1851 Census - Piece 1668, Folio 459 reverse

Introduction

Residing at Staplewood Farm, in the Parish of Eling and the Ecclesiastical District of St. John

Transcript or Summary

                     Rel      Cond   Age  Occupation             Where Born
Samuel Reeves        Head     Mar    56    Farmer                Fawley, Hampshire
Mary Reeves          Wife     Mar    55    Farmer's wife         Tidcombe, Wiltshire
Samuel Reeves        Son             18    Farmer's son          Eling, Hampshire
Ellen Reeves         Dau             17    Farmer's servant      Eling, Hampshire
Louisa Reeves        Dau              8    Scholar               Eling, Hampshire
Israel Reeves        Son      Mar    22    Farm Labourer         Eling, Hampshire
Lydia Reeves         Dau-in-Law Mar  26                          Fullham
Mary Ann Reeves      Neice            1                          Eling, Hampshire
Eleanor Brook        Visitor          9    Scholar               London, Middlesex
Eliza Brook          Visitor          4    Scholar               London, Middlesex
Samuel George Brook  Visitor          2                          London, Middlesex  

Commentary

Head of household Samuel's "Rank, Profession or Occupation" is given as a "Farmer of 50 acres employing 3 labourers".

Mary Ann Reeves relationship to the head of family is described as "Neice" (sic). In all probability she is the daughter of Samuel Israel & Lydia and therefore head of household Samuel's grand daughter.

The three Brook children shown as visitors are in all probability actually named Brooks and related to Mary Reeves whose maiden name was Brooks.

Finally, for Lydia, the enumerator has crossed out the county Surrey and left the birthplace as simply Fullham (sic). Fulham would have been in the county of Middlesex at the time of the 1851 census. It is on the north bank of the River Thames, the opposite south bank was indeed in Surrey.

Source

1851 Census HO107, Piece 1668, Folio 459 reverse, Page 25