Merriott Censuses
All fiche for the censuses of Merriott, with the exception of the 1881, are
available from the Public Record Office ( http://www.pro.gov.uk/
)
for purchase if desired. The Public Record Office site also leads to
access to the 1901 census in a user-pays, searchable database. Census
records are Crown copyright. According to their own
information:
"Users are free to copy, index, transcribe, publish and
broadcast such Crown copyright material without formal permission, payment of a
copyright fee or acknowledgment of copyright. The appropriate record
office's custody of the original document must nevertheless still be
acknowledged, and the archival document reference given. "
I
have transcribed all the Merriott portion of these censuses with the
exception of the 1881, which is already wonderfully covered by the LDS
project. Several Merriott censuses can be found on the Somerset GENUKI
site: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/SOM/Merriott/index.html
Generally a few other nearby villages are also included
on the same fiche, which I haven't
transcribed, although I have extracted entries where one of the household is
noted as being "born Merriott".
The following table shows the censuses as they pertain
to Merriott, showing the archival document reference on each census's
first line.
HO107/0940 1841
Poor legibility; less detail than subsequent censuses. Total
persons in Merriott 1466 |
| Enumeration District |
Places Included |
Enumerator |
Schedules |
Houses - inhabited |
Houses - uninhabited |
Males |
Females |
Total |
| 17 |
All that part of the Parish of
Merriott comprising Merriott Ford Gate, Lower Street and Borough,
Monkhoods and Templeman's Lane to Bottom of Sherrimoor Hill. |
William Rousell. |
5 - 14. |
86 |
12 |
206 |
248 |
454 |
| 18 |
All that part of the parish of Merriott
comprising Eggwoods Lane, Sockety, Stratton Road, Bow Barn &
Mills, Hut Gate, Higher Street and Sherrimoor Hill to the bottom. |
John Staple Tett. |
20 - 31 |
106 |
4 |
279 |
256 |
535 |
| 19 |
All that part of the parish of Merriott
comprising Broadway, Lopen Road, Hinton Road, Eggwood Hill, Beadons
Lane, Shutteroaks, Mark's Barn, Durner's Hole, Ashwell Lane, Cuffs
and Rowsell. |
Robert Marsh. |
38 - 47. |
88 |
10 |
236 |
241 |
477 |
HO107/1928 1851
More detail than 1841; ages and place of birth
more exact. Better legibility. Total persons in Merriott 1439 |
| Enumeration District/ Places Included |
Enumerator /Notes |
Schedules |
No. of Separate Occupiers |
Houses - inhabited
/uninhabited |
Males |
Females |
Total |
7a
All that part of the Parish of Merriott comprising Merriott Ford Gate,
Lower Street and Borough, Monkhoods and Templeman's Lane to the bottom of
Sherrimore Hill |
William H Webber. |
313 - 324 |
88 |
88/2 |
228 |
210 |
438 |
7b
All that part of the Parish of Merriott comprising Eggwood's Lane,
Sockety, Stratton Road, Bow Barn and Mill, Hut Gate, Higher Street and
Sherrimore Hill to the Bottom |
Alfred Patch |
329 - 343 |
106 |
106/2 |
254 |
281 |
535 |
7c
All that part of the parish of Merriott comprising Broadway, Lopen Road,
Hinton Road, Eggwood Hill, Beadon's Lane, Shutteroaks, Marks Barn,
Durner's Hole, Ashwell Lane, Cuffs and Rousells. |
Joseph Holmes? |
346 - 358 |
83 |
83/2 |
208 |
258 |
466 |
RG9/1638 1861
Legibility quite good. Total number
of persons in Merriott 1413 |
| Enumeration District/ Places Included |
Enumerator /Notes |
No. of Schedules |
Page Nos. |
Houses - inhabited
/uninhabited |
Males |
Females |
Total |
10
Chard Road, Broadway, Eggwoods Hill, Lower Street to Mrs Hebditch |
Josias French |
164 |
27 - 43 |
161/1 |
381 |
428 |
809 |
11
Half of Lower Street from Mrs Hebditch's, High Street, Sockety and
Bow |
William Warry |
135 |
47 - 60 |
133/2 |
284 |
320 |
604 |
RG10/2408 1871
Legibility quite good. Total number
of persons in Merriott 1452 |
| Enumeration District/ Places Included |
Enumerator /Notes |
No. of Schedules |
Page Nos. |
Houses - inhabited
/uninhabited |
Males |
Females |
Total |
11
The Half of Lower Street, Higher Street & Sockety |
Thomas Mitchell Jun. |
145 |
5 - 20 |
140/0 |
305 |
368 |
673 |
10
The Half of Lower Street, Broadway and Eggwood in the Parish of Merriott,
Somerset |
Joseph Cooke Farr? |
174 |
60 - 77 |
162/2 |
377 |
402 |
779 |
RG12/1894 1891
Legibility good; more detail than other
censuses. Total number of persons in Merriott 1349 |
| Enumeration District/ Places Included |
Enumerator /Notes |
No. of Schedules |
Page Nos. |
Houses - inhabited
/uninhabited |
Males |
Females |
Total |
9
Lower Street and Courts in Lower Street, Court Mill, Merriott House, Farm
Barton, Monkhouse Lane, Shiremoor Hill, Nursery Houses, Higher Street,
Boozer Pit, Bow Mills, and Bow Farm Cottage. Durnett's Hole, Mark's
Barn, Shutteroaks Houses, Moorlands House, Billings Mill, Rectory House,
Bell Inn, Knap Corner, Houses in Hitchen Field, Broadway, Beadon Lane,
Lopen Road, Hinton Road, Eggwood House, Eggwood Lane, Niddons Lane,
Waterloo Farm, Sockety Farm, Dogdole, Church Road, Sandy Hole, Church
Street to Bakehouse Corner inclusive, all in the Parish of Merriott. |
John Edward French
201 Tenements of less than Five Rooms |
306 |
1 - 45 |
306/6 |
623 |
726 |
1349 |
RG13/2296
1901
Legibility good; good detail. Handwriting
sometimes difficult to read. Total number of persons in Merriott 1305.
Enumerator Mr George England Junior. |
| Enumeration District/ Places Included |
Enumerator /Notes |
No. of Schedules |
Page Nos. |
Houses - inhabited
/uninhabited |
Males |
Females |
Total |
| Lower St & Courts in Lower St, Court
Mills, Merriott House, Farm Barton, Monkhouse Lane, Shiremoor Hill,
Nursery Houses, Higher St, Boozer Pitt, Bow Mills, Bow Farm Cottage,
Durnets Hole, Marks Barn, Shutter Oaks,Moorlands, Billing's Mill,
Rectory House, Bell Inn, Knap, Eggwood Lane, Niddons Lane, Waterloo,
Sockety, Dogdale, Church Road, Sandy Hole, Church St, Bakehouse
Corner. |
George England Jnr
171 Tenements of less than 5 rooms. |
311 |
1 - 44 |
311/19 |
589 |
716 |
1305 |
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