Census Returns: Beatley and Soper

The Beatley Family in Census Returns

Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website. For the 1851 census, a name index by census parish, published in the Hampshire Genealogical Society Record Series, was consulted at the Family Records Centre, London (now located at the National Archives, Kew).

Name Age Occupation Born in County?

1841 census – London Street, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/385/3 (folio 8, p. 11)

John Beatley 35 Gun Maker N

Laura Beatley 30 N

John Beatley 14 Y

William Beatley 12 Y

Henry Beatley 8 Y

Charles Beatley 2 Y

Mary Ann Beatley 1 Y

John George 20 Gun Makers Apprentice N

Thomas Mears 15 Gun Makers Apprentice N

Eliza Stamp 20 F.S. [female servant] Y

Notes: In the 1841 census, the age was rounded down to the nearest five for those aged 15 or over.

Name and relation to
Head of household Marital
Status Age Occupation Birth Place

1851 census – London Street, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/1681 (folio 162, p. 17)

John Howlett Beatley Head Married 49 Gunmaker, Smith
Employing 4 Men Norwich, Norfolk

Laura Beatley Wife Married 44 Aldermaston, Berkshire

William Beatley Son Unm 21 Gunmaker Basingstoke

Henry Beatley Son Unm 17 Gunmakers Apprentice Basingstoke

Charles Beatley Son 12 Scholar Basingstoke

Charlotte Baker Servant Unm 17 House Servant Cliddesden, Hampshire

Notes: On the census record, Laura’s name was entered incorrectly as Louisa Beatley.
The 1851 census for Basingstoke also shows two daughters of John and Laura Beatley living at a boarding school on Wote Street – Mary Ann Beatley (aged 10) and Fanny Beatley (aged 8) were two of six students living at the boarding school of Ann Baker.

1861 census – Backsideans, Wargrave, Berkshire Reference: RG9/752 (folio 29, p. 4)

Robert H Wake Head Married 69 Farmer of 40 acres
Employing 2 Men Poulton, Wiltshire

Laura Wake Wife Married 54 Aldermaston, Berkshire

Note: Poulton, about 5 miles S.E. of Cirencester, was transferred from the county of Wiltshire to Gloucestershire in 1844.
Laura’s sons, the Beatley brothers, are shown in the next set of transcribed census returns.

1861 census – Dollar St, Cirencester, Gloucestershire Reference: RG9/1782 (folio 68, p. 14)

John C Beatley Head Married 34 Ironmonger Basingstoke

Jane Beatley Wife Married 39 Benenden, Kent

Howlett Beatley Son 5 Scholar Cirencester

Alfred Beatley Son 1 Cirencester

Elizabeth Miller Servant 14 General Servant Stratton, Gloucestershire

1861 census – London Street, Faringdon, Berkshire Reference: RG9/728 (folio 20, p. 27)

William Beatley Head Married 31 Ironmonger Basingstoke, Hampshire

Mary Beatley Wife Married 31 Witney, Oxfordshire

Catherine S Beatley Daughter 5 Scholar Witney, Oxfordshire

William Crump Beatley Son 4 Scholar Faringdon, Berkshire

Edward John Beatley Son 2 Faringdon, Berkshire

Martha Beatley Daughter 1 Faringdon, Berkshire

Ann Barne Servant Unm 16 House servant Great Coxwell, Berkshire

Note: William Beatley and Mary Crump were married at Witney in Oct/Nov/Dec 1854 (website: FreeBMD).

1861 census – Basingstoke, Hampshire Reference: RG9/708 (folio 30, p. 15)

Charles Beatley Head Married 24 Gun Maker and Ironmonger Basingstoke

Elizabeth Beatley Wife Married 25 Fulham, Middlesex

Fanny Beatley Sister Unm 18 Basingstoke

Mary Ann Hobbs Servant Unm 16 Housemaid Oakley, Hampshire

1871 census – 1 Brindley Street, Paddington, London Reference: RG10/2 (folio 6, p. 2)

John C Beatley Head Married 44 Gas Fitter Basingstoke

Jane Beatley Wife Married 48 Benenden, Kent

Alfred Beatley Son 11 Cirencester

Note: Brindley Street is described in ‘Paddington: Westbourne Green’ in The Victoria History of the Counties of England, Middlesex, Vol. 9, p. 201 (viewed at the website: British History).

1871 census – Clarendon St, Camberwell, [South London] Reference: RG10/727 (folio 77, p. 35)

George Beatley Head Married 43 Printer & Compositor Basingstoke, Hampshire

Amelia Beatley Wife Married 42 Finsbury, [London]

Henry Hodson Nephew Unm 21 Solicitors Clerk Lambeth, [South London]

Fanny C Groves Boarder Unm 7 Scholar Australia

Notes: On the census form the household was next to the Prince Albert Arms Public House. Clarendon Street was renamed to Councillor Street [London, SE5] in 1912
(webpage: Old to New Street Names).
In the printing business, a compositor was a type-setter.

1871 census – Market Place, Witney, Oxfordshire Reference: RG10/1453 (folio 54, p. 3)

William Beatley Head Married 41 Gun Maker Basingstoke, Hampshire

Mary Beatley Wife Married 41 Witney, Oxfordshire

Catherine Beatley Daughter 15 Witney, Oxfordshire

William Crump Beatley Son 14 assisting dispenser Faringdon, Berkshire

Edward John Beatley Son 12 Scholar Faringdon, Berkshire

Martha Beatley Daughter 11 Scholar Faringdon, Berkshire

Notes: It appears that William Beatley took over the business of his wife’s family. In an 1844 directory William King Crump was a gun and locksmith at Market Place, High St, Witney (Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Berks, Bucks ... , 1844, accessed at Historical Directories online); an 1854 directory named ‘Misses Ann & Martha Crump’ as ‘Ironmongers & Gas Fitters’ at Market Place, Witney (Post Office Directory of Berkshire, . . . and Oxfordshire, etc, 1854, accessed at Google books online).

1871 census – 25 Edenham St, Kensington, London Reference: RG10/47 (folio 27, p. 45)

Charles Beatley Head Married 33 Gas Fitter Basingstoke

Elizabeth Beatley Wife Married 33 Fulham, Middlesex

Henry Charles Beatley Son 9 Scholar Basingstoke

Herbert John Beatley Son 7 Scholar Basingstoke

Walter P Beatley Son 5 Scholar Basingstoke

Charles Herbert Beatley Son 2 Chelsea, Middlesex

1881 census – 17 Rattray Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London Reference: RG11/623 (folio 110, p. 48)

George Beatley Head Married 53 Printer, Compositor Basingstoke, Hampshire

Amelia Beatley Wife Married 55 Finsbury, [London]

Note: An old postcard of Rattray Road can be viewed at the Lambeth Landmark website.

The Soper Family in Census Returns

Gunmakers of Basingstoke
Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.

Name Age Occupation Born in County?

1841 census – London Street, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/385/2 (folio 12, p. 19)

Richard Soper 45 Gun Maker N

Sarah Soper 45 N

Richard Soper 15 Y

Mary Soper 15 Y

Sophia Soper 9 Y

Lucy Soper 7 Y

William Soper 4 Y

Note: Another son, John Burgess Soper, is recorded in the next census transcript.

1841 census – Portland Place, Balham Hill, Streatham [South London]
Reference: HO107/1068/1 (folio 25, p. 14)

John Burgess Soper 22 Whitesmith N

Mary Burgess Millard 47 Independent N

Ann Selmon 60 Independent N

Maria Bawcombe 30 Independent Y

Note: The relationship between John Burgess Soper and Mary Burgess Millard is not known.

Name and relation to
Head of household Marital
Status Age Occupation Birth Place

1851 census – 138 Friar Street, Reading St Lawrence, Berkshire Reference: HO107/1692 (folio 325, p. 16)

Richard Soper Head Widower 56 Gun Maker Aldermaston, Berkshire

Lucy Soper Daughter Unm 17 Basingstoke, Hampshire

William Soper Son 14 Gun Maker Apprentice Basingstoke

Note: Richard’s son John Burgess Soper is recorded in the next census transcript.

1851 census – Market Place, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/1681 (folio 161, p. 15)

John Burgess Soper Head Married 30 Engineer and Gun Maker,
Employing 2 men and
1 apprentice Padworth, Berkshire

Ann Soper Wife Married 41 St Helen Auckland, Durham

Sarah Ann Soper Daughter 8 Scholar Chelsea, Middlesex

Betsey Mary Murray
Soper Daughter 6 Scholar Balham Streatham, Surrey

Charlotte Dent Servant Unm 15 House Servant Ramsdell, Hampshire

1861 census – Market Place, Basingstoke Reference: RG9/708 (folio 29, p. 13)

John Burgess Soper Head Married 40 Engineer, Gun Maker &
Ironmonger, Employing
10 men & 4 apprentices Padworth, Berkshire

Ann Laybourn Soper Wife Married 51 St Helen Auckland, Durham

Sarah Ann Soper Daughter Unm 18 St Lukes Chelsea, Middlesex

Betsey Mary Soper Daughter Unm 16 Streatham, Surrey

Rosa Ellen Soper Daughter 9 Scholar Basingstoke, Hampshire

Alice Maria Soper Daughter 8 Scholar Basingstoke, Hampshire

Richard Berry Shopman Unm 27 Ironmonger's assistant Holybourne, Hampshire

George Gordon Minns Apprentice Unm 18 Apprentice Westminster

Thomas Robert Walker Nephew Unm 14 Durham

1871 census – Market Place, Basingstoke Reference: RG10/1234 (folio 34, p. 14)

John Burgess Soper Head Married 50 Ironmonger Padworth, Berkshire

Ann Soper Wife Married 61 St Helen Auckland, Durham

Alice M Soper Daughter Unm 18 Basingstoke, Hampshire

Charles F J Cooksey Grandson 1 Basingstoke, Hampshire

Jane Ayliffe Servant Unm 16 General Servant Worting, Hampshire

1881 census – Hillside, Vyne Road, Basingstoke Reference: RG11/1255 (folio 6, p. 9)

John B Soper Head Married 60 Ironfounder
Employing 7 men and 2 boys Padworth, Berkshire

Ann L Soper Wife Married 71 Auckland, Durham

Sarah A Soper Daughter Unm 38 Governess Chelsea, Middlesex

Alice M Soper Daughter Unm 28 Basingstoke, Hampshire

Mary L Lees Sister-in-law Mar 69 Invalid St Helens, Durham

Frank L J Howe Grandson 13 Scholar Dalston, London

Stirling C W Howe Grandson 8 Scholar Upper Tooting, London

Sarah Ann Malden Servant Unm 20 Domestic Servant Basingstoke, Hampshire

Note: Hillside was the grand residence built by John Burgess Soper in the late 1870s on the site that is now Sylvaner Court (South View Conservation Area Appraisal, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, May 2006).

1891 census – Vyne Road, Basingstoke Reference: RG12/958 (folio 19, p. 7)

John B Soper Head Married 70 Retired mechanical engineer
gunsmith Padworth, Berkshire

Ann Soper Wife Married 81 St Helen Auckland, Durham

Alice M Soper Daughter Single 38 Basingstoke, Hampshire

Mary E Tuttell Servant Single 20 General servant Basingstoke, Hampshire

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Name			Age	Occupation	Born in County?
Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website. For the 1851 census, a name index by census parish, published in the Hampshire Genealogical Society Record Series, was consulted at the Family Records Centre, London (now located at the National Archives, Kew).
1841 census – London Street, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/385/3 (folio 8, p. 11)
John Beatley			35	Gun Maker	N
Laura Beatley			30		N
John Beatley			14		Y
William Beatley			12		Y
Henry Beatley			8		Y
Charles Beatley			2		Y
Mary Ann Beatley			1		Y
John George			20	Gun Makers Apprentice	N
Thomas Mears			15	Gun Makers Apprentice	N
Eliza Stamp			20	F.S. [female servant]	Y
Notes: In the 1841 census, the age was rounded down to the nearest five for those aged 15 or over.
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – London Street, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/1681 (folio 162, p. 17)
John Howlett Beatley	Head	Married	49	Gunmaker, Smith Employing 4 Men	Norwich, Norfolk
Laura Beatley	Wife	Married	44		Aldermaston, Berkshire
William Beatley	Son	Unm	21	Gunmaker	Basingstoke
Henry Beatley	Son	Unm	17	Gunmakers Apprentice	Basingstoke
Charles Beatley	Son		12	Scholar	Basingstoke
Charlotte Baker	Servant	Unm	17	House Servant	Cliddesden, Hampshire
Notes: On the census record, Laura’s name was entered incorrectly as Louisa Beatley. The 1851 census for Basingstoke also shows two daughters of John and Laura Beatley living at a boarding school on Wote Street – Mary Ann Beatley (aged 10) and Fanny Beatley (aged 8) were two of six students living at the boarding school of Ann Baker.
1861 census – Backsideans, Wargrave, Berkshire Reference: RG9/752 (folio 29, p. 4)
Robert H Wake	Head	Married	69	Farmer of 40 acres Employing 2 Men	Poulton, Wiltshire
Laura Wake	Wife	Married	54		Aldermaston, Berkshire
Note: Poulton, about 5 miles S.E. of Cirencester, was transferred from the county of Wiltshire to Gloucestershire in 1844. Laura’s sons, the Beatley brothers, are shown in the next set of transcribed census returns.
1861 census – Dollar St, Cirencester, Gloucestershire Reference: RG9/1782 (folio 68, p. 14)
John C Beatley	Head	Married	34	Ironmonger	Basingstoke
Jane Beatley	Wife	Married	39		Benenden, Kent
Howlett Beatley	Son		5	Scholar	Cirencester
Alfred Beatley	Son		1		Cirencester
Elizabeth Miller	Servant		14	General Servant	Stratton, Gloucestershire
1861 census – London Street, Faringdon, Berkshire Reference: RG9/728 (folio 20, p. 27)
William Beatley	Head	Married	31	Ironmonger	Basingstoke, Hampshire
Mary Beatley	Wife	Married	31		Witney, Oxfordshire
Catherine S Beatley	Daughter		5	Scholar	Witney, Oxfordshire
William Crump Beatley	Son		4	Scholar	Faringdon, Berkshire
Edward John Beatley	Son		2		Faringdon, Berkshire
Martha Beatley	Daughter		1		Faringdon, Berkshire
Ann Barne	Servant	Unm	16	House servant	Great Coxwell, Berkshire
Note: William Beatley and Mary Crump were married at Witney in Oct/Nov/Dec 1854 (website: FreeBMD).
1861 census – Basingstoke, Hampshire Reference: RG9/708 (folio 30, p. 15)
Charles Beatley	Head	Married	24	Gun Maker and Ironmonger	Basingstoke
Elizabeth Beatley	Wife	Married	25		Fulham, Middlesex
Fanny Beatley	Sister	Unm	18		Basingstoke
Mary Ann Hobbs	Servant	Unm	16	Housemaid	Oakley, Hampshire

1871 census – 1 Brindley Street, Paddington, London Reference: RG10/2 (folio 6, p. 2)
John C Beatley	Head	Married	44	Gas Fitter	Basingstoke
Jane Beatley	Wife	Married	48		Benenden, Kent
Alfred Beatley	Son		11		Cirencester
Note: Brindley Street is described in ‘Paddington: Westbourne Green’ in The Victoria History of the Counties of England, Middlesex, Vol. 9, p. 201 (viewed at the website: British History).
1871 census – Clarendon St, Camberwell, [South London] Reference: RG10/727 (folio 77, p. 35)
George Beatley	Head	Married	43	Printer & Compositor	Basingstoke, Hampshire
Amelia Beatley	Wife	Married	42		Finsbury, [London]
Henry Hodson	Nephew	Unm	21	Solicitors Clerk	Lambeth, [South London]
Fanny C Groves	Boarder	Unm	7	Scholar	Australia
Notes: On the census form the household was next to the Prince Albert Arms Public House. Clarendon Street was renamed to Councillor Street [London, SE5] in 1912 (webpage: Old to New Street Names). In the printing business, a compositor was a type-setter.
1871 census – Market Place, Witney, Oxfordshire Reference: RG10/1453 (folio 54, p. 3)
William Beatley	Head	Married	41	Gun Maker	Basingstoke, Hampshire
Mary Beatley	Wife	Married	41		Witney, Oxfordshire
Catherine Beatley	Daughter		15		Witney, Oxfordshire
William Crump Beatley	Son		14	assisting dispenser	Faringdon, Berkshire
Edward John Beatley	Son		12	Scholar	Faringdon, Berkshire
Martha Beatley	Daughter		11	Scholar	Faringdon, Berkshire
Notes: It appears that William Beatley took over the business of his wife’s family. In an 1844 directory William King Crump was a gun and locksmith at Market Place, High St, Witney (Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Berks, Bucks ... , 1844, accessed at Historical Directories online); an 1854 directory named ‘Misses Ann & Martha Crump’ as ‘Ironmongers & Gas Fitters’ at Market Place, Witney (Post Office Directory of Berkshire, . . . and Oxfordshire, etc, 1854, accessed at Google books online).
1871 census – 25 Edenham St, Kensington, London Reference: RG10/47 (folio 27, p. 45)
Charles Beatley	Head	Married	33	Gas Fitter	Basingstoke
Elizabeth Beatley	Wife	Married	33		Fulham, Middlesex
Henry Charles Beatley	Son		9	Scholar	Basingstoke
Herbert John Beatley	Son		7	Scholar	Basingstoke
Walter P Beatley	Son		5	Scholar	Basingstoke
Charles Herbert Beatley	Son		2		Chelsea, Middlesex

1881 census – 17 Rattray Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London Reference: RG11/623 (folio 110, p. 48)
George Beatley	Head	Married	53	Printer, Compositor	Basingstoke, Hampshire
Amelia Beatley	Wife	Married	55		Finsbury, [London]
Note: An old postcard of Rattray Road can be viewed at the Lambeth Landmark website.
The Soper Family in Census Returns Gunmakers of Basingstoke Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.
Name			Age	Occupation	Born in County?
1841 census – London Street, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/385/2 (folio 12, p. 19)
Richard Soper			45	Gun Maker	N
Sarah Soper			45		N
Richard Soper			15		Y
Mary Soper			15		Y
Sophia Soper			9		Y
Lucy Soper			7		Y
William Soper			4		Y
Note: Another son, John Burgess Soper, is recorded in the next census transcript.
1841 census – Portland Place, Balham Hill, Streatham [South London] Reference: HO107/1068/1 (folio 25, p. 14)
John Burgess Soper			22	Whitesmith	N
Mary Burgess Millard			47	Independent	N
Ann Selmon			60	Independent	N
Maria Bawcombe			30	Independent	Y
Note: The relationship between John Burgess Soper and Mary Burgess Millard is not known.
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – 138 Friar Street, Reading St Lawrence, Berkshire Reference: HO107/1692 (folio 325, p. 16)
Richard Soper	Head	Widower	56	Gun Maker	Aldermaston, Berkshire
Lucy Soper	Daughter	Unm	17		Basingstoke, Hampshire
William Soper	Son		14	Gun Maker Apprentice	Basingstoke
Note: Richard’s son John Burgess Soper is recorded in the next census transcript.
1851 census – Market Place, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/1681 (folio 161, p. 15)
John Burgess Soper	Head	Married	30	Engineer and Gun Maker, Employing 2 men and 1 apprentice	Padworth, Berkshire
Ann Soper	Wife	Married	41		St Helen Auckland, Durham
Sarah Ann Soper	Daughter		8	Scholar	Chelsea, Middlesex
Betsey Mary Murray Soper	Daughter		6	Scholar	Balham Streatham, Surrey
Charlotte Dent	Servant	Unm	15	House Servant	Ramsdell, Hampshire

1861 census – Market Place, Basingstoke Reference: RG9/708 (folio 29, p. 13)
John Burgess Soper	Head	Married	40	Engineer, Gun Maker & Ironmonger, Employing 10 men & 4 apprentices	Padworth, Berkshire
Ann Laybourn Soper	Wife	Married	51		St Helen Auckland, Durham
Sarah Ann Soper	Daughter	Unm	18		St Lukes Chelsea, Middlesex
Betsey Mary Soper	Daughter	Unm	16		Streatham, Surrey
Rosa Ellen Soper	Daughter		9	Scholar	Basingstoke, Hampshire
Alice Maria Soper	Daughter		8	Scholar	Basingstoke, Hampshire
Richard Berry	Shopman	Unm	27	Ironmonger's assistant	Holybourne, Hampshire
George Gordon Minns	Apprentice	Unm	18	Apprentice	Westminster
Thomas Robert Walker	Nephew	Unm	14		Durham

1871 census – Market Place, Basingstoke Reference: RG10/1234 (folio 34, p. 14)
John Burgess Soper	Head	Married	50	Ironmonger	Padworth, Berkshire
Ann Soper	Wife	Married	61		St Helen Auckland, Durham
Alice M Soper	Daughter	Unm	18		Basingstoke, Hampshire
Charles F J Cooksey	Grandson		1		Basingstoke, Hampshire
Jane Ayliffe	Servant	Unm	16	General Servant	Worting, Hampshire

1881 census – Hillside, Vyne Road, Basingstoke Reference: RG11/1255 (folio 6, p. 9)
John B Soper	Head	Married	60	Ironfounder Employing 7 men and 2 boys	Padworth, Berkshire
Ann L Soper	Wife	Married	71		Auckland, Durham
Sarah A Soper	Daughter	Unm	38	Governess	Chelsea, Middlesex
Alice M Soper	Daughter	Unm	28		Basingstoke, Hampshire
Mary L Lees	Sister-in-law	Mar	69	Invalid	St Helens, Durham
Frank L J Howe	Grandson		13	Scholar	Dalston, London
Stirling C W Howe	Grandson		8	Scholar	Upper Tooting, London
Sarah Ann Malden	Servant	Unm	20	Domestic Servant	Basingstoke, Hampshire
Note: Hillside was the grand residence built by John Burgess Soper in the late 1870s on the site that is now Sylvaner Court (South View Conservation Area Appraisal, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, May 2006).
1891 census – Vyne Road, Basingstoke Reference: RG12/958 (folio 19, p. 7)
John B Soper	Head	Married	70	Retired mechanical engineer gunsmith	Padworth, Berkshire
Ann Soper	Wife	Married	81		St Helen Auckland, Durham
Alice M Soper	Daughter	Single	38		Basingstoke, Hampshire
Mary E Tuttell	Servant	Single	20	General servant	Basingstoke, Hampshire

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