Rackham 1861 census
Transcribed by C A Gascoigne-Pees 2008
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| Schedule | Address | Name | Relation | Condition | Age | Occupation | Where Born | Disability |
| 1 | Rackham Farm House | Edwin Elliott | Head | m | 51 | Farmer 500acres emp 14men 6boys | Worthing, Sussex | |
| Sarah Elliott | Wife | m | 54 | Shipley, Sussex | ||||
| Elizabeth Elliott | Daughter | s | 24 | Worthing, Sussex | ||||
| Edwin J Elliott | Son | s | 22 | Farmer | Worthing, Sussex | |||
| John W Elliott | Son | s | 18 | Farmer | Worthing, Sussex | |||
| Emma Elliott | Daughter | s | 15 | Worthing, Sussex | ||||
| Harold Elliott | Son | s | 13 | Scholar | Worthing, Sussex | |||
| Henry Davey | Nephew | s | 27 | Saddler | Lewes, Sussex | |||
| Burt Ruff | Servant | s | 13 | Housemaid | Bignor, Sussex | |||
| Reuben Smith | Servant | s | 17 | Groom | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Thomas Peskett | Lodger | s | 42 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 2 | Cottage | Edward Streeter | Head | m | 50 | Farm Bailiff | Pulborough, Sussex | |
| Sarah Streeter | Wife | m | 46 | Slaugham, Sussex | ||||
| William Streeter | Son | s | 26 | Baker | Pulborough, Sussex | |||
| Allen Streeter | Son | s | 14 | Ploughboy | Pulborough, Sussex | |||
| Charlotte Streeter | Daughter | s | 10 | Scholar | Pulborough, Sussex | |||
| Henry Streeter | Son | s | 8 | Scholar | Bury, Sussex | |||
| 3 | Cottage | George Ayling | Head | m | 39 | Agricultural Labourer | Kirdford, Sussex | |
| Sarah Ayling | Wife | m | 39 | Kirdford, Sussex | ||||
| William Ayling | Son | s | 9 | Scholar | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 4 | Cottage | 1 unoccupied | ||||||
| 5 | Cottage | John Peskett | Head | m | 33 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Anne Maria Peskett | Wife | m | 33 | Pulborough, Sussex | ||||
| Mary Jane Peskett | Daughter | s | 10 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Anne Peskett | Daughter | s | 8 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Caroline Peskett | Daughter | s | 5 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Dinah Peskett | Daughter | s | 3 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| John Peskett | Son | s | 0 | 6 months | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 6 | Cottage | Richard Daughtery | Head | m | 48 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Ester Daughtery | Wife | m | 46 | Greatham, Sussex | ||||
| Henry Daughtery | Son | s | 21 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Sarah Daughtery | Daughter | s | 18 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Mary Daughtery | Daughter | s | 15 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Lewis Daughtery | Son | s | 12 | Cowboy | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Edwin Daughtery | Son | s | 10 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Caroline Daughtery | Daughter | s | 7 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 7 | Cottage | John West | Head | m | 49 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Sarah West | Wife | m | 39 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Richard West | Son | s | 18 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| James West | Son | s | 15 | Ploughboy | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Walter West | Son | s | 10 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Barton West | Son | s | 9 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Raymond West | Son | s | 6 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Sarah West | Daughter | s | 2 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 8 | Cottage | Thomas Souter | Head | m | 26 | Agricultural Labourer | Amberley, Sussex | |
| Rhoda Souter | Wife | m | 21 | Bramber, Sussex | ||||
| Arthur Souter | Son | s | 3 | Bramber, Sussex | ||||
| Thomas Souter | Son | s | 1 | Amberley, Sussex | ||||
| Charles Souter | Son | s | 0 | 6 months | Amberley, Sussex | |||
| 9 | William Smith | Head | m | 25 | Carter | Rackham, Sussex | ||
| Rose Smith | Wife | m | 22 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Letitia M Smith | Daughter | s | 2 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Felix William Smith | Son | s | 1 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 10 | Cottage | Isaac Elliott | Head | m | 35 | Carter | Cootham, Sussex | |
| Mary Elliott | Wife | m | 35 | Worthing, Sussex | ||||
| Sarah Anne Elliott | Daughter | s | 11 | Scholar | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Mary Jane Elliott | Daughter | s | 2 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Infant Elliott | Son | s | 0 | 1 month | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 11 | Cottage | Charles Wakeham | Head | m | 29 | Carter | Amberley, Sussex | |
| Jane Wakeham | Wife | m | 29 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Jane Wakeham | Daughter | s | 10 | Amberley, Sussex | ||||
| William Wakeham | Son | s | 5 | Amberley, Sussex | ||||
| Susan Wakeham | Daughter | s | 2 | Amberley, Sussex | ||||
| Alice Wakeham | Daughter | s | 0 | 6 months | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 12 | Cottage | Henry West | Head | w | 51 | Farmer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| 13 | Cottage | Edward Giles | Head | m | 67 | Agricultural Labourer | Pulborough, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth Giles | Wife | m | 64 | Billingshurst, Sussex | ||||
| Maurice Burchell | Son in Law | s | 22 | Agricultural Labourer | Billingshurst, Sussex | |||
| Elizabeth Burchell | Daughter in Law | s | 20 | Billingshurst, Sussex | ||||
| 14 | Cottage | Charles Goatcher | Head | m | 59 | Agricultural Labourer | Pulborough, Sussex | |
| Mary Goatcher | Wife | m | 68 | Thakeham, Sussex | ||||
| Sarah Phillipps | Daughter in Law | s | 34 | Cook | Greatham, Sussex | |||
| Elizabeth Flint | Daughter | w | 48 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 15 | Cottage | William Blackman | Head | w | 87 | Baker | Rackham, Sussex | |
| James Nye | Lodger | m | 33 | Labourer | Henfield, Sussex | |||
| 16 | House | Michael Blackman | Head | m | 54 | Butcher | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Mary Ann Blackman | Wife | m | 55 | Storrington, Sussex | ||||
| Alfred Blackman | Son | s | 30 | Butcher | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| John Blackman | Son | s | 22 | Butcher | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Phoebe Applegate | Visitor | w | 29 | School Mistress | Amberley, Sussex | |||
| 17 | Cottage | Henry Souter | Head | m | 41 | Agricultural Labourer | Amberley, Sussex | |
| Eleanor Souter | Wife | m | 42 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Harriet Anne Souter | Daughter | s | 11 | Scholar | Amberley, Sussex | |||
| Alfred Souter | Son | s | 5 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Olive Souter | Daughter | s | 2 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Elizabeth Souter | Daughter | s | 0 | 2 months | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 18 | Cottage | 1 unoccupied | ||||||
| 19 | Cottage | Thomas Woolven | Head | m | 32 | Miller | Brighton, Sussex | |
| Maria Woolven | Wife | m | 40 | London | ||||
| Thomas Woolven | Son | s | 9 | Scholar | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 20 | Cottage | Henry Coote | Head | m | 50 | Agricultural Labourer | Amberley, Sussex | |
| Jenny Coote | Wife | m | 46 | Thakeham, Sussex | ||||
| John Coote | Son | s | 15 | Shepherd Boy | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Ellen Coote | Daughter | s | 12 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Henry Coote | Son | s | 10 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Robert Coote | Son | s | 8 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Alfred Coote | Son | s | 6 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Jemima Coote | Daughter | s | 4 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 21 | Cottage | Charles Duke | Head | m | 45 | Painter | Chiltington, Sussex | |
| Mary Duke | Wife | m | 43 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| John Duke | Daughter | s | 13 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Clement Duke | Daughter | s | 10 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Sarah Duke | Son | s | 8 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Frank Duke | Daughter | s | 5 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| William Duke | Daughter | s | 2 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 22 | Cottage | James Cooper | Head | m | 32 | Agricultural Labourer | Shipley, Sussex | |
| Mary Anne Cooper | Wife | m | 37 | Houghton, Sussex | ||||
| Henry Cooper | Son | s | 13 | Houghton, Sussex | ||||
| James Cooper | Son | s | 10 | Bury, Sussex | ||||
| Aaron Cooper | Son | s | 5 | Sompting, Sussex | ||||
| Robert Cooper | Son | s | 0 | 4 months | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 23 | Cottage | Thomas Daughtery | Head | m | 46 | Agricultural Labourer | Chailey, Sussex | |
| Jane Daughtery | Wife | m | 44 | Parham, Sussex | ||||
| Peter Daughtery | Son | s | 14 | Greatham, Sussex | ||||
| Henry Daughtery | Son | s | 10 | Greatham, Sussex | ||||
| 24 | Cottage | Benjamin Whitington | Lodger | m | 28 | Bargeman | Pulborough, Sussex | |
| Jane Whitington | Wife | m | 24 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Kate Whitington | Daughter | s | 1 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 25 | Cottage | Stephen Peskett | Head | m | 42 | Agricultural Labourer | Storrington, Sussex | |
| Caroline Peskett | Wife | m | 37 | Pulborough, Sussex | ||||
| 26 | Cottage | Thomas West | Head | m | 42 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Jane West | Wife | m | 40 | Cranleigh, Surrey | ||||
| Thomas West | Son | s | 6 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Anne Napper | Lodger | w | 87 | Storrington, Sussex | ||||
| 27 | Cottage | George Peskett | Head | m | 44 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Harriet Peskett | Wife | m | 40 | Greatham, Sussex | ||||
| William Peskett | Son | s | 18 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Mary Anne Peskett | Daughter | s | 15 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Harriet Peskett | Daughter | s | 13 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| James Peskett | Son | s | 12 | Ploughboy | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Emma Peskett | Daughter | s | 8 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| George Peskett | Son | s | 6 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Clara Peskett | Daughter | s | 4 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Charlotte Peskett | Daughter | s | 2 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Henry Peskett | Grandson | s | 1 | Lancing, Sussex | ||||
| 28 | Cottage | William Ruff | Head | m | 38 | Blacksmith | Amberley, Sussex | |
| Charlotte Ruff | Wife | m | 37 | Amberley, Sussex | ||||
| George Ruff | Son | s | 8 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Esther Ruff | Daughter | s | 6 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Kate Ruff | Daughter | s | 5 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Frederick Ruff | Son | s | 3 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Boay Huggins | Visitor | m | 42 | Servant | Chelsey, Berkshire | |||
| Sophia Huggins | Wife | m | 41 | Amberley, Sussex | ||||
| Sophia Huggins | Daughter | s | 9 | Bandon, Ireland | ||||
| Boay Huggins | Son | s | 5 | Islington, London | ||||
| Herbert Huggins | Son | s | 2 | Islington, London | ||||
| 29 | Cottage | 1 unoccupied | ||||||
| 30 | Fighting Cock Public House | William Hammond | Head | m | 27 | Publican Plumber and Painter | Storrington, Sussex | |
| Clara Hammond | Wife | m | 27 | Storrington, Sussex | ||||
| Henry Hammond | Son | s | 1 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Charles Duke | Servant | s | 15 | House Servant | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Stephen Collins | Lodger | w | 58 | Charcoal Burner | Aldingbourne, Sussex | |||
| 31 | Cottage | Richard Challen | Head | m | 45 | Agricultural Labourer | Greatham, Sussex | |
| Mary Challen | Wife | m | 46 | Billingshurst, Sussex | ||||
| William Challen | Son | s | 16 | Agricultural Labourer | Storrington, Sussex | |||
| 32 | Cottage | John Fossey | Lodger | w | 64 | Agricultural Labourer | Greatham, Sussex | |
| 33 | Cottage | Sarah Elliott | Lodger | w | 75 | Pulborough, Sussex | ||
| 34 | Cottage | Frederick Hedger | Head | m | 50 | Agricultural Labourer | Greatham, Sussex | |
| Hannah Hedger | Wife | m | 51 | Greatham, Sussex | ||||
| Emma Winton | Daughter | m | 27 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Levi Hedger | Son | s | 16 | Shepherd | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| Charles Hedger | Son | s | 14 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Florence Smith | Grandson | s | 3 | Thakeham, Sussex | ||||
| 35 | Cottage | Frank Daughtery | Head | m | 26 | Carter | Greatham, Sussex | |
| Harriet Daughtery | Wife | m | 27 | Kirdford, Sussex | ||||
| Fanny Daughtery | Daughter | s | 1 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 36 | Cottage | Charles Daughtery | Head | m | 34 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Jane Daughtery | Wife | m | 42 | Pulborough, Sussex | ||||
| William Netley | Stepson | s | 12 | Pulborough, Sussex | ||||
| Thomas Daughtery | Son | s | 6 | Pulborough, Sussex | ||||
| 37 | Cottage | Thomas Daughtery | Head | w | 67 | Agricultural Labourer | Greatham, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth Daughtery | Daughter | s | 28 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Ellen Daughtery | Daughter | s | 10 | Waltham, Sussex | ||||
| Emma Daughtery | Daughter | s | 5 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 38 | Cottage | Thomas Smith | Head | m | 57 | Gardener | Bury, Sussex | |
| Mary Smith | Wife | m | 57 | Wiston, Sussex | ||||
| Charles Smith | Son | s | 20 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| James Smith | Son | s | 14 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 39 | Cottage | Clement Smith | Head | m | 31 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Jane Smith | Wife | m | 28 | Pulborough, Sussex | ||||
| Arthur Smith | Son | s | 4 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Emma Smith | Daughter | s | 1 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| 40 | Cottage | Mary Anne Phillipps | Head | m | 55 | Charwoman | Stopham, Sussex | |
| James Phillipps | Son | s | 14 | Agricultural Labourer | Greatham, Sussex | |||
| 41 | Cottage | Thomas Searle | Head | m | 23 | Agricultural Labourer | Amberley, Sussex | |
| Fanny Searle | Wife | m | 21 | Stopham, Sussex | ||||
| 42 | Cottage | George Daughtery | Head | m | 37 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Jane Daughtery | Wife | m | 38 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Hugh Daughtery | Lodger | s | 28 | Carter | Rackham, Sussex | |||
| 43 | Cottage | William West | Head | m | 50 | Agricultural Labourer | Rackham, Sussex | |
| Caroline West | Wife | m | 50 | Rudgwick, Sussex | ||||
| Caroline West | Daughter | s | 13 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Charles West | Son | s | 10 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Harry West | Son | s | 7 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Harriet West | Daughter | s | 22 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||
| Clara West | Granddaughter | s | 1 | Rackham, Sussex | ||||