The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Arlington Census
Reference RG 11/1041: Hailsham District; Arlington Enumeration District No 2; Enumerator: Robert Gutsell
All that part of the Civil Parih of Arlington that lies North of the Road from the forming the boundery of the Parish in Highlands Lane, to, and across the Hide of Milton to Michelham Bridge, thence following the western side of the Cuckere River to South boundary of parish including Churchhatch, Hempsted, Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker Village & Church, Wick Street, Claversham, Pound Field Corner, Sessingham, Chilverbridge, and ...ins, East of the Ecclesiastical parish of Holy Trinity, Upper Dicker, is situate in ths Distict.
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  • 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

11No 5, Wick StreetGeorge Ashdown, M, Head, married, age 40, born Chiddingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Ann Ashdown, F, Wife, married, age 38, born Arlington, Sussex
    George Ashdown, M, Son, single, age 15, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    William Ashdown, M, Son, single, age 12, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Fred Ashdown, M, Son, age 10, born Arlington, Sussex; handicap: dumb
    David Ashdown, M, Son, age 3, born Arlington, Sussex
    Ann Ashdown, F, Daughter, age 1 m, born Arlington, Sussex
    William Gutsell, M, Boarder, widowed, age 74, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer; handicap: blind

11No 1, Sessingham HouseTrayton Parris, M, Head, married, age 61, born Wilmington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Elizabeth Parris, F, Wife, married, age 53, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Mary E. Parris, F, Daughter, single, age 28, born Hellingly, Sussex

11No 2, Sessingham HouseJohn Grayling, M, Head, married, age 41, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Barbara Grayling, F, Wife, married, age 45, born Chalvington, Sussex
    Harriett Grayling, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    John Grayling, M, Son, age 6, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Alice Grayling, F, Daughter, age 4, born Arlington, Sussex
    Harry E. Grayling, M, Son, age 1, born Arlington, Sussex

11Upper Claverham HouseEdward Shoosmith, M, Head, married, age 49, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 760 acres employing 19 men and 4 boys
    Mary A. Shoosmith, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Chatteris, Cambridge
    Edward Shoosmith, M, Son, age 10 m, born Arlington, Sussex
    William M. Thatcher, M, Assistant, single, age 25, born Chiddingly, Sussex; occupation: farmer
    Annie Orphan, F, Lady Help, single, age 17, born Shadoxhurst, Kent; occupation: assistant housekeeper
    Charlotte Stephney, F, Serv, single, age 22, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: general servant

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