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Maesllwch Castle 6
The 1861 census
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Maeslough Castle |
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Name
Walter de Winton
Matthew Payne
Herbert Lea
Henry Earle
John Langsdale
Isabella Price
Maria Heath
Jane Pritchard
Catherine Davies
Elizabeth Butcher |
Position
Head
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant |
Age
27
46
29
32
24
47
45
29
20
18 |
Occupation
Landed proprietor
Butler
Valet
Valet
Footman
Housekeeper
Cook
Housemaid
Kitchenmaid
Housemaid |
Born
Glasbury
Grantham, Lincs
Hartlebury, Worcs
Maidford, Northants
Lenton, Notts.
Glasbury
Chingford, Essex
Glasbury
Nantmell (sic)
Glasbury |
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Walter de Winton is now head of the household at Maesllwch. According
to the de Winton family tree, Walter de Winton was born in 1832.
This would make him 29 in 1861, yet here his age is put at 27
(the age his sister Emily Gwenllian would be). Presumably there
was an error in transcription when the information was copied
from the enumerator’s forms onto the final census form.
Walter’s absence from the previous censuses is probably
explained by his being away at school (the same would apply to
Francis in 1851). The family tree also gives him the title ‘Captain’. |
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The household now has 9 servants, including 2 valets, both presumably
looking after Mr de Winton. It is interesting to note how few
of the servants were born locally. It rather undermines assumptions
that, in the days when people tended to work close to home, most
would have been recruited from the surrounding villages. Probably,
some servants would be taken on from other areas where the family
had property, but this does not account for such a range of birthplaces
- 5 different counties. |
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Maeslough Lodge |
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Name
Charles Lane
Roasanna Lane
Sarah A. Lane
John Lane (4)
Richard Lane (3) |
Position
Head
Wife
Daughter
Son
Son |
Age
52
35
11
10
4 |
Occupation
Coachman
Dairymaid |
Born
Churchdown, Glos
?
Llanigon
Llanigon
Glasbury |
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There is now a new family at the Lodge. Possibly William Goode
died - he would have been too young to retire. The family may
have moved away. Some members are still in Glasbury: Eliza Goode(2)
is living on her own, and is a straw bonnet maker. Samuel Goode(1)
is lodging in a house with 4 other young men and they are all
grooms. The head groom lives next door. Thomas Goode (5) is a
cowman at Maesyronen. |
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Glanhenwyd |
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Name
Charles Rawson
Elinor Rawson
Katherine E. Rawson
Emily C. Leeds Elizabeth Choulton
Anne Watkins
William Price |
Position
Head
Wife
Daughter
Sister in Law
Servant
Servant
Servant |
Age
40
33
11
18
55
27
33 |
Occupation
Land Agent
scholar
scholar
Cook
Parlourmaid
Outdoor servant |
Born
Halifax, Yorkshire
Brussels, British subject
Netherwasdale, Cumberland
Southampton
Brilley(?), Northumberland
Glasbury
Glasbury |
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Charles Rawson has married again and set up home in Glasbury.
His wife’s maiden name was presumably Leeds since his sister
in law is called that. It is possible that their father was in
the Navy, as Emily was born in Southampton and Elinor in Brussels,
where he could have been a Naval Attache at the Embassy. |
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