1881 Census

	Enumeration Districts	Enumerator
1881 District 8	Jacques Lane, Beadlow, Church Lane, High Street, Strand.	Isaac Austin
1881 District 9	Great Lane, Little lane, Brickwall Farm, Pidley Wood, Northfield Farm, Kiln, Back Street, Mill Lane, Warren Farm, Cainhoe Farm, Cainhoe Park Farm, Wood Cottages, Silsoe Road.	James Liles Quenby

People

Population

Males = 525, Females = 582, Total = 1107.

Males aged over 15 years = 300. Females aged over 15 years = 361.

Occupations

182 men gave their occupation as Agricultural Labourer.

166 women gave their occupation as Straw Plaiter

Places

Roads

Back Street Church Lane Great Lane High Street High Street Jacques Lane Kiln Lane Little Lane Mill Lane Silsoe Road Strand

Back Street, Great Lane, Jakes Lane, Little Lane, Mill Lane, Silsoe Road,

Strand Houses. Now called The Strand. Must have been built between 1861 and 1871.

Brick Kiln. Now Kiln Lane.

Church Street. Most of the High Street right up to the Flying horse was called Church Street.

High Street or Church Street. Strangely, one sheet of the census refers to six households (probably at the east end of the village)as being in "High Street or Church Street".

Farms

Brick Wall Farm, Cainhoe Farm, Cainhoe Park Farm, Cainhoe Park Farm, North Field Farm, Warren Farm.

Pubs

No mention of pubs by name except "In Caravan. Flying Horse yard."

Houses

Back Street Rosa Villa. Does this villa still stand?

Clophill House.

Others

Beadlow, Pidley Wood. Was recorded as Pedley Wood.

Wood Cottages.

Last updated: 9 February, 2009