The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Wadhurst Census
That part of Wadhurst Parish that includes Best Beech Hill and Tidebrook
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

1Hare & Hounds Inn, Best Beech HillWilliam Playfoot, M, Head, married, age 60, born Lamberhurst; occupation Innkeeper
    John Playfoot, M, Son, single, age 28, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm labourer
    Kate Playfoot, F, Daughter, age 19, born Southborough; occupation Housekeeper
    Albert Playfoot, M, Son, age 16, born Southborough; occupation Farm labourer
    John Manktelow, M, Lodger, single, age 53, born Wadhurst; occupation: farm labourer

1Best Beech HillDavid Smith, M, Head, married, age 28, born Wadhurst; occupation: butcher and grocer
    Sarah Smith, F, Wife, married, age 26, born Wadhurst
    Charles W. Smith, M, Son, age 4, born Wadhurst; occupation: scholar
    Louisa M. Smith, F, Daughter, age 2, born Wadhurst
    Flora Smith, F, Daughter, age 10 m, born Wadhurst
    Horace Smith, M, Brother, single, age 24, born Wadhurst; occupation: journeyman butcher
    Albert Smith, M, Brother, single, age 19, born Wadhurst; occupation: assistant journeyman butcher
    Jane Parks, F, Servant, single, age 13, born Burwash; occupation Nurse

1Best Beech HillAlfred Mabb, M, Head, married, age 61, born Wadhurst; occupation: shoe maker
    Sarah Mabb, F, Wife, married, age 56, born Wadhurst
    William Mabb, M, Son, single, age 20, born Wadhurst; occupation: farm labourer
    Albert Mabb, M, Son, single, age 18, born Wadhurst; occupation: farm labourer
    George Mabb, M, Son, single, age 16, born Wadhurst; occupation: farm labourer
    Ernest Mabb, M, Son, single, age 13, born Wadhurst; occupation: farm labourer

1Best Beech HillRobert Smith, M, Head, married, age 56, born Wadhurst; occupation: farm labourer
    Philadalphia Smith, F, Wife, married, age 60, born Rotherfield
    James Manktelow, M, Son In Law, single, age 22, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm labourer
    Elizabeth Smith, F, Gran Daughter, age 8, born Wadhurst; occupation: scholar

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