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The WASHERS of Chailey, Sussex
Chailey is a village in Sussex. Families of WASHERS lived at Burnt House,
near the windmill, and other places nearby from at least 1851 to 1901.
 1851
At the time of the 1851 census, a family of WASHERS lived in Burnt House:
- Thomas WASHER, age 50, agricultural labourer
- Elizabeth, age 48
- William, age 25, agricultural labourer, born in Lindfield
- Henry, age 14, agricultural labourer
- Caroline, age 11, scholar
- Jese, 8 months (listed as 'son' but possibly a grandson)
Another WASHER, the 93 year old John, was lodging at North Common with
Henry MANNER's family. John's occupation is listed as pauper, former
ag lab.
In South Street, South Malling, Lewes there was another 2 families of WASHERS. The first family are:
- John WASHER (head), age 50, born Chailey, carrier's labourer
- Lucy (wife), age 48 born in Barcombe
- Jane, age 20, born Newick
- James, age 18, born Newick, ag. lab.
- Fanny, age 16, born Chailey
- Richard, age 12, born Ringmer, carter boy
The second family are:
- William WASHER (head), age 26, born Barcombe, carter
- Mary Ann (wife), age 20, born in Cliffe
- Samuel James, age 3, born Southmalling
- John, age 2, born Cliffe.
William may be John's son.
1871
At the time of the 1871 census, a family of WASHERS lived at 'Comphill'
(near North Common):
- Samuel WASHER (head), age 39 (possibly 59), agricultural labourer,
born in Newick
- Emma, age 39, born Ardingly
- Rhoda Lana, 9 (twin), scholar, born in Chailey
- ?Mercy Ellen, 9 (twin), scholar
- John ?W, 6, scholar
- Stephen, 4
- Harry, 7 months.
Another family lived at Neales Cottage:
- Henry WASHER (head), age 33, agricultural labourer, born in Chailey
- Eliza, age 27
- Ellen, age 1.
In the census, there is a railway hut and then Burnt cottage, which contained
two households the first of which comprised:
- Thomas WASHER (head), age 70, fruitier, born in Chailey
- Elizabeth, age 65
- Jesse, age 23, agricultural labourer
- Mary (daugher in law), age 21
The second was:
- Thomas WASHER Jnr (head), age 35, agricultural labourer, born in Newick
- Hannah, age 34, born in Barcombe
- Mary Anne, age 13, scholar
- Thomas, age 12, scholar
- Elizabeth, age 10, scholar
- Jesse, age 8, scholar
- George, age 6, scholar
- Alfred, age 4
- Esther, age 1.
1881
At the time of the 1881 census, Thomas and Elizabeth WASHER still occupy
Burnt House, alongside another family of WASHERS. Both Thomases are designated
head of household and the younger is presumably the son of the Thomas
that was already living in burnt house in 1851.
- Thomas WASHER, (head), age 46, general labourer
- Hannah, age 44, born in Barcombe
- Jesse, age 18, occupation - lad
- Alfred, age 13, farm boy
- Hester, age 11, scholar
- Mercy H, age 7, scholar
- Thomas, (head), age 79, farmer - 4 and a half acres
- Elizabeth, age 73, farmer's wife
At nearby Neales Cottage, Henry WASHER, possibly the 14 year old son
in the 1851 information, was living with his family:
- Henry WASHER, age 43, general labourer
- Eliza, age 39
- Ellen, age 10, scholar
- William H., age 6, scholar
- Emma, age 4
- Fanny, age 1
The other side of the main Haywards Heath Road, at Broomey, there was
another family of WASHERS:
- Samuel WASHER, age 49, agricultural labourer
- Emma, age 48, born in Ardingly
- Susan, age 21, domestic servant
- Stephen, age 14, agricultural labourer
- Henry, age 10, scholar
- Frank, age 6, scholar, born in ...sham, Hampshire
Other WASHERs born in Chailey were:
- Rhoda WASHER, age 19, working as a general servant at the Pear Tree
public hourse, in Lindfield, HEAD = William DURRANT
- John WASHER, age 16, working as an indoor farm servant at the Poplars,
in Chailey - near Longridge, HEAD = John AVERY
- George WASHER, age 15, working as an indoor farm servant at Scovets
House, in Barcombe, HEAD = John BUDGEN
- William WASHER, age 8, living with his step father, Stephen POINTING,
at 3 Mill Road, in Chailey
1891
At the time of the 1891 census Thomas WASHER was still living at Burnt
House
- Thomas WASHER, age 57, labourer
- Hannah, age 55, born in Barcombe.
Next door, at Burnt House Cottage:
- Elizabeth WASHER, widow, 86, market gardener, born in Chailey.
At North common:
- Thomas WASHER, age 32, market gardener
- Fanny, age 32, born in Hurstpierpoint
- Thomas W Washer, age 11, scholar
- George, age 8, scholar
- ?Jean H, age 7, scholar
- Charlotte, age 6
- William ?, age ?5
1901
At the time of the 1901 census Alfred, the 13 year old farm boy at Burnt
Cottage in 1881, was the head of the family (NOTE - connection not 100% solid but no other candidates in 1881 census index):
- Alfred WASHER, age 33, born in Chailey, general agricultural labourer
- Eliza, age 31, born in Newick
- Alfred, age 10, born in Lindfield
- Edith Mary, age 8, born in Chailey
- Arthur Thomas, age 7, born in Chailey
- Albert Frederick, age 4, born in Chailey
... and the 4 year old Albert Frederick, is 'Uncle Fred' who married
Daisy
May HILLS.
World
War I
Comber's (2004) World War I roll of honour gives
information about George Trayton WASHER
Private 10233, 7th Battalion. The East Surrey Regiment 12th Division.
Killed in action at Loos 13th October 1915. Aged 25 Son of George &
Ada Esther Washer of Burnt House North Common, Chailey. Born in Fletching
Enlisted in Lewes Formerly 23402 The Hussars. Commemorated on The Loos
Memorial MR 19
An
earlier Thomas WASHER - 1792
In her article on Lewes Market, Verena Smith (1969, p. 93) explains that...
With the opening of the [new Lewis] market [in June 1792] it was necessary
to appoint certain Officials, the first of these was the Collector of
Tolls. John Burtensaw was chosen ...
Inevitably when rules are made there are some people ready to break
them: on 16 July 1792, J. Burtenshaw reports to the commissioners that
... Thomas Washer of Chailey was discovered hawking Cherries in the
borough and not selling them in the Market - there was conclusive evidence
when he sold 'to the said John Burtensaw One Pound weight for which
he recd. the sum of Two pence.'! ... Thomas Washer was 'not at home'
so evaded justice.
This Thomas WASHER was almost certainly related to the WASHERs later
living at Burnt House.
References
Barnes, C. J. East Sussex Census - 1851 Index. Vol 21
- Thomas WASHER - Chailey, Sussex - HO107 1643, folio 149
- Henry MANNERS - Chailey, Sussex - HO107 1643, folio 160
Barnes, C. J. East Sussex Census - 1851 Index. Vol 22
- John WASHER - Southmalling, Sussex - HO107 1643, folio 304
- William WASHER - Southmalling, Sussex - HO107 1643, folio 304
Comber, Chris (2004) Roll of Honour website - Chailey
War Memorial
LDS CD-ROM 1881 census index:
- Thomas WASHER - Chailey, Sussex - PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1068 Folio 28
Page 19
- Henry WASHER - Chailey, Sussex - PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1068 Folio 27
Page 18
- Samuel WASHER - Chailey, Sussex - PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1068 Folio 25
Page 14
- William DURRANT - Lindfield, Sussex - PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1061 Folio
18 Page 29
- John AVERY - Chailey, Sussex - PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1068 Folio 25 Page
13
- Stephen POINTING - Barcombe, Sussex - PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1068 Folio
117 Page 18
1871 census (S&N) - RG10/Pc-1066:
- Samuel and Family - Folio 21, Page 9 (42 in pdf)
- Henry and family at Neales cottage - Folio 25, Page 18 (51 in pdf)
- Thomas and family at Burnt House - Folio 25/26, Page 18/19 (51/52
in pdf)
1901 census - RG13/Pc-914/Fo-20/Pg-12 (Alfred WASHER)
Smith, V. (1969) 'The Lewes Market', Sussex Archaological Collections,
vol. 107, pp. 87-101 |
