This census gives more information than previous ones -
• denotes uninhabited premises and uninhabited but occupied as in businesses and presumably unlet rental property.
• designation of employer or employee and whether working from home
• designation of handicap - eg deaf, blind etc

Many Upton Park residences were still unnamed but from the sequence and other evidence identification is apparent except where stated. The order given below reflects the order of this census (not the order of the previous census.

25 households (same number as in 1891) - only nos:28 and 32 were built since the 1891 census but 2 properties denoted vacant.

1901 Electoral Roll information has been incorporated to help identify absent landlords.

Remember - census data cannot be guarantee as correct. The record was handwritten from the verbal response of the household.

People's ages where shown refer to their age 31 March 1901.

For the 25 households - the following points are worth noting -
• Large turnover of residents since the 1891 census
• Half (13) the households have children 15yrs or younger
  .....(24 children - 15 girls / 9 boys)
  .....(9 of the children are aged 5yrs and under)
• Average age of 'head of household' 49.5yrs
  .....(8 over 60yrs; 9 under 40yrs)
• Over half (17) of households with live-in servants
  .....quite possible others had non-live-in maids

The initial number (eg 104 below) is the census record number within the parish record.

104Upton Mill...the next generation take over no longer farming
the rest of the family having moved out since 1891
Edward Dean (35yrs) baker & miller
His wife Martha (32yrs)
Their son - Geoffrey (9mths) bn in Upton
4 servants -
- bread & 'unreadable' James Keepe (19yrs)bn Hoole;
- Groom Frederick Davenport (16yrs);
- Domestic Mary Ann Latham (18yrs);
- Purse/Domestic Ethel Mary Malpus (14yrs);

105Rose Cottage (no:84)...same family since 1881 census;
James Prince (62yrs widower) - Collector of poor rate & taxes working from home;bn Chester
all 4 children born in Upton
Dora Louise(21yrs); Violet (19yrs);
Philip R (16yrs) apprentice to cabinet maker; Maggie (14yrs) scholar;
servant Margaret Jones (43yrs) bn Ruthin - recorded as being deaf.

106Westview (no:80) ...same family new son-in-law since 1891
Widow Jane Smith (62yrs) - bn Saltney - living on own means
Son-in Law William Pearson (41yrs) bn Durham - Dir of a Drug Co: employer
step-daughter Cecelia Pearson (28yrs) bn Upton
grand-daughter Constance H (3yrs) bn Upton
Margaret Whitby (23yrs) spinster - servant ?

107Fammau View (no:76..new occupants since 1891 census
George Smithwick (28yrs) bn Ireland - Living on own means
wife Amy Maud (38yrs) bn Kent
daughter bn in Ireland - A C? Maud (3yrs);
son bn in Chester - George F W (1yrs);

108Roade Villa (no:74)..new occupants since 1891 census
Ludovic Williams (26yrs) - bn Dolgelley - Living on own means
wife Mary W (21yrs)
sister-in-law Florence Bull (29yrs)
daughter bn in Chester - Ethel (1yr)
servant Ada Crane (20yrs) bn Chester

109Belmont (no:33)..new occupants since 1891 (vacant)
apparently having moved from no:1 in the 1891 census)
3 sisters all living on own means - all bn Isle of Man
Spinster Jane Cregeen (60yrs)
her spinster sister Kate (58yrs)
her widowed sister Louisa E Lloyd (52yrs)
daughter to the above - Constance L Lloyd (23yrs) bn Liverpool; Governess
General domestic servant Martha J Edwards (20yrs) bn Chester

110Mayfield (no 31)...new occupants since 1891 census
Charles May (41yrs) General merchant/salesman bn Germany - Nat Br.citizen
wife Matilda (34yrs)
daughter Mamie (4yrs) bn Liverpool
General servant Sarah Crawford (16yrs) bn Saltney

111Spring Villa (29)...new occupants since 1891 census
Arthur A Powell (33yrs) Timber Merchant working on own account - bn Bedford
His wife Florence E (34yrs) bn Birmingham
2 sons -
Arthur J A (8yrs) bn Lewisham
Frank (7yrs) bn Southend
General domestic servant Julia Latham (27yrs) bn Haslington Cheshire

112No house name (nos:68 & 66 from Park records)....same family since 1881 census
William Shone (53yrs) Land & estate agent (dropped designation of accountant) Bn Trinity Chester
His wife Grace (49yrs) bn St Oswald Chester
son William (21yr) bn Upton - Law student
daughter Grace (17yrs) bn Upton
2 domestic servants - cook Mary Dodd (48yrs); kitchen maid Elizabeth Knight (27yrs) bn Pecton

113The Limes (25)- first recorded use of the housename ..new occupants since 1891
Robert W Hughes (72yrs) Retired Bank Manager bn Anglesea
wife Sarah (62yrs) bn Hereford
3 sons all born Beaumaris Anglesea
son Reginald Gilbert (30yrs) Insurance Office Clerk (denoted 'lodger' in the ER)
son Augustus G O (28yrs)
son Egerton T H (22yrs)
servant Martha Wood (19yrs) bn Buckley

114The Beeches (23)- first recorded use of the house name..new occupants since 1891
Spinster Mary Clarke (80yrs) Living on own means
apparently moving from Mayfield Villa (1881 & 1891 census)
her nephew William Clarke (48yrs) widower retired Colliery Mngr bn Chester
servant Agnes Lloyd (26yrs) bn Flintshire

115Mona Cottage (no:58)Renamed from 1891...same occupants since 1881
Owen Robinson (47yrs)- Railway Clerk bn Holyhead Anglesea
wife Ann (49yrs)
4 daughters - youngest bn in Upton ; older ones Chester
Edith (18yrs) pupil school teacher;
Ellen M (16yrs) milliners apprentice;
Amy (14yrs); Cecelia (11yr)
border Evelyn A Marsland (27yrs) spinster governess

Fern Bank (no:56)...uninhabited but in use for business (may imply between lets)
Electoral Roll shows Peter Cole as owner and living in Halifax.

116unnamed but known to be Hawthorne Villa (no:21)...same occupants since 1881
William Fitch (72yrs) - retired hair dresser bn Middlesex
wife Susannah (68yrs) bn Harwarden
granddaughter Florence James (25yrs) spinster
general domestic servant Susan Steen (53yrs) bn Boughton
errand boy Harold Rogers (13yrs) bn St Johns Chester

117unnamed - assumed to be no:19
Andrew Gilroy (36yrs) Railway Div cashier - bn Wolverhampton
wife Marie (26yrs) bn Wednesbury
visitor Catherine Kinsley (36yrs) Living on own means
servant Margaret Jones (16yrs) bn Chester

118unnamed - assumed to be Holly Bank no:17
Holly Bank was owned by William Shone at this time
James Frater (36yrs) bank clerk bn Darlington
wife Gertrude Mary (34yrs) bn Chester
their two children both bn Chester
son James G (5yrs) and daughter Kathleen (1yr)
cook/servant Elizabeth Gill (20yrs) bn Dodleston
servant/nurse Eliza Wynne (16yrs) bn Kinnerton

119unnamed - assumed to be no:15
George W Lee (38yrs) widower miller in a flour mill bn Stamford
sister Catherine F (29yrs)
daughter Margaret M (12yrs?)
boarder David? Offler (25yrs) employed miller

120unnamed - assumed to be no:13
Robert Roberts (37yrs) cheeses factory employer bn Langollen
wife Jane Roberts (28yrs)

121unnamed - assumed to be no:9
no:9 was owned by William Wannop at the time residing in Stockport
James Bullock (71yrs) ret school master bn Tewkesbury
the 1901 ER records James Maxwell Bullock as owning Upton Schools
wife Elizabeth (69yrs) retired schoolmistress bn Gloucestershire
daughter Julia (30yrs) school assistant bn Northampton

122Lilley House (no:7 )...same occupants as 1891
William Ballance (46yrs) - Inspector of Schools bn Staffs
wife Ada (46yrs)
five eldest children bn London and three youngest in Upton-
Wilfindale G(George) (22yrs) electrical apprentice
Harold E (19yrs) bank clerk
Frederick Ewart (17yrs) Post Office learner
J Viner? George (16yrs)
Olive Doreen (12yrs)
Reginald Marchant (10yrs)
Hedley Tabor (9yrs); Howard W (6yrs)
gen domestic servant Gertrude Roberts (17yrs)

NB record nos: 123 & 124 are either house nos: 5 and 40/42
or else house 5 is part of record 122 such that 123 is house 42
while record 124 is house 40. This latter assumption is prefered since 40 & 42 are known to have been owned by seperate landlords at the time

123unnamed - see comment above
John Mason (56yrs) retired publican bn Worcester
wife Catherine (37yrs) bn Liverpool
two daughters bn Liverpool -
Laura (13yrs); Ada (8yrs)
niece Mary McNally (16yrs)

124unnamed - see comment above
Spinster Martha Batenlaw? (53yrs) Living on own means bn Salford
servant Elizabeth Williams (50yrs)

125Rock Cottage (no:32) believed to be new property since 1891 census
Captain Claude Forestier Walker (33yrs) Royal Artilliery bn Sandhurst Hants
wife Ethel (33yrs) bn Ceylon (Br.subject)
daughter Claudine (2yrs) bn Chester
three servants -
Cook Mary Wakefield (24yrs?)
Housemaid Mary Gorst (19yrs)
groom Thomas Alderson (19yrs) bn Quebec

126Vron Deg no:3
Robert S(or L) Johnson (41yrs) Estate agent clerk bn Chester
wife Alice (38yrs) bn Gloucestershire
three children all born Chester -
Robert H (13yrs)
Eleanor A (12yrs)
Grace E L (10yrs)

127 unnamed 1 or 3
Thomas Cox (79yrs) widower C of E clergyman bn Staffs
sevant Mary Rowlands (60yrs) spinster

other of 1 / 3 uninhabited/unoccupied (known to be owned by an absent landlord)

128Sycamore Cottage no:28believed to be new property since 1891 census
Edward Edwards (41yrs) draughtsman O. S. bn St Oswalds Chester