>INKSONs in the 1851 English Census

The British Government took the 1851 Census on the 30th of March 1851. This page summarises, on a household basis, all of the Inkson information from the 1851 records for England that has been found to date.

The 1851 Census was was more complex than that in 1841 : the relationship to the head of household is shown, there is a column for 'condition' [single, married, widowed] and the where born question required a full answer. There was also a column for noting when a person was blind or deaf and dumb.

In the table below, the PRO Reference is a link to an image of the relevant page of the census. A new tab will open when you click on the link, just close it to return to this page.


Household						PRO Reference
Occupant	Relationship	Condition	Age	Where Born	Occupation	Comments


William Inkson: 43 High Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						HO107-Pc1829-Fo247-Pg20-Sc90

William Inkson	Head	Mar	47	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Butcher [master employing 1 man]	This is William b. ABT 1804, a son of the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage Originally miss-filed as Tukson
Sarah Inkson	Wife	Mar	43	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	blank
Alfred W Inkson	Son	U	17	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Butcher [assistant]	This is Alfred William
Thomas H Inkson	Son	U	16	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Butcher [assistant]	This is Thomas Harborow [THI]
Sarah Ann Inkson	Daughter	blank	14	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Milliner
Harriet J Inkson	Daughter	blank	13	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Scholar
William H Inkson	Son	blank	11	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Scholar	This is William Henry who was called just 'Henry' in the 1841 census. It is unclear what happened to him after 1851
Emily M Inkson	Daughter	blank	8	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Scholar
Margaret J Inkson	Daughter	blank	6	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Scholar
Eliza E Inkson	Daughter	blank	3	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	Scholar
Frances Inkson	Sister	U	39	Norfolk; Kings Lynn	House Servant	This is presumably the same Frances staying as a sister with John Inkson in 1861, confirming that William b, ABT 1804 and John b. 1814 are brothers


Mary Inkson: 203 High Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						HO107-Pc1829-Fo385-Pg48-Sc203

Mary Inkson	Head	Mar	37	Norfolk Stradsett	Mariner's Wife	Her husband, John b. 1814, is visiting in London - see next return
Fred^e W Inkson	Son	blank	8	Norfolk Lynn	blank
C H Inkson	Son	blank	7	Norfolk Lynn	blank
Jn^o T Inkson	Son	blank	3	Norfolk Lynn	blank
G H Inkson	Son	blank	1	Norfolk Lynn	blank
M A Inkson	Daughter	blank	1 m	Norfolk Lynn	blank


Margaret Harborow: 38 Argyle Street, St Pancras, London						HO107-Pc1495-Fo343-Pg68-Sc355

Margaret Harborow	Head	W	45	Norfolk Lynn	Fundholder	This is Margaret née Inkson, a daughter of the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage and one of two that married their Harborow cousins. Originally miss-filed as Vukson
Ann Inkson	Mother	W	77	Norfolk Gaywood	blank	This is Ann née Harborow who married Thomas Inkson in the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage
William J Harborow	Son	blank	5	Middlesex St Martins	Scholar
John Inkson	Visitor	Mar	37	Norfolk Lynn	Mariner	Note 'visitor' not 'brother' even though this is John another son of the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage and hence Margaret's brother; his family is listed above
Lucy Mansfield	Servant	U	40	Essex Great Chesterford	House Servant


Henry Inkson: 18 Regent Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						HO107-Pc1829-Fo332-Pg11-Sc38

Henry Inkson	Head	Mar	43	Norfolk Lynn	Master Bookbinder	This is Henry, the second son of the 1804 Inkson - Turnbull marriage.
Elizabeth Inkson	Wife	Mar	35	Norfolk Lynn	blank
Margaret Inkson	Daughter	blank	12	Norfolk Lynn	Scholar
Geo H Inkson	Son	blank	4	Norfolk Lynn	Scholar


George Harborow: 9 Percy Circus, Clerkenwell, London						HO107-Pc1517-Fo474-Pg26-Sc95

George Harborow	Head	Mar	30	Boston Lincoln	Shirt Maker
Sarah Harborow	Wife	Mar	33	Lynn Norfolk	blank	This is Sarah née Inkson, anther daughter of the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage and the second to marry a Harborow cousin.
Sarah A Harborow	Daughter	blank	4	St Andrew Holborn	at home
Emily Harborow	Daughter	blank	1	Clerkenwell	at home
George Harborow	Son	blank	1	Clerkenwell	at home
Ann Inkson	Sister	U	39	Lynn Norfolk	Needlewoman	This is Ann, also a daughter of the 1801 Inkson - Harborow marriage so strictly a sister-in-law to George Harborow. She declares her age in a very haphazard way in all official records [she was baptised in September 1808 so it is most likely that she would have been 42 at the time of this census] Originally miss-filed as Inkvon
Amelia Green	Servant	U	24	St Andrew Holborn	House Servant
Elizabeth S Perry	Servant	blank	14	Bedminster Bristol	Nurse


Margaret Inkson: 31 Austin Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						HO107-Pc1829-Fo68-Pg19-Sc75

Margaret Inkson	Head	U	32	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Schoolmistress	Margaret and Lucy are the youngest children of the 1804 Inkson - Turnbull marriage
Lucy Inkson	Sister	U	30	Norfolk, Kings Lynn	Sc Assistant
Mary A Markham	Niece	blank	12	Middlesex, London	Pupil	Note the use of niece : we are not aware of a connection to the Markham family so presumably a sister of Mary Inkson née Turnbull must have married a Markham.
Elizabeth Markham	Niece	blank	10	Middlesex, London	Pupil


Kings Lynn Union Workhouse: St James Place, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						HO107-Pc1829-Fo356-Pg59-Sc215 [line12]

Among many are listed :
William Inkson	blank	U	45	Norfolk Lynn	blank	William is the oldest son of the 1804 Inkson - Turnbull marriage. As far as we can tell he never married


George Inkson: Pilot Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						HO107-Pc1829-Fo19-Pg31-Sc117

George Inkson	Head	Mar	38	Norfolk Kings Lynn	Sailor	This is George, the youngest son of the 1804 Inkson - Turnbull marriage [all of the even younger children were girls] Originally miss-filed as Vukson
Sarah Inkson	Wife	Mar	38	Norfolk Kings Lynn	blank
George Inkson	Son	blank	11	Norfolk Kings Lynn	blank
Mary Ann Inkson	Daughter	blank	10	Norfolk Kings Lynn	blank
Catherine Inkson	Daughter	blank	8	Norfolk Kings Lynn	blank
Elsie Inkson	Daughter	blank	7	Norfolk Kings Lynn	blank
Sarah Inkson	Daughter	blank	3	Norfolk Kings Lynn	blank
Sarah Bunn	Wife's Mother	Wid	79	Norfolk Kings Lynn	Pensioner


Ann Inkson: North Street, Chichester, Sussex						HO107-Pc1653-Fo149-Pg19-Sc9

Ann Inkson	Head	Wid	68	Sussex Pulborough	Innkeeper	Ancestry.com records only two early Inkson births in Sussex and neither is supported by imagery of birth / baptism records : a John said to have been baptised on 5 Apr 1809 and William [below] said to have been baptised on 1 Mar 1811. Both were the children of a William and Ann Inkson. It is not clear where William senior came from. Originally miss-filed as Jackson
William Inkson	Son	Mar	40	Sussex Chichester	Innkeeper
Elizabeth Inkson	Daughter	Mar	38	Sussex Chichester	blank	Probably daughter in law : William was married to an Elizabeth of this age : see the 1861 census
Ann Mary Inkson	Grand Daughter	blank	13	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Alice Inkson	Grand Daughter	blank	11	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Caroline Inkson	Grand Daughter	blank	9	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Ellen Mary Inkson	Grand Daughter	blank	7	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Margaret Inkson	Grand Daughter	blank	5	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Rhoda Inkson	Grand Daughter	blank	3	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
William Inkson	Grand Son	blank	1	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Ann Windgate	Servant	U	23	Sussex Pagham	House Servant
Emma Rodgers	Servant	U	17	Sussex South Mundham	House Servant


Marian Andrews: 2 Sudley Terrace Seminary, Southbersted, Bognor, Sussex						HO107-Pc1653-Fo1474-Pg15-Sc46

Marian Andrews	Head	U	40	Sussex Chichester	Principal of School
Sarah C Beeding	Visitor	U	60	Hants Portsmouth	Schoolastic (?)
Fanny Downes	Teacher	U	28	Gloucestershire Cheltenham	English Teacher
Phebe Franse	Scholar	U	18	Shropshire Kenley	Scholar
Emma Rodwell	Scholar	U	18	Middlesex Brompton	Scholar
Bessie Rodwell	Scholar	blank	15	Middlesex Brompton	Scholar
Bessie Inkson	Scholar	blank	15	Sussex Chichester	Scholar	This is Elizabeth, eldest child of William, Chichester Innkeeper, above. Originally miss-filed as Sukson
Emily Field	Scholar	blank	13	Sussex Eastergate	Scholar
Elizabeth Fox	Scholar	blank	13	Kent Dover	Scholar
Marion Bennett	Scholar	blank	12	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Isabella Rudall	Scholar	blank	12	Middlesex	Scholar
Katherine Rudall	Scholar	blank	7	Middlesex	Scholar
Teresa Watson	Scholar	blank	9	Middlesex	Scholar
Catherine Johnson	Scholar	blank	9	Sussex Binderton	Scholar
Ellen Bennett	Scholar	blank	15	Sussex Chichester	Scholar
Elise Le Maire	Teacher	W	40	France Paris	French Teacher
Mary Bacon	Servant	U	20	Sussex Pegham	Servant
Ruth Tapner	Servant	U	18	Sussex Siddlesham	Servant
Eliza Watkins	Servant	blank	16	Sussex Bognor	Servant


Mary Ann Inkson: Alfred House, Kilburn Lane, Willesden, Middlesex						HO107-Pc1700-Fo340-Pg17-Sc68

Mary Ann Inkson	Head	Widow	49	St Lukes Middlesex	Laundress	Née Hood, this is the widow of a Henry Inkson. When their two children below were baptised as youngsters in 1831, Henry is noted as a baker of Plummer Street, Shoreditch [London]. The only known possible Henry Inkson was the youngest son of William [b. ABT 1756] and Elizabeth so a brother of George b. 1782 who married Mary Turnbull.
Mary Ann Inkson	Daughter	Un	23	St Lukes Middlesex	Laundress	Baptised as Mary Ann Hood Inkson
Sophia Inkson	Daughter	Un	21	Southwark Surrey	Laundress
Sophia Hendry	Aunt	Widow	73	Finsbury Middlesex	Annuitant
Matilda Harris	Visitor	Mar	44	Coventry	Cab Proprietor's Wife
Caroline Harris	Visitor	Un	4	Islington Middlesex	Scholar
Ann Callagan	Servant	Un	20	Ireland	General Servant


Alexander Inkson: 19 Hart Street, Westminster, Middlesex						HO107-Pc1475-Fo229-Pg12-Sc60

Alexander Inkson	Head	Mar	43	Scotland Banffshire	Groom
Elizabeth Inkson	Wife	Mar	37	Kent Hoo	blank
Elizabeth Inkson	Daughter	Un	2	Middlesex St Georges	blank


Arthur Inkson: Fore Street, Kingsbridge, Devon						HO107-Pc1876-Fo137-Pg14-Sc50

Arthur Inkson	Head	M	31	Brixton Devon	Butcher	In the 1841 census there is an Arthur Hingston, Butcher, in Kingsbridge Devon and again in both 1861 and 1871 with Alice Hewitt still in evidence : not an Inkson but clearly entered in this census as 'Inkson'
Emma Inkson	Wife	M	25	Kingsbridge	Butcher's Wife
Alice Hewitt	Mother	Widow	60	Loddiswell	Butcher
Ann Yaboley	Servant	U	22	Chilington	Servant


The below added November 2020

Susanna Chamberlain: 5 Chamberlain's Row, St James' Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk						HO107-Pc1829-Fo336-Pg18-Sc63

Susanna Chamberlain	Head	W	72	Norfolk, Lynn	Proprietor of Houses	This is Susanna née Inkson, the youngest child of George Inkson b. ABT 1735 and Margaret née Chapman.
Edmund Chamberlain	Son	U	33	Norfolk, Lynn	Mooring dues (Clerk)
Sarah Chamberlain	Daughter	U	31	Norfolk, Lynn	blank
Ann Chamberlain	Sister	U	65	Norfolk, Lynn	blank

The 1851 England Census