The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Hailsham Census
Reference RG 11/1041: Hailsham District; Hailsham Enumeration District No 5; Enumerator: Thomas H. Pitcher
Part of the Parish of Hailsham, lying North of the road leading from the Spy Marshes by Downash, to Hailsham Common, thence following the Boundary of the Circle on the East and North, to West Side, thence North of the footpath, leading to Knockhatch to the West boundary of Parish, including Leapcross, Hempstead Lane, Hawks House, Harebeating, Amberstone, Magham Down, Newbridge, Marshfoot, White Dyke, & the Swan, part of the Corporation of Pevensey is comprrised in this District.
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  • 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
1Grove Lane, Horse Bridge RoadThomas Allwork, M, Head, married, age 56, born Rottingdean, Sussex; occupation: retired farmer
1Hempstead LaneHarriett Piper, F, Head, widowed, age 68, born Dallington, Sussex; occupation: Annuitant
1Hempstead LaneMary J. Thompson, F, Head, single, age 18, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: housekeeper
1Hempstead LaneJames Burgess, M, Head, married, age 66, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
1Hempstead LaneCharlott Hastings, F, Head, widowed, age 40, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: general domestic servant
2Hempstead LaneWilliam Wood, M, Head, married, age 37, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: carter
2Hempstead LaneTrayton Trill, M, Head, married, age 33, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: labourer
2Hempstead LaneWilliam Boniface, M, Head, married, age 49, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
2Hempstead LaneJohn E. Dann, M, Head, married, age 28, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: carpenter
2Woodside, Hempstead LaneWilliam Dives, M, Head, married, age 60, born Iden, Sussex; occupation: pensioner of East Sussex police
2LeepcrossLevi Pelling, M, Head, widowed, age 76, born Little Horsted, Sussex; occupation: roadman
3LeepcrossReuben Smith, M, Head, married, age 45, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: sawyer
3Hawkes House, Hawkes LaneMary A. Heaver, F, Head, widowed, age 50, born Dorking, Surrey; occupation: farmer of 90 acres employing 4 men 1 boy
3Hawkland House, Hawkes LaneJames W. Hunnisett, M, Head, married, age 25, born Horsebridge, Sussex; occupation: farmer and dairyman of 15 acres
3Hawkes WoodWilliam J. Burton, M, Head, married, age 31, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker
4Hawkes WoodThomas Akehurst, M, Head, widowed, age 70, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
4Hawkes WoodLuke Bennett, M, Head, widowed, age 72, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
4Hawkes WoodDavid Burton, M, Head, married, age 60, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker (contractor)
4AmberstoneAlfred Hunnisett, M, Head, married, age 27, born Brightling, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
4AmberstoneLetitia T. Ripley, F, Head, single, age 55, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: hawker
4Carters CornerMary Potter, F, Head, widowed, age 77, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: occupier of house and land of 5 acres
4Magham DownFrayton Honeysett, M, Head, married, age 60, born Warbleton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
4Magham DownSydney Harris, M, Head, single, age 22, born Westham, Sussex; occupation: market gardener
4Magham DownStephen Kenward, M, Head, married, age 25, born Hollington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
5Magham DownJohn Smith, M, Head, married, age 48, born Newick, Sussex; occupation: hay trusser
5Magham DownJemina Wood, F, Head, widowed, age 65, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: dressmaker
5Magham DownThomas Chapman, M, Head, married, age 67, born Mixbery, Oxfordshire; occupation: farmer of 70 acres employing 1 man
5Magham DownGeorge Fagg, M, Head, widowed, age 69, born Kingston, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
5Magham DownJesse Fry, M, Head, married, age 42, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: brick maker
6Magham DownWilliam Mays, M, Head, married, age 56, born Crawley, Sussex; occupation: pedlar
6Magham DownJohn W. Marshall, M, Head, widowed, age 36, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: market gardener and fruiterer
6Magham DownFelix Lovegrove, M, Head, married, age 35, born Rusper, Sussex; occupation: farm bailiff
6Magham DownJames Roberts, M, Head, married, age 30, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
6Magham DownEdward Langley, M, Head, married, age 49, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: fishmonger
7Magham DownCharlie Langley, M, Head, married, age 49, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
7Magham DownRichard Miller, M, Head, married, age 59, born Mersham, Kent; occupation: blacksmith
7Magham DownCharles Pope, M, Head, married, age 48, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: shepherd
7Red Lion, Magham DownEdwards Sands, M, Head, married, age 34, born Warbleton, Sussex; occupation: inn keeper
7Magham DownEdward Spray, M, Head, married, age 54, born Ninfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
7Magham DownHenry Baker, M, Head, widowed, age 46, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
8Magham DownGeorge Pope, M, Head, married, age 40, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
8Magham DownCharles Smart, M, Head, widowed, age 79, born Haton, Sussex; occupation: shepherd
8Magham DownJames Hook, M, Head, married, age 60, born Dallington, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 4 ½ acres
8AmberstoneHenry Gander, M, Head, married, age 54, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
8AmberstoneRobert R. Reeves, M, Head, married, age 55, born Chiddingly, Sussex; occupation: retired farmer
8AmberstoneDavid Message, M, Head, married, age 45, born Wartling, Sussex; occupation: labourer
9HarebeatingJames Mitchell, M, Head, married, age 40, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
9HarebeatingRichard Barber, M, Head, married, age 32, born South Hayling, Hampshire; occupation: brickmaker
9HarebeatingWilliam Gravett, M, Head, married, age 45, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker
9HarebeatingJames Medhurst, M, Head, widowed, age 43, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: corn dealer assistant
10HarebeatingJohn Goad, M, Head, married, age 49, born Laughton, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 101 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy
10HarebeatingAbraham Price, M, Head, married, age 66, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer
10HarebeatingBenjamin Fillery, M, Head, married, age 51, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 27 acres
10HarebeatingThomas Hastings, M, Head, widowed, age 61, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: dealer
10HarebeatingThomas Bonniface, M, Head, married, age 52, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
11HarebeatingLevi J. Wood, M, Head, married, age 28, born Warbleton, Sussex; occupation: labourer
11HarebeatingCharles Hobden, M, Head, married, age 32, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: miller
11HarebeatingGeorge (Jnr) Weller, M, Head, married, age 48, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
11HarebeatingGeorge (Snr) Weller, M, Head, widowed, age 76, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 20 acres employing 1 boy
11HarebeatingEdward Coleman, M, Head, widowed, age 56, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: carter
12HarebeatingSusanna Hollibone, F, Head, widowed, age 70, born Eastbourne, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 85 acres employing 2 men
12Marshfoot House, Marshfoot LaneJohn Fuller, M, Head, widowed, age 56, born Northiam, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 171 acres employing 7 men and 2 boys
12Marshfoot LaneValentine C. Martin, M, Head, married, age 29, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: carter
12Marshfoot LaneRichard Reeves, M, Head, married, age 67, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
12Marshfoot LaneJohn Jeffery, M, Head, married, age 55, born Ripe, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker
13Marshfoot LaneJames Mugridge, M, Head, married, age 30, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
13Newbridge House, NewbridgeStephen H. Marshall, M, Head, married, age 38, born Hurstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: marsh looker
13Mill CottagesGeorge Bonniface, M, Head, married, age 50, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: miller partner in firm
13Mill CottagesDavid Catt, M, Head, married, age 28, born Hurstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: miller, one of firm
14Mill CottagesMary A. Longly, F, Head, widowed, age 72, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: annuitant
14Mill CottagesGeorge Burton, M, Head, married, age 42, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: twine finisher
14Lower Mill HouseGeorge Dann, M, Head, married, age 29, born Ripe, Sussex; occupation: miller and baker one of firm employing 1 man and 1 boy
14Lower Mill CottagePeter Adams, M, Head, married, age 62, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
14Hamblin FarmFrederick French, M, Head, married, age 55, born Arlington, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
14Mill CottagesThomas Mercer, M, Head, married, age 51, born Hurstmonceux, Sussex; occupation: Farm labourer
15White DykeJohn Walker, M, Head, married, age 72, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 100 acres
15White DykeWilliam Walker, M, Head, married, age 33, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 27 acres
15White DykeThomas Pelling, M, Head, married, age 35, born Hellingly, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 21 acres
15Swan Beerhouse, Swan LaneFrederick Weller, M, Head, married, age 30, born Hailsham, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 34 acres employing 2 men
16HarebeatingGeorge Edwards, M, Head, married, age 61, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: brickmaker

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