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Hatch [als The Sign of the Gate] Inn Colemans Hatch Ashdown Forest Hartfield

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1878	The Ashdown Forest Dispute - notebook 1 by William Augustus Raper ⇒ Notebook extract

Historical records

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Charles Jenkins, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation Publican	Charles Jenkins	Colemans Hatch [Hatch Inn]	1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Anne Jenkins, F, [Wife], age 30 to 34, born Sussex	Ann Jenkins
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Susan Godley, F, age 20 to 24, born Sussex	Susan Godley

1851		Jenkins, Charles; occupation Innkeeper	Charles Jenkins	Hatch	Post Office Directory

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Innkeeper	Charles Jenkins	The Sign Of The Gate	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Ann Jenkins
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation Farm Labourer	Edward Warrington
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation Farm Labourer	Richard Hardsman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation Butcher	John Knight
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation Farm Labourer	Charles Smith
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation Farm Labourer	Thomas Austin
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation Servant	Thomas Towardy
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation Servant	Margaret Luxford

1867	Directory entry	Edwards Robert, Hatch inn, Holly hill		Hatch inn, Holly hill	Post Office Directory

1874	Directory entry	Baker Edward, Hatch inn, Coleman's Hatch		Hatch inn, Coleman's Hatch	Post Office Directory

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Edward Baker, M, Head, married, age 40, born Hartfield; occupation Innkeeper	Edward Baker, innkeeper	Hatch Inn	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary A. Baker, F, Wife, married, age 35, born Middlesex	Mary Anne Baker
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Ann Baker, F, Daughter, age 7, born Hartfield	Mary Ann Baker
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Florence S. Baker, F, Daughter, age 4, born Hartfield	Florence Sarah Baker
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Louisa Card, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Hartfield; occupation General Servant	Louisa Mercy Card
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Peter Weller, M, Lodger, single, age 48, born Horsham; occupation Forest Ranger	Peter Weller

1882	Directory entry	Baker Edward, Hatch inn, Coleman's Hatch		Hatch inn, Coleman's Hatch	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	William G Hinkley, M, Head, married, age 49, born Acrise, Kent; occupation: Publican	William G Hinkley	Public House, Colemans Hatch	1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Jane E Hinkley, F, Wife, married, age 50, born Uckfield, Sussex	Jane E Hinkley
5^th Apr 1891	Census	A Borne, M, Boarder, married, age 67, born Appledore, Kent; occupation: Shepherd	A Borne
5^th Apr 1891	Census	N Borne, M, Boarder, single, age 18, born Medley, Kent; occupation: Shepherd	N Borne
5^th Apr 1891	Census	G Borne, M, Boarder, single, age 11, born Medley, Kent; occupation: Shepherd	G Borne
5^th Apr 1891	Census	S Right, M, Boarder, single, age 16, born Kent; occupation: Shepherd	S Right
5^th Apr 1891	Census	R Hart, M, Boarder, married, age 56, born Jersey; occupation: Shepherd	R Hart
5^th Apr 1891	Census	J Cocke, M, Boarder, married, age 56, born Crowbrook, Sussex; occupation: Shepherd	J Cocke
5^th Apr 1891	Census	H Goodsell, M, Boarder, single, age 20, born Crowbrook, Sussex; occupation: Shepherd	H Goodsell
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Peter Weller, M, Boarder, single, age 65, born Horsham, Sussex; occupation: Shepherd	Peter Weller

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

c 1920		Colemans Hatch, Ashdown Forest			Private collection

1927		Hatch Inn, Colemans Hatch, Ashdown Forest photographed by Francis Frith
	The Frith archive was founded by Francis Frith, the pioneer Victorian photographer, in 1860 and today contains over 365,000 photographs of some 7,000 towns and villages throughout Britain. Taken between 1860 and 1970 these form a topographical record of Britain without equal and is recognised as probably the only photographic collection of national importance in private hands in Britain today. The importance of the Frith archive is as a topographical and social record. It provides an amazingly detailed visual record of over 7,000 towns and villages, as well as illustrating the enormous social and structural changes which have taken place in Britain since 1860. Whilst some of the photographs are undoubtedly artistically outstanding, the real value of the archive lies in its scale. There is no other archive which can illustrate this period of British history so extensively or to such a high quality.

Currently The Weald is at Database version 10.1 - 8th April 2013 and contains information on 336,313 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,116 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 223 books