| The Observatory Church Road Crowborough |
| Historical records | |||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Observatory House | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | John Brown, M, Head, married, age 72, born Buxted; occupation: farm labourer | John Brown, farm labourer | Beacon Observatory Cottage | 1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Ann Brown, F, Wife, married, age 68, born Ticehurst | Ann Brown | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Charles Lesson Prince, M, Head, married, age 59, born Uckfield; occupation Surgeon | Charles Leeson Prince, surgeon, meteorologist & antiquarian | Beacon Observatory | 1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Jessie Prince, F, Wife, married, age 46, born Gloucestershire | Jessie Prince [Brass] | ||||
| Elizabeth E. Prince, F, Daughter, age 9 | Elizabeth Evelyn Prince | ||||
| Mary Ann H. Pettet, F, Serv, single, age 45, born Kent; occupation Cook | Mary Ann H. Pettet | ||||
| Eliza E. Holmwood, F, Serv, single, age 21, born Rotherfield; occupation: housemaid | Eliza Elizabeth Holmwood | ||||
| Adelaide M. Holmwood, F, Serv, single, age 17, born Rotherfield; occupation: domestic servant | Adelaide Maria Holmwood | ||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Prince Chas. Lesson F.R.A.S., The Observatory | Charles Leeson Prince, surgeon, meteorologist & antiquarian | The Observatory | Kelly's Directory |
| 1882 | Directory entry | Prince Charles Leeson F.R.A.S., surgeon, The Observatory | Charles Leeson Prince, surgeon, meteorologist & antiquarian | The Observatory | Kelly's Directory |
| 1885 | History | The Observatory | Prince's Crowborough | ||
| … it will be found, for the most part, that the delightful and extensive scenery, the open, airy, and vivifying atmosphere, abounding in ozone, together with a numerous retinue of natural attractions in the vicinity, all contribute to secure to the visitor that measure of health which generally follows the due co-operation of an active body with a cheerful and contented mind. | |||||
| c 1885 |  | Crowborough Observatory, Crowborough by Charles Leeson Prince | Prince's Crowborough | ||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Eli Wickens, M, Head, married, age 44, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Groom and Gardener | Eli Wickens, farm labourer | Lodge Gate, Observatory | 1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Rodah Wickens, F, Wife, married, age 32, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Rhoda Wickens [Teague] | ||||
| Albert Wickens, M, Son, single, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Butcher's Servant | Denis Albert Wickens, postman | ||||
| Maude Wickens, F, Daughter, age 8, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Scholar | Ada Maud Wickens | ||||
| Percy Wickens, M, Son, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Scholar | Percy Eli Wickens | ||||
| Ernest Wickens, M, Son, age 4, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Ernest Wilfred Wickens, gardener | ||||
| Bruce Wickens, M, Son, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Bruce Wickens | ||||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Charles Leeson Prince, M, Head, married, age 69, born Uckfield, Sussex; occupation General Practitioner, Registered | Charles Leeson Prince | The Observatory | 1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Jessie Prince, F, Wife, married, age 56, born Bristol, Somerset | Jessie Prince | ||||
| Elizabeth E Prince, F, Daughter, single, age 19, born Uckfield, Sussex | Elizabeth E Prince | ||||
| May Elsey, F, Servant, single, age 49, born Ifield, Sussex; occupation: cook | May Elsey | ||||
| Annie Fermor, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Dormans Land, Surrey; occupation: parlourmaid | Annie Fermor | ||||
| Mary Sadler, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Fittleworth, Sussex; occupation: housemaid | Mary Sadler | ||||
| c 1899 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey | Observatory | ||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | Jesse Collins, M, Head, married 2 years, age 68, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: domestic gardener | Jesse Collins, domestic gardener | Observatory Cottage, Church Road | 1911 Census Crowborough, Sussex |
| Jane Collins, F, Wife, married, age 51, born Wales | Jane Collins | ||||
| Margaret Hellen Packham, F, Stepdaughter, single, age 16, born Crowborough, Sussex | Margaret Hellen Packham | ||||
| Thomas Clark, M, Boarder, single, age 28, born Lewes, Sussex; occupation: motor driver | Thomas Clark | ||||
| Thomas Cartmell, M, Boarder, single, age 21, born Lanarkshire; occupation: motor driver | Thomas Cartmell | ||||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | Henry John Parrish, M, Head, married 45 years, age 71; occupation: coachman | Henry John Parrish, coachman | Observatory Cottage, Church Road | 1911 Census Crowborough, Sussex |
| Elizabeth Parrish, F, married, age 78, born Hemingford Grey St Ives, Huntingdonshire | Elizabeth Parrish | ||||
| Thomas Wheatley, M, Boarder, single, age 30, born Warren, Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: gardener | Thomas Wheatley | ||||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | Helen Dick Dalrymple, F, Head, widow, age 62, born Dundee, Forfar; occupation: private means | Helen Dick Dalrymple, private means | The Observatory, Church Road | 1911 Census Crowborough, Sussex |
| Nellie Izzard, F, Servant, single, age 25, born Boar'S Head, Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: cook | Nellie Izzard | ||||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | Alfred Edwin Thatcher, M, Head, married, age 38, born Red Hill, Surrey; occupation: gardener | Alfred Edwin Thatcher, gardener | Observatory Lodge, Church Road | 1911 Census Crowborough, Sussex |
| Sarah Thatcher, F, Wife, married 17 years, age 40, born Shorncliffe, Kent | Sarah Thatcher | ||||
| Doris Thatcher, F, Daughter, age 15, born Canterbury, Kent; occupation: laundry maid | Doris Thatcher | ||||
| Alfred Thatcher, M, Son, age 14, born Red Hill, London; occupation: school | Alfred Thatcher | ||||
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