Location: Spetisbury, Dorset, England

Surnames/tags: Stevens Hardiman
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Introduction
This space contains transcriptions of census returns for the household of William Stevens (1814-1885) starting with the 1841 England Census. As such it forms a central repository for transcripts of data for all family members and anyone else associated with the Stevens household through the various censuses up to, and including, the 1881 England Census. A census is included so long as one head, or parent, is still alive and a return is found to transcribe. Also included are census returns for any other households where the head, or parent, may have been staying when the census was conducted. Further extrapolated tables for individual household members, children and relatives can also be found on their own Profile pages accessible by clicking on their names as they appear in any of the tables below. These provide source details for their biographical history, whilst the tables here add further context. Note names in the Household transcriptions have been corrected to their usual spelling.
1841 England Census
Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841[1], recorded for the night of 6 June 1841. The 1841 Census was the first genealogically useful census for England and Wales, recording individuals' names, age and sex, as well as abode and, to a limited extent, place of birth.
Address or Place | Tarrant Crawford |
Civil Parish | Tarrant Crawford with Preston |
Hundred | Badbury |
Registration District | Blandford Union |
County or Island | Dorset |
Country | England |
Enumeration District | 4 5 |
Piece | 289 |
Book | 2 |
Folio | 1 |
Page Number | 1 |
Household | | | Occupation | Birth county | Comment |
William Stevens | | | Blacksmith J | Dorset | The 'J' after Blacksmith may mean Journeyman |
Henrietta Stevens | | | Dorset | ||
George Stevens | | | Dorset | ||
Richard Stevens | | | Dorset |
1851 England Census
Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851[2], recorded for the night of 30 March 1851. The 1851 Census greatly expanded the information collected about individuals and households, for the first time relationships, marital status and actual place of birth were recorded, whilst house numbers and names were officially documented for the first time.
Address or Place | Tarrant Crawford |
Civil Parish | Tarrant Crawford |
Town or Village | Tarrant Crawford |
County or Island | Dorset |
Country | England |
Registration District | Blandford |
Enumeration District | 2 |
Household Schedule Number | 10 |
Piece | 1853 |
Folio | 219 |
Page Number | 20 |
Household | Relation to Head | | | Marital Status | Occupation | Birthplace | Comment |
William Stevens | Head | | | Married | Blacksmith | Spetisbury, Dorset | |
Henrietta Stevens | Wife | | | Married | (None recorded) | Spetisbury, Dorset | |
Edward Stevens | Son | | | - | Scholar | Tarrant Crawford, Dorset | |
Morgan Hand | Lodger | | | Unmarried | Scholar | Camp Down, Dorset | Camp Down is just to the north of Blandford, a downland area used in the early 19th century as a training camp for the militia and yeomanry |
Richard Hand | Lodger | | | Unmarried | Scholar | Tarrant Crawford, Dorset |
1861 England Census
Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861[3], recorded for the night of 7 April 1861.
Address or Place | Blandford Road |
Civil Parish | Spetisbury |
Ecclesiastical Parish | Blandford |
County or Island | Dorset |
Country | England |
Registration District | Blandford |
Enumeration District | 10 |
Household Schedule Number | 58 |
Piece | 1332 |
Folio | 49 |
Page Number | 10 |
Household | Relation to Head | | | Marital Status | Occupation | Birthplace | Comment |
William Stevens | Head | | | Married | Blacksmith | Spetisbury, Dorset | |
Henrietta Stevens | Wife | | | Married | (None recorded) | Spetisbury, Dorset | |
Richard Stevens | Son | | | Single | Smith | Crawford, Dorset | Crawford meaning Tarrant Crawford |
Edward Stevens | Son | | | Single | Smith | Crawford, Dorset |
1871 England Census
Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871[4], recorded for the night of 2 April 1871.
Address or Place | Middle Street |
Civil Parish | Spetisbury |
County or Island | Dorset |
Country | England |
Registration District | Blandford |
Enumeration District | 10 |
Household Schedule Number | 84 |
Piece | 1977 |
Folio | 48 |
Page Number | 19 |
Household | Relation to Head | | | Marital Status | Occupation | Birthplace | Comment |
William Stevens | Head | | | Married | Blacksmith | Spetisbury, Dorset | |
Henrietta H Stevens | Wife | | | Married | School Mistress | Spetisbury, Dorset | |
Richard S Stevens | Grandson | | | - | Scholar | Shaftesbury, Dorset | Actually Samuel Richard Stevens, son of George Hardiman Stevens |
Fanny M Sharpe | Boarder | | | Single | Governess | Southampton, Hampshire |
1881 England Census
Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881[5], recorded for the night of 3 April 1881.
Address or Place | Street |
Civil Parish | Spetisbury |
County or Island | Dorset |
Country | England |
Registration District | Blandford |
Enumeration District | 9 |
Household Schedule Number | 99 |
Piece | 2087 |
Folio | 125 |
Page Number | 17 |
Household | Relation to Head | | | Marital Status | Occupation | Birthplace | Comment |
William Stevens | Head | | | Widower | Blacksmith | Spetisbury, Dorset |
Sources
- ↑ 1841 Census: FreeCEN by Free UK Genealogy. General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database. Database online.
Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Series RG14, 1841. Data imaged from The National Archives, London, England.
Citing: The National Archives, Kew, London, England; 1841 England Census; Reference: Class HO107; Piece 289; Book 2; Folio 1; Page 1; GSU roll 241340 (accessed on freecen.org.uk and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
- View transcript at FreeCEN (free)
- View Ancestry uk Record 8978 #4814069 (requires subscription)
- View Ancestry Sharing Link (free-to-view image)
- ↑ 1851 Census: FreeCEN by Free UK Genealogy. General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database. Database online.
Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from The National Archives, London, England.
Citing: The National Archives, Kew, London, England; 1851 England Census; Reference: Class HO107; Piece 1853; Folio 219; Page 20; GSU roll 221000 (accessed on freecen.org.uk and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
- View transcript at FreeCEN (free)
- View Ancestry uk Record 8860 #6511039 (requires subscription)
- View Ancestry Sharing Link (free-to-view image)
- ↑ 1861 Census: FamilySearch. England and Wales Census, 1861. Database online.
Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National Archives, London, England.
Citing: The National Archives, Kew, London, England; 1861 England Census; Reference: Class RG 9; Piece 1332; Folio 49; Page 10; GSU roll 542797 (accessed on familysearch.org and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
- View transcript at FamilySearch (free)
- View Ancestry uk Record 8767 #17598860 (requires subscription)
- View Ancestry Sharing Link (free-to-view image)
- ↑ 1871 Census: FreeCEN by Free UK Genealogy. General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database. Database online.
Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from The National Archives, London, England.
Citing: The National Archives, Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Reference: Class RG10; Piece 1977; Folio 48; Page 19; GSU roll 830889 (accessed on freecen.org.uk and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
- View transcript at FreeCEN (free)
- View Ancestry uk Record 7619 #4360942 (requires subscription)
- View Ancestry Sharing Link (free-to-view image)
- ↑ 1881 Census: FamilySearch. England and Wales Census, 1881. Database online.
Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Images © Crown copyright. Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England.
Citing: The National Archives, Kew, London, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881; Reference: Class RG11; Piece 2087; Folio 125; Page 17; GSU roll 1341503 (accessed on familysearch.org and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
- View transcript at FamilySearch (free)
- View Ancestry uk Record 7572 #3647099 (requires subscription)
- View Ancestry Sharing Link (free-to-view image)
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