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

38Hailsham TownThomas Jnr Burfield, hemp and flax manufacturer, M, Head, married, age 39, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: hemp and flax manufacturer, employing 50 men, 24 women, 60 boys and 6 girls
    Elizabeth Burfield, F, Wife, married, age 35, born Hailsham, Sussex
    John Burfield, M, Son, single, age 3, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Sarah Luck, F, Cousin, single, age 38, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: visitor
    Emily Wenham, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Naomi Wenham, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Mary Dann, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: house servant

38Hailsham TownEdmond Elphick, harness maker, M, Head, married, age 44, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: harness maker, employing 1 man
    Sophia Elphick, F, Wife, married, age 44, born Uckfield, Sussex
    Jane Elphick, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Susannah Elphick, F, Daughter, single, age 14, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Spencer Elphick, M, Son, single, age 12, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Alfred Elphick, M, Son, single, age 10, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Sophia Elphick, F, Daughter, single, age 7, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Hannah Elphick, F, Daughter, single, age 1, born Hailsham, Sussex

38Hailsham TownWilliam Baker, weaver of sackcloth and hair, M, Head, married, age 60, born Ewhurst, Sussex; occupation: weaver of sackcloth and hair
    May Baker, F, Wife, married, age 61, born Etchingham, Sussex
    Susannah Page, F, Servant, single, age 14, born Folkington, Sussex; occupation: house servant

38Hailsham TownJohn D. Pitcher, innkeeper, M, Head, married, age 33, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: innkeeper
    Maria Pitcher, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Ashburnham, Sussex
    John O. Pitcher, M, Son, single, age 10, born Warbleton, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William S. Pitcher, M, Son, single, age 9, born Warbleton, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Algernon E. Pitcher, M, Son, single, age 7, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Mary J. Pitcher, F, Daughter, single, age 5, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Elizabeth S. Pitcher, F, Daughter, single, age 3, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Charles A H Pitcher, M, Son, single, age 1, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Thomas Horscroft, M, Servant, single, age 34, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: ostler
    Susannah Lusted, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Elizabeth Colbourn, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Sarah Longley, F, Servant, single, age 14, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Mary Cornford, F, Servant, single, age 15, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    John Tilbury, M, Lodger, married, age 34, born Braderham, Buckinghamshire; occupation: chair maker

38Hailsham TownAnn Geering, chemist and druggist, F, Head, single, age 67, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: chemist and druggist
    Jane Geering, F, Niece, single, age 53, born Hailsham, Sussex

38Hailsham TownThomas Collbran, watchmaker and silversmith, M, Head, married, age 31, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: watchmaker and silversmith
    Frances Collbran, F, Wife, married, age 29, born Tenterden, Kent
    Elizabeth M. Collbran, F, Daughter, single, age 1, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Caroline Pope, F, Servant, single, age 15, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: house servant

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