The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Tunbridge Wells, Kent Census
That part of Tunbridge Wells within the Parish of Speldhurst that includes Rusthall
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]

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Sheet    Place    Census entry

13No 3 Row of Cottages, Workhouse LaneMary Blackman, F, Head, widowed, age 65, born Speldhurst, Kent, occupation: former laundress
    Nevill Blackman, M, Son, single, age 27, born Speldhurst, Kent, occupation: farm labourer
    Ann E. Blackman, F, Daughter, single, age 24, born Speldhurst, Kent, occupation: general servant
    Harry Hopkins, M, Grandson, age 7, born Speldhurst, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Charles Hopkins, M, Grandson, age 6, born Notting Hill, Middlesex, occupation: scholar

13No 4 Row of Cottages, Workhouse LaneRichard Knight, M, Head, married, age 67, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Walter Knight, M, Son, age 13, born Penshurst, Kent; occupation: carter boy
    Sydney Knight, M, Son, married, age 33, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Jane Knight, F, Daughter in law, married, age 24, born Edenbridge, Kent
    Walter Knight, M, Grandson, age 4, born Speldhurst, Kent

13No 5 Row of Cottages, Workhouse LaneHenry Welfare, M, Head, married, age 56, born Chiddingstone, Kent; occupation Gardener
    Frances Welfare, F, Wife, married, age 50, born Chiddingstone, Kent
    Fanny Welfare, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Speldhurst, Kent, unemployed; occupation Housemaid
    George Welfare, M, Son, age 13, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation Errand Boy
    Frederick Welfare, M, Son, age 11, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation Scholar
    Albert Welfare, M, Son, age 7, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation Scholar

13No 6 Row of Cottages, Workhouse LaneRosina Young, F, Head, single, age 33, born Pembury, Kent; occupation Laundress
    Thomas Young, M, Brother, age 15, born Pembury, Kent; occupation Scholar
    Kate Young, F, Sister, age 9, born Rusthall, Kent; occupation Scholar
    Sarah Young, F, Grandmother, widowed, age 74, born Withyham, Sussex

13No 7 Row of Cottages, Workhouse LaneJames Bidford, M, Head, married, age 51, born Cooknoe, Northampton, occupation: gardener
    Mary Ann Bidford, F, Wife, married, age 47, born Banbury, Oxford
    Agnes Bidford, F, Daughter, age 12, born Tun Wells, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Rosina Bidford, F, Daughter, age 9, born Tun Wells, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Eleanor Bidford, F, Daughter, age 7, born Tun Wells, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Amy L. Bidford, F, Daughter, age 4, born Tun Wells, Kent, occupation: scholar

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