Parish Census 1891
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
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Woodyard Workers c1910
Wayman Family c1912
Skinner Family c1912
Cundal's Workers c1908
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The 1891 Census for Wimpole, Cambridgeshire.
Reference: Ref. RG13/1521 (with acknowledgement to the Public Record Office)

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Introduction

This is the 1891 Census for the Parish of Wimpole in Cambridgeshire.

The census commences with the School House in the village at the eastern end of Cambridge Road then follows the northern side of the road westwards [most of the village properties on the southern side of Cambridge Road were in the Parish of Orwell until 1999] towards the hamlet of Arrington Bridge. The census then jumps straight to the Rectory and Wimpole Hall, before recording the farms and dwellings around the Wimpole Estate. The 5th Earl of Hardwicke [= Yorke Family Tree] is not in residence - in just three year's time he will be selling Wimpole to settle massive gambling debts.

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The Population of Wimpole:

There is a national Census every ten years when the year ends in a one. The following table gives the population of the Parish of Wimpole from 1801 to 1951 (the numbers include children and visitors from outside the parish in temporary residence within Wimpole on the date of census).

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1801:
1811:
1821:
1831:
1841:
1851:

324
366
493
583
464

452

1861:
1871:
1881:
1891:
1901:
1911:

406
419
355
290
240
238

1921:
1931:
1941:
1951:

244
218
(Not taken)
239

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Other Censuses

Arrington Wimpole Orwell Local
1881 Census
1891 Census
1901 Census *
1881 Census
1891 Census
1901 Census
1881 Census
1891 Census
1901 Census
1881 Workhouse

*incomplete
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Acknowledgements

My thanks and acknowedgements to the 'census team' who provided the documentation and who typed and checked the various page transcripts. Particular thanks to Mike Giddings, Susan Giddings, Alexandra Morton and John Parkins for all their help, assistance and encouragement.

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The 1891 Census for Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Date of Census: 5 April 1891.

[Information, notes and comments additional to the 1891 Census are shown within square brackets]


1. Name.
2. Relation to Head of Household.
3. Married, Widowed or Single.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Place of Birth.

   1 2 3 4 5 6

School House  (Schedule 67)
[Now School House, 22 Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
School House (c1905)
Pupils playing in the school grounds with School House in the background. The Old School House (or Old Wooden School) Schedule 30, is just off
to the left of this photograph.
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Samuel HORSFIELD Head
S
57
School Master Colne Lancashire
Emily HORSFIELD Daughter
S
32
School Mistress Badminton Gloucestershire

Old School Cottage (Schedule 68)
[Now demolished, was situated on site of 30 Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Old Wooden School
This was the original school building in Wimpole. After the new 'brick' C of E School was built in 1874, the building was converted into one then two small dwellings. It was listed as an Almshouse in 1933 (this image is the only photograph of the school I have been able to find and is taken from an ink 'duplicated' WI pamphlet issued in 1958). The original Wimpole Village Hall (1924-1977) can be glimpsed on the right.
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Samuel INGREY Head
M
79
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Judith INGREY Wife
M
77
  Croydon, Cambridgeshire

Old School Cottage  (Schedule 69)
[See Schedule 68 above]
Charles BULLEN Head
M
27
Bricklayer Jimmy Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Emma BULLEN Wife
M
25
  Croydon, Cambridgeshire

1 New Wimpole (Schedule 1)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Samuel CLARK Head
M
53
Brickmaker Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Emma CLARK Wife
M
57
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Cornelius CLARK Son
S
17
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

2/3 New Wimpole (Schedule 2)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Henry WILKINS Head
M
28
Gardener Labourer Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Emily A. WILKINS Wife
M
24
  Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Charles H. WILKINS Son  
4
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Hilda M. WILKINS Daughter  
3m
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

4/5 New Wimpole (Schedule 3)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
John GOATES Head
M
52
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Priscilla GOATES Wife
M
51
  Kingston, Cambridgeshire
Arthur GOATES Son  
13
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

6 New Wimpole (Schedule 4)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
William WHITBY
Head
M
39
Agricultural Labourer
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Sarah WHITBY
Wife
M
40
 
Toft, Cambridgeshire
Charles WHITBY
Son
 
12
Agricultural Labourer
Toft, Cambridgeshire
Albert WHITBY
Son
 
11
Agricultural Labourer
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Frank WHITBY
Son
 
9
Scholar
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
William WHITBY
Son
 
7
Scholar
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
James WHITBY
Son
 
5
Scholar
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Emma J WHITBY
Daughter
 
3
 
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Andrew WHITBY
Son
 
2m
 
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Ruth WHITBY
Mother
W
79
 
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

7/8 New Wimpole (Schedule 5)
[Now: 40 Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
David PRATT Head
M
53
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Mary A[nn] PRATT Wife
M
57
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Arthur [J] PRATT Son  
14
Agricultural Labourer Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Flora PRATT Daughter  
10
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

[Notes:
(a) David Pratt (b 1838) married Mary Ann Rule (b 1839) on the 22 January 1858 and they had seven children, the first of whom was Charles Pratt (b 1860) - see schedule 14 below.
(b) See also 1901 census entry (Schedule 36) for photograph and additional information]


9/10 New Wimpole  (Schedule 6)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
William BULLEN Head
M
62
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Ann BULLEN Wife
M
61
  Orwell, Cambridgeshire

11 New Wimpole  (Schedule 7)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
David SPAXMAN Head M
70
Retired pensioner from charity at Oxford Long Stowe,
Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth SPAXMAN Wife M
69
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
William SPAXMAN Grandson  
5
Scholar London

[Note: Often spelt Spacksman in Wimpole records]

Cambridge Road (c1905)
No 22 New Wimpole is on the left then numbers run down to No 1 New Wimpole (in mid-distance before the tree). Each building has either two or three dwellings. From an original postcard postmarked Arrington, and dated November 1 1905. The image may be earlier.

12/13 New Wimpole  (Schedule 8)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
James RULE Head
M
56
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth RULE Wife
M
54
  Arrington, Cambridgeshire
William RULE Son  
15
Bricklayer's Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Kate HOUSDEN
(Visitor)
Grand- Daughter  
12
  Hatley, Cambridgeshire

14/15 New Wimpole  (Schedule 9)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Elizabeth MULBERRY Head
W
78
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Jonathan MULBERRY Son
S
44
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

16/17 New Wimpole (Schedule 10)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Joseph GADD Head
S
57
Tailor Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Keziah GADD Sister
S
54
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

18/19 New Wimpole  (Schedule 11)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Uninhabited

20 New Wimpole  (Schedule 12)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
James OSBORNE Head
M
50
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Mary OSBORNE Wife
M
60
  Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire
George OSBORNE Son  
12
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Samuel OSBORNE Father
W
83
  Hatley, Cambridgeshire

21 New Wimpole  (Schedule 13)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
William CARTER Head
M
37
Agricultural Labourer Croydon, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth CARTER Wife
M
33
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Sidney CARTER Son  
14
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Lily CARTER Daughter  
12
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Alice CARTER Daughter  
10
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Annie CARTER Daughter  
7
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Nellie CARTER Daughter  
3
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

22/23 New Wimpole  (Schedule 14)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Charles PRATT Head
M
30
Gardener Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Martha PRATT Wife
M
28
Domestic Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Chas PRATT Son
6
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
David PRATT Son
3
Caxton, Cambridgeshire
Annie PRATT Daughter
8m
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
William INGREY Son
8
Caxton, Cambridgeshire

24 New Wimpole  (Schedule 15)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
John BULLEN Head
M
40
Carpenter Journeyman Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Annie BULLEN Wife
M
39
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Thomas BULLEN Son
14
Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Andrew BULLEN Son
10
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Alice BULLEN Daughter
7
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Harry BULLEN Son
5
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

New Wimpole (No Number)  (Schedule 16)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Robert HURST Head
M
65
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Caroline HURST Wife
M
61
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
John HURST Son
S
41
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Elizabeth HURST Daughter
S
18
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Robert HURST Grandson
7
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

New Wimpole (No Number) (Schedule 17)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Charles SKINNER Head
M
31
General Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Ellen SKINNER Wife
M
26
  Barrington, Cambridgeshire
Margaret SKINNER Daughter  
1
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Brickyard, New Wimpole (Schedule 18)
[Dwelling demolished, now The Woodyard, Wimpole]
James SMITH Head
M
54
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Lydia SMITH Wife
M
52
  Arrington, Cambridgeshire
John SMITH Son
S
17
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Arthur SMITH Son  
13
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Harry SMITH Son  
10
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Brickyard, New Wimpole (Schedule 19)
[Dwelling demolished, now The Woodyard, Wimpole]
Elizabeth RULE Head
W
81
  Foxton, Cambridgeshire
Charles RULE Son
S
42
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Hoback Farm, New Wimpole (Schedule 20)
[Now Hoback Farm, Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
William GENTLE Head
M
70
Farmers Foreman Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Mary GENTLE Wife
M
69
  Arrington, Cambridgeshire

Cambridge Road Farm, New Wimpole (Schedule 21)
[Now Cambridge Road Farm. Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
John HAGGER Head
M
43
Farmer Bourn, Cambridgeshire
Annie HAGGER Wife
M
41
  Wendy, Cambridgeshire
Reginald HAGGER Son  
12
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Alice HAGGER Daughter  
9
Scholar Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Annie HAGGER Daughter  
5
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Alice SOLE Servant
S
15
General Servant Morden, Cambridgeshire

28 New Wimpole (Schedule 22)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
James SKINNER Head
M
52
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Ann SKINNER Wife
M
53
  Willingham, Cambridgeshire
Arthur SKINNER Son
S
23
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Abraham SKINNER Brother Visitor
S
56
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

29 New Wimpole (Schedule 23)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
James RULE Head
M
81
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Rebecca RULE Wife
M
78
  Croydon, Cambridgeshire
David RULE Son
M
55
Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Jane RULE Wife
M
52
  Orwell, Cambridgeshire

River Cam Farm, New Wimpole (Schedule 24)
[Now River Cam Farm, Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
John DAWSON Head
M
37
Farmer Bourn, Cambridgeshire
Martha DAWSON Wife
M
32
  Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire
Selina DAWSON Daughter  
5
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Stephen DAWSON Son  
3
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Herbert DAWSON Son  
8m
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Florence E WATSON Servant  
14
General Servant Wendy, Cambridgeshire

The Avenue, Arrington Bridge (Schedule 25)
[Cottage demolished, now approx site of ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Mary WHETSTONE Head
W
83
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
William WHETSTONE Son
S
58
Bricklayer
Journeyman
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

The Avenue, Arrington Bridge (Schedule 26)
[Cottage demolished, now approx site of ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Mary JOHNSON Head
S
56
  Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Charles CHARTER Son
S
36
Agricultural Labourer Arrington, Cambridgeshire

32 & 33 Arrington Bridge (Schedule 27)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Charles COOPER Head
W
53
Agricultural Labourer Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Charles COOPER Son
S
22
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Mary COOPER Daughter
S
18
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Eliza COOPER Daughter
S
16
Housekeeper Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Tom COOPER Son  
14
Agriculture Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

34 & 35 Arrington Bridge (Schedule 28)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Ann REED Head
W
64
  Whaddon, Cambridgeshire
William REED Son
S
23
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Jane REED Daughter
S
30
Dressmaker Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

36 Arrington Bridge (Schedule 29)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Albert J LITCHFIELD Head
M
24
Blacksmith
Journeyman
Long Stowe,
Cambridgeshire
Eliza LITCHFIELD Wife
M
30
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Agnes J LITCHFIELD Daughter  
8m
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

38 Arrington Bridge (Schedule 30)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Julia RUMBOLD Head
W
40
Laundress Aldenham, Hertfordshire
Eleanor RUMBOLD Daughter  
13
  Bushey, Hertfordshire
Charlotte RUMBOLD Daughter  
11
Scholar Bushey, Hertfordshire
William RUMBOLD Son  
9
Scholar Chalk Farm, London
Charles RUMBOLD Son  
6
Scholar Kingston, Cambridgeshire

37 Arrington Bridge (Schedule 31)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
David LONG Head
W
36
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Lily LONG Daughter  
8
Scholar Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Sarah LAURENCE Servant
W
50
Servant Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire

39 Arrington Bridge (Schedule 32)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
David BULLEN Head
W
55
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
David BULLEN Son
S
24
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
George BULLEN Son
S
18
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Emma BULLEN Daughter
S
18
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

40 & 41 Arrington Bridge (Schedule 33)
[Now ?? Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Benjamin BULLEN Head
M
53
Groom & Gardener Domestic Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Emma BULLEN Wife
M
36
  Chrishall, , Essex
Ernest BULLEN Son
S
18
Stable Boy & Groom Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Charles BULLEN Son  
15
Agricultural Labourer Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Walter BULLEN Son  
2m
  Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
Susan SOOLE Mother Visitor
W
77
  Ickleton, Cambridgeshire

Arrington Bridge (c1920)
The road junction at Arrington Bridge taken from the Great North Road and looking towards the road to Wimpole and Cambridge. On the right is the Agent's House ("Wimpole Lodge" - Schedule 34 below) and the white cottage beyond is No 38 (Schedule 30 above). The newly erected Arrington and Wimpole War Memorial is on the left. The junction was closed in 1991, following construction of a new roundabout some 200m to the north.

Agent's House, Arrington Bridge (Schedule 34)
[Now Wimpole Lodge, Cambridge Road, Wimpole]
Reginald FELLOWS Head
S
36
Land Agent Beighton, Norfolk
T Lawrey COOKSON Visitor
M
24
Land Agent Durham, Durham
L Lawrey COOKSON Border
S
26
Land Agent Durham, Durham
Mary A NOBBIN Servant
M
38
Domestic Irstead, Norfolk
Julia RINGER Servant
S
20
Domestic Wells, Norfolk

8 Elms Farm, Arrington Bridge (Schedule 35)
[Now 8 Elms Farm, Ermine Street, Arrington]
Martha F HASTING Wife
M
24
  Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Florence DISHERY Servant  
14
Domestic General Kneesworth, Cambridgeshire

The Rectory (Schedule 36)
[Now The Rectory Restaurant and Estate Offices, Wimpole Estate]
Wimpole Rectory (image c1908)
Wimpole Rectory still stands in the grounds of Wimpole Hall. In
1996, the National Trust converted the lower floor into the Rectory Restaurant. The upper floors have since been refurbished and are
now estate offices.
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Edward L FELLOWS Head
M
45
Rector of Wimpole Lingwood, Norfolk
Margaret R FELLOWS Wife
M
42
  Oxford, Oxford
Thomas L FELLOWS Daughter  
15
  Cumnor, Berkshire
Rosamond S FELLOWS Daughter  
13
  Oxford, Oxford
Constance J FELLOWS Daughter  
9
  Oxford, Oxford
Gertrude RANSOME Servant
S
34
Governess Ipswich, Suffolk
Mary A YOUNG Servant
S
21
Cook Sandy, , Bedfordshire
Emma JENKINS Servant
S
27
Housemaid East Harling, Norfolk
Ellen DANIELS Servant
S
21
Maid Sandy, , Bedfordshire

Wimpole Hall (Schedule 37)
[Still Wimpole Hall, a major National Trust Property and open to the public]
Wimpole Hall (image c1915)
Front (South) Elevation.
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[The owner, Charles Philip Yorke, the 5th Earl of Hardwicke