The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Hailsham Census
Reference RG 11/1041: Hailsham District; Hailsham Enumeration District No 4; Enumerator: Josiah J. White
Part of the Civil Parish of Hailsham lying South of the road from the Spy Marshes by Downash to Hailsham Common, thence following the South boundary of the Circle to West side, thence South of the footpath leading to Knockhatch to western boundary of Parish including Cacklebury, Sandbanks, Ersham, Downash, Peel Cottage, Sayerland, Otham Court and the town Railway Station and Church of Polegate, part of the Corporation of Pevensey is comprised in this District, also part of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John's Polegate.
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

1820, Brook StreetRuth Holder, F, Head, widowed, age 50, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: laundress
    Hannah Holder, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: laundress
    Emily Holder, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: laundress
    George Holder, M, Son, age 12, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Frank Holder, M, Son, age 10, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Alfred Barnes, M, Boarder, single, age 23, born Eastbourne, Sussex; occupation: labourer

18BrickyardGeorge Sands, M, Head, married, age 41, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: cordwainer
    Mary Sands, F, Wife, married, age 37, born Arlington, Sussex
    Ellen Sands, F, Daughter, age 10, born Wilmington, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Ernest G. Sands, M, Son, age 7, born Wilmington, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Emelia Sands, F, Daughter, age 5, born Wilmington, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Louisa Sands, F, Daughter, age 9 m, born Hailsham, Sussex

18BrickyardGeorge Polhill, M, Head, married, age 25, born Sedlescombe, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker
    Caleb Polhill, M, Brother, single, age 19, born Sedlescombe, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker
    Charley Message, M, Boarder, single, age 19, born Hove, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker

18BrickyardHenry Vidler, M, Head, married, age 29, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Brickmaker
    Anne Vidler, F, Wife, married, age 35, born Credrickhill, Herefordshire
    Gertrude Vidler, F, Daughter, , age 9, born St Leonards, Sussex; occupation: Scholar
    Clara Vidler, F, Daughter, , age 2, born Hastings, Sussex
    Henry Vidler, M, Son, , age 5, born St Leonards, Sussex; occupation: Scholar
    NK Vidler, M, Son, , age 1 m, born Hailsham, Sussex

18BrickyardStephen Message, M, Head, married, age 30, born Ashburnham, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker
    Harriet Message, F, Wife, married, age 30, born Ashburnham, Sussex
    Matilda Message, F, Daughter, age 11, born Hastings, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Emily Message, F, Daughter, age 9, born Hastings, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Stephen P. Message, M, Son, age 7, born Hastings, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Florence Message, F, Daughter, age 4, born Hastings, Sussex

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