1841 Census - Chertsey (Addlestone) - Cheeseman

[lancs.rose]

1841 Census for Chertsey (Addlestone)

I wonder whether anyone could assist me in doing a look-up for the Cheeseman family in 1841?

I have the 1851 Census for the family which, unfortunately, does no give an exact address.  All that is recorded is that the census took place in the 'Parish of Chertsey' in the 'Ecclesiastical District of St. Paul, Addlestone'.

The family, though, remained in the same area for decades with children from 1810 to at least 1835 being born in Chertsey and remaining there into the 1840s and, in the case of many of them, into the 1850s and beyond.

In 1841 the Cheeseman family compised of Stephen Cheeseman (b. 1788 in Surrey and a Brickmaker) and his wife Ann (b. 1787 in Surrey).

They had at least nine children, most of which would have probably left home by 1841.  The youngest ones (and therefore the most likely to be with their parents on Census day) were Maria (b. 1824); Elizabeth (b. 1831); Richard (b. 1833) and Susannah (b. 1835).  The other children (Mary, Mercy, Ann, William and Harriott) were born between 1810 and 1821.

Any help with finding this family would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

[Lewy]

Hi there

Here they are in Chertsey Lane End - Folio Ref: 1074-08 page 39: Enumeration District 6, Chertsey

Stephen CHEESEMAN age 50 Brickmaker Born in County (BIC)
Ann age 50 (BIC)
William 22 (BIC)
Stephen 16 (BIC)
Harriet 12 (BIC)
Richard 8 (BIC)
Susanna 5 (BIC)

I also found a William CHEESEMAN and a Thomas CHEESEMAN in Lyne (just up the road from your Stephen). These are the only other Cheeseman's I could find in the whole of Chertsey but that's not to say there aren't others as some of the pages are dificult to read. Here's their families:

William CHEESEMAN  age 36 Labourer (BIC)
Ann 26 wife (BIC)
Frances 6 (BIC) - female
William 4 (BIC)
Ann 2 (BIC)
Thomas Edward 1 (BIC)

Thomas CHEESEMAN 54 Labourer (BIC)
Frances 53 wife

Hope this helps to answer your questions. Incidentally what is your FIELD connection? I have FIELD's in Chertsey in my mother's tree.

Rgrds
Lewy

[lancs.rose]

Hi there, Lewy,

Great stuff!

Thanks for your reply - it provided more than I could have hoped for.

The Stephen Cheeseman and family are direct forebears of mine and I'm sure that the families of William Cheeseman and Thomas Cheeseman are also connected to some degree, but it will require a bit of work to find out exactly how.

The Field family are, again, direct ancestors of mine.  My great-great-grandparents are George Field (b. 1818 in Chertsey, the son of William Field, gamekeeper, and his wife Dinah Kilsey) and Elizabeth Cheeseman (b. 1831 in Chertsey, the daughter of the Stephen Cheesman and Ann Gray found by you in the 1841 Census - although she was apparently absent from the family home on Census night).

George Field moved to London in the late 1840s where he became a policeman and, later, a cab proprietor.

Where do the Fields fit in on your side?

It would be hugely helpful if you could look up the Fields on the 1841 Chertsey Census for me (you may even have already done it when researching your ancestors) assuming that you have the 1841 Census and the time to do another look-up.

The family would comprise (assuming they were still alive) William Field who was born in Chertsey in 1785 (and who was a gamekeeper as I've already mentioned) and Dinah Field who was also born in Chertsey (in 1789).  I don't have an address for them as Dinah appears to have been dead by the time the 1851 Census came round and her husband, I believe, was in Chertsey Union Workhouse. 

William and Dinah Field had, at least, nine children all born in Chertsey between 1811 and 1830.  Some would probably have left home before 1841.  The youngest of the children, and therefore the most likely to still be at home, were my great-great-grandfather George Field, Mary Ann Field (b. 1823), Harriett (b. 1825), Diana (b. 1828) and John (b. 1830).

Your further help would be most welcome.

Thanks again.

regards,

Rosemary.

[Lewy]

Hi Rosemary

I haven't started with the FIELD's of Chertsey yet - there are so many!!! But I will get around to it soon, it so hard as the 1841 census isn't indexed so its a case of trawling through the handwritten pages looking.

My FIELD relative was Elizabeth born 1806 in Chertsey to George and Elizabeth (ironically!), she married William Howard in 1825.

Will get back to you when I find anything.

Kindest regards
Lewy

[lancs.rose]

Hi Lewy,


Thanks for your latest reply.

If and when you get around to doing your own research on the Chertsey Fields, would it be possible for you to let me know if you happen to chance on the William and Dinah Field I mentioned in my last posting and their children, particularly their son and my great-great-grandfather George Field.  That would be most helpful.

I'm currently trawling through some 1841 Censuses for other counties and they can be difficult to read and time-consuming, can't they.  Still, it's marvellous that modern technology means that we can now access records of peoples' daily lives up to 164 years ago!

On the subject of the Cheesemans, did you happen to come across Elizabeth Cheeseman (b. 1831) who was not at home with her parents Stephen and Ann Cheeseman on the 1841 Census night, despite only being ten years old?  She was, maybe, staying with a friend or relative.  There was also a Maria Cheeseman (b. 1824) missing, but, unlike her sister Elizabeth who later married and had children, she might have died young.

Also missing were Mary (b. 1810), Mercy (b. 1812) and Ann (b. 1816), but they may have died young or been married by 1841.

I see from your 1841 Cheeseman listing that Harriott Cheeseman is stated to have been 12 years old, but she was actually 18 at that time.  I assume that this is a mis-transciption by the enumerator 164 years ago or, less likely, that this page was one of the ones that was difficult to read and her age was unclear.

Anyway, thanks again, your help has been invaluable.


Best wishes,

Rosemary



 

[Chris from Sydney]

Hi Rosemary,

I too was a little puzzled by the absence of Maria Cheeseman (B 19 Feb 1824) from the household on the night of the sensus, but I can confirm that she did not die young.  She married James Barlow in Chertsey in 1849.  I am her 3rd Great Grandson.

I hit a brick wall with Stephen Cheeseman, the Brickmaker from Chertsey born c 1790 and married to Ann Gray.  If you happen to have anything that sheds light before that, I would be delighted to hear it.

Regards
Chris

[Smithsquared]

Hi,

New member here, I just tripped over your chat whilst looking up my relatives, Mary Cheeseman (eldest daughter of Stephen CHEESEMAN and Ann GRAY, born on 17th August 1810 and christened on 14th September 1810 at Chertsey, Surrey) was my Great, Great, Great Grandmother. I am currently compiling the potted history of that branch of the family and would be thrilled if you had any information. Just out of interest, I did find Mercy Cheeseman in the 1841 census, she was living at The Anchor Shepperton, Middlesex which is still there. I am working my way through the others but not having a huge amount of success since most people named Ann Married people named William Cheeseman!

Big question, did you hear about the youngest son Richard?

Regards

Bob