The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Wadhurst Census
Wadhurst Village, High Street and Church Street
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]
 
Sheet    Place    Census entry
1Gate HouseJames Manktelow, M, Head, married, age 25, born Wrotham; occupation: farm labourer
1Lower HouseJohn T. Newington, M, Head, married, age 44, born Northiam, employs 9 labourers and 2 boys; occupation: corn merchant clerk and farmer
1Cedar CottagesWilliam R. Pake, M, Head, married, age 52, born Essex; occupation Baker
1Cedar CottagesTrayton Goldsmith, M, Head, married, age 47, born Burwash; occupation: carpenter
2Cedar CottagesRichard Hamilton, M, Head, married, age 74, born Rotherfield; occupation: tailor
2Cedar CottagesThomas Pattenden, M, Head, married, age 29, born Goudhurst; occupation: brick maker
2Cedar CottagesDavid Page, M, Head, married, age 55, born Herstmonceux; occupation: blacksmith
2High StreetHenry Arnold, M, Head, married, age 56, born Wadhurst; occupation: carpenter journeyman
2Fair ViewDaniel William Edwards, M, Head, married, age 39, born East Grinstead; occupation: draper's assistant
3Fair ViewThomas Husher, M, Head, married, age 73, born Wadhurst; occupation: carpenter and brick maker
3Rose CottageGeorge Bailey, M, Head, married, age 31, born Wadhurst; occupation: farm labourer
3The SurgeryThomas W. Popplewell, M, Head, married, age 52, born Lincolnshire; occupation General Practitioner
3Greyhound InnJacob Pitt, M, Head, widowed, age 69, born Lamberhurst; occupation Innkeeper
4St James's SquareRowland Smith, M, Head, married, age 35, born Wadhurst, employs 2 labourers and 1 boy; occupation: farmer and butcher
4Post OfficeJohn T. Casterton, M, Head, married, age 34, born Rutland, occupation: assistant post master
4High StreetHenry Bull, M, Head, single, age 81, born Wadhurst, occupation: registrar of births and deaths
4High StreetHenry Smith, M, Head, married, age 70, born Hailsham; occupation: carrier and leather seller
5High StreetSophia Cavey, F, Mother (head), widowed, age 66, born Wadhurst
5High StreetCaroline Tompsett, F, Head, widowed, age 48, born Tenterden; occupation Charwoman
5High StreetJames J. Phillips, M, Head, married, age 35, born Tunbridge Wells; occupation Farm Labourer
5High StreetEdward Smith, M, Head, married, age 29, born Wadhurst; occupation: harness maker
5Hygeia LodgeSarah Suttle, F, (Head), single, age 42, born Suffolk; occupation Former Governess
6Town HouseJames Cheesman, M, Head, married, age 57, born Burwash; occupation: corn merchant
6High StreetHorace Attwood, M, Head, married, age 39, born Wadhurst; occupation fish dealer
6High StreetAble Shingleton, M, Head, married, age 39, born Burwash; occupation Joiner
7No 1, Watchful LaneCharles Lillywhite, M, Head, married, age 53, born Hampshire; occupation: scripture reader
7No 2, Watchful LaneWilliam Benge, M, Head, married, age 27, born Wadhurst, occupation: bricklayer's labourer
7No 3, Watchful LaneAmos Henly, M, Head, married, age 42, born Mayfield; occupation: corn warehouseman
7High StreetCharles George Carpenter, M, Head, married, age 66, born Wadhurst, occupation: baker
7TownWilliam Apps, M, Head, married, age 74, born Mayfield; occupation wood turner
8Queens Head InnLouisa Williams, F, Head, widowed, age 54, born Middlesex; occupation Innkeeper
8High StreetHorace Newington, M, Head, married, age 41, born Wadhurst; occupation: watch and clock maker
8High StreetSarah Jane Martin, F, Head, single, age 25, born Wadhurst; occupation: dressmaker
8High StreetSamuel Thomas Wallis, M, Head, married, age 26, born Wadhurst; occupation: stone mason
8High StreetJames Weston, M, Head, married, age 53, born Mayfield; occupation: farm labourer
9VillageHerbert Dadswell, M, Head, single, age 50, born Wadhurst; occupation: fly proprietor
9High StreetJoseph Frayling, M, Head, married, age 29, born Wiltshire; occupation: stone mason
9High StreetJohn Smith, M, Head, married, age 32, born Wadhurst; occupation: grocer and draper
9High StreetHenry George Wallis, M, Head, married, age 24, born Wadhurst; occupation: bricklayer's labourer
9Pump VillaSamuel Watson, M, Head, married, age 30, born Burwash; occupation Carpenter journeyman
9High StreetCharles William Ashby, M, Head, widowed, age 31, born Wadhurst, employs 6 men and 1 boy; occupation: master carpenter
10No 2, Hill Side VillaElizabeth Vigor, F, Head, single, age 65, born Wadhurst
10Hillside CottageWilliam Powell, M, Head, married, age 54, born Kent; occupation Gardener
10Rose CottageJesse Baldwin, M, Head, married, age 62, born Wadhurst; occupation: groom
10Hill House FarmJoseph Barrow, M, Head, married, age 54, born Ticehurst, occupation: farmer
10Hill HouseRichard Henry Wace, M, Head, married, age 77, born London; occupation Clergyman Without Cure Of Souls
11VicarageJohn Foley, M, Head, married, age 75, born Worcestershire; occupation: vicar of Wadhurst
11High StreetJames Allen, M, Head, married, age 43, born Salehurst; occupation: draper and outfitter
11High StreetDaniel Baldwin, M, Head, married, age 36, born Wadhurst; occupation: road labourer
11High StreetJohn Howard, M, Head, married, age 57, born Suffolk, employs 3 men; occupation: tailor
12High StreetThomas Newington, M, Head, single, age 36, born Wadhurst; occupation: grocer
12White Hart InnJoseph Daniels, M, Head, married, age 43, born Salehurst; occupation: innkeeper
12White Hart InnThomas Austin, M, Head, married, age 49, born Brighton, unemployed; occupation: labourer
12High StreetJoshua Brooks, M, Head, married, age 43, born Horsham; occupation: master baker
12High StreetThomas Couchman, M, Head, married, age 54, born Middlesex, employs 2 men and 1 boy; occupation: veterinary surgeon and chemist
13VillageSarah Elizabeth Noakes, F, Head, married, age 54, born Essex
13No 4, High StreetEdwin Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 49, born Wadhurst; occupation: hair cutter
13No 4, High StreetSidney Ansell, M, Head, married, age 28, born Surrey, employs 3 men and 2 boys; occupation plumber, painter, glazier and ironmonger
13No 4, High StreetMaria Macdonald, F, Head, single, age 50, born Seal, employs 2 men And 1 boy; occupation: grocer and draper
13Church StreetHenry Hubbard, M, Head, married, age 42, born Wadhurst; occupation: bricklayer
13Church StreetWilliam Hubbard, M, Head, married, age 44, born Wadhurst; occupation: bricklayer
13Church StreetFrederick E. Boorman, M, Head, married, age 35, born Burwash, occupation: bricklayer
14Church StreetJames Jones, M, Head, widowed, age 72, born High Halden; occupation: baptist minister of Shovers Green chapel
14Church StreetEdward Baldwin, M, Head, married, age 61, born Ticehurst; occupation: bricklayer
14Church StreetBenjamin Goldsmith, M, Head, married, age 23, born Wadhurst; occupation: carpenter
14Church StreetElizabeth W. Pilbeam, F, Head, widowed, age 77, born Wadhurst
14Church StreetFrances Standen, F, Head, widowed, age 71, born Leigh; occupation Annuitant
14VillageFrederick Carter, M, Head, married, age 21, born Mayfield, occupation: baker's journeyman
14VillageJohn Tester, M, Head, single, age 59, born Wadhurst; occupation: farm labourer
14VillageJane Pattenden, F, Head, widowed, age 44, born Lindfield; occupation: charwoman
14Church GatesHenry Rogers, M, Head, widowed, age 81, born Heathfield; occupation: annuitant
14Sunny HillGerrarda Wigram, M, Head, married, age 39, born Hampshire; occupation Civil Engineer
15VillageWilliam Barham, M, Head, married, age 40, born Wadhurst, occupation: carpenter
15VillageHenry George Wallis, M, Head, married, age 55, born Wadhurst, employs 5 men and 5 labourers; occupation: bricklayer and parish clerk
15Middle HouseHenry Gibbs, M, Head, married, age 35, born Buckinghamshire; occupation: police constable
15Middle HouseSarah Durrant, F, Head, widowed, age 69, born Westham
16Chapel PlaceElizabeth Ruddle, F, Head, married, age 39, born Surrey
16Chapel PlaceEdward Pilbeam, M, Head, married, age 48, born Wadhurst; occupation Boot And Shoe Maker
16St James's SquareObadiah T. Corke, M, Head, married, age 34, born Rotherfield, employs 8 young men; occupation: grocer and draper
16London HouseWilliam Dibble, M, Head, married, age 27, born Devon; occupation: coffee house manager
17VillageRichard Pilbeam, M, Head, married, age 75, born Wadhurst; occupation Shoe maker
17St James's SquareHenry Cheesman, M, Head, single, age 54, born Burwash; occupation: no occupation
17St James's SquareWilliam Read, M, Head, widowed, age 74, born Lamberhurst; occupation Blacksmith
17St James's SquareWilliam Woodhams, M, Head, married, age 32, born Frant; occupation Ostler
17No 1, Flowery BankThomas Pilbeam, M, Head, widowed, age 82, born Wadhurst, handicap: deaf; occupation Cordwainer
17No 2, Flowery BankThomas Coleman, M, Head, married, age 25, born Maidstone; occupation: farm labourer
17No 3, Flowery BankRichard White, M, Head, married, age 66, born Ticehurst; occupation Relieving Officer
17VillageJames Maryan, M, Head, married, age 58, born Wadhurst; occupation: cordwainer
17Mount PleasantMary Tompsett, F, Head, widowed, age 61, born Goudhurst
18No 2, Mount PleasantDavid Davis, M, Head, married, age 58, born Wadhurst, employs 2 men and 3 lads; occupation: builder
18National School House, National SchoolsCharles Bocking, M, Head, married, age 55, born London, occupation: national schoolmaster
18Crocus BankCharles Cox, M, Head, married, age 62, born Horsted Keynes; occupation: carpenter
18No 2, Crocus BankJames Mott, M, Head, married, age 68, born Mayfield; occupation: farm labourer
18Mount PleasantHenry Reed, M, Head, married, age 48, born Frant; occupation Painter
19No 1, School CottageHannah Watson, F, Head, single, age 35, born Burwash; occupation Girl's School mistress
19No 2, School CottagePeter Fillery, M, Head, married, age 55, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer
19No 3, School CottageHarry Cornwell, M, Head, married, age 27, born Ticehurst, occupation: grocer's labourer
19Church VillaLucy Newington, F, Head, widowed, age 67, born Leigh; occupation: annuitant
19High StreetCharity Standen, F, Head, widowed, age 61, born Wadhurst
20VillageGeorge S. Carpenter, M, Head, married, age 27, born Wadhurst, occupation: seedsman

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