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| 1874 | Directory entry | Penfold Philip, Pilt Down lodge | | Pilt Down lodge | Post Office Directory |
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| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | | Piltdown Lodge | |
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| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Philip Penfold, M, Head, single, age 54, born Cuckfield; occupation Farmer | Philip Penfold | Piltdown Lodge | 1881 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Sarah Penfold, F, Sister, single, age 52, born Cuckfield; occupation Housekeeper | Sarah Penfold | | |
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Peter Penfold, M, Father, widowed, age 78, born Lindfield; occupation Former Farmer | Peter Penfold, farmer | | |