The following appeared at the beginning of the Register of Baptisms and Burials 1795-1812 for Walford parish (microfilm MX 250 at Hereford Archives). State of the population of this parish in 1801 Taken by order of Parliament Inhabited houses 152 Uninhabited Houses 5 Persons employ'd in Agriculture 403 Persons employ'd in Trade 21 Of no occupation (including children) 304 Total if persons in p[ar]ish 728 Males 382 Females 346 Children 258 A.H. Beeston Minister At a similar census taken in 1811 the Numbers were in Walford Males 425 Females 463 Total 888 in Walford N.B. The total No. in Ruerdean was 732 -- Best regards, Linda Hansen Researching GOMERY/GOMORY/GOMORI and GUMERY/GUMMERE/GUMMERY worldwide. GOMERY One-Name Study (GOONS #3034) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gomery/