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1841		Mary Gorham, F, Head, age 57, born outside Kent; occupation: independent	Mary Gorham	Dry Hill	1841 Census

1841		William Gorham, M, [Son], age 25 to 30, born Kent; occupation: solicitor	William Gorham, solicitor	Dry Hill	1841 Census

1841		Isabella Gorham, M, [Daughter], age 24, born Kent	Isabella Gorham	Dry Hill	1841 Census

1841		Caroline Gorham, M, [Daughter], age 24, born Kent	Mary Caroline Gorham	Dry Hill	1841 Census

1861		Mary Gorham, F, Head, widowed, age 78, born Ticehurst, Sussex; occupation: fundholder	Mary Gorham	Dry Hill	1861 Census

1861		Caroline Gorham, F, Daughter, age 43, born Penshurst, Kent	Mary Caroline Gorham	Dry Hill	1861 Census

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Alice Hamilton, F, Head, widowed, age 41, born Rajportana Nusserabad	Alice Hamilton	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Leonard A.H. Hamilton, M, Son, single, age 18, born Rajportana Mount Alba	Leonard A.H. Hamilton
		Alice G. Hamilton, F, Daughter, age 16, born Himalayas Simla; occupation: scholar	Alice G. Hamilton
		Mary C. Hamilton, F, Daughter, age 14, born Bayswater, Middlesex; occupation: scholar	Mary C. Hamilton
		Clarence H.Du.T. Hamilton, M, Son, age 11, born Himalayas Nynu Tal; occupation: scholar	Clarence H.Du.T. Hamilton
		John A. Hamilton, M, Son, age 10, born Dehra Dhoun; occupation: scholar	John A. Hamilton
		Charles C. Hamilton, M, Son, age 7, born Himalayas Chakrado; occupation: scholar	Charles C. Hamilton
		Emily M. Peacocke, F, Servant, age 16, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation: general servant	Emily M. Peacocke

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Crease, M, Head, married, age 58, born North Curry, Somerset, employs 4 men; occupation: wine merchant	George Crease, wine merchant	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Jane Crease, F, Wife, married, age 63, born Milverton, Somerset	Jane Crease
		Frances Eleanor Crease, F, Daughter, single, age 33, born North Curry, Somerset	Frances Eleanor Crease
		Henrietta Jane Hayman, F, Visiter, married, age 28, born North Curry, Somerset	Henrietta Jane Hayman
		Kathleen Besley Hayman, F, Granddaughter, age 10 m, born Hackney, Middlesex	Kathleen Besley Hayman
		Susan Hawkins, F, Servant, single, age 32, born Chiddingstone, Kent; occupation: cook	Susan Hawkins
		Annie Trebble, F, Visitor, single, age 13, born North Curry, Somerset; occupation Nurse	Annie Trebble
		George Arthur Burges, M, Servant, age 14, born Ashford, Kent; occupation: page	George Arthur Burges

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Tycross, M, Head, married, age 48, born Nottingham, Berkshire; occupation Retired Merchant	George Tycross	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Honora Mabella Tycross, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Nuturlich Rochdale, Lancashire	Honora Mabella Tycross
		George Francis Tycross, M, Son, single, age 16, born Wokingham, Berkshire; occupation Scholar	George Francis Tycross
		John Beswick Tycross, M, Son, single, age 12, born Wokingham, Berkshire; occupation Scholar	John Beswick Tycross
		Honora Mabella Tycross, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Wokingham, Berkshire; occupation Scholar	Honora Mabella Tycross
		Emily Fuller, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; occupation: domestic servant	Emily Fuller

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Samuel A. Sylvester, M, Head, married, age 61, born Trowbridge, Wiltshire; occupation: private income from dividends	Samuel A. Sylvester, private income from dividends	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Mary C.H. Sylvester, F, Wife, married, age 50, born Tillshead, Wiltshire; occupation: employed at home	Mary C.H. Sylvester
		Katherine Mary Sylvester, F, Daughter, single, age 22, born South Petherton, Somerset; occupation: employed at home	Katherine Mary Sylvester
		Charles Frederick Sylvester, M, Son, single, age 21, born Melksham, Wiltshire; occupation: undergraduate	Charles Frederick Sylvester
		Harold Augustus Sylvester, M, Son, single, age 14, born Melksham, Wiltshire; occupation: scholar	Harold Augustus Sylvester
		Francis Holden Sylvester, M, Son, single, age 12, born Melksham, Wiltshire; occupation: scholar	Francis Holden Sylvester
		Herbert Mayis Sylvester, M, Son, single, age 10, born Melksham, Wiltshire; occupation: scholar	Herbert Mayis Sylvester
		Adeline Bessie Sylvester, F, Daughter, single, age 4, born Tillshead, Wiltshire; occupation: scholar	Adeline Bessie Sylvester
		Eliza Malcher, F, Servant, single, age 29, born Wolverton, Buckingham; occupation: cook	Eliza Malcher
		Ellen Whenorsett, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Natin, Kent; occupation Housemaid	Ellen Whenorsett
		Kate Sharpe, F, Servant, single, age 15, born Winkfield, Berkshire; occupation: nurse	Kate Sharpe

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Stephen N. King, M, Head, married, age 43, born Maidstone, Kent; occupation: solicitor	Stephen N. King, solicitor	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Martha King, F, Wife, married, age 44, born St Pancras, Middlesex	Martha King
		Namoi F. King, F, Daughter, single, age 9, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Namoi F. King
		Arthur Seymour King, M, Son, single, age 7, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Arthur Seymour King
		Mary White, F, Servant, single, age 30, born Wood Norton, Norfolk; occupation Lady's maid	Mary White
		Ellen Eliza White, F, Servant, single, age 34, born Clayton, Sussex; occupation Cook	Ellen Eliza White
		Emma M. Larking, F, Servant, single, age 18, born Plaxtol, Kent; occupation: housemaid	Emma M. Larking
		Walter R.D. Beckett, M, Visiter, single, age 16, born Bengal Agra Brth Sub, India, occupation: scholar	Walter R.D. Beckett

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Martin, M, Head, married, age 69, born E Peckham, Kent; occupation: retired farmer	William Martin, retired farmer	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Ann Martin, F, Wife, married, age 61, born E Peckham, Kent	Ann Martin
		Eva Martin, F, Daughter, single, age 27, born E Peckham, Kent	Eva Martin
		Mary Norton, F, Servant, single, age 21, born E Peckham, Kent; occupation Domestic Servant	Mary Norton

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John William Payne, M, Head, single, age 31, born Mongewell, Oxford; occupation: banker's clerk	John William Payne, banker's clerk	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Jane Payne, F, Mother, widowed, age 54, born Heaprasham Vidstone	Jane Payne
		Mary Prince, F, Servant, single, age 18, born Ducklington, Oxford; occupation Domestic Servant	Mary Prince

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Wise, M, Head, married, age 65, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation No Occupation	George Wise	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Martha Wise, F, Wife, married, age 55, born Warwick, Warwick; occupation No Occupation	Martha Wise

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Edward A. Cobbett, M, Head, married, age 53, born Ipswich, Suffolk; occupation: clergyman without care of souls	Edward A. Cobbett, clergyman	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Matilda C. Cobbett, F, Wife, married, age 55, born London	Matilda C. Cobbett
		Georgenina A. Cobbett, F, Daughter, single, age 20, born Yarley, Suffolk	Georgenina A. Cobbett
		Catherine Claxton, F, Servant, single, age 40, born Horne, Suffolk; occupation: cook	Catherine Claxton
		Fanny Owen, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Hildenborough, Kent; occupation Housemaid	Fanny Owen

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George D. Warner, M, Head, married, age 50, born Kensington, Middlesex; occupation Solicitor	George D. Warner	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Jane Warner, F, Wife, married, age 48, born The Six Mile Bottom, Cambridge	Jane Warner
		Florence Jenny Warner, F, Daughter, single, age 22, born Tunbridge, Kent	Florence Jenny Warner
		Beatrice Lucy Warner, F, Daughter, single, age 21, born Tunbridge, Kent	Beatrice Lucy Warner
		Constance Fanny R. Warner, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Tunbridge, Kent	Constance Fanny R. Warner
		Charles E. Warner, M, Son, single, age 16, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation Scholar	Charles E. Warner
		Lilian L. Savile Warner, F, Daughter, single, age 6, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation Scholar	Lilian L. Savile Warner
		Hannah Joyner, F, Servant, single, age 25, born Ash, Kent; occupation: cook	Hannah Joyner
		May Ann Weeks, F, Servant, single, age 28, born Farnborough, Hampshire; occupation Needle Woman	May Ann Weeks
		Anna Layling, F, Servant, single, age 18, born East Peckham, Kent; occupation: housemaid	Anna Layling

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Frederick T. Curtis, M, Head, married, age 52, born London, Not in practice; occupation: barrister	Frederick T. Curtis, barrister	Dry Hill Park	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Mary Curtis, F, Wife, married, age 52, born Canterbury, Kent	Mary Curtis
		Catherine Emily Curtis, F, Daughter, single, age 23, born Preston, Kent	Catherine Emily Curtis
		Arthur Sicard Curtis, M, Son, single, age 17, born Elmstead, Kent; occupation: articled clerk	Arthur Sicard Curtis
		Charles Lewis Curtis, M, Son, single, age 10, born Ash, Kent; occupation: scholar	Charles Lewis Curtis
		Walter John Curtis, M, Son, single, age 8, born Ash, Kent; occupation: scholar	Walter John Curtis
		John W. Dickson, M, Visiter, single, age 20, born Eastchurch, Kent; occupation: undergraduate	John W. Dickson
		Frederick Dickson, M, Visiter, single, age 19, born Eastchurch, Kent; occupation: scholar	Frederick Dickson
		Esther Helen Thompson, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Hadlow, Kent; occupation Cook	Esther Helen Thompson
		Emma A. Walters, F, Servant, single, age 24, born Barnet, Middlesex; occupation Housemaid	Emma A. Walters

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Sole, M, Head, married, age 51, born Petworth, Sussex; occupation: publican	Henry Sole, publican	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William H. Elliott, M, Head, married, age 33, born Tun Wells, Kent; occupation: sweep	William H. Elliott, sweep	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Sarah Elizabeth Elliott, F, Wife, married, age 29, born Tun Wells, Kent	Sarah Elizabeth Elliott
		Rose Hannah Elliott, F, Daughter, single, age 9, born Tun Wells, Kent; occupation: scholar	Rose Hannah Elliott
		John Daughter Elliott, M, Son, single, age 7, born Dover, Kent; occupation: scholar	John Daughter Elliott
		Phildepha Elliott, F, Daughter, single, age 6, born Tun Wells, Kent; occupation: scholar	Phildepha Elliott
		Olive Louisa Elliott, F, Daughter, single, age 4, born Tun Wells, Kent; occupation: scholar	Olive Louisa Elliott
		Alfred Elliott, M, Son, single, age 2, born Tun Wells, Kent; occupation: scholar	Alfred Elliott
		William Henry Elliott, M, Son, single, age 1 m, born Tun Wells, Kent; occupation: scholar	William Henry Elliott

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Richard Davy, M, Head, married, age 59, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: farm labourer	Richard Davy, farm labourer	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Mary Ann Davy, F, Wife, married, age 51, born Hythe, Kent	Mary Ann Davy
		Mary Ann Davy, F, Daughter, single, age 19, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: laundry maid	Mary Ann Davy
		Elizabeth Davy, F, Daughter, single, age 13, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: scholar	Elizabeth Davy
		William Davy, M, Son, single, age 16, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: milk carrier	William Davy
		Emma Davy, F, Daughter, single, age 10, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: scholar	Emma Davy

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John George Cane, M, Head, married, age 39, born Suffolk, unemployed	John George Cane	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Harriett Cane, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Canterbury, Kent, unemployed	Harriett Cane
		John G. B. Cane, M, Son, married, age 3, born Walmer, Kent	John G. B. Cane
		Alice H.M. Cane, F, Daughter, single, age 2, born Ringmer, Kent	Alice H.M. Cane

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charles C. Featherstone, M, Head, married, age 69, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: baker	Charles C. Featherstone, baker	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Ann Featherstone, F, Wife, married, age 70, born Tunbridge, Kent	Ann Featherstone
		Ellen Leigh, F, Adopted Daughter, single, age 23, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: professor of music	Ellen Leigh

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Latitia Anne Parker, F, Head, widowed, age 64, born Streatham, Surrey; occupation: teacher	Letitia Ann Parker	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		William James Parker, M, Son, single, age 32, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: member of the london stock exchange	William James Parker
		Ada L.E. Parker, F, Daughter, single, age 30, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: assistant	Ada L. E. Parker
		Julia Grace Parker, F, Daughter, single, age 25, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation: assistant	Julia Grace Parker
		Robert Mitchell Beltham, M, Boarder, single, age 16, born Bombay, India, occupation: scholar	Robert Mitchell Beltham
		Amy Elena Willkins, F, Boarder, single, age 14, born Rotree, India; occupation Scholar	Amy Elena Willkins
		Mena J.W. Beltham, F, Boarder, single, age 14, born Rotree, India, occupation: scholar	Mena J.W. Beltham
		Fanny Leigh, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Chiddingstone, Kent; occupation: cook	Fanny Leigh
		Charlotte Holder, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Sittingbourne, Kent; occupation: housemaid	Charlotte Holder

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	A. A. West, F, Head, single, age 61, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation Private income from property	A. A. West	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	W. A. West, F, Head, single, age 67, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation Private income from property	W. A. West	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		E. C. Walkin, F, Servant, single, age 32, born Tunbridge, Kent; occupation Domestic Servant	E. C. Walkin

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charlotte Gibbs, F, Head, widowed, age 62, born London; occupation: laundress	Charlotte Gibbs, laundress	Dry Hill	1881 Census Tonbridge, Kent
		Ellen Gibbs, F, Daughter, single, age 21, born Hadlow, Kent; occupation: domestic servant	Ellen Gibbs
		Ellen Frances Gibbs, F, Granddaughter, single, age 6, born Tunbridge, Kent	Ellen Frances Gibbs
		Clara Louisa Gibbs, F, Granddaughter, single, age 9 m, born Platt, Kent	Clara Louisa Gibbs

1903		Old Houses and scene of fire at Dry Hill, Tonbridge photographed by Bridger, Tonbridge			Private collection

c 1930		Old Hanover House, Dry Hill, Tonbridge drawn by George E. Mackley			Neve's Tonbridge

The Weald is at Database version 14.05 which has ongoing updates to the 395,000 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,308 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 248 books loaded in the previous version

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