The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1871 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG10/1050: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 3
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at the Boarshead Inn taking all the Houses on the right of the Road leading to Tunbridge Wells by the Crown turning then keeping the Boundary of the Parish to Knapp Wood then take the road to Saxonberry Hill and Greenhedges to Sprattsbottom and Cowford Bridge then turn to the right at the bottom of Hornhurst Wood to Turks over Johnsons Bridge along the bottom of Limekiln Forest to the Boarshead Inn including the Rocks, Queens Head, Hamsell, Copyhold, Brownings, Dengate Farms, Hoaths, Blackthorn hill, Redgate Mill, Newhouse, Turks, Jesters, the Earls Cottage, Boarshead Inn.
Enumerator: George Hyder.
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

10Dengate [Cottages]John Ellis, M, Head, married, age 40, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Mary A Ellis, F, Wife, married, age 41, born Brightling, Sussex
    Caroline Ellis, F, Daughter, single, age 23, born Brightling, Sussex; occupation: servant, unemployed
    John Ellis, M, Son, single, age 19, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Horrace Ellis, M, Son, single, age 17, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Frederick Ellis, M, Son, single, age 15, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Sarah A Ellis, F, Daughter, age 12, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Louisa Ellis, F, Daughter, age 8, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar

10Dengate Farm HouseJohn Longhurst, M, Head, married, age 54, born Dorking, Surrey; occupation: farmer of 210 acres employing 5 men
    Sarah A Longhurst, F, Wife, married, age 45, born Cork, Ireland
    Florence Jane Longhurst, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Swindon, Wiltshire; occupation: farmer's daughter
    Kate Ellen Longhurst, F, Daughter, age 12, born Madras Presidency, East Indes; occupation: farmer's daughter
    Montague J Longhurst, M, Son, age 10, born Ticehurst, Sussex
    Percy Arthur Longhurst, M, Son, age 7, born Ticehurst, Sussex
    Laura Emily Longhurst, F, Daughter, age 8, born Ticehurst, Sussex
    Henry A Longhurst, M, Son, age 4, born Kensington, Middlesex
    Hannah Brown, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Nutley, Sussex; occupation: general servant

10StonewallGeorge Thos Sands, M, Head, married, age 31, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Sarah A Sands, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Heathfield, Sussex
    Ann Sands, F, Daughter, age 4, born Buxted, Sussex
    Thomas Sands, M, Son, age 3, born Buxted, Sussex
    Fred Sands, M, Son, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex

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