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Leighton Buzzard 1861 Census

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The 1861 census for Leighton Buzzard is contained in six census enumerators books. This page contains a transcript of the sixth book.

Book 6 of 6

Superintendent Registrar's District: Leighton Buzzard
Registrar's Sub-District: Leighton Buzzard
No. of Enumeration District: 10

Description of Enumeration District: All the remaining part of the Township of Leighton Buzzard commencing at the Mill River comprising the houses on the South Side of Lovell End or Canal St. including Mundays Yard the whole of Church Square - The Vicarage - Parsons Close Way - and the Glebe Farm Yard - The South side of the High St. including Miltons Yard. The south side of Market Place including the Bell Yard and pightle - The South west side of Lake Street to Lake Bridge - the Billington Road both sides to the Dunstable Railway - Union House Road both sides the Union Workhouse Grovebury Road to Grovebury Farm.

All the parish of Grove in the county of Bucks comprising the Mill and Houses by the Grand Junction Canal.

Enumerator: John Purser
Registrar: Not Stated
Superintendent Registrar: Not Stated

Persons Temporarily Absent: 7 males and 22 females out visiting; 1 male and 1 female out on employment; 1 male and 1 female in lunatic asylum.

Persons Not Inhabitants Temporarily Present: 1 female visitor; 1 male casual lodger; 3 males attending fair on 9th

Folio: 45  Page: 1 PRO Ref. RG9 1006
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    Houses Name of each person     Age        
Sch. Address I U   Title Forename Surname Qual Relation to Head Condition M F Occupation Where born Disability Transcriber Comments
1 Canal Street, or, Lovell End 1   //   Matthew PARSONS   Head Married 44   Coachman Domestic Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
1 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Eliza PARSONS   Wife Married   44   Aylesbury BKM ENG    
1 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Matthew W. PARSONS   Son   13   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
1 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Henry PARSONS   Son   11   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
1 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Alfred PARSONS   Son   10   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
1 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Emily PARSONS   Daughter     4 Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
2 Canal Street, or, Lovell End 1   //   William WEBSTER   Head Married 66   Shoe Maker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
2 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Mary WEBSTER   Wife Married   44   Newport Pagnell BKM ENG    
2 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Priscilla WEBSTER   Daughter     8 Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
2 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Kezia WARREN   Niece     14 Scholar Newport Pagnell BKM ENG    
3 Canal Street, or, Lovell End     /   William G. NASH   Lodger Unmarried 27   Brush Maker Chesham BKM ENG    
3 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Thomas G. NASH   Lodger Unmarried 15   Brush Maker Chesham BKM ENG    
4 Canal Street, or, Lovell End     /   Robert PAGE   Lodger Unmarried 34   Groom Woburn BDF ENG    
5 Canal Street, or, Lovell End     /   Joseph COSTELL   Lodger Unmarried 21   Shoe Maker Journeyman Aylesbury BKM ENG    
6 Canal Street, or, Lovell End 1   //   William PHILLIPS   Head Married 50   Gardener Frenal? SAL ENG   Birth place difficult to read
6 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Eleanor H. PHILLIPS   Wife Married   37   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
6 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         William PHILLIPS   Son Unmarried 17   Gardener Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
6 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         John PHILLIPS   Son   7   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
6 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Ellen M. PHILLIPS   Daughter     1   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
7 Canal Street, or, Lovell End 1   //   Joseph SHARP   Head Married 62   Tinman employing 1 man Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
7 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Sarah SHARP   Wife Married   59   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
7 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Henry SHARP   Son Unmarried 19   Tinman Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
8 Canal Street, or, Lovell End 1   //   Jane POINTER   Head Widow   36 Straw Bonnet Maker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
8 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Louisa POINTER   Daughter     12 Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
8 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Emma POINTER   Daughter     11 Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    

KEY: Sch. = Schedule number     I = Inhabited house     U = Uninhabited house     M = Male     F = Female     Qual = Qualification

Folio: 45  Page: 2 PRO Ref. RG9 1006
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    Houses Name of each person     Age        
Sch. Address I U   Title Forename Surname Qual Relation to Head Condition M F Occupation Where born Disability Transcriber Comments
8 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Caroline POINTER   Daughter     8 Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
8 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Frank POINTER   Son   6   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
8 Canal Street, or, Lovell End         Thomas H. POINTER   Son   3   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
9 Canal Street 1   //   Gregory F. ODELL   Head Widower 64   None. Formerly a Grocer Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
9 Canal Street         Elizabeth ODELL   Daughter Unmarried   34 Milliner & Dressmaker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
9 Canal Street         Mary Ann ODELL   Daughter Unmarried   32 Milliner Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
9 Canal Street         Sarah Jane ODELL   Daughter Unmarried   26 Milliner Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
9 Canal Street         Emily A. NORRIS   Apprentice Unmarried   20 Milliner Apprentice Studham BDF ENG    
9 Canal Street         Caroline E. YOUNG   Apprentice Unmarried   16 Milliner Apprentice Little Brickhill BKM ENG    
9 Canal Street         Ellen S. MILLER   Apprentice     12 Milliner Apprentice Swanbourne BKM ENG    
9 Canal Street         Emma THORN   Servant Unmarried   17 General Servant Eaton Bray BDF ENG    
10 Canal Street 1   //   Fanny DORMER   Head Widow   54 Schoolmistress Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
10 Canal Street         Emma DORMER   Daughter     24? Teacher in School Old Kent Road SRY ENG    
10 Canal Street         Maria DORMER   Daughter     22 Teacher in School Old Kent Road SRY ENG    
11 Canal Street 1   //   William MUNDAY   Head Married 32   Baker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
11 Canal Street         Sarah MUNDAY   Wife Married   33 Baker's Wife Bletchley BKM ENG    
11 Canal Street         William MUNDAY   Son   6   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
11 Canal Street         Martha E. MUNDAY   Daughter     5 Scholar     CAN    
11 Canal Street         Sarah MUNDAY   Daughter     3 Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
11 Canal Street         Ann MUNDAY   Daughter     1   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
12 Canal Street 1   //   John REEVE   Head Married 36   Boot & Shoe Maker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
12 Canal Street         Jane REEVE   Wife Married   34   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
12 Canal Street         John REEVE   Son   15   Boot & Shoe Maker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
12 Canal Street         William REEVE   Son   11   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
12 Canal Street         Joseph REEVE   Son   9   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    

KEY: Sch. = Schedule number     I = Inhabited house     U = Uninhabited house     M = Male     F = Female     Qual = Qualification

Folio: 46  Page: 3 PRO Ref. RG9 1006
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    Houses Name of each person     Age        
Sch. Address I U   Title Forename Surname Qual Relation to Head Condition M F Occupation Where born Disability Transcriber Comments
12 Canal Street         Harriet REEVE   Daughter     7 Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
12 Canal Street         Fredrick REEVE   Son   4   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
12 Canal Street         Samuel REEVE   Son   2     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
12 Canal Street         Sarah REEVE   Daughter     3 mths   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
13 Canal Street 1   //   William JOHNSON   Head Married 62   Draper Shopman Stewkley BKM ENG    
13 Canal Street         Elizabeth JOHNSON   Wife Married   58   Dunstable BDF ENG    
13 Canal Street         Henry JOHNSON   Son Unmarried 24   Tailor Journeyman Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
13 Canal Street         Mary JOHNSON   Daughter Unmarried   21 Plaiter Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
13 Canal Street         Thomas JOHNSON   Son Unmarried 18   Tailor Journeyman Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
14 Canal Street 1   //   Martha MUNDAY   Head Widow   64 Grocer? Linslade BKM ENG    
14 Canal Street         Ann MUNDAY   Daughter Unmarried   37 Dressmaker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
14 Canal Street         Annie MUNDAY   Grandaughter Unmarried   15 Dressmaker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
15 Canal Street 1   //   Yeoman KITELY   Head Married 63   Gardener Labourer Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
15 Canal Street         George KITELY   Son Unmarried 16   Grocer's Errand Boy Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
16 Canal Street 1   //   James LUCK   Head Married 50   Wheelwright Salford BDF ENG    
16 Canal Street         Charlotte LUCK   Wife Married   42   Henley on Thames OXF ENG    
16 Canal Street         William LUCK   Son Unmarried 15     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
16 Canal Street         Frederick S. LUCK   Son Unmarried 12     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
16 Canal Street         Mary LUCK   Daughter     9   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
16 Canal Street         Thomas J. LUCK   Son   6     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
16 Canal Street         John LUCK   Son   4     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
17 The Cedars, Church Square 1   //   John D. BASSETT   Head Married 74   Banker Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
17 The Cedars, Church Square         Hannah M. BASSETT   Wife Married   70 Banker's Wife Tamworth STS ENG    
17 The Cedars, Church Square         Mary J. BASSETT   Daughter Unmarried   35 Banker's Daughter Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
17 The Cedars, Church Square         Elizabeth LENBOROUGH   Servant Unmarried   71 Housekeeper Millbrook BDF ENG    

KEY: Sch. = Schedule number     I = Inhabited house     U = Uninhabited house     M = Male     F = Female     Qual = Qualification

Folio: 46  Page: 4 PRO Ref. RG9 1006
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    Houses Name of each person     Age        
Sch. Address I U   Title Forename Surname Qual Relation to Head Condition M F Occupation Where born Disability Transcriber Comments
17 The Cedars, Church Square         Deborah STAMP   Servant Unmarried   24 General Servant Warmington? WAR ENG    
17 The Cedars, Church Square         Emily STULSTON?   Servant Unmarried   26 General Servant Chinnor OXF ENG    
17 The Cedars, Church Square         Jane E. SAUL   Servant Unmarried   21 General Servant Horley? OXF ENG    
18 Terrace, Church Square 1   //   John NEWTON   Head Unmarried 36   Solicitor Oundle NTH ENG    
18 Terrace, Church Square         Elizabeth NEWTON   Mother Widow   64 Income derived from interest on money Barwell? NTH ENG   Birth place possibly 'Barnwell'
18 Terrace, Church Square         Persis PARSONS   Aunt Unmarried   54 Income derived from interest on money Barwell? NTH ENG   Birth place possibly 'Barnwell'
18 Terrace, Church Square         Lewis B. CALCOTT   Nephew   5     Oundle NTH ENG    
18 Terrace, Church Square         Anne NICHOLLS   Servant Unmarried   23 General Servant Emberton BKM ENG    
18 Terrace, Church Square         Mary SETH   Servant Unmarried   19 General Servant Tansor NTH ENG    
19 Terrace, Church Square 1   //   Sarah ELLIOTT   Head Absent Widow   54 Servant Studham HRT ENG    
19 Terrace, Church Square         Annie ELLIOTT   ...?     13   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square 1   //   Charlotte WEIGHT   Head Widow   42 Schoolmistress Ladys School Wappenham NTH ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Charlotte M. WEIGHT   Daughter Unmarried   18   Wolverton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Caroline WEIGHT   Daughter     13 Pupil Wolverton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Mary E. WEIGHT   Daughter     11 Pupil Wolverton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         James W. WEIGHT   Son   10   Scholar Wolverton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Emily M. WEIGHT   Daughter     8 Pupil Wolverton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Rowland H. WEIGHT   Son   6   Pupil Wolverton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         John R.? WEIGHT   Son   3   Pupil Wolverton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Emily Jane GEORGE   Teacher     24 Assistant Teacher Gawcott BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Eliza NICHOLLS   Servant     18 Cook Emberton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Emma HENSON   Servant     17 Housemaid Oundle NTH ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Martha BLUCK   Servant     18 Nursemaid Newport Pagnell BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Jessie J. BARTER   Pupil     12 Scholar Wolverton BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Amy E. BROTHERS   Pupil     13 Scholar Brabourne KEN ENG    

KEY: Sch. = Schedule number     I = Inhabited house     U = Uninhabited house     M = Male     F = Female     Qual = Qualification

Folio: 47  Page: 5 PRO Ref. RG9 1006
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    Houses Name of each person     Age        
Sch. Address I U   Title Forename Surname Qual Relation to Head Condition M F Occupation Where born Disability Transcriber Comments
20 Terrace, Church Square         Mary A. REEVE   Pupil     12 Scholar Stony Stratford BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Catharine E. PIKE   Pupil     11 Scholar Moulsoe BKM ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Jane ASTON   Pupil     10 Scholar Burstow SRY ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Charlotte L. ASTON   Pupil     7 Scholar Burstow SRY ENG    
20 Terrace, Church Square         Annie M. MAXFIELD   Pupil     7 Scholar Notting Hill MDX ENG    
  Terrace, Church Square   1                              
21 Terrace, Church Square 1   //   Charles CLARIDGE   Head Unmarried 42   Maltster Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
21 Terrace, Church Square         Susannah WELCH   Mother Widow   65 Fund Holder Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
21 Terrace, Church Square         Rosina E. PITKIN   Servant Unmarried   26 Housemaid Swanbourne BKM ENG    
22 Terrace, Church Square 1   //   Theodore HARRIS   Head Married 29   Banker Stoke Newington MDX ENG    
22 Terrace, Church Square         Ann D. HARRIS   Wife Married   28 Banker's Wife Greysouthen CUL ENG    
22 Terrace, Church Square         John F. HARRIS   Son   2     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
22 Terrace, Church Square         Priscilla MANLEY   Visitor Unmarried   17 Retired Grocer's Daughter Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
22 Terrace, Church Square         Susanna KAY?   Servant Unmarried   45 Nurse Birmingham WAR ENG    
22 Terrace, Church Square         Ann G. GEDDISS?   Servant Unmarried   27 Cook London LND ENG    
22 Terrace, Church Square         Eliza RANDALL   Servant Unmarried   22 Housemaid Stoke Newington MDX ENG    
23 The Vicarage 1   //   Joseph STEVENSON   Head Married 54   Vicar of Leighton Berwick-upon-Tweed NBL ENG    
23 The Vicarage         Mary A. STEVENSON   Wife Married   50 Vicar's Wife     SCT    
23 The Vicarage         Mary E. STEVENSON   Daughter Unmarried   19 Vicar's Daughter Durham DUR ENG    
23 The Vicarage         Alice STEVENSON   Daughter Unmarried   17 Vicar's Daughter Durham DUR ENG    
23 The Vicarage         Mary CRAIG   Mother Widow   78 Housekeeper     SCT    
23 The Vicarage         Uranic H...?   Visitor Unmarried   21 Not Known Chatres   FRA    
23 The Vicarage         Elizabeth HIL...?   Servant Unmarried   35 General Servant     IRL    
23 The Vicarage         Elizabeth TOFT   Servant Unmarried   26 General Servant Tattenhall STS ENG   Birth place possibly 'Tatenhill'
24 The Glebe Farmhouse 1   //   Thomas TOMPKINS   Head Married 22   Butcher Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
24 The Glebe Farmhouse         Susan TOMPKINS   Wife Married   22   Billington BDF ENG    

KEY: Sch. = Schedule number     I = Inhabited house     U = Uninhabited house     M = Male     F = Female     Qual = Qualification

Folio: 47  Page: 6 PRO Ref. RG9 1006
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    Houses Name of each person     Age        
Sch. Address I U   Title Forename Surname Qual Relation to Head Condition M F Occupation Where born Disability Transcriber Comments
24 The Glebe Farmhouse         Emma TOMPKINS   Daughter     5 mths   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
24 The Glebe Farmhouse         Susan FOSTER   Nurse Married   54 Nurse Billington BDF ENG    
25 Parsons Close Way 1   //   Frances ELLIOTT   Head Married   53 Laundress Newton Longville BKM ENG    
26 Parsons Close Way 1   //   James BUCKMASTER   Head Married 38   Parish Sexton Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
26 Parsons Close Way         Hannah BUCKMASTER   Wife Married   31   Chilton BKM ENG    
26 Parsons Close Way         John BUCKMASTER   Son   6   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
26 Parsons Close Way         George BUCKMASTER   Son   6   Scholar Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
26 Parsons Close Way         Frederick BUCKMASTER   Son   2     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square 1   //   Philip W. WAGSTAFF   Head Married 50   Surveyor M. R. C. L. S.? A. Lond. Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Eliza WAGSTAFF   Wife Married   35   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Elizabeth J.? WAGSTAFF   Daughter Unmarried   21   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Fanny WAGSTAFF   Daughter Unmarried   18   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         William WAGSTAFF   Son Unmarried 15     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Ellen E. WAGSTAFF   Daughter     7   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Marion E. WAGSTAFF   Daughter     5   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Ernest H. WAGSTAFF   Son   3     Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Eliza E. WAGSTAFF   Daughter     1   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Elizabeth HALL   Step Mother Widow   73 Late Nurse Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
27 Church Square         Sarah HIGGINS   Servant Unmarried   17 General Servant Blackfriars Road SRY ENG    
28 Church Square 1   //   Joseph RICHARDSON   Head Married 37   Schoolmaster Pulfords School Leeds YKS ENG    
28 Church Square         Harriett? RICHARDSON   Wife Married   36   Pocklington YKS ENG    
28 Church Square         Mary J. PROUDLOCK   Niece Married   20   Pocklington YKS ENG    
28 Church Square         George G. PUNTER   Boarder   14   Scholar Slapton BKM ENG    
29 Church Square 1   //   John P. KIPLING   Head Married 54   Solicitor Registrar County Court Newport Pagnell BKM ENG    
29 Church Square         Louisa KIPLING   Wife Married   42   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    

KEY: Sch. = Schedule number     I = Inhabited house     U = Uninhabited house     M = Male     F = Female     Qual = Qualification

Folio: 48  Page: 7 PRO Ref. RG9 1006
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    Houses Name of each person     Age        
Sch. Address I U   Title Forename Surname Qual Relation to Head Condition M F Occupation Where born Disability Transcriber Comments
29 Church Square         Hannah ADAMS   Servant Widow   71 Housekeeper Soulbury BKM ENG    
30 Church Square, 'The Golden Bell' 1   //   John H. GURNEY   Head Married 31   Victualler Soulbury BKM ENG    
30 Church Square, 'The Golden Bell'         Betsy GURNEY   Wife Married   24   Leighton Buzzard BDF ENG    
30 Church Square, 'The Golden Bell'         Jane WALKER   Servant Unmarried   17 General Servant White Cleft? BKM ENG    
31 Church Square 1   //   Eliza WOODMAN   Head Married   33 Milliner & Dressmaker. Separated from Husband Ivinghoe BKM ENG    
31 Church Square         George J. WOODMAN   Son   13     Islington LND ENG    
31 Church Square         Eliza A. WOODMAN   Daughter     12   Holborn LND ENG    
31 Church Square         Mary Jane WOODMAN   Daughter     11   Southampton HAM ENG    
31