1881 Census Stalbridge Dorset District: 6 Page: 20 (Ref: RG11/2085/78/20)

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The undermentioned Houses are situate within the boundaries of the
Civil Parish [or Township] of City or
Municipal Borough of 		Municipal Ward of Parliamentary Borough of Town or Village or
Hamlet of 		Urban Sanitary District of Rural Sanitary District of Ecclesiastical Parish or
District of
Stalbridge       Stalbridge Common   Sturminster Stalbridge
No. of
Schedule		 ROAD, STREET, &c.
and No. or NAME of HOUSE		 Houses NAME and Surname of each
Person		 RELATION
to
Head of Family		 CON-
DITION
as to
Marriage		 AGE last
Birthday
of		 Rank, Profession, or OCCUPATION WHERE BORN If
In-
habit-
ed		 Unin-
habited
(U) or
Building
(B)		 (1) Deaf and Dumb
(2) Blind
(3) Imbecile or Idiot
(4)Lunatic
Males Females
85 Grove Farm     Adlia J Hunt Dau Unm   11 mths   Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Elizabeth Butt Serv Unm   17 Domes Serv Somerset, Holton  
86 Butts Farm Higher Gommershay 1   John Gatehouse Head Widr 65   Farmer 140 acres employ 1 boy 3 men Somerset, Bayford  
        Charles Gatehouse Son Unm 23     Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Kate Gatehouse Neice Unm   18   Somerset, Wincanton  
        Thurzia Dyke Housekeeper Unm   25 House Keeper + Dairy maid Somerset, Horsington  
87 Lower Gommershay 1   Eli Benjafield Head Widr 61   Farmer 270 acres emp 5 men 2 boys Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Clara Benjafield Dau Unm   24   Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Edwin E Benjafield Son Unm 22   Farmer son Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Eli A Benjafield Son Unm 12   Scholar Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Margrat S Benjafield Visitor Unm   11 Scholar Wiltshire, Bowerchalke  
        Sarah Aish Serv Unm   43 Dairy + Domestic serv Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Albertina Harris Serv Unm   15 General serv Dorset, Bagbere  
88 Crick House 1   Sidney J Benjafield Head Unm 27   Coal Merchant Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Fanny Trim Housekeeper Unm   32 House Keeper Dorset, Kington Magna  
        Martha Brown Serv Unm   15 General Serv Dorset, Stalbridge  
89 Hamwood Farm 1   Henry A Williams Head Mar 44   Farmer 100 acres employ 2 men Devonshire, Bampton  
        Elimina Williams Wife Mar   45   Herefordshire, Kimbolton  
        Lousia P Williams Dau Unm   11 Scholar Somerset, Huntspill  
        George R H Williams Son Unm 9   Scholar Somerset, Huntspill  
        Harry W Williams Son Unm 8   Scholar Dorset, Stalbridge  
        John R Williams Son Unm 6   Scholar Dorset, Stalbridge  
        Mina W Williams Dau Unm   3 Scholar Dorset, Stalbridge  
90 Westmills 1   George Dodds Head Mar 28   Master Miller employ 5 men Somerset, Compton Yeovil  
        Mary Dodds Wife Mar   30   Somerset, Woodbrook Taunton  
Total of Houses...  5   Total of Males and of Females...  11 14