These figures were notably smaller than those recorded in 19th-century censuses:- in 1801 the population of Debach was 117, in 1851 there was a total population of 113 in 25 households and in 1881 a total of 138 people lived there in 29 households with about 66% of those whose occupation was recorded being employed directly in agriculture.
ðiːz fˈɪɡjɚz wɜː nˈoʊɾəbli smˈɔːlɚ ðɐn ðoʊz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi sˈɛnsuːsᵻz:ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv dᵻbˈɑːx wʌz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ tˈoʊɾəl pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ɪn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv hˈaʊshoʊldz ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt pˈiːpəl lˈɪvd ðɛɹ ɪn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn hˈaʊshoʊldz wɪð ɐbˌaʊt sˈɪksti sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ʌv ðoʊz hˌuːz ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd bˌiːɪŋ ɛmplˈɔɪd dᵻɹˈɛktli ɪn ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ.