This census falls between the two OS surveys of 1872 & 1898

Upton Park residences were still either unnamed or known by house name (often different to those used today).
Census information is generally recorded as consecutive houses (ie neighbours) and this helps in placing unnamed houses. The inhabitants of some unnamed houses tally with named houses in 1881 - assumption here is that the 1891 census simply did not record the house name. Remember - census data cannot be guarantee as correct.

For the 25 households - the following points are worth noting -
• Large turnover of residents since the 1881 census
• Over half (17) the households have children 15yrs or younger
  .....(55 children - half boys half girls)
  .....(14 of the children are aged 5yrs and under)
• Average age of 'head of household' 51.5yrs
  .....(9 over 60yrs; 7 under 40yrs)
• Over half (15) of households with live-in servants
  .....quite possible others had non-live-in maids

People's ages where shown refer to their age in 1891 (census year)

Only the following in the 1881 census remain for 1891 Smiths of no:80; Roberts of no:29; Clarks of no:31; Bates of no:5; Shone of no:68; and the Deans in the Mill.

Recordings from the 1891 census allocated to current house number
24 households are named (+ the further Fern Bank). The number suggests that nos:28 & 32 may have been built between 1891 and the 1898 survey.

Unnamed house (may have been no:19?)
Edward Dean (Jnr) (26yrs) - son of miller Edward Dean of the Mill
brother Joseph (21yrs)

Westview (no:80) ...inhabitants reduced since 1881
William Smith (69yrs) - retired Railway contractor
wife (2nd - see 1881census) Jane (52yrs)
daughter Cecelia(18yrs).

Fron Deg (no: 3) ..new residents since 1881
widow Jane Ruthren (75yrs) - from Co.Down Ireland -living on investments
widowed daughter Louisa Bell (43yrs)
widowed daughter Harriett Fritsch? (38yrs)
granddaughter Maud Bell (17yrs)
grandson Henri Fritsch (4yrs)
visitor Jane Ryan (45yrs)

Fammau View (no:76...assumed as new property since 1881
John Griffiths (46yrs) - retired Corn Dealer
wife Jane
children - Hannah (14yrs); Thomas (14yrs); John (9yrs); Jane (7yrs)
general domestic servant Ellen Roberts (20yrs)

Roade Villa (no:74)...assumed as new property since 1881
John Davies (34yrs) - Bank Clerk
wife Esther (29yrs)
sons John (3yrs); Robert (1yr)
servants Lena Brown (17yrs); Jane Gillam (15yrs)

The Hollies (no: 1 )...assumed unoccupied in 1881 census
Two households named
Thomas Cox (??) - retired Clerk in Holy Orders
servant Mary Rowlands (49yrs) spinster
also...
?????name of head difficult to read - living on investments
sister Kate (44yrs)
widowed sister Louisa (40yrs)
neice Constance (15yrs)
servant Elizabeth Davies (20yrs)

Portland Villa (no:5)...same family but changes since 1881
Thomas Bate (68yrs) retired from Cheese factory
his married daughter Mrs Pritchard (39yrs)
her children Constance (6yrs); Jessie (4yrs); 1mnth baby
general servant Ann Pritchard (17yrs)

Grafton Villa (nos: 40 or 42)...new inhabitants since 1881
William Holland (38yrs) - road surveyor
wife Mary (36yrs)
children George (14yrs); William (13yrs); Albert (11yrs); Eva Mary (8yrs); Frederick (6yrs); Henry (4yrs)
general domestic servant Mary Humphreys (19yrs)

Grafton Villa (nos: 40 or 42)...new inhabitants since 1881
John Whelan? (45yrs) - Civil Air Ordnance Survey depot
wife Esther (44yrs)
children Thomas (15yrs); Francis (13yrs); Ellen (9yrs); Esther (6yrs); Edward (3yrs)

Lilley House (no:7 )...new inhabitants since 1881
William Ballance (36yrs) - Inspector of Schools
wife Ada (36yrs)
children George (12yrs); Harold (9yrs); James George (6yrs); Olive Doreen (2yrs); Reginald (5mnths)
servant general domestic Elizabeth Hughes (17yrs)

Laburnum Villa (no: 9) ...new inhabitants since 1881
Alfred Williams (36yrs) - railway clerk
recorded as married but no wife recorded
son William (8yrs)
brother Frederick Darius (19yrs) - railway clerk
housekeeper widow Elizabeth Roberts (56yrs)

Unnamed - but probably no:13
Founding father Thomas Wood's widow Sarah (76yrs)
now no others recorded with her

Holly Bank (no:17)...new property since 1881
Widow Mary Beaumont (60yrs) living on investments
daughters Mary (34yrs); Florence (27yrs)
son James (19yrs) - theology student

Norton Villa (no:15 )...new property since 1881
William John Morris (43yrs) Manager of leadworks
wife Marion (43yrs)
sons William Palmer Morris (11yrs); Hugh Augustus Morris (9yrs)
daughter Marion Dorothea (6yrs)
sister-in-law Adelaide Palmer - spinster living on investments
domestic servant Elizabeth Atkinson (25yrs)

Hawthorne Villa (no:21)...new occupants since 1881
William Fitch (62yrs) - retired hair dresser
wife Susannah (57yrs)
niece Susannah Sheen (43yrs) - lady's help
servant Albert Over? (20yrs)

(the other Hawthorne villa is not recorded but may be under new name)

Fern Bank (no:56 or 58)...new inhabitants since 1881
Owen Robinson (37yrs)- Railway Clerk
wife Ann (39yrs)
daughters Edith (8yrs); Ellen (6yrs); Amy (4yrs); Cecelia (1yr)
border Jane Ellen Vaughan (13yrs)

Fern Bank (no:56 or 58)...new inhabitants since 1881
Margaret Lewis (48yrs) - retired mantle maker
daughter Elizabeth (23yrs) - mothers help
daughter Gertrude (20yrs) - mantle maker
Border James Coombs -compressed air engineer/draughtsman

unnamed (believed to be no: 23 or 25)
John Jones (72yrs) retired grocer
wife Eliza (71yrs)
indications are that the above were tenants

Woodbine (believed to be no: 23 or 25)
Edmund Baillie (39yrs) - merchant nurseryman
wife Harriett (39yrs)
children Edmund (17yrs); John (16yrs); Harriett Eliza (14yrs); Charles (12yrs); Rose (10yrs); Leonard (7yrs); Daisy (5yrs); Ivy (2yrs)
servant Mary Jane Hitchen (20yrs)
indications are that the above were tenants

No house name (nos:68 & 66 from Park records)....daughter since 1881 census
William Shone (43yrs) estate agent & accountant
His wife Grace (41yrs)
son William (11yr)
daughter Grace (7yrs)
2 domestic servants - cook Mary Dodd (38yrs); kitchen maid Catherine Bebbington (19yrs)

Spring Villa (29)....c.f.1881 - same family less 3 children
George E Roberts (52yrs) tailor & draper
His wife Mary (50yrs)
5 of their children - George (21yrs); Sarah A (19yrs); Mary (17yrs); Theodora (14yrs); Joseph T (11yrs)
servant Mary Eliza Roberts (14yrs)

Mayfield Villa (no 31)...minor change since 1881 census
Spinster Mary Clark (70yrs) living on investments
Her married brother James Clark (68yrs) living on an annuity
great nephew Ernest Clarke (6yrs)
General servant Elizabeth Blake

Rose Cottage (no:84)...same family since 1881 census
James Prince (52yrs widower) - Collector of rates & taxes
children Dora (11yrs); Violet (9yrs); Philip (7yrs); Maggie (4yrs)
aunt Elizabeth (72yrs) - living on investments
servant Margaret Jones (33yrs)

Upton Mill...2 oldest sons having moved out & gran died and all workers/servants changed since 1881
Edward Dean (52yrs) farmer baker & miller
His wife Elizabeth (50yrs)
Their 3 youngest children - Bessie (19yrs); Helen (13yrs); Charles (11yrs)
sister-in-law Hannah Stockton (54yrs) living on investments
4 servants - baker John Middleton (44yrs); general servants Elizabeth Roberts (22yrs); Edward Oldfield (16yrs); William Dough (15yrs)

Neighbouring Upton Park

Another Fern Bank is recorded this may have been just outside the park?
James Woodward (65yrs) -rtd poulterer
wife Elizabeth
sons George (30yrs?) farm labourer; Thomas (25yrs) barber
grandson James (21yrs) barber