Census Returns 1861 completed more coming soon...

The first census in England and Wales was conducted on 10th March 1801. Since then, a census has been conducted every ten years. Unfortunately the very early censuses taken before 1841 were destroyed so this information is no longer available. The 1841 Census of England, Wales, Scotland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man was taken on the night of 6/7 June 1841. It was the first census conducted by the General Register Office to record the names of everyone in a household or institution. Information available in this collection includes place and name, age, gender, occupation and birthplace of each individual who spent the night in individual households.

The 1841 Census was taken on the night of 6/7 June 1841
The 1851 Census was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851.
The 1861 Census was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861.
The 1871 Census  was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871.
The 1881 Census was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1891.
The 1891 Census was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891.
The 1901 Census was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901.
The 1911 Census was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1911.

School Enrolment Records

Children from the village of Potto attended Whorlton Parochial School which was opened following public subscription on the 9 Jan 1865 with a total of 56 pupils. Listed here are the names of the original pupils. On subsequent pages can be found a complete record of all 534 pupils who attended the school up to 4 April 1910. Used in conjunction with the census returns you can follow individual families through the latter part of the 19th century. Many familiar surnames that are still around today feature in the list.

• Whorlton School registration records from 9 Jan 1865 to 4 Apr 1910

to be continued....