The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1891 Mayfield Census
Reference RG12/783: District: Uckfield; Sub-District: Rotherfield; Enumeration District: No 14
Enumerator: Mr A. C. Foard
Boundary Being that part commencing at the Myths to Wellbrook then to Butchers Cross taking the Rotherfield Road to the Green and Freemans Farm and Mr Hoaths Street Farm, then taking the boundary of the Parish to Stile House then taking the Road to the Furnace, crossing the fields at the back of Convent to the Myths.
Contents Comprising the four Cottages at the Myths, the Railway Station and Hotel, Downford, Pages, Crabb, Livetts, Holmstalls and Cottages, Mount Pleasant, Upper Cowdens, Stone Lodge, Hutchings, Woolbridge, reading, Salters Green,Mr and Mrs Grey Argos Hill, Spitlye, Wallis, Ellis, Park Farm, Great Trodgers, and Victoria Cottages in Love Lane.
The Whole in the Parliamentary Division of Rye.
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  • 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

12Ellis FarmJoseph Groombridge, M, Head, married, age 71, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: farmer
    Eliza Groombridge, F, Wife, married, age 66, born Worthing, Sussex
    Eliza Piper, F, Niece, single, age 10, born Canterbury, Sussex; occupation Visitor
    Victor Groombridge, M, Visitor, age 3, born Hastings, Sussex
    Thomas Delves, M, Servant, widowed, age 60, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    George Whitbread, M, Servant, single, age 40, born Breasted, Kent; occupation Farmer's Waggoner

12Little Wallis CottageHenry Saunders, M, Head, married, age 44, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Eliza Saunders, F, Wife, married, age 43, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Mary E Saunders, F, Daughter, single, age 21, born Mayfield, Sussex
    James Saunders, M, Son, single, age 15, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Charles Saunders, M, Son, age 14, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    George Saunders, M, Son, age 13, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Alfred Saunders, M, Son, age 11, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Emily Saunders, F, Daughter, age 9, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Fanny Saunders, F, Daughter, age 8, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Edwin Saunders, M, Son, age 6, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Edwin Saunders, M, Son, age 6, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Alice R Saunders, F, Daughter, age 2, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Mary A Newick, F, Niece, age 6, born Mayfield, Sussex

12Wallis CottageThomas W Weeks, M, Head, married, age 29, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation Farm Labourer
    Mary A Weeks, F, Wife, married, age 24, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Alfred Weeks, M, Son, age 2, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Kate Weeks, F, Daughter, age 9 months, born Mayfield, Sussex

12Wallis FarmSophia Bassett, F, Head, widowed, age 72, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer
    Thomas Bassett, M, Son, single, age 43, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: stockman
    William Bassett, M, Son, single, age 33, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm carter

12Trodgers CottageThomas Argent, M, Head, married, age 38, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: farm carter
    Sarah A Argent, F, Wife, married, age 23, born Hadlow Down, Sussex
    Ellen L Argent, F, Daughter, age 3, born Burwash, Sussex
    Edith M Argent, F, Daughter, age 6 months, born Mayfield, Sussex

12Trodgers FarmGeorge Stevens, M, Head, widowed, age 67, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: farmer
    Alma Paine, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: general domestic servant

12Trodgers FarmJohn Knight, M, Head, married, age 39, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son in law
    Harriet Knight, F, Wife, married, age 35, born Wadhurst, Sussex
    George J Knight, M, Son, age 1, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Mary A Knight, F, Daughter, age 1 month, born Mayfield, Sussex

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