Lingfield Genealogical Records

Lingfield Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Dormansland St John, Lingfield Baptism Records (1882-1900)

Records of baptism for people born in and around Lingfield between 1882 and 1900. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.

Lingfield Baptism Records (1813-1864)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around Lingfield and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present.

St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield Baptism Records (1813-1903)

Baptism records from people born in and around Lingfield between 1813 and 1903. Lists the name of people's parent's, their occupations and abode.

St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield Baptism Records (1551-1812)

Name index attached to original images of the baptism registers of St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield. Records document parents' names, date of baptism and/or birth, residence, occupations and more.

Lingfield Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Dormansland, St John, Lingfield Marriage Records (1882-1937)

The Marriage registers of Dormansland, St John, Lingfield, document marriages 1882 to 1937. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status, residence and signature.

Lingfield Marriage Records (1800-1843)

The Marriage registers of Lingfield, document marriages 1800 to 1843. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status, residence and signature.

St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield Marriage Records (1754-1937)

Marriage records from people who married at St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield between 1754 and 1937. Lists an individual's abode, marital status and more.

Lingfield Marriages (1561-1837)

An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Lingfield Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Lingfield Burial Records (1813-1864)

Burial registers record burials that occurred at Lingfield. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.

St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield Burial Records (1813-1983)

Burial records for people buried at St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield between 1813 and 1983. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age.

St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield Burial Records (1551-1812)

Records of burial for people buried at St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield between 1551 and 1812. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.

St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield Burial Records (1561-1840)

Burial records covering those buried at St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.

Lingfield Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

Sussex Election Poll (1820)

A list of freeholders eligible to vote in Sussex, listing their residence, location and nature of freehold, name of the property's occupier and who they voted for in the election.

Sussex Electoral Poll (1734)

A list of freeholders eligible to vote in the county.

Lay Subsidy Rolls of Sussex (1524-1525)

Transcriptions of property tax records for Sussex residents.

Newspapers Covering Lingfield

The Sussex Agricultural Express (1895-1944)

A county newspaper, publishing news, editorials, family notices, adverts, sports news etc.

Kent & Sussex Courier (1873-1939)

A conservative-oriented newspaper reporting on local news, births, marriages and deaths in the two counties.

Kent & Sussex Courier (1873-1950)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the counties of Kent and Sussex. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

Sussex Agricultural Express (1857-1954)

Fully text-searchable articles from a regional newspaper covering the Sussex area. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.

Sussex Advertiser (1746-1867)

A regional newspaper including news from the Sussex area, family announcements, business notices, advertisements, legal & governmental proceedings and more.

Lingfield Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

Sussex Will Transcripts (1490-1560)

Transcripts of wills of Sussex regiments, indexed by name & place and ordered by parish.

Consistory Court of Chichester Probate Calender (1482-1800)

A searchable calendar to wills proved at this court. Contains references to order probate documents.

Sussex Will Transcripts (1622-1917)

Transcripts of Sussex wills. Names of of people occurring in these wills have been indexed.

Sussex Wills Database (1502-1929)

Transcripts and abstracts of wills made by Sussex residents. These records usually contain vital genealogical information.

Lingfield Immigration & Travel Records

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

17th Century British Emigrants to the U.S. (1600-1700)

Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.

Lingfield Military Records

Wartime in West Sussex (1939-1945)

A collection of articles detailing life in West Sussex during WWII. It includes a number of oral histories.

East Sussex Police WWI Roll of Honour (1914-1918)

Biographies of East Sussex Constabulary police officers who lost their lives in The Great War.

Royal Sussex Regiment History (1701-Present)

A history of a regiment in the British Army. Includes information on the regiment's colours, badges, uniform and marches.

Sussex in the great Civil War (1616-1660)

A detailed history of the puritan revolution in Sussex, includes biographies of county men involved in the turmoil.

Southdown Pals Battalions (1914-1918)

A register of several-thousand men of the 11th, 12th and 13th (Service) Battalions, The Royal Sussex Regiment.

Sussex Feet of Fines (1190-1509)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Sussex Election Poll (1820)

A list of freeholders eligible to vote in Sussex, listing their residence, location and nature of freehold, name of the property's occupier and who they voted for in the election.

Sussex Electoral Poll (1734)

A list of freeholders eligible to vote in the county.

Lay Subsidy Rolls of Sussex (1524-1525)

Transcriptions of property tax records for Sussex residents.

Poll for the Election of Members of Parliament (1705)

A list of those who voted in the election, listing the candidates they voted for and organised by settlement.

Lingfield Taxation Records

Sussex Lay Subsidies (1296-1333)

Transcriptions of tax records that name those who had to pay property tax and how much was due. Returns for 1296, 1327 and 1332/3 are included.

Sussex Lay Subsidies (1296-1332)

Transcriptions of property tax records for Sussex residents. The years covered are 1292, 1327 and 1332.

East Sussex Window and House Tax Assessments (1747)

Transcripts of assessments for the taxation of wealthier households in the east of Sussex. Indexed by name.

Surrey Land Tax Records (1780-1832)

An index to almost 2 million names, connected to digital images of registers recording land ownership and occupation. They list the names of owners and occupiers, details of tax assessments and sometimes a description of the property.

Surrey Hearth Tax (1664)

A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.

Lingfield Land & Property Records

The Book of John Rowe (1597-1622)

A book comprising rentals from twenty-seven manors in Sussex - their customs and information concerning the Borough and Hundred of Lewes.

Sussex Feet of Fines (1190-1509)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

The Victoria History of Sussex, Vol. 1 (99999 BC-1086)

Notes on Sussex's natural history, early man, the Anglo-Saxon period, earthworks and political history. Also includes a translation of the Sussex portion of the Domesday Book.

Sussex Election Poll (1820)

A list of freeholders eligible to vote in Sussex, listing their residence, location and nature of freehold, name of the property's occupier and who they voted for in the election.

Sussex Electoral Poll (1734)

A list of freeholders eligible to vote in the county.

Lingfield Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Sussex (1938)

An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.

Kelly's Directory of Sussex (1930)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Sussex (1918)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Sussex (1915)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Sussex (1913)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.

Lingfield Cemeteries

East Sussex Church Monuments (1530-1830)

Over one thousand photographs of monuments inside Sussex churches.

Sussex Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Sussex's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Sussex Monumental Inscriptions (1750-2000)

Abstract details of over 2,000 monuments in Sussex; includes photographs of some monuments.

Surrey Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Surrey's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Lingfield Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Lingfield Histories & Books

Picturesque Sussex (1906)

A guide to the county and its settlements, focusing on topography, history and architecture.

Sussex Postcards (1890-1930)

A collection of Sussex postcards, all of which have been geographically referenced.

West Sussex Photographic Database (1860-Present)

5000 digital images which cover the social, agricultural, industrial and historical development of West Sussex from the Victorian era to the present day.

Sussex Postcards (1708-1920)

A collection of over 13,000 postcards and other images.

West Sussex Past Pictures (1640-2004)

A database of over 12,000 heritage photographs, prints, drawings and paintings depicting scenes and life in West Sussex.

Lingfield School & Education Records

The Victoria History of Sussex, Vol. 2 (1000-1900)

A volume produced by one of the foremost authorities on English history. It covers religious houses, maritime history, industry, agriculture, forestry, education and sport.

St Saviour's Grammar School Admissions (1690-1895)

Details of 3,600 students of a grammar school in Southwark, Surrey; now part of London. Entries include name, year of birth, birth order, date of admission, parents' names, address and a reference to original records.

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Lingfield Occupation & Business Records

The Book of John Rowe (1597-1622)

A book comprising rentals from twenty-seven manors in Sussex - their customs and information concerning the Borough and Hundred of Lewes.

The Victoria History of Sussex, Vol. 2 (1000-1900)

A volume produced by one of the foremost authorities on English history. It covers religious houses, maritime history, industry, agriculture, forestry, education and sport.

Sussex Photographers (1841-1910)

A directory of photographers who plied their trade in Sussex. Some studios are given lengthy profiles, complete with biographies, genealogical information and examples of work.

Sussex Apprentices and Masters (1710-1752)

Abstracts of apprenticeship details collected by tax authorities. The abstracts usually contain genealogical information and details on the nature and terms of the apprenticship.

Smuggling on the South East Coast (1675-1871)

An introduction to smuggling in on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Lingfield

Victoria County History: Sussex (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Pedigrees of Sussex Families (1066-1830)

Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Sussex's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.

Victoria County History: Surrey (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Pedigrees of Surrey Families (1066-1837)

Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Surrey's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

Lingfield Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Sussex (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Pedigrees of Sussex Families (1066-1830)

Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Sussex's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.

East Sussex Church Monuments (1530-1830)

Over one thousand photographs of monuments inside Sussex churches.

Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex (1485-1649)

Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Sussex and the inheritance of their lands.

Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex (1558-1583)

Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Sussex and the inheritance of their lands.

Lingfield Church Records

Lingfield Parish Registers (1551-1812)

The parish registers of Lingfield are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

Sussex Parish Churches (600-Present)

A study of the architectural development of each Anglican parish church in Sussex.

East Sussex Church Monuments (1530-1830)

Over one thousand photographs of monuments inside Sussex churches.

West Sussex Protestation Returns (1641)

The names of over 12,000 males who signed oaths of loyalty to the Crown and Church of England.

West Sussex Protestation Returns (1641-1642)

The names of over 12,000 males who signed oaths of loyalty to the Crown and Church of England.

Biographical Directories Covering Lingfield

East Sussex Police WWI Roll of Honour (1914-1918)

Biographies of East Sussex Constabulary police officers who lost their lives in The Great War.

Sussex in the great Civil War (1616-1660)

A detailed history of the puritan revolution in Sussex, includes biographies of county men involved in the turmoil.

Glimpses of our Ancestors in Sussex (1878)

Biographies of county persons mixed with past incidents.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Lingfield Maps

Old Sussex Mapped (1695-1840)

Good quality digital images of early Sussex maps. They vary in scale, from plotting major roads and settlements, to individual fields.

Printed Maps of Sussex (1575-1900)

A book containing reproductions of around 30 maps of Sussex, with detailed information on their background and cartographer.

Sussex: With Maps Diagrams & Illustrations (1909)

A description of the county, some of its settlements and sights.

Maps of Sussex (1579-1900)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

Sussex Parish Map (1841-1974)

A map delineating parishes and probate jurisdictions in Sussex.

Lingfield Reference Works

A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect (1875)

A work that attempted to record the provincial Sussex dialect due to its perceived erosion. Includes etymologies.

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

Historical Description

Lingfield, where Lord Cobham in the reign of Henry VI. founded a collegiate church, and endowed it with lands for the maintenance of a provost, chaplains, and clerks, which remained till the general dissolution of monasteries. It was valued at 79l. per annum.

The parochial church at Lingfield was changed into a collegiate by Reginald Lord Cobham in 1431, and a college was built by the same nobleman, which was standing in Aubrey’s time; and he says, he had seen no religious house whose remains were so entire. The first story was of free stone, and above that it was composed of brick and timber. Within was a square court with a cloister round it; here was also a convenient handsome hall and a parlour. Above the priests, table was a canopy of wainscot. This building continued standing till about the reign of George I. when the greatest part of it was pulled down, and a farm house erected on its site.

Some curious monuments are still remaining in Lingfield Church. In the nave immediately before the chancel is a large altar tomb, on which lie two whole length figures of white marble of a man and woman, he in armour, with his feet resting on a dog, and his head on a helmet. A glove lies by his right side; he has no beard, and his hair is bound by a fillet over the temples. The woman’s feet rest on a winged dragon, and two small angels support her head. At the east end are four shields of arms; at the west end seven; and the same number on the north and south sides.

Adjoining to the screen which separates the east end of the nave from the north aisle, is another tomb without an inscription, upon which lies a whole length figure of a man in armour; his head in mail, resting on a cushion which has been supported by two small figures, now mutilated. His feet rest against the small figure of a man with a long beard, and a turban on his head. This may probably refer to some exploit performed in the crusades; the arms on the tomb are nearly obliterated. Here are several monuments of the Cobhams and Howards of Effingham.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

LINGFIELD is a village and extensive parish, extending to the Sussex border on the south and the Kent border on the east, 3 ½ miles north from East Grinstead station, 4 south-east from Godstone station and 28 from London, in the South Eastern division of the county, Tandridge hundred, Godstone petty sessional division, East Grinstead county court district and union, Godstone rural deanery, archdeaconry of Kingston and Rochester diocese. The London, Brighton and South Coast branch line from Croydon to East Grinstead passes through the parish with two stations within its limits, one at the village and one near Dorman's. The church of SS. Peter and Paul is a large and ancient edifice of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel with north aisle, nave, north aisle, south transept and a tower on the south side with octagonal shingled spire and containing 5 bells: in the church are monuments of the Cobham family, barons Cobham of Sterborougb, dating from the reign of Edward III. there are also 11 brasses, including one to Reginald, second baron Cobham, ob. 1407; and in the chancel a very fine altar tomb to Reginald, third Baron Cobham, ob. circ. 1417 and, his wife: the choir contains some ancient oak stalls with misereres, and chained to the reading desk is a bible of the 15th century. The register of baptisms dates from 1559; marriages and burials from 1561. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value, £142, with residence, in the gift of and held since 1879 by the Rev. Wilmot Guy Bryan M.A. of St. Peter’s College, Cambridge.

St. John’s, Dorman’s Land, is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1885 out of Lingfield. The church, erected in 1883 at a cost of £4,500, is an edifice of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle and a south turret, containing one bell: the organ was given by Mrs. Clay at a cost of about £400: and the chancel has been beautifully decorated and a reredos erected at a cost of about £400, in memory of the late J. S. Clay esq.: the stained east window is a memorial to the late Hugh Birley esq.; there are 314 sittings. The register dates from 1883. The living is a perpetual curacy, net yearly value £190, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Rochester, and held since 1890 by the Rev. Thomas Alexander Purvis M.A. of Merton College, Oxford.

At Baldwin’s hill is an iron Mission church, and there are two Baptist chapels. Here is a lending library of 350 volumes, managed by Miss Emily Chapman. Charities producing £90 yearly, principally from a benefaction left in 1626 by Henry Smith of Wandsworth and alderman of London, who died Jan. 30th, 1628, are distributed in clothing: R. Saxby also left £10 yearly, to be given away In cloaks and coats.

Sterburgh (or Starborough), 2 ½ miles east, is the seat of Walter Waterhouse esq. who is lord of Sterborough manor. The trustees of the late E. M. Atkins esq. are owners of Puttenden manor; and W. Gilbert esq. is lord of Bilhurst manor. The principal landowners are the trustees of Joseph Spender Clay esq. the trustees of the Earl of Cottenham (a minor), the trustees of the late E. M. Atkins esq. and Walter Waterhouse and C. J. Fisher esqs.

Bellaggio, in this parish and on the borders of Kent and Sussex, is a fine estate comprising 650 acres of well wooded undulating land taking a somewhat crescent-like form and 5 miles in circumference, the club house, situated nearly in the centre of the estate, is a handsome building in the Italian style, and was opened in 1889; it is splendidly furnished, lighted by electricity, and contains extensive dining, drawing, billiard and smoking rooms, 30 bedrooms, and stabling for 35 horses and has 100 members; south of the estate are good cricket, polo and lawn tennis grounds, and on the north-west and south-east are 2 lakes, stocked with Loch Leven trout, and connected by the Eden brook, which runs through and to some extent forms the boundary of the estate on the west and south and supplies a swimming bath. There are 36 bungalows, a post and telegraph office, and a church lighted by electricity and capable of seating 150, and divine service is conducted here every Sunday at 3 p.m. by the vicar of Lingfield. During the summer a coach runs to and from the Hotel Metropole, London, and Bellaggio daily, except Sundays.

Lingfield Racecourse has been formed here during 1890 and covers about 200 acres, arranged for racing and steeplechase purposes. Posts and rails for a distance of nearly 2 miles mark out the course, inclosures have been formed, and a grand stand is in course of erection. The land has been acquired with a view of holding upon it high-class steeplechase meetings under National Hunt rules. The course is on gently undulating ground, and is about 1 ¾ miles in length, is of exceptional width, with easy bends, and consists throughout of sound old turf, on which are 10 fences, including a natural water jump formed by an old mill stream: it has been laid out under the superintendence of Major Dalbiac, whose object has been to combine, as far as possible, the features of a natural country with an absence of anything that is likely to make horses fall or refuse. Within this course is another for hurdle and hunters’ flat races, all of which will finish on a straight run-in of half-a-mile in length, and a width of 150 feet. The inclosures comprise one devoted to dub purposes, another to the public, a Tattersall’s ring, and an outside ring, from each of which a view of the entire course can be obtained; in addition to these an enclosure will be reserved for carriages, and there will be also extensive paddock accommodation. The inauguration meeting is fixed for Saturday, Nov. 15th, 1890, the stewards being the Duke of Hamilton, the Duke of Montrose, the Hon. C. Howard, Sir John Astley, and Messrs. G. E. Paget, W. H. P. Jenkins, and J. B. Leigh; the clerk of the course, Mr. P. Crawshaw; the handicapper, Mr. R. K. Mainwaring; and the starter, Mr. A. Coventry.

The soil is clayey; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are Wheat, oats, barley and grass. The area is 9,186 acres of land and 53 water; rateable value, £15,562; the population in 1881 was 2,884.

A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1880: clerk to school board, E. A. Head, East Grinstead; Joseph Simmans, East Grinstead, attendance officer.

Schools

Board, Dorman’s Land (mixed), for 200 children; average attendance, 150. This school was enlarged in 1886.

Board, Baldwin’s hill (mixed), built about 1860, for 70 children; average attendance, 69.

Board (mixed), built about 1860, for 200 children; average attendance, 180.

Board (infants), built in 1849, for 100 children; average attendance, 60.

Kelly's Directory of Surrey (1891)

Most Common Surnames in Lingfield

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Tandridge Hundred
1Skinner791:355.29%106
2Wood721:391.51%11
3Chapman541:511.91%42
4Head521:536.86%260
5Boorer451:6228.13%1,319
6Faulkner391:715.87%295
7White351:790.53%5
8Payne341:821.54%65
9Stripp331:8428.45%1,787
10Laker321:8713.50%895
11Glover301:934.52%295
12Page281:991.38%77
13Marden271:10326.21%2,012
14Bradford261:1075.32%429
15Knight251:1110.73%25
15Bryant251:1111.97%130
17Smith241:1160.12%1
18Gibb221:12618.80%1,766
18Bonwick221:12629.73%2,686
20Fuller211:1321.28%97
20Steer211:1323.39%329
20Stanford211:1326.62%667
23Hodge201:1396.33%670
24Brown191:1460.22%2
24Ashby191:1464.56%514
24Kenward191:14619.59%2,110
27Grant181:1541.72%172
27Greenaway181:15410.06%1,176
29Baker171:1640.33%9
29East171:1645.14%643
29Leppard171:16413.08%1,588
32King161:1740.31%8
32Potter161:1741.16%120
32Gibbs161:1741.28%135
32Simmons161:1741.21%124
32Bush161:1742.69%344
32Hartfield161:17429.63%3,530
32Malyan161:17480.00%7,904
39Johnson151:1850.32%16
39Stone151:1850.89%96
39Parsons151:1850.78%82
39Buckland151:1852.69%370
39Burchell151:1858.67%1,219
39Agent151:18531.25%3,866
45Taylor141:1990.18%4
45Rose141:1990.87%101
45Sales141:1994.17%630
45Wickenden141:19917.28%2,479
49Norman131:2141.40%200
49Wallis131:2141.34%190
49Andrew131:2146.67%1,084
49Jenner131:2143.10%509
49Kelsey131:2146.53%1,064
54Turner121:2320.27%19
54Mills121:2320.46%53
54Terry121:2321.44%223
54Denton121:2326.78%1,193
54Churchill121:2324.21%744
59Ellis111:2530.44%54
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126Robinson61:4630.18%28
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126Lambert61:4630.57%169
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