Shirley Village Archive

The 1851 Census of Religious Worship - Shirley CoE

Under the heading "available space for public worship", there were 105 free sittings and 119 other sittings.

On the day of the census (30 Mar 1851), 85 general congregation and 41 Sunday scholars attended the morning service and 78 general congregation attended the evening service.

The average attendance over the previous year[?] was 110 general congregation attended the morning service with 70 Sunday scholars and 170 general congregation attended the evening service.

PRO ref H.O.129 447. A .pdf of the micro-film is available.