The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Goudhurst Census
Reference RG 11/939: Goudhurst Enumeration District No 3; District: Cranbrook Union; Enumerator: John Thurgood
Goudhurst part of: Mother Church St Mary Ecclesiastical Parish
All that part of the parish of Goudhurst comprised within the 4 Town Gates (recently removed) formerly known as the East, South, West and North gates together with the houses lying on either side of the road from Clay Hill to Risebridge, Bluecoat Lane, and Hope Mill.
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]

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Sheet    Place    Census entry

45 Rise Bridge CottagesGeorge Potten, M, Head, married, age 36, born Cranbrook, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Albert Potten, M, Son, age 14, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Thomas Potten, M, Son, age 12, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    George Eason, M, Boarder, age 15, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Stephen Eason, M, Boarder, age 12, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar

46 Rise Bridge CottagesHenry Tester, M, Head, married, age 32, born Lewis, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Mary A. Tester, F, Wife, married, age 32, born Lewis, Sussex
    Charles H. Tester, M, Son, age 10, born Lewis, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Alfred Tester, M, Son, age 8, born Lewis, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Albert Tester, M, Son, age 6, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Thomas Tester, M, Son, age 4, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Mary H.I. Tester, F, Daughter, age 2, born Goudhurst, Kent
    Alice Tester, F, Daughter, age 1, born Goudhurst, Kent

47 Rise Bridge CottagesMary Billingham, F, Head, widowed, age 83, born Goudhurst, Kent

4Mount PleasantAlfred Avery, M, Head, married, age 64, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 9 ½ acres
    Phoebe Avery, F, Wife, married, age 47, born Wadhurst, Sussex
    Arthur G. Avery, M, Son, single, age 19, born Kingston On Thames, Surrey; occupation: farmer's son
    Emily Rogers, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: general servant

4Risebridge Gate HouseJames Wilson, M, Head, married, age 51, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: general dealer
    Mary Wilson, F, Wife, married, age 47, born Goudhurst, Kent
    William Wilson, M, Son, single, age 21, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer

41 Ranters Hall CottagesCharles Sales, M, Head, married, age 48, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Ellen Sales, F, Wife, married, age 44, born Goudhurst, Kent
    John Sales, M, Son, single, age 24, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Mary A. Sales, F, Daughter, single, age 22, born Goudhurst, Kent
    Charles F. Sales, M, Son, age 14, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Thomas W. Sales, M, Son, age 12, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Emily Sales, F, Daughter, age 10, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar
    William Sales, M, Son, age 4, born Goudhurst, Kent
    Harry Sales, M, Son, age 1, born Goudhurst, Kent
    Frank Sales, M, Grandson, age 1, born Goudhurst, Kent

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