Compton Abbas 

1891 Census RG12/1629

The whole of the parish of Compton Abbas including East and West Compton, Crockers and Whitehall

Enumerator John Tapper.

79 inhabited houses, 3 uninhabited, 41 tenements of less than 5 rooms. 161 males, 138 females299 total. 

Transcribed by me, Susan Stead, October 2003.

 

Schedule No; Address; Forename(s); Surname; Relation; Marital Status; Age; Occupation; Birth place [Dorset unless otherwise stated]; Reference

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    George;    GRAY;    Head;    Married;    46;    Carrier;    Shaftesbury;    RG12/1629F16p9

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Ellen;    GRAY;    Wife;    Married;    43;    ;    Blandford;    RG12/1629F16p9

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Mary;    GRAY;    Daughter;    Unmarried;    21;    Dressmaker;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Herbert;    GRAY;    Son;    Unmarried;    18;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Anna;    GRAY;    Daughter;    ;    16;    Dom svt.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Ernest;    GRAY;    Son;    ;    14;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Joseph;    GRAY;    Son;    ;    12;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Harold;    GRAY;    Son;    ;    2;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

60;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Lillie;    GRAY;    Grand-daughter;    4;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

61;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Elizabeth;    GRAY;    Head;    Widow;    86;    ;    Stour Provost;    RG12/1629F16p9

61;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Anna;    LAWRENCE;    Boarder;    Unmarried;    66;    Nurse (sick);    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F16p9

62;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Susannah;    YOUNG;    Head;    Widow;    65;    ;    Shaftesbury;    RG12/1629F16p9

62;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Arthur;    YOUNG;    Son;    Unmarried;    17;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

63;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    John;    MULLINS;    Head;    Married;    73;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

63;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Mary;    MULLINS;    Wife;    Married;    69;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

64;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Tom;    SHARP;    Head;    Married;    29;    Ag. Lab.;    Melbury Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

64;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Eliza E.;    SHARP;    Wife;    Married;    28;    ;    Farnham;    RG12/1629F16p9

64;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Sarahphene M.;    SHARP;    Daughter;    ;    10mth;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

65;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Charles;    RIDEOUT;    Head;    Widower;    55;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

65;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Jane;    RIDEOUT;    Daughter;    Unmarried;    26;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

65;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    James;    RIDEOUT;    Son;    Unmarried;    22;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

65;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Sidney;    RIDEOUT;    Son;    Unmarried;    16;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

65;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Beatrice;    RIDEOUT;    Daughter;    ;    14;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

65;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Minnie;    RIDEOUT;    Daughter;    ;    11;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

65;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Frank;    RIDEOUT;    Grandson;    ;    9;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

65;    Twyford Road;    Higher Green;    Emma J.;    RIDEOUT;    Grand-daughter;    2;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p9

66;    Gunns Farm;    Charles H.;    BARNES;    Head;    Unmarried;    25;    Farmer;    Wilts Little Down;    RG12/1629F16p9

66;    Gunns Farm;    Louisa;    BARNES;    Sister;    Unmarried;    20;    Housekeeper Dom.;    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F16p9

67;    Post Gate;    William;    YOUNG;    Head;    Married;    73;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

67;    Post Gate;    Eliza;    YOUNG;    Wife;    Married;    57;    Laundress;    Motcombe;    RG12/1629F16p10

67;    Post Gate;    Frederick;    YOUNG;    Son;    Unmarried;    15;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

68;    Post Gate;    Walter;    RIDEOUT;    Head;    Married;    48;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

68;    Post Gate;    Emily;    RIDEOUT;    Wife;    Married;    47;    [blind];    East Orchard;    RG12/1629F16p10

68;    Post Gate;    Mary;    RIDEOUT;    Daughter;    Unmarried;    13;    ;    East Orchard;    RG12/1629F16p10

68;    Post Gate;    Absalom;    RIDEOUT;    Son;    ;    11;    Scholar;    East Orchard;    RG12/1629F16p10

68;    Post Gate;    Frank;    RIDEOUT;    Son;    ;    9;    Scholar;    East Orchard;    RG12/1629F16p10

68;    Post Gate;    Percy J.M.;    RIDEOUT;    Grandson;    ;    3;    ;    East Orchard;    RG12/1629F16p10

69;    Crockers Farm;    Julia;    MILES;    Head;    Widow;    68;    Farmer;    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F16p10

69;    Crockers Farm;    Edwin H.;    MILES;    Son;    Unmarried;    39;    Farmer's son;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

69;    Crockers Farm;    Henry T.;    MILES;    Son;    Unmarried;    37;    Farmer's son;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

69;    Crockers Farm;    John;    HUNT;    Grandson;    ;    8;    ;    Bishop Caundle;    RG12/1629F16p10

69;    Crockers Farm;    Charlotte;    HARRIS;    Servant;    Unmarried;    19;    Dom. Svt.;    Stalbridge;    RG12/1629F16p10

70;    Burdens Farm;    Henry J.;    TAPPER;    Head;    Married;    35;    Farmer;    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F16p10

70;    Burdens Farm;    Kate;    TAPPER;    Wife;    Married;    36;    ;    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F16p10

70;    Burdens Farm;    Geraldine;    TAPPER;    Daughter;    ;    9;    Scholar;    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F16p10

70;    Burdens Farm;    James R.;    TAPPER;    Son;    ;    8;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

70;    Burdens Farm;    William;    TAPPER;    Son;    ;    7;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

70;    Burdens Farm;    Mary E.;    TAPPER;    Daughter;    ;    4;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

70;    Burdens Farm;    Martha;    BEALE;    Servant;    Unmarried;    14;    Dom. Svt.;    Sherborne Causeway;    RG12/1629F16p10

71;    Bakers Farm;    Mary A.;    SHARP;    Head;    Widow;    60;    Farmer;    Melbury Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

71;    Bakers Farm;    Selina;    SHARP;    Daughter;    Unmarried;    22;    ;    Melbury Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

71;    Bakers Farm;    Henry A.;    SHARP;    Son;    Unmarried;    20;    Farmer's son;    Melbury Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

71;    Bakers Farm;    George;    SHARP;    Son;    Unmarried;    17;    Farmer's son;    Melbury Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

71;    Bakers Farm;    William;    SHARP;    Son;    ;    14;    ;    Melbury Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

71;    Bakers Farm;    Hannah;    ALNER;    Mother;    Widow;    84;    Retd. Farmers wife;    Wilts Ludwell;    RG12/1629F16p10

72;    Twyford Road;    Edward H.;    NORRIS;    Head;    Married;    32;    Carpenter;    Somerset North Cheriton;    RG12/1629F16p10

72;    Twyford Road;    Annie;    NORRIS;    Wife;    Married;    33;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F16p10

73;    Twyford Road;    Annabella;    STONE;    Head;    Unmarried;    67;    Retd. Svt.;    East Stour;    RG12/1629F16p10

73;    Twyford Road;    Harry;    GRAY;    Head;    Married;    30;    Ag. Lab;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

73;    Twyford Road;    Lavinia A.;    GRAY;    Wife;    Married;    27;    ;    Iwerne Minster;    RG12/1629F17p11

73;    Twyford Road;    Rosa;    GRAY;    Daughter;    ;    6;    Scholar;    Iwerne Minster;    RG12/1629F17p11

73;    Twyford Road;    Sarah E.;    GRAY;    Daughter;    ;    4;    Scholar;    Iwerne Minster;    RG12/1629F17p11

74;    Lower Green;    Harry G.;    GRAY;    Son;    ;    2;    ;    Iwerne Minster;    RG12/1629F17p11

74;    Lower Green;    Richard;    GRAY;    Son;    ;    1;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

74;    Lower Green;    John;    GRAY;    Son;    ;    2mth;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

75;    Twyford Road;    Abel;    BAKER;    Head;    Married;    74;    Ag. Lab.;    Shaftesbury;    RG12/1629F17p11

75;    Twyford Road;    Mary;    BAKER;    Wife;    Married;    74;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

75;    Twyford Road;    Robert;    BAKER;    Son;    Unmarried;    40;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

75;    Twyford Road;    Joseph;    BAKER;    Son;    Unmarried;    38;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

76;    Twyford Road;    George;    GARLAND;    Head;    Married;    41;    Blacksmith;    Somerset East Pennard;    RG12/1629F17p11

76;    Twyford Road;    Caroline;    GARLAND;    Wife;    Married;    30;    Postmistress;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

76;    Twyford Road;    William G.;    GARLAND;    Son;    ;    4;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

76;    Twyford Road;    Sarah M.;    GARLAND;    Daughter;    ;    11 mth;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

76;    Twyford Road;    James;    REAVE;    Servant;    Unmarried;    15;    Smith;    Hants J107Wellow;    RG12/1629F17p11

77;    Twyford Road;    Edward;    BURRIDGE;    Head;    Widow;    73;    Living own means  [paralysed];    Shaftesbury;    RG12/1629F17p11

77;    Twyford Road;    Alice;    BURRIDGE;    Boarder;    SL;    73;    ;    East Orchard;    RG12/1629F17p11

78;    Twyford Road;    John G.;    PARHAM;    Head;    Unmarried;    68;    Living own means [blind];    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

79;    Twyford Road;    John;    RIDEOUT;    Head;    Widower;    77;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

79;    Twyford Road;    Elijah;    RIDEOUT;    Son;    Unmarried;    44;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

79;    Twyford Road;    Victor;    RIDEOUT;    Grandson;    ;    6;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

80;    Twyford Road;    Ann;    RIDEOUT;    Head;    Widow;    73;    Shopkeeper;    West Orchard;    RG12/1629F17p11

80;    Twyford Road;    Robert;    RIDEOUT;    Grandson;    ;    12;    ;    Melbury Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

80;    Twyford Road;    Thomas;    DIBBEN;    Grandson;    ;    6;    Scholar;    Somerset Yeovil;    RG12/1629F17p11

81;    Burze? Stock Farm;    Francis L.;    MILLER;    Head;    Unmarried;    21;    Farmer;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

81;    Burze? Stock Farm;    Matilda;    MILLER;    Mother;    Widow;    53;    ;    Wilts Mere;    RG12/1629F17p11

81;    Burze? Stock Farm;    Sarah E.;    MILLER;    Niece;    ;    8;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

81;    Burze? Stock Farm;    Samuel;    PARHAM;    Servant;    Unmarried;    17;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p11

82;    Bedchester Lane;    John;    COMPTON;    Head;    Married;    34;    Ag. Lab.;    Shaftesbury;    RG12/1629F17p12

82;    Bedchester Lane;    Ellen;    COMPTON;    Wife;    Married;    34;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

82;    Bedchester Lane;    John;    COMPTON;    Son;    ;    9;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

82;    Bedchester Lane;    Emily;    COMPTON;    Daughter;    ;    11;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

82;    Bedchester Lane;    Frank;    COMPTON;    Son;    ;    8;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

82;    Bedchester Lane;    Ethel;    COMPTON;    Daughter;    ;    6;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

82;    Bedchester Lane;    Thomas;    COMPTON;    Son;    ;    4;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

83;    Bedchester Lane;    Alfred;    DIBBEN;    Head;    Married;    30;    Ag. Lab.;    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F17p12

83;    Bedchester Lane;    Sarah A.;    DIBBEN;    Wife;    Married;    29;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

83;    Bedchester Lane;    Frank;    DIBBEN;    Son;    ;    2mth;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

84;    Bedchester Lane;    Charles;    TOOMER;    Head;    Married;    31;    Mason's Lab.;    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F17p12

84;    Bedchester Lane;    Ellen L.;    TOOMER;    Wife;    Married;    21;    ;    Fontmell Magna;    RG12/1629F17p12

85;    Bedchester Lane;    Julia;    PARHAM;    Head;    Widow;    46;    Laundress;    Melbury Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

85;    Bedchester Lane;    William T.;    PARHAM;    Son;    Unmarried;    19;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

85;    Bedchester Lane;    Minnie A.;    PARHAM;    Daughter;    ;    11;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

85;    Bedchester Lane;    Henry G.;    PARHAM;    Son;    ;    8;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

86;    Bedchester Lane;    William;    GRAY;    Head;    Married;    47;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

86;    Bedchester Lane;    Emma;    GRAY;    Wife;    Married;    46;    ;    Shaftesbury;    RG12/1629F17p12

86;    Bedchester Lane;    Henry W.;    GRAY;    Son;    Unmarried;    25;    Ag. Lab.;    Shaftesbury;    RG12/1629F17p12

87;    Bedchester Lane;    Henry J.;    RIDEOUT;    Head;    Married;    51;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

87;    Bedchester Lane;    Emily;    RIDEOUT;    Wife;    Married;    45;    ;    Shaftesbury;    RG12/1629F17p12

87;    Bedchester Lane;    Albert G.;    RIDEOUT;    Son;    Unmarried;    19;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

87;    Bedchester Lane;    Rosa L.;    RIDEOUT;    Daughter;    ;    13;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

87;    Bedchester Lane;    Henry J.;    RIDEOUT;    Son;    ;    11;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

87;    Bedchester Lane;    Augustus F.;    RIDEOUT;    Son;    ;    7;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

87;    Bedchester Lane;    Lily J.;    RIDEOUT;    Daughter;    ;    5;    Scholar;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

87;    Bedchester Lane;    Emily C.;    RIDEOUT;    Daughter;    ;    2;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F17p12

88;    Bedchester Lane;    Henry;    MEATYARD;    Head;    Married;    42;    Dairyman;    Stour Provost;    RG12/1629F17p12

88;    Bedchester Lane;    Mary M.;    MEATYARD;    Wife;    Married;    33;    ;    Stour Provost;    RG12/1629F17p12

89;    Bere Lane;    James;    FARR;    Head;    Married;    63;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F18p13

89;    Bere Lane;    Louisa J.;    FARR;    Wife;    Married;    60;    [blind];    Wilts Tisbury;    RG12/1629F18p13

89;    Bere Lane;    George;    FARR;    Son;    Unmarried;    18;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F18p13

90;    Bere Lane;    Mathias;    MULLINS;    Head;    Married;    68;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F18p13

90;    Bere Lane;    Rebecca;    MULLINS;    Wife;    Married;    68;    ;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F18p13

91;    Bere Knap;    James;    HARDIMAN;    Head;    Married;    68;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F18p13

91;    Bere Knap;    Elizabeth;    HARDIMAN;    Wife;    Married;    68;    ;    Gillingham;    RG12/1629F18p13

92;    Bere Knap;    Unity;    MEREFIELD;    Head;    Widow;    72;    ;    Hazelbury Bryan;    RG12/1629F18p13

92;    Bere Knap;    George;    MEREFIELD;    Son;    Unmarried;    27;    Market Gardener;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F18p13

93;    Bere Knap;    Mary A.;    RYALL;    Head;    Widow;    75;    ;    Wilts Mere;    RG12/1629F18p13

93;    Bere Knap;    James;    RYALL;    Son;    Unmarried;    39;    Ag. Lab.;    Compton Abbas;    RG12/1629F18p13

94;    Hawkham Lane;    James;    SHARP;    Head;    Married;    87;