The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Tonbridge, Kent Census
That part of the parish of Tonbridge that includes Tonbridge Castle and its surrounding area, Lodge Field Road, Harden Road, Lansdowne Road, Havelock Road, and Houselands Road
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
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Sheet    Place    Census entry

2Gate House, Tonbridge CastleAaron Roberts, M, Head, married, age 33, born Southborough, Kent; occupation Gardener
    Virginia Roberts, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Sevenoaks, Kent
    Ellen May Roberts, F, Daughter, age 7, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation Scholar

21 Castle StreetStephen Gilbert, M, Head, married, age 43, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: greengrocer
    Eliza Gilbert, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Tonbridge, Kent
    Florence Gilbert, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Tonbridge, Kent
    Albert Gilbert, M, Son, single, age 18, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: railway ticket collector

22 Castle StreetFrederick London, M, Head, married, age 30, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: butcher
    Mary London, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: dressmaker
    Frederick London, M, Son, age 7, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Edith London, F, Daughter, age 8 m, born Tonbridge, Kent

22 Castle StreetAlice E. Bridger, F, Head, married, age 27, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: dressmaker
    Frederick W. Bridger, M, Son, age 3, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Margaret Bridger, F, Daughter, age 3 m, born Tonbridge, Kent

23 Castle StreetElizabeth Smither, F, Head, widowed, age 78, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: no occupation
    Fanny Smither, F, Daughter, age 44, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: school mistress

2Beer Retailer, 4 Castle StreetWilliam Mercer, M, Head, married, age 68, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation Beer Retailer
    Susannah Mercer, F, Wife, married, age 56, born Gloucester

25 Castle StreetGeorge Bradshaw, M, Head, married, age 37, born London, occupation: clothier and outfitter
    Mary A. Bradshaw, F, Wife, married, age 33, born Canterbury, Kent
    Fred Bradshaw, M, Son, age 10, born Tonbridge, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Sydney Bradshaw, M, Son, age 9, born Tonbridge, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Reuben Bradshaw, M, Son, age 7, born Cranbrook, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Eva Bradshaw, F, Daughter, age 4, born Cranbrook, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Louis Bradshaw, M, Son, age 2, born Cranbrook, Kent
    Ellen Pack, F, Servant, age 17, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation General Servant

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