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1597	Royalties			The Parsonage and Vicarage of Hartfield	Buckhurst Terrier
	The Parsonage and Vicarage of Hartfield. The Lord of the Manor belongs to the parsonage of Hartfield which is of his own inheritance. To the parsonage belongs a vicarage donated in the sole gift and patronage of the lord of the Manor. To which vicarage belongs a dwelling house, a garden and one parcel of land of 3 acres. The parsonage is worth £30 per annum. Parish of Hartfield The Manor of Buckhurst

c 1597		Part of the maps produced in 1597 in the Buckhurst Terrier		The Vicarage

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Jowett, F, Head, age 80 to 84; occupation Independent	Sarah Jowett	Rectory	1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Jane Jowett, F, age 35 to 39; occupation Independent	Jane Jowett
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Anne Cole, F, age 45 to 49; occupation Independent	Anne Cole
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Agnes Cole, F, age 15 to 19; occupation Governess	Agnes Cole
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Harriett Bury, F, age 15 to 19	Harriett Bury
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Florence Bury, F, age 14	Florence Bury
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mary Wace, F, age 45 to 49	Mary Wace
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Hannah Nash, F, age 60 to 64, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Hannah Nash
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Susan Elphick, F, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Susan Elphick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Samuel Sheppard, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Samuel Sheppard
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Emma Humphrey, F, age 50 to 54, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Emma Humphrey

1851		Jowett, Rev. John; occupation Rector of Hartfield	The Reverend John Jowett	Rectory	Post Office Directory

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; handicap: blind; occupation Rector of Hartfield	The Reverend John Jowett	Rectory House	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Mary Jowett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Niece; occupation Companion	Jane Sherlock Jowett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Cook	Jane Staplehurst
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Cousin; occupation Visitor	Mary Agnes Cole
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Footman	John Harris
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Housemaid	Mary Anne Sherington

1867	Directory entry	Polehampton Rev. Edward, M.A., Rectory		Rectory	Post Office Directory

1874	Directory entry	Polehampton Rev. Edwd. M.A., Rectory		Rectory	Post Office Directory

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Edward Polehampton, M, Head, married, age 58, born Middlesex; occupation Rector Of Hartfield	Edward Polehampton	The Rectory, Hartfield	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Helena C. Polehampton, F, Wife, married, age 43, born London	Helena C. Polehampton
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary L.C. Polehampton, F, Daughter, age 9, born Hartfield; occupation Scholar	Mary L.C. Polehampton
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Frederick W. Polehampton, M, Son, age 7, born Hartfield; occupation Scholar	Frederick W. Polehampton
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Reginald A. Polehampton, M, Son, age 6, born Hartfield; occupation Scholar	Reginald A. Polehampton
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mervyn W. Polehampton, M, Son, age 3, born Hartfield	Mervyn W. Polehampton
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Elise Franke, F, Governess, single, age 20, born Germany; occupation Governess	Elise Franke
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Elizabeth Chautter, F, Servant, married, age 47, born Cranbrook; occupation Cook	Elizabeth Chautter
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Alice Prickett, F, Servant, single, age 27, born Oxfordshire; occupation Nurse	Alice Prickett
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Rose Jarvis, F, Servant, single, age 22, born London; occupation Housemaid	Rose Jarvis

1882	Directory entry	Polehampton Rev. Edward Thomas William M.A., Rectory		Rectory	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Richard Formby, M, Head, single, age 39, born Dunkirk, Kent; occupation: Rector of Hartfield	Richard Formby	The Rectory	1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Thirza Weller, F, Servant, single, age 41, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation: Housekeeper	Thirza Weller
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Isabella C Hayden, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Weshninster, London; occupation: General domestic servant	Isabella C Hayden

1906		The Rectory, Hartfield photographed by F. Medhurst, Hartfield			Private collection

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