Hebden Census 1851

The 1851 Census was the second of the current series, and took place on 30 March 1851. At the time of this census Hebden was a Township in the parish of Linton, not receiving its Civil Parish status until 1866. It was in the Grassington registrar's district. The enumerator was Daniel Bowdin, whose entry appears first in the returns.

The 1851 census is more informative than the 1841 census, giving the employment for all, a more specific place of birth, details of each individual's relationship with the head of the household, and the age. The recorded population was 460 living in 91 households, recorded on 30 pages.

Full addresses are sparse - the normal address just being 'Hebden'. To save column space, when an address is given, assume 'Hebden' appears at the end. Where an address is not given, assume just 'Hebden' was supplied. The 'Relationship' column records the individuals relationship to the head of the household.

There are thirty pages of entries in the Hebden census returns, with a variable number of entries per page with all members of a household being kept on the same page. The first two digits of the reference number gives the household identity; the second two digits give the page number on which the entry occurs; and the last two digits give the entry number for the household. The table can be sorted by any of the columns, although children younger than 1 screw up the Age column. To sort by one column within another, e.g. order by age within occupation, first click on the heading of the secondary sort column (age), followed by the heading of the primary sort column (occupation).