This return of 1891 shows an increas in the number of inhabitants as it lists 220
It is an interesting document to use along with other census returns to both follow families throughout the series and also to obtain a visual of how and when other occupations started to appear in the village. Make a good project for a local history group or local school to draw conclusions.
Ballgreen was a mining village in a quite rural district to the north of Stoke-on-Trent. As a result, the vast majority of residents were employed within the mining industry. In many families three generations were employed including grandparents.
In this census of 1901, there have been huge increases in the number of residents over the previous ten years amounting to 449. The whole community has changed with the demand for coal increasing but how many other occupations have arrived and what about the community facilities such as schoolteachers, shop keepers and publicans. How have these changed the community landscape.
It is an interesting document to use along with other census returns to both follow families throughout and also to obtain a visual of how and when other occupations started to appear in the village. Make a good project for a local history group or local school to draw conclusions.
As an additional resource that compliments census returns; the Rates Valuation is a wonderful addition to enable and identify in a rational and economic way as to the ratable value of a property and linked into the data in particular the occupations of those in the census returns. Make a good project for a school/college to identify the status of people as indicated by property size and ratable value as well as a local history study group.
The 1851 is the first census that is reliable especially regarding the ages, even so many parents had no idea how old their children were as birthdays were not celebrated as they are now.
Not only useful for family research, but this census gives an insight to the very nature of workhouses, the break-up of families just to survive. A study of each location of birth gives data regarding areas of poverty or unemployment. Other areas can be identified as wealthy. The grouping of ages also gives remarkable results for students of humanities. Lastly the gender balance in certain areas can be identified.
This census is of the same one produced for the Stoke upon Trent workhouse in 1851. It therefore enables a greater study of comparison to be done from the north of Stoke on Trent and that of the south with results of age, groupings, location of birth. This enables a totally different view of the city and encourages study into how variations came about and the consequences. Perfect for college practical work on family studies or humanities.
This contribution to the history of the southern part of Stoke-on-Trent is invaluable to those keen to learn about the dark side of life for many. This census is on an Excel programme therefore details can be sorted to supply records in either age, name, gender, status, occupation and place of birth order. There are 804 in total of staff and inmates and with the facility of Excel enables many calculations to be evaluated.
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