Please note that this page is not yet finalised, as more data on all Wood individuals and families of the Romney Marsh in the census reports of 1841 to 1901 remains to be examined.
Census of 6 June 1841, HO 107/ [?]
Listed at Midley, Romney Marsh, are John Wood, 40 [? sic!], Ag, born in Kent, Elizabeth Wood, wife, age 40 [? sic.!], born in Kent, with nine out of their fifteen children, Mary, age 20, William, 18, Thomas, 15, Sarah Ann, 13, Susan, 10, Charles, 9, Henry, 7, Elizabeth, 5, Charlotte, age 4. [older children Harriet, John, George and Richard can be seen to have left home, and two babies Elizabeth and Dinah had died before this first census of 1841]
Census of 30 March 1851, HO 107/1634
Parish of Midley, Romney Marsh, Kent:
Seven schedules [ie households] are listed at Midley on pages 10-12 of Enumerator’s Book 5 of District 74 (Romney Marsh), subdistrict 2 (Lydd district),
the seven families being Hardiman; Lording; Wood; Pope; Dunster?; Pilcher; and Lee
Schedule (household) No. 3 at Midley on page 10 (HO 107/1634, f. 175) is
John Wood, age 61, occupation Shepherd, born in Kent, Warehorn [ Warehorne just west of Hamstreet]
Elizabeth Wood, age 56, wife of above, born in Sussex, Iden [Iden, just north of Rye]
Thomas Wood, age 24, son, Shepherd, born in Kent, Midley
Elizabeth Wood, age 15, daughter, born in Kent, Midley
Charlotte Wood, age 13, daughter, born in Kent, Midley
[NB. Charlotte ‘age 13’, was christened 25 June 1837, thus birth not registered in the first statutory Birth Certificates of the quarter July-Sept 1837]
[Apart from Midley, have not looked at other areas of Romney Marsh in this census of 1851, except for an entry at Lydd (which needs verification) listing George Wood, age 42, Shepherd, born Brookland, with wife Harriet, age 36, born Seabrook [near Folkestone] and Daughter Elizabeth, age 15, born Lydd]
Census of 7 April 1861, RG9/556
Census of 1861, Book 1 (Eastern part of Lydd) no street names are listed, Schedule (household) No. 158, page 28, RG9/556, f. 17v:
John Wood, Head, Married, age 71, Farmer of 80 acres, born in Kent, Wharehorn
Elizabeth, wife, age 66, born in Sussex, Iden [just north of Rye]
Elizabeth, daughter, Unmarried, age 26, born Kent, Midley
Census of 1861, Book 2 (Western part of Lydd), no street names are listed, Schedule (household) No. 46, p. 9, RG9/556, f. 26:
John Wood, age 45, Shepherd, born Kent Brookland
Mary, Wife age 46, born Kent Lydd
with four children listed all born in Lydd, John (age 12), Stepn Playford (10), Charlotte (7), Frances (5).
[Note that their first born daughter Rosamund, who would have reached the age of 14, is not listed here]
Census of 1861, Book 2 (Western part of Lydd), Schedule (household) No. 65, p. 13, RG9/556, f. 28:
Thomas Wood, age 34, born Kent, Midley
Elizabeth, age 26, born Sussex, Rye
William, age 8, born Sussex, Winchelsea
Thomas, age 6, born Kent, Midley
Henry, age 5, born Kent, Midley
Edmund, age 4, born Kent, Midley
Joseph, age 2, born Kent, Lydd [NB Lydd, not Midley!]
Census of 1861, Book 2 (Western part of Lydd), Schedule (household) No. 86, p. 17, RG9/556, f. 30:
Charles Wood, Head, age 29, Ag. Lab, born in Kent, Midley [chr. 1832]
Maria, wife, age 27, born Sussex, Northiam [NW of Rye]
with four children listed. Charles Ed, age 9, Mary Ann, age 5, Susannah Maria, age 2, Fred age 1, all born in Lydd
Census of 1861, Book 2 (Western part of Lydd), Schedule (household) No. 99, p. 21, RG9/556, f. 32:
Henry Wood, Head, age 27, Ag. Lab, born in Kent, Midley [christened 9 Feb 2025]
Sarah Leticia Wood, age 24, wife, born in Kent, Dover
[Elizabeth] Jane Wood, daughter, age 5, born in Kent, Lydd
Census of 1861, Midley, RG9/556, f. [?]
[This entry for Midley in 1861 requires re-examination, to verify this and any other data]:
George Wood, Head, age 42, Shepherd, born Kent, Brookland
Harriet, Wife, age 36, born Kent, Cheriton [near Folkestone]
Elizabeth, Daughter, age 15, born Kent, Lydd
Census of 2 April 1871, RG10/1022
Census of 1871, Enumerator’s Book 1 (East part of Lydd), page 22, schedule (household) No. 124, RG10/1022, f. 14v
William Wood, age 48, “unmarried boarder”, Ag. Lab, born Kent, Lydd
living in household of Vantom family
Census of 1871, Enumerator’s Book 1 (East part of Lydd), page 31, schedule (household) No. 175, RG10/1022, f. 19
Charles Wood, age 39, Ag. Lab, born Kent, Lydd
Maria, age 38, Wife, born Sussex, Northiam [near Rye]
S. [Susannah] Maria, daughter, age 12; Fred, son, age 10; Betsy, daughter, age 6; Walter, son, age 3; Emily, daughter, age 2 months. All the children born in Lydd
Census of 1871, Enumerator’s Book 2 (West part of Lydd), page 25, schedule (household) No. 132, RG10/1022, f. 36
Thomas Wood, age 43, Ag. Lab, born Kent, Midley
Elizabeth , age 38, Wife, born Sussex, Winchelsea [near Rye]
[Note: oldest son William not listed here amongst family, he had died in 1869]
Thomas, age 16, Ag. Lab., born Kent, Midley
Henry, age 15, Ag. Lab, born Kent, Midley
Edmund, age 13, Ag Lab, born Kent, Midley
Joseph, age 12, born Kent, Midley [NB Midley not Lydd!]
Elizabeth, age 10, born Kent, Lydd
Sarah A., age 8, born Kent, Lydd
Alexander, age 6, born Kent, Lydd
Julia, age 4, born Kent, Lydd
Caroline, age 2, born Kent, Lydd
Eliza, age 6 months, born Kent, Lydd
[from this evidence of places the children were born the family presumably moved from Midley to Lydd around 1858]
[This census of 1871 has not yet been examined completely throughout Lydd and other areas of Romney Marsh for members of the Wood and associated families]
Census of 3 April 1881, RG11/1016
Census of 1881, Lydd (Book 2 (west part of Lydd), page 19, schedule (household) No. 98, RG11/1016, f. 35)
Thomas Wood, age 53, Ag. Lab, born Kent, Midley
Elizabeth, age 47, Wife, born Sussex, Winchelsea
Henry, age 26, son, Ag. Lab, born Kent, Lydd
Alexander, age 16, son, Ag. Lab, born Kent, Lydd
Julia, age 13, daughter, scholar, born Kent, Lydd
Eliza, age 10, daughter, scholar, born Kent, Lydd
Kate, age 9, daughter, scholar, born Kent, Lydd
Maria, age 7, daughter, scholar, born Kent, Lydd
Louisa, age 6, daughter, scholar, born Kent, Lydd
Charlotte, age 3, daughter, scholar, born Kent, Lydd
Census of 1881, schedule (household) no. 79 of Book 2, page 15 (RG11/1016, f. 33)
lists a Russell family at “Beer House” who have several lodgers including William Wood, age 56 [? uncertain reading], Ag. Lab, born Kent, Midley. [presumably this William is son of John and Elizabeth christened in May 1823 thus being age 58 in 1881]
Census of 1881, Lydd (Book 2 (west part of Lydd), page 22, schedule (household) No. 117, RG11/1016, f. 36v)
Harriet Wood, Head of Household, Widow, age 56, born Kent, Cheriton
[Harriet living by herself was Widow of George Wood (1819-1875)]
Census of 1881, Lydd (Book 4 (area west of Lydd, Old Mill, Pigwell, Lydd Stations to Dungeness ‘over wide area’), page 2, schedule (household) No. 5, RG11/1016, f. 51v, at 1 Scotney House:
Charles Wood, age 49, Shepherd, born in Kent, Midley
Maria Wood, age 47 wife, born in Sussex, Northiam
Fred, age 20, Ag Lab; Walter age 13 Ag. Lab; Emily, age 10, scholar; Louisa, age 7, scholar; Ellen, age 5, scholar,
all children born in Lydd
Census of 1881, Book 5 (Old Romney and Midley), page 3, schedule 11, RG11/1016, f. 61:
Schedule 11 of Old Romney is a household of a Finn family
with Ellen Wood, age 20, general servant, born in Lydd
[possibly this entry is Thomas and Elizabeth Wood’s daughter Ellen Elizabeth Wood (usually known as Elizabeth), born July 1861]
Census of 1881, Midley and Old Romney, Romney Marsh, RG11/1016, ff. 55-64
Note that at the time of the Census of 1881 no Wood family were living at Midley. Otherwise the families there were Pilcher, Reeves, Sharpe, Grist, Bourne and Marshall
Census of 1881, RG11/1016, ff. 88-97, Snargate and Snave, Romney Marsh
In the Census of 1881 in the Snargate and Snave areas of the Romney Marsh to the north of Brenzett going towards Hamstreet and Warehorne, four families and one individual by the name of Wood are listed (ff. 92, 94, 94, 97, 97v, i.e. Book 8 schedules 1, 20, 23, 13, 22). However, until there is definite proof that any of them (apart from sharing the same name) are related to the line descended from the Woods of Warehorne, no details of those Census listings are provided here.
Census of 5 April 1891, RG12/755
Census of 1891, Prospect House, Lydd (Book 1 (east part of Lydd), page 11, schedule (household) No. 71, RG12/755, f. 9)
Charles Wood, Head, Married, age 59. Looker, born Kent, Lydd
[Probably this is Charles previously of Scotney House (see 1881), but no one else is listed in this schedule No. 71, and a closer search of the 1891 census is needed to find his wife and children. Note that a local newspaper, the Kentish Express, reported that on Christmas day 1885 Charles had a vigorous argument with his son Walter, stabbing him in the back with a pitchfork]
Census of 1891, Park Street, Lydd (Book 2 (west part of Lydd), page 29, schedule (household) No. 91, RG12/755, f. 29)
Harriet Wood, Head of Household, Widow, age 66, Shopkeeper, born Kent, Cheriton
[Harriet, only occupant of 4-roomed house, was Widow of George Wood (1819-1875)]
Census of 1891, High Street, Lydd , Book 2 (west part of Lydd), pp. 17-18, schedule (household) No. 106, RG12/755, f. 30 (pp.17-18)
Thomas Wood, age 65, Agricultural Labourer, born Kent, Lydd
Elizabeth, Wife, age 55, born (ditto) [in fact born not in Lydd, but Winchelsea, Sussex]
Charlotte, Daughter, age 13, General Servant, born (ditto) [Kent Lydd]
Alick, Son, age 24, Agricultural Labourer, born Kent Lydd
Census of 1891, High Street, Lydd , Book 2 (west part of Lydd), p. 18, schedule (household) No. 109. RG12/755, f. 30v (p. 18)
Joseph Wood, Head, age 30, Fisherman, born Lydd [b 4 Feb 2025]
Caroline Wood, wife, born Lydd [née Brignall]
Albert E. Wood, son age 4, born Lydd
Ellen M. Wood, age 3, born Lydd
John Thos Wood, age 2, born Lydd
George A., age 1, born Lydd
[note that the first born son Henry Wood Brignall born 1883 (age 7 in 1891) is not listed in the household].
[Note also that in the census ten years before on 3 April 2025 Joseph happened to have not been at Lydd, but on the fishing vessel ‘Godila’ at St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon (PRO Reference RG11/2202, f200). Joseph in 1881 was listed by the Census enumerator as unmarried and “21” although he had a few weeks before reached his 22nd birthday. A total of 7 fishermen are listed on the boat, four of whom (including Joseph) are recorded as having been born in Lydd.”]
Census of 16 April 1901, Romney Marsh, RG13/857-8
Census of 1901, Union Workhouse, New Romney, RG13/856, f. 6 (Schedule No. 10, p. 3)
Thomas Wood [one of seventy persons listed at the New Union Workhouse]
Inmate, Widower, age 76, General Labourer (Worker), born Kent Midley.
Census of 1901, Court Lodge, Old Romney, Book No. 8, p. 5, schedule (household) No. 25. RG13/858, f. 34
Alexander Wood, Head of household, age 36, Shepherd, born Lydd, Kent
Florence E. Wood [née Sharrard], wife, age 32, born Lydd
Alexander Wood, son age 8, born Lydd
Douglas Wood, age 7, born St. Marys, Kent
George Wood, age 5, born Lydd
Agnes Wood, age 4, born Lydd
Florence A. [Ada] Wood, age 10 months, born Old Romney
[Note that at the time of the previous census ten years before, Alexander and Elizabeth were not yet married (Alex was living with his parents in High St, Lydd in 1891), while ‘Court Lodge’ in 1891 was occupied only by a shepherd, Henry Knight, aged 56, and his wife Sarah (RG12/755, f.79v (p.4)), and in 1881 and 1871 by a shepherd William Grist, his wife and daughter.
Census of 1901, ‘Mid Ripe’, Lydd, Book No. 1, p. 18, schedule (household) No. 180. RG13/857, f. 18
Harry Sharrard, Head of household, age 29, Carman- Brewers drayman, born Lydd
Edith W. Sharrard, wife, age 30, born Lydd
Ernest J. Sharrard, son age 2, born Lydd
Gladys T. Sharrard, daug age 10 months, born Lydd
Census of 6 June 2025
HO 107/[? Kent covered by 456-494]
This first census had less information recorded than in later years, i.e. town or village of birth was not entered, only recording whether or not born in present county of residence
Census of 30 March 2025
HO 107/1634, Romney Marsh is District No. 74
Subdistrict 1 – New Romney (East half of the Marsh), HO 107/1634, ff.1-110
Subdistrict 2 – Lydd subdistrict (West half of the Marsh), HO 107/1634, ff. 111-211:
Book 1 (East part of Lydd). 31pp, ff.111-129;
Book 2 (west part of Lydd) 30pp., ff.130-148;
Book 3, ff.149-157;
Book 4, 11pp, ff.158-166;
Book 5 (Old Romney and Midley), Old Romney ff. 170-4, Midley, ff. 175-6;
Book 6 (Snave, Snargate and Fairfield), ff. 177-185;
Book 7 (Brenzitt, ff. 186-196;
Book 8 (Brookland), ff. 197-211v
[Microfilm at the official Family Records Centre, London EC1R, is pale of very poor quality]
Census 7 April 2025
RG9/555, Romney Marsh, District No. 74
Subdistrict 1 – New Romney (Eastern half of the Marsh).
RG9/556, Romney Marsh, District No. 74
Subdistrict 2 – Lydd (West half of the Marsh), RG9/556, ff. 1-87
There are several enumerator’s books within the subdistrict,
Book 1, east part of Lydd, ff. 4-18v [pp. 1-29, 163? schedules];
Book 2, west part of Lydd, ff.19-35 [pp. 1-27];
Book 3 ; Book 4 ; [etc]
[In 1861 the street names are not given, so it is especially helpful in this census to make a note of the ‘schedule’ number of the separate households, as a help, maybe, in locating the houses for comparison with later years.]
Census, 2 April 2025
RG10/1021, Romney Marsh, District No. 65, Subdistrict 1 – New Romney
RG10/1022, Romney Marsh, District No. 65, Subdistrict 2 – Lydd
Book 1 (east part of Lydd), 192 schedules, RG10/1022, ff. 1-20;
Book 2 (west part of Lydd), schedules, RG10/1022, ff. 24- ;
Book ? Midley, 9 schedules, RG10/1022, f.51r, f.51v
Book ? Old Romney, 34 schedules, RG10/1022, ff.52-61
Census, 3 April 2025
RG11/1015, Romney Marsh, District No. 66, Subdistrict 1 – New Romney
RG11/1016, Romney Marsh, District No. 66, Subdistrict 2 – Lydd (inc. Brookland, Midley and Old Romney)
[Enumerators in 1881 obviously at first thought the district was to be No. 65 like the previous Census, as this number was written at the front of their books and not always corrected later]
Census, 5 April 2025
RG12/754, Romney Marsh, District No. 66, Subdistrict 1 – New Romney
RG12/755, Romney Marsh, District No. 66, Subdistrict 2 – Lydd, RG12/755, ff.1-89
This subdistrict No. 2 is listed in 8 Enumerator’s Books:
Book 1 east part of Lydd, ff. 1-18v [30pp, 209 schedules];
Book 2 west part of Lydd, ff. 22-34v [26 pp., 163 schedules];
Book 3 Dungeness etc, ff.38-42 [9 pp, 45 schedules];
Book 4 Scotney, Pigwell, Galloways, ff.46-49 [7pp., schedules];
Book 5 Brookland;
Book 6 Brenzett and Fairfield;
Book 7 Snargate;
Book 8 Midley and Old Romney .
Census, 16 April 2025
RG13/855 Romney Marsh (Kent): eastern half, including Dymchurch, Newchurch, St. Mary in the Marsh
RG13/856 Romney Marsh: New Romney (this includes the Union Workhouse)
RG13/857 Romney Marsh: Lydd (including Denge Marsh, Pegwell, Scotney, Holmstone Camp and census of Shipping)
RG13/858 Romney Marsh: Brookland, Brenzett, Fairfield, Snargate, Snace, Old Romney and Midley
RG13/859 Rye (Sussex)
This census under the 100 year rule was released by the PRO for public use on 2 January 2002. It is the first census fully available on-line on the Internet, costing £0.50 per entry per person. The launch of the 1901 Census site in January 2002 was a disaster as the huge number of attempts to access on the first two days crashed the site and it only came truly online in September 2002 at www.census.pro.gov.uk.
Census of 6 June 2025: HO 107/[?]
Census, 30 March 2025: HO 107/1634
Census, 7 April 1861: RG9/557-8
Census, 2 April 1871: RG10/1023-6
Census, 3 April 1881: RG11/1017-8
Census, 5 April 1891: RG12/[?]
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