The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1871 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG10/1050: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 4
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at the Boarshead Inn taking the North West side of the Turnpike Road to Crown turning and boundary of the Parish to Oarsnash and then in a straight line to the Boarshead Inn including Stone House, Renby's, Hamsell Railway Station, Hamsell Hill, Fostle Cottages, Warren, Rocks, Lealands, Hollamby's, Pinstraws, Oarsnash, Motts and Bullfinches
Enumerator: William Elphick.
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

18Forge Farm Hamsell Farm HouseThomas Godly, M, Head, single, age 23, born Heartfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 160 acres employing 5 men and 3 boys
    Alice Godly, F, Sister, single, age 19, born Leigh, Kent; occupation: housekeeper
    Edwin Godly, M, Nephew, age 10, born Tunbridge, Kent
    John Copper, M, Servant, single, age 20, born Penshurst, Kent; occupation: farm servant
    Robert Mitchell, M, Servant, single, age 15, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: farm servant
    Elizabeth Brown, F, Servant, single, age 15, born London, Middlesex; occupation: general domestic servant
    Emily Brown, F, Daughter, age 11, born London

18Motts Farm HouseLouisa Alldis, F, Servant, widowed, age 26, born Newington, London; occupation: domestic servant and nurse
    Frederick Semark, M, Son, age 10m, born Tunbridge Wells, Kent, son of the master of the house

18Motts Farm HouseAlexander Butler, M, Head, married, age 54, born Benenden, Kent; occupation: farm bailiff of 120 acres employing 5 men and 1 boy
    Harriet Butler, F, Wife, married, age 50, born Benenden, Kent
    James Butler, M, Son, single, age 23, born Benenden, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    John Butler, M, Son, age 19, born Benenden, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    William Butler, M, Son, age 11, born Benenden, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Alexander Butler, M, Son, age 3, born Benenden, Kent

18Orznash CottagesDavid T Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 24, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: gamekeeper
    Rhoda Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 24, born Buxted, Sussex
    Sarah H Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 9m, born Rotherfield, Sussex

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