Building: The Rock, Medlicott, Shropshire

Date: 6 Jun 1841 to 5 Apr 1891
Location: Medlicott, Shropshire, England
Surnames/tags: Benting Buntin BUNTING

A free-space profile to look at the census returns from 1841 to 1891 containing details of the Benting/Buntin/Buntain/Benton family who resided continuously at The Rock during that time (also called Rock House) in the township of Medlicott, Shropshire England. This page has been compiled by Yvonne Benting

Contents 1 Research Notes 2 Census Returns 2.1 1841 2.2 1851 2.3 1861 2.4 1871 2.5 1881 2.6 1891 3 Remarks 4 Sources

Research Notes

Edward Bunting (1809-1897) was present at The Rock during six census returns, for the first, in 1841, he gave his age as 30 and in the last his age was recorded as 86.

Over time the name was recorded as Buntin, Buntain, Benton and Benting. I believe that the family were illiterate^[1] so the name on these census returns would have been written down as it sounded.

I originally reviewed all of these census records on microfilm at Shropshire Archives in the early 1990s and obtained printed copies then. At that time returns up to 1891 were available to view. For this document I have revisited the census returns online and added a citation for each.

Census Returns

Entries are written as name, place in household, age, occupation (if any), place of birth.

1841

Reference: 1841 Census^[2] Date of census: 6th June 1841 Note the scant information available in this census, no place of birth was recorded.

• Edward Buntin, 30, Ag. lab
• Mary Buntin, 30
• Ann Buntin, 8
• Mary Buntin, 6
• Sarah Buntin, 4
• Emma Buntin, 1

1851

Reference: 1851 census^[3] Date of census: 30th March 1851

• Edward Buntin, head, 42, Ag. lab, Salop, Worthen
• Mary Buntin, wife, 44, Salop, Dickton^[4]
• Elizabeth Buntin, dau, 26, Salop, Munslow
• Mary Buntin, dau, 15, Salop, Munslow
• Emma Buntin, dau, 12, Salop, Wentnor
• Eliza Buntin, dau, 9, Salop, Wentnor
• Edward Buntin, son, 6, Salop, Wentnor
• Martha Buntin, dau, 3, Salop, Wentnor

1861

References: 1861 census^[5] Date of census: 7th April 1861

• Edward Buntain, head, 53, Lab., Salop, Worthen
• Mary Buntain, wife, 55, Salop, Priors Ditton
• Martha Buntain, dau, 15, scholar, Salop, Wentnor
• John Buntain, son, 8, scholar, Salop, Wentnor

1871

References: 1871 census^[6] Date of census: 2nd April 1871

• Edward Benton, head, 60, Ag. lab, Salop, Worthen
• Mary Benton, wife, 62, Salop, Ditton Priors

1881

References: 1881 census^[7] Date of census: 3rd April 1881

• Edward Benting, head, 74, Gen. lab, Salop, Worthen
• Edward Benting, son, 31, Salop, Worthen
• Mary Benting, dau-in-law, 21, Montgomery, Guilsfield
• John Benting, grandson, 2, Salop, Wentnor
• Ann Benting, granddaughter, 1, Salop, Wentnor

1891

References: 1891 census^[8] Date of census: 5th April 1891

• Alfred Benting, head, 30, Estate labourer, Salop, Bishops Castle
• Mary Benting, wife, 28, Salop, Shrewsbury
• Walter Benting, son, 4, Salop, Clun
• Mary Elizabeth Benting, dau, 2, Salop, Clun
• Edward Benting, son, 10mo, Salop, Wentnor^[9]
• Edward Benting, grandfather, 86, Salop, Shelve
• Mary Benting, mother, 50, Salop, Broadstone

Remarks

• I particularly like the four generations present in the 1891 census, especially as 30 years previously Mary and Alfred were on the census return as inmates at Bishops Castle workhouse.
• Note the absence of Edward's wife Mary in the 1881 census
• In the 1881 census, hard times when you are 74 and still having to work as a general labourer!

Sources

1. ↑ When Edward's grandson Alfred Benting was married he signed the register with his mark, X. My grandmother Gladys recalled that as a schoolboy her second husband Tom Benting taught his father to sign his name
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRG-X4B : 23 May 2019), Edward Buntin, Wentnor, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGD5-S59 : 8 November 2019), Edward Buntin, Medlicott, Shropshire, England; citing Medlicott, Shropshire, England, p. 7, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ sic, I presume this is Ditton
5. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1861 England census; Class: RG 9; Piece: 1842; Folio: 41; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542876 Accessed online at Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. No free source of information could be found for this location at this census.
6. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2732; Folio: 42; Page: 5; GSU roll: 835392. Accessed online at Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census, database on-line. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Subscription required to view. No free source of information could be found for this location at this census.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-5CSS : 13 December 2017), Edward Benting, Wentnor, Shropshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 2621/41, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,911.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W912-CW2 : 22 February 2021), Alfred Benting, Wentnor, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Shropshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ Presumed to be William Edward Benting, born 1891, Wentnor