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

8RenlyHenry Taylor, M, Head, married, age 35, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 65 acres employing 1 man and 1 boy
    Charlotte Taylor, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    John Taylor, M, Son, age 9, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    Henry Taylor, M, Son, age 8, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Naomi Taylor, F, Daughter, age 6, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Thomas Taylor, M, Son, age 4, born Withyham, Sussex
    Ruth Taylor, F, Daughter, age 2m, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Frances Bailey, F, Servant, single, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: domestic servant
    John Hobbs, M, Servant, single, age 21, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant
    Henry Dadswell, M, Servant, single, age 21, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant

8Mount Pleasant, BoarsheadFrances Fishenden, F, Head, single, age 21, born Blackfriars Road, London; occupation: shopkeeper and grocer
    Ellen Fishenden, F, Sister, single, age 19, born Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London; occupation: shopkeeper and grocer
    Rose Fishenden, F, Sister, age 8, born Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London; occupation: scholar

8Mount Pleasant, BoarsheadGeorge Best, M, Head, widowed, age 86; occupation: retired farmer
    Lucy Mankelow, F, Housekeeper, widowed, age 73, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: former farmer's wife

8Rocks, BoarsheadJohn Barnett, M, Head, widowed, age 60, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 75 acres employing 2 men
    Harriett Baker, F, Granddaughter, age 5, born Frant, Sussex
    Margrate Sales, F, Housekeeper, widowed, age 57, born Lamberhurst, Kent; occupation: former farmer's wife
    James Thompkin, M, Servant, single, age 15, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: carter's mate

8Rocks, BoarsheadEdward Midmore, M, Head, married, age 51, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carter
    James Midmore, M, Son, single, age 28, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Levi Midmore, M, Son, single, age 18, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Joseph Midmore, M, Grandson, age 9, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar

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