The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1851 Hailsham Census
Reference RG 107/1638: Hailsham District; Hailsham Enumeration District No 2a
All that part of the Parish of Hailsham lying between the Bridle Road from New Bridge to Marshfoot from thence following the road to the Grenadier Inn from thence the footpath down the Barrack Ground crossing the Common the West side to the end of Occupation Road leading to Knock Hatch; then crossing the said Common by footpath to the Culvert under the Railway, from thence following the road to the Swan Beer House and from thence the Corporation boundary line to New Bridge; (including the Market Town of Hailsham, Summer Heath and Bill Banks.)
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

35Hailsham TownPhilip Piper, cabinet maker, M, Head, married, age 40, born East Hoathly, Sussex; occupation: cabinet maker
    Martha Piper, F, Wife, married, age 51, born Ringmer, Sussex; occupation: schoolmistress
    William Piper, M, Son, single, age 13, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Elizabeth Piper, F, Daughter, single, age 9, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Katherine Piper, F, Daughter, single, age 4, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar

35Hailsham TownJohn W. Downham, hemp dresser, M, Head, married, age 28, born Emsworth, Hampshire; occupation: hemp dresser
    Mary Downham, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Folkington, Sussex
    Mary N. Downham, F, Daughter, single, age 4, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Katherine Downham, F, Daughter, single, age 2, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Frederic Downham, M, Son, single, age 1, born Hailsham, Sussex

35Hailsham TownStephen Wood, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 35, born Peasmarsh, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer, (pauper)
    Martha Wood, F, Wife, married, age 35, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Ellen Wood, F, Daughter, single, age 10, born Hailsham, Sussex
    William Wood, M, Son, single, age 6, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Emily Wood, F, Daughter, single, age 1, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Caroline Walker, F, Lodger, single, age 18, born Hailsham, Sussex
    John Walker, M, Lodger's son, single, age 4, born Hailsham, Sussex

35Hailsham TownJames Sinnock, shoemaker, M, Head, married, age 23, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: shoemaker
    Elizabeth Sinnock, F, Wife, married, age 19, born Hastings, Sussex

35Hailsham TownGeorge Pattenden, shoemaker, M, Head, married, age 21, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: shoemaker
    Mary Pattenden, F, Wife, married, age 21, born Hellingly, Sussex
    George Pattenden, M, Son, single, age 5 months, born Hailsham, Sussex

35Hailsham TownHenry Taylor, partners as grocer, draper and wine & spirit merchants, M, Head, single, age 30, born Crowhurst, Sussex; occupation: partners as grocer, draper and wine & spirit merchants, employing 3 men and 2 apprentices
    Henry Harmer, M, Partner, single, age 28, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: partners as grocer, draper and wine & spirit merchants, employing 3 men and 2 apprentices
    Eliza Barnett, F, Housekeeper, single, age 37, born South Heighton, Sussex; occupation: housekeeper
    Thomas Cooper, M, Assistant, single, age 24, born Bromley, Essex; occupation: draper journeyman
    Stephen Turner, M, Assistant, single, age 20, born Sedlescombe, Sussex; occupation: grocer journeyman
    Joseph Elphick, M, Apprentice, single, age 16, born Lewes, Sussex; occupation: grocer's apprentice
    John S. Burkett, M, Apprentice, single, age 16, born Rye, Sussex; occupation: draper apprentice

35Hailsham TownSamuel W. Rickman, innkeeper, M, Head, married, age 42, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: innkeeper
    Eliza H. Rickman, F, Wife, married, age 33, born Herstmonceux, Sussex
    Fanny L. Rickman, F, Daughter, single, age 10, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Alexander J. Rickman, M, Son, single, age 8, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Edmond Paris, M, Servant, single, age 40, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: ostler
    Esther Hoad, F, Servant, single, age 25, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Emily Seymore, F, Servant, single, age 20, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: house servant

35Hailsham TownJason Thompson, bricklayer, M, Head, married, age 35, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer, employing 3 men
    Mary Thompson, F, Wife, married, age 30, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Henry Thompson, M, Son, single, age 4, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Clanmorris Thompson, M, Son, single, age 2, born Hailsham, Sussex

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