These records have been transcribed from all the Brinsmead entries revealed by the 1851 Census. We have photocopies of the originals if anyone wants further information.
| Canal House, Mill Street, Great Torrington, Devon | ||||
| Robert Brinsmead | Male, Married | 56 | St. Giles in the Wood, Devon | Merchant's Clerk |
| Alice Brinsmead | Wife, Married | 57 | Kings Nympton, Devon | |
| Edwin Rudd | Son-in-law | 36 | Bow, Devon | Accountant |
| New Street, Great Torrington, Devon | ||||
| Mary Brinsmead | Widow | 70 | Street, Somerset | Annuitant |
| Mary Ann Wilson | Grand daughter | 9 | Great Torrington, Devon | Scholar |
| New Street, Great Torrington, Devon | ||||
| Ann Wills | Head, Widow | 72 | Yarnscome, Devon | Retired Grocer |
| Theresa Brinsmead | Servant, unmarried | 20 | Fremington, Devon | General Servant |
| New Bridge Farm Mills, Huish, Devon | ||||
| John Ware | Head, Marrried | 29 | St Giles, Devon | Miller |
| Mary A. Ware | Wife, Married | 35 | St Giles, Devon | Miller's Wife |
| Eliza Ware | Daughter | 4 | St Giles, Devon | |
| Francis Ware | Son | 2 | St Giles, Devon | |
| Wilmot Ware | Sister | 14 | St Giles, Devon | Glover |
| Mary A. Brinsmead | Daughter-in-law | 14 | St Giles, Devon | |
| Hugh Brinsmead | Son-in-law | 11 | St Giles, Devon | |
| Robert Turner | Father-in-law | 67 | St Giles, Devon | Ag. Lab. |
| Mary Turner | Mother-in-law | 60 | Kingsnympton, Devon | |
| John Turner | Brother-in-law | 24 | St Giles, Devon | Miller |
| William Friend | Servant, Unmarried | 23 | Dolton, Devon | Miller |
| Thomas Trace | Servant, Unmarried | 18 | Petrostowe, Devon | Miller |
| Robert Blake | Lodger, Married | 23 | St Giles, Devon | Miller |
| Thomas Rockey | Lodger, Married | 40 | Black Torrington, Devon | Milller |
| Elizabeth Rockey | Lodger, Married | 40 | Putford, Devon | Miller's Wife |
| Francis Hookway | Lodger, Unmarried | 16 | K N. Devon | Farm Servant |
| St. Giles Village, St. Giles in the Wood | ||||
| Thomas Brinsmead | Male, Married | 73 | Alverdiscott, Devon | Farmer of 32 acres employing one labourer |
| Margery Brinsmead | Wife, Married | 67 | St. Giles, Devon | |
| John Brinsmead | Son, unmarried | 26 | St. Giles, Devon | Maltser |
| Eliza Brinsmead | Daughter, unmarried | 23 | St. Giles, Devon | |
| Robert Blake | Unmarried | 19 | St. Giles, Devon | House servant |
| John Friendship | Male | 13 | St. Giles, Devon | House Servant |
| St. Giles Village, St. Giles in the Wood | ||||
| Henry Brinsmead | Head | 35 | St. Giles, Devon | Machine Maker employing 4 men |
| Grace Brinsmead | Wife | 44 | St. Giles, Devon | |
| Thomas Friend | Male, unmarried | 28 | Dalton, Devon | |
| John Fewing | Male, unmarried | 25 | North Wotton, Devon | |
| St. Giles Village, St. Giles in the Wood | ||||
| Thomas Brinsmead | Head, Married | 47 | Saint Giles, Devon | Machine maker and Miller |
| Emily Brinsmead | Wife, Married | 47 | Northam, Devon | |
| Rachel Brinsmead | Daughter | 16 | Saint Giles, Devon | |
| Henry Brinsmead | Son | 11 | Saint Giles, Devon | Scholar |
| Fanny Brinsmead | Daughter | 8 | Saint Giles, Devon | Scholar |
| Thomas James Brinsmead | Son | 6 | Saint Giles, Devon | Scholar |
| John Clarke | Visitor, Unmarried | 21 | Saint Giles, Devon | Machine Maker |
| Edwin Folland | Servant, Unmarried | 21 | Torrington, Devon | Machine Maker |
| John Nance Kievill | Apprentice, Unmarried | 17 | Langtree, Devon | Machine Maker |
| Brinsmead Court, St. David's Hill, Exeter, Devon | ||||
| Hugh Brinsmead | Head, widower | 62 | St. Giles, Devon | Formerly builder |
| Susan Brinsmead | Daughter, unmarried | 24 | Exeter, Devon | Dressmaker |
| 6 Queen Street, St. John's Southwark | ||||
| Susan Brinsmead | Head, married | 42 | Exeter, Devon | Wife of Mariner |
| Elizabeth Brinsmead | Daughter | 20 | Exeter, Devon | |
| Sophia Brinsmead | Daughter | 6 | St. John, Surrey | |
| Louisa Brinsmead | Daughter | 3 | St. John, Surrey | |
| Thomas Brinsmead | Son | 3 months | St. John, Surrey | |
| 2 St. Anne Place, Tower Hamlet, Middlesex | ||||
| Thomas Brinsmead | Head, married | 34 | Exeter, Devon | Joiner |
| Mary Ann Brinsmead | Wife | 32 | Mile End | |
| May Brinsmead | Daughter | l month | Limehouse | |
| William Brinsmead | Brother, unmarried | 23 | Exeter | Joiner |
| Hugh Brinsmead | Brother, unmarried | 20 | Exeter | Taylor |
| Elizabeth Hamilton, | Visitor, unmarried | 23 | Hackney, Middlesex | |
| Ann Stanley | (illegible) | 46 | Deptford, Kent | Nurse |
| 46 Glouchester Square, Paddington, Marylebone, London | ||||
| S.S. Brandan | Head | 70 | Middlesex | No occupation, Independent |
| Rachel Brandan | Wife | 71 | Barbridge | |
| Ann Moore | Unmarried | 34 | Kerry, Dorsetshire | Servant |
| Ann Williams | Unmarried | 23 | Pembroke, Wales | Servant |
| E.L. Brinsmead | Unmarried | 28 | Exeter | Servant |
| George Ringrove | Married | 34 | Cottesbrook, Northamptonshire | Servant |
| 3 Upper Grafton Street, London | ||||
| Henry Brinsmead | Male, Married | 39 | Torrington, Devon | Pianoforte Maker |
| Charlotte Brinsmead | Wife, Married | 40 | Torrington, Devon | |
| Henry S. | Son | 14 | London, | |
| William | Son | 11 | London, | |
| Mary Hoare | Niece | 17 | Torrington, Devon | |
| Well Street, Great Torrington, Devon | ||||
| John Lloyd | Male, Married | 57 | Gt. Torrington, Devon | Maltser and Innkeeper |
| Elizabeth Lloyd | Wife, Married | 47 | Wear Gifford, Devon | |
| David H. Lloyd | Son, unmarried | 18 | Gt. Torrington, Devon | Pianoforte Maker (App.) |
| Susan Lloyd | Daughter | 11 | Wear Gifford, Devon | Scholar |
| Elizabeth Brinsmead | Mother-in-law, Widow | 70 | Wear Gifford, Devon | Land & House Proprietor |
| Caroline E. Way | Niece | 5 | Compton Street, Soho Square, London, Middlesex | Scholar |
| George Westcott | Lodger, unmarried | 26 | Beaford, Devon | Maltser (Journeyman) |
| North Devon Infirmary, Barnstable, Devon | ||||
| William Brinsmead | Male, Married | 53 | Torrington, Devon | Patient, Ag. Lab. |
| Old Parsonage House, Beaford, Devon | ||||
| James Tanton | Head | 49 | Beaford, Devon | Ag. Lab. |
| Mary Tanton | Daughter, Unmarried | 20 | Beaford, Devon | Glover |
| Eliza Tanton | Daughter, Unmarried | 17 | Beaford, Devon | Glover |
| Rebecca Tanton | Daughter | 12 | Beaford, Devon | |
| Elizabeth Ann Tanton | Daughter | 9 | Beaford, Devon | |
| Betsy Brinsmead | Sister-in-law | 43 | St. Giles in the Wood, Devon | Glover |
| Honestone Lane, Bideford, Devon | ||||
| Mary Brinsmead | Married, | 35 | Torrington, Devon | Flour Dealer |
| Thomas Brinsmead | Son | 10 | Bideford, Devon | Scholar |
| 15 Charlotte Street, St. Pancras, London | ||||
| John Brinsmead | Male, Married | 36 | North Devon | Pianoforte Manufacturer, Employer |
| Susan Brinsmead | Female, Wife | 36 | London | |
| John Brinsmead | Son | 9 | London | Scholar |
| Rosa Ann Brinsmead | Daughter | 8 | London | Scholar |
| Thomas J. Brinsmead | Son | 6 | London | Scholar |
| Laura E. Brinsmead | Daughter | 4 | London | |
| Edgar W. Brinsmead | Son | 3 | London | |
| Emily Brinsmead | Daughter | 1 | London | |
| Ann Bryant | Servant | 19 | Devon | |
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