Henham in 1901

Ray G. continues his researches into Henham of years gone by. Here he has reproduced details from the recently released census of 1901. I have added a few pictures. See his site at www.members.aol.com/henham/ for more details Bill Bates
1901 CENSUS
This Census is the first that really gives us a chance to locate some of the properties since quite a few are named. It is also of greater relevance to today as some current senior and long-standing villagers will recall both those houses and many of the families (some will even be represented today).	St Mary's about 5 years after the census
Mr Farrington outside the shop c.1907 - see entry 67 below	The Census records the population as being 700 ( 357 males & 343 females). There were 166 inhabited homes, 11 uninhabited though normally occupied, 11 uninhabited and not in occupation, and two under construction.
Below is a list of those 166 properties in the order in which they were recorded and some basic details of the head occupants. However, it seems that the enumerator crossed the roads several times and that therefore the geographical sequence is misleading. The reasoning for this is unclear. Had he been to 'The Cock’ first or did he occasionally record details out of sequence because of chance meetings as he made his way around the village? I have left a full print with the previous returns at ‘The Cock’. As this return was originally hand-written, these details are my interpretation and may contain spelling inaccuracies. I would be grateful for any corrections. Henham Hall Cottages William Barlsthrop, cowman indecipherable, shepherd indecipherable, gardener indecipherable, army pensioner Church End, William Warner, market carrier property not in occupation St Mary's Church Bird’s Farm, Mary Ann Snow, dressmaker Charles Wright, farmer’s son; Robert Wright, grocer’s assistant Church End, John Dickson, brass founder Church End, indecipherable, Church End, James Smith, agricultural worker Church End, Walter Heard, wheelright (See War Memorial Page) Church End, John Tant, horsekeeper on farm Cock Inn, William Elliott, innkeeper Parsonage Cottages, William Dennison, horsekeeper on farm Parsonage Cottages, Esther Wright on parish relief Parsonage Farm, William Duckworth, farmer ? Villa, Josiah Matthews, assurance agent Henham House & Post Office, Martha Gardiner, grocer & baker Church Street, Dan Hayden, blacksmith Church Street, Mary Camp on parish relief Church Street, William Squires? platelayer Church Street, Stephen Squires, platelayer The Manse, George Turner, journeyman carpenter Chapel School Church Street, John Stead, agricultural labourer Church Street, Kate Warder, school assistant, Board School Church Street, Olive Gripsby? Church Street, James Dennison, platelayer Church Street, George Warner, agricultural labourer Mount House, Thomas Ward, veterinary surgeon occupied but uninhabited property Church Street, George Law, horsekeeper on farm Church Street, Sarah Bush on parish relief Church Street, Frederick Powell? ? Street, Alfred White, journeyman baker ? Street, Thomas Suckling, journeyman carpenter Rose Cottage, Frank Wright, shoemaker Bacons farm, Robert Wright, farmer Crowe Street, Mrs Salmon on parish relief occupied but uninhabited property Crowe Street, Thomas Wright, shoemaker Crowe Street, James Neville, shepherd Crowe Street, William Packwell, agricultural labourer Crowe Street, indecipherable Crowe Street, William Smith, postman ? Carters Lane, Arthur Neville, shepherd Carters Lane, Thomas camp, horsekeeper on farm Crowe Street, Alfred Mumford?, horsekeeper on farm The Vicarage, Joseph Monk, clergyman Crabbs Corner? William Turner, carpenter & builder property uninhabited & unoccupied Board School School House, Benjamin Hood, head schoolmaster, & his wife, Olive, school governess Crowe Street - property occupied but uninhabited
The Row c.1900
The Row, Alfred ?, indecipherable The Row, Eliza Snow, & son Walter, horsekeeper on farm The Row, Alfred Turner, nursery labourer The Row, John Chapman, agricultural labourer The Row, William Bentley?, agricultural labourer The Row, Fanny Brand , on parish relief The Row, William Chapman, agricultural labourer The Row, Elizabeth Brand ?, on parish relief The Row, Robert Bonfield ?, shopkeeper The Star, Edward Dixon, thatcher The Star, Alfred Andrews, retired farmer? The Star, Caroline Snow, washerwoman The Star, Arthur (indecipherable), agricultural labourer The Star House, William Dixon, thatcher High Street, William Camp, agricultural labourer High Street, Arthur Snow, horsekeeper on farm High Street, Lydia Dennison? , on parish relief property uninhabited & unoccupied High Street, Benjamin Ward, retired farmer High Street, William Farrington?, grocer & shopkeeper Malting Yard, George Clark, agricultural labourer property uninhabited & unoccupied High Street - uninhabited but occupied property High Street, William Neville, journeyman shoemaker Ivy Cottages, Rachel ?, dressmaker High Street, John Boynton, agricultural labourer The Bell Inn, George Hornsby, harnessmaker & publican Chickney Road, Mary Ann Snow on parish relief Chickney Road, Joseph Bush, platelayer property uninhabited but occupied Chickney Road, James W. Claydon, agricultural labourer Yarrow Hall, Peter Yarrow, farmer Henley’s Farm, William Newman, farmer Chickney Road, Henry Goss, retired police officer Chickney Road, indecipherable, porter property uninhabited but occupied Chickney Road, John Hayden, journeyman blacksmith Chickney Road, Frederick King, platelayer Chickney Road, William Smith, agricultural labourer property uninhabited and unoccupied Chickney Road, James Blake?, platelayer The View, John Mitchell, retired millwright The View, Frederick Fuller, retired sergeant High Street, William White, agricultural labourer High Street, John Dennison, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, indecipherable, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, John W. Snow, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, Charles Willett, platelayer Wood End Green, William ?, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, ? Bush, butcher Wood End Green, Walter ?, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, Charles Willett, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, Willet, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, George Childs, gamekeeper Green End Farm, Harry Greenwood ?, farmer Wood End Green, George Brand, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, John Dixon, shepherd & general labourer Wood End Green, William ?, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, Charles Blackwell, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, Alfred Boulby?, poultry dealer Wood End Green, John Blackwell, ? Wood End Green, Abraham Smith, (road labourer - info from Martin Smith his great great grandson) Wood End Green, Sophia Salmon, market gardener Wood End Green, William Willett, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, Charles ?, agricultural labourer Wood End Green, George Reed?, carpenter Chickney Road, George Bush, market gardener Chickney Road, George Turner, carpenter & wheelwright Chickney Road, Thomas Markwell, fishmonger Chickney Road, George Barker, horsekeeper on farm Chickney Road, Elizabeth Smith, housekeeper Chickney Road, George, horsekeeper on farm Chickney Road, Allan ?, shepherd on farm The Lodge Gate, Robert Marshall?, farm foreman The Lodge Gate, Edward Powell, cattle stockman on farm The Lodge Farm, John ?, farmer ? Farm, Henry ?, horsekeeper on farm property uninhabited but occupied ? Farm - property uninhabited and unoccupied Little Henham Hall, Herbert ?, farmer Little Henham, ? Fitch, shepherd on farm The Jock Farm - property uninhabited but occupied The Jock Farm, Joseph Sandford, foreman on farm Little Henham, Edward Wilson, agricultural labourer property uninhabited and unoccupied Little Henham, John Camp, horsekeeper on farm North Hall Signal Box, Frederick Smith, signalman North Hall Signal Box, Charles Allan, signalman The Gatehouse, Herbert ?, platelayer Old Mead Cottages, ? Brand, horsekeeper on farm property uninhabited and unoccupied Old Mead Farm, William ?, farmer Station Road, Alfred W. White, horsekeeper on farm property uninhabited and unoccupied Station Road, Jonathan Smith, retired police officer Coal Depot?, James ?, coal porter Broom Farm, Allan Joyce, farmer Stansted Road, Samuel Robinson?, joiner & carpenter Stansted Road, Daniel Robinson, builder Ivy Cottage, William ?, grocer & shopkeeper Stansted Road property being built Stansted Road uninhabited but occupied property Stansted Road, John Robinson, shoemaker Villa Royal uninhabited but occupied property Park Road uninhabited but occupied property Park Road, Harriet Wisby, living on own means Park Road, Arthur ?, electrical engineer's fitter Park Road, Thomas ?, ? Park House, Sarah Wright, living on own means Park House, Martin Dean, station porter Park Road, John Whiting, police constable Elsenham Post Office, John ?, sub postmaster Stansted Road, ? Chapman, railway signalman Cycle Shop, Edward ?, cycle agent The Crown, Thomas Mascall, innkeeper & coal dealer The Crown, Kitty Robinson, grocer & shopkeeper property being built Elsenham Road, Mary Ann ?, living on own means Pennington Hall, Beatrix Marshall, living on own means Pnnington hall (house), Alfred Grypps?, gamekeeper Sandpits - property not occupied Sandpits Farm, James Bolden?, horsekeeper on farm Sandpits - property not occupied Mill House, John Brown, farmer Plegdon Hall, William Newport?, farmer Plegdon Hall Cottage, Arthur ?, foreman on farm Plegdon Hall Cottage, William ?, cattle stockman on farm Plegdon Green, Alfred Neville, shepherd Plegdon Green, Thomas ?, journeyman carpenter Plegdon Green, William Foster, journeyman bricklayer Plegdon Green, Charles Sage, bricklayer's labourer (married to Lucy White) -info Danielle Ringrose - Jan 2005 Plegdon Green, James Mumford, cattle stockman on farm Plegdon Green, William Clarke, agricultural labourer Plegdon Green, Thomas Clarke, agricultural labourer Plegdon Green, James Reynolds, agricultural labourer Plegdon Green, Samuel Clarke, agricultural labourer Plegdon Green, John Bush, horsekeeper on farm Is there a reader who, as winter project, could interview the village elders/seniors and, armed with the census details, produce a village map showing the location of each property and the name of the resident family? As a contemporary record, it could make a useful and interesting addendum to 'Memories of Henham'. The map could then be put into The Dragon and also sent to Bill Bates for inclusion on the village website. Ray Gaubert.
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