The 1851 census was used by the student for a snapshot of
life in the village.
                    
The census material is in an easily accessible form in the 
local library.



Information from East Sussex census - 1851 Index.

Compiled by C J Barnes.

Newhaven Area.

ISBN 1 870264 22 3



Information is presented in the following way :

- house or schedule number as allocated by the enumerator (not address)

- surnames, followed by Christian names.

- relationship to head of house.

- married, unmarried, widowed.

- age.

- occupation.

- county and town of birth.

- address or parish name.

- head of house where that is different from the entry.

                        


11                   (house or schedule number)
Boots                (surname)
Charlotte            (Christian name)
Wife                 (relationship to headof house)
Married              (Married, Unmarried or Widow)
25                   (age)
                     (occupation)
Sussex Bishopstone   (county and town of birth)
Tide Mills           (parish name)

11 
Boots 
Elizabeth     
Daughter 
UnM      
2                      
Tide Mills

11 
Boots 
James          
Head    
M            
29 
Gardener             Did he work in William Catt's gardens ?
Sussex Brightling       
Tide Mills

11 
Boots 
William       
Son        
U            
5 months     
Sussex Bishopstone    
Tide Mills


1 
Brissenden 
Mary Ann  
Wife  
M   
39                       
Sussex Buxted            
Tide Mills

1 
Brissenden 
Thomas      
Head 
M   
34  
Miller's Clerk             You can see his office quite clearly in one of
Sussex Mayfield            the original photographs.
TM


7 
Burgess 
Alfred 
Joseph 
Son 
U      
3    
Scholar         
Ssx Bishopstone           
T  M


7 
Burgess 
Eliza             
Daughter 
U  
8  
Scholar


7 
Burgess 
Emily              
Wife    
M  
45                      
Ssx Seaford


7 
Burgess 
Henry Richard           Mentioned in the pupil guide to Tide Mills.
Son    
U   
13 
Miller's Servant


7 
Burgess 
James             
Head 
M    
50  
Miller's JM             JM=Journeyman=somebody who is trained,
Kent Ash                              as opposed to being an apprentice ?


7 
Burgess 
Sarah Alice     
Da     
U     
11  
Scholar


7 
Burgess 
William           
Son    
U     
24  
Miller's JM



2 
Catt 
Elizabeth Willis? 
Da  
U  
54                               
Ssx Ewhurst


169 
Catt 
George  
Head  
M  
38  
Miller Corn Dealer    
Ssx Bishopstone   (Newhaven)


2 
Catt 
John       
Nephew  
U  
31   
Miller                      
Ssx Robertsbridge


169 
Catt 
Mary Ann       
Wife  
M  
23?                         
Ssx Bishopstone  (Newhaven)


2 
Catt 
William   
Head  
Widowed 
74 
Miller Master  Emp60          i.e. he employs 60 people.
Ssx Uckfield


2 
Elsley 
Charles   
Servant  
M  
34   
Gardener                      A worker in Catt's gardens ?
Surrey Shore


2 
Elsley 
Mary       
Servant  
M  
33   
Cook                          Catt's cook ?
Ssx Shoreham


2 
Gammon 
Mary    
Servant  
U 
28  
Housemaid                     Working in Catt's household ?
Cork Port Gath?


10 
Gasson 
Frederick  
Visitor  
U 
20 
Bargeman             
Ssx Mayfield


8 
Geering 
Alexander  
Head  
Widow   
40  
Miller's JM


8 
Geering 
Ellen Sophia 
Daughter 
U 
13 
Scholar


8 
Geering 
Lucy 
Daughter  
U  
6  
Scholar


8 
Geering 
Mary Jane  
Daughter  
U  
9  
Scholar 


8 
Geering 
Sarah Ann  
Daughter  
U 
10 
Scholar                       Where was the school ? Bishopstone ?


10 
Haffenden 
James 
Head 
Married  
36  
Miller's JM   
Ssx Heathfield


10 
Haffenden 
Mary  
Wife  
M           
28    


13 
Harris 
Charlot   
Daughter  
U  
2months


13 
Harris 
Edith       
D             
U 
10  
Scholar


13 
Harris 
Elizabeth  
D             
U 
12 
Scholar


13 
Harris 
Emily       
D  
U              
2


13 
Harris 
Henry      
Son  
U   
19 
Miller's JM


13 
Harris 
James      
Son  
U    
4


13 
Harris 
John        
Son   
U  
14  
Stableboy                     Where ?


13 
Harris 
Lucy        
Wife  
M  
41


13 
Harris 
Lucy Ann  
Dau   
U  
7  
Scholar


13 
Harris 
Richard    
Head  
M  
51  
Groom                         Where ?    
Ssx Beddingham


12 
Holman 
Mary 
Wife   
M   
35                                             
Ssx Framfield


12 
Holman 
Mary Ann    
Dau  
U  
2


12 
Holman 
William         
Head  
M  
35  
Milright JM                
Ssx Framfield


2 
Hubbard 
Emma  
Servant  
U 
20  
Housemaid                       
Ssx Westde


9 
Onion 
Alfred   
Son  
U  
3 
Scholar


9 
Onion 
Eliza      
Wife  
M  
33                                                 
Ssx Arlington


9 
Onion 
George 
Son 
U  
10  
Scholar                                        
Ssx Wilmington


9 
Onion 
Henry   
Son 
U  
7  
Scholar                                         
Ssx Bishopstone


9 
Onion 
John   
Son 
U  
5 
Scholar 


9 
Onion 
Mary Ann   
Dau  
U  
9months


9 
Onion 
Thomas  
Head  
M  
37  
Miller's Carter                       
Ssx Wilmington


8 
Tobitt 
Alice  
Dau  
U  
11  
Scholar                                          
Ssx Alfriston


8 
Tobitt 
Amos 
Son  
U  
7   
Scholar                                            
Ssx Bishopstone


8 
Tobitt 
Charles     
Head  
M  
37  
Miller's JM                           
Ssx Arlington


8 
Tobitt 
David  
Son  
U  
9  
Scholar                                           
Ssx Payden


8 
Tobitt 
Eliza   
Dau   
U  
3 
Scholar                                            
Ssx Bishopstone

8 
Tobitt 
Emma  
Wife  
M  
34                                                    
Ssx Seaford


3 
Tunstable  
Mary    
Head   
U   
28   
School Mistress        
Cheshire Macclesfield


4 
White                         This young man is used
David                         as your guide to the village
Son                           in the pupil guide.
U  
15  
Miller's Lab                  Miller's Labourer          
Ssx Arlington


4 
White 
Edith   
Wife  
M  
34                     


4 
White 
James  
Son  
U  
7  
Scholar


4 
White 
Stephen 
Head  
M  
43  
Miller's JM                        
Ssx Chiddingly


4 
White 
Stephen 
Son  
U  
2


4 
White 
Thomas  
Son  
U  
9  
Scholar                                  
Ssx Burwash

