The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1871 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG10/1050: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 2
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at Mr Gowers corner in the village and keep the high Road to Mark Cross and from thence to the boundary of the Parish at Knapp Wood on the Frant Road and from thence to the Gravel Pit on Saxonberry Hill taking the Road to Greenhedges and Sprattsbottom then take the road to Cowford Bridge keeping the main Road back to Mr Gowers corner including Biddenden, Peckhams Hill, Townrow, Spout, Catts, Lodge Farm, Police Station and the whole of Mark Cross to Saxonberry Hill, Frights, Tousers Lodge, The Forest, Stone House, Green house, Woodside, Townrow Green and Heathfields.
Enumerator: Henry Hicks.
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]

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Sheet    Place    Census entry

5CattsThomas Coleman, M, Head, married, age 59, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    Frances Coleman, F, Wife, married, age 52, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    William Coleman, M, Son, single, age 21, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    John Coleman, M, Son, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Jane Coleman, F, Daughter, age 10, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar

5CattsJames Banks, M, Head, married, age 41, born Wye, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Sarah Banks, F, Wife, married, age 41, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    William Banks, M, Son, single, age 18, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
    M Ann Banks, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Henry Banks, M, Son, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Esther Banks, F, Daughter, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Emily Banks, F, Daughter, age 3m, born Rotherfield, Sussex

5Lodge FarmHenry A Playsted, M, Head, married, age 64, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 35 acres employing 1 labourer
    Fanny Playsted, F, Daughter, single, age 23, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: farmer's daughter
    Elizabeth Playsted, F, Daughter, single, age 20, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: farmer's daughter
    George Saunders, M, Servant, single, age 18, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant

5Police StationAmos Avery, M, Head, married, age 41, born Udimore, Sussex; occupation: sergeant of police
    Katherine Avery, F, Wife, married, age 43, born Udimore, Sussex
    Henry Avery, M, Son, age 12, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Adrian Avery, M, Son, age 9, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    William A Avery, M, Son, age 7, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Charles C Avery, M, Son, age 4, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    George P Avery, M, Son, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Stephen Steadman, M, age 15, born Leatherhead, Surrey; occupation: vagrant (prisoner in lock up)
    Thomas Martin, M, age 50; occupation: farm labourer

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