Ripley: The Manor House

Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 17 Feb 2008

This Dutch-gabled house is on the west side of the High Street and dates from 1650. The 1881 Census return for the building lists two separate families, and it is evident that the occupiers by this stage were artisans rather than lords!: The first family was: William TICE, Head of the household, married, age 38, born Ripley, Surrey, Occupation: Carpenter & Undertaker Jane TICE, Wife, married, age 38, born Ripley, Surrey, Occupation: Carpenter's Wife William H. TICE, Son, age 14, born Ripley, Surrey, Occupation: Carpenter's Apprentice Emily TICE, Daughter, age 12, born Send, Surrey, Occupation: Scholar Sarah K. TICE, Daughter, age 7, born Send, Surrey, Occupation: Scholar George TICE, Son, age 4, born Ripley, Surrey, Occupation: Scholar Mary J. TICE, Daughter, age 2, born Ripley, Surrey Harriet LANGRISH, Wife's Mother, widowed, age 80, born East Meon, Hampshire and the second was: George LANGRISH, Head of the household, married, age 53, born Blendworth, Hampshire, Occupation: Carrier Mary LANGRISH, Wife, married, age 53, born Ockham, Surrey, Occupation: Carrier's Wife Thomas LANGRISH, Son, unmarried, age 24, born Ripley, Surrey, Occupation: Carrier's Assistant Harriet LANGRISH, Daughter, age 15, born Ripley, Surrey, Occupation: Domestic Servant John WHITE, Lodger, unmarried, age 30, born Billingshurst, Sussex, Occupation: Draper & Grocer's Assistant Given that Harriet Langrish was living next door and that George Langrish was born in Hampshire like Harriet, it is not unreasonable to assume that Harriet was George's mother.

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