The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1871 Rotherfield Census (including Crowborough)
Reference RG10/1050: Rotherfield Enumeration District No 3
Part of the Parish of Rotherfield commencing at the Boarshead Inn taking all the Houses on the right of the Road leading to Tunbridge Wells by the Crown turning then keeping the Boundary of the Parish to Knapp Wood then take the road to Saxonberry Hill and Greenhedges to Sprattsbottom and Cowford Bridge then turn to the right at the bottom of Hornhurst Wood to Turks over Johnsons Bridge along the bottom of Limekiln Forest to the Boarshead Inn including the Rocks, Queens Head, Hamsell, Copyhold, Brownings, Dengate Farms, Hoaths, Blackthorn hill, Redgate Mill, Newhouse, Turks, Jesters, the Earls Cottage, Boarshead Inn.
Enumerator: George Hyder.
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

2Boarshead InnStephen Bassett, M, Lodger, single, age 30, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

2BoarsheadGeorge Playfoot, M, Head, married, age 43, born Lamberhurst, Kent; occupation: farmer of 25 acres employing 1 labourer
    Elizabeth H Playfoot, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Town Malling, Kent
    Gustavus J Playfoot, M, Son, age 11, born Lamberhurst, Kent
    Alfred Baytop, M, Servant, single, age 24, born Ticehurst, Sussex; occupation: farm servant

2Blacksmith House, BoarsheadMartin Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 39, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: master blacksmith
    Eliza Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 37, born Frant, Sussex
    Alfred H Dadswell, M, Son, age 10, born Ash, Kent; occupation: scholar
    James H Dadswell, M, Son, age 9, born Kingsdown, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Philip Adams, M, Apprentice, single, age 15, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: blacksmith's apprentice

2Blacksmith House, BoarsheadWilliam Lockyer, M, Head, single, age 72, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

2Boarshead RocksElizabeth Helm, F, widowed, age 42, born Wiltshire; occupation: housekeeper

2Boarshead RocksJames Barnett, M, Head, married, age 42, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: farm bailiff
    Margaret Barnett, F, Wife, married, age 41, born Brenchley, Kent
    Jim Barnett, M, Son, single, age 14, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Margret Barnett, F, Daughter, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    Sariah Barnett, F, Daughter, single, age 17, born Speldhurst, Kent
    Susan Barnett, F, Daughter, age 9, born Street, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    N/K Tompkins, M, Boarder, single, age 28, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer

2Mount PleasantThomas E Taylor, M, Head, married, age 29, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: master grocer and draper
    Ellen A Taylor, F, Wife, married, age 29, born Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London
    Walter Taylor, M, Son, age 4, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Thomas W Taylor, M, Son, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex
    Hester Goldsmith, F, Servant, single, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: general servant

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