The Round Hill Society

Ashdown Road Quiz

Read the article on Ashdown Road. Then do the following quiz.

Questions

1. In the 1891 census for Ashdown Road, what occupation is listed for No. 1?

2. What is the occupation recorded for the resident in No. 2 in 1891?

3. Which house number on Ashdown Road in 1891 was occupied by a P.O. Sorting Clerk?

4. Who is noted as living at No. 5 in 1891 and later becoming famous as a professional athletics coach?

5. What occupation is given for the occupant of No. 6 in the 1891 census?

6. What trade is listed at No. 7 in the 1891 census?

7. According to the census data summary, name two types of key jobs held by residents of Ashdown Road in 1891.

8. The page notes “the gaps between the terraces at the four corners of Ashdown Road” continue a particular feature of the area’s character. What is that feature?

9. On which side of the road (east or west) is the underpass mentioned in the text?

10. The page provides a “practise” exercise using freecen.org.uk for the 1891 census. What surname does it suggest you search for as an example?

11. What is the birth year of S Mussabini (the person in question 4) listed in that census entry?

12. What other local street is mentioned as being adjacent to Ashdown Road in the 1891 census layout?

13. Which occupation is listed for the No. 3 house resident in 1891?

14. What is the recorded job of No. 12 in 1891?

15. Which industry (mention the specific type of works) is connected to one of the jobs mentioned in the 1891 list (for example “trimmer railway works”)?

16. The Round Hill Society noticeboard is attached to a wall on the west side of Ashdown Road. True or false?

17. According to the 1891 list, one resident is a “Gas Fitter.” What house number are they in?

18. What is the occupation of the No. 4 resident in the 1891 census?

19. The page makes a note of “rear gardens” and “vista” as layout features. Which two streets are mentioned in relation to those rear gardens and vistas?

Answers

1. Telegraph Linesman.

2. Laundry Carrier.

3. No. 3 was Sorting Clerk P.O.

4. S Mussabini (Sam Mussabini) at No. 5.

5. Post Office Telegraphist.

6. Sign Writer.

7. Examples: laundress / laundry superintendent; railway works trimmer.

8. The “green vistas”.

9. East side (the first plot on the E side is noted as an out-building/garage and then No. 2 with an underpass).

10. The surname “Mussabini”.

11. (S Mussabini born 1867-1927)

12. Richmond Road (and also Roundhill Crescent).

13. Coach Trimmer (at No. 4).

14. Laundry Superintendent (No. 12).

15. Railway works (trimmer railway works) job.

16. True – the noticeboard is attached to the wall on the west side.

17. Gas Fitter: No. 13.

18. Bricklayer (No. 8).

19. Richmond Road & Roundhill Crescent.

This page was last updated by Ted on 09-Nov-2025