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Here also is some information about the residents of Midhurst in 1851:
There was 1481 inhabitants living in 280 inhabited dwellings. The number of offspring living in each household was as follows:
- 99 households with no offspring living at home.
- 46 households with one living at home.
- 42 households with two living at home.
- 25 households with three living at home.
- 31 households with four living at home.
- 11 households with five living at home.
- 18 households with six living at home.
- 6 households with seven living at home.
- 1 household with ten living at home.
There were two households of 14 persons with 5-6 offspring, and four households of 11 persons with 0-4 offspring. The largest household was the Grammer School with 34 persons, 10 of whom were the Head’s offspring.
4% of the inhabitants worked in leather. 41 people were employed in boot or shoe making. There were:
- Seven harness makers or saddlers.
- Four glovers.
- Two fellmongers.
- One tanner.
- One leather seller.