The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1871 Mayfield Census
Reference RG10/1051: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 17
Part of the Parish of Mayfield commencing at Tanners Green to Scotsford Bridge keeping the Parish boundary to Bunghurst and Herrings down to Old Mill then keep the Stream to Wellbrook Bridge up the Road to Stone Cross taking the under Road to Mayfield Village as far as the Baptist Chapel, taking all the Houses both Sides of the Back Lane to Mr B Buss's then keep the Footpath to Sandles and back to Tanners Green including Bainden, Hunts, Moat, Moat Mill, Cranesdens, School House, Knoll and Claytons
EnumeratorL George Piper
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]
 
Sheet    Place    Census entry
1Bainden CottageHenry Holden, M, Head, married, age 45, born Portslade, Sussex; occupation: farm waggoner
1Bainden CottageThomas Streeter, M, Head, married, age 27, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: under carter
1Bainden Farm HouseHenry Noakes, M, Head, married, age 63, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 280 acres employing 12 men and 4 boys
1Piccadilly Farm HouseWilliam Watkins, M, Head, married, age 49, born Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire; occupation: farmer of 20 acres
2Whitehall CottageGeorge Underhill, M, Head, married, age 63, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
2Whitehall CottageWilliam Payne, M, Head, widowed, age 76, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
2North Bin CottageJohn Burchett, M, Head, married, age 50, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
2Hunts Farm HouseWilliam Vidler, M, Head, married, age 75, born Horsmonden, Kent; occupation: farmer of 80 acres employing 4 men and 1 boy
2Moat CottageJoseph Smith, M, Head, widowed, age 65, born Breadfield, Suffolk; occupation: basket maker
3Moat Farm HouseDaniel Duly, M, Head, married, age 35, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 40 acres employing 1 man and 1 boy
3Moat CottageTrayton Saunders, M, Head, married, age 47, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
3Moat Mill CottageEdwin Eldridge, M, Head, married, age 34, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: miller's loader
3Moat Mill CottageThomas Eldridge, M, Head, married, age 61, born Ticehurst, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
3Moat Mill CottageWilliam Payne, M, Head, married, age 69, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
4BungehurstJames Hall, M, Head, married, age 48, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm carter
4Bungehurst Farm HouseJohn Packham, M, Head, married, age 77, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 331 acres employing 6 men and 3 boys
4Upper Barn CottageCharles Packham, M, Head, married, age 34, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
4Upper Old Mill Farm HouseElizabeth Waters, F, Head, widowed, age 57, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 95 acres employing 2 men
5Old Mill CottageJames Saunders, M, Head, married, age 72, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: master brickmaker employing 1 man
5Old Mill CottageJoel Avery, M, Head, married, age 30, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
5Old Mill Farm HouseWilliam Avery, M, Head, married, age 63, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 93 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy
5Claytons Farm HouseWilliam Tooth, M, Head, married, age 55, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 230 acres employing 8 men and 2 boys
6Claytons CottageWilliam Saunders, M, Head, married, age 38, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
6Claytons CottageThomas Sands, M, Head, married, age 75, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: head carter
6Claytons CottageArthur Britt, M, Head, married, age 58, born Battle, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
6Cranesdens Farm HouseJohn Eldridge, M, Head, married, age 37, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 37 acres employing 3 labourers and 1 boy
7Cranesdens CottageThomas Wicker, M, Head, married, age 51, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
7Cranesdens CottageAmos Humphrey, M, Head, married, age 29, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
7Cranesdens CottagePeter Humphrey, M, Head, married, age 28, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
7Knoll Hill CottageThomas Simmonds, M, Head, widowed, age 70, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
7Knoll CottageJesse Duplock, M, Head, married, age 53, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
7Stone Cross VillaEdward S Parkinson, M, Head, married, age 27, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: solicitor's managing clerk
8School House CottageJames Saunders, M, Head, married, age 25, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
8School HouseSarah J Taylor, F, Head, single, age 47, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: annuitant
8Hams HouseMary Field, F, Head, single, age 79, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: annuitant
8Sawyers Arms Beer HouseJames Lade, M, Head, married, age 38, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: beer retailer
9West StreetHenry Richardson, M, Head, married, age 50, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: master bricklayer employing 1 boy
9West StreetWilliam Foard, M, Head, married, age 53, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: policeman superannuated
9West StreetThomas Humphrey, M, Head, married, age 60, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: road labourer
9West StreetHenry Miles, M, Head, married, age 36, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: master cordwainer employing 3 men
9West StreetDavid Dann, M, Head, married, age 50, born Herstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
9West StreetThomas Evenden, M, Head, married, age 37, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: domestic groom
9Back LaneThomas Clarke, M, Head, married, age 29, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: chimney sweep
10Back LaneThomas Lade, M, Head, married, age 55, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
10Back LaneElizabeth Henley, F, Head, widowed, age 71, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: charwoman
10Back LaneRuth Foster, F, Head, widowed, age 50, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: laundress
10Back LaneJames Crawley, M, Head, married, age 30, born Ireland; occupation: farm labourer
10Brewers Arms Beer HouseJames Skinner, M, Head, married, age 31, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: beer retailer
11Back LaneWilliam Buss, M, Head, married, age 40, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: huntsman (Harriers …… Pack)
11Back LaneJames Cox, M, Head, married, age 29, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer journeyman
11Back LaneWilliam Apps, M, Head, married, age 65, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: wheelwright journeyman
11Back LaneJohn Rebbeck, M, Head, married, age 65, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: sawyer
12Back LaneRebecca Pennygar, F, Head, widowed, age 80, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation: farm labourer's widow (almswoman)
12Back LaneWilliam Best, M, Head, married, age 30, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: jobbing gardener
12Back LaneHenry Saunders, M, Head, married, age 24, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
12Back LaneObediah Richardson, M, Head, single, age 60, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer journeyman
12Back LaneMoses Laurence, M, Head, married, age 39, born Mountfield, Sussex; occupation: master tinman
12Back LaneAmos Richardson, M, Head, married, age 57, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: master bricklayer
13Back LaneThomas Knight, M, Head, married, age 48, born Cranbrook, Kent; occupation: domestic groom
13Back LaneJoseph Bones, M, Head, married, age 75, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
13Back LaneStephen Humphrey, M, Head, married, age 62, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: road labourer
13Back LaneJames Manktelow, M, Head, married, age 36, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
13Back LaneWilliam Saunders, M, Head, married, age 30, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
14Back LaneMary Saunders, F, Head, widowed, age 70, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer's widow (almswoman)
14Back LaneLevi Humphrey, M, Head, married, age 32, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer's labourer
14Back LaneRobert Pettitt, M, Head, married, age 27, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
14Back LaneJames Hobbs, M, Head, married, age 69, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: road labourer
14Back LaneJoseph Hall, M, Head, married, age 35, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
14Back LaneJoseph Coomber, M, Head, married, age 55, born Lindfield, Sussex; occupation: road labourer
15Back LaneEli Eldridge, M, Head, married, age 31, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: master carpenter
15Vale CottageJames Thomsett, M, Head, widowed, age 75, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: retired grocer
15Back LaneHenry Richardson, M, Head, married, age 50, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: master bricklayer employing 1 boy
15Hoopers Farm HouseBenjamin Buss, M, Head, married, age 45, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 20 acres and landowner
15Pin Field CottageWilliam Petitt, M, Head, married, age 53, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
15Dolly's FollyRobert D Brown, M, Head, married, age 56, born Lewes, Sussex; occupation: chemist

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