UK Census on April 2nd 1911 The results of searching 'UK Census on Line' in Norfolk and Suffolk for the occupation 'wherryman', plus Occupation Code 545 - 'bargeman', 'lighterman' 'waterman', as well as boatman and boat builder. This includes searching 'wherry' as sometimes the occupation is listed as 'wherry man', etc. General This was the most detailed census up to that time. The questions asked were: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Address, Place of Birth, Relation to Head [of household], Marital Status, Employment Status, Nationality, Duration of current marriage, Number of children born, living, died. Where a son has followed his father as a wherryman or wherry builder, and both were at home on census night, I have made separate entries for each. There is not a single instance of a wife or family on board. Marriages in column 1 refer only to the current marriage. See the 'Census Information Pages' on the website 'Find My Past' for an excellent explanation of much of this. In Institutions like the County Lunatic Asylum, Thorpe St Andrew, inmates are recorded by their initials only, so the last initial is in place alphabetically here. I have searched the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website cwgc.org for all the men listed below aged 14 - 35 and made footnotes 2 for those I found who were killed in WWI. 1 2 3 = See notes at end of Table. See also separate list '1911 Wherries' for details recorded on 'Schedule for Vessels' Census forms, ie those on wherries on census night. Places of Birth and Residence All places mentioned were in Norfolk unless otherwise stated. Southtown was added to Yarmouth in 1681, Gorleston became part of Norfolk in 1835 and Fritton, Belton, Burgh Castle and Hopton in 1974 were added in 1974. Lowestoft remains firmly in Suffolk. Only Frederick Lambert is recorded as a wherryman on the Southwold to Halesworth Blyth Navigation. Nch = Norwich GY = Great Yarmouth S = Suffolk General Abbreviations ag lab = agricultural labourer bdr = boarder dom ser = domestic servant gen = general hkp = housekeeper italic = name of wherry lab = labourer lvg = living nk = not known OAP = Old Age Pensioner (from 1909) X in Col 1 = His mark (could not sign) Relations b-i-l = brother-in-law bn = born chn = children dau = daughter d-i-l = daughter-in-law f-i-l = father-in-law gd-dau = grand-daughter gd-son = grand-son ma = mother marr = married m-i-l = mother-in-law pa = father s-i-l = son/sister-in-law sgl = single wid = widow(er) Occupation Column at home = 'carying on trade or industry at home' GCC = General Carrying Company GER = Great Eastern Railway own account = 'neither employing others nor working for a trade employer' S&P = Steward & Paterson IMC = Ice Manufacturing Company worker = 'working for an employer' GSN = General Steam Navigation Company employer = 'employing persons other than domestic servants' Wherryman is not mentioned in the list of categories; see list at end Comments Column 'British Subject / Naturalised British Subject / Foreigner' - This column on the census is rarely filled in, so assume British Subject unless noted in the Comments column. The 'totally deaf, deaf & dumb, totally blind, lunatic, imbecile, feeble-minded' descriptions are all included in the Comments column. Beware The search terms 'waterman', 'boatman', etc are not proof of connection with wherries, but results are included where place of residence, family name, mentions in books etc might indicate it. 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, and there are sure to have been mistakes made by me, both reading and typping. Corrections and omissions please to [email protected] Thanks if you do. Please do not take this list as exhaustive or infallible. [ ] Editorial comment or correction. (?) Some doubt here. {Bax} As surname appears in the digitised index. Alan Helsdon April 2017 Name Age Place of Birth Occupation Mar'l Spouse Abode on April 2nd 1911 Comments status Allen, Edgar 1 30 Coltishall boat builder, marr Violet Allen, 29, 5(?) Anchor Street, Coltishall + Clifford Allen, son, 2, bn Coltishall marr 6 yrs, employer, at bn Coltishall 6 rooms 1 ch bn; 1 lvg home Allen, George 35 Aylsham mate on trading sgl Providence, The Staithe, aob wherry, merchan- Catfield dise, worker Allen, Isaac 57 Barking, Essex boat builder, own marr Amelia Allen, 57, 119 High Street, Gorleston + Lewis Allen, son, 33, sgl, outfitters shop assistant, bn Gorleston marr 24 yrs, account bn Wells, Norfolk 7 rooms 2 chn bn; 1 lvg Ames, Charles 27 Gt Yarmouth lighterman, marr Elizabeth Ames, 26, 4 Sherbourne Place, King + Charles Ames, son, 6, school, bn Norwich marr 6 yrs, worker bn Bethnal Green, London Street, Norwich John Ames, son, 4, school, bn Norwich 2 chn bn; 2 lvg 5 rooms Ames, George 48 Yarmouth wherryman sgl Mayfly, North Side, Carrow, With George Ames, father mate Norwich worker Ames, George 80 Barton wherryman wid Mayfly, North Side, Carrow, With George Ames, son master Norwich general trader Ames, John 26 Norwich waterman, barges, marr Rosa Ames, 28, 2 Barnard's Buildings, [Wensum marr 7 mths, no chn worker bn Lowestoft Street?], Norwich 2 rooms Ames, Joseph 30 Norwich wherryman, cake marr Emily Ames, 28, 3 Nickall's Buildings, Barrack + Clara Ames, dau, 3, bn Norwich marr 10 yrs, merchant, worker bn Norwich Street, Norwich Stanley Ames, son, 1, bn Norwich 6 chn bn; 2 lvg 2 rooms Applegate, Abiathar 31 Potter Heigham waterman on marr Charlotte Elizabeth A, 30, Ashby Road, near church, + Ethel Isabel Applegate, dau, 2, bn Repps marr 4 yrs, river, worker bn Repps Repps, Gt Yarmouth Cyril Edwin, son, 7 mths, bn Repps 2 chn bn; 2 lvg 4 rooms Applegate, Donald 17 Potter Heigham waterman sgl Living with parents Robert & Emily Applegate, Robert 56 Potter Heigham waterman, worker marr Emily Applegate, 56, Bridge Road, Potter Heigham + Marjorie Applegate, dau, 21, sgl, bn Potter Heigham marr 33 yrs, bn Potter Heigham 6 rooms Donald Applegate, son, 17, sgl, waterman, worker, bn P Heigham 10 chn bn; 8 lvg Wilfred Applegate, son, 16, sgl, postman, worker, bn P Heigham Filled & signed by Marjorie Applegate Artis, Robert 45 Lowestoft, Suffolk boatman (545) & sgl The Rosary, Hall Road, Oulton Boarder with general labourer, Broad, Suffolk James Artis, head, 38, marr 4 yrs, no chn, jobbing builder , own worker 6 rooms account, bn Oulton Broad, Suffolk Florence Artis, wife, 35, bn Hanwell, Middlesex Edgar Stroud ?Plummer?, boarder, 38, sgl, private means, bn Hastings, Sussex Sidney Herbert Plummer?, boarder, 34, sgl, private means, bn Hastings, Sussex Name Age Place of Birth Occupation Mar'l Spouse Abode on April 2nd 1911 Comments status Banham, Frederick John 29 Norwich waterman, worker sgl 32 Spitalfields, Thorpe Hamlet + Maria Banham, 54, wid, marr 32 yrs, 7 chn bn; 5 lvg, bn Nch Living with mother, Maria dredging 4 rooms Harry Edward B, bro, 24, sgl, shoe finisher, worker, bn Norwich contractor William Ernest B, bro, 22, sgl, railway worker, GER, bn Norwich Edith B, sis, 16, sgl, worker in chocolate factory, bn Norwich Barber, Henry 21 Gt Yarmouth wherryman sgl Living with father Henry Barber, 44 worker Barber, James 50 Stalham wherryman, marr Alice Barber, 35 2 Westfield Place, Cobholm, Gt + Alice Smith, 14, boarder, bn Norwich marr 10 yrs worker Yarmouth Kay? Kathleen Neal, 3, adopted dau; bn Yarmouth 1 ch bn; 1 lvg 6 rooms Barley, Albert Edward 29 Hull, Yorkshire engine driver on marr Florence May Barley, 24. 249 Raglan Street, Lowestoft, + Gladys Florence Barley, dau, 2, bn Lowestoft, Suffolk marr 4 yrs, steam lighter, bn Lowestoft, Suffolk Suffolk Lily Muriel Barley, dau, 1, bn Lowestoft, Suffolk 2 chn bn; 2 lvg IMC, worker 6 rooms Barnes, John 24 Coltishall wherryman, sgl The Street, Coltishall Living with parents, [John?] & Susannah: worker 4 rooms Susannah Barnes, ma, 45, marr 23 yrs, 10, chn bn, 9 lvg, bn Coltishall, 'husband away, waterman' Ernest Barnes, bro, 10, bn Coltishall George Barnes, bro, 7 or 8, bn Coltishall Harry Barnes, bro, 6, bn Coltishall Barnes, John 49 Coltishall master, marr Widgeon, Press Quay, + William Barnes, 18, mate, sgl, bn Coltishall worker wherryman, 20 yrs Gt Yarmouth George Pye, 18, passenger, sgl, bn Coltishall trading, worker [poss 'husband away' of Susannah & pa of John Barnes, 24 qv] Barnes, William X 18 Coltishall mate, wherryman, sgl Widgeon, Press Quay, with John Barnes & George Pye trading, worker Gt Yarmouth Barnes, William Isaac 22 Gt Yarmouth crew, mate, sgl Vega, Woods, Sadd, Moore with James Arthur Porter, master wherry trading on warf, Loddon river Bass [Bax], John 32 Hammersmith, lighterman, marr Louise Bass, 32, 109 Mill Lane, Cobholm, Gt + Emma Louise Bass, dau, 7, bn Gt Yarmouth marr 9 yrs, London employer bn Kensington ? Yarmouth Elsie Bass, dau, 3, bn Gt Yarmouth 4 chn bn; 2 lvg 6 rooms Bates, Edward E 26 Worstead waterman on sgl Living with parents Robert & Mary A Bates barge, worker, cargo carrier by wherry Bates, James William 29 Briggate, Worstead waterman, worker marr Margaret Bates, 28, St James, Coltishall + Regie Bates, son, 4, bn Coltishall marr 5 yrs, bn Brandiston, Booton 4 rooms Edward Bates, son, 2, bn Booton 2 chn bn; 2 lvg Bates, Robert 14 Coltishall waterman on Living with parents Robert & Mary A Bates barge, worker, carrier by wherry Name Age Place of Birth Occupation Mar'l Spouse Abode on April 2nd 1911 Comments status Bates, Thomas 58 Bungay, Suffolk master waterman wid Wherry Bell, Fishergate, +