The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1851 Hailsham Census
Reference RG 107/1638: Hailsham District; Hailsham Enumeration District No 2b
All that part of the Parish of Hailsham which lies South East of the Corporation Boundary line from New Bridge to the Swan Beer House and South of the Road, from thence to the Culvert under the Railway, Hailsham Common then crossing the Common by footpath to the end of Occupation Road, leading to Knock Hatch, from thence following the footpath to Robin Post Lane to the boundary of the Parish, within which is comprised part of the Corporation of Pevensey (including Cacklebury, Polegate and Ersham Lodge.)
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
    John Terry, M, Servant, single, age 40, born Firle, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Mary Reed, F, Servant, single, age 15, born East Hoathly, Sussex; occupation: house servant

67AllenJohn Farr, farm labourer, M, Head, widowed, age 72, born St Georges, Southwark, London; occupation: farm labourer

67AllenAmos Burton, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 33, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Elizabeth Burton, F, Wife, married, age 26, born Hailsham, Sussex
    William Henry Burton, M, Son, single, age 5, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Albert Burton, M, Son, single, age 3, born Hailsham, Sussex

67AllenStephen Fox, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 25, born Jevington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Ann Fox, F, Wife, married, age 22, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Ann Fox, F, Daughter, single, age 1, born Hailsham, Sussex

67HighgateRuth Richardson, farm labourer's widow, F, Head, widowed, age 63, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer's widow
    William Richardson, M, Son, single, age 30, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    John Richardson, M, Son, single, age 28, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

67HighgateHenry Richardson, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 26, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Jane Richardson, F, Wife, married, age 23, born Jevington, Sussex
    Elizabeth Richardson, F, Daughter, single, age 3, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Hannah Fowler, F, Visitor, single, age 19, born Jevington, Sussex; occupation: servant

67Peel CottageMoses Elkenton, farmer, M, Head, married, age 55, born Syddenham, Oxfordshire; occupation: farmer, 46 acres employing 3 men
    Elizabeth Elkenton, F, Wife, married, age 57, born Bengworth, Worcestershire
    Elizabeth Paris, F, Servant, widowed, age 56, born Chalvington, Sussex; occupation: house servant
    Alice Russell, F, Visitor, single, age 68, born Bengworth, Worcestershire

67Honey CrockHenry Pattenden, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 46, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Delia Pattenden, F, Wife, married, age 43, born Wartling, Sussex
    William Pattenden, M, Son, single, age 14, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    James Pattenden, M, Son, single, age 12, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Thomas Pattenden, M, Son, single, age 9, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Robert Pattenden, M, Son, single, age 7, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Alfred Pattenden, M, Son, single, age 4, born Hailsham, Sussex
    Elizabeth Pattenden, F, Daughter, single, age 2, born Hailsham, Sussex

67DownashNathaniel Seymour, bailiff, M, Head, married, age 45, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: bailiff, for Mr Moses Filder, Eastbourne, 120 acres of marsh land employing no hands
    Mary Seymour, F, Wife, married, age 54, born Ewhurst, Sussex
    Thomas Seymour, M, Son, single, age 21, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    William Seymour, M, Son, single, age 18, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    James Seymour, M, Son, single, age 12, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Eliza Seymour, F, Daughter, single, age 10, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: scholar

67Downash CottageWilliam Page, farm labourer, M, Head, married, age 61, born Ninfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Sarah Page, F, Wife, married, age 44, born Ashburnham, Sussex

67Downash Farm HouseJohn Shoesmith, farmer, M, Head, married, age 50, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farmer, 266 acres employing 6 men and 2 boys
    Nanny Shoesmith, F, Wife, married, age 52, born Laughton, Sussex

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