1851 Census - Gower

1851 Census

 
The 1851 census, conducted on March 30th, 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

Women

Rank	Name
1	Mary
2	Elizabeth
3	Sarah
4	Ann
5	Jane
6	Emma
7	Eliza
8	Hannah
9	Martha
10	Ellen

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

Women

Rank	Name
1	Mary
2	Elizabeth
3	Ann / Anne
4	Jane
5	Sarah
6	Margaret
7	Hannah
8	Catherine
9	Eliza
10	Martha

 

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

The information covers Rhossili, Reynoldston, Oxwich, Llangennith, Port Eynon, Penmaen, Nicholaston, Cheriton, Knelston, Ilston, Pennard and Penrice

The top 20 Surnames were

Rank	Name
1	Davies
2	Bevan
3	Jones
4	Thomas
5	Rees
6	Beynon
7	Morgan
8	Jenkins
9	William
10	Evans
11	Harry
12	Taylor
13	Bowen
14	Williams
15	Ace
16	Davis
17	John
18	Richards
19	Griffiths
20	Jenkins

The top 20 Christian names for both men and women were

Men

Rank	Name
1	John
2	William
3	Thomas
4	David
5	George
6	Samuel
7	Richard
8	Henry
9	Joseph
10	Charles

 

Women

Rank	Name
1	Mary
2	Elizabeth
3	Ann
4	Margaret
5	Jane
6	Sarah
7	Catherine
8	Eleanor
9	Ruth
10	Anne

Below is the link to the complete list of names

1851 Census - Gower Long Lists