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30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Gardener	William Tasker	Ridge House	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Ann Tasker

1867	Directory entry	Darling Lady, Ridge house		Ridge house	Post Office Directory

1874	Directory entry	Darling Rev. Frederick, M.A., The Ridge		The Ridge	Post Office Directory

c 1875		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey		The Ridge

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charles H. Simmonds, M, Head, married, age 41, born Rotherfield; occupation Gardener	Charles Henry Simmons	The Ridge	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sophia E. Simmonds, F, Wife, married, age 43, born Hartfield	Sophia E. Simmonds
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Maryann R. Simmonds, F, Daughter, age 8, born Speldhurst; occupation Scholar	Maryann R. Simmonds
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charles S. Simmonds, M, Son, age 4, born Hartfield; occupation Scholar	Charles S. Simmonds
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Lily P. Simmonds, F, Daughter, age 1, born Hartfield	Lily P. Simmonds
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary B. Simmonds, F, Mother, widowed, age 77, born Mayfield	Mary B. Simmonds

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Fredrick Darling, M, Head, single, age 59, born Mauritius; occupation Clergyman	Fredrick Darling	The Ridge	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Cornelian M. Ford, F, Sister, widowed, age 62, born Middlesex	Cornelian M. Ford
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Caroline Darling, F, Sister, single, age 51, born Australia	Caroline Darling
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Agnes Darling, F, Sister, single, age 47, born Gloucestershire	Agnes Darling
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Schmidt, F, Servant, married, age 50, born Hampshire; occupation Cook	Jane Schmidt
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Ann Austin, F, Servant, widowed, age 46, born Brighton; occupation Housemaid	Mary Ann Austin
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Frances Harding, F, Servant, single, age 33, born Pembury; occupation Maid	Frances Harding

1882	Directory entry	Darling Rev. Frederick M.A., The Ridge		The Ridge	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Frederick Darling, M, Head, single, age 69, born Port Louis, Mauritius; occupation: Clerk in Holy Orders, Living on own means	Frederick Darling	The Ridge	1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Cornelia M Ford, F, Sister, widowed, age 72, born London; occupation: Living on own means	Cornelia M Ford
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Caroline Darling, F, Sister, single, age 61, born Sydney, Nsw, Australia; occupation: Living on own means	Caroline Darling
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Agnes Darling, F, Sister, single, age 57, born Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; occupation: Living on own means	Agnes Darling
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Hannah Pullman, F, Servant, widowed, age 67, born Bristol; occupation: Cook	Hannah Pullman
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Fanny Harling, F, Servant, single, age 43, born Pembury, Kent; occupation: Ladysmaid	Fanny Harling
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Amy L Holmwood, F, Servant, single, age 20, born Tunbridge Wells, Kent; occupation: Parlourmaid	Amy L Holmwood
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Kate M Hope, F, Servant, single, age 18, born Lenham, Kent; occupation: Housemaid	Kate M Hope

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Charles H B Simmonds, M, Head, married, age 51, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: Gardener	Charles H B Simmonds	Ridge School and Cottage	1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Sophia E Simmonds, F, Wife, married, age 53, born Hartfield, Sussex	Sophia E Simmonds
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary A R Simmonds, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Speldhurst, Kent	Mary A R Simmonds
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Rosa Divall, F, Niece, age 12, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: Scholar	Rosa Divall

Currently The Weald is at Database version 10.1 - 8th April 2013 and contains information on 336,313 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,116 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 223 books