The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1861 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG9/574: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 3
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at the Boarshead Inn taking all the Houses on the right of the Road leading to Tunbridge Wells including Hamsell, Copyhold and Brownings Farms to the Crown turning then keeping the boundary of the Parish to Knapp Wood and then keep the Road to Saxonbury Hill and Danegate Farms continuing the Road past Green Hedges to Spratts Bottom and Cowford Bridge including Blackthorn Hill and Mrs Rawlins's keeping the Rotherfield Road about eight Rods over the Bridge then turn to the right at the bottom of Hornshurst Wood to Turks taking Rudgate Mill and New House over Johnsons Bridge along the bottom of Lime Kiln Forest taking Testers and the Earls Cottage to the Boarshead Inn.
Part of this District is within the Holy Trinity Ecclesiastical District.
Enumerator: George Hyder
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

9Cinderhill, BoarsheadGeorge Verrall, M, Head, married, age 51, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: master blacksmith
    Eliza Verrall, F, Wife, married, age 37, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Sarah Verrall, F, Daughter, single, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    George Verrall, M, Son, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: blacksmith
    Lewis Verrall, M, Son, age 10, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William Verrall, M, Son, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex

9Cinderhill, BoarsheadSophia Dadswell, F, Lodger, widowed, age 73, born Tonbridge Wells, Kent; occupation: almswoman

9Cinderhill, BoarsheadWilliam Lockyer, M, Head, single, age 63, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

9Boarshead Inn, BoarsheadJohn Boarer, M, Head, married, age 45, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: innkeeper and farmer of 230 acres employing 4 men and 2 boys
    Elizabeth Boarer, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Benjamin Boarer, M, Son, single, age 17, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    Stephen S Boarer, M, Son, single, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    Ann Boarer, F, Daughter, age 4, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Moses Boarer, M, Father, widowed, age 69, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: former innkeeper and labourer
    Emily Wickens, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: domestic servant

9Carrs CottageMatthew Wickham, M, Head, married, age 30, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Elizabeth Wickham, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Alfred A Wickham, M, Son, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Harry Wickham, M, Son, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Isabel Wickham, F, Daughter, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex

9Little ForestThomas Tester, M, Head, widowed, age 83, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: farmer of 45 acres
    Richard Tester, M, Son, single, age 45, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    John Tester, M, Son, single, age 43, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    James Tester, M, Son, widowed, age 39, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son
    Ansley Tester, F, Daughter, single, age 37, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's daughter
    Harriett Tester, F, Granddaughter, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Sophia Barton, F, Servant, single, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: domestic servant

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