The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1851 Laughton Census
Reference RG 107/1638: Hailsham District; Hellingly Subdistrict; Laughton Enumeration District No 3b
All that part of the Parish of Laughton which lies Southeast of the Turnpike Road leading from Lewes to Battle as far as Stone Cross and Southeast of the Road leading from thence to East Hoathly to the Boundary of the Parish, [including the Place, Broomham, Whitesmith and Park Corner].
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
 
Sheet    Place    Census entry
    Henry Funnell, M, Son, single, age 21, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Robert Funnell, M, Son, single, age 16, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    George Funnell, M, Son, single, age 13, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Frances Funnell, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Emily Funnell, F, Daughter, single, age 9, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Ellen Funnell, F, Daughter, single, age 6, born Laughton, Sussex
    William Funnell, M, Son, single, age 4, born Laughton, Sussex
    Reuben Funnell, M, Son, single, age 1, born Laughton, Sussex
    Ann Funnell, F, Mother, widowed, age 86, born Ripe, Sussex; occupation: shepherd's widow
    William Blackman, M, Visitor, single, age 14, born Buxted, Sussex

331LaughtonHenry Ellis, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 31, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Mary Ann Ellis, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Laughton, Sussex
    Harriet Ellis, F, Daughter, single, age 6, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: scholar

331LaughtonSamuel Howell, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 59, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Mary Howell, F, Wife, married, age 49, born Laughton, Sussex
    William Howell, M, Son, single, age 22, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Martha Howell, F, Daughter, single, age 15, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: scholar

331Colbran CottageJohn Arnold, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 62, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Lydia Arnold, F, Wife, married, age 60, born Framfield, Sussex

331Chambers CourtJohn Shoosmith, farmer, M, Head, widowed, age 81, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farmer, 226 acres employing 8 labourers
    Martha Holman, F, Housekeeper, widowed, age 70, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: housekeeper
    Susannah Goldsmith, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Berwick, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Lois Fiest, F, Servant, single, age 9, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Trayton Jones, M, Servant, single, age 22, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    John Page, M, Servant, single, age 13, born Houghton, Sussex; occupation: house servant

331LaughtonEdward Scrase, farmer, M, Head, single, age 62, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: farmer, 350 acres employing 12 labourers
    Susan Scrase, F, Sister, single, age 57, born Hooe, Sussex; occupation: housekeeper
    Harriet Balcomb, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Mary Curtis, F, Servant, single, age 15, born Chiddingly, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    John Arnold, M, Servant, single, age 17, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: house servant

331Barrack HouseWilliam Shoesmith, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 31, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Eliza Shoesmith, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Chiddingly, Sussex
    Mary Shoesmith, F, Daughter, single, age 6, born Ripe, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William Shoesmith, M, Son, single, age 2, born Laughton, Sussex
    George Shoesmith, M, Son, single, age 2M, born Laughton, Sussex

331LaughtonThomas Funnell, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 51, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Hannah Funnell, F, Wife, married, age 60, born Ringmer, Sussex
    Jemima Funnell, F, Daughter, single, age 19, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: servant, out of place
    Robert Strenger, M, Grandson, single, age 1, born Brighton, Sussex

331Toll Gate HousePhilip Allfrey, farm labourer, M, Head, single, age 46, born Henfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

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