Uffington Lodge

Hello Sandra

Whether you find Uffington Lodge in any census is going to be a matter of luck which depends on whether the Census Enumerator actually entered the house name on the census page. Some were better than others. If you can find it in one census using the steps below but not in another then you can always try using the names from the year you find it in the hope that the same family were there in the other year. Again this needs some luck.

Mike
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You should find the village of Uffington on the following pages:-

1851 HO.107/1991 folios 258 to 263
1861 RG.9/1867 folios 17 to 23
1871 RG.10/2761 folios 15 to 21
1881 RG.11/2647 folios 22 to 27
1891 RG.12/2108 folios 27 to 32 (On Ancestry incorrectly listed as Uppington)
1901 RG.13/2532 folios 55 to 60
1911 RG.14/16060 (See below)

Ancestry

For the 1851 to 1901 census follow these steps:-
On Ancestry select each census from the list of those available, so '1851 England' might be your first. You may need to scroll down the census page to see the list.
You should leave the name and place search boxes empty.
Click 'Show Advanced Search Options' at the bottom of the search boxes if advanced search boxes are not showing already.
Enter the Piece Number (the four figures before the word 'folios' above) in the Piece box.
Enter the first Folio Number above into the Folio box.
Click search.
This should bring up a transcript of all the people on the first folio. Click 'View Image' on any one of them. Make sure that the Schedule Numbers on the left start at 1. If not you need to look at the previous image.
You need to look through the list of Property names on the left of the page until you find Uffington Lodge.
To go to the next image click the right arrow just above the top right corner of the image. Use the left arrow to move back if necessary.
It should only take a few minutes to look through the ten or so pages for each census.

For the 1911 Census on Ancestry
NOTE - It is better to use Find my Past for the 1911 census at present because the Ancestry images still have the Infirmity column blanked out.
Select 'Search' then 'Search Census & Electoral Rolls Records'
Scroll down to 1911 England and select
On the right side of the screen under 'Browse this collection' select County = Shropshire, Civil Parish = Uffington. As soon as this is selected the Enumeration District should show 16 (Other places may show several numbers)
Click the 16 link
Use the Arrow top right to move through the pages to look for Uffington Lodge.
You should also look through the Census Enumerators Books because they often include different details.

Find my Past

Search Records --> Census (Choose one at a time 1851 to 1911)
Search by address
Residential Place - Uffington, Country - England, County- Shropshire
Produces 'Other Establishments', 'Uffington' and 'Uffington village'. Look at each in turn.
Clicking on any individual household will bring up a transcript. Below the list of people you will find the Folio Number for that household.
Click 'View' to look at the original census image.
With the Image on screen you will find the full reference at the top left of the screen, including the Folio Number and the Page Number.
Use the 'Previous Image' and 'Next Image' buttons to look at the ten or so pages for each census.

Thank you Mike, I do not subscribe to any of the payment search sites, is there any sites I can go on for free?

Hello Sandra, you can go on the Ancestry website for free at your local library to look at censuses, BMD records and many other useful records. I think the site is www.ancestrylibrary.co.uk but the librarian can tell you if I'm wrong. Using the library computer is a good way of getting us family historians out of the house and into the fresh air!

Jason

Thank you Jason - it looks like another trip to town for me, I spent 3 1/2 hours last week at the Archives looking up my G.Grandmother - still cannot find her!. so I must have better luck this time, its many years since I looked up Census returns etc. so I have printed out all the above information and will go already armed.

Sandra

If it helps, Sandra, Shropshire Archives have fiches of most Censuses; and Michael's information would lead you to the right one; apart from which there are indices by parish for many years.

Thank you Martyn

But what are indices?

Hello Sandra

It would probably help if you told us what you are trying to achieve so that responses could be targeted better.

You mention trying to find your G.Grandmother - give us her full name, date and place of birth and death as far as you know them, her husbands name and occupation and any address that you know they lived at then someone might have a look for you.

With regard to Uffington Lodge I think you should look first at the 1911 census but this is not without its problems. Looking at the census enumerators book on Ancestry (see my original notes above) you should select Image No.11 of 22 where you will find:-
Pimley Lodge, Uffington occupied by Mr Cliffe
Sundorne Lodge, Uffington occupied by Mr Evans
Haughmond Lodge, Uffington occupied by Mrs Chambers

You will need to use some of the large scale maps at the archives to follow the route of the enumerator and try to determine which one of these is the correct one.

Once you have established which is the correct one note the Schedule Number in the left hand column because the same number should be on the individual household sheet.

Mike

"Indices", Sandra, is the correct plural of "index". In this case the ones for Censuses at Archives are in A4 binders with transparent covers, similar to those for the fiches of registers.

Hello Michael

Looking back at old information I gathered I see that Sundorne Lodge was sometimes called just 'THE LODGE' I do not know the people who lived in it, all I know is there was a road from opposite Haughmond Abbey running around the base of Haughmond from Haughmond Lodge to 'THE LODGE' at Uffington, it was built by John Corbet from Sundorne Castle. I know about the people who lived at Haughmond Lodge (now demolished) and would like to link them up, I do know that the enumerators did give various properities different names over the years.

With regards to my Gt.Grandmothrer Lucy/Louisa Bennett I have asked before but do you think it is worth my while to put a new request in?

Sandra

I have spent 2 hours at the Shropshire Archives this morning - with no luck - the 1901 census just says  Uffington and just lists names with no addresses.

Hi,

Probably a bit of a late response, but I currently live at this address and have done for the last 17years.. are you still looking for information?

Hello

Sandra has asked for her email address to be sent to you so you can contact her direct.

Mike (Admin)