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Last updated 5/10/09
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In 1881 the census was taken on 3rd April. On that day:
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There were 73 dwellings in the village, one of which was empty. |
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73 families lived in the village (two probably related families lived in the Hare and Hounds,
but were listed as separate households). |
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44 of the heads of households were born in Harlton as were 31 of their wives, and most of the others were born within a few miles. |
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The total population was 304. |
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72 children were at school and there were a further 29 children under school age. |
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There were 6 farmers and 37 farm labourers. |
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There were 8 servants, 6 housekeepers and 2 grooms. |
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29 people were coprolite labourers, mining coprolite for use as fertiliser. |
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6 were general labourers. |
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There were 4 pubs - the Hare and Hounds, the Wheatsheaf, the Red Lion and one at Lords Bridge, but only three of these were occupied by a licensed victualler (there wasn't one at Lords Bridge at this time). |
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Other trades and professions listed were: 2 grocers, 2 carpenters, 3 brickmakers, 2 laundresses and one each of the following - policeman, thatcher, dealer, dressmaker, shepherd, coalman (porter), gardener, rector, school mistress, teacher, farm bailiff and railway porter. |
Information from the 1881 census found at the Family Search website (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp)
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