Below are the details of four people who gave their place of birth as Paulstown in the 1851 and 1871 censuses of England. The first is a prisoner with only his initials given. The second is an army corporal and more than likely a member of the famous Flood family of Paulstown. The third is a young army private and the fourth is a house servant.
1871 – Lewes Gaol and House of Correction, Lewes, Sussex[1]
Name: J.B./ Convicted Prisoner / Unmarried / Male / 48 / Agricultural Labourer / Born: Paulstown, Kilkenny, Ireland
1851 – District Military Barracks, Weedon Beck, Northamptonshire[2]
John Flood / Soldier / Unmarried / Male / 27 / Corporal Infantry? Army / Born: Paulstown, Kilkenny
1851 – Catham District Barracks, Gillingham, Catham, Kent[3]
Michael Longworth / Unmarried / Male / 18 / Army Private / Born: Paulstown, Kilkenny
1851- 16 East Street House, District 2H, All Saints Parish, Southampton, Hampshire[4]
Elizabeth Morney / Unmarried / Female / 20 / House Servant / Born: Paulstown, Ireland
[1] “1871 Census of England”, database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2011), entry for J.B. (age 48), Lewes, Sussex, citing GSU roll 827492, Folio 122, p.6; Lewes registration district, Lewes subdistrict, ED Lewes Goal and House of Correction, household 1.
[2] “1851 Census of England”, database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2011), entry for John Flood (age 27), Weedon Beck, Northamptonshire, citing GSU roll 87696, Folio 124, p.21; Daventry registration district, Weedon subdistrict, ED Military Barracks, household 1.
[3] “1851 Census of England”, database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2011), entry Michael Longworth (age 18), Catham, Kent, citing GSU roll 193511-193512, Folio 446, p.45; Medway registration district, Gillingham subdistrict, ED Catham Barracks, household 1
[4] “1851 Census of England”, database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2011), entry Elizabeth Morney (age 20), Southampton, Kent, citing GSU roll 193576-193577, Folio 886, p.13; Southampton registration district, Southampton subdistrict, ED 2H, household 37
