1841 - Gomersal District
ED14 (parts of Little Gomersal & Spen)

Enumeration District: 14
Ref: HO 107/1290/11
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: John Whitworth

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the Township of Gomersal commencing at Nibshaw Lane on the Leeds and Elland Turnpike Road, bounded on the east by Nibshaw Lane and the road leading through Little Gomersal to the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road near the Bulls Head, then by the last mentioned Turnpike Road to the Township of Liversedge, on the south and west by the Townships of Liversedge and Cleckheaton and on the north by the Leeds and Elland Turnpike Road to Nibshaw Lane including Castle.

This district contains
Households: 122
Individuals: 653
Houses uninhabited: 3
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

Little Gomersal
Hannah DRAKE  50  Widow (erased)
Betty  25  Cotton spinner
Robt  20  Mechanic
John  15  Coal miner
Sarah Ann  15  Cotton spinner
Mary  14  Cotton spinner
Ann  12  Cotton spinner
George  6
Saml  3

Little Gomersal
Robt FIRTH  30  Cloth dresser
Hannah  35
Fredrick  6
Matilda  5
James  3
Charlotte  9m
Mary PADGET  15  Cloth burler
John  14  Coal miner

Little Gomersal
Martha DAWSON  30

Little Gomersal
John DRAKE  60  Cattle dealer
Hannah  45
Martha  20
Joseph  20
Henry  15
Ann  16
Hannah  15
Jane  13
Lydia  10
Joseph LISTER  20  Ag lab

Little Gomersal
Ann NAYLOR  25
Mary BEAUMONT  15

Little Gomersal
Wm MORTIMER  25  Clothier
Judith  20
Hannah  4

Little Gomersal
Hannah WALKER  76  Widow (erased)
Hannah  7
Emma  7

Little Gomersal
Joseph CROSLEY  30  Cloth dresser
Sarah  30
James  6
William  4
Ann  10m

Little Gomersal
John WILBY  50  Clothier
Elizabeth  50
Saml  30  Joiner

Little Gomersal
Joseph KERSHAW  35  Ag lab
Cathrine  20  Scotland
Joseph  3  Scotland
Susannah  8m

Little Gomersal
Richd LEADBEATER  50  Cloth drawer
Ellen  50
Wm  25  Cloth dresser
Mark  20  Ag lab
Richd  15  Coal miner
Ann  15  Worsted spinner
George  12  Cloth dresser
Susan  8
Elizabeth  15  Worsted weaver

2 houses uninhabited

Little Gomersal
Thos HAYLEY  30  Coal miner
Betty  25
Mary Ann  5

Little Gomersal
David WRIGHT  55  Wool slubber
Grace  20  Worsted carder
Susannah  15
Jonn  15  Woolen carder
Hannah  14  Woolen carder

Little Gomersal
Jonn BLACKBURN  80  Clothier
Sarah  75
Joshua  20  Mechanic

Little Gomersal
Saml CLOUGH  60  Cloth m.
Martha  60
Mary Ann  25
John  25  Clothier
James  15  Clothier
Nancy  25

Little Gomersal
Wm HEATON  35  Mason
Mary  35
George  15  Mason
Joseph  9
Charles  7
Mary  5
Wm Henry  3
Ann  1
James  Infant
Rachel PARKIN  25  FS

Little Gomersal
Patience HARDWICK  85  Widow (erased)
Martha  45  Housemaid
Hannah  15  Worsted carder

Little Gomersal
Joshua PEARSON  50  Ag lab
Hannah  45
Sarah  25  Wool carder
Thoms  20  Clothier
Joseph  15  Clothier
Mary  15
Ann  14
Joshua  12
Benjn  10
Jane  3

Little Gomersal
John NORTON  30  Ag lab
Sarah  30
Ann  8
Wm  6

Little Gomersal
Abm THORP  30  Shoemaker
Hannah  30
David  2

Little Gomersal
James WRIGHT  60  Cloth m.
Nancy  60
James  25  Cloth m.
Mary  30
George  10  Cloth m.
Joseph  2

Little Gomersal
John WRIGHT  35  Cloth m.
Ann  30
Thos  1

Little Gomersal
Hannah HIRST  50  Widow (erased)
Elizabeth  15  Worsted spinner
Mary BEAUMONT  15  Worsted spinner

Little Gomersal
Robt HALFYARD  30  Ag lab
Emelia  20
Emma  5
Elizabeth  2

Little Gomersal
Mark BARMBY  30  Ag lab
Sally  30
Wm  14  Cotton carder
Jane  13  Cotton carder
Ellen  11
John  8
George  5
Eliza  2
Ann CHAPPEL  20  Cotton carder

Little Gomersal
Benjn BARKER  50  Cloth m.
Elizabeth  15
John BEAUMONT  25  Cloth m.
Hannah  20
Mary  11m

Little Gomersal
John WALKER  55  Cloth m.
Nancy  55
Thoms  20  Cloth m.
Sarah  15

Little Gomersal
John MARSHALL  35  Ag lab
Hannah  40
Margrett  13  Cotton carder
Ann  11  Woolen carder
John  9  Coal miner
Edward  7
Elizabeth  4
Robt  3m

Little Gomersal
John WATSON  55  Cloth m.
Mary  55
Mary  30  Woolen carder
Susy  20  Worsted weaver
George  20  Woolen m.
Thoms  15
Joseph  14
Elizh  12  Worsted spinner
Frederick  8
Susannah CLOUGH  45

Little Gomersal
Wm RHODES jun  30  Cloth dresser
Ann  25
Hannah  5
Ephraim  3
Elizabeth  1

Little Gomersal
Harriett HARTLEY  40  Worsted spinner
Elizabeth  35  Worsted spinner
Grace  30  Worsted spinner
Sarah Ann  11

Little Gomersal
John MURGATROYD  35  Cloth m.
Mary  40
Mary Ann  4

Little Gomersal
Saml PARKINSON  20  Cloth m.
Mary  20
Mary Ann  7m

Little Gomersal
Charles SHEPLEY  25  MS
Susannah  25
Henry  4
Fanny  3
Mary  2

Little Gomersal
Wm WOODHEAD  20  Joiner
Mary  25
Sally SAVILLE?  4

Little Gomersal
George BROOKE  40  Cloth dresser
Mary Ann  40
Joseph  15  Cloth m.
Wm  15  Cotton carder
George  10  Woolen carder
Elizabeth  5
Eliza  3
Jane  2

Little Gomersal
Wm BALMFORTH  45  Cloth dresser
Abm  20  Cloth dresser
Jane  10
Sarah INGHAM  15

Little Gomersal
Wm RHODES  40  Malster
Ann  35  N
Mary FLETCHER  70  Ind  N
Grace BROWN  40  FS

Little Gomersal
Ephraim RHODES  45  Cloth m.
Judith  50
John  20  Cloth m.
Joseph  20  Cloth m.
Wm  13  N

Little Gomersal
Wm BLACKBURN  35  Coal miner
Sarah  35
Mary Ann  15  Cotton carder
Hannah  13  Cotton carder
Alice  8
Sarah Elizh  6
Bessy  3
Ellen  1

Little Gomersal
James WATSON  20  Cloth m.
Ann  20
Hannah  1m

Little Gomersal
Joseph BLACKBURN  40  Worsted spinner
Charlote  35
Sarah Ann  15  Worsted spinner
James  14  Worsted spinner
Fanny  9  Worsted spinner
Joseph  3
Hodgson  1

Little Gomersal
James BEAUMONT  50  Cloth m.
Martha  50
Joseph GARNETT  20  Coal miner
Martha  20
Mary  2
Sally  7m

Little Gomersal (identified as the Bull's Head by other means)
Wm KNOWLES  25  Innkeeper
Elizabeth  20
Mary  2m
Ann DOVE  15  FS

Little Gomersal
Martha ROSS  50  Widow (erased)
Josa  25  Smith
Jane  15
James BALMFORTH  15  Ap

Little Gomersal
Isaac GALOWAY  30  Worsted spinner
Martha  30
Ann  3
Elizabeth  1
Saml MOORE  25  Worsted weaver

Little Gomersal
Hannah BAXTER  30
Emma  15  Worsted spinner
Mary ALLINSON  20  Worsted spinner

Little Gomersal
Joseph BEATER?  20  Smith
Aday  20
Thomas  1
Infant boy  12h

Little Gomersal
Thomas BAKES  40  Worsted weaver
Esther  40
Sarah  20  Worsted weaver
Ann  15  Worsted weaver
Martha  13  Worsted weaver
John  8
Ann ATKINSON  6m

Little Gomersal
Joseph BARRACLOUGH  40  Worsted overlooker
Fanney  40
Saml  20  Worsted weaver
Hannah  20  Worsted weaver
Sarah  20  Worsted weaver
Wm  15  Worsted weaver
Martha  15  Worsted weaver
Elizabeth  14  Worsted weaver
Ann  10
Joseph  7

Listen Lane
Wm FIRTH  35  Ag lab
Jane  35
Elizabeth  15  Cotton carder
Ann  15  Cotton carder
John  13  Coal miner
Harriet  11
Hannah  8
George  5
Joseph  3
Jane  1

Listen Lane
Michael MCAN  30  MS  Ireland
Mary  25
Turza? (f)  3  Ireland
Ann  1

Listen Lane
John FARRAND  60  Ag lab
Susanh  55
John  13  Cotton carder
Joseph  10
James Kaye  4

Listen Lane
Daniel SMALLEY  30  Fire feeder?  N
Elizabeth  30
Sarah Ann  5
Wm  50  Cotton carder  N

Listen Lane
Hannah CARTER  2
Thomas  8m
Harriet SALMON  1  N

Listen Lane
John KERSHAW  30  Cotton carder  N
Sarah  25  N
James  3
Alice  2

Listen Lane
Robt SEDDON  30  N
Ellen  30  N
Allice  10  N
Ruth  5  N
Peter  2

Listen Lane
Robert BOOTH  40  Cotton carder
Ann  40
Jane  15  Cotton carder
Mary  5
John JONES  30  Cotton carder

Castle House Hill
Josiah BURROWS  40  Malster
Rachel  40
Elizabeth  15
William  10
James  8
George 4
Martha  6
John WALKER  20  MS

Castle House Hill
Jonas NEWSOME  20  Shoemaker
Hannah  15  N

Castle House Hill
John BRAITHWAITE  45  Ag lab
Jane  50
Mary  20
John  9
Emma  5

Castle House Hill
Simion WIGGLESWORTH  75
Squire  20  Blanket m.
Nancy  20

Castle House Hill
Wm ANTCLIFFE  35  Malster
Francess  30
Wm  11
Samuel  8
Elizabeth  5
Martha  1

Castle House Hill
Abraham SYKES  50  Coal miner
Mary  45  N
Mary  15  Cotton carder  N
Elizabeth  13  Cotton carder  N
Allice  11  N

Castle House Hill
Stephen WRIGHT  25  Mechanic
Sarah  25
Samuel  3

Castle House Hill
Wm SHEPLEY  20  Coal miner
Elizabeth  20
Martha  3
Mary Ann  1
Wm ATKINSON  14  Ap coal miner

Mount
James JACKSON  40  Ag lab
Nancy  40
Robt  10  Worsted spinner
Caroline  8  Worsted spinner
Sarah Ann  5
Benjn SPURR  20  Ag lab
Ann  20
Saml BRIGGS  30  Shoemaker
Mary  20
Elizabeth SPURR  10m

Mount
Judith BROOK  55  Widow (erased)
Ann  25  Worsted spìnner
Robt  20  Wool comber
Josa  15  Engineer
Saml  12  Worsted spinner
John  10  Worsted spinner

Mount
Saml SMITH  30  Worsted carder
Judith  30
Elijah  10  Worsted spinner
Jabez  5
Grace  2
Martha  10m

Mount
John DRAKE  40  Wool comber
Mary  35
Wm BALMFORTH  35  Wool comber
Betty  25  Wool comber
Mary LEADBEATER  20  Worsted carder

Mount
Elizabeth MAWSON  35
Saml  5
Edward  4
Ann  1
Jacob BATES  20  MS

Mount
Jonn FOX  65  Farmer
Martha  30
Hannah  25

Walshouses
George MIDDLETON  50  Woolen carder
Hannah  50
Wm  20  Cloth m.
John  15  Wool carder
Jane  12  Wool carder
Elizh  10  Wool carder
James  8

Walshouses
John BROGDEN  35  Corn miller
Eliza  35
David  12
Edward  10
James  7
Ann  5
Wm  2

Gass House
Joseph PEEL  35  Starch maker
Mary  30
Wm  3
Joseph  1

Gass House (possibly identified as the Miller & Dyer)
George LITTLEWOOD  45  Engineer
Ellen  40
John  15  Joiner
Ann  15
George  10
Joseph FISHER  40  Engineer
Handy NEHAL? (f)  35  Ah lab  Ireland

Gass House
John ROBERTS  25  Ag lab
Sarah  30
James  3
Thoms  4m
Charles SYKES  20  Dyer cloth

Gass House
Saml NEWSOM  25  Smith
Ellen  25
Jane  3
Martha  1

Gass House
Edward JONES  20  Shoe m.
Elizabeth  20
Elizabeth Jane  6m

Gass House
Thoms YOUNG  25  Gass maker
Elizabeth  20
George  1

Gass House
John CLOUGH  25  Coal miner
Mary  25
Charles  2
Alfred  2m
John WOOD  20  Wool comber

Spen
George MAWSON  60  Toll bar contractor
Mary Ann  20
Wm  15  Gardener
Elizh  9
Henry  2
Jonas YATES  20  Chemist
Ann  25

Spen
Joseph HARTLEY  40  Ag lab
Mary  45
Mary Ann  20  Worsted carder
David  20  Chemist
Jane  15  Worsted carder
John  15  Worsted carder
Susannah  12  Worsted carder
Lydia  4
John BROOKE  35  Wool comber

Spen
Thoms BINNS  60  WIre drawer
Lydia  60

Spen
Sarah BASTOW  35  Worsted carder
Ann  25  Worsted carder
Elizabeth  8
Sarah Ann  1
Henry  15  Cloth m.
George  13  Coal miner
Samuel  10  Worsted carder
Thoms  4

Spen
George MORTIMER  20  Woolsorter
Lydia Ann  20
Hannah  1

Spen
John WALKER  35  Cloth m.
Ann  35
Eliza  14  Worsted carder
Isabella  12  Wool carder
Ellen Maria  10  Wool carder
James  6
Hannah  6
David  2

1 house uninhabited

Spen
Ben JACKSON  45  Cloth m.
Hannah  45
Wm Lepton  6
Mary COCKROFT  65
Eliza GARSIDE  30

Spen
George JACKSON  40  Wool comber
Nancy  35
John  15  Wool comber
Sarah Ann  15  Worsted spinner
Jane  13  Worsted spinner
Susy  10  Worsted spinner
Hannah  8
Elizh  5
Robt Lepton  1
James BEAUMONT  65  Cordwainer

Spen
Ben FAWCETT  45  Cloth m.
Hannah  50
Ruth  20
George MELLOR  20  Cloth m.
Mary  20

Spen
Robt LAW  45  Worsted spinner
Hannah  45
Mary  20  Worsted carder
Thomas  14  Worsted carder
Robert  12  Worsted carder
Elizabeth  10  Worsted carder
James  15  Woolsorter
Emanuel  8

Spen
Wm MARSLAND  45  Wool comber
Susannah  45
James  15  Woolsorter
John  15  Worsted spinner

Spen
John ELLIS  20  Wool comber
Mary  25
Sarah  5
Rhoda  4m
John BROOK  40  Stone mason
Nancy  35
Joseph  15  Stone mason
Wm  15  Worsted spinner
Obadiah  2m

Spen
John HOLMES  45  Cloth m.
Mary  40
Benjn  15  Worsted spinner
James  13  Worsted spinner
Hannah  10  Worsted spinner
Nancy  8
Wm  6
Eliza  4
John  2
Betty  1m

Spen
John MORTIMER  60  Ag lab
Hannah  60
James ATKINSON  20  Cl

Spen
Mark BROOK  55  Clothier
Betty  55
Wm OXLEY  25  Woolsorter

Spen
Josa JACKSON  45  Cloth m.
Sarah  35
Ann  4m
Hannah YEWDALL  14  Worsted spinner
Joseph  13  Worsted spinner

Spen
Elizabeth MORTIMER  35  Widow (erased)
Ann  15  Worsted spinner
Richd  10
Sarah  12  Cloth burler
Mary  7
Thomas  6
Nancy  3
Armitage  1

Spen
Jane WRIGHT  45  Independent
Elizabeth TYAS  30  FS

Spen
John BROOK  35  Stone mason
Ann  35
Thomas  15
Ann  12  Worsted spinner
Amos  10  Worsted spinner
Sarah  8
Joseph  5
Hartley  1

Spen
Wm BENNETT  55  Starch maker
Catharine  50
Isaac MALEHAM  22  Cordwainer
Harriet  20
Ann  15
Henry  14

Spen
Josha BROOK  50  Malster
Eliza  20
Harriet  20  Worsted spinner
Edwin  15  Corn miller
Saml  13  Corn miller
Hannah  10
Henry  4

Spen
Samuel BLACKBURN  20  Corn miller
Tamer  20
Mary  1

Spen
Wm ATKINSON  4 (40?)
Mary MORTIMER  40
Sarah Ann SHARPE  15
Phebe DEACON  15
Wm Edward ATKINSON  1

Spen
John THORNTON  30  Mechanic
Mary  30
Henry  5
Ann  3

Spen
John BARRACLOUGH  30  Woolsorter

Spen
Wm YATES  30
Martha  25
Thomas  5
James  4
Sarah Ann  2
Mary  6m

Spen
John TOMLINSON  50  Lab malster
Mary  55

Spen
John SPENCER  50  Worsted spinner
Mary  50
Ellen  25  Worsted spinner
Wm  15  Worsted spinner
Joseph  13  Worsted spinner

Spen
Thomas LEADBEATER  55  Cloth dresser
Francess  50
John  12  Coal miner
John BARBER  30  Coal miner
Susy  25
Rachel  2
Joseph  6m

Spen
Thomas HARDHILL  45  Cloth dresser
Mary  45
Martha  15
Thomas  14  Cloth dresser
Wm  12  Cloth dresser
Mary  9

Spen
Sarah BROOK  20
Sarah  1

Spen
Wm MORTIMER  45  Lab
Maria  40
Jessey  15  Cloth dresser
Silvester  12  Cloth dresser
Eliza  10  Worsted carder
Hannah  8
Edward  1

Spen
James BERRY  35  Cloth m.
Mary  35
Elizabeth  15
Wm  4
Mary Ann 1

Spen
Josa MORTIMER  55  Gardener
Nancy  20  Worsted carder
Aquilla  15  Wool comber
Josha  12  Gardener
Susy  10
Charles  8
Pheobe  4

Spen
James BEAUMONT  45  Cloth m.
Phebe  50
George  20  Cloth m.
Sarah  11  Worsted spinner
Thomas  13  Worsted spinner
Emma  7

Spen
John MORTIMER  25  Wool comber
Emma  25
Charles  2
John  5m

Spen
Thoms JENNINGS  45  Woolen carder
Hannah  50
Wm  20  Cloth dyer
Farrer  20  Joiner
Samuel  15  Worsted spinner
Martha  15  Worsted spinner
Ellen Elizh  25  Worsted spinner

Spen
Benjn MORTIMER  25  Joiner
Elizh  25
William  5
Sarah  3
Thomas  2
Oliver  1m

Spen
James WALKER  55  Woolen slubber
Ann  55
John  25  Woolsorter
George  20  Cordwainer
William  15
Jane BARRACLOUGH  9
Ann  6

Spen
Thomas WALKER  25  Cloth dresser
Ellen  25
Joseph  6
James  4

Spen
Agnes KITCHEN  55
Saml  35  Woolen m.
Robt  30  Woolen m.
William  25  Woolen m.
Joseph  20  Woolen m.
John  20  Woolen m.
Thos Taylor  20  Woolen m.
Agnes  6
Sarah  5
Mary  4
Robt Alexander  2