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

13Danegate [Ivy House]Samuel Piddlesden, M, Head, married, age 47, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carter
    Harriett Piddlesden, F, Wife, married, age 47, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Edwin Piddlesden, M, Son, single, age 20, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Christopher Piddlesden, M, Son, single, age 18, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Esther Piddlesden, F, Daughter, single, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex

13Danegate [White House Cottages]George Fry, M, Head, married, age 38, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Sarah Fry, F, Wife, married, age 33, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    James Fry, M, Son, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Elizabeth Fry, F, Daughter, age 8, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Ann Fry, F, Daughter, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex

13Danegate [White House Cottages]George Cottington, M, Lodger, widowed, age 28, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

13[Great] Danegate FarmWilliam Killick, M, Head, married, age 36, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 193 acres employing 4 men and 2 boys
    Eliza Killick, F, Wife, married, age 35, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Hellen Killick, F, Daughter, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William Killick, M, Son, age 4, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Edward Killick, M, Son, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Harriett Streatfield, F, Servant, single, age 23, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: general servant
    Lucy Fry, F, Servant, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    David Parker, M, Servant, single, age 19, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant
    Amos Akehurst, M, Servant, single, age 17, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carter's mate

13[Great] Danegate FarmWilliam Marchant, M, Head, married, age 73, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: retired farmer
    Sarah Marchant, F, Wife, married, age 69, born Rotherfield, Sussex

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