Censuses

Merriott Censuses

All fiche for the censuses of Merriott, with the exception of the 1881, are available from the Public Record Office ( http://www.nationalarchives.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 (Latter Day Saints) project.  Several Merriott censuses can be found on the Somerset GENUKI site: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/SOM/Merriott/index.htm

Generally a few other nearby villages are also included on the same fiche, which I haven’t transcribed, although I have extracted entries where someone in 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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