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1851 census for Hawk Inn,Rettendon/Battlesbridge. How comes there are so many different ones? I've seen one with the Mann Family and my great,great Grandad James Smith as a lodger, I've seen another one for the 1851 with the rest of James Smiths Family i.e William & Elizabeth and their sons and daughters living there, and now aparently The Kendall family was living there in 1851 different census! I am finding this very confusing...

Can any one tell me about the census and how comes there are 3 different ones for one house?

1851
MANN, Edward Head Married M 45 1806 Innkeeper Farmer 20 Acres Employing One Man
Gt Burstead, Essex
MANN, Sarah Wife Married F 43 1808 Inn Keepers Wife
Gt Burstead, Essex
MANN, Edward Son M 8 1843 Scholar
Rettendon, Essex
MANN, Henry Son M 6 1845 Scholar
Rettendon, Essex
MANN, Elizabeth Daughter F 5 1846 Scholar
Rettendon, Essex
TIBBALL, Susanna Visitor Married F 50 1801 Nurse
Widford, Essex
LILLY, Sophia Servant Unmarried F 24 1827 House Servant
Gt Baddow, Essex
LUCKING, William Servant Unmarried M 23 1828 Ostler
Gt Waltham, Essex
SMITH, James Lodger Unmarried M 30 1821 Poulterer
Rettendon, Essex
HAWKES, George Lodger Unmarried M 40 1811 Ag Labr
Dunmow, Essex
RAVEN, Edward Lodger Unmarried M 30 1821 Ag Lab
East Mersey, Essex
PORTWAY, George Lodger Unmarried M 19 1832 Ag Lab
Gt Waltham, Essex
Piece: 1775
Folio: 38
Page: 4
Registration District: Chelmsford
Civil Parish: Rettendon
Municipal Borough:
Address: Hawk Inn, Rettendon
County: Essex

(as above for the Inn, also posted earlier)

Chris :)

(John Kendall is next door but one, and William Smith 2 images on)

Next door but one? Does it say the address? And what about William smith what address is he at? When I looked at the census it just says the Hawk,Rettendon.

The area you are talking about, Daniel, appears to be made up mainly of farmer's cottages.

These cottages wouldn't have been numbered. Any letter being sent to the occupants would just have gone to the local post office.

So the census enumerator has distinguished between each cottage by a thick line underneath each household.

The Hawk Inn being the only one named as it was the only building in the road that had a name or number.

Hope that makes it less confusing for you :-)

Is it Possible to see where John Barnard was living in South Hanningfield?

Hello Daniel, there is no additional information on the census image other than onn the transcription that was posted on page 1.

As Christina explained above, small rural communities usually didn't have addresses as we do now.