The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1891 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG12/782: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 2
Enumerator: Mr Alfred Crittall, Senior
Being that part commencing at Mr Gower's Corner in the Village and keep the Road to Mark Cross and from thence to the boundary of the Parish at Knapps Wood on the Frant Road and from thence to the Gravel Pit on Saxonbury Hill taking the road to Greenhedges and Spratts bottom then take the Road to Cowford Bridge and Keeping the Main Road back to Mr Gower's Corner. Contents comprising Beddenden, Packhams Hill, Town Row, Sprout, Railway Station, Catts, Lodge Farm, Police Station, and the whole of Mark Cross, Saxonberry Hill, Frights, Tousers Lodge, The Forest, Stone House, Green House, Woodside, Town Row Green and Heathfields
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]

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Sheet    Place    Census entry

4Saxonbury Hill CottageJohn Pollington, M, Head, married, age 46, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Eliza Pollington, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Frant, Sussex
    Mary Packham, F, Boarder, widowed, age 37, born Frant, Sussex
    James Packham, M, Boarder, age 12, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    George Packham, M, Boarder, age 10, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Henry Packham, M, Boarder, age 7, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Fredrick Packham, M, Boarder, age 4, born Frant, Sussex

4Fright FarmAlbert Packham, M, Head, widowed, age 47, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: farmer
    Elizabeth Packham, F, Sister, single, age 45, born Wadhurst, Sussex
    Alfred Wicken, M, Servant, single, age 20, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Farm servant
    Harriett L Wicken, F, Servant, age 14, born Ticehurst, Sussex; occupation General domestic servant
    George Lade, M, Servant, age 15, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: farm servant

4Brickyard CottageJohn Miles, M, Head, married, age 47, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Ann G Miles, F, Wife, married, age 39, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Philadelphia Miles, F, Daughter, single, age 17, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    William Miles, M, Son, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

4Brickyard CottageArthur Obbard, M, Head, married, age 25, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: miller's loader
    Mary A Obbard, F, Wife, married, age 22, born Brenchley, Kent
    Joseph A Obbard, M, Son, age 9 months, born Brenchley, Kent

4Brickyard CottageCharlotte Pollington, F, Head, widowed, age 59, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Owen Pollington, M, Stepson, single, age 33, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

4Brickyard CottageGeorge Parker, M, Head, married, age 72, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Elizabeth Parker, F, Wife, married, age 72, born Maresfield, Sussex
    George Wicker, M, Grandson, single, age 17, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation Apprentice cabinet maker

4Brickyard CottageCharlotte Hewitt, F, Head, widowed, age 48, born Penshurst, Kent
    Mark Hewitt, M, Son, single, age 23, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    George Hewitt, M, Son, single, age 21, born Cobham, Surrey; occupation: stockman
    William Hewitt, M, Son, age 12, born Ockham, Surrey; occupation: scholar
    Peter Hewitt, M, Son, age 9, born Langton, Tunbridge Wells; occupation: scholar
    Tom Hewitt, M, Son, age 7, born Langton, Tunbridge Wells; occupation: scholar
    Thamer Hewitt, F, Daughter, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex

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