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Schedule No. and Village or House | Name | Relation to Head | Condition | Age & Sex | Profession or Occupation Employer, worker or own account Whether at home | Where Born |
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1 Witheridge Hill Bottom | Richard Slade Annie Slade Annie Slade George Slade Richard Slade Sarah Slade | Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter | Married Married | 45 M 37 F 9 F 6 M 3 M 1 F | Agricultural Labourer | Witheridge Hill, Oxon Berrings Hill (Ipsden), Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
2 Witheridge Hill | James Heath Harriet Heath George F Heath | Head Wife Gr-son | Married Married Single | 69 M 76 F 18 M | Agricultural Labourer Faggotting (Worker) | Nettlebed, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
3 Witheridge Hill | George F Heath Jane Heath Jessie Sarney Rose Heath Albert Heath Frank Heath George F Heath Thomas Sarney | Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son Son Son-in-law | Married Married Single | 35 M 35 F 12 F 8 F 6 M 4 M 1 M 37 M | Farm Carter (Worker) Agricultural Labourer (Worker) | R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon Emmer Green, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
4 Witheridge Hill | Kate Green Albert J Green George P Green Flora K Green | Head Son Son Daughter | Widowed Single Single | 45 F 19 M 16 M 13 F | Laundress Groom, Gardener (Worker) General Labourer (Worker) | Shurston, Wilts Witheridge Hill, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon |
5 Witheridge Hill | Henry G Page Priscilla Page | Head Wife | Married Married | 27 M 39 F | Wood Dealer (Worker, Home) | R Greys, Oxon Tring, Herts |
6 Witheridge Hill | Rowland Page Sarah R Page Maude M Page | Head Wife Daughter | Married Married | 28 M 26 F 5 F | Farmer's Son (Worker) | R Greys, Oxon Caversham, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon |
7 Witheridge Hill | Albert King Laura King Ellen L King Thomas Turner | Head Wife Daughter Boarder | Married Married Single | 29 M 24 F 1 F 18 M | Gamekeeper (Worker) Bricklayer (Worker) | Checkendon, Oxon Highmoor, Oxon Satwell, Oxon Chalton?, Berks |
8 Witheridge Hill | Edward Bland Grace Bland Dorothy Bland Eleanor Bland Annie Bland Marian Bland | Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter | Married Married | 30 M 31 F 9 F 7 F 5 F 3 F | Agricultural Labourer (Worker) | Kingwood, Oxon Highmoor, Oxon Kingwood, Oxon Kingwood, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
9 Witheridge Hill | John Allum Annie Allum Benjamin Allum Alfred Allum Lizzie Allum Edith Allum Bert Allum Thomas Allum Annie Allum | Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter | Married Married Single | 52 M 45 F 17 M 15 M 13 F 10 F 7 M 5 M 3 F | Farm Carter (Worker) Farm Carter (Worker) Agricultural Labourer (Worker) | Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Hearns Farm [Henley], Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
10 Witheridge Hill | Thomas H Tilbury Clara J Tilbury Emily Rose Wells Albert Wells | Head Wife Adopted Boarder | Married Married Single | 46 M 37 F 6 F 23 M | Tent Peg Maker (Worker) Tent Peg Maker (Worker) | Holmer Green, Bucks High Wycombe, Bucks Home House [Ipsden], Oxon Highmoor, Oxon |
11 Witheridge Hill | Martha Green Herbert Green | Head Son | Widowed Single | 61 F 18 M | Navvy (Worker) | Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
12 Witheridge Hill | John Allum Margaret Allum Violet Allum Herbert Allum | Head Wife Daughter Son | Married Married | 24 M 24 F 3 F 1 M | Carter on Farm (Worker) | Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
13 Witheridge Hill | James A Heath Clara Heath Minnie G Heath William S Heath | Head Wife Daughter Son | Married Married | 29 M 30 F 6 F 3 M | Grocer/Shopkeeper (Own a/c, Home) | Reading, Berks R Greys, Oxon High Wycombe, Bucks High Wycombe, Bucks |
14 Witheridge Hill | Henry Green Rosie Green | Head Wife | Married Married | 25 M 22 F | Sawyer of Timber (Worker) | Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
15 Witheridge Hill | John Earle Rosina Earle George Earle Rose Earle Henry Earle William Earle | Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son | Married Married | 44 M 45 F 14 M 11 F 7 M 3 M | Chair Turner (Worker) Chair Turner (Worker) | Park Corner, Oxon Highmoor, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
16 Witheridge Hill Schoolhouse | Isaac W Newton Rosina M Newton William F Newton Harold C Newton Rosina C Newton | Head Wife Son Son Daughter | Married Married | 38 M 35 F 5 M 4 M 3 F | Schoolmaster (Worker) | Tickhill, Yorks St Marylebone, London Fritwell, Oxon Romford, Essex Ilford, Essex |
17 Witheridge Hill The Sun Tavern | James Delafield Frances Delafield Ethel M Delafield Percival G Delafield Sidney Delafield | Head Wife Daughter Son Son | Married Married Single | 43 M 41 F 17 F 13 M 9 M | Publican, Farmer (Own a/c) | Kingston Sturt, Oxon Ickford, Bucks Lewknor, Oxon Lewknor, Oxon Lewknor, Oxon |
18 Witheridge Hill Bottom | John Mines Anna Mines | Head Wife | Married Married | 68 M 65 F | Labourer on Farm (Worker) | Nettlebed, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
19 Witheridge Hill Bottom? | Jane Slade Henry Slade John Slade | Head Son Son | Widowed Single | 58 F 26 M 14 M | No occupation, kept by children Agricultural Labourer (Worker) Tent Peg Maker (Worker) | Henley-on-Thames, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
20 Witheridge Hill Bottom? | Edward Busby Joseph Busby Florence Busby Edward Willis | Head Son Daughter Boarder | Widowed Single Single Single | 73 M 28 M 21 F 47 M | Carter on Farm (Worker) Tent Peg Maker (Worker) Tent Peg Maker (Worker) | Great Kingshill, Bucks Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
21 Highmore Cross | Charles Baldwin Fanny Baldwin Fanny M Baldwin John Baldwin Lizzie Baldwin Frank Baldwin Albert Baldwin Reginald Baldwin Arthur Baldwin | Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son Son Son Son | Married Married | 48 M 40 F 13 F 11 M 9 F 6 M 4 M 1 M 1 M | Domestic Gardener (Worker) | Leighterton, Glos Highmoor Cross, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon Highmoor Cross, Oxon |
22 Highmore Cross | Joseph Bailey Jane Bailey John W Saunders | Head Wife Boarder | Married Married Single | 64 M 56 F 28 M | Faggotting (Worker) Chair Turner (Worker) | Nettlebed, Oxon Stoke Row, Oxon Great Kingshill, Bucks |
23 Highmore Cross | James Heath Ellen Heath James Heath May Harwood | Head Wife Son Boarder | Married Married Single | 29 M 28 F 1 M 21 F | Wood Cutter, Woodman (Worker) Schoolteacher (Worker) | Highmoor, Oxon Nurseling, Hants Highmoor Cross, Oxon Blasington?, Glos |
24 Highmore Vicarage | Francis R Harnett Rosaline Harnett Florence E Bailey Mercy Gander | Head Wife Servant Servant | Married Married Single Single | 39 M 44 F 23 F 16 F | Clergyman (Priest) C of E Cook (Domestic) Housemaid (Domestic) | Wolverton, Bucks Snettisham, Norfolk Highmore, Oxon Framfield, Sussex |
25 Highmore Cross | George Tudor Annie M[aria] Tudor Thomas F[rank] Tudor Doris M[aud] Tudor | Head Wife Son Daughter | Married Married Single | 58 M 39 F 21 M 9m F | Contractor? Excavating (Employer) Navvy (Worker) | Cowhill, Glos Penwood, Burghclere, Hants Littleton-on-Severn, Glos Highmore Cross, Oxon |
26 Highmore Cross | Henry Sarney Elizabeth Sarney Jane Sarney | Head Wife Daughter | Married Married Single | 79 M 67 F 21 F | Agricultural Labourer Domestic Servant | Highmore Cross, Oxon Woodstock, Oxon Highmore Cross, Oxon |
27 Highmore Cross | Charles Flood Sarah Flood Percy Flood Bertha Flood George Flood | Head Wife Son Daughter Son | Married Married | 36 M 35 F 10 M 9 F 2 M | Gardener, Domestic (Worker) | Bedingham, Norfolk R Greys, Oxon Frant, Sussex Frant, Sussex Hale, Hants |
28 Highmore Cross | John Green Sophia Green William Green James Cox Frederick C Baldwin William Green | Head Wife Son Boarder Lodger Lodger | Married Married Single Widowed Single | 73 M 73 F 30 M 65 M 16 M 14 M | Farm Labourer Laundress Agricultural Labourer Road Labourer Agricultural Labourer Woodman (Worker) | Rocky Lane [Highmore], Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Highmore Cross, Oxon Kintbury, Berks Highmore Cross, Oxon Highmore Cross, Oxon |
29 Highmore Cross | Edward E Bailey Elizabeth Bailey | Head Daughter | Widowed Single | 63 M 26 F | Agricultural Labourer | Nettlebed, Oxon Highmore, Oxon |
30 Highmore Cross | George C Bailey Sarah Bailey | Head Wife | Married Married | 56 M 66 F | Bricklayer (Worker) | Highmoor Grazes, Oxon Sturs Lane, Hurley, Berks |
31 Stone House Highmore | George Page Mary Page Mary A Page Mabel A Page | Head Wife Daughter Gr-Daughter | Married Married Single | 55 M 54 F 17 F 6 F | Tent Peg Maker, Farmer (Employer) | Great Kingshill, Bucks Holmer Green, Bucks Witheridge Hill, Oxon Kingwood, Oxon |
32 Highmore | Alfred Heath Rose Heath Jane Heath Rose Heath Elizabeth Heath Annie Heath | Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter | Married Married | 46 M 24 F 4 F 3 F 2 F 3m F | Agricultural Labourer (Worker) | Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Stone House, Oxon Stone House, Oxon Stone House, Oxon |
33 Highmore | Joseph Treadwell Annie Treadwell Albert Treadwell | Head Wife Son | Married Married Single | 56 M 62 F 24 M | Agricultural Labourer (Worker) Tent Peg Maker (Worker) | Witheridge Hill, Oxon Henley-on-Thames, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon |
34 "The Woodman" | Lucy Leader | Daughter | Single | 27 F | Housekeeper (Domestic) | Highmore, Oxon |
35 Rocky Lane Highmore | Philip Harman Mary Harman Edward Harman Agnes Harman William Harman Henry Harman Alice Harman George Harman | Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Son | Married Married Single Single Single | 50 M 48 F 20 M 18 F 16 M 14 M 12 F 8 M | Agricultural Labourer (Worker) Agricultural Labourer (Worker) Housemaid (Domestic) Carter on Farm (Worker) Errand Boy (Worker) | R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon Bix, Oxon Bix, Oxon Bix, Oxon Bix, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
36 Rocky Lane Highmore | Frederick Hearn Annie Hearn Arthur Hearn Louisa Hearn Lilly Hearn | Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter | Married Married | 42 M 41 F 15 M 9 F 6 F | Farm Carter Farm Carter | Henley, Oxon Watlington, Oxon Watlington, Oxon Watlington, Oxon Watlington, Oxon |
37 Highmore Farm | Thomas Bryant Elsie A Bryant Emily Bryant Olive Hill | Head Daughter Sister Cousin | Widowed Married Single Single | 33 M 9 F 34 F 18 F | Farm Bailiff (Worker) Housekeeper (Domestic) | England Ipsden, Oxon Watlington, Oxon Luton, Beds |
38 Highmore | William Heath John Heath | Head Son | Married Single | 68 M 36 M | Agricultural Labourer (Worker) Agricultural Labourer (Worker) | Nettlebed, Oxon Highmore, Oxon |
39 Highmore | William Wise Emma Wise | Head Wife | Married Married | 62 M 64 M | General Labourer (Worker) | Bix Parish, Oxon Checkendon Parish, Oxon |
40 Highmore Dog & Duck | Thomas Page Caroline Page Ada Page Francis Page Edith Page | Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter | Married Married Single Single Single | 60 M 61 F 27 F 21 M 17 F | Chair Turner (Employer, Home) Chair Turner, Lab'r (Worker, Home) | Beaconsfield, Bucks Great Kingshill, Bucks R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
41 Highmore | John H Handcox John T Hough Nellie Hough | Head Son-in-law Daughter | Widowed Married Married | 57 M 39 M 37 F | Carpenter (Worker) Carpenter (Worker) | Sibford, Oxon Warwick, Warks Dunthorpe, Oxon |
42 Highmore | James Earle Sarah A Earle | Head Daughter | Married | 57 M 15 F | Farm Labourer (Worker) | Park Corner, Oxon Highmore, R Greys, Oxon |
43 Highmore | Mark Butter Ellen Butter William Soden Arthur Soden | Head Wife Son Son | Married Married Single | 64 M 45 F 17 M 12 M | Collector of Rags & Bones (Worker) Agricultural Labourer (Worker) | Brize Norton, Oxon Pyrton, Oxon Pyrton, Oxon Pyrton, Oxon |
44 Highmore | John Earle Ann Earle | Head Wife | Married Married | 83 M 79 F | Kept by Parish | Park Corner, Oxon Crowmarsh, Oxon |
45 Highmore | James Heath Fanny Heath Alice Heath Alfred Heath | Head Wife Daughter Son | Married Married | 46 M 49 F 15 F 9 M | Chair Turner (Worker) | Witheridge Hill, Oxon Swyncombe, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Bix, Oxon |
46 Highmore | John Wells Heziah Wells | Head Wife | Married Married | 84 M 82 F | Kept by Parish Kept by Parish | Scots Common, Oxon Lee, Bucks |
47 Highmore | Robert Stone Emma Stone Lottie Stone Ethel Stone Maudie Stone | Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter | Married Married | 37 M 34 F 12 F 9 F 8m F | Backfoot Maker (Worker) | Stokenchurch, Oxon Stokenchurch, Oxon Radnage, Oxon Radnage, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
48 Highmore | Will Webb Jemima Webb Will Webb Julia Webb Henry Webb George Webb | Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son | Married Married Single Single | 39 M 38 F 18 M 17 F 15 M 7 M | Wood Buyer & Seller (Emp'r, Home) Chair Turner (Worker) Working for his father (Worker) | Henley-on-Thames, Oxon Berrings Hill (Ipsden), Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
49 Highmore | James Saunders Louisa Saunders Steven Saunders Silas Henry Saunders Sidney Saunders | Head Wife Son Son Son | Married Married Single Single Single | 66 M 64 F 28 M 26 M 20 M | Woodman Woodman Cattle man on Farm Cow man on Farm | Nettlebed, Oxon Bix, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
50 Highmore | Edward Wells Susan Wells | Head Wife | Married Married | 28 M 23 F | Turner (Wood) | R Greys, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
51 Highmoor Hall | George T Inman Emily Hope Inman Talfourd H Inman Thomas H Stevens Kate Leeson Kate Slater Eliza Bayliss Maria Lloyd | Head Wife Son Footman Servant Servant Servant Servant | Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single | 49 M 45 F 17 M 21 M 39 F 22 F 22 F 42 F | Living on own means Footman (Domestic) Ladies' Maid Parlour Maid Housemaid Cook | St Marylebone, London London St Marylebone, London Bristol, Glos Streatham, SW London Didcot, Berks Highmore, Oxon Nettlebed, Oxon |
52 Highmoor Hall, The Lodge | (Found out since delivery? to be in the parish of Bix) | |||||
53 Lower Highmore | Thomas Bayliss Eliza Bayliss Lucy Bayliss | Head Wife Daughter | Married Married Single | 59 M 54 F 19 F | Bricklayer (Employer) | Nettlebed, Oxon Witheridge Hill, Oxon Highmore, Oxon |
54 Satwell | Frank Green Elizabeth Green Alexander Green Barbara Green Eva Green Alfred Higgs | Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Boarder | Married Married Single | 38 M 49 F 14 M 11 F 8 F 24 M | Carter on Farm (Worker) Woodman, Tent Peg Maker Navvy | R Greys, Oxon Scotland Bix, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon R Greys, Oxon |
55 Satwell "The Lamb" | James Yeatman Elizabeth Yeatman Ellen Yeatman Florrie Yeatman | Head Wife Daughter Daughter | Married Married Single | 69 M 48 F 36 F 10 F | Beer House Keeper (Worker) (Worker, Home) | Clanfield, Oxon Cotham, Kent Notting Hill, London Southall, Middx |
56 Satwell | William Brazil Mary A Brazil Thomas A Brazil Herbert Brazil Sidney Brazil Ada Aldridge George Austin | Head Wife Son Son Son Servant Servant | Married Married Single Single Single Widowed | 45 M 44 F 19 M 16 M 12 M 22 F 74 M | Butcher & Farmer (Employer) Butcher (Worker) Scholar Scholar (Domestic) Servant (Worker) Shepherd (Worker) | Shoreditch, London Brill, Bucks Upper Holloway, London Upper Holloway, London Woolwich, London White Waltham, Berks Nuffield, Oxon |
57 Satwell | Sidney W Provins Sarah Provins Walter Provins | Head Wife Son | Married Married | 52 M 45 F 12 M | Ordinary Agric'l Labourer (Worker) | South Stoke, Oxon R Greys, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon |
58 Satwell | Oliver Nash Amelia Nash Alfred Nash Emma Woodward | Head Wife Son Mother-in-law | Married Married Single Widowed | 50 M 50 F 20 M 70 F | General Labourer Horsekeeper on Farm (Worker) | Bristol, Somerset Coombe, Oxford Fulham, London Stonesfield, Oxon |
The Enumerator was Mr Isaac William Newton.
Highmoor was spelled Highmore until about 1950.
There were 124 males and 115 females (children included). Total population was 239, including visitors, in 58 properties.
Few children are described as being 'scholars' (as in former census returns). Perhaps this was because by 1901 all children were required to go to school.
The phrase 'on own account' probably meant self-employed.
Where the village of birth is described as simply 'Greys' or 'Peppard', I have inserted R for Rotherfield, as this is the proper name and may have been used in records elsewhere.
No 34: 'The Woodman': Lucy Leader, aged 27, is described as a Housekeeper. Perhaps this public house was not licensed in 1901?
No 37: Thomas Bryant, aged 33, farm bailiff and widower, is described as having been born in 'England'. I have not found such a simple name in any of the other Highmoor or Stoke Row returns. Perhaps this man was born a gypsy or in the workhouse and his records had been lost?
No 51: Highmoor Hall. Note: The village was spelled Highmore, but the manor house was spelled Highmoor. This latter spelling was not used for the village until the 1950s.
No 52: Note: the boundary between Highmoor and Bix ran through the grounds of Highmoor Hall.
Angela Spencer-Harper. March, 2004.