lewes Rape: read , Westmeston with Chiltington. - p.158. City of Chichester: there being no Church in the Parish of St. Bartholomew, the marriages take place at the Subdeanery. After Pallant, read , R.

WILTS. - p.163. Branch and Dole; dele Note (b ) and read , no Chapelin South Newton Parish. - p.166. Highworth Hundred: the Register of Inglesham commences in 1539. - p.166. Kingsbridge Hundred: dele Drayton Foliatt R. The Church is dilapidated. - p.169. Warminster Hundred, Note: after Pertwood, read , where there have been Three Baptisms in the last Ten Years.

WORCESTER. - p.172. Droitwich Hundred: The Church of St. Nicholas is in Ruins.

YORK, West Riding. - p.183. Morley Wapentake: Calverley with Pudsey, on Parish Register.

1811 Census of Great Britain, Abstracts of the Answers and Returns Made pursuant to an Act, passed in the Fifty-first Year of His Majesty King George III. Intituled, "An Act for taking an Account of the Population "of Great Britain, and the Increase or "Diminution thereof." Preliminary Observations (1812 xi (316, 317) ),

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