Census information on Borley Rectory,
from the Foxearth Historical Society

1851
John Philip Herringham Rector of Borley Parish Ingatestone
William Walton Curate 26 Borley
John Aves Servant 31 Bulmer
Sarah Raynham Servant 36 U.K.
Caroline Jarvis Servant 25 Ovington
Elizabeth Servant 46 Borley

1861
(a l is 'agricultural labourer', s p is 'straw plaiter', h is 'head of household' sch means 'scholar', s means 'Son', d means 'Daughter', Wid means 'Widow', )
Borley Green - Josiah Theobald h 21 a l Borley
Susan " wife 25 s p B St Pauls
Emma " d 6 months B St Pauls
Sarah Theobald mother wid 69 Sudbury
David Felton h 46 rat catcher Borley
Sarah " wife 46 Yeldham
Emma " d 12 sch Borley
Charles " s 6 sch "
Emily " d 3 "
Matilda ? " granddaughter London
Ann Butcher h wid 81 Bulmer
Susan Deal h 76 wid Risby
Charles Chinnery h 45 thatcher Borley
Charlotte " wife Foxearth
William " s 18 thatchers help Foxearth
Eliza " d 15 Borley
Charles " s 12 a l "
John " s 10 a l "
Walter " s 9 a l "
Catherine " d 7 sch 7 "
Arthur " s 3 "
Ellen " d 1 "
David Ward h 45 a l Borley
Mary Anne " wife 44 "
Charles " s 19 a l "
Harriet 2 d 8 sch "
Samuel " s 6 sch "
Arthur " s 1 "
Nathan Finch h 35 a l Borley
Ellen " wife 34 B.Walter
Eliza " d s p Borley
Walter " 12 a l "
George " s 10 al "
Mary Anne " d 8 sch "
Emma " d 5 sch "
Charles " s 1 " twins
Emma " d 1 " twins
David Frost h 57 a l Borley
Eliza " wife 48 Borley
John " s 18 a l "
Henry " s 16 a l "
James Ives h 27 groom Pentlow
Susan " wife 29 Clare
William " s 7 months Borley
George Byford h 46 a l Borley
Rebecca " wife 5 Borley
Thomas " 14 a l "
George Theobald h 45 al Borley
Harriet " wife school mistress Alphampstone
Frederick Steward h 40 gardener-groom Borley
Susannah " wife 44 Melford
Isaac Ward h 48 a l Bulmer
Mary " wife 38 Bulmer
George " s 5 Borley
John Aves h wid 70 road lab. G Yeldham
James Deaves h 55 castrator Borley
George Deaves brother 50 a l "
James Seaber h 35? postman Borley
Hannah " wife 44 "
Charlotte " d 12 sch "
William " s 10 sch "
Arthur " s 2 "
Joseph Sillitoe h 40 dealer in pollard Borley
Susan " wife 34 "
William " s 14 sch "
Charles " s 10 sch "
Matilda " d 7 sch "
Joseph " s 5 sch "
John Aves h 39 a l Borley
Ann " wife 39 velvet weaver Sudbury
Thomas Reeve h 28 a l B. Walter
Charlotte " wife 28 Gestingthorpe
Eliza " d 7 sch Gestingthorpe
Emily " d 1 Borley
Walter Barber h 26 a l Borley
Emily " wife 26 Sudbury
Walter " s 6 sch Sudbury
Catherine " d 4 sch Ballingdon
George " 2 Borley
Freelan? " 2 months "
Borley Lodge - James S. Gardiner 40 farmer owner and occupier of 524
acres employs 26 men and 8 boys Melford
Mary Ann " wife 32 Hamburgh
Edward " s 12 sch Gt Wymondley
Benjamin " s 11 Gt Wymondley
Richard " 8 sch Gt Wymondley
Thomas " 6 sch Gt Wymondley
Douglas " 5 sch Gt Wymondley
William " s 4 Borley
Elizabeth " d 2 "
Arthur " s 11 months "
Elizabeth Sharp serv 40 cook Cavendish
Susan Sharp serv 21 B St Pauls
Elizabeth Wells 14 nursemaid Cavendish
George Nunn h 47 a l Borley
Hannah " wife 41 "
Dennis Deaves nephew 10 sch "
Thomas Chinnery h 66 a l Borley
Susan " wife 57 B.St Pauls
Philip Shelley 12 Borely
John Porter h 66 coal carter Borley
Mary " sister 56 "
Sarah Sharp sister 52 s p "
David Seaber h 41 a l Borley
Ann " wife 41 "
Stephen " s 17 a l "
June " d 15 s p "
George " s 9 sch "
Frederick " s ? "
James Frost h 53 invalid Borley
Mary Ann " wife 60 Melford
Susan Theobald lodger 70 Borley
James Hart h blacksmith 68 Borley
Mary Ann " wife 67 Sudbury
William Theobald h 30 a l Borley
Margaret " wife 33 Foxearth
George Scrivener son of wife 12 a l Foxearth
William Theobald s 7 sch Borley
Henry " s 5 sch "
Eliza " d 3 "
Thomas " s 8 "
James Barber h 55 a l Borley
Sarah " wife 51 s p Sudbury
James " s 23 a l Borley
John " s 21 a l "
Susann " d 19 s p "
Sarah " d 16 silk weaver "
Amos " s 13 a l "
Stephen " s 11 a l "
Ellen " d 7 sch "
William Barber lodger 59 a l "
John Butcher h 27 a l Borley
Sarah " wife 26 Bulmer
Elizabeth " d 2 Bulmer
James " s 11 months? Bulmer
John Theobald h 38 a l Borley
Eliza " wife 41 Ballingdon
William " s 15 a l Ballingdon
Joshua Searle h wid 59 Bulmer
William Theobald h 44 a l Borley
Harriett " wife 40 "
Ellen " d 14 "
Elizabeth Wheatley h 30 s p Borley
Harriett " sister 21 dress maker "
William " brother 19 a l "
Henry " brother 13 a l "
Sarah " sister 11 sch "
Borley Place-William Raynham h 70 farm baliff Claydon
Susan " wife 59 ?
Rectory-John Herringham h 72 rector Ingatestone
Susanna " wife 59 Lt Waltham
John Aves serv 41 Bulmer
Sarah Raynham 46 serv cook Semer
Caroline Jarvis serv house maid Clare
Eliza Theobald 28 serv Borley
Borley Hall- Frederick Deal h 36 working bailiff Bulmer
Elizabeth " wife 28 B Walter
Eliza " d 4 sch Borley
Charles " 1© "
Anna " d 2 momths "
Borley Mill-Alfred Martin h 54 journeyman miller Melford

1871
Rectory- Henry D.E.Bull h 38 rector of Borley Pentlow
Caroline " wife 34 rectors wife Harrow Weald Sussex
Henry " s 8 sch Gestingthorpe
Caroline " d 7 sch Borley
Winifred " d 6 sch Borley
Alfred " s 5 sch "
Basil " s 4 sch "
Ethel " d 3 "
Adelaide " d 2 "
Edward " s 5 months "
Mary Peters nurse 67 Lambeth
Maria Baker serv 34 cook Brighton
Mary Stapley 48 nursemaid Hastings
Eliza Howell serv 19 nursemaid Stowlangtoft
Rectory - George Sharp h coachman 51 Bocking
Eliza " wife 50 Coggeshall
Sarah " d 15 sch Bocking
Borley Place-John Coker h 44 farmer 200 acres employs 8 men 2 boys
Anne " wife 44 Colchester
Charles Hitchcock h nephew 28 chemist Colchester
George Seaber ser 19 groom Borley
Ellen Holmes serv 19 dom Bures
Borley Hall- Charles Vining h 50 no profession or occupation income derived from houses and interest on money Brighton
Emily " wife 42 Willsden
Emily " d 12 sch London
Margaret " d 6 sch Melford
Susan Lusher serv 54 cook Diss Norfolk
Emma Joslin serv 17 housemaid Boxford
Borley Hall-Frederick Deal h 44 farm bailiff Bulmer
Elizabeth " wife 36 B.Walter
Eliza " d 16 assisting at home Borley
Charles " s sch 11 "
Anna " d 10 sch "
Emily " d 7 sch "
Borley Mill-George Rivers h 26 miller Ashen
Harriet " wife 28 Kedington
Emma " d 6 sch Kedington
Emily " d 4 sch Stowmarket
Lizzie " d 2 Stowmarket
Kate " d 5 months Borley
Jonathan Pawsey h 53 a l Sudbury
Catherine " 52 needle woman Sudbury
James " s 21 a l Sudbury
Ellen " d 16 needle woman Borley
James Wilding h 48 a l B Walter
Mary " wife 52 laundress Melford
George " s 23 a l Sudbury
Arthur " s 12 sch Borley
William Reeve h 41 gardener Cavendish
Elizabeth " wife 35 Glemsford
Harriet " d 9 sch Cavendish
Samuel " s 7 sch Cavendish
William " s 5 sch Borley
Charlotte " d 3 sch? "
Edward " s 1 "
Anne Mays neice 1 Glemsford
William Wheatley h 29 groom Borley
Harriet " sister 31 dressmaker "
Henry " brother 23 a l "
David " nephew 8 sch "
Wiliam Theobald h 54 a l Borley
Harriet wife 49 "
Matilda Wells sister 49 s p "
Herbert Theobald nephew 6 sch Earls Colne
Thomas Byford h 24 a l Borley
Ellen " wife 22 Borley
Harry " s 10 months "
Philip Chenery h 57 a l B Walter
Susan " 56 s p Hundon
George " s 36 a l B Walter
Thomas Scrivener grand son 16 a l B Walter
David Felton h 57 a l Borley
Sarah " wife 55 Lt Yeldham
Charles " 17 a l Borley
John Firmin h 30 a l B.Walter
Emma " wife 30 s p Bulmer
George Coote nephew 4 sch Bulmer
John Theobald h 48 a l Borley
Elizabeth " wife 39 charwoman "
Arthur " grandson 5 sch "
James Barber h 54 a l Borley
Sarah " wife 61 "
Susan " d 29 s p "
Stephen " s 21 a l "
Ellen " d 18 s p "
Alfred " 7 grandson sch "
Benjamin " grandson 4 sch "
Angelina " grand daughter 2 "
William Theobald h 40 a l Bulmer
Margaret " wife 42 s p Foxearth
William " s 17 a l Borley
Henry " s 15 a l "
Eliza " d 13 s p "
Thomas " s 10 sch "
Samuel " s 4 sch "
Sarah " d 8 sch "
Charles Ward h 29 a l Borley
Mary " wife 29 s p Foxearth
Charles " s 5 sch Borley
Frederick " s 1 "
Stephen Seaber h 27 a l Borley
Ellen " wife 22 s p Foxearth
Jane " d 1 Borley
Emily " d 9 months "
Borley Green- Mary Ann Frost h wid 70 s p Melford
Maria Frost 51 s p Borley
David Seaber h 51 a l Borley
Ann " wife 50 "
Martha Wilson Grand daughter 3 Gt Saling
John Porter h 58 no occupation Borley
Mary " sister 66 no occupation "
Sarah " sister 67 no occupation "
Susan Butcher h 31 s p Borley
Ellen " d 10 sch Foxearth
Alice " d 7 sch Borley
George " s 6 sch "
William " s 3 "
Harry " s 1 "
Thomas Finch h wid 80 no occupation Borley
George Boreham h 56 wid road labourer Melford
Marion " wife 46 needlewoman Melford
Walter s 16 a l Melford
Charles " s 12 a l Melford
Harry " s 9 sch Melford
Dennis " s 5 sch Melford
Albert " 3 sch Melford
Charlotte " d 19 horse hair weaver Melford
Marian " d 14 horse hair weaver assistant Melford
Borley Green-John Upshire h 45 out pensioner Chelsea-Sudbury
Edna " wife 31 school mistress Roche Cornwall
John " s 16 printer compositor Halifax Nova Scotia
Edna " d 9 sch Woolwich
Edna Bate mother in law wid 67 dressmaker Roche Cornwall
Susan Chinery h wid 66 charwoman B St Pauls
Joseph Aves h 52 groom Borley
Ann " wife 51 silk weaver Sudbury
Joseph Sillitoe h 49 dealer Borley
Susannah " wife 43 straw bonnet maker Borley
Charles " s 20 millwright "
Matilda " d 17 dressmaker "
Joseph " s 15 apprentice stone mason "
John " s 12 sch "
Martha " d 9 sch "
Susannah " d 7 sch "
Thomas " s 3 sch "
Emma " d 5 months "
Borley Green-Susan Deal h wid 86 needle woman Risby
Ann Butcher h 91 no occupation Bulmer
Ann Ambrose d wid 66 s p Ireland
Edward Felton h 36 a l B Walter
Sarah " wife 31 s p Gt Yeldham
James " s 6 sch Borley
Sarah " d 7 sch "
Emma " d 3 sch "
Josiah Theobald h 31 shepherd Borley
Susan " wife 36 s p B St Pauls
David " s 8 shepherds assistant Borley
Henry " s 3 sch "
Emma " 10 sch "
Sarah " d 6 sch "
Eliza " d 1 "
Sarah " mother 71 needlewoman "
Hannah Seaber h 50 baker Foxearth
Charlotte " d 22 dressmaker Borley
Arthur " s 11 sch "
William Simpson h 43 a l Lt Waldingfield
Eliza " wife 42 Acton
Frank " s 18 a l Gt Waldingfield
George " 12 a l Gt Waldingfield
James Deaves h 52 castrator Borley
Charles Chinnery h 55 thatcher Borley
Charlotte " wife 52 s p Foxearth
Charles " s 22 organist Borley
Walter " s 19 a l "
Susan " d 14 sch "
Arthur " s 13 sch "
Ellen " d 11 sch "
Nathan Finch h 44 a l Borley
Ellen " wife 46 B Walter
Charles " s 11 sch Borley
John " s 9 sch "
Benjamin " s 4 sch "
Ellen " d 11 sch "

1881
Henry Bull h 40 Rector of Borley Pentlow
Caroline wife 44 Harrow
Henry Son 19 undergraduate Gestingthorpe
Caroline Daughter 17 Scholar Borley
Winifred Daughter 16 Scholar Borley
Ethel Daughter 13 Scholar Borley
Adelaide Daughter 2 Scholar Borley
Edward Son 10 Scholar Borley
Constance Daughter 9 Scholar Borley
Hubert Son 8 Scholar Borley
Emily Daughter 5 Scholar Borley
Alice Daughter 2 Borley
Maria Rolf visitor 22 governess
Mary Anne Peters Nursemaid 78 Lambeth
Mary Stapley 58 Housemaid Hastings
Ellen Emery Servant 29 Parlourmaid Hampshire
Anne Finch Servant 20 Cook Cavendish
Charlotte Brewster Nursemaid Hawstead (rectory cottage)
Joseph Tyler 49 Coachman Gt Maplestead
Kezia wife 51 Melford
Septimus Son 17 Unemployed Liston

1891
Henry Bull h 58 Rector of Borley Pentlow
Caroline wife 54 Harrow
Henry Son 28 Curate Gestingthorpe
Caroline Daughter 27 Scholar Borley
Winifred Daughter 26 Scholar Borley
Ethel Daughter 23 Scholar Borley
Adelaide Daughter 22 Scholar Borley
Emily Daughter 15 Scholar Borley
Alice Daughter 12 Borley
Rosa Huntley Visitor 40 Cranbrook
Rose Lawrence Servant 25 N Devon
Emily Seaber Servant 22 Cook Borley
Harriet Byham Servant 22 Chilton (rectory cottage)
Walter Chinery head 39 Coachman Borley
Mary wife 33 Borley
Amy Daughter 4 Borley
Christiana Daughter 7 Mts Borley

[submitted by Andrew Clarke]