The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Herstmonceux Census
Reference RG 11/1042: Hailsham District; Herstmonceux Enumeration District No 10; Enumerator: Geo. Washington Beck
All that detached part of the Parish of Herstmonceux including part of Cowbeech, Foulmile & Clippenham, also that detached part of same including Cinderford, Blackford & Sheepwash.
All that detached part of the Parish of Wartling including part of Stunts Green, Errery, Carters Corner, part of Cowbeech Hill, part of Cowbeech, Molelves, Bamzells, Studdings, Beards ..ons & Hole Farms and Fareham Cottage.
Part of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist, Bodle St Green is comprised in this District.
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

9Stunts Green FarmSamuel Hobden, M, Head, married, age 35, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer employing 6 men
    Emma Hobden, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Crawley, Surrey
    Kate Hobden, F, Daughter, single, age 7, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William Hobden, M, Son, single, age 5, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Annie Hobden, F, Daughter, single, age 3, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: infant
    Clara M. Wissam, F, Servant, single, age 20, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: general domestic servant
    John Gander, M, Servant, single, age 17, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: farm servant
    Henry Deadman, M, Servant, single, age 21, born Dallington, Sussex; occupation: farm servant

9New Barn CottageFrancis Ellis, F, Head, widowed, age 36, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: laundress
    Caroline M. Ellis, F, Daughter, single, age 8, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Fanny Ellis, F, Daughter, single, age 6, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William Ellis, M, Son, single, age 5, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar

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