1841 - Gomersal District
ED6 (part of Birstall & Birkenshaw)

Enumeration District: 6
Ref: HO 107/1290/8
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Geo Parkinson

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the Township of Gomersal commencing at the Gomersal and Dewsbury Turnpike Road near the National School, bounded on the south by the Leeds and Elland Turnpike Road, Chandlers Hill by the vicarage to Mr Gomersall’s gates to Rakes, on the east by Dark Lane, Owler Lane and Field Head Lane to the Township of Drighlington, on the north by the Township of Drighlington and the Leeds and Whitehall Turnpike Road to Birkenshaw Lane at the Toll Bar, on the west by Birkenshaw Lane.

This district contains
Households: 78
Individuals: 390
Houses uninhabited: 7
Houses building: 3
Identified issues: Nil

Addresses appearing in this Enumeration District have been added to the Census Address Index page.
There are no public houses in this enumeration district.

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

Birstal
Willm KERSHAW  45  Linen draper
Joseph  14
Mary  13
Sarah Ann  12
Willm Charlesworth  9
Joseph SHAW  15  Ap
Elizh ROWLEY  20  FS
Mary HELLIWELL  9

Birstal
Josa ELLIS  45  Joiner
Rachel  40
Charles  15
Jane  13
George  10
John Joshua  4
Matthew  2

Birstal
John YATES  50  Mason
Sarah  45
Ann GARRETT  6
Charlotte  4

Birstal
Benjn KERSHAW  30  Coal miner
Mary  30
Ann  13
Elizh  8
Eliza  4
Not known (f)  3w

Birstal
Susan KERSHAW  45  Ind
David  20  Coal miner
John WALKER  20  Ag lab
Thomas WIMFITT  50  Ag lab

3 houses building

Birstal
Thomas KITCHINMAN  45  Cordwainer
Mary  20
Ann  14
Eliza  8
Nancy  7

Birstal
William DODSON  35  Pipe maker
Sarah  30

Birstal
William SCHOLEFIELD  30  Mason
Hannah  30
George  10
Sarah Ann  9
Mary  6
James  2

Birstal
John WOODCOCK  25  Butcher
Ann  25
Jane  9
Elizh  4
Henry  1

Birstal
Benjamin ILLINGWORTH  50  Tin plate worker
Harriott  35
Betsy Calvert  2

Birstal
Mary NORTH  40  Grocer

Birstal
John HARRISON  40  Woollen m.
Mary Ann  40
Lydia  15
Hannah  15
Mary  13
John William  10
Elizabeth  8
Thomas  3
Sarah Ann  3w

Birstal
Joshua MOORE  35  Woollen weaver
Betsy  35
Francis  14
Jesse  12
Hannah  9
Aquilla  8
Joshua  6
Harriott Matilda  4
Mary Jane  3

Birstal
John HIRST  70  Grocer
Mary  60

Birstal
James BLACKBURN  35  Dyer
Sarah  40
Ann  15
John  13
William  9
Henry  2

1 house uninhabited

Birstal
William INESON  45  Cloth maker
Sarah  35
William  15
Mary  15
Sarah Jane  11
Henry  7
Anna Maria  4
Richard  9m

Birstal
John BLAKELEY  25  Coal miner
Mary  20
Sam  3
Tom  4m

Birstal
George GREENWOOD  35  Plaisterer
Sarah  30
Joseph  10
Sarah Ann  7
Mary  Age unknown
John  5m
William CROSSLAND  14  Ap

1 house uninhabited

Birstal
John FLETCHER  20  Woollen weaver
Jane  20
Sarah Ann  2

Birstal
Elizabeth CLIFFORD  60  Ind

Birstal
John DAY  40  Tailor
Frances  30
James  10
Thomas  13
Ann  11
Sam  9
John  7
Joseph  3
Fanny  9m

Birstal
George JUBB  25  Brick maker
Elizabeth  20

Birstal
Elizabeth SHILLITO  35  Ind

1 house uninhabited

Birstal
Benjamin HARTLEY  50  Woollen weaver
Elizabeth  50
William  15  Woollen weaver
Jane  15
Harriott  12
Thomas  10
Elizh  6
George KERSHAW  25  Grocer
Sarah  25
Isabella  5
Ben  1m

Birstal
Jonas YATES  20  Shoemaker
Nancy  20
William MARTIN  20  Blacksmith

Birstal
Ann BENTLEY  45  Grocer
Benjn  15
Ann  12
John  11

Birstal
William Margetson HEALD  35  Vicar of Birstal
Harriet  35
John  75  Ind
Jane FROST  15  FS
Helen  25  FS
Ann GREENWOOD  35  Ind

Birstal
Benjn GOMERSALL  55  Dyer
Margt WEBSTER  25  FS
Sarah PLATT  20  FS

Birstal
Joshua PHILLIPS  50  Ag lab
Ann  55
John  20  Woolsorter
Joshua  20  Dyer
Ann  20
Fanny OGDEN  20  N

Birstal
Mary LORD  65  Ind
James  20  Woollen weaver
Elizabeth  9

Field Head
John ODDY  65  Woollen weaver
Lydia  40
Joseph  25  Woollen weaver
John  20
Joshua  20
Edwin  15
Richard  14
Andru  10

Field Head
Joseph FIRTH  45  Woolen m.
Mary  45
Martha  13

Field Head
Mary FIRTH  50  Ind
William  30  Woolen weaver

Field Head
Thomas BROWN  35  Farmer
Sarah  35
Mary  11
John  9
Sarah Ann  2

Field Head
George CROWTHER  60  Woolen weaver
Betty  60
John  30  Woolen weaver
George  25
Betsy  20
Thomas  20
Martha  15

Moor End
John CROWTHER  30  Wool comber
Margaret  25
Sarah  8
Walker  5
James  3
Wheatley  1

Moor End
Thomas GREEN  35  Farmer
Sarah  35
Martha Jane  10
Mary Ann  7
Booth  5
Samuel  3
Richard  5m

Moor End
James CROWTHER  25  Wool comber
Rachel  30
Joseph  7
Jonathan  5
John  3
Sarah Ann  1

Moor End
Jeremiah GAUNT  35  Coal miner
Sarah  35
Nancy  20
Frances  15
William  15
David  15
Thomas  13
Rachel  11
Jane  9
Sarah Ann  5
Samuel  3
Thornton  1m

Moor End
John HODGES  85  Ind
Martha  80

1 house uninhabited

Highlands
George HARRISON  30  Wool comber  N
Dorothy  30
Ann  11
John  9
Christiana  7
James  4
Agness  2
George  1m

Highlands
George GOODALL  60  Farmer
Christiana  65
William ROBINSON  25  Wool comber
Ruth  20

Wasp Nest
Hannah WALKER  50  Farmer
James  15
Hannah Mary  14

Wasp Nest
Lawrence WALKER  25  Wool comber
Elizabeth  25
Mary  4

1 house uninhabited

Wasp Nest
John BRADSHAW  30  Coal miner
Hannah  30
John  5m

Sunny Bank
Susanah HEMINGWAY  44  Farmer
Samuel Booth  15
Julia Ann  15
Sarah  13
James  11
Rachel  9
George  5
James BEST  15  Ag lab

Sunny Bank
Joseph HARGREAVES  40  Farmer
Mary  35
George  15
Sarah  14
Hanah  13
Lawrance  11
John  9
Joseph  7

Sunny Bank
James HARRISON  25  Coal miner
Sofia  20
Margarett  4
William  1

Sunny Bank
Benjamin HARRISON  20  Coal miner
Nancy  20

Sunny Bank
John JACKSON  70  Woolen weaver
Lydia  60
John  20  Wool comber
Richard GOWER  20  Wool comber

Birkenshaw
John TEMPEST  45  Coal miner
Hanah  35
Samuel  15
Ruth  14
William  12
Mary  9
David  7
Naomi  2

Birkenshaw
James NORMINTON  25  Coal miner
Asenath  20
John  4
George  1

Birkenshaw
David HALEY  25  Coal miner
Sarah  25
Ann  6
Betty BRIGGS  80  Ind
Robert COLBECK  15  Coal miner

Birkenshaw
Thomas SMITH  35  Worsted m.
Sarah  35
Herod  15
Emma  7

Birkenshaw
John HALL  30  Coal miner
Ann  30

Birkenshaw
Matthew GARFIT  30  Coal miner
Mary  20
Samuel  12
Ann Elizh  5m

Oakwell Hall
Hannah COCKILL  55  Ind
Hannah  30  School mistress
Sarah  25  School mistress
Elizabeth  25  School mistress
Josh Greenfield  20  Ind
Ann KNOWLES  14
Emma  12
Eliza WEBSTER  14
Mary Susannah BURNLEY  12
Elizabeth BOOTH  14
Mary WALLER  15
Ann ACKROYD  15
Ellen  13
Sarah Ann TUCK  15  N
Mary SHAW  15
Mary Ann BAILEY  14
Elizabeth GIBSON  12
Mary  11
Mary CRADDOCK  11
Lucy GOLDTHORP  14
Ellen HAIGH  8  Pupil
Sarah MARSDEN  20  FS
Ann TURNER  20  FS
William LOBLEY  11  MS

Oakwell Hall
William CLARKSON  35  Gamekeeper
Esther  35
Simon  15
Joseph  15
Ann  8
Elizabeth  3
John Newton  1

Oakwell Hall
John GOODER  50  Ag lab
Betty  55
Margarett  25
Joseph  20  Ag lab
John  15
Ann  15
Thomas  14

Noavy
Benjamin WOOD  65  Cloth maker
Judith  25

Noavy
Sarah WHITLEY  25  Worsted weaver
Mary  20  Worsted weaver
Elizabeth  15  Worsted weaver

Noavy
Joseph IREDILL  50  Ag lab
Phebe  50
Ann  25
Sarah  15
Phebe  10

Noavy
Hannah BURNILL  50  Farmer
Joseph  20
Benjamin  15
Sarah  15
John  15  Ag lab
William  13

Noavy
Charles FIRTH  35  Solicitor
Elizabeth PARKINSON  15  FS
Sarah MAWSON  13  FS

Birstal
William BARRACLOUGH  50  Dyer
Mary  45
Sarah  15
Emma  12

Birstal
James SANDS  43  Gardiner
Judith  40
Sarah  15
Mary  1
Mark NELSON  20  Cloth dresser

1 house uninhabited

Birstal
Ann WILLIAMSON  55  Ind  N

Birstal
BenjamiN SCHOLEFIELD  60  Mason
Hanah  60
John  15
Thomas  15  Mason

Birstal
Benjamin JOWETT  30  Coal miner
Jane  35
Jeremiah  9
James  6
Thomas  4
Joseph  2
Sarah JACKSON  15

Birstal
Joseph CHARLESWORTH  60  Ag lab
Charity  55

Birstal
Elizabeth OVEREND  60  Ind
Samuel  15
Fanny  15

Birstal
Joseph CLOUGH  45  Lab
Sarah  20
John  20  Coal miner
Rachel  20
Mary  17
Thomas  15
George  8

Birstal
Thomas JUB  25  Shoemaker
Martha  25
William  2

1 house uninhabited

Birstal
Sarah OVERHEND  75  Grocer
Sarah Ann WOOD  6

Birstal
Thomas Wm HUTCHINSON  30  Joiner
Hannah Mary  25
Sarah Ann  7
Louisa  5
Eliza FARRAND  1

Birstal
John LODGE  25  Coal miner
Martha  25
Henry  3
Silena  1

Birstal
Joseph SCHOLEFIELD  50  Machine maker
Elizabeth  45
John YATES  15  Ap
Luke KERSHAW  15  Ap

Birstal
Nancy FOWLER  65
Thomas  20  Mason