The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1851 Hellingly Census
Reference RG 107/1638: Hailsham District; Hellingly Enumeration District No 1a
All that part of the Parish of Hellingly which lies East of the River Cuckmere leading to and past Mr Kennard's Mills as far as the West corner of Springham Wood and Northeast of the footpath leading from thence to the Road leading from Grove bridge to Marl green and Northeast of the Road to the Boundary of the Parish, [including the Kew House, Grovebridge, Grovehill, Tinker's Town, Carter's Corner and Upper Horsebridge].
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
    Jane Burfield, F, Daughter, single, age 3, born Hellingly, Sussex

208Upper HorsebridgeWilliam Piper, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 47, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Mary Piper, F, Wife, married, age 46, born Hawkhurst, Kent
    Chatham Piper, F, Daughter, single, age 19, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Rhoda Piper, F, Daughter, single, age 15, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Samuel Piper, M, Son, single, age 14, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Armigal Piper, M, Son, single, age 10, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Caleb Piper, M, Son, single, age 7, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar

208Upper HorsebridgeHenry Akehurst, master shoemaker, M, Head, married, age 42, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: master shoemaker, employing 2 men
    Sarah A. Akehurst, F, Wife, married, age 38, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Mary Akehurst, F, Daughter, single, age 14, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Sarah A. Akehurst, F, Daughter, single, age 9, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    John Akehurst, M, Son, single, age 8, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    George Akehurst, M, Son, single, age 5, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Ruth Akehurst, F, Daughter, single, age 3, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Calvin Akehurst, M, Son, single, age 6M, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Thomas Martin, M, Lodger, single, age 23, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer journeyman

208Upper HorsebridgeDavid Bennett, carpenter journeyman, M, Head, married, age 41, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: carpenter journeyman
    Susannah Bennett, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Hellingly, Sussex
    George Bennett, M, Son, single, age 13, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Albert Bennett, M, Son, single, age 10, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Ruth A. Bennett, F, Daughter, single, age 7, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Charles Bennett, M, Son, single, age 3, born Hellingly, Sussex

208Upper HorsebridgeSamuel Bray, shoemaker journeyman, M, Head, married, age 23, born Location not known; occupation: shoemaker journeyman
    Lucy Bray, F, Wife, married, age 22, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Ann Bray, F, Daughter, single, age 11M, born Hellingly, Sussex

208Upper HorsebridgeHarry Heathfield, master tailor, M, Head, married, age 54, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: master tailor
    Margaret Heathfield, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William Vine, M, Grandson, single, age 11, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Naomi Vine, F, Granddaughter, single, age 7, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    David Follington, M, Lodger, widowed, age 57, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

208Upper HorsebridgeWilliam Haylor, farmer's son, M, Head, married, age 26, born Westdean, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    Sophia Haylor, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Charles P. Haylor, M, Son, single, age 1M, born Hellingly, Sussex

208Upper HorsebridgeWilliam Clapson, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 49, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Sarah Clapson, F, Wife, married, age 51, born Cranbrook, Kent
    Godfrey Clapson, M, Son, single, age 23, born Lewes, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Alfred Clapson, M, Son, single, age 16, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Eliza Clapson, F, Daughter, single, age 13, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Sarah Clapson, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar

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