The number properties standing on Canvey has changed little since the census of 1881. In the 1901 census there were recorded as being 72 Houses plus 3 Buildings only 60 of these were inhabited. There were 301 inhabitants, 167 Males and 134 Females.
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1901
Canvey Island Census
Name Age Place
of Birth Occupation
RG13/1677 folio28 page3
Cutter Farm?
John BARTTRAM 33 "Little
Wakering,Essex" Shepherd
on Farm
Elizabeth BARTTRAM 28 "Canvey
Island, Essex"
Ernest BARTTRAM 7 "Canvey
Island, Essex"
Bertie BARTTRAM 5 "Canvey
Island, Essex"
Boarders
Edward Flack 40 “West
Hanningfield, Essex” Horseman on
Farm
Joseph Wellum 38 “Little Wakering, Essex” Sea Waller
William Wade 67 “Stow,
Essex” Farm
Labourer
RG13/1677 folio30 page 7
Lobster Smack Inn Picture
Charles BECKWITH 66 "Banbury, Essex" Publican
Charles BECKWITH 25 "Canvey
Island, Essex" Assistant
Barman
Edith BECKWITH 21 "Canvey
Island, Essex" Assistant
Lizzie BECKWITH 19 "Canvey
Island, Essex" Assistant
Servant
William H Visse 44 “Canvey Island, Essex” Assistant Barman
RG13/1677 folio 28 page 4
Canvey Village
Stephen PRATT 57 “North Fambridge, Essex” Sea
Waller
Mary Ann PRATT 54 “Eastwood,
Essex”
Mother in law
Honnora BIRD 78 "Prittelwell,
Essex" Living on
own means
Edith BUTCHER 15 "Colne
Engaine, Essex" General
Servant Domestic
Ellen CARTER 33 "Tollesbury, Essex"
Laban CARTER 32 "St Lawrence, Essex" Horseman on farm
Cyril CARTER 7 "Canewdon, Essex"
Edith CARTER 5 "Canewdon, Essex"
Leonard CARTER
2 "Ashingdon,
Essex"
John CASS 27 "Paylesham, Essex" General Factory Labourer
Kate CASS 22 "Eastwood, Essex"
James CASS 2 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Eliza DEDMAN 38 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Henry DEDMAN 38 "Canvey
Island, Essex" Sea Wall
Labourer
William DEDMAN 13 "Canvey Island, Essex" Yard boy on farm
Ada DEDMAN 10 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Arthur DEDMAN 3 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Mary DEDMAN 1 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Margaret DEDMAN 72 "Eastwood,
Essex"
John DEDMAN 36 "Canvey Island, Essex" Farm Labourer
Ada DEDMAN 31 "Pitsea,
Essex"
Alfred DEDMAN 8 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Lily DEDMAN 3 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Herbert DEDMAN
0.5 "Canvey Island,
Essex"
Susan EDWARDS 50 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Walter EDWARDS 44 "Canvey Island, Essex" Stockman on farm
Francis EDWARDS
15 "Canvey Island,
Essex" Horseman on farm
William FRANCIS 60 "Great Baddowen, Essex" Road Man Labourer
John FRANCIS 60 "Great Badow, Essex" Farm Labourer
Sarah FRANCIS 49 "Stanford Le Hope, Essex"
John FRANCIS 22 "Stanford Le Hope, Essex" Farm Labourer
William FRANCIS
16 "Stanford Le
Hope, Essex" Groom on farm
Alice FRANCIS 14 "Stanford Le Hope, Essex"
Elizabeth FRANCIS 11 "Stanford
Le Hope, Essex"
Emily FRANCIS 9 "Stanford
Le Hope, Essex"
Jessy FRANCIS 5 "Stanford Le Hope, Essex"
William FROST 66 "Bulphan,
Essex" Stockman
on farm
Emily FROST 57 "South
Benfleet, Essex"
James GOSLING 54 "Rochford, Essex" Farm Labourer
Joseph HILLS "Rayleigh, Essex" Jobing Gardener
William HILLS 16 West
Tilbury. Essex Farm
Labourer
Charles JENNINGS 39 "Latchingdon,
Essex" Sea Wall Labourer
Emma JENNINGS 38 "Althorne, Essex"
Charles JENNINGS 16 "Canvey
Island, Essex" General
Carman
Arthur JENNINGS 14 "Canvey Island, Essex" Stockman on farm
Walter JENNINGS 12 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Kate JENNINGS 8 "Canvey Island, Essex"
Florence JENNINGS
6 "Canvey Island,
Essex"
Alfred JENNINGS 4 "Canvey Island, Essex"
George JENNINGS
2 "Canvey Island,
Essex"
Elizabeth JENNINGS 0.9 "Canvey
Island, Essex"
Robert JENNINGS 67 "Steeple,
Essex" Stockman
on farm
Emma JENNINGS 63 "Althorne,
Essex"
Elizabeth JORDAN
35 "North Bebfleet,
Essex"
Walter JORDAN 33 "Goldhanger, Essex" Factory fitters labourer
Ethel JORDAN 6 "Barking, Essex"
Hilda JORDAN 4 "Barking,
Essex"
Phiyli JORDAN 1 "East Ham, Essex"
Alice JORDAN 32 "Greenstead Green, Essex"
Samuel JORDAN 27 "Goldhanger, Essex" Factory pipe fitter
Alice JORDAN 0.45 "Canvey Island, Essex"
William MOTT 45 "Canvey
Island, Essex" Farm Bailiff
Mary MOTT 42 "East
Tilbury, Essex"
Amos MOTT 37 "Woodham
Ferrers, Essex" Labourer on sea
wall
Sophia MURRAY 67 "Pitsea, Essex"
William MURRAY 63 "Membury, Essex" Horseman on farm
Sarah OCKENDON 64 "Thundersley,
Essex"
James OCKENDON 30 "Thundersley,
Essex" Horseman on
farm
Rosetta OCKENDON 27 "Great
Burstead, Essex"
James OCKENDON 6 "Canvey
Island, Essex"
Lily OCKENDON 4 "Canvey
Island, Essex"
Emily PRATT 23 "Paglesham, Essex"
Herbert PRATT
23 "Canvey Island,
Essex" General Factory
Labourer
William PRATT 5 London
Harry READ 39 "Fumbridge,
Essex" Horseman on
farm
William VINE 44 "Canvey
Island, Essex" Assistant
Barman
Emma WHITWELL 45 "Rawreth,
Essex"
James WHITWELL 44 "Little
Wakering, Essex" Labourer
on Sea Wall
Edwin WHITWELL 19 "Canvey
Island, Essex" Farm
Labourer
Alice WHITWELL 17 "Canvey
Island, Essex" Housemaid
Domestic
Annie WHITWELL 16 "Canvey
Island, Essex"
Edith WHITWELL 13 "Canvey
Island, Essex"
Mabel WHITWELL 8 "Canvey
Island, Essex"