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Farms in the census returns

In rural locations, the size of farms was usually given in the ‘rank, profession or occupation’ column of the farmer, as this example from Arlingham the 1881 census – where farms of 10 and 18 acres are listed.  These also usually gave the number of men that the farm employed in the case of the 18-acre Warth Farm run by Henry Merrett shown here, the workforce comprised a boy and 3 labourers (one of whom was the farmer’s son-in-law).  Also of interest in this census is John Barnes, whose occupation was given as ‘Engine driver traction’.