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Suntings Farm Newbridge Ashdown Forest Hartfield

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Published	Title, author and references
1878	The Ashdown Forest Dispute - notebook 1 by William Augustus Raper ⇒ Notebook extract
1902	Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest by C. N. Sutton ⇒ p. 350

Historical records

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Stephen Jenkins, M, Head, age 65 to 69, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Stephen Jenkins	Near Suntings	1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Ann Jenkins, F, [Wife], age 65 to 69, born Sussex	Ann Jenkins

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Samuel Heasman, M, Head, age 65 to 69, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Samuel Heasman, farm labourer	Near Suntings	1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Heasman, F, [Wife], age 60 to 64, born Sussex	Sarah Hesman [Weeden]
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Samuel Heasman, M, [Son], age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Samuel Heasman, farmer

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Stephen Jenner, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Stephen Jenner	Suntings	1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Amelia Jenner, F, [Wife], age 35 to 39, born Sussex	Amelia Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Amelia Jenner, F, [Daughter], age 15 to 19, born Sussex	Amelia Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Stephen Jenner, M, [Son], age 12, born Sussex	Stephen Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Jenner, F, [Daughter], age 10, born Sussex	Sarah Jenner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Henry Jenner, M, [Son], age 1, born Sussex	Henry Jenner

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Labourer	Thomas Heasman, labourer	Little Suntings	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife; occupation Infant school mistress	Elizabeth Hesman [Edwards] [Watmore]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Mary Hesman

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Labourer	John Buckman	Suntings	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Jemima Buckman [Burley]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation Scholar	Abigail Buckman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Scholar	Andrew Buckman

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

9^th Oct 1879	Recollections		Abraham Edwards, farm labourer	Suntings Farm	Ashdown Forest - notebook 3
	During The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876-1882 commoners and land owners were interviewed by the solicitor William Raper. Their comments were recorded in a series of notebooks: Edwards, Abraham. 66. Living at Suntings Farm, Hartfield and in the service of Mr. Hale. Born 8 March 1813 at Quarock in Hartfield. Baptised at Hartfield. Has cut litter for Mr. Hale for 16 years. Before that he cut for Fillery at New Bridge Mill, who is Lord De La Warr's tenant. All De La Warr's tenants take litter. We lived at Quarock till I was about 8 years old then I remember moving to Cat Street, Hartfield. When about 12 years old I went to service. Before and after we moved, my Father worked for Mr. Combridge at Harts Farm and the summer before I went to service I worked for Mrs Combridge at 4d. a day. I then went to service at Lower Parrock Farm under Mr. Richard Spencer for 3 years as odd boy 1111 years and carter boy 11/2 years.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I then got married at the age of 30 or 31 and worked at various places on the border of the Forest in Hartfield for 2 or 3 years. Then I went to work 11 years for Mr. Fillery who had Newbridge Mill and Peculiars Farm and I lived at the farm house. .......

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Abraham Edwards, M, Head, married, age 67, born Hartfield; occupation Labourer	Abraham Edwards, farm labourer	Suntings	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Abraham Edwards, M, Head, married, age 67, born Hartfield; occupation Labourer	Abraham Edwards, farm labourer	Suntings	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Edwards, F, Wife, married, age 53, born Hartfield	Jane Edwards [Seal]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Edwards, F, Wife, married, age 53, born Hartfield	Jane Edwards [Seal]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Edwards, M, Son, single, age 19, born Hartfield; occupation Labourer	Henry Edwards
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Edwards, M, Son, single, age 19, born Hartfield; occupation Labourer	Henry Edwards
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Edwards, M, Son, age 11, born Hartfield; occupation Scholar	John Edwards
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Edwards, M, Son, age 11, born Hartfield; occupation Scholar	John Edwards

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Frederick W. Hill, M, Head, married, age 23, born Hartfield; occupation Labourer	Frederick William Hill, labourer	Suntings Gill	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Jane Hill, F, Wife, married, age 20, born Hartfield	Mary Jane Hill [Tasker]

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

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