1891 Census Names Index
1891 Census transcript [Part only ED5 and ED6]
Mitford hundred
Mitford & Launditch union
White's 1845 [GENUKI-NFK]
Hunt's 1850 [GENUKI-NFK]
Kelly's 1883
Kelly's 1900 (Description only) [Martin Edwards]
Shipdham West End postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Shipdham Mill Road postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Shipdham Market Street postmill [Jonathan Neville]
More information on Shipdham [GENUKI-NFK]
More Parish Information, etc. [Geoff Lowe & Andrew Rivett]
Local map
USAF Shipdham, 1942-1945
Shipdham Airfield [Ian Woodward]
SHIPDHAM is a large well-built village, with many neat modern residences, extending upwards of a mile in length, and is 5 miles S. by W. of East Dereham. The parish contains 1,769 inhabitants, 431 houses, and 4,514 acres of land. The bishop of Ely, who built a spacious hall here, in the time of Henry III., obtained a charter for a weekly market on Thursday, and on St. Peter's and St. Paul's day; but the former has long been obsolete; and the latter is now a stock fair, held on the 30th June. King's College manor of Caston Hall, H. S. Adlington's manor of Massingham; and W. Brown's Esqrs. of Bonnetts-and-Baileys, extend into the parish: but the principal landowners are W. Birch, Esq., T. T. Clark, Esq., and the Misses Bullock. The Church is a large edifice, with an embattled tower, crowned with a turret, and has six bells. It is neatly pewed, and has several memorials to the Bullock, Deval, Lane, and other families. The benefice is a rectory, valued in the King's book at £27 7s. 6d., and in 1831 at £1,140, in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Geo. C. Bailey, M.A. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel here. The FREE SCHOOL, built in 1749, is endowed with a farm of 47a. 2r. 8p., let for £70 a year bequeathed by T. Bullock, Esq., in 1735, for the support of a master, to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic gratis, to all the poor children of the parish. The Town Estate consists of seven tenements, a house and garden, and about 28a. of land in this parish; and a farm of 47a. in Reymerstone, which together produce about £120 per annum. The amount is carried to the churchwardens' accounts, except about £10, which is distributed among the poor. The Fuel allotments, awarded in 1809, comprise 126a. 1r. 30p., let for £120 a year, which is laid out in coals for the poor, who have also £2 5s. yearly from Mowting's charity, and £2 left by Thos. Masters, in 1716.
Post Office at Miss Sarah Mendham's: letters arrive at 5.30 a.m., and are despatched at 7.30 p.m.
[DIRECTORY—]
5 Bailey Rev.G.Curling,M.A. rector
Barham Wm. tinman
2 Bird Walter S. chemist & dgst
4 Bullock Misses D. C. & M.
Chamberlin Geo. farm bailiff
3 Clemence Jas. appraiser
5 Coker Fuller, Bldg. surveyor
Coker Miss
5 Germany Emanl. hairdresser
2 Goddard Wm. tinman
Greenwood Mattw. pig jobber
5 Haddock Mr. Jno.
4 Hall Mrs. Jane N.
5 Lee Fras. land srvyr. & registrar of b. & d. & agent to the Age (Life) Insrnce. Co
2 Matthews Rev. Jas. (Indpt.)
5 Morris Saml. yeoman
3 Oldfield Mrs. Ann
4 Payne Geo. H. gent.
5 Ringer Michl. gent
Rivett Mr. Wm.
Townshend Wm. farrier
3 Verdon Thos. poulterer
Inns & Taverns.
3 Cricket Players, Sarah Mulley
3 Crown, Wm. Bunn
5 Golden Dog, Thos. Butcher
2 Swan, Jermh. Clarke
3 White Horse, Jno. Rice
Academies.
*take Borders.
2 Free School, Ths. Bloom
5*Lee Fras.
5*Lee Eliz. M.
3 Mendham Srh.
4 Woods Chrltte.
Bakers.
4 Barker Jno.
3 Catton & Son
3 Grint Alfd.
2 Skipper Uriah
3 Hunter Robt. (& confectioner)
Beerhouses.
2 Allen Danl.
2 Aucock Robt.
2 Carleton Dvd.
2 Eagling Anthy.
5 Haws Jno. (& brewer)
5 Pooley Php.
3 Rose Edwd.
3 Stratton Rt.
Blacksmiths.
3 Barnes Bnbs.
1 Farrow Wm.
2 Pestell Wm.
2 Skipper Chas.
Bricklayers.
5 Butcher Thos.
3 Goss Jno. & Son
1 Newman Jno.
Builders.
5 Coker Fuller (& surveyor)
5 Cushing Jno.
3 Goss Jno. & Son
Butchers.
2 Bayfield Jno.
3 Clarke Fras.
3 Tuck Fuller
5 Ward Danl.
Cattle Dealers.
2 Clarke Jerh.
1 Cordy Jno.
4 Hunt Wm.
3 Hunter Jno.
Carpenters.
*are Wheelwrights.
*Bales J. Little Hale
2*Clark Dvd.
3*Cox Jph.
3*Cox Jas.
5 Cushing John, (& bldr)
Edgley Jas.
5 Meachen Timy
Corn Millers.
Littleproud My.
3 Stringer Wm.
4 Woods Jno.
Farmers.
Abbot Jonth.
Alpe Edw.
1 Banfield Geo.
1 Baxter Jas.
Buskall Dvd.
1 Butcher Jno.
3 Catton Wm.
3 Clarke Fras.
3 Clarke Jas.
3 Cocks Fras.
3 Copeland Robt.
1 Cordy Jno.
Cordy Sarah & Geo. Grange
3 Fuller Jas.
Godfrey Masters High hs
3 Goring Chas.
2 Hart Wm.
3 Leggatt Jno.
Lingwood Isc.
3 Maidwell Thos.
1 Margetson Abm
1 Meachan Jnth.
3 Nurse Hy.
Page Jas. Thorpe Row
1 Riches Walter
3 Stacey Wm. (& cooper)
3 Tash Hy.
3 Tash Robt.
4 Tuck Geo.
Webster Wm.
1 Wigg Wm.
1 Wyatt Thos.
Grcrs. & Drprs.
3 Bunn Wm.
3 Large Wm.
3 Lock Stpn
3 Matthews Fdk.
5 Winkfield Geo.
Milliners.
*are Straw Bonnet Makers.
4 Austin Ann
3*Cox Fras.
3 Cushing My. Eliz
3 Hunter Ann
3*Hunter Char.
Lincoln Srh.
Plmbrs. & Glzrs.
2 Boyce Thos.
2 Green Chas. F.
3 High Wm.
Saddlers.
3 Allen Geo.
2 Skipper Hy.
Shoemakers.
3 Bales Jno.
Brett Jno.
2 Clarke Wm.
3 Frost Robt.
5 Gathercole J.L.
3 Harwood Wm.
3 Lock Stpn.
2 Rumble Thos.
5 Watling Geo.
Shopkeepers.
5 Buskall G. (& dlr. in earthenware)
2 Clark Thos
5 Stagg Philip
2 Tuck My. Ann
Surgeons.
Clouting J. Rivett, (& to the Mitford Union)
4 Emerson Wm. Charles
2 Wells Edw.
Tailors.
Clark Hy.
3 Mendhan Ths. ( par. clk)
5 Vince Wm.
5 Watson Isc.
Carriers
To Norwich, Isc. Skipper, tues. & Peter Trollope, fri.; the Thetford and Bury carriers call at the Golden Dog
Transcription Copyright © A.J. Carter, May 2000
1891 Census Names Index
1891 Census transcript [Part only ED5 and ED6]
Mitford hundred
Mitford & Launditch union
White's 1845 [GENUKI-NFK]
Hunt's 1850 [GENUKI-NFK]
Kelly's 1883
Kelly's 1900 (Description only) [Martin Edwards]
Shipdham West End postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Shipdham Mill Road postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Shipdham Market Street postmill [Jonathan Neville]
More information on Shipdham [GENUKI-NFK]
More Parish Information, etc. [Geoff Lowe & Andrew Rivett]
Local map
Shipdham Airfield [Ian Woodward]
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