Shrivenham Census for 1851

This listing is to give access to the official government census of 1851. On this official census the enumerators were asked to visit every City, Town and Village and even the smallest farm and hamlets of the UK. For the most part they were succesful in including the names of everyone living in those places. The census forms were examined by household to include the full name of every man, woman and child. However, being hand-written, some of the entries are difficult to read, so some of the names entrered here on this transcription may be incorrect. But we have attempted to give our best guess at what has been written. Where possible we have also added information that we know to be correct from other sources. 

To make best use of this listing, we suggest that you first look at the brief alphabetical listing and note the page number on which that person appeared in the original census. You can do that by going HERE.

You can then check out the individual page transcription by going HERE

If you wish to look at the original, handwritten pages, we have included a copy of them, courtesy of Shrivenhma Parish Council, by going HERE

It is interesting to note that this census revealed that the village consisted of 145 dwellings, plus three that were unoccupied. The headcount amounted to 739 people. 

To read a summary of the occupations for people included in this census please go HERE

Included with this listing is also Edith Jeacock's research on Farmers where she matched  farmers names with those recorded in the 1851 census.

Compiled by Neil B. Maw