Corfe Castle & District 1790 Census

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Transcription and conventions used

This database contains 1,237 entries from William Morton Pitt's private census of Corfe Castle and District in 1790. William Morton Pitt was one of the Pitt family that produced Pitt the Elder and Pitt the younger.

The records include:

  • Parish - Always Corfe Castle & District
  • Number - Number of the household
  • Address - the street or place where the household was found
  • Forenames and Surname of a person
  • The age of the person
  • Condition - whether single, married or widowed
  • Occupation - what the person does for a living
  • Salary - the wages a person earns, if any
  • Comments - any further notes

Coverage

Corfe Castle and surrounding parts of Purbeck.

Checking

This database has been 100% checked.

Grouping

These records are grouped by the household number.

Abbreviations and Codes

Most of the abbreviations should be fairly obvious, e.g. 'Mar' for married.

Salaries are normally given in shillings (s) and pence (d) so 1s 6d is one shilling and six pence, there are 12 pence to a shilling and 20 shillings to the pound.

How to buy

Other related information is available on CD-ROM (for MS-Windows) and microfiche from the Dorset Family History Society, web site www.dorsetfhs.org.uk

Contact details

Dorset Family History Society. Web: www.dorsetfhs.org.uk

Copyright and disclaimer

© Trustees of the Dorset Family History Society.

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this Index. However, users are advised to view the original parish registers (or images thereof) for additional information and to confirm for themselves interpretation of the records.

The Dorset Family History Society accepts no liability for any errors or omissions that remain (although they would welcome notification of alternative interpretations after the searcher has viewed the original).

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