1851C. Frederick Steward , 28, farmer of 88 acres, , was living Basil House, West Dereham, Downham, Norfolk with his wife, Sarah, and 4 children

Frederic	Steward	Head	Married	Male	28	1823	Farmer	Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, England
Sarah	Steward	Wife	Married	Female	28	1823	Farmer's wife	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Emily	Steward	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	5	1846	-	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Walter	Steward	Son	Unmarried	Male	8	1843	-	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Charles	Steward	Son	Unmarried	Male	3	1848	-	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Mahala	Steward	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	1	1850	-	West Dereham, Norfolk, England

1855.. Rachel Steward was baptised in Wretton to Frederick & Sarah

1861C.Frederick Steward , 38, farmer of 88 acres, , was living Wretton, Downham, Norfolk with his wife, Sarah, 10 children and a 68 yr old relative, Rachel Harm/Horn??, his mother in law

Frederick	Steward	Head	Married	Male	38	1823	Farmer of 88 acres	Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, England
Sarah	Steward	Wife	Married	Female	38	1823	-	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Walter	Steward	Son	Unmarried	Male	19	1842	Farmers son	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Emily	Steward	Daughter	-	Female	15	1846	-	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Mahala	Steward	Daughter	-	Female	12	1849	Scholar	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Thirza	Steward	-	-	Female	10	1851	Scholar	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Charles	Steward	Son	-	Male	9	1852	Scholar	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth	Steward	Daughter	-	Female	7	1854	Scholar	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Lizzy	Steward	-	-	Female	6	1855	Scholar	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Henry	Steward	Son	-	Male	5	1856	Scholar	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Rachel	Steward	Daughter	-	Female	4	1857	-	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Eliza	Steward	-	-	Female	2	1859	-	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Rachel	Harm	Relative	Married	Female	68	1793	Artist in house	Wretton, Norfolk, England

1871C.Frederick Steward , 45, farmer of 188 acres, 6 men, 2 women, 1 boy, was living Barsale Farm, West Dereham, Downham, Norfolk, with his wife, Sarah, 6 children, a servant and a visitor

Frederick	Steward	Head	-	Male	45	1826	-	Stoke ferry, Norfolk, England
Sarah	Steward	Wife	-	Female	45	1826	-	West Dereham Norfolk, England
Henry	Steward	Son	-	Male	17	1854	-	Norfolk, England
Rachael	Steward	Daughter	-	Female	16	1855	-	Norfolk, England
Leah	Steward	Daughter	-	Female	14	1857	-	Norfolk, England
Eliza	Steward	Daughter	-	Female	12	1859	-	Norfolk, England
Frederick	Steward	Son	-	Male	8	1863	-	Norfolk, England
Rhoda	Steward	Daughter	-	Female	6	1865	-	Norfolk, England
Charles	Wales	Servant	-	Male	18	1853	-	Norfolk, England
Elizabeth	Williams	Visitor	-	Female	53	1818	-	Norfolk, England

West Dereham is a dispersed village with some very interesting history. In 1851 the population was 643, living in 142 houses and the area of the parish was given as 3500 acres, chiefly in the ownership of G S Kett, lord of the manor (who was resident by then in Brooke, south east of Norwich), William Bagge of Stradsett Hall, and H B Mason. The principal activity at that time was, unsurprisingly, farming with 15 farmers, big and small, listed in White’s Directory of 1854. The largest included Hugh Aylmer at Abbey Farm, Robert Liddelow on 352 acres at Manor Farm, the Stebbings on 710 acres at the Grange, James Lock at White House Farm (146 acres), Daniel Reeve Thorrold (335 acres) and William Turnbull (158 acres).

Barsale Farm is located on Basil Road and is marked on the modern 1:25 000 OS map. Basil Road runs NS off Hilgay Road to the West of West Dereham

https://www.downhammarketparishes.uk/parishes/west-dereham

1881C.Frederick Steward , 55, farmer of 184 acres, 7 men, 2 women, 1 boy, was living Barsale Farm, West Dereham, Downham, Norfolk, with his wife, Sarah, 3 children, a farm servant and Francis Webster, 70, widower

Frederick	Steward	Head	Married	Male	55	1826	Farmer 184 acres 7 men 1 boy 2 women	Wereham, Norfolk, England
Sarah	Steward	Wife	Married	Female	55	1826	-	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Leah	Steward	Daughter	Single	Female	23	1858	Farmers daur	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Eliza	Steward	Daughter	Single	Female	21	1860	Farmers daur	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Sarah	Steward	Grand daughter	Single	Female	14	1867	Scholar	Foulden, Norfolk, England
Ephraim	Wales	Servant	Single	Male	20	1861	Farm servant (indoor)	West Dereham, Norfolk, England
Francis	Webster	Boarder	Widower	Male	70	1811	Annuitant	Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, England

 

1889. His wife, Sarah Steward, 66, dies Downham Mar 1889

1891C.Frederick Steward , 66, widower, retired farmer, was living with 3 children and a visitor in Station Road, West Dereham, Downham, Norfolk

Frederick	Steward	Head	Widower	Male	66	1825	Retired farmer	Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, England
Eliza	Steward	Daughter	Single	Female	28	1863	Housekeeper	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Rhoda	Steward	Daughter	Single	Female	27	1864	-	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Sarah	Steward	Granddaughter	Single	Female	24	1867	-	Foulden, Norfolk, England
Eliza Germany	White	Visitor	Married	Female	60	1831	Retired from business	West Dereham, Norfolk, England

1901C. Frederick Steward ,75, widower, retired farmer, was living with daughter, Rhoda, and a boarder at Chapel, West Dereham, Downham, Norfolk

Frederick	Steward	Head	Widower	Male	75	1826	Retired farmer	Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, England
Rhoda	Steward	Daughter	Single	Female	33	1868	-	Wretton, Norfolk, England
Eliza	White	Boarder	Married	Female	70	1831	Living on own means	West Dereham,

1911C. Frederick Steward ,88, widower, retired farmer, was living with daughter, Rhoda, at The Hollies,, West Dereham, Downham, Norfolk in eight rooms

Frederick	Steward	Head	Widower	Male	88	1823	Retired farmer	Stoke Ferry Norfolk
Rhoda	Steward	Daughter	Single	Female	46	1865	Housekeeper	Weeton Norfolk

1912. Frederick W Steward, 89, of the Hollies, West Dereham, dies 6/2/1912 Downham Mar 1912. Probate of £547 . The W stands for Wilson. A brief announcement in the Lynn Advertiser states that he was late of Basil Farm - maybe Barsale Farm!