Carrington Census
This page details all census entries we have found relating to the Francis family.
These are transcribed as is (no extra information added) apart from "dittos" being expanded.
The dates of the census were:
- 1841 was the night of 6 June 1841.
- 1851 was the night of 30 March 1851.
- 1861 was the night of 7 April 1861.
- 1871 was the night of 2 April 1871.
- 1881 was the night of 3 April 1881 .
- 1891 was the night of 5 April 1891.
- 1901 was the night of 31 March 1901.
- 1911 was the night of 2 April 1911.
- 1921 was the night of 19 June 1921.
1921 - Hatton Hall, Wellingborough, Northampton
On the night of the 19th June 1921, Geoff Carrington was an inmate at Hatton's Hall, Wellingborough, Northampton.
| 1921 - Hatton Hall, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England | |||||
| Name | Relation | Orphanhood | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Geoffrey James Carrington | Inmate of home | both dead | 10y 7m | Whole time (education) | Brook, Norfolk |
1911 - Kensington Place
On the night of 2 April 1911, Phoebe Carrington (nee Smith) is living at 15 Kensington Place or Row (it was listed as both), Queens Road, Lakenham. We know it is Phoebe, despite it only saying Mrs Carrington, as she has signed the census declaration as Mrs P. Carrington, and her daughter Gertrude is still living with her.
The house has 4 rooms (including any kitchen, but not any bathrooms).
Phoebe is listed as having had 9 children, 2 of whom have subsequently died, and she lists how long her marriage a having lasted as 46 years (whether that includes years since her husband died is not clear). For Gertrude she had 3 children, 1 of whom has died, and her marriage is 3 years.
| 1911 - 15 Kensington Row, Queen's Road, Lakenham, Norwich | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Mrs Carrington | Head | Widow | 65 | - | Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk |
| Mr Robert Graves | Son-in-law | Married | 26 | Carmen | Bethel Green, London |
| Mrs Gertie Graves | Daughter | Married | 30 | Berk Gates, Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Alan Graves | Grandson | 6 months | Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk | ||
1911 Southwell Road, Norwich
| 1911 - 47 Southwell Road, Norwich, Norfolk | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| James Carrington | Head | M | 43 | Licensed Victualler | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Phoebe Annie Carrington | Wife | M | 27 | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Hilda Carrington | Daughter | - | 6 months | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
The census comments that Phoebe has only one child born (Hilda).
1901 - Blackburn
| 1901 - The Ship Inn, 151 Penny? Street, Blackburn (next to Victoria Street) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| James Carrington | Head | M | 33 | Beer Seller | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Ellen Carrington | Wife | M | 45 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Well we can see from the above where James probably was in 1891, ie in Blackburn, although we will need the census for the whole country for 1891 to prove this.
1901 - Kensington Road
| 1901 - 16 Kensington Row, Lakenham, Norwich | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Phoebe Carrington | Head | W | 57 | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Gertie Carrington | Daughter | S | 21 | Cardboard Box Maker | Norwich, Norfolk |
James' father Henry has obviously died since 1891, and all the children appear to have left apart from Gertrude. But wait, who else is living in this street:
| 1901 - 11 Kensington Row, Lakenham, Norwich | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Henry Carrington | Head | M | 37 | Stone Dresser Starch Miller | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Emma Carrington | Wife | M | 35 | - | Forncett, Norfolk |
| Emma L Carrington | Daughter | S | 9 | Scholar | Forncett, Norfolk |
| Henry Carrington | Son | S | 7 | Scholar | Forncett, Norfolk |
| Dorothy F? Carrington | Daughter | - | 4 | - | Forncett, Norfolk |
| Gladys M Carrington | Daughter | - | 1mo | - | Forncett, Norfolk |
| Thomas G Bunting | Boarder | S | 28 | Stone Dresser Starch Miller | Fundenhall, Norfolk |
Now Henry Carrington was married in 1891 in Norwich, Norfolk, to Emma Bunting. And if that wasn't enough, who lives next to Henry?
| 1901 - 12 Kensington Row, Lakenham, Norwich | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Frederick W Bunting | Head | M | 31 | Stone Man Starch Miller | Fundenhall, Norfolk |
| Eliza Bunting | Wife | M | 22 | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
Now, Frederick, and Eliza were witnesses at James' wedding in 1909, and Eliza was a witness with Phoebe on the amendments to James' birth certificate. She is also suspiciously the right age to be... dum, dum, Daaa! ...
Eliza Carrington, James' (and Henry's) sister. Note also that Fundenhall and Forncett are next to each other (south west of Norwich), which must mean something, but I'm not sure what yet...
1891 Foulger Opening, Norwich
| 1891 - 6 Foulger Opening, Norwich (St John de Sepulchre) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Henry Carrington | Head | M | 46 | Starch Miller | Litcham, Norfolk |
| Phoebe Carrington | Wife | M | 46 | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
| H. Carrington | Son | W? | 27 | Stone Dresser | Norwich, Norfolk |
| William Carrington | Son | S | 20 | Mustard Miller | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Mary Ann Carrington | Daughter | S | 15 | Dress Maker | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Eliza Carrington | Daughter | S | 12 | Domestic General | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Gertrude Carrington | Daughter | - | 10 | Scholar | Norwich, Norfolk |
| George Smith | Boarder | S | 33? | Starch Miller | Norwich, Norfolk |
So from the above census entry we are missing the all important James Carrington, so where was he on the evening of 5th April 1891?
1891 Gainsborough
| 1891 - 10 Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough (Holy Trinity) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Edith Holmes | Head | Widowed | 78 | Boarding House Keeper | Lincolnshire, Oarston Ferry |
| ... | |||||
| ... | |||||
| James Carrington | Boarder | S | 23 | Advertising Agent (News) | Norfolk, Norwich |
| Joseph Dye | Boarder | S | 24 | Advertising Agent (News) | Norfolk, Norwich |
Well, to check we have the right families we have to go back to 1881:
1881 - Fundenhall
| 1881 - Fundenhall | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| William Bunting | Head | M | 61 | Attleborough, Norfolk | |
| Mary Ann Bunting | Wife | M | 60 | Eaton, Norfolk | |
| Eliza Bunting | Daughter | 25 | Forncett, Norfolk | ||
| Henry E. Bunting | Son | 15 | Forncett, Norfolk | ||
| Elizabeth E. Bunting | Daughter | 13 | Fundenhall, Norfolk | ||
| Frederick W. Bunting | Son | 11 | Fundenhall, Norfolk | ||
| Thomas G. Bunting | Son | 8 | Fundenhall, Norfolk | ||
1881 - Tasburgh
| 1881 - Tasburgh | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| William Welch | Head | M | 57 | Tasburgh, Norfolk | |
| Catherine Welch | Wife | M | 27 | Crofton, Wiltshire | |
| William Welch | Son | 2 | Tasburgh, Norfolk | ||
| Robert Thomas Welch | Son | 1 | Tasburgh, Norfolk | ||
| Emma Bunting | Servant | 18 | Forncett St Peter, Norfolk | ||
1881 - Wellington Terrace, Norwich
| 1881 - 2 Wellington Ter., Norwich (St John de Sepulchre) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Henry Carrington | Head | M | 36 | Starch Miller | Litcham, Norfolk |
| Phoebe Carrington | Wife | M | 35 | Starch Miller Wife | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Frederic Carrington | Son | - | 15 | Starch Miller | Norwich, Norfolk |
| James Carrington | Son | - | 13 | Scholar | Norwich, Norfolk |
| William Carrington | Son | - | 10 | Scholar | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Mary Carrington | Daughter | - | 5 | Scholar | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Eliza Carrington | Daughter | - | 2 | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Gertrude Carrington | Daughter | - | 2m | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
| William Smith | Lodger | U | 23 | Mustard Miller | Norwich, Norfolk |
Finally we have tracked down James Carrington living with his parents, but who are his grandparents? To find this out we have to go back 30 years to the 1851 census of Litcham (named as his birthplace).
1871 - Holls Brewery Lane, Lakenham, Norwich
| 1871 - Holls Brewery Lane, Norwich (St. Mark) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Henry Carrington | Head | M | 26 | Labourer | East Lexham, Norfolk |
| Phobe Carrington | Wife | M | 25 | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Henry Carrington | Son | - | 7 | Scholar | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Frederic Carrington | Son | 5 | Norwich, Norfolk | ||
| James Carrington | Son | 3 | Norwich, Norfolk | ||
| William Carrington | Boarder | 66 | Gardener | Holkham, Norfolk | |
In 1871 Mary Carrington was a patient at the Infirmary Road Borough Asylum, St Clement, Norwich. She was 65, born in Wells, Norfolk, and the wife of a gardener. Her condition was listed as lunatic (which probably covered a wide range of conditions including dementia). There was also a William Carrington, but he was 22, an unmarried Tailor.
1861 - Trory St, Lakenham, Norwich
The address of the house two entries before in the census was given as 35 Trory Street, and all the houses below were labelled as ditto, but I think this just referred to the street, not the number.
Trory Street no longer exists (it was south of the old Victoria Railway Station), but it used to come off Grove Road, which still exists.
| 1861 - Trory St., Mancroft, Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| William Carrington | Head | Married | 56 | Gardener | Holkham, Norfolk |
| Mary Carrington | Wife | Married | 55 | Wells, Norfolk | |
| James Carrington | Son | Unmarried | 19 | Bricklayer | Wroxham, Norfolk |
| Henry Carrington | Son | 16 | Gardener | East Lexham, Norfolk | |
| John Carrington | Son | 14 | Brace Weaver | East Lexham, Norfolk | |
| Frederic Carrington | Son | - | 12 | Scholar | East Lexham, Norfolk |
1851 - Litcham, Norfolk
| 1851 - Litcham Mitford, Norfolk (PRO HO/107/1825 Folio: 327 Page:28) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| William Carrington | Head | M | 46 | Gardener | Holkham, Norfolk |
| Mary Carrington | Wife | - | 45 | - | Wells, Norfolk |
| William Carrington | Son | - | 12 | Scholar | Wroxham, Norfolk |
| James Carrington | Son | - | 9 | Scholar | Wroxham, Norfolk |
| Henry Carrington | Son | - | 6 | Scholar | Litcham, Norfolk |
| John Carrington | Son | - | 4 | At Home | Litcham, Norfolk |
| Frederick Carrington | Son | - | 2 | At Home | Litcham, Norfolk |
Success! But 12 seems a bit young for an eldest child (Mary would have been 33), so a long search (note the misspelled birth place) turns up:
| 1851 - Lexham Road, Litcham Mitford, Norfolk (PRO HO/107/1825 Folio: 335 Page: 44) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Ellen Stanford | Head | U | 53 | Independant | Massingham, Norfolk |
| Charlotte Stanford | Niece | U | 11 | Independant | Tittleshall, Norfolk |
| Eliza Carrington | Servant | U | 17 | House Servant | Wroyham, Norfolk |
So we now have an elder daughter (no signs of any others yet) which would make Mary 28 at the birth of her first child - still a bit late, but not quite so unlikely).
1841 - Wroxham, Norfolk
Now we're doing so well, lets try 1841 (note the 1841 census ages for adults are rounded to 5 years.):
Here we have a household at Wroxham field with Mary Carrrington as the head. And next in the census is William Carrington alone at Wroxham Hall. It looks like he was away for the census. but they slipped him in close to his family.
Ok, so on to Wroxham in 1841, where William's family has moved to (note that these two entries are adjacent in the Census):
| 1841 - Wroxham Field, Wroxham, Norfolk (PRO HO/???/???? Folio: Page: ) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Mary Carrington | - | - | 35 | Washwoman | - |
| Elizabeth Carrington | - | - | 14 | - | - |
| Maria Carrington | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Harriot Carrington | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Elizabeth Carrington | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Mary Carrington | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 1841 - Wroxham Hall, Wroxham, Norfolk (PRO HO/???/???? Folio: Page: ) | |||||
| William Carrington | - | - | 35 | Gardener J. | - |
Bizarrely amoungst the children we have two Elizabeths, and a Mary and a Maria. Can this be the same family? The only possible match in the
children is the second Elizabeth (give or take a year). Where did all the other children go (especially Mary the youngster). Also why is their son William (who should be 1 or 2 at this time) not listed?
Also in 1841 we have an Ellen Carrington listed in Holkham (I've only an incomplete transcription of this one):
| 1841 - Holkham, Norfolk (PRO HO/???/???? Folio: Page: ) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| Ellen Carrington | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| William Sexton | - | - | 40 | Ag Lab | - |
| Sarah Sexton | - | - | 35 | - | - |
| Ann Sexton | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| William Sexton | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Harriet Sexton | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Sarah Sexton | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Susanna Sexton | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Benjamin Sexton | - | - | - | - | - |
| William Green | - | - | 40 | - | - |
I'm not yet sure who Ellen is (William's family had moved to Wroxham by then), perhaps she was one of John Carrington's children, as the 1841 census shows he too is living in Holkham
| 1841 - Holkham, Norfolk (PRO HO/???/???? Folio: Page: ) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| John Carrington | - | - | 40 | Bricklay | - |
| Sarah Carrington | - | - | 38 | - | - |
| Robert Carrington | - | - | 14 | - | - |
| Sarah Ann Carrington | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| John Carrington | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| William Carrington | - | - | 6 | - | - |
1851 Mill Street Lakenham
| 1851 - Mill Street, Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk (PRO HO/107/1815 Folio: 117 Page: 25) | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| John Smith | Head | M | 32 | Gardener | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Elizabeth Smith | Wife | M | 32 | - | Wymondham, Norfolk |
| Robert Smith | Son | - | 10 | Scholar | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Sarah Ann Smith | Daughter | - | 8 | Scholar | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Phoebe Smith | Daughter | - | 6 | Scholar | Norwich, Norfolk |
| George H. Smith | Son | - | 3 | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Hannah Smith | Daughter | - | 11m | - | Norwich, Norfolk |
Misc
Dwelling: Portland Square
Census Place: Lakenham, Norfolk, England
Source: FHL Film 1341468 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1945 Folio 109 Page 33
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Joseph DYE M 63 M Norwich, Norfolk, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Laborer
Emily DYE M 50 F Norwich, Norfolk, England
Rel: Wife
Joseph DYE U 14 M Norwich, Norfolk, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Laborer
Henry DYE 11 M Norwich, Norfolk, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Clement DYE 6 M Norwich, Norfolk, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Jessie DYE U 15 F Norwich, Norfolk, England