The Population of Hennock over the years
The earliest known record of population is in the Doomsday Book
Where it states that there are 20 Housholds comprised of 9 Villagers, 6 Smallholders and 5 Slaves.
The population would have been between 80 and 90 people, made up as follows:
20 heads of household, 20 wives, between 2 and 3 surviving children per houshold plus a few elderly relatives.
| 1541 - 1599 | 1600 - 1699 | 1700 - 1799 | 1800 - 1899 | 1900 - 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptisms | 1125 | 1282 | 1271 | 2001 | 1133 |
| Burials | 767 | 1027 | 878 | 1042 | 593 |
| Marriages | 296 | 230 | 353 | 417 | 254 |
Census Statistics for the Parish of Hennock
Including all villages in the parish. Population per village is not provided.
Census have been taken in various forms every 10 years since 1801.
The early Census were just head counts until 1841 when household members were first recorded.
The 1851 census marks the start of the modern style of census.
| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 |
| Head Count | 537 | 575 | 678 | 747 |
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 |
| Head Count | 827 | 894 | 1004 | 886 |
| Year | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 |
| Head Count | 791 | 971 | 712 | 1073 |
The population peak in 1861 was presumably while mining activities in the Parish were at their height.
The 1911 peak may be due to an influx of Quarry workers attracted by the construction of Teign Village being built to house them.
The census does not mention Teign Village so and resident Quarry workers will have been listed as residents of Hennock.
Additional Census statistics.
In 1811 there were:
69 Households employed in Agriculture
11 Households employed in Trade, Manufacturing or Handicraft
26 Households employed in other occupations
Total 575 people made up of:
292 Males and 283 Females
In 1831 there were:
99 Households employed in Agriculture
25 Households employed in Trade, Manufacturing or Handicraft
9 Households employed in other occupations
Total 747 people made up of:
370 Males and 377 Females
In 1851 census there were:
933 people who claimed that they were born in Hennock.
900 of them still live in Devon, 495 of them in Hennock.
The population of Hennock in 1851 was 894 of which 495 were born in Hennock, so 399 (45%) of the residents had moved into Hennock since their birth.
The 33 who were not living in Devon were in Somerset (11), London (7), Cornwall (4), Gloucestershire (2), Hampshire (2), Lancashire (2), Worcestershire (1), Lincolnshire (1), Glamorgan (2), and Monmouthshire (1).
This does not include those who had forever left the green fields of Devon for far distant lands. Emmigration records were not kept until 1890 making it very difficult to find out how many people before 1890 actually left our shores forever.