The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Burwash Census
Reference RG11/1045: Ticehurst Enumeration District No 11; Sub-District: Burwash; Enumerator: George Sinnets
All that part of the New Ecclesiatical District which lies to the West and North of the Boundary Stone marked No 2 comprising part of Burwash Common as far as the Railway Tavern, Swingate, Holmshurst, Holmshurst quarter, Vallencennes, Bines, Witherenden, Woodknowle, Southover, to the extremity of the district on the North West side
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

12Withernden CottagesWilliam H. Smith, M, Head, married, age 28, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: millers labourer (corn)
    Eliza Smith, F, Wife, married, age 24, born Buxted, Sussex
    Thomas H. Smith, M, Son, age 4, born Framfield, Sussex
    Albert Smith, M, Son, age 3, born Framfield, Sussex

12Withernden Cottages & ShopJohn Matthews, M, Head, married, age 50, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: shopkeeper
    Esther Matthews, F, Wife, married, age 37, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: shopkeeper assistant
    John Matthews, M, Son, age 4, born Burwash, Sussex
    William Matthews, M, Son, age 2, born Burwash, Sussex
    Elizabeth Emily Matthews, F, Daughter, age 1, born Burwash, Sussex
    Michael Fenner, M, Father-in-law, widowed, age 81, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Julia Amiie Fenner, F, Sister-in-law, single, age 39, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Dressmaker
    Caroline Parsons, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: General Servant (Domestic)
    Ann Blackford, F, Sister-in-law, single, age 66, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Housekeeper

12Withernden CottageFanny Pankhurst, F, Head, widowed, age 62, born Burwash, Sussex
    John Pankhurst, M, Grandson, age 14, born Mayfield, Sussex; handicap: imbecile

12Withernden CottageJames Leaves, M, Head, married, age 63, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Adelaide Leaves, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Burwash, Sussex
    Zonas Leaves, M, Son, age 13, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Martha Hayward, F, Boarder, age 3, born Heathfield, Sussex
    Thomas Clark, M, Father-in-law, widowed, age 68, born Frant, Sussex

12Withernden CottageJohn Geo. Mewett, M, Head, married, age 37, born Etchingham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Lucy Mewett, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Brightling, Sussex
    John Arthur Mewett, M, Son, age 8 m, born Burwash, Sussex

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