The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Wessons [a.k.a. Westons]      Wadhurst  
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c 1795Mark Cross, Sussex - c 1795Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas GreamPartridges

30th Mar 1851CensusHead; occupation: farm labourerEdmund Goldsmith, farmer and brickmakerWestons1851 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
WifeHarriett Goldsmith [Burgess]
Son; occupation: farm labourerTrayton Goldsmith, carpenter
Son; occupation: farm labourerJames Goldsmith, carpenter
DaughterHarriett Robins [Goldsmith]
Son; occupation: farm labourerJohn Goldsmith, railway labourer
Daughter; occupation: scholarPhiladelphia Goldsmith
Daughter; occupation: scholarFrances Goldsmith
Son; occupation: scholarDavid Goldsmith, milkman
Daughter; occupation: scholarJane R. Goldsmith
Daughter; occupation: scholarMary A. Goldsmith
SonBenjamin T. Goldsmith
SonEdwin Goldsmith

30th Mar 1851CensusHead; occupation: farm labourerAbraham Wallis, farm labourerWestons Cottage1851 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
WifeSarah Wallis [Goldsmith]
Son; occupation: farm labourerJames Walliss, labourer
SonHorace Walliss
SonThomas Walliss, farm labourer
Father; widowed; occupation: pauperJeremiah Wallis, labourer

c 1875East of Mark Cross, Sussex - c 1875Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance SurveyWessons

3rd Apr 1881CensusJoseph Kine, M, Head, widowed, age 91, born Wadhurst; occupation: retired farmerJoseph Kine, farmerWestons Farm1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
Mary Ann W. Kine, F, Daughter, single, age 52, born WadhurstMary Ann W Kine
Elisabeth T. Kine, F, Daughter, single, age 51, born WadhurstElizabeth T. Kine
Martha Kine, F, Daughter, single, age 46, born WadhurstMartha Kine
Minnie Lade, F, Servant, single, age 15, born Frant; occupation: domestic servantMinnie Lade
Herbert E. Gibb, M, Servant, single, age 15, born Wadhurst; occupation: domestic servantHerbert E. Gibb

3rd Apr 1881CensusWilliam Mepham, M, Head, married, age 27, born Frant; occupation: farm labourerWilliam Meopham, farm labourerWestons Cottage1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
Ellen F. Mepham, F, Wife, married, age 27, born RotherfieldHelen Frances Mepham [Kidd]
William Mepham, M, Son, age 7, born Wadhurst; occupation: scholarWilliam Mepham
Albert Mepham, M, Son, age 4, born WadhurstAlbert Mepham
Benjamin Mepham, M, Son, age 2, born WadhurstBenjamin Mepham
Lois E. Mepham, F, Daughter, age 5 m, born WadhurstLois E. Mepham

3rd Apr 1881CensusJoseph Weeks, M, Head, married, age 76, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm LabourerJoseph WeeksWestons Cottage1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
Ann Weeks, F, Wife, married, age 69, born WadhurstAnne Weeks [Swift]
Samuel Swift, M, Brother In Law, single, age 65, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm LabourerSamuel (George) Swift

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