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Books and other documents
Published	Title, author and references
1902	Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest by C. N. Sutton ⇒ p. 349
1932	Historic Houses of Sussex - Bassetts Manor, Hartfield by Viscountess Wolseley ⇒ p. 622

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1265	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	Bassetts is probably associated with Gilbert Bassett - one of 12 jurymen of the hundred of "Hartefued"

1296	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	Nicholas Bassett pays a subsidy of 5s 9 1/4d

1327	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	Johe Bassett, senior pays a subsidy of 1s

1332	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	Johe Bassett, senior pays a subsidy of 1s 1d and Johe Bassett, junior pays a subsidy of 1s

1372	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	John Basset has land at "Hertefeld"

1545	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	"Manor of Bassetts and tenements in Hartfield and Est Grenysted settled after the decease of Mary Shelley"

1590 to 1598	History			Bassetts	Sutton's Historical Notes
	This [The Parish of Withyham] was an extensive manor. In a survey (32-40 Elizabeth) it includes the knoll by the church, extending from Withyham towards Summerford, between the road on the one side and the river on the other, to the Manor of Fiskeridge; afterwards by Hale Farm, Blackham Common (now enclosed), Willets Farm, bounded by the Kent Water; along by Holywych, the Sussex House Farm, Holtye Common, extending a little way into the Parish of East Grinstead on the right, over to the Beeches Farm and Bassetts, towards Hartfield and to Hodore.

1597	Freeholder		John Averie	Bassetts	Buckhurst Terrier
	The heirs of John Averie hold by deed tenement called Bassetts with a wood before his door called Little Ayland, and certain lands called Sims feild, Chart feild, Birch feild, and Welfeild, Redden together with a meadow, in all 50 acres, bounds: Lord Buckhurst�s manor of Bolebrook to the East the river from Francis Averies milne to Bolebrook Bridge to the South Lord Buckhurst�s Bentes, late of John Woody to the West the said heirs� Broomeland to the North Rent 12s. 8d.

1619	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	The Manor of Bassetts passed from John Alfrey to Richard, Earl of Dorset

1650	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	John Cresswell and John Howell acquire Bassetts

1661	History			Bassetts Farm	Wolseley's Bassetts
	John Thornicroft acquires Bassetts

c 1795		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream		Bassetts

c 1825		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood		Bassetts Farm

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Richard Burfoot, M, Head, age 42; occupation Farmer	Richard Burfoot, farmer	Bassetts	1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elizabeth Burfoot, F, [Wife], age 37	Elizabeth Burfoot [Harris]
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elizabeth Burfoot, F, [Daughter], age 18	Elizabeth Burfoot
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elizabeth Chittons, F, age 12; occupation Servant	Elizabeth Chittons
6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Setford, M, age 21; occupation Servant	William Setford
6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Turner, M, age 35 to 39, born Sussex; occupation Servant	William Turner

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elizabeth Slater, F, Head, age 70 to 74, born Sussex	Elizabeth Slater	Bassetts Cottages	1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Eliza Slater, F, [Relation], age 13, born Sussex	Eliza Slater

1851		Burfoot, Richard	Richard Burfoot, farmer	Basset's Farm	Post Office Directory

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	William Bailey, farm labourer	Little Bassetts	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Elizabeth Bailey [Baldwin]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation Pauper	Elizabeth Bailey
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Scholar	George Bailey
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation Scholar	Eliza Jarvis [Bailey]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation Scholar	Sarah Card [Bailey]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Scholar	James Bailey
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Mary Sands [Bailey]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Harriet Bailey

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, employs 7 people; occupation Farmer	Richard Burfoot, farmer	Bassetts	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Elizabeth Burfoot [Harris]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant	Harriett Paine
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm labourer	William Turner
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm Servant	Henry Tester

1867	Directory entry	Burfoot Richard, farmer, Bassett's farm		Bassett's farm	Post Office Directory

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Baines, M, Head, married, age 56, born Upper Beeding, employs 3 men; occupation Farmer	Thomas Baines	Bassetts Farm House	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Baines, F, Wife, married, age 59, born East Grinstead	Jane Baines
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Baines, F, Daughter, single, age 30, born Worth	Sarah Baines
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Baines, F, Daughter, single, age 27, born Upper Beeding	Jane Baines
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Baines, M, Son, single, age 22, born London	William Baines
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Pevitt, M, Nephew, single, age 8, born Worth; occupation Scholar	George Pevitt
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Card, M, Servant, single, age 34, born Hartfield; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas Card
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Taylor, M, Servant, single, age 16, born Hartfield; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Taylor

1882	Directory entry	Baines Thomas, farmer, Bassett's farm		Bassett's farm	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Thomas Baines, M, Head, married, age 68, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: Farmer	Thomas Baines	Bassetts	1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Jane A Baines, F, Wife, married, age 67, born East Grinstead, Sussex	Jane A Baines
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Sarah A Baines, F, Daughter, married, age 36, born Newdigate, Surrey	Sarah A Baines
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Jane H Baines, F, Daughter, single, age 30, born Newdigate, Surrey	Jane H Baines
5^th Apr 1891	Census	George Baines, M, Grandson, single, age 18, born Lingfield, Surrey; occupation: Farm servant	George Baines
5^th Apr 1891	Census	John Garland, M, Servant, single, age 27, born N/K; occupation: Farm servant	John Garland

5^th Apr 1891	Census	David Thornton, M, Head, single, age 43, born Oxted, Surrey; occupation: Farm labourer	David Thornton	Bassetts Rail Van	1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex

5^th Apr 1891	Census	William Taylor, M, Head, married, age 53, born Brockham, Surrey; occupation: Farm labourer	William Taylor	Bassetts Railway Van	1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Harriett Taylor, F, Wife, married, age 53, born Dorking, Surrey	Harriett Taylor
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Albert T Taylor, M, Son, single, age 14, born Dorking, Surrey	Albert T Taylor

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

1932		Bassetts Manor, Hartfield			Wolseley's Bassetts

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