They Seek Work

In the 1881 census the village was vibrant with people moving in from far and wide .Here is a list from 1881 showing families and folk alike coming to New Marske to seek work from the following areas of the UK and Europe.The list shows individuals from their native parts:

North Riding Of Yorkshire - 146
Kent - 10
Norfolk - 87
Suffolk - 10
Lincolnshire - 77
Huntingdonshire - 7
Northamptonshire - 38
Surrey - 6
Cornwall - 37
Leicestershire - 6
County Durham - 31
Cumberland - 5
Devon - 27
Northumberland - 4
West Riding Of Yorkshire - 27
London - 3
Lancashire - 16
Dorset - 2
Wiltshire - 16
Prussia - 2
Ireland - 14
Wales - 2
East Riding Of Yorkshire - 13
Buckinghamshire - 1
Essex - 12
Middlesex - 1
Hampshire - 11
Nottinghamshire - 1
Cambridgeshire - 10
Worcestershire - 1
Somerset - 10
France - 1

No doubt many travelled on foot and it must of been hardious .To leave their family and home to seek work and start a life in a strange place - well i admire them all