Chrishall Village History

The life and times of a North Essex Village

Chrishall Census 1911

Oct 18, 2015 | Census, Written Records

Here is the Chrishall Census 1911, on the 2nd of April.  Lots more detail in this census including the rather sad column for ‘children who have died’.  You can see the rise of the steam engine business  the village with occupations such as ‘Traction...

1891 Census

Oct 2, 2015 | Census, Written Records

1891 Census Return for Chrishall, Essex UK. Total inhabitants including Chrishall Grange = 590 (251 males, 239 females). Address Name Relation-ship to Head Whether Married Age Last Birthday (M / F) Occupation Employer Worker or Own Account Where Born (otherwise...
1901 Census

1901 Census

Sep 25, 2015 | Census, Written Records

1901 Census Return for Chrishall, Essex UK. Enumerator: Mr William Robert Brand Boundary of Enumeration District: The whole of Chrishall Civil parish (including an existing detached part of Chris-hall Civil parish, locally situated between Wenden Lofts and Elmdon)...

1851 Census

Sep 23, 2015 | Census, Written Records

This transcription has been made by Rosemarie Gant.  While every effort has been made for accuracy, it is provided here for interest and reference.  Results should always be checked back with the original scans which can be seen on sites such as Ancestry.  The last...

1881 Census

Aug 4, 2015 | Census, Written Records

Everyone resident in Chrishall on census night. See ‘Strays Index’ for Chrishall born who were resident elsewhere on census night. The information that follows was converted to electronic form from the Public Records Office by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...
1871 Census

1871 Census

Aug 4, 2015 | Census, Written Records

1871 Census Return for Chrishall, Essex UK. (William Cranwell, photo above, appears on the census below.) These pages have been copied from data kindly supplied by Denise Carr of Swindon. Whilst great care has been taken in copying the data, complete accuracy cannot...

1861 Census

Aug 2, 2015 | Census, Written Records

The 1861 Census Return for Chrishall, Essex UK.   This entry has been copied from data kindly supplied by Angela Philips of Melbourne Australia. Angela is distantly related to the Brooks, Cranwell and Clarke families of Chrishall but her main interest is the Law...
1841 Census

1841 Census

Aug 1, 2015 | Census, Written Records

There was relatively little information collected on the 1841 census compared with later editions but this does give a good idea of the families in the village at the time. The lack of entries in the Address column should not be taken literally of course.  Blank lines...