Census, Sunday April 3Rd 1881, Searching in Norfolk and Suffolk for Wherrymen
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Census, Sunday April 3rd 1881, searching in Norfolk and Suffolk for wherrymen. Please read before starting Abbreviations ag lab = agricultural labourer aob = alone on board app = apprentice b-i-l + brother-in-law bn = born in br = bridge dau = daughter dom serv = domestic servant emp = employing f-i-l = father-in-law gdau = granddaughter gdma = grandmother gdson = grandson gen = general GY = Great Yarmouth husb = husband ind = independent means jmn = journeyman lab = labourer mar = married m-i-l = mother-in-law Nch = Norwich nk = not known qv = which see S = Suffolk sch = at school serv = servant s-i-l = sister-in-law sp- = step- Su = Suffolk unk = unknown unm = unmarried ? = some doubt here (35) = age for disambiguation [ ] = editorial comment or correction { } = as information appears in the digitised subscription index thegenealogist.co.uk * = note at end of Table General Many wherries on census night could have been on passage or moored well away from the routes of enumerators as they also could have been when each Household's form was distributed in the days prior to census night and collected afterwards. Wherry names are rarely recorded. Answers (rare) to the question 'Whether blind or deaf and dumb' are included in the 'Comments' column below. Only 15 'wherrymen' were noted in Norfolk and one in Suffolk. I have not distinguished between the descriptions 'waterman' and 'water man' etc. Occupations In most cases the enumerator's written description 'wherryman' has been amended to 'waterman' later, but I have used the former if given. The search terms 'waterman', 'boatman', etc are not proof of connection with wherries, but have been included where place of residence, family name etc might indicate it. I suspect 'waterman' covers a multitude of sins. I have ignored those living in King's Lynn, Downham Market, Ipswich, Sudbury etc, but included those in parishes along the River Blyth (see list at end). Some boatmen have turned out to be sailors, but I have only excluded these if I am sure. Where a son is shown as following his father as a waterman etc, but both were at home or on board on census night, I have made separate entries for each. Probably a lot of the sail makers listed in Great Yarmouth or Lowestoft never made a wherry sail in their lives but it's impossible to tell, so I've included most of them. Mistakes Handwriting was different in 1881, varied enormously from one enumerator to another, and is often difficult to read. There were mistakes made transfering information from the household forms (destroyed after being copied) to the enumerators' forms (available on line); there were many mistakes made in indexing for the digitised version, {corrected by me} and there are sure to have been mistakes made by me, both reading and tyyping. Corrections and omissions please to [email protected] Thanks if you do. Relationships For those reading this in the distant future there were only 2 genders recognised at this time. Beware step-children having same family name as both parents. Address For information about Norwich staithes and parishes see note at bottom of '1841 On boats' document. All places mentioned were in Norfolk at the time unless otherwise stated. Southtown was added to Yarmouth in 1681, Gorleston became part of Norfolk in 1835, though some addresses in 1851 indicated Suffolk. Runham was added in 1890, and the border was moved south to add Fritton, Belton, Burgh Castle and Hopton only in 1974. Birthplaces Usually only a village or parish is given but I have included more detail where given. Please do not take this list as exhaustive or infallible. Name Abode on Status Age Occupation Place of birth Spouse Other members of family & household. Comments April 3rd 1881 Allen, George Calle Green, Barton Turf head, mar 57 waterman Catfield Susan Allen, 44, bn Walcot Allen, Jesse Wherry Leveret unm 19 waterman Norwich with Master, William Royal, mar, 28, waterman, bn Norwich {Leveset}, off Reedham & Jacob Dunthorne unm, 24, waterman, bn Norwich [Berney Arms?] Allgate, John King Street, St Julian, lodger, unm 40 wherryman Norwich Lodging with Mary Ann ?Francis, publican [Green Man?], head, Norwich wid, 48, bn Thurlton Almes, Samuel - see Samuel Holmes Ames, John The Wilderness, St Peter head, mar 56 waterman Yarmouth Caroline Ames, 55, bn Yarmouth Clara Ames, dau, 15, sch, bn Norwich Southgate, Norwich Alice Ames, dau, 13, bn Norwich Ames, Joseph Gladstone Place, St head, mar 33 waterman Yarmouth Ann Ames, 32, bn Norwich Etheldred, Norwich Amis, George Bowling Green Walk, son 15 waterman Great Yarmouth Living with parents George & Pamela Amis Great Yarmouth Amis, George Bowling Green Walk, head, mar 49 waterman Stalham Pamela Amis, 47, bn Stalham Frances Amis, dau, unm, 22, dressmaker, bn Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth George Amis, son, 15, waterman, bn Great Yarmouth Amis, James Surlingham father, wid 61 wherryman Barton Turf Living with son, James H Amis Amis, James H Surlingham head, mar 33 wherryman Bungay, Suffolk Charlotte Amis, 33, bn Norwich George H Amis, son, 12, sch, bn Surlingham William J Amis, son, 1, bn Surlingham James Amis, father, wid, 61, wherryman, bn Barton Turf Anderson, John The Wharf, Gillingham mar 54 waterman Barton Turf With Benjamin Gilding, possibly on a wherry Annison, Benjamin Riverside, Reedham boarder, 45 waterman Reedham Boarding with Stephen & Sarah Stone mar Annison, John Hill Street, Reedham head, mar 44 waterman Yarmouth Lucy Annison, 27, bn Yarmouth Emma Alexander, boarder, 7, bn Yarmouth Anthony, Thomas Barrack Loke, head, mar 30 wherryman Norwich Matilda Anthony, 23, bn Little Pockthorpe, Norwich Plumstead Appleby, William River Wensum [St head, mar 60 master of wherry Dedham, Essex Henry Jenkinson, lad on wherry, 15, bn Yarmouth Swithin?], Norwich 6 Applegate, George Barge or wherry Industry, head, unm 28 wherryman Potter Heigham With James Applegate, bro, unm, 23, wherryman, bn Potter Potter Heigham River Heigham Applegate, James Barge or wherry Industry, bro, unm 23 wherryman Potter Heigham With brother, George Applegate Potter Heigham River Applegate, Robert 14 Church Street, Potter head, mar 27 waterman 1 Potter Heigham Emily Applegate, 27, bn Potter Robert Applegate, son, 2, bn Potter Heogham Heigham Heigham Abithan {Abitha} 8 Applegate, son, 6 mths, bn Potter Heigham Ayres, William The Wharf, Gillingham mar 30 mate Yarmouth aob Bacon, William 19 Sifton Road, head, mar 34 wherryman Yarmouth Eliza S Bacon, 29, bn Yarmouth Alice E Bacon, dau, 10, bn Yarmouth Gorleston, Suffolk Eliza Bacon, dau, 8, bn Southtown?, Suffolk Bailey, Henry Cottage, by South son,unm 22 boatman St Mary, South Living with parents Robert & Amelia Bailey Walsham Broad, S W Walsham Name Abode on Status Age Occupation Place of birth Spouse Other members of family & household. Comments April 3rd 1881 Bailey, Robert Wherry Alarm, mate 17 South Walsham With Thomas Bates, master Southtown, Suffolk Baines {Barnes}, Robert 19, Row 109, Great head, mar 78? waterman Gorleston, Suffolk Elizabeth Baines, 72, bn Great Robert Baines, son, 17, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Yarmouth Yarmouth Henry Baines, son, 14, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Issac, Baines, son, 12, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Balary, Aurtha see Arthur Baldry Baldry, Arthur H {Aurtha Wherry Red Rover, {Red Master, unm 16 wherryman Great Yarmouth aob H Balary} Rove Express} Surlingham Baldry, Arthur Hector North Quay, GY son 16 waterman's boy Great Yarmouth Living with parents Frederick & Hannah Baldry Baldry, Frederick North Quay, Great head, mar 39 waterman Great Yarmouth Hannah E Baldry, 37, waterman's Frederick G Baldry, son, 17, shoemaker, bn Great Yarmouth Yarmouth wife, bn Great Yarmouth Arthur Hector, son, 16, waterman's boy, bn Great Yarmouth Florence Baldry, dau, 15, dom serv, bn Great Yarmouth Edith Baldry, dau, 12, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Laura Ellen Baldry, dau, 10, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Ernest Baldry, son, 9, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Alice Lucy Baldry, dau, 7, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Matilda M Baldry, dau, 5, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Annie Baldry, dau, 4, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Rosa Ann Baldry, dau, 3, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Baldwin, Stephen Clarke & Reeves' Wharf, head, mar 50 waterman Norwich Mary Ann Baldwin, 48, bn Sarah Corbett, m-i-l, wid, 68, bn Norwich. Blind King Street, St Pether Norwich Southgate, Norwich Balls, Fred Pye Yard Cottage, Palace son, unm 18 waterman Norwich Living with mother: Plain, Norwich Elizabeth Balls, head, wid, 40, nurse, bn Norwich Ellen Balls, dau, 13, work at mustard works, bn Norwich Robert Balls, son, 11, sch, bn Norwich Alice Balls, dau, 8, sch, bn Norwich William Balls, son, 6, sch, bn Norwich Barcham see Bircham Bareham, Daniel see Bircham Barnes {Bames}, 2, Row 84 (south side), head, mar 68 wherryman 1 Great Yarmouth Lucy Barnes, 61, bn Bungay, William Barnes, son, unm, 22, wherryman, bn Gt Yarmouth Benjamin Great Yarmouth Suffolk Barnes, Robert 19, Row 109, Great head, mar 84 waterman Gorleston, Suffolk Elizabeth Barmes, 72, bn Great Robert Barnes, son (sic), 12, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Yarmouth Yarmouth Henry Barnes, son, 14, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Isaac Barnes, son, 12, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Barnes (Bames), William 2, Row 84 (south side), son, unm 22 wherryman 1 Great Yarmouth Living with parents Benjamin & Lucy. Great Yarmouth Barrett, George Marsh Lane, Carlton head, mar 55 wherryman & Carlton Colville, Alice Barrett, dau, unm, 22, bn Carlton Colville, Suffolk Colville, Suffolk contractor Suffolk Edgar G Hines, gd-dau, 5, bn Oulton, Suffolk Name Abode on Status Age Occupation Place of birth Spouse Other