The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Burwash Census
Reference RG11/1045: Ticehurst Enumeration District No 8; Sub-District: Burwash; Enumerator: B. P. Fuller
All that part of the Parish of Burwash comprising the East and South Side of the Turnpike Road leading from Boarders Hill to the Village, the South Side of the Village, all the South Side of the Turnpike Road leading to the boundary Stone of the New Ecclesiastical District marked No 2 and than in a direct line across to Wallingford a branch of the River Rother on the South side thereof - including the Rectory, The Tott, Court Barn, Burnt House, Rye Green and Laurel Hurst (lately called Judings) Farms, and also Bateman's and Dudwell Farms.
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
1Bear Inn, Main StreetWilliam Littlemore, Head, married, age 46, born Leighton Buzzard, Buckingham; occupation: innkeeper
1Main StreetCharles A. Brook, M, Head, married, age 26, born Brightling, Sussex; occupation: solicitor's clerk
1Main StreetDavid Blackford, M, Head, married, age 34, born Burwash, Sussex, occupation: farm bailiff
1Main StreetMary Ann Styles, F, Head, widowed, age 77, born Horsmonden, Kent; handicap: blind
2Main StreetEmma Pagden, F, Head, widowed, age 66, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Tailor employing 3 men
2Main StreetFanny M. Flack, F, Head, widowed, age 36, born Hastings, Sussex; occupation: school mistress (private school)
2Main StreetMary Collins, F, Head, widowed, age 48, born Ticehurst, Sussex; occupation: late corn dealer
2Main StreetWilliam Brown, M, Head, married, age 50, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: saddler employing 1 man and 1 boy
3Main StreetAlfred J. Standen, M, Head, married, age 44, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Post Messenger Boot Maker
3Main StreetAlfred Hyland, M, Head, married, age 46, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: wheelwright journeyman
3Main StreetBenjamin Chatfield, M, Head, married, age 44, born Bexhill, Sussex; occupation: builder employing 1 man 1 boy
3Main StreetGeorge Dawes, M, Head, married, age 44, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: blacksmith employing 1 man
3Main StreetJames Pennells, M, Head, married, age 74, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Farm Labourer
4Main StreetGeorge Leadbetter, M, Head, married, age 65, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: receiving pension from late employer
4Main StreetThomas G. Pagden, M, Head, married, age 36, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Tailor Journeyman
4Main StreetThomas Brook, M, Head, married, age 40, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: carpenter journeyman
4Main StreetAnn M. Brook, F, Head, widowed, age 69, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: builder employing 2 men
4Main StreetFrances Allan, F, Head, widowed, age 78, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: sempstress
5Main StreetMary Jane Cane, F, Head, married, age 40, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: charwoman
5Main StreetCharles Pennells, M, Head, married, age 36, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Farm Labourer
5Main StreetSarah Collins, F, Head, widowed, age 87, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
5Main StreetJane Vigor, F, Head, single, age 77, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Formerly A Housekeeper
5Main StreetWilliam Mepham, M, Head, married, age 23, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer corporal in army reserve
5Main StreetHannah Vine, F, Head, widowed, age 74, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Farm Labourer
5Main StreetWilliam Weston, M, Head, married, age 83, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: formerly blacksmith
6Main StreetThomas [? wrongly recorded - should be James] Brook, M, Head, married, age 46, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: carpenter journeyman
6Main StreetHenry W. Pagden, M, Head, married, age 34, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Tailor Journeyman
6Main StreetAlfred Bournes, M, Head, married, age 62, born Hartfield, Sussex, occupation: pensioner, Royal Navy, Greenwich
6Main StreetJohn Mitten, M, Head, married, age 54, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
6Main StreetCharles Taylor, M, Head, married, age 50, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: grazier of 72 acres employing 1 man
6Main StreetFrancis Russell, M, Head, married, age 49, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Millar Unemployed
7Main StreetMary Barter, F, Head, single, age 48, born Southampton, Hampshire, occupation: housekeeper domestic
7Main StreetJohn Barrow, M, Head, widowed, age 67, born Hawkhurst, Kent, occupation: retired farmer
7Main StreetFanny Dann, F, Head, widowed, age 72, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
7Main StreetJames W. Combs, M, Head, married, age 53; occupation: general practioner, M.R.C.S, E.L.S.C., not practising
7Bell AlleyThomas Butler, M, Head, married, age 71, born Cranbrook, Kent, occupation: bootmaker
7Bell AlleyGeorge Copper, M, Head, married, age 63, born Burwash, Sussex, occupation: roadman lab
7Bell AlleyJesse Baker, M, Head, widowed, age 68, born Ticehurst, Sussex; occupation: tailor
7Bell AlleyGeorge Mepham, M, Head, married, age 49, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
8Bell AlleySamuel Bishop, M, Head, married, age 55, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
8Bell AlleySamuel Eyles, M, Head, married, age 45, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: gardener
8School House, Bell AlleyGeorge E. Ansel, M, Head, married, age 34, born Sydenham, Kent; occupation: school master certificated
8School House, Bell AlleyWalter Hicks, M, Head, married, age 27, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: gardener
8School House, Bell AlleyAlice Turby, F, Head, single, age 22, born Islington, Middlesex; occupation: School Mistress Certificated
8School House, Bell AlleyEliza Eyles, F, Head, single, age 44, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: laundress
9Bell AlleyMary Langridge, F, Head, widowed, age 46, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourers
9Bell AlleyWilliam Glasheen, M, Head, married, age 44, born Ireland; occupation: farm labourer
9Bell AlleyJames Farley, M, Head, widowed, age 78, born Hawkhurst, Kent; occupation: clog maker
9Bell AlleyJohn Vidler, M, Head, married, age 28, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Grocers Warehouseman
10Bell AlleyHenry Eastwood, M, Head, married, age 56, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
10GarstonsSarah Tilley, F, Head, single, age 63, born Lambeth, Surrey; occupation: Annuitant
10Police Station, The SquareGeorge Smith, M, Head, married, age 34, born Udimore, Sussex; occupation: sergeant of police
10Police Station, The SquareAlexander Curtis, M, Head, married, age 29, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: constable of police
11The SquareStephen Manwaring, M, Head, married, age 49, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: cooper & grocer
11The SquareAlfred Winter, M, Head, widowed, age 58, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: Millar (Journeyman)
11The SquareGeorge Langridge, M, Head, married, age 27, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: painter (journeyman)
12The Admiral, The SquareEdward Fieldwick, M, Head, married, age 27, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: innkeeper and carrier
12The SquareSamuel Watson, M, Head, married, age 61, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Milk Vendor
12The RectoryJohn C. Egerton, M, Head, married, age 51, born Bunbury, Cheshire; occupation: rector of Burwash
13The TottHenry Barton, M, Head, married, age 59, born Mayfield, Sussex, occupation: farm labourer
13The TottSarah Dann, F, Head, widowed, age 59[?], born Etchingham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
13The TottLeonard Cox, M, Head, married, age 33, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
13The TottFrances Brabam, F, Head, widowed, age 39, born Winchelsea, Sussex, occupation: farm labourers
14The TottThomas Harmer, M, Head, married, age 49, born Etchingham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer & gardener
14The TottThomas Edmond, M, Head, married, age 55, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
14The TottJames Leaney, M, Head, married, age 38, born Etchingham, Sussex; occupation: gardener
14Dudwell HouseAndrew Gibbs, M, Head, single, age 69, born London; occupation: magistrate
14Villa, Church FieldsKatherine Weller, F, Head, single, age 69, born Burwash, Sussex
14Main StreetRichard Vigor, M, Head, married, age 56, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Butcher Unemployed
15Main StreetRobert Relf, M, Head, widowed, age 44, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: sawyer
15Main StreetFanny Fuller, F, Head, widowed, age 42, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: laundress
15Main StreetCaroline Vidler, F, Head, widowed, age 54, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: Charwoman
15Main StreetSoloman Jenner, M, Head, married, age 33, born Ticehurst, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
16Main StreetThomas Eastwood, M, Head, married, age 65, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer (past work)
16Main StreetWilliam Maynard, M, Head, married, age 72, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: formerly hog butcher
16Main StreetJohn Isted, M, Head, married, age 53, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
16Main StreetJames Isted, M, Head, married, age 26, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: gardener
16Main StreetRobert Keeley, M, Head, married, age 34, born Etchingham, Sussex; occupation: gardener
16Main StreetWilliam Hobden, M, Head, married, age 48, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: wheelwright employing 1 man
17OaklandsEllen M. Gould, F, Head, single, age 57, born Hastings, Sussex; occupation: annuitant
17OaklandsThomas Head, M, Head, married, age 46, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: coachman
17Main RoadThomas Pankhurst, M, Head, widowed, age 38, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Farm Labourer & Brickmaker
17Main RoadAlbert Hawkins, M, Head, married, age 25, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer (journeyman)
17Main RoadJoseph Blackford, M, Head, married, age 62, born Ticehurst, Sussex, occupation: farm labourer
17Main RoadGeorge Woodgate, M, Head, married, age 65, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: Farm Labourer
17Main RoadWilliam Vigor, M, Head, married, age 26, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Painter (Journeyman)
18Main RoadHenry Butcher, M, Head, married, age 56, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex, occupation: farm labourer
18Main RoadGeorge Mepham, M, Head, married, age 28, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
18Main RoadJesse Collins, M, Head, married, age 35, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
18Little BatemanHenry Morris, M, Head, married, age 58, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
18The RocksJulia Collins, F, Head, widowed, age 86, born Asburnham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
19The RocksJesse Kemp, M, Head, married, age 47, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
19The RocksJohn Lusted, M, Head, married, age 21, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: painter journeyman
19The RocksJohn Butler, M, Head, married, age 27, born Cranbrook, Kent, occupation: groom & gardener
19The RocksHenry Pennells, M, Head, married, age 50, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Farm Labourer
19The RocksSamuel Mepham, M, Head, married, age 26, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
20Barn HouseMary Whybourn, F, Head, widowed, age 66, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Farm Labourers
20Barn HouseAlbert Sands, M, Head, married, age 40, born Warbleton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
20Windmill HouseJames Watson, M, Head, married, age 56, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Hawker
20Windmill HouseThomas Colman, M, Head, married, age 52, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
20Porchester CottageWilliam Coppard, M, Head, married, age 51, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: solicitors clerk
21KeylandsThomas Butcher, M, Head, married, age 66, born Dallington, Sussex, occupation: farm labourer
21JudingsJohn Potten, M, Head, married, age 47, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: Farm Labourer
21JudingsThomas Akehurst, M, Head, single, age 56, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
21Laurel HurstJohn C. Schroeter, M, Head, married, age 39, born Brixton, Surrey; occupation: retired merchant
21Green HillThomas Tassell, M, Head, married, age 36, born Bassingbourn, Cambridge; occupation: Coachman
22Green HillGeorge Ellis, M, Head, married, age 39, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: gardener
22Burnt HouseGeorge Dann, M, Head, married, age 39, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm bailiff
22Burnt HouseGeorge Hooker, M, Head, married, age 41, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
22Rye GreenJohn Spencer, M, Head, married, age 40, born Watford, Hertford; occupation: farmer of 50 acres employing 3 men
22Bateman'sRichard Fuller, M, Head, married, age 54, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 129 acres employing 4 men 2 boys
22DudwellPercy Nevill, M, Head, age 24, born London; occupation: farmer of 55 acres employing 14 men 1 boy

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