The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1871 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG10/1050: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 2
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at Mr Gowers corner in the village and keep the high Road to Mark Cross and from thence to the boundary of the Parish at Knapp Wood on the Frant Road and from thence to the Gravel Pit on Saxonberry Hill taking the Road to Greenhedges and Sprattsbottom then take the road to Cowford Bridge keeping the main Road back to Mr Gowers corner including Biddenden, Peckhams Hill, Townrow, Spout, Catts, Lodge Farm, Police Station and the whole of Mark Cross to Saxonberry Hill, Frights, Tousers Lodge, The Forest, Stone House, Green house, Woodside, Townrow Green and Heathfields.
Enumerator: Henry Hicks.
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]

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Sheet    Place    Census entry

16Townrow Green FarmJoseph Bridger, M, Head, married, age 57, born Norfolk; occupation: farmer of 88 acres employing 3 labourers and 1 boy
    Rhoda Bridger, F, Wife, married, age 59, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Harry Bridger, M, Son, single, age 29, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    Rhoda Bridger, F, Daughter, single, age 27, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's daughter
    William H Bridger, M, Son, single, age 18, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    Margaret Bridger, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's daughter
    Ellen L Bridger, F, Daughter, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Charles Homewood, M, Servant, single, age 20, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant

16Townrow Green [Heathfield]Jesse Sales, M, Head, married, age 56, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Philadelphia Sales, F, Wife, married, age 59, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Samuel Sales, M, Son, single, age 30, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Frederick Sales, M, Son, single, age 23, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carpenter journeyman
    Harriett Sales, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Joseph F Sales, M, Son, single, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

16Heathfield VillaJames Roxburgh, M, Head, married, age 33, born East Indies; occupation: annuitant
    Sophia H Roxburgh, F, Wife, married, age 38, born Scotland
    Isabella Roxburgh, F, Daughter, age 5, born Ticehurst, Sussex
    Henry J Roxburgh, M, Son, age 3, born Ticehurst, Sussex
    Margaret C Roxburgh, F, Daughter, age 2, born Ticehurst, Sussex
    Charles J Roxburgh, M, Son, age 1, born Horne, Surrey
    Sarah Slatter, F, Servant, single, age 20, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: general domestic servant
    Ellen M Ellis, F, Servant, single, age 18, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: general domestic servant

16HeathfieldsEmma Dowler, F, Head, married, age 50, born Nutwell, Devon; occupation: land owner
    C T B Greistle Dickinson, M, Brother, single, age 45, born Bagborough, Somerset; occupation: retired army officer
    Harriett Baxter, F, Servant, single, age 24, born Wangford, Suffolk; occupation: ladies maid and housekeeper
    Kate Crittle, F, Servant, single, age 20, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: cook and house maid

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