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Transcription © Copyright E C Apling June 2000, with minor corrections November, 2003 (from whom additional information about Woodrising families is available).
Transcribed from microfilm held by Norwich Central Library.
Original © British Crown Copyright. No responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of this transcription is implied or accepted by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

Census 1891

Woodrising

With brief summaries of Southburgh & Cranworth

[1551/4-5 F1]
Superintendent Registrar's Dist: Mitford
Registrar's Sub-District: Shipdham
Enumerator's District
Enumerator: Mr William Cushing
No.A Woodrising Parish

The whole of the Civil Parish of Woodrising including Staines and Vassars farms, the Rectory, the Cottages near the Church and Green and cottages on the Scoulton Road, The Lodge West, Bailiff's House, The Hall (The Lodge East), and Cottages near the Arch on the Hingham Road.

Table I
Persons temp absent on the night of April ? [indecipherable]
The family with servants absent during the season from the "Hall" in London:
8 M 6 F = 16

Table 2
Persons not inhabitants Temp present
On a weeks visit 0 M 2 F = 2

Table 3
On pages 1 to 5: Woodrising Parish
No of schedules ? [indecipherable]
Inhabited homes 20
Uninhabited houses 2
Persons: 56 M 34 F = 90

Table 4
Rural Sanitary District of Mitford.

Signed:
8th day of April William Cushing Enumerator
15th day of April Wm. H. Tench Registrar
30th day of April Walter M Barton Superintendent Registrar

1. Farm House

2. The Rectory

3. Cottage Near Church. 1 Uninhabited

4. Cottage Near Green.

5. Cottage Near Green 3 rooms

6. Church Farm House 4 rooms

6 houses; 1 uninhabited 2 having < 5 rooms
20 males 11 females total 31

7. Cottage Near Green. 4 rooms

8. Cottage Near Green 3 rooms

9. Cottage near Green 3 rooms

10. Cottage near Green 3 rooms

11. Cottage near Green 4 rooms

12. Cottage Near Green 4 rooms

13. Cottage on Scoulton Road 4 rooms

14. Lodge House Scoulton Road

15. The Hall.

16. Bailiff's House

17. Lodge, Hingham Road 4 rooms

1 uninhabited

18. Cottage near Archway, Hingham Road

19. Cottage near Archway, Hingham Road 3 rooms

20. Cottage near Archway, Hingham Road 3 rooms

8 dwellings. 1 uninhabited. 4 with < 5 rooms
17 males 12 females 29 total

------ end of civil parish of Woodrising ------

SOUTHBURGH

The whole of the Civil Parish of Southburgh.

Contents. Comprising Bateson's farm, The King's Head Inn and Cottages on the Green, as far as Clarke's cottages Mill Lane, Rivett's corner late Brasnett's farm, the Ivy Cottages, Russells and late Staithe's Cottages on the road leading to the Church; the farm near Commons allotments, Hingham-burgh, Butlers common, Riche's cottages adjacent to the boundary of Hingham and Woodrising, Webster's row and Eaglings Corner. The whole in the Parliamentary division of Mid-Norfolk.

58 schedules
56 inhabited houses
8 uninhabited
38 tenements of less than 5 rooms

121 Males 109 Females 230 total

CRANWORTH

The whole of the Civil Parish of Cranworth.

Contents. Comprising Farm and cottages on the Moor., Dowsing Hall Street, Miller's Yard - The Rectory and Farms with Cottages near the Church green and High common adjoining the Parishes of Letton and Southburgh boundaries. Page's Farm near Woodrising boundary and Lincoln's Farm (late Riddles) near the boundaries of Shipdham and Carbrooke. The whole in the Parliamentary division of Mid-Norfolk.

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