The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Hellingly Census
Reference RG 11/1043: Hailsham District; Hellingly Enumeration District No 1; Enumerator: John Piper
Part of the Civil Parish Hellingly comprising all that part lying of the River Cuckmere leading to and past Mrs Heavers Water Mill as far as the West Corner of Springham Wood, and Northeath of the foorpath leading from thence to the Road leading from Grovebridge to Marl green and Northeast of that Road to the Boundary of the Parish including the House at Martlemans corner, the Newhouse, Grovebridge, Knightsbridge, Grovehill, Tinkers Town, Carters Corner, Ambersstone, the Hailsham Union Workhouse, Leapcross, Upper Horsebridge, Horsebridges & the Railway Station.
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

25Upper HorsebridgeCarlton Clapson, M, Head, married, age 51, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Ruth Clapson, F, Wife, married, age 51, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Ann Clapson, F, Daughter, age 12, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Alice Clapson, F, Daughter, age 10, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: scholar

25Upper HorsebridgeJames French, M, Head, married, age 37, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: portable engine driver
    Ann French, F, Wife, married, age 38, born Laughton, Sussex
    George French, M, Son, age 15, born Lewes, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    John French, M, Son, age 12, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Ruth French, F, Daughter, age 11, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Emma French, F, Daughter, age 2, born Hellingly, Sussex

25Upper HorsebridgeCaleb Burton, M, Head, married, age 26, born Chiddingly, Sussex; occupation: brick maker
    Elizabeth B. Burton, F, Wife, married, age 29, born Redhill, Surrey
    Emily Burton, F, Daughter, age 10 m, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Henry Burton, M, Father, widowed, age 67, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

25Upper HorsebridgeMelyzener Akehurst, F, Head, widowed, age 63, born Hellingly, Sussex
    Esther Lane, F, Sister, widowed, age 51, born Hellingly, Sussex

25Upper HorsebridgeJames Hy. Hearsey, M, Head, married, age 25, born Lewes, Sussex; occupation: carpenter
    Julia Hearsey, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Poplar, Middlesex
    Anne Hearsey, F, Daughter, age 4, born Keymer, Sussex
    Thomas J. Hearsey, M, Son, age 3, born Clayton, Sussex
    Maude M. Hearsey, F, Daughter, age 1, born Clayton, Sussex

25Upper HorsebridgeDavid J. Pitcher, M, Head, widowed, age 63, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: auctioneer clerk
    Annie Pitcher, F, Daughter, age 17, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: housekeeper
    Annie Coomber, F, Lodger, age 16, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: domestic servant (out of place)

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