The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
1881 Penshurst, Kent Census
That part of the Parish of Penshurst that includes Smarts Hill, Saint Hill, Chafford Park and Walters Green
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

10Chafford Park CottagesWilliam King, M, Head, married, age 45, born Chiddingstone, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Harriet King, F, Wife, married, age 41, born Chiddingstone, Kent
    George Groombridge, M, Nephew, age 13, born Chiddingstone, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Alice Groombridge, F, Neice, age 11, born Chiddingstone, Kent; occupation: scholar

10Chafford Park CottagesJames Shoesmith, M, Head, married, age 39, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Sarah Shoesmith, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Speldhurst, Kent
    Edward Shoesmith, M, Son, single, age 17, born Tun Wells, Kent; occupation: farm labourer
    Thomas Shoesmith, M, Son, age 15, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: house boy
    Lily Shoesmith, F, Daughter, age 12, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Harry Shoesmith, M, Son, age 10, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar
    George Shoesmith, M, Son, age 7, born Speldhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar
    Emily R. Shoesmith, F, Daughter, age 3, born Speldhurst, Kent
    Alice Shoesmith, F, Daughter, age 9 m, born Penshurst, Kent

10No 1 Chafford CottagesJohn Piper, M, Head, married, age 66, born Penshurst, Kent; occupation Paper maker
    Mary A. Piper, F, Wife, married, age 65, born Speldhurst, Kent
    Ernest Piper, M, Son, single, age 19, born Penshurst, Kent; occupation Whitesmith's apprentice

10No 2 Chafford CottagesWilliam Chapman, M, Head, married, age 32, born Hollingbourne, Kent, occupation: paper maker
    Annie Chapman, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Wells, Somerset
    Herbert Chapman, M, Son, age 8, born Alton, Hampshire, occupation: scholar
    Emily Chapman, F, Daughter, age 7, born Northampton, occupation: scholar
    Annie Chapman, F, Daughter, age 6, born Sundridge, Kent, occupation: scholar
    Ernest Chapman, M, Son, age 5, born Wells, Somerset, occupation: scholar
    Frederick Chapman, M, Son, age 4, born Little Chart, Kent

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