Ashington 1851 census
Transcribed by C A Gascoigne-Pees 2009
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| Schedule | Address | Name | Relation | Condition | Age | Occupation | Where Born | Disability |
| District 5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Normans | John Redford | Head | m | 30 | Miller Journeyman | Shipley, Sussex | |
| Ann Redford | Wife | m | 23 | Horsham, Sussex | ||||
| William Redford | Son | s | 2 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Ann Redford | Daughter | s | 0 | 6 months | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 2 | Normans | William Berry | Head | m | 65 | Pauper Agricultural Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |
| Martha Berry | Wife | m | 64 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| James Harwood | Lodger | w | 23 | Agricultural Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |||
| James Potter | Lodger | w | 45 | Agricultural Labourer | Shipley, Sussex | |||
| 3 | Normans | James Edwards | Head | m | 28 | Agricultural Labourer | Shipley, Sussex | |
| Eliza Edwards | Wife | m | 26 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Ellen Edwards | Daughter | s | 1 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 4 | Malthouse Farm | Joseph Skinner | Head | m | 52 | Farmer 95acres emp 5labs | Storrington, Sussex | |
| Mary A Skinner | Wife | m | 52 | Wiston, Sussex | ||||
| Walter Skinner | Son | s | 31 | Farmers Son and Maltster | Washington, Sussex | |||
| Emily Skinner | Daughter | s | 21 | Employed at home | Sullington, Sussex | |||
| Ralph Skinner | Son | s | 15 | Farmers Son | Sullington, Sussex | |||
| Clara Skinner | Daughter | s | 13 | Employed at home | Sullington, Sussex | |||
| 5 | Malthouse Lane | William Carter | Head | m | 51 | Carpenter Journeyman | Thakeham, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth Carter | Wife | m | 44 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| Fanny Carter | Daughter | s | 16 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| Mary J Carter | Daughter | s | 14 | Shoreham, Sussex | ||||
| Caroline Carter | Daughter | s | 11 | Scholar | Washington, Sussex | |||
| William Carter | Son | s | 6 | Scholar | Washington, Sussex | |||
| 6 | Malthouse Lane | Eli Harwood | Head | m | 50 | Agricultural Labourer | NK | |
| Jane Harwood | Wife | m | 43 | Warminghurst, Sussex | ||||
| Fanny Harwood | Daughter | s | 11 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Ann Harwood | Daughter | s | 9 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Henry Harwood | Son | s | 6 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Harriet Harwood | Daughter | s | 4 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Caroline Harwood | Daughter | s | 2 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Charlotte Harwood | Granddaughter | s | 1 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| 7 | Mitchbourne | William Wood | Head | m | 38 | Master Carpenter emp 3 men | Thakeham, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth Wood | Wife | m | 43 | Shipley, Sussex | ||||
| Joseph Wood | Brother | s | 20 | Carpenters Apprentice | Sullington, Sussex | |||
| 8 | Church Farm | Walter Peachy | Head | m | 29 | Farmer 150acres emp 6 labs | Cuckfield, Sussex | |
| Harriet Peachy | Wife | m | 29 | Worthing, Sussex | ||||
| Ellen Leech | Servant | s | 17 | House Servant | Patching, Sussex | |||
| 9 | School Lane | Edmund Sayers | Head | w | 28 | Baker Journeyman | Ashington, Sussex | |
| 10 | Church Road | George Hillman | Head | w | 44 | Agricultural Labourer | West Grinstead, Sussex | |
| George Hillman | Son | s | 12 | Agricultural Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Ann Roberts | Servant | w | 57 | Housekeeper | Shipley, Sussex | |||
| 11 | Ashington Shop | Alfred Baker | Head | s | 25 | Gen Shopkeeper and Farmer | Ashington, Sussex | |
| 25 acres emp 4 men 2 boys | ||||||||
| James Baker | Assistant | s | 1? | Draper and Grocer | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| William S Marchant | Assistant | s | 21 | Assistant in Shop | Alfriston, Sussex | |||
| George A Mills | Assistant | s | 1? | Junior Assistant in shop | Limpsfield, Surrey | |||
| Mary A Standen | Housekeeper | s | 26 | Housekeeper | Newick, Sussex | |||
| Catherine Stile | Servant | s | 14 | Servant | Slaugham, Sussex | |||
| James Stileman | Warehouseman | s | 19 | Warehouseman | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 12 | Shop Road Manor | James Floate | Head | m | 47 | Agricultural Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |
| Lydia Floate | Wife | m | 47 | Findon, Sussex | ||||
| Jane Floate | Daughter | s | 22 | Broadwater, Sussex | ||||
| Richard Floate | Father | w | 7? | Army Pensioner and Agricultural Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |||
| Luke Floate | Son | s | 16 | Plough Boy | Warminghurst, Sussex | |||
| Henry Floate | Son | s | 7 | Scholar | Warminghurst, Sussex | |||
| 13 | Shop Road Manor | John Stedman | Head | m | 33 | Agricultural Labourer | Thakeham, Sussex | |
| Hannah Stedman | Wife | m | 26 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||
| Joseph J Laker | Stepson | s | 6 | Scholar | Horsham, Sussex | |||
| James S Laker | Son | s | 5 | Horsham, Sussex | ||||
| 14 | Shop Road Manor | William Parker | Head | m | 25 | Agricultural Labourer | Tarring, Sussex | |
| Faith Parker | Wife | m | 23 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Infant Parker | Daughter | s | 0 | 4 days | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 15 | Cradlebridge | John Ockenden | Head | m | 55 | Agricultural Labourer | Wiston, Sussex | |
| Frances Ockenden | Wife | m | 52 | Thakeham, Sussex | ||||
| William Ockenden | Son | s | 17 | Agricultural Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| John Ockenden | Son | s | 12 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 16 | Cradlebridge | James Heasman | Head | m | 24 | Agricultural Labourer | Shipley, Sussex | |
| Louisa Heasman | Wife | m | 22 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 17 | Mill House Mill Road | William Mustchin | Head | m | 35 | Miller Journeyman | Amberley, Sussex | |
| Harriet Mustchin | Wife | m | 29 | Glover | Storrington, Sussex | |||
| Charlotte Cooper | Visitor | s | 15 | Thakeham, Sussex | ||||
| 18 | Mill Lane | Charles Chambers | Head | m | 38 | Carpenter Journeyman | Wiston, Sussex | |
| Jane Chambers | Wife | m | 33 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| Jane Chambers | Daughter | s | 1 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Jane Hersee | Mother in Law | w | 70 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| 19 | Mill Lane | Jeremiah Cooper | Head | m | 48 | Miller Loader | Thakeham, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth Cooper | Wife | m | 47 | Warminghurst, Sussex | ||||
| Walter Cooper | Son | s | 11 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Ellen Cooper | Daughter | s | 8 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Emery Cooper | Father | w | 74 | Agricultural Labourer | Warminghurst, Sussex | |||
| 20 | Frogshole | Elizabeth Coombs | Head | w | 58 | Agricultural Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |
| George Coombs | Son | s | 25 | Agricultural Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Reuben Coombs | Son | s | 23 | Agricultural Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| James Coombs | Son | s | 15 | Agricultural Labourer | Thakeham, Sussex | |||
| 21 | Frogshole | William Mitchell | Head | m | 5? | Agricultural Labourer | Thakeham, Sussex | |
| Hannah Mitchell | Wife | m | 56 | Cranleigh, Surrey | ||||
| 22 | Frogshole | Henry King | Head | m | 36 | Bricklayers Labourer | Horsham, Sussex | |
| Emily King | Wife | m | 29 | Rusper, Sussex | ||||
| Caroline King | Daughter | s | 5 | Thakeham, Sussex | ||||
| Harriet King | Daughter | s | 1 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 23 | Warminghurst Road | Thomas Skinner | Head | w | 60 | Master Shoe Maker emp 1 man | Thakeham, Sussex | |
| 24 | Sparrows | Henry Woolven | Head | m | 39 | Master Tailor | Washington, Sussex | |
| Mildred Woolven | Wife | m | 33 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||
| Eliza Woolven | Daughter | s | 13 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||
| Henry Woolven | Son | s | 7 | Scholar | West Grinstead, Sussex | |||
| Ellen Woolven | Daughter | s | 6 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| Edwin Woolven | Son | s | 2 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 25 | Sparrows | Ann Sayers | Head | w | 59 | Charwoman | Bust??, Surrey | |
| James Sayers | Son | s | 20 | Pauper | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 26 | Sparrows | Edwin Elliott | Head | m | 37 | Farmer 120acres emp 3 men 2 boys | Ashington, Sussex | |
| Ann Elliott | Wife | m | 38 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||
| Mary Hillman | Stepdaughter | s | 18 | Employed at home | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Emily Arnold | Niece | s | 16 | Hove, Sussex | ||||
| Hubert Arnold | Nephew | s | 15 | Hove, Sussex | ||||
| Matilda Medhurst | Niece | s | 4 | Littlehampton, Sussex | ||||
| Thomas White | Servant | s | 15 | Farm Servant | Worthing, Sussex | |||
| George Sparshot | Servant | s | 14 | Agricultural Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |||
| 27 | Quagmire | George Goatcher | Head | m | 29 | Agricultural Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |
| Jane Goatcher | Wife | m | 35 | Pagham, Sussex | ||||
| 28 | Nettlefolds | Thomas Golds | Head | m | 28 | Agricultural Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |
| Caroline Golds | Wife | m | 29 | Warminghurst, Sussex | ||||
| Thomas Golds | Son | s | 6 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Sarah Golds | Daughter | s | 4 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| George Golds | Son | s | 2 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Ann Golds | Daughter | s | 0 | 1 month | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 29 | Sparrows | Sarah Simmons | Head | w | 76 | Pauper | Lindfield, Sussex | |
| Sarah Sturt | Lodger | w | 79 | Pauper | Thakeham, Sussex | |||
| 1 uninhabited | ||||||||
| 30 | Rectory House | Robert Blakiston | Head | m | 39 | Rector of Ashington Curate of Buncton | South Shields, Durham | |
| Anna Blakiston | Wife | m | 35 | M A Oxon | Chichester, Sussex | |||
| Robert Blakiston | Son | s | 9 | Scholar at home | Pulborough, Sussex | |||
| Ralph M Blakiston | Son | s | 8 | Scholar at home | Pulborough, Sussex | |||
| Anna J Blakiston | Daughter | s | 5 | Fittleworth, Sussex | ||||
| Charles D Blakiston | Son | s | 3 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Jane M Farley | Servant | s | 25 | Nursemaid | .West Dean, Sussex | |||
| Mary A Allen | Servant | s | 17 | Under Nursemaid | Ashling, Sussex | |||
| Elizabeth Shepherd | Servant | s | 21 | Housemaid | Boxgrove, Sussex | |||
| Ellen Mail | Servant | s | 24 | Cook | Siddlesham, Sussex | |||
| Richard Napper | Servant | w | 67 | Gardener | Pulborough, Sussex | |||
| 31 | Warminghurst Road | Eliza Butcher | Head | s | 22 | Dressmaker | Washington, Sussex | |
| Ann Baker | Lodger | w | 66 | Pauper | Ashurst, Sussex | |||
| 32 | Brownhill | Jesse Hillman | Head | m | 53 | Agricultural Labourer | West Grinstead, Sussex | |
| Mary Hillman | Wife | m | 51 | Ashurst, Sussex | ||||
| Luke Hillman | Lodger | s | 56 | Agricultural Labourer | West Grinstead, Sussex | |||
| Ann Elliott | Lodger | w | 74 | Thakeham, Sussex | ||||
| Allen Tyrrell | Lodger | s | 21 | Agricultural Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |||
| 33 | Hook | Stephen Short | Head | m | 34 | Farmer 80acres emp 2 men 1 boy | Shipley, Sussex | |
| Ellen Short | Wife | m | 34 | Thakeham, Sussex | ||||
| George S Short | Son | s | 7 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Emily E Short | Daughter | s | 5 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Edgar Short | Son | s | 3 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Lewis H Short | Son | s | 1 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Sarah Short | Servant | s | 16 | House Servant | Chiltington, Sussex | |||
| John Laker | Servant | s | 18 | Agricultural Labourer | West Grinstead, Sussex | |||
| 34 | Westwolves | James Suter | Head | s | 34 | Farmer 165acres emp 3 labs | Tortington, Sussex | |
| Thomas Suter | Nephew | s | 27 | Farm Worker | Amberley, Sussex | |||
| Edmund Suter | Nephew | s | 25 | Farm Worker | Amberley, Sussex | |||
| Thomas Tidey | Servant | w | 68 | Agricultural Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |||
| 35 | Stickers Lane | William Read | Head | w | 85 | Agricultural Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |
| 36 | Stickers House Stickers Lane | Henry Bolling | Head | m | 64 | Carpenter | West Grinstead, Sussex | |
| Caroline Bolling | Wife | m | 64 | Sompting, Sussex | ||||
| George Bolling | Son | s | 11 | Scholar | Washington, Sussex | |||
| 37 | Apps House Spear Hill | George Nichols | Head | m | 25 | Agricultural Labourer | Warminghurst, Sussex | |
| Mary Nichols | Wife | m | 26 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||
| George Nichols | Son | s | 5 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| William Nichols | Son | s | 2 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Eliza Nichols | Daughter | s | 0 | 10 months | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 38 | Apps House Spear Hill | Richard Cooper | Head | m | 44 | Agricultural Labourer | Thakeham, Sussex | |
| Caroline Cooper | Wife | m | 39 | Warminghurst, Sussex | ||||
| Mary Cooper | Daughter | s | 17 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Sarah Cooper | Daughter | s | 11 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| William Cooper | Son | s | 8 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| George Cooper | Son | s | 6 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Edward Cooper | Son | s | 4 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Ann Cooper | Daughter | s | 1 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 39 | Priors Stickers Lane | William Pelling | Head | m | 44 | Agricultural Labourer | Ashurst, Sussex | |
| Sarah Pelling | Wife | m | 41 | Southwick, Sussex | ||||
| George Pelling | Son | s | 20 | Agricultural Labourer | West Grinstead, Sussex | |||
| Sarah Pelling | Daughter | s | 15 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| Ann Pelling | Daughter | s | 12 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Jane Pelling | Daughter | s | 10 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Harriet Pelling | Daughter | s | 7 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Eliza Pelling | Daughter | s | 4 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 1 uninhabited | ||||||||
| 40 | Bennetts Spear Hill | Peter Read | Head | m | 45 | Agricultural Labourer | Ockley, Surrey | |
| Fanny Read | Wife | m | 48 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||
| William Read | Son | s | 24 | Agricultural Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Ned Read | Grandson | s | 8 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 1 uninhabited | ||||||||
| District 6b | ||||||||
| 57 | Buncton | Frank Willmer | Son | s | 12 | Gamekeepers Son | Ashington, Sussex | |
| Charlotte Willmer | Daughter | s | 10 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Ellen Willmer | Daughter | s | 6 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Ann Willmer | Daughter | s | 4 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Emma M Hayward | Housekeeper | w | 43 | Housekeeper | Great Horwood | |||
| 58 | Thomas Merritt | Head | m | 52 | Farm Labourer | Wiston, Sussex | ||
| Elizabeth Merritt | Wife | m | 51 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||
| William Merritt | Son | s | 18 | Farm Labourer | Washington, Sussex | |||
| Thomas Merritt | Son | s | 13 | Farm Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Daniel Merritt | Son | s | 11 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Elizabeth Merritt | Daughter | s | 9 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Ruth Merritt | Daughter | s | 6 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 59 | George Robert Luff | Head | m | 33 | Schoolmaster | Portsea, Hampshire | ||
| Mary Luff | Wife | m | 34 | Arundel, Sussex | ||||
| Mary Ellen Luff | Daughter | s | 6 | Scholar | Buncton, Sussex | |||
| Mary Ann Luff | Daughter | s | 4 | Buncton, Sussex | ||||
| Emily Jane Luff | Daughter | s | 2 | Buncton, Sussex | ||||
| 60 | William Juden | Head | m | 61 | Farm Labourer | Washington, Sussex | ||
| Sarah Juden | Wife | m | 59 | Ashurst, Sussex | ||||
| Jane Juden | Daughter | s | 18 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Levi Juden | Son | s | 16 | Under Shepherd | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 61 | James Barnett | Head | m | 35 | Farm Labourer | Ashurst, Sussex | ||
| Emma Barnett | Wife | m | 34 | Wiston, Sussex | ||||
| Barbara Barnett | Daughter | s | 6 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| George Barnett | Son | s | 3 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| Harriet Barnett | Daughter | s | 1 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 62 | John Page | Head | m | 54 | Farmer 135 acres emp 11 labs | Ashington, Sussex | ||
| Mary Page | Wife | m | 55 | Storrington, Sussex | ||||
| Elizabeth Ockenden | Servant | s | 15 | House Servant | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| Henry Botting | Servant | s | 26 | Farm Labourer | Wiston, Sussex | |||
| James Potter | Servant | s | 13 | Farm Labourer | Steyning, Sussex | |||
| George Wood | Nephew | s | 5 | Ashington, Sussex | ||||
| 63 | Thomas Hoad | Head | m | 50 | Farm Labourer | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||
| Mary Hoad | Wife | m | 49 | Ashurst, Sussex | ||||
| John Hoad | Son | s | 21 | Farm Labourer | Wiston, Sussex | |||
| James Hoad | Son | s | 18 | Farm Labourer | Wiston, Sussex | |||
| Thomas Hoad | Son | s | 15 | Farm Labourer | Wiston, Sussex | |||
| Ann Hoad | Daughter | s | 13 | Wiston, Sussex | ||||
| Henry Hoad | Son | s | 10 | Wiston, Sussex | ||||
| Jane Hoad | Daughter | s | 7 | Scholar | Ashington, Sussex | |||
| 64 | Thomas Dale | Head | m | 36 | Farm Labourer | Ashington, Sussex | ||
| Patience Dale | Wife | m | 36 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||
| Alfred Dale | Son | s | 11 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| Eliza Dale | Daughter | s | 9 | Lancing, Sussex | ||||
| Mary Ann Dale | Daughter | s | 7 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| Betsy Dale | Daughter | s | 4 | Washington, Sussex | ||||
| David Styles Dale | Son | s | 2 | West Grinstead, Sussex | ||||