The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 East Grinstead Census
The Western part of East Grinstead Parish that includes Wall Hill, Ashurstwood, Homestall, Hammerwood, Great and Little Surrys, Ashdown House, Pixton and Tablehurst
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

19Great Surrys FarmBenjamin Backshall, M, Head, widowed, age 67, born Ardingly, occupation: farm servant
    William Backshall, M, Son, single, age 48, born Worth, handicap: deaf, occupation: farm servant

19Great Surrys FarmHenry Backshall, M, Head, married, age 46, born East Grinstead, occupation: farm servant
    Victoria Backshall, F, Wife, married, age 40, born London

19Great Surrys FarmAmos Backshall, F, Head, married, age 24, born Worth, occupation: labourer
    Fanny Backshall, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Nutley
    Ellen Backshall, F, Daughter, age 26, born Worth

19Little SurrysWilliam Tester, M, Head, married, age 46, born East Grinstead; occupation: labourer
    Hannah Tester, F, Wife, married, age 39, born Hartfield
    James Tester, M, Son, single, age 16, born East Grinstead; occupation: labourer
    James Tester, M, Son, single, age 16, born East Grinstead; occupation: labourer
    James Tester, M, Son, single, age 16, born East Grinstead; occupation: labourer
    James Tester, M, Son, single, age 16, born East Grinstead; occupation: labourer
    James Tester, M, Son, single, age 16, born East Grinstead; occupation: labourer
    James Tester, M, Son, single, age 16, born East Grinstead; occupation: labourer
    Sarah M. Tester, F, Daughter, age 14, born Hartfield; occupation: scholar
    Thomas Tester, M, Son, age 12, born Hartfield; occupation: scholar
    Anne M. Tester, F, Daughter, age 11, born Hartfield; occupation: scholar
    Richard Tester, M, Son, age 9, born East Grinstead; occupation: scholar
    John Tester, M, Son, age 6, born East Grinstead; occupation: scholar
    Henry Tester, M, Son, age 5, born East Grinstead; occupation: scholar
    Emily H. Tester, F, Daughter, age 4, born Forest Row
    Hannah E. Tester, F, Daughter, age 6 m, born Forest Row

19Little SurrysSamuel Weller, M, Head, married, age 54, born East Grinstead; occupation: labourer
    Elizabeth Weller, F, Wife, married, age 70, born Suffolk
    Henry Weller, M, Son, single, age 29, born Forest Row; occupation: gardener
    Eda Weller Price, F, Granddaughter, age 4, born Forest Row

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