The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1891 East Grinstead Census
Reference RG12/789: East Grinstead Enumeration District No 6; Sub-District: East Grinstead; Enumerator: Hy Histed
Boundary Being that part bounded on the West by the road leading from Forest Row Bridge to Shovelstrode Keepers Cottage by way of Wall Hill and Homestall Farm, on the South by the River Medway, on the East by the Parish of Hartfield and on the North by the Parishes of Lingfield and Cowden
Contents Comprising Forest Row Railway Station, Tablehurst, Pixtons, Ashdown House and Farm, Wall Hill Farm, Bramblehurst, Prospect Cottages, Homestall Farm, Hammerwood, Thornhill, Bower and Scarletts Cottages
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  • 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
1Wall Hill Farm HouseWilliam Brown, M, Head, married, age 40, born Scotland; occupation: farm bailiff
1BramblehurstRichard Martin, M, Head, married, age 46, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: caretaker and gardener
1Quarry CottageThomas Jenner, M, Head, married, age 56, born Balcombe, Sussex; occupation: gardener
1Quarry CottageCharles Jupp, M, Head, married, age 35, born Tartington, Sussex; occupation: coachman
2The HawthornsJohn Harris, M, Head, widowed, age 55, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: builder
2The HawthornsChristopher Prince, M, Head, widowed, age 71, born Southwark, Surrey; occupation: retired mercantile clerk
2Firtree HouseMark Mercer, M, Head, married, age 47, born Thatcham, Sussex; occupation: Gardener
2Ashurst Wood HouseHenry Finch, M, Head, married, age 59, born Willesden, Middlesex; occupation: barrister
2Cottage, Ashurst WoodGeorge Pocock, M, Head, married, age 53, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: joiner
3Cottage, Ashurst WoodHenry Hill, M, Head, married, age 39, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
3YewhurstMajor William M Bell, M, Head, single, age 56, born Bishop…., Durham; occupation: retired officer
3Yewhurst CottageJoseph Hemsley, M, Head, married, age 71, born Ringmer, Sussex; occupation: head gamekeeper
3Thornhill LodgeJames Buckmaster, M, Head, married, age 40, born Mentmore, Buckinghamshire; occupation: coachman
4Thornhill LodgeCharles Wheatley, M, Head, married, age 38, born Ringmer, Sussex; occupation: butler
4Olivers FarmWilliam Bysh, M, Head, married, age 66, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: farmer
4Thon Hill CottagesFredrick Foster, M, Head, married, age 57, born West Hoathly, Sussex; occupation: mechanic
4Thon Hill CottagesHenry Post, M, Head, married, age 43, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
4Culver CottageRichard May, M, Head, married, age 85, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: farmer
5Box FarmArthur J Stanbridge, M, Head, married, age 46, born Turners Hill, Sussex; occupation: farmer
5Buck CottageBenjamin Backshall, M, Head, married, age 79, born Ardingly, Sussex; occupation: labourer
5Buck CottageJohn Bridgland, M, Head, widowed, age 69, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: labourer
5May Pole CottageMary Anderson, F, Head, widowed, age 57, born Manchester; occupation: hawker
5May Pole CottageAnn Butcher, F, Head, widowed, age 72, born Hartfield, Sussex
5The May Pole Beer ShopGeorge Woodrow, M, Head, married, age 51, born Berkshire; occupation: beerhouse keeper
5Pear Tree CottageAlbert Terry, M, Head, married, age 28, born Dormansland, Surrey; occupation: bricklayer's labourer
5Pear Tree CottageLuke Sargent, M, Head, married, age 51, born Horley, Surrey; occupation: labourer
61, Phoenix TerraceHenry Gates, M, Head, married, age 44, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
62, Phoenix TerraceGeorge Budgen, M, Head, married, age 56, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
63, Phoenix TerraceWilliam Jones, M, Head, married, age 39, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: labourer
64, Phoenix TerraceRichard Garrett, M, Head, widowed, age 52, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: carpenter
75, Phoenix TerraceJoseph Skinner, M, Head, married, age 34, born Turners Hill, Sussex; occupation: labourer
76, Phoenix TerraceWilliam Tester, M, Head, married, age 49, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
77, Phoenix TerraceJohn S Fielder, M, Head, widowed, age 45, born Poplar, London; occupation: insurance agent
78, Phoenix TerraceJoseph Hartfield, M, Head, married, age 59, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
89, Phoenix TerraceJames Gatton, M, Head, married, age 36, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
810, Phoenix TerraceGeorge Diplock, M, Head, married, age 45, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
81, Morris CottagesElizabeth Buckman, F, Head, widowed, age 65, born Ashurstwood, Sussex
82, Morris CottagesEdward Edwards, M, Head, married, age 39, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: labourer
83, Morris CottagesMary Diplock, F, Head, widowed, age 70, born Billingshurst, Sussex
8Victor CottageThomas Baldwin, M, Head, married, age 29, born Ashurstwood, Sussex; occupation: labourer
9Ivy HouseSamuel Jenks, M, Head, married, age 54, born Southwell, Nottinghamshire; occupation: seedsman and florist
9Ivy CottageJames Cooper, M, Head, married, age 43, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
9Rose VillaCharles K Lingfield, M, Head, married, age 26, born Ashurstwood, Sussex; occupation: painter
9Rose VillaSarah Draper, F, Head, widowed, age 67, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: idependent
91, Prospect CottagesWilliam Gates, M, Head, married, age 55, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
92, Prospect CottagesDaniel Hawes, M, Head, married, age 36, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
93, Prospect CottagesRhoda Terry, F, Head, widowed, age 36, born Lingfield, Surrey
104, Prospect CottagesJames Payne, M, Head, married, age 38, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer's labourer
105, Prospect CottagesFrank Lingfield, M, Head, married, age 39, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: plasterer
106, Prospect CottagesJohn Brown, M, Head, married, age 32, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: labourer
107, Prospect CottagesBenjamin Martin, M, Head, married, age 35, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: labourer
118, Prospect CottagesWalter L Caffyn, M, Head, married, age 46, born Birch Grove, Sussex; occupation: draper's assistant
119, Prospect CottagesThomas Skinner, M, Head, married, age 45, born Lingfield, Surrey; occupation: labourer
1110, Prospect CottagesHarriet Duly, F, Head, widowed, age 43, born Chiddingstone, Kent; occupation: living on own means
1111, Prospect Cottages, House and ShopEbenezer Morris, M, Head, married, age 59, born Nutley, Sussex; occupation: grocer and draper and subpostmaster
12Vale Cottage, Water LaneJohn E Jenner, M, Head, married, age 38, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: stone mason
12Cottage, Water LaneWalter Russell, M, Head, married, age 39, born Slindon, Sussex; occupation: police pensioner
12Cottage, Water LaneGeorge Fuller, M, Head, married, age 48, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
12Cottage, Water LaneWilliam Backshall, M, Head, married, age 47, born Balcombe, Sussex; occupation: carter
13Cottage, Water LaneThomas Barton, M, Head, married, age 60, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: labourer
13Water FarmThomas Tester, M, Head, married, age 28, born Bexhill, Sussex; occupation: labourer
13Homstall CottageThomas Hemsley, M, Head, married, age 26, born Forest Row, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
13Homstall CottageWilliam Hartfield, M, Head, married, age 35, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
13Homstall CottageJohn Godley, M, Head, widowed, age 40, born Lingfield, Surrey; occupation: farm labourer
14Homstall CottageRichard Payne, M, Head, married, age 47, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: shepherd
14HomstallWilliam Martin, M, Head, married, age 47, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: carter
14Homstall CottageRichard Payne, M, Head, married, age 21, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: stockman
14Sholvestrode LodgeGeorge L King, M, Head, single, age 36, born Clapton; occupation: caretaker and gardener
14Brooklands Farm HouseHenry Payne, M, Head, age 55, born Godstone, Surrey; occupation: labourer
14Brooklands CottageHenry H Backshall, M, Head, married, age 54, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
14Brooklands CottageArthur Edwards, M, Head, married, age 25, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: labourer
15Scarletts CottagesMathew Upton, M, Head, married, age 48, born Lingfield, Surrey; occupation: stockman
15Scarletts CottagesJames Marshall, M, Head, married, age 55, born Cranbrook, Kent; occupation: baker
15Hammerwood Lodge, East Grinstead LaneRobert A Stewart, M, Head, married, age 41, born Cambridge, Cambridgeshire; occupation: coachman and gardener
15Hammerwood Lodge, East Grinstead LaneElizabeth Still, F, Head, married, age 50, born Huntingdonshire; occupation: gatekeeper
15The Vicarage, HammerwoodClement Woodlands, M, Head, married, age 39, born Glastonbury, Somerset; occupation: vicar
15Bower CottageMichael Marten, M, Head, age 34, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: carter
16Bower CottageAlbert Edwards, M, Head, married, age 26, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: carpenter
16The School House, HammerwoodJames Bailey, M, Head, married, age 61, born Halse, Somerset; occupation: school master
16Rooms and GardensHenry Venus, M, Head, single, age 28, born Petworth, Sussex; occupation: foreman gardener
16Bower HouseAnnie Gribble, F, Head, widowed, age 54, born Ewell, Surrey; occupation: laundress
16Bower HouseCharles Harris, M, Head, married, age 55, born Dunstable, Devon; occupation: gardener
16Hammerwood HouseAlbert Hendley, M, Head, married, age 39, born Leek, Staffordshire; occupation: butler and caretaker
16Howletts FarmRichard Edwards, M, Head, married, age 59, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: farm bailiff
16Howletts CottageGeorge Patience, M, Head, married, age 36, born Sussex; occupation: groom
16Howletts CottageEdward Colgate, M, Head, married, age 55, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation: carter
17Hammerwood Gate HouseHenry Chatfield, M, Head, married, age 60, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
17Hammerwood HousesThomas Russell, M, Head, married, age 39, born Snowshill, Gloucestershire; occupation: gamekeeper
17Hammerwood HousesJames Mepham, M, Head, married, age 50, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: labourer
17Hammerwood HousesAbraham Edwards, M, Head, married, age 48, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: gardener
17Hammerwood HousesHenry Baker, M, Head, married, age 39, born Limpsfield, Surrey; occupation: stockman
18Gardener's Cottage, ThornhillJames Forbes, M, Head, married, age 45, born Loggierate Perthshire, Scotland; occupation: gardener
18Thornhill StablesMary Cumming, F, Head, single, age 25, born Whitehaven Sutherland, Scotland; occupation: kitchenmaid
19ThornhillHenry G R Nevill, M, Head, married, age 36, born Bramham, Yorkshire; occupation: captain - yeomanry, living on own means
19Great Surries Farm HouseJohn Turner, M, Head, married, age 43, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: farm bailiff
19Keeper's Cottage, CansironJoseph Elphick, M, Head, married, age 57, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: gamekeeper
19Surries CottagesAmos Backshall, M, Head, married, age 35, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
19Surries CottagesEdward Hartfield, M, Head, married, age 45, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: carter
19Little Surries CottagesThomas Reed, M, Head, married, age 29, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation: carter
19Little Surries CottagesGeorge Brown, M, Head, married, age 77, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: woodreeve
20Little Surries CottagesMary Still, F, Head, widowed, age 49, born Holme, Huntingdonshire
20Grove FarmAlfred Post, M, Head, married, age 33, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
20Windmill CottagesHenry Wheeler, M, Head, married, age 48, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex; occupation: labourer
20Windmill CottagesRuth Waters, F, Head, widowed, age 80, born Brenchley, Kent
20Park HillJohn Huggett, M, Head, married, age 63, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: Farmer
20Ashdown Keeper's CottageAlfred Card, M, Head, widowed, age 61, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: gamekeeper
21Ashdown, Stables overJoseph H Sawyer, M, Head, married, age 33, born Dorking, Surrey; occupation: coachman and gardener
21Ashdown House SchoolWilliam R Lee, M, Head, single, age 38, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: boarding school proprietor
21Ashdown CottageJames Brown, M, Head, married, age 60, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: carter
21Ashdown CottageWalter Wingate, M, Head, married, age 25, born Lindfield, Sussex; occupation: gardener
21Ashdown FarmWilliam Bellingham, M, Head, married, age 51, born Lee, Kent; occupation: farmer
21Ashdown FarmWilliam Miles, M, Head, married, age 29, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: bailiff
22Pixton HillThomas Hyde, M, Head, married, age 36, born Somertown, Oxfordshire; occupation: living on own means
22Tablehurst Mill HouseGeorge Turner, M, Head, married, age 50, born Balcombe, Sussex; occupation: miller
22Tablehurst Farm HouseRobert Turner, M, Head, widowed, age 83, born West Hoathly, Sussex; occupation: farmer and miller
22Railway Station HouseAlfred J Chandler, M, Head, single, age 30, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: station clerk
22Station CottageMichael Mitchell, M, Head, married, age 50, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: labourer
23Station CottageWilliam Slater, M, Head, married, age 33, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: stockman
23Bower Cottage, HammerwoodPhillip Dennison, M, Head, married, age 55, born Debden, Essex; occupation: gamekeeper
23Bower Cottage, HammerwoodFrederick Edward, M, Head, married, age 29, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: stockman
23Pixton Hill StablesEdward Read, M, Head, single, age 52, born Buckland, Berkshire; occupation: coachman

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