1841 - Liversedge District ED9 (Hightown, Mill Bridge & Littletown)

Enumeration District No: 9
Ref: HO107/1291/6
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s District: Liversedge & Heckmondwike
Name of Enumerator: Not recorded

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge which lies on the south of the footpath from the wooden bridge at Rawfolds to the lane at Woodside to the Turnpike road at Quaker Lane end, on the north of the Turnpike road from Quaker Lane to Millbridge and on the south west of the beck from Millbridge to the said wooden bridge at Rawfolds.

This district contains
Households: 163
Individuals: 806
Houses uninhabited: 10
Houses building: 0
Identified issues: The handwriting throughout this district is particularly difficult to read.

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.

NB - Please note that the handwriting of this district is particularly difficult to read.

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

Hightown
Henry J WATKINSON  25  Surgeon
Lydia  20  ...of house?
Fanny SIMPSON  15  FS

Hightown
Henry J WATKINSON  50  Card maker
Mary  50
Mary  25
Elizath  15
Hanh  15
Emma  10
William  20  Card maker

Hightown
Geo CHARLESWORTH  30  Card maker
Jane Elith  25
Lydia LILEY  60  FS

Hightown
Saml HEMINGWAY  40  Mechanic
Alice  45
James  15
Joseph  13

Hightown
John FAIRBURN  30  Wire drawer
Rachel  30
Benjamin  10
Hannah  8
Edward  5
Emma  3
Joe  2

Hightown
Mark FISHER  65  Shoemaker
Hanh  60
Martha  30
Nancy  20
Fisher  5
Rachel  3

Hightown
Josh? CLOUGH  65  Blanket weaver
Hannah  65
Willm  35
Jane  30

Hightown
Joseph HEPWORTH  35  Machanic
Hannah  35
Ann  15
Charlotte  12
Henry  10
Benjamin  8
Isaac  7
Frances  1
Emma  20
Joseph STEAD  15  Ap mechanic
Edward JISSOP  15  Ap mechanic
John OSBORN  15  Ap mechanic

Hightown
William BINNS  50  Carpenter
Rachel  45
George  25  Carpenter
Jane  15
John  13  Drawer for carpets
Benjamin  11
Sam  9
Henry  7
Adam  4

Hightown
Josha CROWTHER  65  Shoemaker
Sarah  60

Hightown
George CAWTHRA  30  Painter
Sarah  30
Susanna  70  Pauper
Jane  4
Saml  2
Bettsy  8m

Hightown
Hanh COCKILL  75  N (Worstershire?)
Mary  25

Hightown
Thos LAWFORD  45

Hightown
John BREARLEY  50  Currier
Hanh  50
Ann  20
Joseph  15
Judith  15
Sharp  14
John  11
Ellen  9
Chas HARLING  15

Hightown
Nancy OSBORN  50  Weaver cotton
Martha  20
Alice  15
Thos  15  Carpet weaver
Mary  4
Francis?  10?m

Hightown
Mary ROUSE  60  School mistress
Ellen CAWTHRA  6

Hightown
Susanna LAWFORD  65  Card setter
Mary Ann  20  Card setter
Joseph BLACKBURN  20  Card setter
Harriet CLOUGH  25  Card setter

Hightown
Israel ALLATT  35  Smith
Esther  35
Saml  8

Hightown
Ann CLOUGH  25  Card setter
Cristiana  6
Nanny?  4
Fanny  2

Hightown
Chas DAY  60  Blanket maker
David STEAD  30  Card maker
Sarah  25
Joseph  8
Alfred  3
Elizabeth  4m
Roland  35  Cotton spinner
John HATTON?  20  Cotton spinner
John DRYSTER?  55  Labourer
George STANLEY  45
Susanna  8
William  3
Ellen  40
William BUSSEL?  45  Carver & gilder  N (Scotland)
John Antony CASHER?  45  N (Foreign)
Hannah HALL  40
William SMITH  7
John  3
May BUSSELL  N (Ireland)

Hightown
Thos CLEGG  30  Lab
Elizabeth  35
Mary  10
Sarah  8
Ann  5
Isaac  3
Jane  2m

Hightown
William HALEY  65  Card maker J
Nancy  65
Jane  25
Elizabeth  15
Joseph  6

Hightown
Thos STEAD  25  Wire drawer

Hightown
Thos STEAD  75  Blanket weaver
George BROOK  65  Butcher
Rachel  45

Hightown
William BACKBURN?  60  Blanket weaver
Mary  60
Mary  11

Hightown
Isaac FIRTH  40  Card maker
Hanh  35
Mary  15
Ben  13
William  11
Hanh  7
Jane  4
Hanh  75

Hightown
Joseph WILKINSON  20  Thick wire drawer J
Grace  30
Susanna  3
Mary Ann  10?m

Hightown
Julius POPPLEWELL  25  Joiner
Hanh  30

Hightown
Joseph FAWCETT  70  Ag lab
Mary  70

Hightown
Joseph MUFFITT  25  Coal miner
Agnes  25  Card setter
Rhoda  7

Hightown
Abel FAWCETT  30  Fancy weaver
Jane  30
Chas  14
George  12
Violetta  8
Chatherina  6
Sarah Jane  3
Ann  1

Hightown
Jas BLACKBURN  40  Stone delver
Mary  40
Sam  15
Elizabeth  13
Joseph  9
Mary  9
Jane  5
David  2

Hightown
Jas SANDERSON  40  Lab
Margaret  40  Card setter
John  13
Ellen  10
Mary Ann  8
Richard  7
Abraham  3

Hightown
Thos CLEGG  40  Card m. J
Mary  40
Ebenezer  15
Marinder  15
Ann  10
Richard  8
Allen  7

Hightown
Priscilla CAWTHRA  70  Semstress

Hightown
Rachel DEX  70  Bread baker
John  35  Blanket weaver
Mary Ann WHIT...?  10

Hightown
Geo HANSON  70  Card maker
Betty  70

Hightown
Thomas CROSLEY  55  Cloth dresser
Hanh  50
John  20  Cloth dresser
Thos  15  Stone mason
Mary  22
Saml  15  Painter J
Sarah  5

Hightown
William NAYLOR  30  Mechanic
Vashti  25
Ann  5
James  2

Hightown
Mary JACKSON  50  Ind.
Grace  20
Sarah Ann  15
Ann  11
Mary  9

Hightown
David HOLDSWORTH  50  Card m.
Hanh  50
Henry  20  Card m.
Mary  20
Geo Naylor  10

Hightown
Abraham BINNS  35  Card m.
Sarah  40  Card m.
Jane  15  Card m.
Ann  14
Henry  12
Mary  10
Ellen  6
Abraham  4
Sarah Elizth  1

1 house uninhabited

Hightown
Geo SHEARD  55  Lab
Susanna  55
Joseph  25  Shoemaker

Hightown
Henry WILBY  40  card m.
Chas  12
Caroline  8
Faith NAYLOR  13

Hightown
John WALKER  35  Woolen manuf.
Elizabeth  40
William  11
Mary  10
John Chew  11

Hightown
Mary BINNS  60  Bread baker
James  15

1 house uninhabited

Hightown
John HEATON  55  Cloth dresser
Esther  50
Benj GOODAIRE  30
Rachel  30
John Heaton  8
Sarah Jane  2
Joseph  4m

Hightown
Neddy WALKER  55  Farmer
Hanh  50
Ann  20
Sarah  15
Benj  12
Willm Hy  10
Joseph MUFF  40  Lab

Hightown
Thomas DENHAM  25  Joiner
Mary  25
Jane  2
Hanh  10m

Hightown
Walter WALKER  30  Cloth m.
Hanh  30
Elizabeth  7
George  5
Martha  4
Maria  1

Hightown
Geo ROBERTSHAW  40  Butcher
Mary Ann  30
Ann  15
Martha HIRST  10

Hightown
Benj HEPTONSTALL  Cloth dresser
Mary  35
Ann  5
Benjamin  5

Hightown
Abraham NORTH  35  Plasterer
Rachel  30
Mary Ann  10
Elizabeth  5
Nancy  3
Allen  7m

Hightown
Thos WALKER  75
Lydia  70

Hightown (identified as the White Hart by other means)
Jas GRIMSHAW  40  Innkeeper
Mary  30
Walter  8
Edd  15
Elizabeth  12
George  10
Harriett  5

Hightown
Richd CHARLESWORTH  50  Cloth weaver
Thomas  2
Mary Ann MAUN  15
Sarah CHARLESWORTH  22

Hightown
William WALKER  35
Sarah  35
Nancy  15
Rachel  8
Frank  6
Mary A  3

Hightown
George JACKSON  40  Mason
Sarah  40
Wilson  10
Hanh  8
Jane  4
Nancy  1

Hightown
Dd WEAR  50  Cooper
Elizabeth  45
William  15  Ap cooper
Rose  15  Card setter
Ann  15  Card setter
David  13  Card setter
Abraham  11  Card setter
Benjamin  8
Benjamin RHODES  85
Susanna  20  Card setter

Hightown
Sarah HOLDSWORTH  70
Sarah FISHER  45  School mistress
Winifred  6

Hightown
Jeremiah WATERHOUSE  60  Cloth weaver
Hanh  60
Elizabeth  35
John  25  Farmer
Mary  20
Thomas  6

Hightown
Martha BINNS  65  Grocer
William LISTER  35  Book binder

Hightown
Jane JACKSON  45  Ind
Jane  30  Ind
Robert  29  Wool stapler
Thomas  15  Ind
Frances  13  Ind
John  11  Ind
Sarah CLAY  20  FS
Betty SQUIRE  40  Washer woman

Hightown
Joseph FURNESS  30  Currier
Ann  30
Thomas  6
Ellen  4
Sarah  2
Mary  80  Pauper

Hightown
Jas JACKSON  40  Carpet weaver
John  15  Carpet weaver
Elizabeth  14
Thomas  10
John HOLDSWORTH  80  Ind...?

Hightown
Henry SPINK  30  Groom
Elizabeth  30  Laundress  N
Ann  1
Sarah Ann NORTH  2m

Hightown
Dean NORTH  45  Plasterer
Hanh  40
Mary Ann  20
Benjamin  15
Henry  15
Elizabeth  14
Emma  12
Nancy  10
Susanna  8
Frances  6
Eliza  4
Thomas  2

Hightown
John GILLING  45  Hawker
Patience  60

Hightown
Jas PRIESTLEY  55  Labourer
Mary  30
Joseph  8

1 house uninhabited

Hightown
Joseph FAWCETT  30  Card maker
Jane  30
Mary  12
Emma 9
Ellen  5
Jane  2

Hightown
Benjamin WRIGGLESWORTH  40?  Lab
Grace  40

Hightown
Joseph LAWFORD  40  Woollen weaver
Mary  35
Benjamin  5
John  1

Hightown
Jas DOVE  40  Stone mason
Sarah  35
John  5
Kershaw  3
Margaret  1

Hightown
John COCKILL  50  Currier
Nancy  50
John  20  Currier
John BINNS  Ap currier

Hightown
William MARSDEN  25  mechanic
Mary  30
Joseph SYKES  13
Betty  11
Lewis  8
Emiline  3
Nancy  1

Hightown
Benj ARMITAGE  30  Schoolmaster
Sarah  25  FS
Elizth Jane JEFFRIES  4

Mill Bridge
Thos SMITH  30  Lab
Hanh  35
Ann  11
Henry  9
Richd  6
Isabella  5
Jas  4
Sarah Jane  1

Mill Bridge
George SYKES  35  Corn miller
Maria  30
Ann 11
Henry  6
Ellen  1

Mill Bridge
Sarah BEAVERS  55
Mary Ann  20  Dress maker

Mill Bridge
James SPIVEY  45  Tailor
Nancy  45
Betty  20
Esther  14
Edwin  10

Mill Bridge
Jas PENNY  35  Shopkeeper
Hester  40
Ann? KNOWLES  15  FS

Mill Bridge
William LEDGER  50  Overlooker woolen mill
Mary  55
John  20  Lab
William  15  Carpet...
Elizabeth  15  Woolen carder
Mary  12  Lab

Mill Bridge
Joseph MOOR  55  Stone getter
Sarah  55

Mill Bridge
Saml LEDGER  20  Woolen lab
Martha  20
Mary  1
William  1m

1 house uninhabited

Mill Bridge
William CRAWSHAW  25  Carpet weaver
Hannah  20
Sarah  1m

Mill Bridge
Joseph MORTON  25  Joiner
Ann  20
Sarah Ann  1m

Mill Bridge
Saml COOK  40  Carpet m.
Rhoda  35
William  10
Rhoda Ann  9
Jane  7
Susanna  6
James Saml  4
Ada  1
Mary HARRISON  20  FS
Mary SMITH  25  FS

Little Town
John BROUGHTON  60  Spinner
Elizabeth  60

Little Town
Martha POPPLEWELL  55  School mistress
Ann  20
Jane  15
Ralph  14

Little Town
Saml STANDRING  50  Doffing plate maker
Rebecca  50
Rhoda  15
Samuel  15

Little Town
Benjamin BARBER  55  Blanket maker
Sarah  35
Elizabeth  85
David  15
Ruth  14
Hannah BUCKETT  12
Benjamin BARBER  9

Little Town
John GREEN  50  Cloth dresser
Harriet  35
Thos CASS  15
Betty GREEN  10
John  9
Sarah Ann  5
George  1

Little Town
John SAVILLE  45  Wool slubber
Lydia  45
Mary  20
George  20
Ann  15

Little Town
Joseph PEEL  60  Blanket weaver
Hanh  55
Mary  14

Little Town
William LUMB  55  Slubber
Mary  45
Luke  25  Cropper
Fanny  25
Sarah  10
Elizabeth  3

Little Town
Thomas HALL  25  Cropper
Lydia  25
Eliza  6
Benjamin  3
Jane  1

Little Town
Joseph ROTHERY  30  Stone mason
Martha  30
James  3
Sally  2
Thomas  3m

Little Town
John RAMSDEN  40  Millwright
Sarah  40
Joseph  15  Woolen piecer
John  15  Woolen piecer
Hiram  13  Woolen piecer
Mary  11
Hannah  10
Elizabeth  8
Jane  5
Sarah  3
Marsden  1

Little Town
Mary BURNLEY  55  Baker of bread
Edward  30  Blanket weaver
Ann SHEARD  15  Piecer at mill

Little Town
John MIDWOOD  55  Woolen spinner

Little Town
Willie MIDWOOD  25  Woollen spinner
Martha  20  Woollen spinner
Jas  15  Woollen spinner
Betsy  8
Sarah  1

Little Town
Emma YATES  45?

Little Town
Joseph YATES  40  Woollen dyer
Jas  15  Works in cotton mill
Sarah  13  Works in cotton mill
Elizabeth  11
Esther SMITH  70

Little Town
George HEMINGWAY  30  Wool comber
Charlotte  30
Ann  4
Sarah  1

Little Town
James HEMINGWAY  12
Joseph  9
Jesse  7
Hanh  65
Abraham  25

Little Town
John MIDGLEY  65  Blanket weaver
Maria  65

Little Town
Joseph REDFEARN  40  Blanket maker
Mary  30
Richd BROOK  15
Ellen REDFEARN  3

Little Town
Ann REDFEARN  70
Richd  40  Blanket maker
Mary  35
Mary HAWKYARD  15

Little Town
Susanna SHEARD  70  Beer seller
Betty  30  Beer seller
Mary  15
Henry  11
Ellin FIRTH  15
Priscilla FIRTH  12

Little Town
Joseph SHEARD  35  Farmer's man
Ann 15
James 14
Joseph  12
Mary  10

1 house uninhabited

Little Town
Saml FIRTH  60  Woollen dyer
Hanh  55
Joseph  25  Ag lab
Benjamin  25  Ag lab
Jane  20
Mary Ann  15
Alice  14

1 house uninhabited

Little Town
Joseph WILBY  60  Blanket maker
Hanh  50
Ann  12

Little Town
Joseph CHARLESWORTH  30  Wool carder
Amelia  25
Mary  55  Card setter
Richd  20

1 house uninhabited

Little Town
Ellen WILSON  50  Card setter
Rose  25
Matthew  15
Hannah  14

Little Town
Chas KAY  25  Fire feeder??
Flora  25
Elizabeth  2
Frank  1
John YATES  4

Little Town
Jas HARTLEY  35  Gardener
Hanh  35
Mary  12
Joseph  9

Little Town
Joanna FOX  45
Sarah Joanna  20

Little Town
Mary LAWFORD  35  Wife of a woollen manufacturer
Mary Jane  12
Lucy Adelaide  10
Jesse John  8
Albert Henry  4
Ann Victoria  2
Rachel BROOK  15  FS

Little Town
Willm OLROYD  60  Stone mason
Ruth  30

Little Town
Obadiah LANG  35  Blanket m.
Elizabeth  30
Thos  6
Joseph  5
Richard  3
Jesse  1

1 house uninhabited

Little Town
Henry LEE  45  Stone mason
Sarah  45
Hannah  21
Jesse  15?
Sarah  10
Lydia  7
Revd Thos ATKINSON  20  Clerk

Little Town
Martin BARBER  30
Rose  30
John  7
Sarah  2

Little Town
John BLACKBURN  50  Weaver
Mary  40
George  20

Little Town
Paul WALKER  60  Ind

Little Town
George MIDGLEY  30  Tailor
Hannah  30
Mary  8
Sarah Ann  3

Little Town
William RAMSDEN  25  Carpenter
Sarah  25
Mary Ann  6
George  4
Sarah  7

Little Town
Hanh LEE  50
Jas  25  Stone mason
Elizabeth  20
Thomas  15
George  2

Little Town
Richd ROBINSON  60  Weaver
Ann  55
Henry COLLINS  20  Dyer

Little Town
George FIRTH  45  Blanket weaver
Nancy  45
Robt  25  Shoemaker
Sarah Ann  20
Henry  20
Eliza  15
Rhoda  13
Elizabeth  10
Ellen  7
Jane  1

Little Town
Ann BARKER  45
John  20  Cropper
Betty  20  School mistress

Little Town
John FIRTH (SHEARD erased)  40  Farmer man
Betty  40
Elizabeth  15  Cotton spinner
Lydia  7
Jane  6
Mary  4
Ellen  1

Little Town
William NORTH  45  Slubber of wool
Ann  45
Mary  30  Slubber of wool
Abraham  20  Feeder of woollen
Ann  15  Reeler of woollen
Rachel  13
Betty  10
Catherine  8
Sarah Ann  6

Little Town
Joseph GOODHALL  60  Constable
Nancy  65
Emma  7

Little Town
Sarah WOOD  80
Lydia  20
Ann BLACKBURN  15
Jane WILSON  22

Little Town
John HOLT  30
Mary  30
Jane  9m

Little Town
Chas BROUGHTON  30  Slubber of wool
Sally  25
Henry  3
Hartley  10m
Sarah  70

Little Town
Robert CHARLESWORTH  30  Cloth fuller
Sally  30
Ellen  12
William  10
George  7
Robert  4
John  1

Little Town
John TAYLOR  40  Cloth dresser
Mary  45
Jane MOORE  25
Rhoda  20
Charity TAYLOR  14  Card setter
Ann  11  Card setter
William  8  Card setter
Rhoda MOORE  2

Little Town
Ann MOORE  75  Baker
Sarah  50  Washer woman
Ann  30  Card setter
Elizabeth  15  Card setter
Mary  6
Noah  4

Little Town
Isaac FIRTH  50  Woollen weaver (clothier erased)
Sarah  50
Ann  70
James  15

Little Town
Chas BARBER  30  Blanket weaver
Priscilla  25
David  9
Elsworth  7
William  6
Amelia  3
Martin  3
Mark  1

Little Town
Chas BROOK  25  Cloth dresser
Betty  30
Henry  5
William  3m

Little Town
Geo ALLATT  70  Blanket weaver
Mary  70

Little Town
Mary BINNS  65

Little Town
John KAY  50  Engineer
Hanh  50
William  25  Engineer...feeder
John  20  Stone mason
Samuel  15  Woolen lab
Mary  15  Woolen weaver
Ann  13  Piecer of wool

Little Town
Hepsibah ROTHARY  40  Card setter
Susanna  40  Cotton spinner
Naomi  25  Cotton spinner
Ruth  15  Woollen spinner
Ellen  10  Woollen spinner
William  9
Charoline GRANGE  20  Cotton spinner

Little Town
John BARBER  30  Comber
Lydia  30  Comber
William  15  Comber
Betty  10  Comber
Ann  10  Comber
Sarah  9
Joseph  7
Mary  5
Jane  2
Richard  10m
Joseph YATES  15  Comber

Little Town
Charles BURNLEY  30  Wool carder
Susannah  25
Mary  2
Mabath (f)  2m

Little Town
Saml THORNTON  40  Butcher
Bergh?? (m)  20  Wool stapler
Thomas  9
Harrison  5

Little Town
John STANDERING  30  Doffing plate maker
Mary  (age covered by ink blot)
Rebecca  (age covered by ink blot)
Rachel  12
Mary Ann  10
Sarah STANDRING  9
Eliza  7
Maria  5
Rhoda  3
Saml WOODHEAD  15  Ap
John WHITELEY  15  Ap
George MORTON  15  Ap
Joshua WILBY  15  Ap

Little Town
William MOORE  25  Weelwright
Sarah  25
George  2
Frank  3m

Little Town
Saml HUTCHINSON  60  Wire drawer
Rebecca  55
Rebecca  15

Little Town
John INGHAM  25  Carpet maker
Ann  20
Isabella 2

Little Town
Saml BURNLEY  20  Woolen spinner
Ann  20
Mary  1
John  14d
(large ink blot over names)

Little Town
Joseph MIDDLETON  25  Wool carder
Mary Ann  25
Feargus  5m

Little Town
Luke ILLINGWORTH  45  Farmer
George  25  Weelwright
John  15  Farmer
Ellen  55  Ind
Jane  20  Ind

Hightown Closes
John WALKER  30  Farmer
Mary  30
Robert  7
Matthew  4
Hannah  3
Rebecca  2
Mary Ann  6
Ann NAYLOR  15  FS

2 houses uninhabited

Hightown Closes
Thomas FARRAR  25  Farmer man
Jane  30
Ann  3
Harriett  7m

Hightown Closes
William PARKIN  40  Coal miner
Mary  35
Anna  15
Fred  10
Joseph  5
Sidney  5
Emma  3
Jesse  1

Grove, Liversedge
John WILLIAMSON  50  Woollen merchant
Mary  40
Mary  15
Elizabeth  15
John Eyre  3
Mary BALMFORTH  15  FS
Ruth STEPHENSON  25  FS
Jane BURROWS  55  Sempstress
Mary FURNESS  40  Visitor?

Hightown
Joseph PLATT  50  Labourer
Patience  70

Hightown
John ROTHARY  20  Woollen weaver
Elizabeth  25
Allen  1m
Jabez FAWCETT  20  Woollen weaver J
Mary  10
Eliza  4