The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1861 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG9/574: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 5
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at Johnsons Bridge taking the Stream to Maynards Gate, Paines Corner and Frogs Hole to the Beeches and White Hart including the Cottages at Palesgate, Steel Cross, Poundfield and Charity Farms to Crowboro' Cross and Cooks Corner taking all on the North and South sides of Orsnash and Stone House to Boars Head Inn, Lime Kiln Forest and Johnsons Bridge including Boars Head Street
Enumerator: Samuel Wickens.
Please note:
  • These census records have been transcribed from images of the original census sheets. Whilst all care has been taken, the result is an interpretation of the original which is available at Local Record Offices, from The National Archives, and from ancestry.co.uk
  • Occupation has been unified (e.g. Ag Lab, Farm Lab, and many other such recordings are all displayed as Farm labourer).
  • The Sheet Number is as shown on the original document and is linked to a page showing all the entries on that Sheet (as well as entries from the following or previous sheet where the entry for the location covers more than one sheet).
  • In those instances where the Census entry is incorrect or missing and it has been possible from other sources to derive a correction, then these changes are shown inside square brackets, e.g. [Wife]

Census sheets
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  
11  12  13  14  15  16              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
 
Sheet    Place    Census entry

2Pales GateRichd Hemsley, M, Head, married, age 56, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Avis Hemsley, F, Wife, married, age 54, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Sarah Hemsley, F, Daughter, single, age 19, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    George Hemsley, M, Son, single, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Thomas Hemsley, M, Son, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

2Pales GateJoseph Best, M, Head, married, age 62, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Delpha Best, F, Wife, married, age 60, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Owen Best, M, Son, single, age 20, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Cilisia Best, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex

2AkurstEzra Rogers, M, Head, married, age 25, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Amy Rogers, F, Wife, married, age 22, born Rotherfield, Sussex

2Shorne BrookWilliam Page, M, Head, married, age 55, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: wheelwright
    Mary Ann Page, F, Wife, married, age 56, born Maresfield, Sussex
    William Page, M, Son, single, age 30, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    James Page, M, Son, single, age 24, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

2Shorne BrookAlfred Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 37, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carpenter
    Sarah Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 33, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Fred Dadswell [?], M, Son, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Edward Dadswell [?], M, Son, age 11, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Ernest Dadswell, M, Son, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Gerdeine Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Emily Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 3, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Nelson Dadswell, M, Son, age 4m, born Rotherfield, Sussex

The Weald is at  Database version 14.05 which has ongoing updates to the 395,000 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,308 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 248 books loaded in the previous version

ODNB  
British Libarary  
High Weald  
Sussex Record Society  
Sussex Archaeological Society  
Kent Archaeological Society  
Mid Kent Marriages  
Ancestry  
Genes Reunited  
International Genealogical Index  
National Archives  

Top
of the
page