William Major or Mager - Butcher

The 1841 census shows the Riverhead area to have contained a broad cross - section of Georgian urban society.

William Major, although a tradesman, was visibly laying claim to middle class status by his maintenance of three female servants and one man servant as well as two apprentices.

This was a large and obviously prosperous household and compares well with the more obviously established middle class households such as the Nells and the Norfolks.