1841 - Gomersal District
ED9 (Drub & part of Gomersal)

Enumeration District: 9
Ref: HO 107/1290/9
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: John Crowther

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the Township of Gomersal commencing at the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road at the bottom of West Lane near Mr Sigston’s porters lodge, bounded by that Turnpike Road on the east in a direct line to the Township of Hunsworth, on the north and west by the last named Township to Brook Houses, on the south by Scrat Lane, Bawson Cliffe Lane and West lane to the said Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road near Mr Sigston’s porters lodge including Latham

This district contains
Households: 101
Individuals: 455
Houses uninhabited: 6
Houses building: 0
Identified issues: None

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

Owls Hall
Wm HALSTEAD  60  Cloth weaver
Sarah  55
Isaac  15  Cloth weaver
James  15  Cloth weaver
Martha  13
Joseph PRESTON  9

Owls Hall
Sibbel HIRST  30  Widow
Sarah  11  Wool carder
John  9
George  6
Betty  4

Owls Hall
William HALSTEAD  25  Cloth weaver
Betty  25
John  4

Farrand House
William PLATT  60  Cloth m.
Mary  60
Ann  25
Samuel  7

Scrat House
Richard MORTIMER  70  Farmer
Mary  30

Scrat House
Joseph MORTIMER  30  Cloth m.
Elizabeth  25
Emma  1

Upper Brook House
William BARRACLOUGH  70  Farmer
Martha  60
Frank  50  Farmer
Hannah  45

Land
William HIRST  55  Cloth dyer
Jane  45
James  15  Shoe m.
Mary WILSON  15  Worsted weaver

Land
Samuel WOOLER  70  Ind

Land
Titus WIGGLESWORTH  40  Farmer
Hannah  40
John  20  Currier
Richard HOPKINSON  15  Ag lab

Land
William STOCKDALE  30  Cropper
Sarah  25
Elizabeth  2
Ann  8m

Swintcliffe House
Samuel SUGDEN  70  Farmer
Lydia  65
Joseph  30
William  13
Nancy  12
Samuel  10
Ben HALEY  4

Swintcliffe House
John SUGDEN  45  Cloth m.
Nany  35
Ann  15
Jane  14
Lydia  12

Woodnook
James WALKER  50  Cloth m.
Hannah  45
John  20  Cloth weaver
Benjamin  15  Spinner
Sarah  15
Jane  13
Ann  10
Elizabeth  2

Woodnook
William WALKER  25  Cloth weaver
Maria  25
Mary  2
Sarah  1m

Mazebrook
John WALKER  85  Cloth m.
Ann  70
Mary  30
John HIRST  49  Cloth weaver

Mazebrook
James HALL  50  Coal miner
Nansy  40
Ann  25
Sarah  20  Worsted weaver
Zechariah  7

Mazebrook
John PEARSON  50  Cloth m.
Hannah  40
Mary  15
Lionel  15
Emma  14
John  12
Martha  10
Henry  8

Mazebrook
James BENTLEY  45  Cloth weaver
Sarah  45
Jane  19  Worsted weaver
Wonderful  15  Coal miner
Sam  15  Coal miner
Judi  13
Betsey  10
Harriot  7
William  5

1 house uninhabited

Mazebrook
John CLEGG  45  Cloth weaver
Mary  40
John  20  Engine tenter
George  15  Cloth weaver
Benjamin  15  Wool carder
Joshua  15  Wool carder
Jessee  11  Wool carder
Charles  6
Ellen  3

Mazebrook
Joseph WALKER  25  Woollen slubber
Ann  25
Mary  3
John  2

Mazebrook
William BRIGGS  50  Cloth weaver
Jane  50

Mazebrook
William BRIGGS  30  Cloth m.
Thomas  25  Ag lab
Ann  14  Worsted weaver
William  11  Wool carder

Mazebrook
Abraham SMITH  35  Cloth dyer
Hannah  35
John  14  Wool carder
Joshua  11  Wool carder
James  3
Henry  10m

Drub
Robert WALKER  30  Cloth m.
Mary  30
Sarah  12
Mary  7
Josiah  4

Drub
Hannah WALKER  70  Ind
Richard  20  Cloth weaver
Joseph BENTLEY  25  Cloth weaver

Drub
Ann NEWTON  25  Ind
Henry BIRKBY  1

Drub
Nancy SCOTT  55  Ind
Mary WALKER  20  Worsted weaver

1 house uninhabited

Drub
Benjamin PEEL  30  Stone mason
Sarah  30
Edwin  10  Wool carder
Ann  7
Abraham  3

Drub
Samuel WIGGLESWORTH  25  Cloth weaver
Harriot  25
Ezra  4
Benjamin  2

1 house uninhabited

Drub
John PEEL  50  Cloth weaver
John  15  Cloth weaver
Sarah  15
Jane  13  Worsted weaver
Ellen  11  Worsted spinner
Mary  8
Elizabeth  6
Mary  3

1 house uninhabited

Drub
Robert WALKER  75  Cloth m.
Sarah  75
John  45  Cloth m.
Martha  15
Mary FOX  3

1 house uninhabited

Drub
Thomas WALKER  30  Woollen spinner
Hannah  35

Drub
Joseph ROBERTSHAW  35  Cloth weaver
Rose  35
Sarah  12  Worsted weaver
Squire  11  Wool carder
Ben  8
Susan  6
William  60  Cloth weaver

Drub
John CARTER  36  Tailor
Mary  30
Jane  10  Wool carder
Martha  5
Sarah  1

Drub
Thomas HIRST  25  Shoe m.
Ann  25
Henry  1

Drub
Jeremiah CROWTHER  30  Cloth dyer
Sarah  30
Mary  9
Elizabeth  5
Benjamin  2
Sarah  4m

Drub
Jane WALKER  55  Ind
Benjamin  35  Worsted weaver
Susannah  25  Worsted weaver
John  20  Worsted weaver

Drub Hall
William WIGGLESWORTH  60  Cloth weaver
May  60
Ann  20

Drub Hall
James CARTER  35  Shoe m.
Lydia  36
Benjamin  15
George  13  Worsted spinner
Mary  10  Wool carder
William  8
Rachel  6
Ann  4
Joseph  2

Drub Hall
Joshua LONGBOTTOM  25  Woollen spinner
Sarah  20
Mary  8m

Drub Hall
William RHODES  30  Cloth weaver
Betty  25
Hannah  9
Sarah  6
John  1

Drub Hall
Jonathan PARKINSON  30  Woollen spinner
Elizabeth  25
Joseph  10  Wool carder
William  2
Martha  2

Drub Hall
Robert BURNHILL  60  Cloth m.
Lydia  50
Sarah  20

Drub Hall
John HALL  20  Coal miner
Mary  20
Mary  2
Ann  5m

Drub Lane
William CROWTHER  70  Cloth weaver
Hannah  60

Drub Lane
Benjamin CROWTHER  25  Cloth dyer
Hannah  20
Betsey  5m

Drub Lane
Mary RHODES  50
Mary  15  Worsted weaver

Drub Lane
John RHODES  25  Cloth weaver
Nansy  25
Samuel  5
Henry  11m

Drub Lane
Jonathan BROWN  20  Coal miner
Sarah  20
Sam  2m

Drub Lane
John RHODES  55  Cloth weaver
Sarah  50
Sarah  20  Woollen spinner
John  15  Cloth weaver
James  15  Cloth weaver
Jane  13
Margaret  10

Chapel House
Samuel FEARNLEY  50  Cloth weaver
Martha  45
Sarah  6

Chapel House
Joseph FEARNLEY  20  Cloth weaver
Sarah  20
Mary  2

Latham
John SUTTON  45  Ind
Thomas  15  Cloth dresser
George  15  Cloth weaver
Ann  14
James  12
Mary  8
Betsey  7

Latham
Edward HARTLEY  35  Cloth dresser
Rose  25
Ellen  15
George  13  Cloth weaver
Mary  8
Allen  6
James  2
Henry  3m

Latham Hall
John BROOKE  70  Cloth weaver
Mary  65

1 house uninhabited

Latham Hall
James TAYLOR  45  Cloth m.
Elizabeth  45

Latham Hall
Joshua SMITH  60  Cloth weaver
Mary  55
Ann  25  Burler of cloth
Mary  3

Latham Hall
George HARTLEY  60  Cloth dresser
Lydia  55
John  30  Cloth m.
Mary  25  Burler of cloth
Ann  25  Burler of cloth
Thomas  20  Cloth weaver
Lydia  15

Latham Hall
John HODGSON  25  Machine m.
Nancy  25
Elizabeth  5
Nancy  1

Latham Hall
William RHODES  25  Worsted m.
Mary  25
Margaret  3
Emma  3m

Latham Hall
John KELLEY  75  Woollier
Sarah  75

Lathem
Joseph TAYLOR  65  Cloth weaver

Lathem
Benjamin MORTIMER  40  Corn miller
Hannah  30
Mary  15
Elizabeth  14
Thomas  13
William  10
Edward  8
Isabella  5
William BURNLEY  25  Lab

West House
Lionel KNOWLES  20  Merchant
Lucy  20
James  15
Elizabeth  8
Ellen  7
Sarah  5
Mary MILNER  45  FS
Sarah HORNSBY  15  FS
Mary THOMAS  15  FS

Thornes House
Samuel TAYLOR  55  Cloth m.
Nancy  55
George  15  Cloth weaver
Hannah  13
James BERRY  8
Nancy  6
Sarah  4
William PEEL  15  Ap to blacksmith

Thornes House
William TAYLOR  35  Cloth weaver
William  12
Sarah  7

Thornes House
Joseph SCOTT  55  Ind
Sarah  60
Ann  15
Sarah LISTER  55

Field Head
Benjamin FEARNLEY  50  Cloth m.
Maria  30
Mary  15
Ann  9
Emma 7
Joseph BROOKE  15  MS
Mary THOMPSON  15  FS

Field Head
James TAYLOR  45  Cloth m.
Harriot  40
Sarah  15  Cloth weaver
Hannah  15  Worsted weaver
Thomas  12
Nancy  9
Harriot  7
Martha  5
James  1

Field Head
Joseph BUCKLEY  85  Ind

Field Head
Joseph BUCKLEY  55  Cloth weaver
Mary  60

Field Head
Richard LISTER  21  Cloth weaver
Martha  20
Caroline  2m

Field Head
Joseph LISTER  60  Cloth weaver
Priscilla  15

Field Head
Samuel FEARNLEY  45  Cloth M
Sarah  9
Elizabeth  9
Mary  7
John  5
Fairfax  3
Easter STANSFIELD  15  FS

Field Head
Samuel SCHOFIELD  60  Coal miner
Susannah  60
John  25  Cloth weaver
James  20  Coal miner
Ann  8

Field Head
Ely BATTYE  65  Coal miner
Ann  55
Joseph  40  Coal miner
Mary MILNER  70  FS

Field Head
John SHAW  30  Cloth weaver
Elizabeth  30
Mary  5
George  3
Sarah  1

Field Head
Joseph PEARSON  25  Woollen slubber
Mary  4
Hallen  2

Field Head
Edwin MUFF  25  Coal miner
Ann  25
Grace  6
Leena  2
Susey  9m
Joseph  60  Cloth weaver
George  15  Blacksmith

Field Head
John SUTTON  25  Cloth weaver
Betsey  20
Mary  4
Harriot  2

Field Head
Isaac SCHOFIELD  30  Coal miner
Martha  25
Thom  3
Samuel  1
Waterhouse  1m

Swintcliffe House
John WRIGHT  45  Cloth m.
Betty  40
Sarah  10
William  2
Thomas  1

Swintcliffe House
Martha BURNLEY  75  Ind
Martha WRIGHT  15
Susannah BARBER  25  FS

Swintcliffe House
Richard WALKER  45  Cloth weaver
Mary  40
Isaac KERSHAW  20  Shoe m.
Ann  15

New Road Side
Samuel BROOKE  40  Cloth weaver
Eliza  30
William  15  Cloth dresser
Mary  1

New Road Side
Joseph LORD  60  Hatter
Abigail  50
Mary  1

Mount Pleasant
Thomas BODEN  60  Cloth weaver
Elizabeth  60
William  30  Cloth weaver
Mary ASHWORTH  35
Susannah  7

Porters Lodge
Joseph WALKER  30  Cloth dresser
Margaret  30
John  2
Ann  7m

Toft House
Samuel SCOTT  55  Ind
Hannah  50

New House
Henry HORSFALL  70  Ind
Mary  70
Hannah SWAINE  90  Ind
Mary STEAD  15  FS

Grove Cottage
John Hall COOKE  40  Independent Minister  N
Isabella  30  N
George  5
Mary  3
Eliza  1
Ellen NELSON  20  FS

Gomersal
Susannah BUTLER  35  Carrier
Edward  15
Ann  11
John  9
Benjamin  6

Gomersal
Robert BERRY  55  Cloth dresser
Mary  45
John  20  Joiner
George  20  Mechanic
Greenwood  15
James WOOD  20  Blacksmith

Gomersal
William FIRTH  35  Joiner
Henretta  35
William  15

Gomersal
William LEES  20  Currier
Martha  20  Burler of cloth

Gomersal
William SCHOFIELD  50  Ag lab
Sarah  40
David  15  Woolsorter
Sarah  15
Harriot  13
Jane  11
William  8
Harriot MURGATROYD  3

Gomersal
John HOPKINSON  45  Ag lab
Thomas  30  Woolen spinner
Sarah  15
Betsey  15  FS
Ann  13
Henry  1

Gomersal Hall
William SIGSTON  35  Ind
Ann STOTT  30  FS

Gomersal Hall
Louisa PROCTOR  35  Scholastic  N
Caroline COUPLAND  30  Scholastic  N

Porters Lodge
Thomas RATCLIFF  30  Ag lab
Ann  30
James  11
Thomas  9
Ann  7
Mary  5
Robert  3
John  1