The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Cowden, Kent Census
That part of the Parish of Cowden that includes the High Street, North Street, Furnace Farm and Gilridge Farm
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
1Crown Inn, High StreetAlbert Wallis, M, Head, married, age 30, born Lingfield, Surrey; occupation: publican
1High StreetJohn Chandler, M, Head, married, age 32, born Edenbridge, Kent, occupation: grocer and draper
1High StreetJames Miles, M, Head, single, age 40, born Hartfield, Sussex, employs 1 man and 1 boy; occupation: shoe maker
1High StreetWilliam May, M, Head, married, age 70, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
1High StreetGeorge Ingram, M, Head, married, age 45, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: plumber
2High StreetMary Ann Wickham, F, Head, widowed, age 78, born Brasted, Kent
2High StreetJesse Harding, M, Head, married, age 40; occupation: farm labourer
2High StreetGeorge Bailey, M, Head, married, age 42, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: carpenter and joiner
2High StreetArthur Hollands, M, Head, single, age 29, born Bexhill, Sussex; occupation: butcher
3High StreetHenry Welfare, M, Head, widowed, age 66, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation Tailor
3High StreetCaleb Dial, M, Head, married, age 54, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: fellmonger
3Fountain InnGeorge Noyes, M, Head, married, age 60, born Tun Wells, Kent; occupation Bricklayer and Publican
3Fountain HouseSarah Hollands, F, Head, widowed, age 83, born Ardingly, Sussex; occupation: annuitant
3Gottice Hill HouseWilliam Gibb, M, Head, married, age 31, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: fellmonger
3Gottice Hill HouseJames Cox, M, Head, widowed, age 62, born Sussex; occupation: farmer
3Gottice Hill HouseJames Avis, M, Head, married, age 51, born Ashurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
4North StreetJohn Coppinger, M, Head, married, age 55, born Northiam, Sussex; occupation: carpenter
4North StreetJohn Ovenden, M, Head, married, age 64, born Penshurst, Kent; occupation Carpenter
4North StreetAmos Still, M, Head, married, age 31, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation Farm labourer
4North StreetCharles T. Chesson, M, Head, married, age 24, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: bricklayer
4North StreetJohn Heasman, M, Head, married, age 32, born Forest Row, Sussex; occupation: carpenter
4North StreetRobert Still, M, Head, married, age 55, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation Farm labourer
5Alms House, North StreetJohn Leigh, M, Head, married, age 47, born Chiddingstone, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
5Alms House, North StreetJames Attreal, M, Head, married, age 77, born Seaford, Sussex; occupation: fellmonger
5North StreetWilliam Chesson, M, Head, married, age 40, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: bricklayer
5North StreetCaroline Richards, F, Head, widowed, age 74, born Penshurst, Kent; occupation Annuitant
6North StreetJob Barden, M, Head, married, age 46, born Fairlight, Sussex, occupation: glover journeyman
6North StreetFrederick Pethric, M, Head, married, age 51, born London; occupation Leather Dresser (Carrier)
6Chantrills, North StreetThomas Pannell, M, Head, married, age 54, born Forest Row, Sussex; occupation Groom
6Chantrills, North StreetFrederick Turk, M, Head, married, age 24, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
6Chantrills, North StreetAbel Spittal, M, Head, married, age 65, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: road labourer
6Chantrills, North StreetWilliam Beard, M, Head, widowed, age 59, born Cowden, Kent, occupation: farm labourer
7Chantrills, North StreetWilliam Austin, M, Head, married, age 62, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: blacksmith
7Chantrills, North StreetWilliam Spittals, M, Head, married, age 55, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: fellmonger
7Chantrills, North StreetBenjamin Wheeler, M, Head, married, age 44, born Lancing, Sussex; occupation Carpenter
7North StreetDavid Gibb, M, Head, married, age 27, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: gardener
7North StreetEdwin Paris, M, Head, married, age 36, born Isfield, Sussex; occupation: glover
8Town Mead CottageThomas Steadman, M, Head, married, age 64, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
8Cross FarmEdwin Coomber, M, Head, married, age 49, born Brasted, Kent, employs 4 labourers; occupation: farmer
8Alms House, North StreetHenry J. Brickwell, M, Head, widowed, age 34, born Cowden, Kent, occupation: farm labourer
8Waystrood FarmGeorge Mitchell, M, Head, married, age 42, born Ashburnham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
8Waystrood FarmJames Horton, M, Head, married, age 22, born Ashford, Kent, unemployed; occupation: gamekeeper
8Clays HouseJames Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 51, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
9Furnace FarmGeorge Seymour, M, Head, married, age 52, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation Farm bailiff
9Furnace MillJames Hollands, M, Head, married, age 62, born West Hoathly, Sussex; occupation: miller
9Pond Tail HouseHenry Still, M, Head, married, age 23, born Cowden, Kent; occupation Farm labourer
9Pond Tail HouseJohn Boakes, M, Head, married, age 63, born Chiddingstone, Kent, occupation: farm labourer
10ShoebridgesWilliam Wallis, M, Head, married, age 35; occupation: carter
10ShoebridgesEdward Simmonds, M, Head, married, age 21, born Littlehampton; occupation: farm labourer
10Scarlet CottageRhoda Bailey, F, Head, widowed, age 58, born Lambeth, Surrey; occupation: grocer
10Scarlets HouseCharles Holmden, M, Head, married, age 39, born Tandridge, Surrey, employs 4 men and 3 boy and as a miller employs 2 men; occupation: farmer
10Scarlets CottageHenry Huntley, M, Head, married, age 42, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: carter
11Barden FarmFrederick Shorter, M, Head, single, age 60, born Edenbridge, Kent, employs 5 labourers; occupation: farmer
11Crippenden HouseJames Edwards, M, Head, married, age 56, born Cranleigh, Surrey, handicap: deaf; occupation: farm labourer
11Leverox Hill FarmPhilip Copper, M, Head, married, age 42, born Brenchley, Kent; occupation: farmer
11Ludwells FarmEdgar S. Turk, M, Head, married, age 26, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
12Beechenwood FarmAlfred Lamburn, M, Head, married, age 41, born Wheatley, Oxford, employs 1 man; occupation: farmer
12Polefield HouseThomas Burgess, M, Head, married, age 55, born Cowden, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
12Polefield HouseWilliam Taylor, M, Head, married, age 50, born Hockering, Norfolk; occupation: gamekeeper
12Claydene CottageHenry Hutchings, M, Head, widowed, age 29, born Burley, Hampshire; occupation: gardener
12Spood LaneMary A. Ingrams, F, Head, widowed, age 65, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: housekeeper
12Claydene CottageGeorge Harding, M, Head, married, age 46, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation: stockman
13Claydene CottageJoseph Hingley, M, Head, married, age 27, born Derby; occupation: head gardener
13Clayden CottageThomas Sherwood, M, Head, single, age 37, born Peopleton, Worcester; occupation: coachman
13Clayden CottageGeorge Goddard, M, Head, married, age 62, born Cockforsters, Hertford; occupation: bailiff
13Clayden HouseFrances C. Cattley, F, Head, single, age 58, born London; occupation: private income from dividends
13Claydene LodgeRobert Learf, M, Head, married, age 66, born Coombs, Suffolk; occupation: gardener
13Polegate CottageChristopher Burfoot, M, Head, married, age 52, born Hever, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
14Queens ArmsRobert Morse, M, Head, married, age 50, born Westerham, Kent; occupation: publican
14Mapletreuse HouseGeorge Peerless, M, Head, married, age 56, born Penshurst, Kent; occupation: gardener
14Bricklayers ArmsJesse Bingham, M, Head, married, age 35, born St Johns Common, Sussex, occupation: plumber
14Bowlinlands CottageJesse Hollamby, M, Head, married, age 31, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: gardener
14Bowlinlands CottageJames Wells, M, Head, married, age 37, born Lingfield, Surrey; occupation Farm labourer
15Gilridge FarmThos. Wiles, M, Head, married, age 44, born Lamberhurst, Kent, employs 1 man; occupation Farmer
15Stick Hill CottageJames Chapman, M, Head, married, age 32, born Edenbridge, Kent, occupation: farm labourer

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