1841 - Gomersal District
ED13 (parts of Hill Top & Little Gomersal)

Enumeration District: 13
Ref: HO 107/1290/11
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Not recorded

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the Township of Gomersal commencing at Hill Top at the junction of the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike and Leeds and Elland Turnpike Roads bounded on the north by the last mentioned Turnpike Road to Nibshaw Lane, on the west and north by Nibshaw Lane and the road leading through Little Gomersal, on the south of Mr Rhodes and Mr Carr’s houses to the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road near the Bulls Head and on the east by...(rest of description missing)

This district contains
Households: 124
Individuals: 612
Houses uninhabited: 9
Houses building: 0
Identified issues: None

Addresses appearing in this Enumeration District have been added to the Census Address Index page.
Details of identified public houses have been added to the relevant pages.

The below is a transcription of this enumeration district. Every attempt has been made to accurately record the details. If possible you should check these details with the original record.

Surnames are in upper case and only recorded for the main householder. Where no surname is shown, refer to the one immediately above. Some households are split by pages, these page breaks have been eliminated for ease of browsing. All places of birth are in Yorkshire unless otherwise stated. Don't forget that anyone over the age of 15 has their age rounded down to the nearest 5.

Common abbreviations used:
Ag Lab - Agricultural labourer
Ap - Apprentice
FS - Female servant
Ind - Independent (means)
J - Journeyman
Lab - Labourer
m. - Maker (or manufacturer)
MS - Male servant
N - Not born in county

Hill Top
William SMITH  25  Cloth dresser
Jane  20
Sarah  2

Hill Top
Martin WILLANS  40  Butcher
Abigail  40
Joshua  14
George  12
Sarah  11
John  10
Thomas  9
Mary  7
Elizabeth  5
Martin  3
Benjamin  1
Ruth CLARKSON  15  FS

Hill Top
James WOOD  70  Patten maker
Mary  50
Rose  10

Hill Top
Fanny HIRD  25  Dressmaker
Mary KNIGHT  9

Butts Mill
Benjamin GREENWOOD  25  Cloth weaver

Butts Mill
John WOOD  45  Joiner
Rose  45
Sarah  20
Wilson  15  Cloth dresser
Ellen  14
Eliza  12
John  6
Thomas  4

Hill Top
Grace CARR  60  Ind
Elizabeth  40  Ind
Charles  30  Solicitor
William  30  Solicitor
Mary  30  Ind
Caroline LEE  20  FS
Sarah PORRITT  20  FS
Thomas BUTTERWORTH*  9
Robert*  7
Charles*  4
(* sons of Joseph Butterworth, attorney's clerk)

Butts Mill
Mary LATER  40  N
Charles  15  N
Elizabeth  15  N

Marsh House
William HIRST  70  Merchant
Sarah  30?
Samuel LATER  45  MS  N
Martha SPIVY  60  FS

Little Gomersal
Thomas HEATON  50  Wool slubber
Sarah  50
Mary  20
William  15
Elizabeth  15
Elizabeth PARKINSON  5

Little Gomersal
John SHEPLEY  30  Coal miner
Hanah  36
Mary  7
Joseph  4

Little Gomersal
Abraham WALKER  30  Mechanic
Harriott  25
John  5
Sarah  3
Robbet  11m

Little Gomersal
James WALKER  35  Cloth slubber
Sarah  35
John  13
David  11
Mary  5
Josiah  3
Henry  1

Little Gomersal
James COWBURN  30  Working chemist
Martha  25
John  5
Samuel  3
Alfred  9m

Little Gomersal
Samuel BLACKBURN  40  Cloth weaver
Ellen  35
Israel  16
Nancy  12
William  8
Mary  6
Robinson  5

Little Gomersal
Charles SHEPLEY  30  Coal miner
Mary  20
William  2m

Little Gomersal
James BRIERLEY  60  Cloth spinner
Elizabeth  65
James WALKER  30  Cloth weaver
Elizabeth  30
Ann  4
Alfred  1m

Little Gomersal
Joseph SHEARD  25  Ag lab
Mercy  35

Little Gomersal
Elizabeth SAVILLE  60
George  20  Coal miner
Lydia  20

Little Gomersal
Thomas SAVILLE  25  Coal miner
Martha  25
Godfrey  6
Eliza  2
Martha  1

1 house uninhabited

Little Gomersal
Thomas BARMBY  40  Ag lab
Rachel  30
Christiana  6
Elizabeth  4
Mary  1

Little Gomersal
Joseph BEAUMONT  25  Cloth spinner
Mary  20
Ann  1

Little Gomersal
John FIRTH  60  Cloth spinner
Sarah  70
Joseph  7

Little Gomersal
John WALKER  45  Cloth dresser
Mercy  40
David  15
Ann  15
William  12
Mary  8

Little Gomersal
Hannah WRIGHT  40
Jonathan  5

Little Gomersal
William WOODHEAD  60  Cloth dresser
Nancy  60
Tommy  35
John RICHARDSON  60  Cooper
William ROWLEY  55  Ag lab

Little Gomersal
Sarah PORRITT  55

Little Gomersal
William HAMMOND  35  Cloth manu.
Mary  35
Edward  9
Lucy  7
Ann  5
Walter  2
Henry  5m

1 house uninhabited

Little Gomersal
Thomas ILLINGWORTH  30  Cloth dresser
Mary  15
Benjamin  8

Little Gomersal
James TODD  35  Cloth dresser
Elizabeth  40
Mary  15
Sarah  13
Hannah  11
John  5
Elizabeth  1

Little Gomersal
Joshua LEADBEATER  30  Cloth dresser
Rachel  30
Jim  5
Susan  3
Martha  1

1 house uninhabited

Little Gomersal
Benjamin BLACKBURN  35  Worsted spinner
Mearcy  35
George  13
Marth  14
John  11

Little Gomersal
Thomas LEADBEATER  25  Cloth weaver
Sarah  25
Anna  4
Jeanette  2m

Little Gomersal
Martha BARBER  70
Anna  30  Cloth burler

Little Gomersal
Abraham CRABTREE  55  Cloth manu.
Mary  55
John HAMMOND  20  Woolsorter
John DRAKE  20  Currier

Little Gomersal
William LAWSON  50  Ag lab
Elizabeth  45

Little Gomersal
Sarah SMITH  55  Grocer
Thomas  20  Cloth weaver
George  20  Cloth weaver
Mariah  15
Sarah  14

Little Gomersal
Shechaniah RHODES  60  Ind
Susannah  80  Ind  N
Rhoda  55  Ind
Mary BAHAN  20  FS  Ireland
Elizabeth SANDERSON  50  Ind

Little Gomersal
Martha HOUGHTON  75  Ind

Little Gomersal
Joseph JACKSON  30  Ag lab

Little Gomersal
Sarah BRIGGS  60
John  30  Coal miner
Joshua  20  Coal miner
Mary ROSS  15

Little Gomersal
John ATKINSON  35  Ag lab
Elizabeth  35
Mary  15
John  15
William  14
Elizabeth  13
Jane  11
James  8
Ann  6
Robert  3
Margaret  2

1 house uninhabited

Little Gomersal
John WATSON  25  Cloth dresser
Hannah  30
Walter  7

Little Gomersal
Ellen BALMFORTH  55  Publican
Thomas  15
Rachel  15

Little Gomersal
Michael BLACKBURN  50  Cloth spinner
Elizabeth  45

Low House
Mary CARR  55  Ind

Low House
William CARR  55  Surgeon
Sarah  45
James  15  Ap surgeon  N
Sarah PRESTON  25  FS
Pricilla ELSTUB  20  FS
Robert PINDER  12  MS

Little Gomersal
Martha WALKER  65
Esther BROOK  20  Shroud maker

Little Gomersal
John COWBURN  75  Ag lab
Mary  45
Ann BROOK  15
Harriot  15  (wife's daughters...erased)

Little Gomersal
James GARNETT  55  Coal miner
Ann  45
Mary  15
Ann  15
Esther  12
Sarah  11
James  8
Marth  7
Benjamin  5

Little Gomersal
Edward GARNETT  25  Coal miner
Ann  20  N
Ann  8m

Little Gomersal
Elizabeth WRIGHT  50
Edwin  25  Cloth weaver
Anna  20

Little Gomersal
Henry LAWTON  65  Moravian Minister  Foreign parts
Elizabeth  65  N
Eliza  35
William  20  Mechanic J

Little Gomersal (School)
Lydia HARTLEY  40  Governess
Caroline BINNS  40  Teacher  Ireland
Harriott LAWTON  25  Teacher
Elizabeth ARMITAGE  13
Elizabeth BRICKHEAD  11
Elizabeth BRIGGS  15
Sarah CARTER  15
Harriott DARLEY  15
Mary EASTWOOD  15
Emma ELLIS  14
Hannah FARRAR  15
Sarah  14
Ann  12
Elizabeth FEARNLEY  13
Sarah FIRTH  12
Mary HEBBLETHWAITE  14
Sarah  10
Ann THORNTON  13
Harriott TINKER  12
Sarah BENTLEY  25  FS
Elizabeth LEE  15  FS

Little Gomersal
Joseph COPLEY  55  Butcher
Sarah  50
Sarah Ann  16
William KERSHAW  20  Cloth dresser
Elizabeth  20
Lucy Ann  4m

Little Gomersal
John BARBER  35  Cloth dresser
Sharlott  25
Elizabeth  7
David  4
Louisa  2
Mark  4m

Little Gomersal
James RHODES  40  Ag lab  N
Benigna  40
Hannah  15
Ann  13
John  11
Hartley  7
Mary  6
Abraham  3

Little Gomersal
Thomas SHEPLEY  65  Cloth weaver
Sarah  65
James  25  Coal miner
Eliza  8

Little Gomersal
John SANDS  55  Cloth spinner
Lydia  60
John  25  Cloth dresser
Joseph  20  Cloth dresser
William  20
Benjamin  15
Joshua  2
George  30  Gardener

1 house uninhabited

Little Gomersal
William BARSTOW  30  Engineer
Martha  30
Thomas  5

Little Gomersal
Henry BUTTLER  25  Cloth dresser

Little Gomersal
John WHITEHEAD  55  Cloth spinner
Thomas  15  Coal miner
James  13  Coal miner

Little Gomersal
Sarah BUTTLER  50
John  15  Dyer
George  15  Wool carder
James  10

Little Gomersal
John SOWDEN  40  Wool dyer
Samuel  15
Sarah  20
Elizabeth  13
Mary  12
Ann  6
Mary Ann  3m

Little Gomersal
Thomas BARBER  55  Cloth dresser
Sarah  50
Thomas  20  Coal miner
Ann  20
Ruth  15
Sarah  14
Sarah  2m

Little Gomersal
William HARTLEY  40  Cloth weaver
Hannah  35
Thomas  10
Thomas SMITH  15
George  12
Isaac  8
Robt HARTLEY  9m

Little Gomersal
Mary BROOK  60
Henry  15  Coal miner
Martha SMITH  13
Hannah  10

Little Gomersal
William BROOK  50  Coal miner
Hannah  45
Joseph  20  Coal miner
Sarah  15
Elizabeth  13
John  11
Mariah  4

Little Gomersal
Grace KERSHAW  40
Samuel  20  Coal miner
Sarah Ann  15  Worsted weaver
Elizah  12
John  9
Edward  4

Little Gomersal
Sarah PARKER  30  Grocer
Elizabeth SMITH  12
William  40  Tailor

Little Gomersal
William CHADWICK  30  Shoemaker
Mary  30
Thomas  9
John  7
Mary  5
Hannah  3
William  1
Joseph KERSHAW  15  Shoemaker ap

1 house uninhabited

Little Gomersal
Benj JACKSON  30  Wool comber
Hannah  30
James BARRACLOUGH  12  (wife's son erased)
Mary Ann JACKSON  3
Joshua  2
Joseph  1
John GREENWOOD  60  Joiner

Ivy House, Little Gomersal
Joseph BLACKBURN  45  Cloth manu.
Jane  45
George  25  Cloth manu.
James  20  Cloth manu.
Samuel  15
Edwin  15
Rhoda  10
Lenah  10
Godfrey  5
Emma  5
Hartley  2
Nancy  80

Little Gomersal
John CRAVEN  45  Coal miner
Esther  45
Ann  15
James  15
Benjamin  15
Joseph  13
Betsey  11
Sarah  10
Thomas  5
John  2

Little Gomersal
John STEEL  30  Attornies clerk
Lydia  20
Hannah  9m

Little Gomersal
Joseph JACKSON  40  Ag lab  N
Mary  40  N

Little Gomersal
James CROSLAND  55  Cloth drawer
Mary  50

Little Gomersal
William WALKER  45  Cloth manu.
Betsey  45
Joseph  15  Ap
Samuel BROWN  35  J
Walker BEAUMONT  2

Little Gomersal
Eliza RHODES  50  Ind
Mary  20
William WATERS  12
Henry RHODES  40  Ind
Thos  30  Ag lab

Crow Trees
Joseph DOVE  45
Mary  40
Thomas  15
Benjamin  14
Sarah  12
Eliza  9
John  7
Joseph  5
Arthur  3

Crow Trees
Samuel STEAD  35  Worsted manu.
Mary  30
Anna  15
Mary  15
John  15
Frederic  14
Edward  13
Henry  12
Bessy  9
Mary Ann SCHOFIELD  20  FS
John COOPER  20

Crow Trees
John SMITH  30  MS
Mary  30
John  7
Thomas  5
George  3
Henry  5m

Hill Top
Hannah MELLOR  40  Ind
Marianne  15
Harriott  15

Hill Top
George BATLEY  30  Ag lab
Mary Ann  30
Eliza  12
Henry  10
Thomas  7
William  5
James  2

Hill Top
Ann WALKER  50
Benjamin  25  Hosier
Sarah SMITH  80

Hill Top
James PLATT  20  Cloth spinner
Elizabeth  20
Jabez  1m

Hill Top
William LISTER  45  Ag lab
Esther  40
Sarah Ann  15
Maria  15
Anna  13
Samuel  12
George  9
Joseph  7
James  4
Charles  1m
John  13

Hill Top
Benjamin WALKER  45  Shoemaker
Mary  45
Benjamin  15
George 15
Josh  14
Walter  12
Arthur  10
Mary  8

Hill Top
George LEDGARD  30  Cloth spinner
Ann  30
Sarah Ann  8
Mary  7
Ruth  5
Harriott  1

Hill Top
Joseph THORP  35  Cloth spinner
Elizabeth  40
Ann  4
George SYKES  25  Cloth spinner
Elizabeth  15

Hill Top
Joseph SMITH  45  Tailor
Mary  45
Joshua HANSON  15  Tailor ap

Hill Top
William KNOWLES  30  Machine maker
Betsey  25
Martha  5
William  4
James  2
Thomas  9m

Hill Top
Joseph ELLIS  35  Engineer
Martha  35
Mary  13
Sarah  9
Ann  4
Joseph  2

Hill Top
Joseph SMITH  30  Cloth dresser
Sarah  25
Susanna  3
James  1

Hill Top
James HETON  35  Joiner
Hannah  35
William  14
Sarah  11
Ann  3
James  1

Hill Top
John WORMALD  65  Ind

Hill Top
Joshua RICHARDSON  25  Cloth spinner
Jane  25

Hill Top
Joseph LEE  35  Cloth spinner
Eliza  35
Sarah  15
Mary  12
John  7
Eliza  5
Thomas  3
Joseph  1

Hill Top
Hannah TURNER  55
Sarah  20  Dressmaker
Hannah  15
Mary  15
Martha  15
Harriott  11
Emma  3

Hill Top
Charles SMIRTHWAITE  40  Gardener  N
Martha  45
Frances  10

Hill Top
Benjamin THORNTON  20  Wool stapler
Sarah  40  Ind

Hill Top
Robert FIRTH  35  Woolen spinner
Mary  35
William  15
Richard  14
Ann  12
Emily  8
Christianna  6
Thomas  2
Charles BROOK  12

Hill Top
John GILL  30  J blacksmith
Eliza  25
James  8
Ann  6
Elizabeth  2
Jeremiah  2m

Hill Top
William SCARTH  35  Cloth weaver
Betty  30
Ann  7
Maria  5
Mary  2
Betty DAVISON  50
Maria  14

Hill Top
John CRABTREE  35  Cloth dresser
Mary  35
Ann  10
Henry  7
John  3
Mary  14d

Hill Top
Joseph BUTTERWORTH  30  Attornies clerk
Ann  30
Sarah  10
Ann  1m?
Hannah  35

Hill Top
Mary THOMAS  75  Ind

Hill Top
James GILL  55  Ag lab
Jane  55
Alice MYERS  8
Amos HIRST  20  Cloth spinner

Hill Top
Thomas THORP  60  Cloth spinner
Sarah  60

1 house uninhabited

Hill Top
Joseph LANG  25  Butcher
Pricilla  25
Thomas  1

Hill Top
James LANG  60  Joiner
Ann  60
George  30  Butcher
James  20  Mechanic
Lydia  15

1 house uninhabited

Hill Top
Samuel KNOWLES  55  Cloth dresser
Elizabeth  45
Wilson  25
Mary  15

1 house uninhabited

Hill Top
Jane ROSS  45
Ann PRATT  15
Joseph MILLS  15  Ap blacksmith

Hill Top
William WIGGLESWORTH  20  J gardener
Esther  25
Mary Ann UNDERWOOD  15
Joseph  25

Hill Top
Robert PARKINSON  50  Cloth weaver
Ann  45
Mary Ann WALKER  7

Hill Top
Thomas PORRITT  20  Cloth dresser
Ann  20
William  1

Hill Top
Thomas HIRST  Cloth spinner
Mary  40
Elizabeth  20
Harriott BARMBY  25
Ann  7

Hill Top
William PORRITT  40  Woolen spinner
Ann  40
Jane  15
Ann  15
John  14

Hill Top
Margaret WHITWORTH  45
Anna  25
John  20  Flock dealer
Mary Ann  15

Crow Trees
Martha SWAINE  40  Ind
Ann  15
Hannah  13
Rachel CRABTREE  30  FS
Sarah BROOK  30  FS
Rachel SMITH  20  FS

Hill Top
Harriot SMITH  30  FS
Mary SMIRTHWAITE  15  Dressmaker

Hill Top
Samuel SYKES  35  Grocer
Alice  35
Sarah  10
Mary Jane  8
Emma  2
Cathrine  3m
William STRICKLAND  15  Grocer ap
Jane TAYLOR  20  FS

Hill Top
James SHIRES  35  Grocer
Ann  35
Joseph  9
Frances  6
Alfred  4
James  5m
Elizabeth  20  FS

Hill Top
James PARR  35  Woolen spinner
Sarah  35