1851 Census - Oystermouth

 

1851 Census

In a series of blogs looking at the use of names and surnames over a period. 

This first blog of two will cover the Parish of Oystermouth during the time of the 1851 Census.

The 1851 census, conducted on March 30^th, was the United Kingdom’s second comprehensive population survey and provided much more detail than the 1841 census.

Information recorded included

·         Name

·         Relationship to head of household

·         Marital status (e.g., married, single, widowed)

·         Age (actual age, unlike 1841, which rounded down adult ages)

·         Sex

·         Occupation

·         Place of birth (town/parish and county or country)

·         Disabilities (e.g., "blind", "deaf and dumb", "lunatic", "imbecile")

 

 The 1851 census was the first census to note full relationship to the head of household, marital status, and specific place of birth

The top 20 surnames from England at the time of the 1851 Census were

Rank	Surname
1	Smith
2	Jones
3	Taylor
4	Brown
5	Williams
6	Wilson
7	Johnson
8	Davies
9	Robinson
10	Wright
11	Thompson
12	Evans
13	Walker
14	White
15	Roberts
16	Green
17	Hall
18	Wood
19	Jackson
20	Clark

 

The most popular Christian names were

Men

Rank	Name
1	John
2	William
3	James
4	George
5	Thomas
6	Charles
7	Henry
8	Joseph
9	Edward
10	Robert
11	Samuel
12	David
13	Richard
14	Alfred
15	Benjamin
16	Frederick
17	Daniel
18	Francis
19	Stephen
20	Arthur

Women

Rank	Name
1	Mary
2	Elizabeth
3	Sarah
4	Ann
5	Jane
6	Emma
7	Eliza
8	Hannah
9	Martha
10	Ellen
11	Charlotte
12	Emily
13	Susan
14	Caroline
15	Maria
16	Catherine
17	Alice
18	Harriet
19	Louisa
20	Anne

Meanwhile, the top 20 surnames in Wales at the time of the 1851 Census are

Rank	Surname
1	Jones
2	Williams
3	Davies
4	Evans
5	Thomas
6	Roberts
7	Lewis
8	Griffiths
9	Morgan
10	Hughes
11	Owen
12	Edwards
13	Rees
14	Pritchard
15	Lloyd
16	Jenkins
17	Morris
18	Price
19	Parry
20	Phillips

The most popular Christian names in Wales

Men

Rank	Name
1	John
2	William
3	Thomas
4	David
5	James
6	Edward
7	Evan
8	George
9	Richard
10	Samuel
11	Daniel
12	Joseph
13	Henry
14	Robert
15	Benjamin
16	Griffith
17	Owen
18	Charles
19	Isaac
20	Morgan

Women

Rank	Name
1	Mary
2	Elizabeth
3	Ann / Anne
4	Jane
5	Sarah
6	Margaret
7	Hannah
8	Catherine
9	Eliza
10	Martha
11	Emma
12	Maria
13	Eleanor
14	Martha
15	Charlotte
16	Alice
17	Rebecca
18	Caroline
19	Harriet
20	Louisa

 

Unfortunately, there is no further information available to examine the local areas, despite the research carried out.  This information is now available

At the time of the 1851 Census, there were 3,813 people residing in the Parish of Oystermouth.

The top 20 Surnames were

Rank	Name
1	Davies
2	Thomas
3	Williams
4	Jenkins
5	Morgan
6	Michael
7	Jones
8	Rees
10	Lewis
11	Howell
12	Gammon
13	Owen
14	Evans
15	Lloyd
16	Bennett
17	Beynon
18	Richard
19	William
20	Rogers

The top 20 Christian names for both men and women were

Rank	Name
1	John
2	Mary
3	William
4	Elizabeth
5	Ann
6	David
7	Thomas
8	Sarah
9	Jane
10	Margaret
11	George
12	James
13	Catherine
14	Richard
15	Mary Ann
16	Charles
17	Henry
18	Samuel
19	Robert
20	Daniel

Below is the link to the complete list of names

1851 Census - Oystermouth Complete List - Long