Wadhurst - household 1911

[ClairP1980]

I'm having diffculty with the 1911 census.

I have my relative living at 'Horsley, Wadhurst, Sussex' in 1911. I have looked at the returns and it says there are 16 rooms where she and 2 others are living as servants.  However, I can't find the rest of the household! It was signed by Martha Warr ('Ware' on census), the parlourmaid.

When I've searched the census, it puts a household on one page - but in this case it isn't. What can I do to find out who they were servants to?
If the family were away, how would I find out more?
Any other info about 'Horsley'?

C

[toni*]

maybe it was a country house and the family were in town leaving just 2 servants there to tend to its needs

[ClairP1980]

That's what I thought. Do you know if there any way to find out who? I can't find the house on the 1901 census.
 

C

[toni*]

electoral rolls 
usually at TNA or Local RO
luckily for you they are arranged via address rather than persons name


parish rate books, parish records

i can't actually find Horsley Wadhurst
is it a house name?
i keep coming up with West Horsley  and East Horsley both in surrey (Abinger)

[ClairP1980]

I know, I keep coming up against the same. It says for address exactly that: Horsley, Wadhurst, Sussex'. Hmmmm.....

I think it's an electoral roll situation...

Thanks! 

C

[toni*]

ok on Google Books (Proceedings By Geologists' Association)we have Horsley mentioned here:~

The axis of the Ticehurst anticline comes into this area near Horsley, one mile
west of Wadhurst, after which it swings -slightly north and becomes approximately coincident with the conspicuous strike-fault running across the south of the district. Tracing it from west to east in more detail, the northern approach to the Best Beech  Hill Tunnel exhibits in the cutting a good

at St Peters College, Radley register (again on Google Books)
1847-1923 page 359
Frederick Arthur Potts from Horsley, Wadhurst

[toni*]

so maybe you need to be looking for Frederick Arthur Potts ?

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi there

Kellys Directory of Sussex for 1911

Private Residents - Under WADHURST

POTTS Rev Fredk Arth, M.A,  Horsley

Chris in 1066

[ClairP1980]

Thank you very much, I shall go off and see what I can find!

 

C