The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
South West of Rotherfield including Castle Hill, Inch Reed Farm, Steep and Treblers Farm
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

12SteepNeri Blackford, M, Head, married, age 40, born Mayfield, occupation: brick maker
    Ann Blackford, F, Wife, married, age 47, born Rotherfield
    Frances E. Blackford, F, Sister, single, age 27, born Buxted, handicap: imbecile

12SteepSheldon Wass, M, Head, single, age 29, born Derbyshire; occupation Farmer
    Mary A. Wass, F, Mother, widowed, age 56, born Nottinghamshire; occupation Housekeeper

12RumsdenJohn Martin, M, Head, widowed, age 73, born Norfolk; occupation: farmer
    David Martin, M, Son, single, age 24, born Maresfield
    Sarah Dival, F, Servant, widowed, age 62, born Rotherfield; occupation: housekeeper

12SteepJohn Fry, M, Head, married, age 37, born Rotherfield; occupation: brick maker
    Jane Fry, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Rotherfield
    Harriet Fry, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar
    John C. Fry, M, Son, single, age 9, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar
    William Fry, M, Son, single, age 6, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar
    George Fry, M, Son, single, age 5, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar
    Jane Fry, F, Daughter, single, age 5 m, born Rotherfield

12High SteepJohn Crouch, M, Head, married, age 62, born Burwash, employs 1 man; occupation Farmer
    Elizabeth Crouch, F, Wife, married, age 67, born Framfield
    Caleb Crouch, M, Son, single, age 26, born Mayfield

12LodgelandJames Stevens, M, Head, married, age 60, born Wadhurst; occupation: farmer
    Martha Stevens, F, Wife, married, age 62, born Rotherfield
    James Stevens, M, Son, single, age 24, born Wadhurst
    Charles Wilmshurst, M, Servant, single, age 19, born Rotherfield; occupation Farm servant

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