The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
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30th Mar 1851CensusHead; employs 1 person; occupation FARMERSamuel (George) SwiftSwatlands1851 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
Father; occupation Farm labourerJohn Swift
MotherPhiladelphia Swift
Sister; occupation HOUSE SERVANTSarah Swift

30th Mar 1851CensusHead, employs 20 people, occupation: farmerThomas Bones, farmerSwatlands Farm1851 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
WifeSarah Bones [Nash]
Visitor; occupation SCHOLARThomas Reed

c 1875Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance SurveySwatland

3rd Apr 1881CensusJohn Groves, M, Head, married, age 61, born Wadhurst; occupation: farmerJohn Groves, farm labourerSwatlands Farm1881 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
Ann Groves, F, Wife, married, age 51, born Ashurst, KentAnn Groves [Carpenter]
Caroline Groves, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Wadhurst; occupation: domestic servantCaroline Groves
Fanny Groves, F, Daughter, age 13, born WadhurstFanny Groves
Alice Groves, F, Daughter, age 11, born Wadhurst, handicap: imbecileAlice Groves
William Groves, M, Son, age 9, born Wadhurst; occupation: scholarWilliam Groves
George Groves, M, Son, age 7, born Wadhurst; occupation: scholarGeorge Groves
Hannah Hollamby, F, Daughter, married, age 24, born WadhurstHannah Hollamby [Groves]
Gertrude E. Hollamby, F, Granddaughter, age 8 m, born Tunbridge WellsGertrude Edith Hollamby

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