Population of
Whinfell, Grayrigg and Selside
Links
Genuki's description of Kendal and out-lying parishes.
Steve Bulman's descriptions of the Barony of Kendal.
Rootsweb Westmorland-L mailing list.
Westmorland-L members interests page.
Kendal Workhouse and Poor Law Union.
Edenlinks
Nancy McLaughlin's Kirkby Stephen Parish Registers and Westmorland Will Abstracts.
Try the LostCousins site.
This table shows the populations of Whinfell, Grayrigg and Selside, based on a variety of sources, including:
- Censuses of 1841 to 1901;
- Commercial and trade directories.
Note that these figures from year to year may not be directly comparable, for example, the Whinfell of 1737 may not be the same as the Whinfell of 1901.
| Year | Grayrigg | Selside | Whinfell | Source |
| 1737 | 195 | A2A (Kendal Record Office), Westmorland Quarter Sessions | ||
| 1777 | [33 houses] | [37 houses] | [35 houses] | 1777 Window Tax |
| 1787 | n/a | n/a | 134 | 1787 Constables Census |
| 1801 | 199 | 192 | 184 | Parson and White's History, Directory and Gazetteer of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, 1829 |
| 1811 | 208 | 234 | 193 | Parson and White's History, Directory and Gazetteer of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, 1829 |
| 1821 | 229 | 291 | 204 | Parson and White's History, Directory and Gazetteer of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, 1829 |
| 1841 | 187 | LDS Family History Library | ||
| 1851 | 264 | 284 | 181 | 1851 census transcripts, c/o Nigel Hunter |
| 1861 | 179 | Ancestry.com | ||
| 1871 | 180 | |||
| 1881 | 228 | 238 | 173 | LDS Family History Library |
| 1891 | 168 | |||
| 1901 | 156 | 1901 Census | ||
| 1911 | 197 | 212 (or 242) | 124 |
Kelly's 1914 Directory
of Cumberland and Westmorland Selside: 212 in Selside township, plus 30 in Fawcett Forest |
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