The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1891 Cowden Census
Reference RG12/675: Sevenoaks Enumeration District No 4; Sub-District: Penshurst; Enumerator: John Coomber
Boundary Bounded on the North by Edenbridge and Hever Parishes, on the East by Chidingstone Parish, on the South by Hartfield Parish, on the West by the Road leading from Holtye Common to Cowden Cross then to Edenbridge
Contents All that part of the Parish that lies on the East side of the Turnpike road leading from Edenbridge to Holtye common comprising the Green and Moat Farms, Bassetts Farm, Oak Dene, Kent Water, Rectory and the East side of the Street.
Also Heathen Street, Falcon Hurst Court, Edells, Horshoegreen, the Railway Station, Curds Cottages, Stride Wood, Buckhurst and Mark Beech.
The whole in the parliamentary division of Tunbridge
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

5The RectoryFredric M Burton, M, Head, married, age 37, born Upingham, Rutland, occupation: rector of Cowden
    Rose Burton, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Petersfield, Hampshire
    Trena A Burton, F, Daughter, age 3, born Newport, Isle Of Wight
    Mary Gater, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Exbery, Hampshire; occupation: cook
    Sharlotte L Orchard, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Arreton, Isle Of Wight; occupation: Housemaid
    Louisa E Bagridge, F, Servant, widowed, age 56, born Sand Row Holborn, London, occupation: monthly nurse

5The RectoryHenry Cooper, M, Head, married, age 29, born Hildenborough, Kent; occupation: coachman
    Mary A Cooper, F, Wife, married, age 30, born Westerham, Kent; occupation: laundress
    Percy Cooper, M, Son, age 2, born Cowden, Kent

5Oak DeneHenry A Darbishire, M, Head, married, age 55, born Charlton, Lancashire; occupation: retired architect
    Eliza Darbishire, F, Wife, married, age 57, born Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire
    Estie G Darbishire, F, Daughter, single, age 27, born St Georges Hanover Square, Middlesex
    Hary V Darbishire, M, Son, single, age 26, born Aldham, Hertfordshire; occupation: studying land agency
    Walter Steer, M, Servant, single, age 14, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: page
    Harriet Minton, F, Servant, single, age 25, born St Georges Hanover Square, Middlesex; occupation: cook
    Emily Chesson, F, Servant, single, age 26, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: housemaid
    Elin Chesson, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: kitchenmaid
    Edith E Burton, F, Visitor, single, age 26, born All Saints Gainsboro, Lincolnshire

5Oak Dene LodgeBenjamin Steer, M, Head, married, age 59, born Lingfield, Surrey; occupation: bailiff
    Mary Steer, F, Wife, married, age 55, born Lingfield, Surrey
    Clara L Steer, F, Daughter, single, age 20, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: dressmaker

5The MoatWiliam R Glasier, M, Head, married, age 79, born Totenham Court Road, Middlesex; occupation: retired auctioneer
    Mary Glasier, F, Wife, married, age 79, born Broadstairs, Kent
    Leonora Glasier, F, Granddaughter, single, age 21, born Blackheath, Kent
    Howard Glasier, M, Grandson, single, age 19, born Blackheath, Kent; occupation: medical student
    Theresa G Glasier, F, Granddaughter, single, age 18, born St Martins In Fields, London
    Constance M Glasier, F, Granddaughter, single, age 15, born St Martins In Fields, London
    Alice Bridger, F, Servant, single, age 27, born Chart Sutton, Kent; occupation: cook
    Annie Ashby, F, Servant, single, age 13, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: housemaid

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