The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1861 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG9/574: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 7
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at Coldharbour keeping the Road to the Sheeplain taking all the Cottages on the North West side to the boundary of the Parish on Crowborough Common to the Sheeplain and Cooks Corner as far as the Crossways at the Roundabouts back to Coldharbour including the Beacon, Beacon Hill, the Cross and Slab Castle.
Enumerator: Charles Allcorn.
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

9Slab CastleHorrace Bassett, M, Head, married, age 38, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Caroline Bassett, F, Wife, married, age 37, born Waldron, Sussex
    Emlia Harman, F, Boarder, age 8, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar

9Slab CastleWilliam Avery, M, Head, married, age 46, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Arubah Avery, F, Wife, married, age 46, born Rotherfield, Sussex

9Slab CastleSoloman Chewter, M, Head, married, age 39, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Mary Chewter, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Isaac Chewter, M, Son, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Harriett Chewter, F, Daughter, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Jabez Chewter, M, Son, age 3m, born Rotherfield, Sussex

9Slab CastleWilliam Bassett, M, Head, married, age 48, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: sawyer
    Mary Bassett, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Buxted, Sussex
    James Walter, M, Boarder, single, age 45, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

9Slab CastleGeorge Pilbeam, M, Head, widowed, age 49, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Frances Pilbeam, F, Daughter, single, age 24, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Thomas Pilbeam, M, Son, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    William James Pilbeam, M, Grandson, age 2m, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Mercy Pilbeam, F, Mother, widowed, age 72, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer's widow

9Slab CastleWilliam Bedwell, M, Head, married, age 37, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Ruth Bedwell, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Fletching, Sussex
    John Bedwell, M, Son, age 11, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Lucy Bedwell, F, Daughter, age 3, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Emila Bedwell, F, Daughter, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex

9Slab CastleMark Jarvis, M, Head, single, age 62, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 9 acres

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