Census returns for Dallington

I am gradually transcribing the Census returns for Dallington in a format that aims to include key information about each household and the date and place of birth of individuals. The original census forms are variable in their accuracy and spelling and they rarely include house names even where those existed. In some cases we can deduce the address by comparison with other years, or by reconstructing the enumerator’s journey around the village. I have corrected some of the more obvious spelling errors, but many remain. For more information about individuals, you will need to log in to one of the genealogy sites such as Ancestry. If you don’t have a subscription you should be able to consult these records through East Sussex Library.

• 1841 Census
  • In two parts District 8: “All that part of the parish of Dallington being west of the road from Brightling down to Hoods corner through the street past the stream taking Padgham Farm from thence on the Egypt and Mr Pilbins[?] then taking parish boundary to Halesdown and the common to commencement of district taking all the houses between.” and District 9 District 9 “All that part of the parish of Dallington being east of the road from Brightling Down to Hoods common through the street to Red Pail, South Lane Buckholt Farm, [..] Darvel Hole then taking the boundary of the parish to commencement of district taking all the houses between “. Enclosed file covers both districts

• 1851 Census
  • This is in two parts: Book 3a covers “All that part of Dallington laying west of Hoods Corner commencing at the cottage near the gate taking Rabbits Farm and all the houses both sides of the Road through the Street the Parsonage the house down the lane Old Castle Mr Pilbeams down to Padgham New Castle Edward Jones and cottages Hacks Bank and houses on the common”  Book 3b  covers the rest of Dallington – an image of the written description  of the area is included in the downloadable file below

• 1861 Census
  • There are two documents for 1861 – District 8 “Part of the Parish of Dallington, comprising all the houses from theTurnpike Gate on the North side of the Street, thence to Padgham, Castle & Cruttendens farms, including Earls Down, Dabchick, Buckholt, Carricks Green & Hacks Bank (Brightling Common & Beggars Well)” (though the numbering reverses this sequence) and District 9 “All the houses from the Turnpike Gate to Collingdown Gate, including SugarLoaf, Darvel Hole, Penhurst Lane to Ashburnham Furnace, Buckwell, South Lane, Cinder Hill, Red Pale & all the houses on the south side of the Street “ The pdf file downloadable includes both districts

• 1871 to follow

• 1881 Census
  • In two parts: District 8 “Part of the Parish of Dallington commencing at the Vicarage then Dallington Street thence to Old Castle and New Castle, The Stream Egypt Padgham Northfleet Earlsdown Thomas’s Dabchick Buckholt Beggars Well Coombers Carricks Hill & Green and cottages Brooklands Ledbitters cottages and prinkle. Note the Egypt Hodgkins farm & houses in this parish are within the ecclesiastical district of Bodle St Green and are not to be enumerated here. Wyatts Farm is part in Warbleton, part in Dallington  It is to be enumerated here” and District 9 “Remaining part of the parish of Dallington commencing at Woods Corner to Downgate thence on the Battle Rd to Hazelden Giffords Toll Darville Penhurst Lane to Ashburnham Furnace Lakehurst Buckwell Herrings Cinder Hill Red Pale & cottages Clayton and South Lane” Both included in this file

• 1891 to follow

• 1901 Census
  • Enumeration District 18: The whole of the parish of Dallington. “Contents: All houses both sides of the road from Hazeldens Gate and on through Dallington Street, Padgham Farm, Hazelden House and cottages,; houses at Woods Corner and in South Lane; Herrings Farm, Cinder Hill, Rabbits Farm, Christmas Farm House Down Gate, Coomers, Porters Lodge, Park House, Down House, Beggars Well, Buckholt, Dabchicks, Brooklands, Earls Down, Wyatts, Northfleet, New and Old Castle Farms, Stream Farm and all other houses (if any) in the Enumeration District.”

• 1911 to follow
• 1921 Census
  • The enclosed file has a list of names recorded for Dallington in the 1921 Census, along with their date and place of birth. (Source: Find My Past). I have not yet attempted to correct transcription errors, or to infer specific addresses by comparison with other records. Further information is currently only available by payment of a fee for each household record. But I hope the list may be helpful to anyone researching specific families and that they will share any additional information they may find.

• 1939 Register   
  • The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September 1939. The information was used to produce identity cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to issue ration books. Information in the Register was also used to administer conscription and the direction of labour, and to monitor and control the movement of the population caused by military mobilisation and mass evacuation. As the 1931 census for England and Wales was destroyed by fire during the Second World War and no census was taken in 1941, the Register provides the most complete survey of the population of England and Wales between 1921 and 1951. Source The 1939 Register, 1939 [database online]. The Genealogist.co.uk 2023.