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1841 Census

The census was held on Sunday the 6th June 1841

Film - HO 107/596

The census was conducted in two parts:-

Part 1

All that part of the Parish of Long Whatton which lies West of the Road from Hathern to Disewoth.

Part 2

All that part of the Parish of Long Whatton which lies to the East side of the road leading from Hathern to Diseworth.

Statistics

Part 1

Totals

Inhabited Houses 109

Uninhabited Houses 2

Total 111

Males 267

Females 232

Total 499

Enumerator - John Hoggs

District No 22

Part 2

Totals

Inhabited Houses 66

Uninhabited Houses 7

Total 73

Males 172

Females 171

Total 343

Enumerator - Joseph Peat

District No 23

An Index has been provided for a quick check.

Parts 1 and 2 give the street, the surnames and other names, age,
profession or occupation and place of birth.

Street, refers to the location of the household within the village.

Born, refers to whether a person was born in Leicestershire (Y) or outside the County (N). Other, refers to the country of origin of those persons not born in England or Wales. Scotland is (S), Ireland is (I), all others are (F)
Two columns are used for age, the left hand one for males and the right hand one for females.
FWK refers to Frame Work Knitter

Note, All ages are rounded down to the nearest 5 years for those persons over the age of 15

Last Updated Mon, 4 Feb, 2008.