Census, Sunday April 7th 1861, searching in Norfolk and Suffolk for wherrymen. Please read before starting Abbreviations ag lab = agricultural labourer app = apprentice b-i-l + brother-in-law bn = born in dau = daughter 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 servt = 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 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 Robert Simper says, in Norfolk Rivers and Harbours (1996), 'In recent times the crew of a wherry have been called skipper and mate, but the old practice was to call them wherryman and waterman.' From my research I would say that 'waterman' could include both skipper and mate. 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. One enumerator felt obliged to describe each member of a waterman's family as, for example, 'waterman's son' when the boy refered to was only one year old. I have not listed these separately unless the offspring was male and old enough to take charge of a wherry - a difficult age to define. 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. Ages Unlike the 1841 census the age is noted as it was given, however people did not always get it right! Mistakes Handwriting was different in 1861, 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. 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, and the border was moved south to add Fritton, Belton, Burgh Castle and Hopton only in 1974. Birthplaces Often only a village is given, as Benjamin Annison; sometimes great detail, as William Alden 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 7th 1861 A, J Norwich Union pauper, 78 wherryman Norwich Workhouse, Heigham wid Adams, William Pier Road, Gorleston, head, mar 61 boatman Gorleston, Suffolk Sarah Adams, 56, bn Gorleston, Henry Adams, son, unm, 28, sailor, bn Gorleston, Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk Abel Adams, son, unm, 21, sailor, bn Gorleston, Suffolk Louisa Adams, dau, unm, 16, bn Gorleston, Suffolk John Leggett, f-i-l, unm, 56, formerly bricklayer, bn Gorleston, Suffolk. Blind Allen, Robert 87 George Street, Great lodger 30 waterman Horsford? Lodging with Daniel Bowles Yarmouth Althorpe {Alshorp}, Baxter's Gardens, St head, mar 40 wherryman Norwich Eliza Althorpe, 28, shoe binder, bn Mary Ann Althorpe, dau, 2, bn Norwich Thomas Julian, Norwich Norwich Althorpe, William 12, Betts Buildings, St head, wid 75 waterman Norwich Etheldred, Norwich Amerson see Annison Ames, George Row 101, Great head, mar 28 waterman Barton Turf Pamela Ames, 26, bn Barton Turf Fanny Ames, dau, 2, bn Yarmouth Yarmouth Amis, James Surlingham head, mar 42 waterman Barton Turf Elizabeth Amis, 39, wife, bn James Amis, son, 13, sch, bn Bungay, Suffolk Wroxham Amis, John By staithe, not in house, head, mar 35 Master of wherry Yarmouth John Scarles, servant to wherry, mar, 32, bn Norwich Coltishall Joseph Amis, son, 13, app to wherry, bn Yarmouth Possible double entry Amiss, John 7, Bunting's Buildings, St head, mar 36 wherryman Great Yarmouth Caroline Amiss, 36, bn Great Joseph Amiss, son, 15, sch, bn Great Yarmouth Etheldreda, Norwich Yarmouth Caroline Amiss, dau, 1, sch {sic}, bn Great Yarmouth Possible double entry Amiss {Annis}, Joseph Staithe Street, Barton head, mar 74 boatman Barton Turf Clara Amiss, 71, bn St Benet's, Horning Ammson see Annison Amos, Joseph 15, Row 33, Great head, mar 46 waterman Yarmouth Mary A Amos, 48, bn Yarmouth Charles Plummer, f-i-l, wid, 79, ex house carpenter, bn GY Yarmouth Annerson see Annison Annis, Joseph see Amiss Annison {Amerson}, Near river, Reedham head, mar 28 wherryman Reedham Sarah A Annison, 22, bn Matilda E[lizabeth] Howard, [step] dau, 4, Benjamin Wickhampton bn Freethorpe Annison, John South Quay, Great head, mar 41 waterman Yarmouth Mary A Annison, 38, bn Stokesby Juliet Bland, mother-in-law, wid?, 61, nurse, bn Yarmouth Yarmouth Annison{Annerson}, John Near the river, Reedham head, mar 65 wherryman Freethorpe Elizabeth Annison, 63, bn Mary A Annison, dau, unm, 21, bn Reedham Norwich Name Abode on Status Age Occupation Place of birth Spouse Other members of family & household. Comments April 7th 1861 Annison {Ammson}, Howard Street, Great mar 40 wherryman Yarmouth Elizabeth Annison, 44, bn Thomas Yarmouth Lowestoft, Suffolk Arnold, Day * Public house, corner of son, unm 23 boatman Sutton Living with parents house, Sutton * Day Arnold, head, mar, 45, ag lab, bn Sutton Harriett Arnold, wife, mar, 45, bn Sutton + George Arnold, son, 12, ag lab, bn Sutton Joseph Arnold, son, 10, thatcher's boy, bn Sutton Robert Arnold, son, 6, sch, bn Sutton Benjamin Arnold, son, 3, sch, bn Sutton Arnold, Elizabeth Near Wroxham bridge Lodger, 46? Boatman's wife Hoveton, St John Lodging with Henry High - see John Crane mar Arnold, James Row 8, Great Yarmouth head, mar 39 waterman Sutton Margaret Arnold, 38, bn Sutton Sarah Arnold, dau, 14, silk winder, bn Yarmouth Arnup, Thomas Green Yard, Barrack head, mar 58 waterman Sprowston Mary A Arnup, 43, bn Hellesdon Mary A Arnup, dau, unm, 16, shoebinder, bn Pockthorpe Street, Norwich Elizabeth Arnup, dau, 14, shoebinder, bn Pockthorpe, Nch Sophia Arnup, dau, 10, bn Pockthorpe, Norwich Harriett Arnup, dau, 5, bn Pockthorpe, Norwich Atkins, Benjamin Abb's Yard, Bridge son, unm 24 waterman Norwich Living with parents Benjamin & Mary A Atkins Street, St Michael at Coslany Atkins, Benjamin Abb's Yard, Bridge head, mar 50 waterman Beccles, Suffolk Mary A Atkins, 45, dressmaker, bn Benjamin Atkins, son, unm, 24, waterman, bn Norwich Street, St Michael at Norwich Henry Atkins, son, unm, 19, painter, bn Norwich Coslany Atkins, Benjamin Mary Ann?, river, mar 51 waterman Norwich aob Yarmouth B, E Yarmouth Workhouse inmate, 56 wherryman's dau Sutton Blind unm B, G Yarmouth Workhouse inmate, 68 waterman Hickling mar B, J Yarmouth Workhouse inmate, 73 sailmaker Great Yarmouth wid Bacon, William 69 George Street, Great head, mar 48? waterman Yarmouth Charlotte Bacon, 40? bn Yarmouth Sarah Bacon, dau, unm, 17, bn Yarmouth Yarmouth Joseph Bacon, son, 12, sch, bn Yarmouth Eliza Bacon, dau, 10, sch, bn Yarmouth William Bacon, son, 9, sch, bn Yarmouth Charles Bacon, son, 7, sch, bn Yarmouth Mary Ann Bacon, dau, 5, sch, bn Yarmouth Mark Bacon, son, 3, sch, bn Yarmouth Daniel Bacon, son, 1, bn Yarmouth Bacton, Mark Row 44, Great Yarmouth head, mar 41? waterman Yarmouth Eliza Bacton, 47, bn Yarmouth Baker, William Bessey, Yarmouth Quay master, 33 Master Trowse aob mar Name Abode on Status Age Occupation Place of birth Spouse Other members of family & household. Comments April 7th 1861 Baldwin, Robert Harris Buildings, late f-i-l, wid 74 wherryman Norwich Freeman Thirkettle, head, mar, 47, fish hawker, bn GY Gooch, St Julian, Sarah Thirkettle, wife, 49, bn Norwich Norwich Mary A Hughes, dau, mar, 24, bn Norwich William Hughes, s-i-l, mar, 23, railway engine fitter, bn Bawburgh Baldwin, Stephen Inkerman Terrace, St s-i-l, mar 31 waterman Norwich Living with parents-in-law George & Sarah Pennell Helen, Norwich Balls, Golden Millgate, Aylsham son, unm 24 waterman Aylsham Living with mother Mary