The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1851 East Grinstead Census
East Grinstead Enumeration District 2h
All that part of the parish of East Grinstead which lies to the North of the Turnpike from Park Corner House to East Grinstead Town, bounded on the East by the road leading from Forest Row Bridges to Holtie Common, by way of Shovelstrode Farm and on the West by the road leading from East Grinstead to Wilderwick, bounded by the parishes of Hartfield, Cowden and Lingfield.
Enumerator - James Lynn
 ▼ Head records ▼

Id Property Person Position Date of Birth Place of Birth
001Hoskings FarmWilliam Coverley, farmerHead, occupation: farmer1805County of Yorkshire
002Pack HillsJohn Filewood, farmerHead; employs 1 person; occupation: farmer1812County of Surrey
003Fairlight FarmJohn Penfold, farmerHead; employs 1 person; occupation FARMER1793Parish of Horsted Keynes, Sussex
004Goodwins FarmWilliam Fry, farmerHead; occupation: farmer1788Parish of Frant, Sussex
005Gotwick FarmEdward Chapman, farmerHead, occupation: farmer1821Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
006Pump House FarmMoses Brand, farmerHead, occupation: farmer1781Parish of Edenbridge, Kent
007Maynards CottageBenjamin Argent, farm labourerHead; occupation farm labourer1830Parish of Edenbridge, Kent
008Shovelstrode Gate LodgeGeorge Mays, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1819Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
009MuggridgesJohn Everest, farm labourerHead; widowed; occupation: farm labourer1780 to 1785County of Sussex
010MuggridgesJames SealHead; occupation Farm labourer1806Parish of Withyham, Sussex
011Scarlets Mill HouseWilliam SealHead; occupation Farm labourer1798Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
012Scarlets CottageMary Edwards, cottagerHead; widowed; occupation: cottager1774Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
013Shovelstrode Wood CottageWilliam Diplock, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1809
014Ashurst WoodJenny HillsHead; widowed; occupation: cottager1770Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
015Shovelstrode FarmWilliam Arnold, farmerHead; occupation: farmer1790Parish of Horsted Keynes, Sussex
016Ashurst WoodWilliam Histed, farm labourer and wood dealerHead; handicap: blind; occupation: farm labourer1808Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
017Ashurst WoodCharles Payne, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1800Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
018Ashurst WoodGeorge WheelerHead; occupation Farm labourer1796Parish of Horsted Keynes, Sussex
019Cherry GardensThomas Hartfield, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1822Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
020Cherry GardensJohn PostHead; widowed; occupation Farm labourer1803Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
021Slab CastleHenry Mitchell, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1778Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
022Mill Lane, Ashurst WoodHenry WheatlandHead; occupation Farm labourer1815County of Sussex
023Mill Lane, Ashurst WoodJohn Kilner, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1806Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
024Cuttons HillWilliam Walker Heasman, millerHead; widowed; occupation: miller10th Apr 1796Parish of Ardingly, Sussex
025Cuttons HillThomas PittsHead; occupation TANNER1815County of Surrey
026Cuttons HillRebecca Edwards, cottagerHead; widowed; occupation: cottager1788Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
027Cuttons HillWilliam Cotton, carrierHead, occupation: carrier1815County of Hampshire
028Cuttons HillHenry Huggett, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer29th Apr 1804Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
029Cuttons HillEllen Saxby [Lindfield]Head; widowed; occupation LANDED PROPRIETOR1822Parish of Speldhurst, Kent
030Cuttons HillThomas Dawson, farmerHead; widowed; occupation: farm bailiff1791County of Yorkshire
031Worsteds FarmGeorge WickendenHead; occupation Farm labourer1829Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
032Worsteds FarmEdward Edwards, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1804Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
033EastgatesAlethea NewlandHead; widowed; occupation ANNUITANT1780County of Hampshire
034East CourtHarriett CranstonHead, widowed, occupation: landed proprietor1775Parish of Chichester, Sussex
001Ashurst WoodStephen Akehurst, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1799Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
002Ashurst WoodJames Buckman, farm labourerHead, occupation: farm labourer1825Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
003Three Crowns InnJohn Bradford, innkeeperHead, occupation: innkeeper1803County of Devon
004Three Crowns InnMary BrownHead1821County of Middlesex
005Ashurst WoodHarriett PocockHead; occupation COTTAGER1815Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
006Ashurst WoodJames Bowrah, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1811Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
007Shop Ashurst WoodJohn Eve, grocerHead; occupation: grocer1808County of Essex
008Ashurst WoodJonah WebberHead; occupation Farm labourer1816Parish of Ardingly, Sussex
009Ashurst WoodAnn WilsonHead; occupation School mistress1799Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
010Ashurst WoodHenry Hills, cordwainerHead; occupation: cordwainer1792Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
011Ashurst WoodWilliam Diplock, farm labourerHead; widowed; occupation: farm labourer1807Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
012Ashurst WoodJohn NeighbourHead; occupation Farm labourer1789County of Oxfordshire
013Near Tan YardEdward Akehurst, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1793Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
014Near Tan YardWilliam Huggett, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1802Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
015Near Tan YardGeorge Ingarfield, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1816Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
016Tan YardJohn Mills, tannerHead; occupation: tanner, currier and farmer1803Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
017Ashurst WoodThomas Mepham, shoe makerHead; occupation: shoe maker1795Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
018Ashurst WoodThomas Longley, bricklayerHead; occupation: bricklayer1803Parish of Edenbridge, Kent
019Ashurst WoodFrancis Fawcit, poultererHead; occupation: poulterer1786County of Middlesex
020Ashurst WoodJames Grove, blacksmithHead; occupation: blacksmith1822Parish of East Hoathly, Sussex
021Ashurst WoodJohn WestHead; occupation TANNER1806Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
022Ashurst WoodJoseph WoodHead; occupation CARRIER1808Parish of Fletching, Sussex
023Ashurst WoodEdward Geal, tannerHead; occupation: tanner1822Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
024Ashurst WoodJesse Divall, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer6th Mar 1811Parish of Hartfield, Sussex
025Beeches FarmJohn Fry, farmerHead; widowed; occupation: farmer, age 62 years1786Parish of Frant, Sussex
026Ashurst WoodWilliam Martin, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1795Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
027Ashurst WoodMichael Butcher, carpenterHead, occupation: carpenter1814Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
028Ashurst WoodWilliam Edwards, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1778Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
029Park Corner HouseLeonard Hooker, farmerHead; occupation: farmer1778Parish of Withyham, Sussex
030Ashurst WoodJohn Bowrah, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1807Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
031Ashurst WoodThomas Chapman, farm labourerHead, occupation: farm labourer1824Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
032Ashurst WoodJohn Morris, shoemakerHead; occupation: shoemaker1802Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
033Ashurst WoodThomas Tester, farm labourerHead; occupation: farm labourer1814Parish of Battle, Sussex
034Ashurst WoodBenjamin Foster, shoe makerHead; occupation: cordwainer1810Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
035Ashurst WoodWilliam Foster, farm labourerHead; occupation: pauper1781Parish of East Grinstead, Sussex
036Ashurst WoodMary SargentHead; widowed; occupation PAUPER1792County of Surrey
037TentWilliam RossHead; occupation VAGRANT1821
038TentCharlotte ArnoldHead; widowed; occupation: vagrant1809
039TentMoses Bird, vagrantHead, occupation: vagrant1821County of Surrey

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These are derived census records that have been enhanced as further data becomes available. For example - the surname at birth of a wife is derived from the census return or a corresponding parish record - the date of birth is derived from the age recorded on the census and refined where a parish record has been matched - the occupation has been unified (e.g. Ag Lab, Farm Lab, and many other such recordings are all displayed as Farm labourer).

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