1841 Census of Backworth
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| Address | Forenames | Surname | Age | Occupation | Born NBL |
| Backworth North Pit | John | Chevington | 30 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 5 | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 5 | Y | |
| " | Dorothy | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Backworth North Pit | John | Milburn | 25 | Engine Wright | Y |
| " | Thomas | ? | 50 | Blacksmith | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 45 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | Dorothy | " | 14 | Y | |
| " | Richard | " | 11 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 9 | Y | |
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| Backworth North Pit | Richard | ? | 70 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 65 | Y | |
| " | James | " | 22 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Isabella | " | 15 | Y | |
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| Backworth North Pit | Andrew | Pringle | 45 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Hannah | " | 45 | Y | |
| " | Charles | " | 20 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Andrew | " | 20 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Joseph | " | 15 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | William | " | 15 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Mary Ann | " | 13 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 7 | Y | |
| " | Hannah | " | 5 | Y | |
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| Backworth North Pit | Andrew | Walker | 20 | Blacksmith | Y |
| " | Mary Ann | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Backworth North Pit | Taylor | Park | 35 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Hannah | " | 30 | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 7 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 4 | Y | |
| " | James | " | 2 | Y | |
| " | Charles | S? | 65 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
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| Backworth North Pit | David | Miner? | 50 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | David | " | 13 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | George | " | 25 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | John | " | 18 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 50 | Y | |
| " | Jane | " | 15 | Y | |
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| Backworth North Pit | Henry | Laverick | 50 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Margaret | " | 45 | Y | |
| " | Dorothy | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | Christina | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | Henry | " | 13 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 10 | Y | |
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| Backworth North Pit | Ann | Gallon | 70 | Pauper | Y |
| " | Mary Ann | " | 10 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Aaron | Foster | 50 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Isabell | " | 50 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Isabell | Davison | 75 | Pauper | Y |
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| Backworth Village | James | Harrison? | 50 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Francis | " | 50 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 50 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | James | " | 15 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Thomas | " | 15 | Ag Lab | Y |
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| Backworth Village | Thomas | Boyle | 20 | M. Servant | Y |
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| Backworth Village | John | Harrison? | 25 | Y | |
| " | Ralph | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | Mary Ann | " | 2 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Elizabeth | Robson | 60 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 20 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | John | " | 20 | Mason | Y |
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| Backworth Village | Ellenor | Jameson? | 15 | F.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth Village | Mary | Willis | 30 | Ind | Y |
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| Backworth Village | Robert | Young | 50 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 50 | y | |
| " | Hannah | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 15 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Margaret | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | Robert | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Henry | Darling | 35 | ? | Y |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Henry | " | 5 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Isabella | Downie | F.Servant | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Esther | Anderson | 65 | Pauper | Y |
| " | Elizabeth | Harris | 4 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Joseph | Hedley | 30 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 35 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 10 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | William | Thompson | 20 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Mary | Coxon | 65 | Pauper | Y |
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| Backworth Village | James | Thompson | 30 | Blacksmith | Y |
| " | Ellenor | " | 30 | Y | |
| " | Stephen | " | 8 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 6 | Y | |
| " | Robert | " | 3 | Y | |
| " | Catherine | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Thomas | Wilson | 15 | Blacksmith | Y |
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| Backworth Village | John | Moor | 45 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 40 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 20 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 8 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Matthew | Barron | 75 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Hannah | " | 60 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 35 | Farmer | Y |
| " | David | " | 35 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Joseph | " | 25 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | Hannah | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 20 | Farmer | Y |
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| Backworth Village | Thomas | ? | 30 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | ? | " | 30 | Y | |
| " | Ellenor | " | 2 | Y | |
| " | Ann | " | 1m | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | John | Robinson | 25 | House? | Y |
| " | Thomasina | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Sarah | " | 6m | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Alexander | Brown? | 50 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 45 | Y | |
| " | Margaret | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 15 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | John | " | 11 | Y | |
| " | Alexander | " | 8 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 4 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | John | Byers | 25 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Ellenor | " | 25 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | James | Clark | 55 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 55 | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Christopher | " | 20 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | James | " | 4 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Mary | Softly | 55 | Pauper | Y |
| " | John | " | 15 | Blacksmith App | Y |
| " | Sarah | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 10 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | William | Davison | 6 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Daniel | Grievs? | 25 | Ag Lab | SCO |
| " | Margaret | Blyth | 50 | Y | |
| " | Rachel | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Margaret | " | 5 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Ralph | Southern | 40 | Saddler? | Y |
| " | Hannah | " | 42 | Y | |
| " | Hannah | " | 16 | Y | |
| " | Ralph | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | Ann | " | 7 | Y | |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 4 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Thomas | Patterson | 70 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 65 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Ralph | Brown | 25 | Y | |
| " | Hannah | " | 55 | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Dinah | " | 15 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | John | Dawson? | 87 | H? | Y |
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| Backworth Village | John | Brown | 35 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 40 | Y | |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 20 | F.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth Village | Thomas | Ramsey | 40 | School Master | Y |
| " | Isabella | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | Betsy Ann | " | 15 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Joseph | Swinney | 25 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Jane | " | 5 | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 3 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 8m | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | William | Henry? | 25 | Coal Miner | Foreign? |
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| Backworth Village | Thomas | Priest | 25 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 25 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Mark | Anderson | 35 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 35 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 8 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | George | Howdon | 70 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 70 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | John | Baty? | 50 | Mason | N |
| " | Ann | " | 50 | N | |
| " | John | " | 15 | Masons App | N |
| " | William | " | 15 | Masons App | Y |
| " | Stephen | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | Ann | " | 8 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Henry | Davis | 45 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 40 | Y | |
| " | Hannah | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 14 | Y | |
| " | Harriet | " | 12 | Y | |
| " | Isabella | " | 8 | Y | |
| " | Ann | " | 5 | Y | |
| " | Henry | " | 11 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Margaret | Joist | 40 | Pauper | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | Henry | " | 15 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | John | " | 8 | Y | |
| " | Margaret | " | 5 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | William | Dodds | 15 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Joseph | Dawson | 50 | House Carpenter | Y |
| " | Catherine | " | 50 | Y | |
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| Backworth Village | Isabella | Stewart | 15 | F.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth Low Steads | James | W? | 35 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 45 | Y | |
| " | Ralph | " | 15 | Ag Lab | Y |
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| Backworth Low Steads | John | Walton | 65 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 70 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Ellenor | Wallace | 25 | Pauper | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 3 | Y | |
| " | Sarah | " | 2 | Y | |
| " | Robert | " | 20 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Joseph | " | 1m | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | William | Middlemis | 50 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 35 | Y | |
| " | Jane | " | 12 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | William | Hall | 50 | Ships Carpenter | Y |
| " | Thomas | Wood | 60 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | John | Robinson | 22 | Blacksmith | Y |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | George | Hays | 55 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Margaret | " | 70 | Y | |
| " | Dorothy | " | 33 | Pauper | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 13 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 2 | Y | |
| " | Margaret | " | 2m | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Mary | Ellis | 50 | Ind | Y |
| " | James | " | 20 | Tailor | Y |
| " | John | " | 20 | Engine Wright | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 10 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Thomas | Wardle | 40 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 35 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | Mary Ann | " | 5 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | John | Wilson | 50 | House Carpenter | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 50 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 20 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | John | " | 20 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Robert | " | 18 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | George | " | 15 | Engine Wright | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 11 | Y | |
| " | Richard | " | 11 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Henry | Barrxx? | 50 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 50 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 13 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Elizabeth | Chipchase | 20 | Y | |
| " | Henry | " | 4m | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | John | Swalwell | 40 | Blacksmith | N |
| " | Mary | " | 30 | N | |
| " | Ann | " | 4 | N | |
| " | Catherine | " | 2 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | George | Humble | 60 | N | |
| " | Mary | " | 60 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | George | Williamson | 55 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 50 | Y | |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | Margaret | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | Jane | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 14 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Charles | " | 10 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Andrew | Carr | 35 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 45 | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | Henry | " | 7 | Y | |
| " | Andrew | " | 5 | Y | |
| " | Henry | " | 60 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | John | Hall | 20 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Thomas | " | 15 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | Matthew | " | 14 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Robert | Gallon | 30 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 30 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 9 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 7 | Y | |
| " | Robert | " | 1m | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Andrew | Hogg | 80 | Pauper | Y |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | John | Armstrong | 25 | Blacksmith | Y |
| " | Douglas | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 15 | Blacksmith App | Y |
| " | William | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | William | Baxter? | 60 | Engineer | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 55 | Y | |
| " | Daniel | " | 21 | Engineer | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 25 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | William | Hunter | 45 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 45 | Y | |
| " | Francis | Garrow? | 14 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | William | " | 20 | Engineer App | Y |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Elizabeth | Turnbull | 15 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Mary | Scipsey | 20 | Y | |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | John | Hunter | 60 | Agent Colliery | Y |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 55 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 25 | Engineer | Y |
| " | James | " | 15 | Coal Miner | Y |
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| Backworth Sth Pit | Sarah | Hepple? | 20 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Ann | Oliver | 15 | F.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth House | William Clark | King | 40 | Clergyman | Y |
| " | Sarah | " | 35 | Y | |
| " | Sarah | " | 11 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 6 | Y | |
| " | Ann Alice | " | 4 | Y | |
| " | Richard | " | 2 | Y | |
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| Backworth House | Alice | Hodgson | 30 | Ind | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 30 | Ind | Y |
| " | Marian | Edwards | 20 | Governess | Y |
| " | Hannah | Watson | 35 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Elizabeth | Sleigh? | 35 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Margaret | Foster | 35 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Ann | Hindmarsh | 25 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Catherine | Wears | 25 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Mary | Laws | 29 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Sarah | Turnbull | 20 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | Ann | Burnett | 20 | F.Servant | Y |
| " | John | Graydon | 28 | M.Servant | Y |
| " | William | Bennett | 20 | M.Servant | Y |
| " | Nicholas | Swann | 22 | M.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth Cottage | William | Coats | 40 | Coachman | Y |
| " | Rebecca | " | 40 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 14 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 11 | Y | |
| " | Susan | " | 8 | Y | |
| " | Charles | " | 4 | Y | |
| " | Ralph | " | 2 | Y | |
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| Brickmakers Lodge | Thomas | Rennison? | 40 | Boiler Maker | Y |
| " | Thomas | " | 13 | Y | |
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| Backworth Lodge | John | Watson | 25 | Y | |
| " | Dorothy | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Jane | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Backworth Dene | Margaret | Hunter | 50 | Ind | Y |
| " | Luke | " | 20 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | James | " | 12 | Coal Miner | Y |
| " | Isabella | " | 9 | Y | |
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| Backworth Dene | James | Hebburn? | 60 | Farrier | Y |
| " | Catherine | " | 50 | Y | |
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| Backworth Dene | Joseph | Barhill? | 40 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
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| Backworth Dene | Thomas | Spence | 30 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 30 | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 10 | Y | |
| " | Ann Jane | " | 6 | Y | |
| " | John Oliver | " | 3 | Y | |
| " | Thomas | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Holystone Cottage | John | Mason | 49 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 40 | Y | |
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| Holystone Cottage | William | Bell | 35 | Colliery Labourer | N |
| " | Mary | " | 35 | N | |
| " | Thomas | " | 12 | N | |
| " | William | " | 8 | N | |
| " | Watchman John | " | 3 | Y | |
| " | Robert | " | 1 | Y | |
| " | Mary Ann | " | 10 | N | |
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| Holystone Cottage | Joseph | Story | 55 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 52 | Y | |
| " | Jane | " | 16 | Y | |
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| Holystone Cottage | Richard | Strachan? | 30 | Blacksmith | N |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 30 | N | |
| " | Isabella | " | 5 | N | |
| " | Sarah | " | 3 | Y | |
| " | Henry | " | 1 | Y | |
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| Holystone Cottage | William | Turner | 30 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Ann | " | 59? | Y | |
| " | Mary | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Isabella | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | James | " | 20 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Thomas | " | 20 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Jane Ann | " | 15 | Y | |
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| Holystone Cottage | Henry | Ch? | 20 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Margaret | " | 45 | Y | |
| " | Ann | " | 12 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 9 | Y | |
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| Holystone Cottage | George | Slater | 30 | Colliery Labourer | S |
| " | Elizabeth | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | Joseph | " | 10 | Y | |
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| Holystone Cottage | James | Landers? | 25 | Colliery Labourer | N |
| " | Isabella | " | 20 | N | |
| " | William | " | 1 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 1m | Y | |
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| Holystone Cottage | Mary | Black | 20 | F.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth High Farm | Robert | Johnson | 30 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 25 | Y | |
| " | Mary Ann | " | 4 | Y | |
| " | James | " | 2 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 8m | Y | |
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| Backworth High Farm | William | Hindmarsh | 55 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Isabella | " | 50 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 20 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Isabella | " | 20 | Y | |
| " | Ann | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 15 | M.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth Low Farm | John | Embleton | 65 | Farmer | Y |
| " | Hannah | " | 15 | Y | |
| " | Margaret | " | 13 | Y | |
| " | Robert | " | 11 | Y | |
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| Backworth Low Farm | Dorothy | P? | 15 | F.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth Low Farm | James | Bickerton | 16 | M.Servant | Y |
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| Backworth Low Farm | William | S? | 35 | Ag Lab | Y |
| " | Jane | " | 35 | Y | |
| " | Isabella | " | 6 | Y | |
| " | Robert | " | 2 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 1m | Y | |
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| Backworth | George | Finley | 30 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | Mary | " | 36 | Y | |
| " | George | " | 9 | Y | |
| " | Richard | " | 7 | Y | |
| " | John | " | 5 | Y | |
| " | Edward | " | 2 | Y | |
| " | William | " | 4 | Y | |
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| Backworth | Hannah | Ellington | 25 | Pauper | Y |
| " | William | " | 9 | Y | |
| " | Mary Ann | " | 6 | Y | |
| " | Michael | " | 3 | Y | |
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| Backworth | ? | Gibson | 15 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
| " | James | Young | 20 | Colliery Labourer | Y |
Transcription by Ian Percy
Earsdon
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