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Detail from the Last Supper stained glass window in All Saints Parish Church Croydon, in memory of Sophia Mirabella Sandilands, wife of the rector 1859 Wimpole Past Logo
Speculum Gregis 1843
'An Account of all the Inhabitants of the Parish of Croydon
in the County of Cambridgeshire commencing from 1 January 1843'
by Reverend Francis Fulford 1803-1868 (Rector at Croydon 1841-1845).
Additional notes by Reverend R S B Sandilands (Rector 1845-1864).
The 1841 Census (Annotated) for Croydon
Entries from the 1841 census for the parish of Croydon-cum-Clopton have been provided as a background resource to the 'Speculum Gregis'. The census was taken on the night of Sunday 6 June 1841 (ie 2 years before the 'Speculum Gregis' was written).
The names listed in the census include a number of transcription errors. I have added the generally accepted name taken from the Church Records and/or from the pages of the 'Speculum Gregis' in [square brackets] where appropriate.
 
I have also added notes and family information in [square brackets] where appropriate.
The ages taken at the 1841 census were approximate. All ages 15 and above should have been rounded down to the nearest 5 year multiple, i.e. ages shown as 15 may be 15-19, ages shown as 20 may be 20-24, etc. This does not appear consistant.
The enumerator also reported that 26 Croydon labourers were "having left the district for the hay harvest in the neighbourhood of London", which would explain the absence of a number of the known heads of households.
The 1841 Census for Croydon-cum-Clopton, Cambridgeshire.
Reference: Ref. HO 107/63/8 (with acknowledgement to the Public Record Office).
Date of Census: Sunday 6 June 1841.
Population (1841 census): 000. (1851 Census: 000) (1861 Census: 000)
There is a national Census every ten years when the year ends in a one. This page details the population of the Parish of Croydon on the night of 6 June 1841 - just 2 years before the 'Speculum Gregis' was written. The census includes children and visitors from outside the parish in temporary residence within Croydon on the night of the census).
Table Columns (left to right):
   1. Forename.
   2. Family Name.
   3. Age.
   [4. Male/Female.]
   5. Occupation [and notes].
   6. Born Cambridgeshire? Yes/No.
   [7. Additional column with links to internal Speculum Gregis pages.]
[Information, notes and comments additional to the 1841 Census are generally shown in grey within square brackets]
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1841 Census - Page Two
Folio:
Forename:
Family Name:
Age
Occupation/Notes:
Born
Cambs?:
Speculum Gregis?:

[Unidentified Dwelling:]
5A
Charles
TITMUS
30
Agricultural Labourer
Y
 
Mary
TITMUS
30
 
Y
"
 
James
TITMUS
10
 
Y
"
 
Thomas
TITMUS
5
 
Y
"
 
Emma
TITMUS
4
 
Y
"
 
Susan
TITMUS
2
 
Y
"

['Manor Farm' - Mr Gape's Farm on the Hill:]
5A
John
PEARMAIN
20
 
Y
 
Abraham
PEARMAIN
20
 
Y
"
 
Elizabeth
PEARMAIN
15
 
Y
"
 
Sarah
LARKINS
12
F.S. [Female Servant]
Y

[Unidentified Dwelling:]
5A
John
SIMONS
20
Bricklayer
Y
 
Jane
SIMONS
15
 
Y
"
 
Emmelia [Emily]
SIMONS
3m
 
Y
"
 
Charlotte
LARKINS
35
['Widow Larkins' - Jane's Mother]
N
"
 
Charles
LARKINS
15
[Jane's Brother]
Y
"

[Unidentified Dwelling:]
5A
Edward
THOMAS
25
Agricultural Labourer
Y
 
Maria
THOMAS
20
 
Y
"
 
Edward
THOMAS
2
Y
"
 
Rebecca
THOMAS
3m
 
Y
"

['Croydon Wilds East' - Mr Gape's Farm in the north of the Parish:]
5A
James
LAW
25
Farmer
Y
 
Sarah
LAW
25
 
Y
"
 
David
LAW
8
 
Y
"
 
Martin
LAW
5
 
Y
"
 
Phillip
LAW
3
 
Y
"
5B
Sarah
LAW
1
 
Y
"
 
Phillip
GENTLE
15
Agricultural Labourer
Y

['Croydon Wilds West' - Mr Gape's Farm in the north of the Parish:]
5B
William
WILKINS
40
Farmer
Y
 
Sarah
WILKINS
40
 
Y
"
 
Ivett
WILKINS
15
 
Y
"
 
Susan
WILKINS
14
 
Y
"
 
John
WILKINS
12
 
Y
"
 
David
WILKINS
9
 
Y
"
 
Henry
WILKINS
7
 
Y
"
 
James
WILKINS
5
 
Y
"
 
Ann
WILKINS
3
 
Y
"
 
Jane
WILKINS
2
 
Y
"
 
Mary
WILKINS
1
 
Y
"
 
Elizabeth
MIMS
15
F.S. [Female Servant]
Y
N.K.

['Croydon Hill Farm', adjacent and west of Croydon Hill:]
5B
Samuel
GEORGE
25
Farmer
N
N.K.
 
Sarah
GEORGE
25
 
Y
"
 
Sarah
GEORGE
4
 
Y
"
 
Mary
GEORGE
1
 
Y
"
 
George
MIMS
50
M.S. [Male Servant]
Y
"
 
Alfred
PRESTON
13
M.S. [Male Servant]
Y

['Tadlow Hill Farm' adjacent and north of Croydon Road:]
5B
Mary
CASB[O]URN
65
Farmer
N
 
Phebe
WATSON
2
 
Y
N.K.
 
Sarah
HARPER
15
F.S. [Female Servant]
Y
 
James
SPENCER
20
Agricultural Labourer
Y

['Croydon Road Farm' either side of Croydon Road:]
5B
Richard
WHITE
80
Farmer
N
Deceased
6A
Elizabeth
WHITE
35
 
N
 
Francis [m]
WHITE
50
 
N
N.K.
 
William
THEOBALDS
30
Agricultural Labourer
Y
"
 
Sarah
YARROW
15
F.S. [Female Servant]
Y
"
 
Elizabeth
YARROW
14
F.S. [Female Servant]
Y
"

["The Downing Arms" Public House on Croydon Road:]
6A
William
SIMONS
40
Bricklayer
N
 
Barbara
SIMONS
40
 
Y
"
 
Jane
SIMONS
20
 
Y
"
 
William
SIMONS
15
 
Y
"
 
George
SIMONS
14
 
Y
"
 
Stephen
SIMONS
10
 
Y
"
 
Samuel
SIMONS
8
 
Y
"
 
Fredrick
SIMONS
6
 
Y
"
 
Elizabeth
SIMONS
5
 
Y
"
 
Susan
SIMONS
3
 
Y
"
 
Emma
SIMONS
2
 
Y
"
 
Thomas
RANDELL
65
Agricultural Labourer P
Y
N.K.

[In the Farmyard behind the "The Downing Arms" Public House on Croydon Road:]
6A
William
RAYNER
45
Agricultural Labourer
Y
 
Ann
RAYNER
40
 
Y
"
 
William
RAYNER
20
 
Y
"
 
Edward
RAYNER
20
 
Y
"
 
Harriett
RAYNER
12
 
Y
"
 
Sarah
RAYNER
10
 
Y
"
 
Elizabeth
RAYNER
8
 
Y
"
 
Joseph
RAYNER
6
 
Y
"
6B
Alfred
RAYNER
3
 
Y
"
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