A local history and genealogy page for the Parish of Wimpole.
Town Green Road, Orwell c1905
The 1891 Census for Orwell, Cambridgeshire.
Reference: RG12/1277 (with acknowledgement to the
Public Record Office)
Date of Census: 5 April 1891
There is a national Census every ten years when
the year ends in a one. This page details the population of the Parish
of Orwell on the night of 5 April 1891 (the list includes children and visitors
from outside the parish in temporary residence within Orwell on the night
of the census).
My thanks and acknowledgements to the 'census team' who provided the documentation and who typed and checked the various page transcripts back in 2002/2003. Particular thanks to Mike Giddings, Susan Giddings, Alexandra Morton and John Parkins for all their help, assistance and encouragement. Any errors are probably mine.
Columns (left to right):
1. Name.
2. Relation to Head of Household.
3. Married, Widow, Widowed or Unmarried (18 years and
over).
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Place of Birth.
Any house numbering shown below was used/allocated in 1891 and therefore unlikely to relate directly to present day postal addresses.
[Information, notes and comments additional to the 1891 Census are generally shown italicised within square brackets]
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[1] Completed pages.
[2] Following a parish boundary change in April 1999, much of the area of Orwell on the Cambridge Road, previously known as 'New Orwell', is now part of the modern-day Parish of Wimpole. [3] These pages are being rebuilt after their transfer to the new website. The basic listings remain available for reference during the rebuilding.
The 1891 Census for Orwell continued from Part Two:
Four Town Green Road properties (schedule 87 to 90 inclusive) can be found on Part Two. The census route of this page covers the remainder of Town Green Road (listed in the census as 'Green Street') starting at the North end with Russell's shop.
Post Office [and Shop]
Town Green Road(Schedule 121)
Thomas RUSSELL
Head
M
59
Grocer
Wendy, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth RUSSELL
Wife
M
52
Wendy, Cambridgeshire
Mary E RUSSELL
Daughter
S
25
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Walter HAZEL
Lodger
S
22
Grocer's Assistant
Wilberton, Cambridgeshire
Annie HOWSON
Servant
S
14
General Servant
St Ives, Huntingdonshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 122)
James PRIME
Head
M
76
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Mary PRIME
Wife
M
70
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Rhoda PARCELL
Daughter
S
44
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Henry PRIME
Son
S
31
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Sidney PARCELL
Grandson
S
19
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
George PARCELL
Grandson
S
15
Baker's Assistant
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Emily REED
Grand- Daughter
S
1
Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 123)
Henry SCOTT
Head
M
73
Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire
Mary A SCOTT
Wife
M
68
Deptford, Kent
Bertha SCOTT
Daughter
29
Hilton, Huntingdonshire
Henrietta QUATERMAN
Boarder
7
Scholar
London
Harry QUATERMAN
Boarder
4
Scholar
London
Sarah A NUGENT
Lodger
S
36
Schoolmistress
Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 124)
Joseph H PARNWELL
Head
M
31
Groom
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Caroline PARNWELL
Wife
M
30
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Mary Ann PARNWELL
Daughter
9
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Herbert E PARNWELL
Son
8
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 125)
Charles PEARCE
Head
M
48
Butcher
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth PEARCE
Wife
M
46
Melbourn, Cambridgeshire
Mary A C PEARCE
Daughter
S
17
Housemaid
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
George PEARCE
Son
13
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Agnes PEARCE
Daughter
11
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Beatrice PEARCE
Daughter
9
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Florence M PEARCE
Daughter
7
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Clara A PEARCE
Daughter
5
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Wilfred E PEARCE
Son
3
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 126)
William WARD
Head
M
78
On Parish
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Lydia WARD
Wife
M
68
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 127)
James WAGSTAFFE
Head
M
49
Agricultural Labourer
Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Caroline WAGSTAFFE
Wife
M
47
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Louisa HILLS
Daughter
M
25
Croydon, Cambridgeshire
James WAGSTAFFE
Son
12
Agricultural Labourer
Croydon, Cambridgeshire
Orlando WAGSTAFFE
Son
8
Scholar
Long Stow, Cambridgeshire
Annie WAGSTAFFE
Daughter
4
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Florrie HILLS
Grand- Daughter
4m
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 128)
William PEARCE
Head
M
57
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Sarah PEARCE
Wife
M
72
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
John PEARCE
Son
S
35
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 129)
George SMITH
Head
M
60
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Sarah SMITH
Wife
M
57
Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire
John SMITH
Son
S
23
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Moses SMITH
Son
S
20
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Sidney SMITH
Son
S
19
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 130)
Merry JOHNSON
Head
M
62
Carpenter
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Jane JOHNSON
Wife
M
62
?, Wales
William JOHNSON
Son
S
30
Butchers assistant
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 131)
Henry J MUNNS
Head
M
29
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Eliza MUNNS
Wife
M
27
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Oswald GILL
Son
12
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Mary GILL
Daughter
8
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Town Green Road(Schedule 132)
William WILLMOTT
Head
M
36
Agricultural Labourer
Toft, Cambridgeshire
Eliza WILLMOTT
Wife
M
36
Therfield, Hertfordshire
Sidney W WILLMOTT
Son
S
15
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Archer W WILLMOTT
Son
13
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Mary A WILLMOTT
Daughter
9
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Daisie WILLMOTT
Daughter
8
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Thomas WILLMOTT
Son
6
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
William WILLMOTT
Son
4
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Emmeline WILLMOTT
Daughter
2
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Florence M WILLMOTT
Daughter
11m
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
The 1891 census listings below started as a direct lift from an old 2003 web page although I have since tidied up some of the original source code. The census information given remains valid [if a little untidy]. The individual listings will be re-formatted [as above] and the rebuilt page will be fully re-issued in due course. [January 2021]
"The
Chequers" [PH], Green Street (Schedule
133) [Now 'The Chequers' Pub, 22 Town Green Road,
Orwell]
John SWAN
Head
M
61
Bricklayer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Mary A SWAN
Wife
M
58
Guildford, Surrey
William SWAN
Son
S
28
Bricklayer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 134)
Alfred GENTLE
Head
M
57
Farm Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth GENTLE
Wife
M
54
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Adelaide GENTLE
Daughter
10
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 135)
Ann PRIME
Head
W
64
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Henry PRIME
Grandson
S
20
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 136)
Harry ROLPHE
Head
M
31
Blacksmith
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth ROLPHE
Wife
M
28
Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire
John ROLPHE
Son
8
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 137)
Frederick MILLER
Head
M
60
Farmer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Mary A MILLER
Wife
M
58
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Ada H MILLER
Daughter
S
16
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 138)
Edwin MILLER
Head
M
25
Farmer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Louisa MILLER
Wife
M
26
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Edwin L MILLER
Son
2
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 139)
Samuel GENTLE
Head
M
50
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth GENTLE
Wife
M
48
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Fred GENTLE
Son
S
23
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Charlotte HAYES
Boarder
S
69
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Minnie WILSHER
Lodger
11
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 140)
Daniel WILSHER
Head
M
51
Road repairer, Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Susan WILSHER
Wife
M
48
Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
William WILSHER
Son
S
18
Gardener
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Frederick WILSHER
Son
S
16
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Robert WILSHER
Son
9
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Percy WILSHER
Son
8
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Arthur WILSHER
Son
3
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 141)
George SMITH
Head
M
27
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Clara SMITH
Wife
M
31
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Arthur SMITH
Son
5
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Henry SMITH
Son
3
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Charles SMITH
Son
2
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Albert SMITH
Son
2m
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 142)
Ellis PEARCE
Head
M
30
Farm Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth PEARCE
Wife
M
28
Foxton, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 143)
Charles MILLER
Head
M
42
Cement (?) Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Caroline MILLER
Wife
M
43
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Ernest MILLER
Son
19
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Susan MILLER
Daughter
13
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Rachel MILLER
Daughter
9
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Harry MILLER
Son
6
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Emma MILLER
Daughter
4
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Helen MILLER
Daughter
2
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Eva MILLER
Daughter
9m
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Ann MILLER
Mother-in-Law
71
Boarder
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 144)
Augustus HAYES
Head
M
60
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
George HAYES
Son
S
30
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Emma HAYES
Daughter
S
16
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Green Street
(Schedule 145)
William ROOKE
Head
M
37
Agricultural Labourer
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Martha ROOKE
Wife
M
36
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth A ROOKE
Daughter
9
Scholar
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
The 1891 census listings above started as a direct lift from an old 2003 web page although I have since tidied up some of the original source code. The census information given remains valid [if a little untidy]. The individual listings will be re-formatted and the rebuilt page will be fully re-issued in due course. [January 2021]
