| Piltdown Nursery Piltdown Maresfield |
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| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head, employs 8 people; occupation: nurseryman | James Mitchell | Pilt Down Nursery | 1851 Census Maresfield, Sussex |
| Wife | Anne Mitchell | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | James Mitchell | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | John Mitchell | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Louisa Mitchell | ||||
| Daughter | Maria Mitchell | ||||
| Son | Frederick Mitchell | ||||
| Father, widowed; occupation: house and land proprietor | James Mitchell, nurseryman | ||||
| Sister; occupation: visitor | Mary Mitchell | ||||
| Brother; occupation: gardener | John Mitchell | ||||
| 1867 | Directory entry | Mitchell James, nurseryman & florist, Piltdown nursery | Piltdown nursery | Post Office Directory | |
| Mr. Mitchell is celebrated for all the new and choiciest roses, and for the finest specimens of Araucaria imbricata in England; all the choicest Conifers are here to be found in free and healthy growth. | |||||
| 1874 | Directory entry | Mitchell James & Sons, nurserymen & florists, Piltdown nursery | Piltdown nursery | Post Office Directory | |
| Mr. James Mitchell and Sons, at Piltdown : Mr. Mitchell is celebrated for all the new and choicest roses, and for the finest specimens of Araucaria imbricata in England, of which there is a fine avenue; all the choicest conifers are here to be found in free and healthy growth. | |||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Piltdown Nursery | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Frederick Mitchell, M, Head, single, age 30, born Maresfield; occupation: nurseryman | Frederick Mitchell | Piltdown Nursery | 1881 Census Maresfield, Sussex |
| Louisa Mitchell, F, Sister, single, age 35, born Maresfield; occupation: housekeeper | Louisa Mitchell | ||||
| Maria Mitchell, F, Sister, single, age 33, born Maresfield; occupation: nurseryman's assistant | Maria Mitchell | ||||
| Louisa Avis, F, Servant, single, age 15, born Fletching; occupation: domestic servant | Louisa Avis | ||||
| Lucy Avis, F, Visitor, age 12, born Fletching | Lucy Jane Sands [Avis] | ||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Mitchell James & Sons, nurserymen, seedsmen & florists, Piltdown nursery | Piltdown nursery | Kelly's Directory | |
| At Piltdown are those of Messrs. James Mitchell and Sons : Messrs. Mitchell are also in high repute for all the new and choicest roses and for their specimens of Araucaria Imbricata, of which there is a fine avenue ; all the choicest conifers are to be found here in free and healthy growth. | |||||
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