The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 East Grinstead Census
The Southern part of East Grinstead Parish that includes Ashdown Forest near Forest Row, Highgate, Stone Quarry House and Witch Cross Inn
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

25Ashdown ForestHenry Budgen, M, Head, married, age 39, born East Grinstead; occupation: farm labourer
    Elenor J. Budgen, F, Wife, married, age 39, born Lingfield, Surrey
    William Budgen, M, Son, single, age 19, born East Grinstead; occupation: bricklayer's labourer
    Thomas Budgen, M, Son, single, age 17, born East Grinstead; occupation: gardener
    Jonathan Budgen, M, Son, single, age 12, born East Grinstead; occupation: scholar

25Ashdown ForestHenry Best, M, Head, married, age 40, born Maresfield; occupation: labourer
    Caroline Best, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Hurstpierpoint
    Harry Best, M, Son, single, age 16, born Maresfield; occupation: labourer
    Ellen Best, F, Daughter, single, age 14, born Maresfield; occupation: scholar
    Emily Best, F, Daughter, single, age 12, born Maresfield; occupation: scholar
    Albert Best, M, Son, age 8, born Forest Row; occupation: scholar

25Ashdown ForestAbraham Wheatley, M, Head, married, age 34, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer
    Annie Wheatley, F, Wife, married, age 32, born Forest Row
    Sarah J. Wheatley, F, Daughter, age 8, born Forest Row; occupation: scholar
    Abraham J. Wheatley, M, Son, age 7, born Forest Row; occupation: scholar
    Harriet Wheatley, F, Daughter, age 5, born Forest Row; occupation: scholar
    Mary E. Wheatley, F, Daughter, age 2, born Forest Row
    Joseph Wheatley, M, Son, age 1, born Forest Row

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