1861 Census
RG9/1365
20 inhabited houses; No uninhabited houses; 39 males; 53 females; No blind, deaf or dumb
Spellings are those of the census taker, although some names and place names are obviously incorrect and spelt phonetically
| Address | Name | SURNAME | Relation | Marital Status | Age Male | Age Female | Occupation | Where Born | |
| 1 | Vicarage | Paulet M. | COMPTON | Head | Mar | 38 | Rector of Mapperton | Hants, Minstead | |
| Mary | COMPTON | Wife | Mar | 35 | Rector’s Wife | Berks, Farington | |||
| Alice T | COMPTON | Daur | 4 | Scholar | Hants, Minstead | ||||
| Julia | BAILEY | Serv | Un | 28 | Lady’s Maid | Hants, Milford | |||
| Caroline | HUNT | Serv | Un | 22 | House Maid | Hants, Milford | |||
| Jane | PERKINS | Serv | Un | 26 | Cook | Hants, Milford | |||
| 2 | Mapperton House | George | MARRYAT | Head | Widr | 54 | Lt Colonal Army Retired | London | |
| Isabella | MARRYAT | Daur | Un | 18 | Hampshire, Chuton? | ||||
| Amy | MARRYAT | Daur | 13 | Scholar | Hampshire, Chuton? | ||||
| Rosalind | MARRYAT | Daur | 10 | Scholar | Hampshire, Chuton? | ||||
| Eva | MARRYAT | Daur | 8 | Scholar | Hampshire, Chuton? | ||||
| Jane | STEPHENSON | Governess | Un | 35 | Teacher | London | |||
| William | COOMBES | Serv | Mar | 29 | Butler | Dorset, Beaminster | |||
| Harriet | HYILE? HYDE? | Serv | Un | 28 | Lady’s Maid | Hants, Christchurch | |||
| Anna | AHRINS | Serv | Un | 24 | Cook | Germany | |||
| Alice | COWARD | Serv | Un | 27 | House Maid | Dorset, Badcombe | |||
| Caroline | GREEN | Serv | Un | 18 | Kitchen Maid | Dorset, Poorstock | |||
| John | LAKEY? | Serv | Un | 28 | Groom | Devon, Bacham? | |||
| 3 | Thomas | HANSFORD | Head | Mar | 42 | Farm Labourer | Dorset, Loders | ||
| Rebecca | HANSFORD | Wife | Mar | 43 | Wife | Dorset, Loders | |||
| Phebey | HANSFORD | Daur | Un | 16 | Labourer’s daughter | Dorset, Loders | |||
| Richard | HANSFORD | Son | 14 | Labourer’s son | Dorset, Loders | ||||
| Sarah | HANSFORD | Daur | 12 | Labourer’s daughter | Dorset, Loders | ||||
| John | HANSFORD | Son | 10 | Labourer’s son | Dorset, Loders | ||||
| Eliza M | HANSFORD | Daur | 8 | Labourer’s daughter | Dorset, Loders | ||||
| 4 | Jeremiah | SOFFE | Head | Mar | 27 | Woodman | Hampshire, Stoney Cross | ||
| Ellen | SOFFE | Wife | Mar | 21 | Woodman’s Wife | Hampshire, Bramshaw | |||
| Joe | SOFFE | Son | 3 | Woodman’s son | Hampshire, Minstead | ||||
| Emily | SOFFE | Daur | 7 months | Woodman’s daughter | Dorset, Mapperton | ||||
| 5 | George | SLADE | Head | Mar | 24 | Shepherd | Dorset, Nettlecombe | ||
| Mary A | SLADE | Wife | Mar | 22 | Shepherd’s wife | Dorset, Powerstock | |||
| Sarah E | SLADE | Daur | 2 months | Shepherd’s daughter | Dorset, Mapperton | ||||
| Eliza | SLADE | Sister | Un | 12 | Shepherd’s sister | Dorset, Nettlecombe | |||
| 6 | Farm House | James | BURT | Head | Mar | 53 | Farmer of 580 acres employing 7 women, 13 men and 5 boys | Dorset, Askerswell | |
| Fanny | BURT | Wife | Mar | 55 | Farmer’s wife | Dorset, Powerstock | |||
| Susan | BURT | Daur | Un | 16 | Farmer’s daughter | Dorset, Notton | |||
| Charlotte | FORSEY | Serv | Un | 22 | House servant | Dorset, Hook | |||
| Mary H | CONWAY | Serv | Un | 17 | House servant | Dorset, Shipton Gorge | |||
| 7 | Dairy House | John | MABER | Head | Mar | 55 | Dairyman | Dorset, Netherbury | |
| Harriett | MABER | Wife | Mar | 52 | Dairyman’s wife | Dorset, Stoke Abbott | |||
| Dan | MABER | Son | Un | 17 | Dairyman’s son | Dorset, Beaminster | |||
| Mary | MABER | Daur | Un | 22 | Dairyman’s daughter | Dorset, Beaminster | |||
| Harriett | MABER | Daur | Un | 19 | Dairyman’s daughter | Dorset, Beaminster | |||
| Mary A | MABER | Daur | Un | 13 | Dairyman’s daughter | Dorset, West Chilborough | |||
| 8 | Charles | PIKE | Head | Mar | 30 | Farm Labourer | Somerset, East Chinnock | ||
| Sarah | PIKE | Wife | Mar | 27 | Labourer’s wife | Dorset, Corscombe | |||
| Elizabeth | PIKE | Daur | 4 | Labourer’s daughter | Dorset, Netherbury | ||||
| Charles | PIKE | Son | 3 | Labourer’s son | Dorset, Netherbury | ||||
| Sarah | PARK | Visitor | W | 61 | Dorset, Corscombe | ||||
| Benjamin | PARK | Visitor | Un | 19 | Farm Labourer | Dorset, Corscombe | |||
| 9 | John | MABEY | Head | Mar | 59 | Farm Labourer | Scotland | ||
| Jane | MABEY | Wife | Mar | 58 | Labourer’s wife | Dorset, Wraxel | |||
| Sarah | MABEY | Daur | Un | 22 | Labourer’s daughter | Dorset, Beaminster | |||
| Jonathan | MABEY | Son | Un | 18 | Labourer’s son | Dorset, Mapperton | |||
| 10 | Charles | LEGG | Head | Mar | 36 | Ag Lab | Dorset, Mapperton | ||
| Ann | LEGG | Wife | Mar | 37 | Ag Lab wife | Dorset, Poorton | |||
| Job | LEGG | Son | 11 | Ag Lab | Dorset, Poorton | ||||
| David | LEGG | Son | 8 | Ag Lab | Dorset, Mapperton | ||||
| Ezekiel | LEGG | Son | 2 | Ag Lab son | Dorset, Mapperton | ||||
| 11 | Ann | LEGG | Head | W | 70 | Parish Charge | Dorset, Knighton | ||
| Ann | LEGG | Granddaur | Un | 15 | Dorset, Beaminster | ||||
| 12 | William | FRAMPTON | Head | Widr | 82 | Labourer | Dorset, Mapperton | ||
| Frederick | FRAMPTON | Son | Un | 34 | Labourer | Dorset, Mapperton | |||
| Thirza | FRAMPTON | Daur | Un | 27 | Housekeeper | Dorset, Mapperton | |||
| 13 | William | MABEY | Head | Mar | 52 | Ag Lab | Guernsey | ||
| Ann | MABEY | Wife | Mar | 52 | Ag Lab | Dorset, Milton | |||
| George | MABEY | Son | Un | 24 | Ag Lab | Dorset, Mapperton | |||
| 14 | John | MABEY | Head | Mar | 20 | Carter | Dorset, Beaminster | ||
| Sarah | MABEY | Wife | Mar | 28 | Carter’s wife | Dorset, Mapperton | |||
| Charles | COLE | Visitor | Mar | 53 | Labourer | Dorset, Loders | |||
| 15 | Robert | FRAMPTON | Head | Widr | 80 | Parish Charge | Dorset, Mapperton | ||
| 16 | Thomas | FRAMPTON | Head | Mar | 59 | Ag Lab | Dorset, Liddlelench? | ||
| Mary | FRAMPTON | Wife | Mar | 55 | Ag Lab wife | Dorset, Askerswell | |||
| Mary A | FRAMPTON | Daur | Un | 19 | Ag Lab daur | Dorset, Powerstock | |||
| Elizabeth | FRAMPTON | Daur | Un | 15 | Ag Lab daur | Dorset, Mapperton | |||
| 17 | William | LEGG | Head | Mar | 48 | Farm Labourer | Dorset, Mapperton | ||
| Eliza | LEGG | Wife | Mar | 47 | Labourer’s wife | Dorset, Marshwood | |||
| Richard | LEGG | Son | 12 | Plough boy | Dorset, Coltley | ||||
| Mary | LEGG | Daur | 9 | Scholar | Dorset, Coltley | ||||
| Sarah | LEGG | Daur | 2 | Dorset, Coltley | |||||
| William | WATTS | Grandson | 4 | Dorset, Toller Porcorum | |||||
| 18 | Hill Cottage | Peter | MABER | Head | Mar | 52 | Farm Labourer | Dorset, Netherbury | |
| Joanna | MABER | Wife | Mar | 54? 34? | Labourer’s wife | Somerset, Crewkerne | |||
| John | MABER | Son | 14 | Apprentis Carpenter | Dorset, Netherbury | ||||
| Frederick | MABER | Son | 11 | Scholar | Dorset, Netherbury | ||||
| 19 | John | GRENNING | Head | Mar | 29 | Farm Labourer | Dorset, Powerstock | ||
| Amelia | GRENNING | Wife | Mar | 27 | Labourer’s wife | Dorset, Poorton | |||
| 20 | Farm House | William | WHITTLE | Head | Un | 46 | Farmer of 206 acres employing 2 men and 2 boys | Dorset, Longbredy | |
| Mary | WHITTLE | Sister | Un | 50 | Assistant | Dorset, Poorton | |||
| Edith | PEACH | Sister | Mar | 38 | Assistant | Dorset, Charminster | |||
| William | PEACH | Nephew | 5 | Scholar | Dorset, Netherbury | ||||
| Jane | WHITTLE | Niece | Un | 19 | Assistant | Dorset, Loders |