The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Leigh, Kent Census
That part of the Parish of Leigh that includes the village of Leigh, Powder Mill, Great Hayesden Farm and Killicks Bank
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

10No 6 Powder Mill CottageAlexander Gorham, M, Head, married, age 40, born Yalding, Kent; occupation: gunpowder maker
    Sarah Gorham, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Trottiscliffe, Kent
    Annie Gorham, F, Daughter, single, age 15, born Tonbridge, Kent
    John Gorham, M, Son, age 11, born Tonbridge, Kent; occupation: scholar
    William Gorham, M, Son, age 4, born Leigh, Kent; occupation: scholar

10No 7 Powder Mill CottageGeorge Batchelor, M, Head, married, age 24, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: gun factory labourer
    Annie Batchelor, F, Wife, married, age 23, born Tonbridge, Kent
    Ernest Batchelor, M, Son, age 2, born Tonbridge, Kent
    Mary Batchelor, F, Daughter, age 10 m, born Leigh, Kent

10No 8 Powder Mill CottageGeorge Boakes, M, Head, married, age 29, born Cowden, Kent, occupation: gun factory carter
    Maria A. Boakes, F, Wife, married, age 30, born Chiddingstone, Kent
    Anne M. Boakes, F, Daughter, age 8, born Battle, Sussex, occupation: scholar
    Kate Boakes, F, Daughter, age 6, born Hadlow, Kent, occupation: scholar
    William Boakes, M, Son, age 1, born Tonbridge, Kent

10No 9 Powder Mill CottageHenry Barton, M, Head, married, age 32, born Burwash, Sussex, occupation: farm labourer
    Charlotte Barton, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Tonbridge, Kent
    George Bamblett, M, Stepson, single, age 27, born Maresfield, Sussex, occupation: gunpowder factory labourer
    John Bamblett, M, Stepson, single, age 24, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: labourer
    Thomas Bamblett, M, Stepson, single, age 17, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: gunpowder factory labourer
    Richard Bamblett, M, Stepson, single, age 15, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: gunpowder factory labourer
    Frederick Bamblett, M, Stepson, single, age 14, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: gunpowder factory labourer

10No 10 Powder Mill CottageHenry Bonrd, M, Head, married, age 35, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: gunpowder factory labourer
    Sarah Bonrd, F, Wife, married, age 30, born Tonbridge, Kent
    Emily Bonrd, F, Daughter, age 10, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Ellen Bonrd, F, Daughter, age 8, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Mary A. Bonrd, F, Daughter, age 5, born Leigh, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Harry Bonrd, M, Son, age 3, born Leigh, Kent
    George Bonrd, M, Son, age 9 m, born Leigh, Kent

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