LM+1851+Census

= = There were 19 households in the village. A third of these were headed by farmers and the remainder were occupied by the families of labourers. The farmers owned a total of 1,167 acres, and employed 43 labourers ( a ratio of l man per 27 acres). The biggest employer was young George Read. Age 27 and unmarried he farmed just over 300 acres with 13 men. The smallest farm was that of Robert Smith, with 48 acres and 1 man.
 * Acres || Men ||
 * 48 || 1 ||
 * 70 || 2 ||
 * 127 || 2 ||
 * 137 || 8 ||
 * 200 || 6 ||
 * 275 || 11 ||
 * 310 || 13 ||

Summary of census data
(Person:status:age:occupation:birthplace)

Robert Lee: head:26: farmer 275 acres empl. 11 men: Linstead Louisa Lee: wife: 25: Gt. Yarmouth Jane Lee: sister: 29: annuitant: Heveningham Stephen Read: visitor: 28: farmer: Linstead Harriett Thurlow: 25 general servant: Darsham William Harper: 24: farm servant: Linstead John Read: 17: farm servant: Heveningham

//Linstead Hall// William Read: head: 44: farmer 137 acres empl. 8 labourers: Suffolk Mary Anne Read: 42: Suffolk Ellen Matilda Read: 10: Suffolk Herbert William Read: 8: Suffolk Samuel Harper: 20: farm servant: Suffolk Lucy Walker: 19: house servant: Suffolk Delilah Blandle: 76: house servant: Suffolk

James Bryenton: head: 27: farm labourer: Cratfield Mary Bryenton: 26: Monk Soham William Bryenton: 7: Monk Soham George Bryenton: 4: Cratfield Mary Anne Bryenton: 2: Linstead Frederick Bryenton: 7mths: Linstead

William Parker: head: 26: farm labourer: Linstead Susan Parker: 26: Huntingfield Alice Parker: 1: Linstead

James Flatt: head: 32: farm labourer: Huntingfield Harriett Flatt: 30: Chediston William Flatt: 7: scholar: Linstead Magna Charles Flatt: 4: Linstead Magna James Flatt: 3: Linstead Magna Thomas Flatt: 10mths: Linstead Magna

//Saul’s Cottage// John English: head: 25: farm labourer: Cratfield Lucy English: 25: Darsham Sarah English: 2: Linstead John English: 1: Linstead

Samuel Chandler: head: 60: farm labourer: Cratfield Elizabeth Chandler: 50: Metfield Robert Chandler: 27: farm labourer: Linstead Magna

William Flatt: head: 60: farm labourer: Huntingfield Charlotte Bryenton: 27: housekeeper: Cratfield

Samuel Balls: head: 36: farm labourer: Linstead Margaret Balls: 29: Suffolk Mary Balls: 8: Suffolk William Balls: 6: Suffolk Emma Balls: 4: Suffolk Elizabeth Beder: 2: Suffolk ?: son: 4 mths: Suffolk

Edward Woods: head: 65 farmer 127 acres empl. 2men: Shottisham Nfk Anne Woods: 62: Swardeston Nfk John Woods: 25: Linstead Parva Hannah Woods: 20: Chediston Francis Newson: 23: farm servant: Fressingfield Samuel Keable: 16: farm servant: Metfield

Robert Smith: head: 55 farmer 48 acres empl. 1 labourer: Mendlesham ? Elizabeth Smith: 41: Kelsale Anne Smith: 6: Linstead Magna Elizabeth Anne Smith: 4: Linstead Magna Ann Matilda Smith: 1: Linstead Magna Sarah Watson: 17: house servant: Wissett

Sarah Read: head: 38 farmer 200 acres empl.6 labourers: Wangford Caroline Read: 6: Linstead Magna James Read: 5: Linstead Magna William Read: 27: visitor farm steward: Syleham Louise Read: 37: Bessingham Nfk ? Anne Farrow: 30: house servant: Holton Jane Rose: 17: house servant: Huntingfield Samuel Morris: 30: farm servant: Linstead ? James Harper: 16: farm servant: Linstead ?

Charles Bales: head: 30 farmer 70 acres empl.2 men: Brampton Emma Bales: 26: Gillingham Mary Anne Bales: 5: Gillingham Harriett Bales: 2: Linstead Stephen Bales: 3 mths: Linstead Mary Berkett: 76: widow visitor: Gillingham James Pigney 19 servant Fressingfield Louisa Snowling: 15: servant: Fressingfield

Thomas Pulford: 35: farm labourer: Fressingfield Hannah Pulford: 32: Fressingfield Thomas Pulford: 9: Fressingfield Maria Pulford: 8: Fressingfield Betsey Pulford: 6: Fressingfield Mary Ann Pulford: 5: Linstead Magna Caroline Pulford: 3: Linstead Magna

John Baxter: head: 46: farm labourer: Heveningham Mary Baxter: 50: Heveningham Hannah Baxter: 20: Cratfield John Baxter: 11: bullock boy: Linstead Magna Jabey Baxter: 7: Linstead Magna

George Read: head: 27: farmer 310 acres empl. 13 men: Heveningham Mary Punchard: 30: house keeper: Cransford Rose Punchard: 35: widow visitor: Cransford Sarah Kerridge: 25: house servant: Cratfield William English: 32: shepherd Cratfield

Ben Aldous: head: 58: widower farm labourer: Badingham Ben Philpot: 35: lodger farm labourer: Walpole Hannah Philpot: 37: Yoxford Betsey Philpot: 2: Linstead Magna

Isaac English: 50: horse driver: Fritton Nfk Sarah English: 59: Cratfield Maria Betts: 24: lodger: Huntingfield

Joseph Barrett: head: 25: farm labourer: Cransford Mary Barrett: 26: Linstead Magna