This is Samford Hundred in Suffolk.

Suffolk Pubs History

essex census 1841
Census & Genealogy

The Samford hundred, like many other areas in Suffolk, is a region incorporating many very small villages and medium sized towns. I am interested from the view point of Raydon, only - but actually this is wrong. When you realise that two villages (e.g. Raydon and Shelley) are probably about a mile apart, it starts you wondering whether they ought to be classified as the same place.

Today, a mile is at the end of our road!                   A map in 1836

Every Essex Public House & All the London Pubs too

 

Here is a start to Samford. Quoting from the Whites 1844 Directory. And links are to the 1841 census.

Parish Acres Rental 1801 1841    
Belstead 1,012 1,198 212 261    
Bentley 2,801 3,320 337 419    
Bergholt, East 3,064 5,846 970 1461    
Brantham 1,922 2,368 300 404    
Burstall 766 1,074 151 223    
Capel St Mary 1,910 2,896 401 608    
Chattisham 714/td> 917 161 215    
Chelmondiston 1,293 1,639 320 564    
Copdock 932 1,759 225 299    
Erwarton 1,318/td> 1,450 195 199    
Freston 1,414 1,763 142 224    
Harkstead 1,727 1,909 220 338    
Higham 863 1,407 202 259    
Hintlesham 2,828/td> 3,569 419 583    
Holbrook 2,203 2,438 447 747    
Holston St Mary 810 1,147 190 187    
Raydon 2,335/td> 2,916 367 592    
Shelley 928 1,147 137 139    
Shotley 2,051 2,866 284 464    
Sproughton 2,380 3,555 353 585    
Stratford St Mary 1,432 2,650 502 647    
Strutton 2,138 2,479 406 492    
Tattingstone 1,637 2,279 620 628    
Washbrook 1,414/td> 2,309 278 506    
Wenham Great 1,108 1,294 170 198    
Wenham Little 970 1,507 69 87    
Wherstead 2,019/td> 2,759 237 238    
Woolverstone 951/td> 1,146 241 246    
Total 44,940 61,607 8,556 11,813    

These can all be searched by surname (only) through the Essex & Suffolk Search engine - see the bottom of this page.

What does this table mean? It is the acreage of each parish and the population for each in 1801 and 1841.

Plus: From the Cosford Hundred:::

Kettlebaston 1841 Census

Hitcham 1841

The best site  in Suffolk is :The Cosford Database

Here is a map of the area. Plus a list of all the parishes and the Hundred they reside in :  Suffolk Surname List - Parishes of Suffolk

And already transcribed (by others) are :

 lots more from Freston Suffolk and also  Chelmondiston census indexes

Samford (Part) 1891 Census Index - wow.

Of course, we must not forget that you can visit the *Census | Record Office | Heritage

and not forgetting some gravestones at the Suffolk Gravestone Photographic Resource Project

 

The rest of Samford is on the cards, maybe, hopefully. Lots of World Vision donations would help!!

And  Wickham Skeith, and all the Suffolk Workhouses ; and  1851 Carlton . Plus,

Haverhill-UK - 1891 Census - and Preston St Mary and  Parish Register For Woolpit, Suffolk

Not in Samford, but a partial index for Mendlesham is here. Plus  - 1841 Census  - Woodrising, Norfolk

Raydon  -  Coles - Help         - Any feedback welcome.

Also a database search  for Suffolk is here Suffolk 1841 census data Search engine too! Not too many names yet.