1861 Census of Carlisle
LDS Film #0543206, #0543207

(Only Story/Storey Extracted)

These transcriptions are taken from hand written notes I took over 10 years ago.  As they are not really proper transcriptions so I have taken the liberty to add information that will hopefully help others to link the families.  Any corrections/additions are always welcome, Wanda Story

Census Date:  April 7th or 8th, 1861

A Note on Scholar entries:  Although you often find the word 'scholar' written in the occupation column, it only means that the child was of school age and is not proof that the child attended school, it was just an instruction to the enumerator to indicate children of school age who did not have an occupation!   Until the Education Acts of 1876 and 1880, which prohibited the employment of children under the age of 10 and children up to 13 were required to attend school (with some exceptions), there was no legal requirement for children to attend school.  The fees for attending, although sometimes only one penny per week, were too much for some poor families and in addition they would lose a possible wage.  Unless you find your child on a school roll or in a school admissions register he or she probably did not attend school. 

White Hort & Royal Hotel on English Street
William Story, widow, 30 years, visitor, seed merchant, born in London

Charlotte Street
Joseph Thompson Story, (son of Thomas Story and Mary Ann Thompson) head, 26 years, blacksmith, born Carlisle
Ann Story (nee Robson), wife, 24 years, born Carlisle
Thomas Story, son, 2 years, born Carlisle
Sarah Story, dau, 1 year, born Carlisle

Shaddongate
John Hetherington, head
Jonathan Story, son, 39 years, Farmer of 73 acres, employs 3, born in Carlisle

Shaddongate Grocer Shop
John Story, head, 51 years, grocer, born Carlisle
Mary Story, wife, 50 years, born Carlisle

Duke Street
Isabella Story, head, widow, 44 years, handloom weaver, born Carlisle
James Story, son, 18 years, steam loom weaver, born Carlisle
Thomas Story, son, 16 years, tailor, born Carlisle
Isabella Story, dau, 25 years, bobbin winder, born in Carlisle
Mary Story, dau, 14 years, Factory, born in Carlisle
Ann Story, dau, 8 years, scholar, born in Carlisle

Bridge Lane
Edward Short, head, 28 years, porter, born Warwick, Cumberland
Ann Short (nee Story, dau of James Story and Ann Nicholson) wife, 25 years, born Carlisle
James Short, son, 3 years, born Carlisle
John Short, son, 8 months, born Carlisle

Bridge Lane
George Story (son of James Story and Ann Nicholson) , head, 30 years, cotton weaver, born Carlisle
Jane Story, wife, 28 years, born Carlisle
Margaret Story, dau, 7 years, born Carlisle
George Story, son, 8 months, born Carlisle

Saddle Lane
James Story, head, 63 years, cotton weaver, born Carlisle
Ann Story (nee Nicholson), wife, 53 years, born Carlisle
James Story, son, 24 years, cotton weaver, born Carlisle

Saddle Lane
Thomas Story, (son of James Story and Ann Nicholson) head, 28 years, cottonweaver, born Carlisle
Sarah Story (nee Wilson), wife, 26 years, born Carlisle
George Story, son, 7 years, scholar, born Carlisle
Robert Story, son, 3 years, born Carlisle
James Story, son, 1 year, born Carlisle

Holy Trinity District
John Story, head, 45 years, cotton weaver, born Scotland
Margaret Story, wife, 45 years, cotton weaver, born Scotland
Ann Story, dau, 18 years, powerloom weaver, born Scotland
Margaret Story, dau, 13 years, powerloom weaver, born Scotland

Wilkins Lane
Henry Story (son of James Story and Ann Nicholson), head, 36 years, cotton winder, born Carlisle
Margaret Story (nee Develin), wife, 34 years, cotton weaver, born Carlisle
Ann Story, dau, 15 years, born Carlisle
Mary Story, dau, 13 years, born Carlisle
Jane Story, dau, 9 years, born Carlisle
Isabel Story, dau, 7 years, born Carlisle
James Story, son, 4 years, born Carlisle
Henry Story, son, 2 years, born Carlisle

Port Road
Eliza Nicholson, head, widow, 43 years, retired school teacher, born Carlisle
Jane Storry, mother, widow, 88  years, property of houser, born Carlisle

Boyd's Court
Thomas Story, head, 24 years, beatler, born Carlisle
Sarah Story, wife, 23 years, cotton weaver, born Carlisle
Robert Story, son, 4 years, born Carlisle
Ann Story, dau, 2 years, born Carlisle

In Wigton
John Story, boarder, unmarried, 21 years, post office clerk, born Broomfield, Cumberland

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Transcribed by Wanda Story, Posted  24 January 2000, Last updated 13 Sep 2002