The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1891 Mayfield Census
Reference RG12/783: District: Uckfield; Sub-District: Rotherfield; Enumeration District: No 17
Enumerator: Mr George Richardson
Boundary Being that part commencing at Tanners Green to Scotsford Bridge, keeping the parish boundary to Bungehurst and Herrings Down to Old Mill then keep the stream to Wellbrook Bridge up the road to Stone Cross taking the under road to Mayfield Village as far as the Baptist Chapel taking all the houses both sides of the Back lane to Mr Benjamin Buss's then keep the foot path to Sandles and back to Tanners Green.
Contents Comprising Bainden, Hunts, Moat Farm, Moat Mill, Old Mill and Cottages on the Upper part of Old Mill Farm, Cranesdens, School House and Claytons.
The Whole in the Parliamentary Division of Rye.
Please note:
  • 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

4Brewers ArmsEliza Medhurst, F, Head, widowed, age 39, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: beer and lodging house keeper
    James Medhurst, M, Son, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Fred Medhurst, M, Son, age 6, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Harry Medhurst, M, Son, age 6 days, born Mayfield, Sussex
    David Diplock, M, Father, widowed, age 73, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Elizabeth Palmer, F, Sister, married, age 25, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: monthly nurse
    John Winter, M, Lodger, single, age 56, born Puttenham, Surrey; occupation Farm Labourer
    Ellen Pattenden, F, Lodger, widowed, age 40, born Limerick, Ireland; occupation: traveller
    William Paramore, M, Lodger, widowed, age 42, born Tornbridge, Hampshire; occupation Hawker
    John Duff, M, Lodger, single, age 38, born Dublin, Ireland; occupation: hawker
    John Wheeler, M, Lodger, married, age 49, born Cork, Ireland; occupation Hawker
    Jane Wheeler, F, Lodger, married, age 48, born London, Middlesex
    Florance Wheeler, F, Lodger, age 12, born Brighton, Sussex
    Harry Leicester, M, Lodger, single, age 62, born Loughborough, Leicestershire; occupation: drover
    Mary Smith, F, Lodger, single, age 44, born Kilarney, Ireland; occupation: hawker
    Dennis Donovan, M, Lodger, single, age 50, born Belfast, Ireland; occupation: hawker
    George Lund, M, Lodger, single, age 30, born Hove, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer's labourer
    James Cameron, M, Lodger, single, age 39, born Hove, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    William Blake, M, Lodger, single, age 38, born Sussex, occupation: tailor
    Patrick McDonnell, M, Lodger, married, age 37, born Limerick, Ireland; occupation: tailor
    Mary Ann McDonnell, F, Lodger, married, age 36, born Limerick, Ireland
    Mary Ann McDonnell, F, Lodger, age 7, born Middlesex, London
    Jane McDonnell, F, Lodger, age 1, born Tunbridge Wells, Kent
    Jack Luck, M, Lodger, single, age 34, born Ware, Hertfordshire; occupation: farm labourer

4South StreetWalter Winter, M, Head, married, age 63, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation Farm Labourer
    Mary Ann Winter, F, Wife, married, age 52, born Mayfield, Sussex; handicap: Blind
    Alice Winter, F, Daughter, single, age 17, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation Charwoman
    William T Winter, M, Son, single, age 14, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation Farm Labourer
    Edwin C Winter, M, Son, age 9, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation Scholar

4South StreetRuth Richardson, F, Head, widowed, age 63, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation Pauper
    Sarah Richardson, F, Daughter, single, age 32, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation Pauper

4South StreetWilliam Kemp, M, Head, married, age 50, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: road labourer
    Merab Kemp, F, Wife, married, age 38, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: charwoman

4South StreetHarriett Dann, F, Head, widowed, age 69, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: pauper

4South StreetAlaxander Marchant, M, Head, married, age 32, born Westham, Sussex; occupation: platelayer
    Frances Marchant, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Hellingly, Sussex

4South StreetCharles A Pope, M, Head, married, age 23, born Seaford, Sussex; occupation Railway Porter
    Louisa Pope, F, Wife, married, age 24, born Fletching, Sussex

4South StreetGeorge J Barlow, M, Head, married, age 28, born Offham, Kent, occupation: gardener's assistant
    Nancy Barlow, F, Wife, married, age 24, born Wadhurst, Sussex
    George Barlow, M, Son, age 5, born Mayfield, Sussex, occupation: scholar
    William Barlow, M, Son, age 3, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Annie Barlow, F, Daughter, age 1, born Mayfield, Sussex

4Chapel HouseSamuel Jenner, M, Head, married, age 65, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: retired farmer
    Naomi Jenner, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Mayfield, Sussex
    Eli Page, M, Visitor, married, age 73, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farmer and baptist minister

4West StreetHannah Baker, F, Head, widowed, age 75, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: living on own means

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