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Maesllwch Castle 4
The 1841 census
  From 1841 the census records - compiled once every ten years - include details of individuals and their origins. A picture of the occupants and their lives can be put together even from the sketchy details of the 1841 census.
  Maeslough Castle
Name
Julia C de Winton
Emily Gwenllyan de Winton
Francis de Winton
Frances Sybil Collinson
Emily Collinson
Elizabeth Havard
Dora Best
Jane Lynham
Emma Prosser
Charlotte Richards
Elizabeth Lloyd
David Williams		 Age
28
7
5
30
25
29
30
21
28
24
22
16

Occupation
Lady


Ind
Ind
Female Servant
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
Male Servant

Born in the county
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
yes
  The 1841 census gives a limited amount of information: name, age, occupation and whether or not the person was born in the county.
  However, there are things that can be learned from the scant information:
Mrs de Winton is in residence on census night, with her 2 children. According to a family tree of the de Wintons, produced by Richard Morgan, former County Archivist for Powys, her husband had died in 1840. Her two sisters, ladies of independent means, are staying with her (again from the family tree, Julia de Winton’s maiden name was Collinson). Mrs de Winton’s occupation is given as ‘Lady’; hardly what would be considered an occupation today, but carrying with it all sorts of duties, obligations and privileges in 1841. Emily Gwenllian de Winton was born in Radnorshire, but her brother Francis was not, presumably the family were at one of their other houses when he was born.  
  The family had 7 servants living in, but their precise occupations are not given in the 1841 census. It is, however, possible to find the occupation of the father of the family in the Lodge: 
  Maeslough Lodge
 
Name
William Goode
Maria Goode
Thomas Goode
Eliza Goode (2)
Samuel Goode (1)
John Goode
Maria Goode		 Age
31
31
7
5
4
2
4 mths		 Occupation
Coachman		 Born in the county
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
  William Goode and his family came from another county to work for the de Wintons. Their last 2 children were born in Radnorshire, so they must have arrived between 1837 & 1839. The numbers in brackets denote the fact that these people will reappear in other capacities in later censuses.
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