The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1861 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG9/574: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 3
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at the Boarshead Inn taking all the Houses on the right of the Road leading to Tunbridge Wells including Hamsell, Copyhold and Brownings Farms to the Crown turning then keeping the boundary of the Parish to Knapp Wood and then keep the Road to Saxonbury Hill and Danegate Farms continuing the Road past Green Hedges to Spratts Bottom and Cowford Bridge including Blackthorn Hill and Mrs Rawlins's keeping the Rotherfield Road about eight Rods over the Bridge then turn to the right at the bottom of Hornshurst Wood to Turks taking Rudgate Mill and New House over Johnsons Bridge along the bottom of Lime Kiln Forest taking Testers and the Earls Cottage to the Boarshead Inn.
Part of this District is within the Holy Trinity Ecclesiastical District.
Enumerator: George Hyder
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

4StitchesWilliam Hider, M, Head, married, age 31, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: gardener
    Harriett Hider, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Jane Hider, F, Daughter, age 9, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Charles Hider, M, Son, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    James E Hider, M, Son, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Charlotte Hider, F, Daughter, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex

4BathWilliam Slater, M, Head, married, age 45, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Frances Slater, F, Wife, married, age 41, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Mary J Slater, F, Daughter, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Mark Slater, M, Son, age 11, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    James Slater, M, Son, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Susannah Slater, F, Daughter, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar

4BrowningsWilliam Adams, M, Head, married, age 56, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm bailiff
    Mary Adams, F, Wife, married, age 73, born Rotherfield, Sussex

4BrowningsGeorge Saunders, M, Head, married, age 41, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: carter
    Elizabeth Saunders, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Wadhurst, Sussex
    Fanny Saunders, F, Mother, widowed, age 62, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: almswoman
    Henry Saunders, M, Brother, single, age 20, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: carter
    William Saunders, M, Nephew, single, age 16, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: carter

4BrowningsFredrick Piddlesden, M, Head, married, age 24, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Philadelphia Piddlesden, F, Wife, married, age 22, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Mary Ann Piddlesden, F, Daughter, age 2, born Speldhurst, Kent
    Anne Jane Piddlesden, F, Daughter, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex

4BrowningsWilliam Saunders, M, Head, married, age 31, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: carter
    Mary Saunders, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Herstmonceux, Sussex

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