Census Details

Census Details

31-03-2006

The details below are transcribed from original census records. Spellings are as interpreted from the enumerators writing.

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Occupations:

Many of the Occupations listed below are self explanatory, however, here are some details -

Silk Piecer - Joined the broken threads in the silk spinning mills, usually done by small children or women

Cotton Piecer - Joined the broken threads in the cotton spinning mills, usually done by small children or women

(Wood) Sawyer - Timber mill/pit worker, sawing timber (probably cutting boards in this instance)_

Fustian Cutter - A person who lifted and cut the threads in the making of Fustian, formerly a kind of coarse cloth made of cotton and flax. Now a thick, twilled cotton cloth with a short pile or nap, a kind of cotton velvet. A long thin knife was inserted into the loops and the threads cut as it was pulled through, stretched between rollers. The cloth was then brushed to raise the pile. Fustian is the old name for corduroy.

Bobbin Reeler - operated the machine that wound the yarn (in this case cotton) onto the bobbin

Cotton (or Silk) Dresser - Operator who assembled the yarns or threads prior to weaving of cloth

Silk Winder - Wound the silk from the silkworm cocoons onto bobbins

Silk Worker (Mill Man Silk) - Person engaged in the manufacture and or sale of silk

Silk Doubler - prepares silk tread or yarn by spinning, doubling or twisting

Railway Plate Layer - Laid and maintained railway tracks. The name predates railways, and is derived from the original "plateways" which existed hundreds of years ago, laid for coal mines.

Porter - Carried baggage in railway stations (in this case) could also be a door or gate keeper

Given name	Surname	Address	Census	Position	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth	Former Name
John	Napper	Mill Street Buglawton	1841		55	Labourer
John	Knapper	Mill Street Buglawton	1851	Head	66	Farm Lab	Barthomly
Hannah	Napper	Mill Street Buglawton	1841		58
Sarah	Napper	Mill Street Buglawton	1841		24	Dressmaker
Elizabeth	Napper	Mill Street Buglawton	1841		20	Silk Piecer
Charles	Napper	Mill Street Buglawton	1841		18	Cotton Piecer
Charles	Knapper	Mill Street Buglawton	1851	Son	27	Farm Lab	Wheelock
Charles	Knapper	Havannah St Buglawton	1871	Head	47	Ag Lab	Wheelock
Charles	Knapper	Kent Green Odd Rode	1881	Head	59	Sawyer	Wheelock
Mary	Knapper	Havannah St Buglawton	1871	Wife	48		Ocrington	Pace
Edward	Knapper	Victoria St	1881	Son in law	31	Wood Sawyer	Buglawton
Sarah Ann	Knapper	Victoria St	1881	Daur	35	Fustian Cutter	Congleton	Hunt&Dutton
Mary	Knapper	Victoria St	1881	Grand dgt	11 mth		Congleton
Elizabeth A	Dutton	Victoria St	1881	Grand dgt	10	Scholar	Congleton
Ellen	Knapper	Kent Green Odd Rode	1881	Daur	30		Congleton
Herbert	Knapper	Havannah St Buglawton	1871	Son	16	Fustian Cutter	Eaton
Herbert	Napper	Pendleton Salford	1881	Head	26	Frame Overlooker Cotton	Buglawton
Isabella	Napper	Manchester	1881	Wife	25	Bobbin Reeler	Manchester
Walter	Napper	Pendleton Salford	1881	Son	3		Pendelton
Charles	Napper	Pendleton Salford	1881	Son	1		Pendelton
George	Knapper	Havannah St Buglawton	1871	Son	14	Fustian Cutter	Eaton
George	Knapper	Mill Street Buglawton	1881	Lodger	24	Fustian Cutter	Buglawton
Louisa	Knapper	Kent Green Odd Rode	1881	Daur	8		Buglawton
John	Napper	Mill Street Buglawton	1841		16	Cotton Piecer
John	Knapper	Mill Street Buglawton	1851	Son	24	Farm Lab	Wheelock
Hannah	Napper	Mill Street Buglawton	1841		14	Silk Piecer
Mary	Knapper	Mill Street Buglawton	1851	Dgt in law	30	Silk Hand	Cheshire ?
Ellen	Knapper	Mill Street Buglawton	1851	Grand dgt	8 mths		Congleton
William	Napper	Rocks	1841	Head	29	Cotton Spinner
William	Napper	Rocks	1851	Head	40	Cotton Spinner	Wheelock
William	Knapper	Rocks	1861	Head	49	Plasters Labourer	Wheelock
Margaret	Napper	Rocks	1841	Wife	27			Mandley
Margaret	Napper	Rocks	1851	Wife	39		Middlewich	Mandley
Margaret	Knapper	Rocks	1861	Wife	47		Middlewich	Mandley
Margaret	Knapper	Rocks	1871	Head (widow)	57	Housekeeper	Middlewich	Mandley
Margaret	Knapper	Rocks	1881	Head (widow)	68	Housekeeper	Middlewich	Mandley
Sarah	Knapper	Rocks	1861	Daur	7	Scholar	Congleton
Sarah	Knapper	Rocks	1871	Daur	17	Silk Worker	Congleton
Sarah	Brayford	Rocks	1881	Daur	27	Fustian Cutter	Congleton	Knapper
Margaret Ann	Brayford	Rocks	1881	Grand dgt	7	Scholar	Kidsgrove
William Chas	Brayford	Rocks	1881	Grand son	5	Scholar	Congleton
Ann	Napper	Rocks	1841	Daur	4
Ann	Napper	Rocks	1851	Daur	14	Cotton Piecer	Congleton
Ann	Birtles	Rocks	1871	Daur	33	Silk Worker	Congleton	Napper
George	Birtles	Rocks	1871	Grand son	11	Silk Worker	Congleton
James	Birtles	Rocks	1871	Grand son	7	Scholar	Congleton
William	Birtles	Rocks	1871	Grand son	4	Scholar	Congleton
Mary Ann	Birtles	Rocks	1871	Grand dgt	2	Scholar	York ?
James	Napper	Rocks	1841	Son	2
James	Napper	Rocks	1851	Son	12	Cotton Piecer	Congleton
James	Knapper	Bromley St Congleton	1861	Head	20	Millman Silk	Congleton
James	Knapper	Rocks	1871	Son	30	Railway Plate Layer	Congleton
James	Napper	Spring Street	1881	Head	42	Labourer	Congleton
Elizabeth	Knapper	Bromley St Congleton	1861	Wife	19	Silk Doubler	Congleton	Simms
Julia	Napper	Spring Street	1881	Wife	31	Silk Worker	Silverdale Staffs	Bethel
Mary	Napper	Spring Street	1881	Daur	9	Scholar	Silverdale Staffs
Ann	Napper	Spring Street	1881	Daur	7	Scholar	Congleton
Ciceley	Napper	Spring Street	1881	Daur	4	Scholar	Congleton
Eliza	Napper	Spring Street	1881	Daur	2		Congleton
Edward	Napper	Rocks	1851	Son	9		Congleton
Mary	Napper	Rocks	1851	Daur	1		Congleton
Edward	Napper	Wheelock Street Wheelock	1851	Head	58	Sawyer	Barthomly
Mary	Napper	Wheelock Street Wheelock	1851	Wife	55		Warmingham
Elijah	Napper	Wheelock Street Wheelock	1851	Son	28	Blacksmith Journeyman	Wheelock
Ann	Napper	Wheelock Street Wheelock	1851	Daur	23	Silk Winder	Wheelock
Elizabeth	Napper	Wheelock Street Wheelock	1851	Daur	19	Dressmaker	Wheelock
Joseph	Napper	Rocks	1841	Head	30	Cotton Spinner
Joseph	Napper	Rocks	1851	Head	43	Cotton Spinner	Smith Green
Joseph	Napper	Rocks	1871	Head	63	Railway Labourer	Barthomly
Joseph	Knapper	New Road Audley	1881	Father	73	No Employment	Smith Green
Elizabeth	Napper	Rocks	1841	Wife	35			Dale
Elizabeth	Napper	Rocks	1851	Wife	48		Shelton Staffs	Dale
Elizabeth	Knapper	Rocks	1861	Wife	55	Housekeeper	Shelton Staffs	Dale
Elizabeth	Knapper	Rocks	1871	Wife	65		Stoke Staffs	Dale
Mary	Napper	Rocks	1841	Daur	9
Mary	Napper	Rocks	1851	Daur	18	Cotton Piecer	Congleton
Mary	Eveson	New Road Audley	1881	Head	49	Housekeeper	Congleton	Knapper
Thomas	Napper	Rocks	1841	Son	4
Thomas	Napper	Rocks	1851	Son	15	Cotton Piecer	Congleton
Thomas	Knapper	Rocks	1861	Head	25	Cotton Worker	Congleton
Thomas	Napper	Birkenhead	1881	Head	46	Railway Porter	Gibraltar
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