Skegness Magazine

Picture of Skegness in 1826

 

The 1841 census of Skegness contains thirteen pages. The enumerator’s walk was as follows:

(Ag Lab = Agricultural Labourer

M/S = Male Servant

F/S = Female Servant)

see the map for locations

page 1

Skegness near Church Wainfleet Road

5 abodes

12 M 13 F total 25

2 Ag Labs 1 Farmer 2 M/S 2 F/S 1 Butcher Sam Whiting 1 Parish Clerk George Rutter

25 born in Lincs

The Church would have been St Clement’s

Butcher Sam Whiting
Parish Clerk George Rutter

page 2

Wainfleet Road

5 abodes

10 M 12 F total 22

3 Ag Lab 1 Farmer 2 F/S 1 Shoemaker 1 Retired

22 born in Lincs

page 3

Wainfleet Road

3 abodes

12 M 13 F total 25

2 Farmers 1 Ag Lab 1 Shepherd 2 F/S 4 M/S 1 Retired

25 born in Lincs

page 4

Grand Hall Cottage Lifeboat House On the sea beach Village

8 abodes

11 M 14 F total 25

2 retired 3 M/S 3 F/S 1 Pauper crippled 1 Lifeboat Keeper 1 Bricklayer 1 Houskeeper 1 Farmer 1 Ag Lab 1 Mariner 1 Customs

20 born in Lincs 5 born outside Lincs

Lifeboat Keeper - Samuel Moody

People born outside Lincolnshire:

• One female - crippled pauper’s wife.
• Custom’s man and his wife
• Bricklayer and his wife

page 5

Hotel

1 abode

15 M 10 F total 25

1 Innkeeper 2 Ag Lab 4 M/S 4 F/S

17 born in Lincs 8 born outside Lincs

Hotel - Thomas Enderby age 55

People born outside Lincolnshire:

• 1 wife
• 1 M/s
• 1 F/S
• 1 Ag Lab
• 2 children
• 1 ?
• 1 Parchment Maker

page 6

Hotel WathHouse CountyBank (Roman Bank) Poor House

4abodes

12M 12 F total24

1 Farmer 1 Shepherd 1 Schoolmaster 1 F/S 1 Ag Lab

19 born in Lincs 5 born outside Lincs

School master Joseph Jepson age 40 born outside Lincolnshire

People born outside Lincolnshire:

• 4 Schoolmaster’s Family
• 1 Female age 25

page 7

New Hotel

1 abode

11 M 14 F total 25

1 Innkeeper 7 F/S 1 Chemist 1 Attourney 1 Farmer

22 born in Lincs 3 born outside Lincs

Innkeeper Joseph Hildred age 50
Chemist J Scupholme
Attourney

People born outside Lincolnshire:

• 1 wife of Attourney
• 1 Farmer
• 1 male age 15

page 8

New Hotel Poor Houses Village Sand Hills

4 abodes

14 M 10 F total 24

1 ? 2 M/S 3 Ag Lab

20 born in Lincs 4 born outside Lincs

People born outside Lincolnshire:

• 1 ? plus wife and two children staying in New Hotel

page 9

Skegness Marsh Village

4 abodes

10 M 14 F total 24

1 Farmer 1 M/S 3 Ag Lab 1 Grocer 1 Nurse

21 born in Lincs 3 born outside Lincs

People born outside Lincolnshire:

• 1 Ag Lab age 75
• 1 Grocer
• 1 Ag Lab age 15

page 10

Village Marsh Village

4 abodes

10 M 15 F total 25

3 Ag Lab 1 Farmer [Produce] Merchant 1 Governess 3 F/S 1 M/S

24 born in Lincs 1 born outside Lincs

People born outside Lincolnshire:

• 1 Female age 60

page 11

Village Poor House Marsh

5 abodes

13 M 12 F total 25

1 Shepherd 3 Ag Lab 1 Farmer 1 Fisherman

25 born in Lincolnshire

Fisherman Thomas Green

page 12

Sand Hills

4 abodes

15 M 11 F total 26

2 Fishermen 1 Farmer

26 born in Lincolnshire

page 13

County Bank Marine Villa

5 abodes

9 M 12 F total 21

2 F/S 2 M/S 1 Farmer 1 Farm ? 1 Fisherman

20 born in Lincs 1 born outside Lincs

People born outside Lincolnshire:

• 1 female age 40

Marine Villa Thomas Grunnill age 25 fisherman
Henry Moody age 15

Summery of totals

abodes	Males	Females	Population	Strays
53	155	165	316	30

Notes
The population figure include individuals who were staying in hotels.

The enumerator had to forcast any expected fluctuations in the local population. He wrote:

Expected Increase 26 males 18 females reason-Being favourably situated for sea **** a considerable influx is experienced during summer months chiefly of the weather ****. The season commences towards the latter end of June.