Houghton Conquest Population List 1837
[Ref.P11/28/4]
Listed alphabetically by surname. Some placenames are indicated.
Mr William Allen, 50, sister Susan – widow, 56 & neice
John Armstrong, 56, farmer; Mary Armstrong, 40; Mary Ann Armstrong, 10; Antemiah Armstrong, 8; Sarah Augusta Armstrong, 7; John Armstrong, 6
Edward Arnold, 60; Mary Arnold, 58; Job Arnold, 26
James Atterbury, 38, wheelwright; Sarah Atterbury, 36; Mary Atterbury, 10; Rebecca Atterbury, 9; Emma Atterbury, 8; Joseph Cox, 26, assistant, ‘Haynes’
Joseph Bachelor, 24; Mary Bachelor, 23, ‘Franklin’; John Bachelor, 2½; Thomas Bachelor, infant
James Baker, 50, publican, Chequers; Mrs Baker, mother, 82
‘Thomas Braybrook and wife at the Tollgate November 1837 succeeded Elston’
Thomas Brightman, 60; Susannah Brightman, 58; Josiah Brightman, 30; John Brightman, 25; Samuel Brightman, 18; Elizabeth Brightman, 21; Mary Brightman, 16
Joseph Brightman, 2; Elizabeth Brightman, 2, granddaughter
Joseph Brinklow, 40; Ann Brinklow, 38; Jemima Brinklow, 19; Mary Brinklow, 18
William Brinklow, 17; George Brinklow, 13; Eliza Brinklow, 10; Elizabeth Brinklow, 8; John Brinklow, 6; Fanny Brinklow, 3
Richard Bunker, 27; Lovey Bunker, 30 ‘Green’; Joseph Bunker, 14; Samuel Bunker, 12; John Bunker, 7
Thomas Bunker, 59; Susan Bunker, 50; Joseph Bunker, 16
Thomas Bunker, 30; Sarah Bunker, 32
William Bunker, 62; Sarah Bunker, 60
William & Mary Bunker ‘Green’; Elizabeth Bunker, 10; Theodosia Bunker, 7
William Bunker, 4
David Bunyan, 42, labourer; Elizabeth Bunyan, 40; John Bunyan, 19; Mary Bunyan, 13; William Bunyan, 4
William & Susan Burnage; Children Samuel, George, Lucy & Joel
George Busby, 26; Sophia Busby; Eliza Busby
Joseph Busby, 23; Lucy Busby, 22; William Busby, 5; Elizabeth Busby 2½; Infant
William Carter, 66‘infirmary’; Susan Carter, 60
Alice Caves, widow; Jeremiah Caves,9; Thomas Caves,7; Alice Webb, mother, widow
Joel Caves, 23; Ann Caves, 22 ‘Cherry’; Sarah Caves, 6; Jane Caves, 5; George Caves, 4; Infant
John Chambers, 40; Susannah Chambers, 36; Mary Chambers, 11; William; Anne;Francis
William Chambers, 54; Elizabeth Chambers, 47
John Chapman, 20; Rebecca Chapman, 20; Thomas Chapman, ½
George Chappell – transported for sheep stealing; Elizabeth Chappell; Edward Chappell, 14; Ann Chappell, 12
John & Mary Chappell ‘Fenner’; John Chappell 2½
William Chappell, 30; Harriet Chappell, 28; Fanny Chappell, 8; Thomas Chappell, 6
George Chappell, 5; Elizabeth Chappell, 2; Joseph Chappell, infant
Mrs Cherry, died July 1837
John Cherry, 30; Susan Cherry ‘Thomas’ 24; Elizabeth Cherry, 7; William Cherry, 3, Infant
Mr Titus Cherry, 50; Ann Cherry, 44; Francis Cherry, 22; Charles Cherry, 20; Hannah Cherry, 18; Titus Cherry, 16; William Cherry, 14
George & Susan Cheshire, miller; Thomas Cheshire, 3; Elizabeth Cheshire, 5; Edmund Cheshire, 6 months.
George Church, 43; Judy Church, 39; John Church, 19; Thomas Church, 17; George Church, 15; Kezia Church, 14; Ann Church, 10; Catherine Church, 7; Priscilla Church, 5; Betsy Church, 3
Joseph Cooper, 25 ‘Juffs carpenter’; Lucy Cooper, 23; Louise, 2
William Cooper, 50; Martha Cooper, 46; [-]Butcher, lives with Cooper
John Crawley, 70, carpenter; Fanny Crawley, 69 – died in the workhouse June 1837
Margaret Curtis, 58, housekeeper, with boy 13 & girl, 10
Edmund Day, 46, publican & blacksmith; Phyllis Day, 42; Edmund Day, 22; Sarah Day, 21; Daniel Day, 19; John Day, 17; William Day, 15; Dinah Day, 12; Thomas Day, 9; George Day, 7; James Day, 2
James & Ann Dicks, small farmer, no children
John Dines, 58, died Sep 1837; Ann Bright, 45; Susan Dines, 21; David Dines, 25,
Milla Dines, 23; Rebecca Dines, 19; Ann Dines, 17; Joseph Dines; Maria Odel; Emma Dines; Thomas Travel
Thomas Dines, 40, Wilstead; Ann Dines, 42; Eliza Dines, 18; Mary Dines, 16; Sarah Dines, 15; Elizabeth Dines, 23 married at Marston; Samuel Dines, 9; Thomas Dines, 11; James Dines, 22; Joseph Dines, 7
Thomas Dunkley, 20; Jane Dunkley, 19; James, Dunkley, 1; Infant
Elizabeth Elmer, 81, widow (almshouse)
Thomas Elmer, 30; Elizabeth Elmer, 28; Sarah Elmer; James Elmer
Thomas Elston, 24, Turnpike; Mary Ann Elston, 22
James Facey, 80, very infirm, died Dec 1837; Ann Facey, 78; David Facey, 45 son
Mary Facey, 42; Mark Facey, 22; Ann Facey, 20; Lucy Facey, 18; William Facey, 12; Elizabeth Facey, 8
Samuel Fennell, 36, labourer and shopkeeper; Ruth Fennell, 32; Elizabeth Fennell, 11
James Fenner, 36, works on Mr Smiths farm, Stagsden; Elizabeth Fenner, 40; Elizabeth Fenner, 17; Mary Ann Fenner, 14; James Fenner, 11; Sarah Fenner, 6. Annotation: ‘James Fenner,& family moved near the Priory Farm, Bedford.
James Ferrer, widower for 1 year, 50 left June 1837; Maria Ferrer, 18; Thomas Ferrer, 16; Mary Ann Ferrer, 5; Francis Ferrer, 3
Flowers Field, 40; Ann Field, 30 ‘Allens’
John Finch, 83, old man, deaf
Moses Fossee, 50; Elizabeth Fossee, 38; Sarah, 16; William, 10; Ann, 4
Lucy Foulkes, 65, widow
Clement Francis, 36, farmer & Guardian, and his mother, 68
John Franklin, 40, farmer; Elizabeth Franklin, 38; John Franklin, 14; Sarah Franklin, 9; Mary Franklin, 8; Thomas Franklin, 6; Samuel Franklin, 5; Alfred Franklin, 4; Dorothea Franklin, 3.
William George, 50; Sarah George, 46; William George, 16; Thomas George, 18; Elizabeth George, 7
Sarah Geves, 84, widow (almshouse)
Samuel Gillett; Mary Gillett; James Gillett, 15; George Gillett, 12; Elizabeth Gillett, 16; Ann Gillett, 7; Mary Gillett, 4
William Gillett, 21, labourer; Pheby Gillett, 20; Samuel Gillett, ½ year
Godfrey, widower, 82 (almshouse)
James Golding, 23, ‘George’; Amy Golding, 22; Elizabeth Golding, 3; Henry Golding, 1
James Goodman, gardener; Elizabeth Goodman; Charles Goodman, 12; Martha Goodman, 17; Elizabeth Goodman, 19; James Goodman, 22
Samuel Goodman, 27; Elizabeth Goodman, 25
Charles Gostick, 24, shoemaker; Eliza Gostick, 22
William Gostick, 50, carrier & shopsman; Sarah Gostick, 48
Thomas Green, labourer; Mary Green; Thomas Green, 15
Mr Green, 46; Miss Green, sister, 40
Thomas Grommett, widower, 67; Ann Grommett, daughter, 32
William Groomett, 78; Eliza Groomett, 76
Thomas Gurney
William Haines, shoemaker
Joshua Harrison, 70
Hostler, two young women and an infant from Derby, daughters of William Thomas Brightman, shoemakers shop
Ibbs – brickmaker - dissenters
William & Sarah Joy; Abel Joy 3; Joseph Joy, 6 months
Daniel Juffs, 35, labourer; Mary Juffs, 33; William Juffs, 13; Sarah Juffs, 12
John Juffs, 10; James Juffs, 8; Henry Juffs, 5; Betty Juffs, 2
James Juffs, 50; Elizabeth Juffs, 52; James Juffs, 20; Edmund Juffs, 14; Maria Juffs, 12; Elizaeth Juffs, 10
Joseph Juffs, 27; Ann Juffs, 24; Elizabeth Juffs, 2. ‘Carpenter, son of James’
Richard and Mary Juffs, ‘Gudgin’; Thomas Juffs, 9; Rebecca Juffs, 7; Infant. Hannah Travel, 68, widow – mother lives with them
William Kempson, old, 70
William Kempson, 32; Elizabeth Kempson, 30; Girl, 1 year
John King, 58; Mary King, 56; Elizabeth King, 14; John King, 6; Sally King, 5
John King, 26, baker; Sarah King, 22
William King, 60; Mary King, 57; Richard King, 29; William King, 23; Sarah King, 17
John Kingham, 40, ‘irregular work at Mr Francis’; Anne Maria Kingham, 35
Thomas Kingham, 14; Mary Ann Kingham, 12; Esther Kingham, 10; Job Kingham, 8; John Kingham,6
Benjamin Lowe, 40; Sarah Lowe, 40; Thomas Lowe, 20; Mary Lowe, 17; John Lowe, 15; Lucy Lowe, infant
Willam McWilliams, 32 (Mr Cranfield, Harrowden); Sarah McWilliams, 30; Jane McWilliams, 6; Ann McWilliams. 4; Emily McWilliams 1½
John Middleton, 60 died Sep 1837; Esther Middleton, 56; 1st: Catherine ‘Hansell’ 20 & John ‘Hansell’, 10; 2nd: Francis Middleton, 20, John Middleton, 18, William Middleton, 14
John Millard, 28; Emma Millard, 30; Eliza Millard, child
William Neal, 25, ‘transported May 1837 for sheep stealing’; Sarah Neal, 23; Thomas Neal, 4; Ann Neal, 3
James Odell, 45 ‘Gudgin’; Elizabeth Odell, 40; Daniel Odell, 16; Thomas Odell, 14; Joseph Odell, 11
Ellen Peck, 82, widow (almshouse)
John Penright transported with William Taylor
John Quinby, 40, farmer, High Hills; Frances Quinby, 35; Joseph Quinby, 15; Sarah Quinby, 13; Samuel Quinby, 11; Richard Quinby, 7; Naomi Quinby, 3
Joseph Redman transported 1836 by Smith; Elizabeth Redman; James Redman, 21;William Redman, 18; Joseph Redman, 15; Mary Redman, 12; Maria Redman, 10; Ann Redman, 5; Jeffery Redman, 2
Robert Rickett, 24; Sally Rickett, 20, ‘Green’
John Riddy lives with Harriet Chappell at Bedford. Transported May 1837. Elizabeth Riddy, mother to daughter Diana, 2.
Samuel Robinson, 60, labourer; Sarah Robinson, 50; Mary Ann Taylor, 18; Mary Robinson, 28; William Robinson,11; Charles Robinson, 17; Joseph Robinson, 14
William Robinson, 50, foreman to Mr Swaffield; Mary Ann Robinson, 44; John Robinson, 20; Elizabeth Robinson, 18; Mary Ann Robinson, 17; Job Robinson, 13; Lovey Robinson, 12; William Robinson, 6; Jemima Robinson, 2½
Samuel Saunders, 48[?] Saunders, 46
‘Old Workhouse’: John Savil, 46; Sophia Savil, 40; James Savil, 15; Samuel & Mary Savil, twins, 7; George Savil
John Seabrooke, 42; Sarah Seabrooke, 40; Ann Seabrooke, 18; John Seabrooke, 14
‘Allens – Hi-end’
Mary Sharpe, 40, single woman, sick, died Feb 1838
Robert Simpkins, 75; Elizabeth Simpkins, 74; Dinah Simpkins, 29
Sarah Sinfield, 34, widow (2 months); George Sinfield, 7; Susan Sinfield, 9; Elizabeth Sinfield 3½
Thomas Slater, 40; Ann Slater, 38; Thomas Slater, 20; Samuel Slater, 17; Richard Slater, 12; Sarah Slater, 15; Joseph Slater, 7
Henry Smith, lame, donkey & cart; Ann Smith; William Smith, 6; Charlotte Smith, 3½; Sarah Smith, infant ‘All to the workhouse Nov 1837’
James & Dinah Smith, labourer, John Smith, 6, infant.
James Smith, 36; Susan Smith, 34; Elizabeth Smith, 14; James Smith, 12; Louisa Smith, 10; Kezia Smith, 2½; Jacob Smith, 6; Richard Redman lives with Smith, 20
John Smith, 40, farmer; Lovey Smith, 40
John Smith, 35; Ann Smith, 34
Samuel Smith, butcher,38 Charlotte Smith, 34, Sarah Smith ,15 Aquilla Smith, 10
William Smith; Mary Smith; Children: James, William, Betsy, Samuel, Henry
John Spring, 24; Harriet Spring, 22 ‘live at the farm house’; Richard Quinby & Newman live at Wilstead.
John Stokes, 40, labourer; Lucy Stokes, 38; Lucy Stokes, 4
James Stonebridge, 56; Mary Stonebridge, 52; Sally Stonebridge, 20; Elizabeth Stonebridge, 13; John Stonebridge, 7; Mary Ann Stonebridge, 3
Joseph Stonebridge, 80; Eliza Stonebridge, 70
Samuel Stonebridge, 26; Charlotte Stonebridge, 20; Ann Stonebridge, 1 year
‘Old Workhouse’: Joseph Stratton, 50, labourer; Elizabeth Stratton, 50; Eliza Stratton, 23; Charlotte Stratton, 19; Edwin Stratton, 15; Lydia Stratton, 10
Wm & Eliz Taylors’ wife (Chappells wifes sister) - transported - Haynes – keeper 1835; Elizabeth Taylor, 14; Charles Taylor, 13; Mary Taylor, 10; Samuel Taylor, 4 [N.B. William Taylor was transported to Australia for ‘cutting & wounding’ Apr 1835 see Gaol Database]
James Thoroughgood, 40; Catherine Thoroughgood ‘Allens’ 38
James Thoroughgood, 20; Sarah Thoroughgood, 20; Elizabeth & Sarah Thoroughgood, twins, 2½; Mary Ann Thoroughgood, infant
Joseph Thoroughgood, 47; Mary Thoroughgood, ‘Gudgin’ 46; James Thoroughgood, 20; Samuel Thoroughgood, 18; Ann Throughgood, 16
Thomas & Hannah Thoroughgood ‘Green’
Daniel Thorpe, 45, works for Cranfield; Mary Thorpe, 42; William Thorpe, 23; Caroline Thorpe, 17; Robert Thorpe, 12
James & Fanny Thorpe, 2 children
John Topham, 72, School Master; Mary Topham, 70
‘Old Workhouse’: George Traveller, 35, labourer; Mary Traveller, 30; Joseph Traveller, 12; John Traveller, 9; Ann Traveller, 7; Martha Traveller, 5; Richard Traveller, 2
Joseph Traveller, 25, labourer; Harriet Traveller, 24
Thomas Traveller, 27, labourer; Sarah Traveller, 30 (ob.Aug 1837); Ann Traveller (dau by former wife); Annotation: ‘Thomas Traveller removed to How End Dec 1837 by the Chequers and married a woman the name of Babason from Toddington. Separated 2 months after, woman returning to Toddington. David Wightman succeeded him in this cottage, William Hostlers family living where D.W. formerly resided.’
Matthew Turvey, 40; Elizabeth Turvey, 37
Thomas Turvey, 35; Sarah Turvey, 40; James Turvey, 13; Thomas Turvey, 4; William Turvey, 2
William Ward, 60, old soldier, pensioner; Elizabeth Ward, 57
David & Sophia Watts
Thomas Watts, 70; Daniel Juffs transported Ann wife Busby’;Martha Watts, 68
William Watts, 45; Mary Watts, 42; Ann Watts, 16; Rhoda Watts, 14; Maria Watts, 8; Emily Watts, 5; Jacob Watts, 1
Charles Webb, 42; Martha Webb, 40 ‘Green’; Ann Webb, 14
George Webb, 40; Ann Webb, 36 ‘Green’; William Webb, 16; Elizabeth Webb, 10; James Webb, 6
Jeremiah Webb, 34; Elizabeth Webb, 32; John Webb, 15; Charles Webb, 12; William Webb, 10; James Webb, 3; Josiah Webb, 7; Ann Webb, 1
Whiteman (almshouse)
David Whiteman, 42, blacksmith; Ruth Whiteman, 40; Mary Whiteman, 4; Sarah Whiteman, 17; Charles Whiteman, 14; Elizabeth Whiteman, 12
Richard Whiteman, 26; Mary Whiteman, 25; Joseph Whiteman, 3; Susan Whiteman 1¾
Thomas Whiteman, 24; Elizabeth Whiteman ‘Smith’, 22; Sarah Whiteman, 4; Mary Whiteman, 2
John Wightman, 30, Works at How End George; Milla Wightman, 28
Joseph Woodham, 60, old soldier
Samuel Wooding, 27; Martha Wooding, 24; Joseph Wooding, 10 months
Ann Woodland, widow; Thomas Woodland, 7; Mary Ann Woodland, 5
Joseph Woodland, widower; William Woodland, 18; Sarah Woodland, 15; Mary Woodland, 13; Flowery Woodland, 10; Charlotte Woodland, 12; James Woodland, 7
William Woodwin, 50; Ruth Woodwin, 48 ‘Newman’; James, Woodwin, 20; Charlotte Woodwin, 18; Ruth Woodwin, 16; Eliza Woodwin, 22; Sophia Woodwin, 7; Peter Woodwin, 6
Mary Ann Young, 27; Susan Young, 20
Notes on side of page: Watchers 34-5 Sam Smith & James Stonebridge.
Henry Penny = father Lovey – Ann Juffs married Buck End.
William transported for sheep stealing 1836 – Eliza Chappell
James to America 1836