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Old Forge [als Park Cottage] Eridge

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1574	History			Old Forge [als Park Cottage]	Eeles' Frant
	In Eridge Park there were in close proximity a furnace and a forge. The earliest evidence of their existence is to be found in a list of owners of ironworks drawn up in 1574

1790	History			Eridge Furnace	Eeles' Frant
	Guns were undoubtedly cast at Eridge Furnace and in the 18th century one of these stood outside the Gun Inn at Eridge Green and �. in a journal in 1790 the following account appears "(it) now lies at Eridge Green and has served for many years for the amusement of the people on a holiday or fair-day, when they collect money to buy gunpowder to threw the shell to a hill about a mile distant. The weight of the shell sinks so deep into the earth, that is costs no little pains to dig it out after each discharge, which is repeated as long as the money lasts."

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elias Jenner, M, Head, age 37, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Elias Jenner	Forge Cottage	1841 Census Frant, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Philadelphia Jenner, F, [Wife], age 40 to 44, born Sussex	Philadelphia Jenner [Everest]
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Eliza Jenner, F, [Daughter], age 12, born Sussex	Eliza Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Fanny Jenner, F, [Daughter], age 10, born Sussex	Fanny Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Harriot Jenner, F, [Daughter], age 9, born Sussex	Harriot Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Alfred Jenner, M, [Son], age 7, born Sussex	Alfred Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elias Jenner, M, [Son], age 4, born Sussex	Elias Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Jenner, M, [Son], age 2, born Sussex	William Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Edward Jenner, M, [Son], age 3 months, born Sussex	Edward Jenner

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Everest, F, Head, age 60 to 64, born Sussex	Sarah Everest	Forge Cottage	1841 Census Frant, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Everest, M, [Son], age 30 to 34, born Sussex; occupation Carpenter journeyman	George Everest
6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Everest, M, [Grand-son], age 9, born Sussex	George Everest

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Edward Taylor, M, Head, age 57, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Edward Taylor	Forge Cottage	1841 Census Frant, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Ann Taylor, F, [Wife], age 55 to 59, born Sussex	Ann Taylor
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Ann Taylor, F, [Mother], age 79, born Sussex	Ann Taylor

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	Elias Jenner	Old Forge	1851 Census Frant, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Philadelphia Jenner [Everest]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Harriot Jenner
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation GARDEN LABOURER	Alfred Jenner
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SCHOLAR	Elias Jenner
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SCHOLAR	William Jenner
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SCHOLAR	Edward Jenner
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; widowed; occupation Farm labourer	Edward Stevens

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed; occupation Farm labourer	Edward Taylor	Old Forge	1851 Census Frant, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Housekeeper; widowed	Hannah Issard

c 1875		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey		Old Forge

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jude Hall, M, Head, married, age 34, born Mayfield; occupation Gamekeeper	Jude Hall, gamekeeper	Old Forge Cottage	1881 Census Frant, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ann Hall, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Rotherfield	Ann Hall
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charlotte Hall, F, Daughter, age 8, born Rotherfield; occupation Scholar	Charlotte Ann Hall
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Emily Hall, F, Daughter, age 5, born Frant; occupation Scholar	Emily Hall

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Iden Fermor, M, Head, widowed, age 67, born Rotherfield; occupation Garden labourer	Iden Fermor, labourer	Old Forge Cottage	1881 Census Frant, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ann Ralph, F, Servant, widowed, age 70; occupation Housekeeper	Ann Ralph

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Jude Hall, M, Head, married, age 42, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation Gamekeeper	Jude Hall, gamekeeper	Park Cottage	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Ann Hall, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Ann Hall
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Willie Hall, M, Son, age 9, born Frant, Sussex; occupation Scholar	Willie Hall
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Lizzie Hall, F, Daughter, age 5, born Frant, Sussex	Lizzie Hall

5^th Apr 1891	Census	William Midmore, M, Head, married, age 53, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation General Labourer	William Midmore	Parkers Barn Cottage	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Sarah Midmore, F, Wife, married, age 49, born Frant, Sussex	Sarah Midmore
5^th Apr 1891	Census	James Midmore, M, Son, single, age 23, born Frant, Sussex; occupation General Labourer	James Midmore
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Lois Midmore, F, Daughter, single, age 21, born Frant, Sussex	Lois Midmore
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Percy Midmore, M, Son, age 10, born Frant, Sussex; occupation Scholar	Percy Midmore
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Annie Midmore, F, Daughter, age 8, born Frant, Sussex; occupation Scholar	Annie Midmore

c 1899		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey		Old Forge

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