The
census of 1831
In
1831 Stevenson produced a census of the village of Harby. It is
recorded in a 24 page notebook which has been handed down over the
years to be part of the Booth collection. The cover is made using
the back of a public notice relating to payment of taxes dated 1 May
1830. It measures 100 mm by 160 mm with the title on the front
Population formula
Harby
May
30th 1831
by
Stevenson
He
lists people giving Christian name, surname and age in what appear
to be family households. The lists bring those of the same surname
together by lines down the page which coincide with the common
surname. The first in the group is always of adult age, usually a
man and is thought to be the head of the household. The households
do not follow any logical sequence such as alphabetical order. They
may be the order of houses in the village streets. However so far
comparison with the 1941 census has not shown any similarity of
sequences though the 1841 census is thought to be by houses in
streets as in following censuses.
He summarizes his counts for 1831on
pages 24 and the back cover -
Total
population, men, women and children - 488, made up of male 260,
female 228.
Number
of inhabited house - 96.
Number
of families - 99, employed in agriculture 47, trade 23, other 29.
In
1821 the population was 457.
Images
of the original pages can be see by clicking below
Front
cover, 0-1,
2-3, 4-5,
6-7, 8-9,
10-11,
12-13,
14-15,
16-17,
18-19,
20-21,
22-23,
24-25,
back cover,
cover notice.