The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1871 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG10/1050: 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 by the Crown turning then keeping the Boundary of the Parish to Knapp Wood then take the road to Saxonberry Hill and Greenhedges to Sprattsbottom and Cowford Bridge then turn to the right at the bottom of Hornhurst Wood to Turks over Johnsons Bridge along the bottom of Limekiln Forest to the Boarshead Inn including the Rocks, Queens Head, Hamsell, Copyhold, Brownings, Dengate Farms, Hoaths, Blackthorn hill, Redgate Mill, Newhouse, Turks, Jesters, the Earls Cottage, Boarshead Inn.
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

11StonewallSarah Fry, F, Head, widowed, age 43, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: laundress
    James Fry, M, Son, single, age 22, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Ann Fry, F, Daughter, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Fred Fry, M, Son, age 8, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William Fry, M, Son, age 4, born Rotherfield, Sussex

11StonewallThomas Baker, M, Lodger, single, age 40, born Leigh, Rutland; occupation: farm labourer

11CronksAinsley Rawlins, F, Head, widowed, age 75, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 145 acres employing 5 men and 1 boy
    William Allcorn, M, single, age 72, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm bailiff
    Ada Hopperton, F, Granddaughter, age 10, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Eliza Izzard, F, Niece, single, age 40, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: domestic servant
    William Hider, M, Servant, single, age 20, born Uckfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant
    George Dearing, M, Servant, single, age 16, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant
    Obed Gilbert, M, Servant, single, age 16, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant

11Blackthorn MillCalib Goldsmith, M, Head, married, age 27, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Harriet Goldsmith, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Philip Goldsmith, M, Son, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Laban Diplock, M, Brother, age 10, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Louisa Diplock, F, Sister, age 4, born Rotherfield, Sussex

11Blackthorn Mill Farm HouseWilliam Unstead, M, Head, married, age 48, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 140 acres employing 3 men
    Eliza Unstead, F, Wife, married, age 45, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    William Unstead, M, Son, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Owen Unstead, M, Son, age 9, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Anesley Unstead, F, Daughter, age 8, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Jane Ingram, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Leigh, Kent; occupation: general servant
    Neri Collins, F, Servant, single, age 53, born Barming, Kent; occupation: farm servant
    Charles Hider, M, Servant, single, age 17, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant
    James Hider, M, Servant, single, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant

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