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Maresfield Park Maresfield

Books and other documents
Published	Title, author and references
1862	Maresfield by The Rev. Edward Turner, M.A. ⇒ p. 145; p. 146
1870	A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume II. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. ⇒ p. 42

Historical records

1620	History			Maresfield Park	Turner's Maresfield
	Mr Ralph Rootes was living in the Park house im 1620; and it seems to have continued the residence of his descendants for about a century later

1769 to 1895	History	Maresfield Park in the ownership of the Shelley family		Maresfield Park	ESRO
	The nucleus of the [Maresfield Park] estate had been inherited by the Shelley family through the marriage in 1769 of John Shelley Bt. (d 1783) to Wilhelmina (d 1772) daughter of John Newnham of Park House in Maresfield. His grandson John Villiers Shelley Bt. (1808-1867) married Louisa Elizabeth Anne, the only child of the Revd. Samuel Johnes Knight of Henley Hall in Shropshire, in 1832. She died on 15 Mar 1895 leaving the estate to her only child Blanche Henrietta Johnes, co-heiress to the Barony of de Sudeley.

1787		Maresfield Park, Maresfield by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm	Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, topographical artist		The Burrell Collection

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

1808		[North] Sussex by G.Cole and engraved by J.Roper		Maresfield Park	G. Cole
	The British atlas; comprising a series of county maps�intended to illustrate and accompany 'The beauties of England and Wales' published 1808.

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

1828		Shelley, Sir John, bart.	John Villiers Shelley, 7th Baronet Shelley	Maresfield Park	Pigot's Directory

1828		Shelley, Sir John, bart.	Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet Shelley	Maresfield Park	Pigot's Directory

1833		Shelley, John Villiers, esq.	John Villiers Shelley, 7th Baronet Shelley	Maresfield Park	Pigot's Directory

1837		[North] Sussex by Thomas Moule		Maresfield Park	Thomas Moule
	Thomas Moule was a bookseller. He published a number of important works on heraldry and antiquities, including Bibliotheca heraldica Brittaniae in 1822. The English Counties delineated; or, a topographical description of England has a complete series of county maps and was published by Thomas Moule in 1837

1839		Shelley, Jno. Villiers, esq.	John Villiers Shelley, 7th Baronet Shelley	Maresfield Park	Pigot's Directory

6^th Jun 1841	Census	John V. Shelley, M, Head, age 33; occupation Independent	John Villiers Shelley, 7th Baronet Shelley	Maresfield Park	1841 Census Maresfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Louisa Shelley, F, [Wife], age 25 to 29	Louisa Elizabeth Anne Shelley [Knight]
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Blanche Shelley, F, [Daughter], age 5	Blanche Henrietta Johnes Shelley
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Anne Pratt, F, age 80 to 84; occupation Servant	Anne Pratt
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mary Gamble, F, age 50 to 54; occupation Servant	Mary Gamble
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Martha Reynolds, F, age 20 to 24; occupation Servant	Martha Reynolds
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Jemima Williamson, F, age 20 to 24; occupation Servant	Jemima Williamson
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elizabeth Payne, F, age 20 to 24; occupation Servant	Elizabeth Payne
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elizabeth Luck, F, age 20 to 24; occupation Servant	Elizabeth Luck
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Rhoda Burley, F, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Rhoda Burley
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Joseph Rawson, M, age 30 to 34; occupation Servant	Joseph Rawson
6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Eldridge, M, age 15 to 19; occupation Servant	George Eldridge
6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Holloway, M, age 17; occupation Servant	George Holloway
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Catherine Bird, F, age 40 to 44; occupation Servant	Catherine Bird

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Henry Miller, M, Head, age 70 to 74; occupation Stud groom	Henry Miller	Maresfield Park	1841 Census Maresfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elizabeth Miller, F, [Relation], age 55 to 59	Elizabeth Miller

1851		Shelley, John Villiers, esq.; occupation Magistrate	John Villiers Shelley, 7th Baronet Shelley	Maresfield Park	Post Office Directory

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation UNDER BUTLER	Thomas Muttet	Maresfield Park	1851 Census Maresfield, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation GROOM	Henry Funnel
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation COOK	Ann Hunter
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation HOUSEMAID	Maria Partridge
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation LAUNDRY MAID	Maria Walker

1867	Directory entry	Shelley Rev. Sir Frederic, bart., Maresfield park	Reverend Sir Frederick Shelley, 8th Baronet Shelley	Maresfield park	Post Office Directory
	Maresfield Park is half a mile north : the house is an ancient building of brick in the Elizabethan style, situated in an extensive domain, the seat and property of the Rev. Sir Frederic Shelley, Bart.

1867	Directory entry	Abbey John, land steward to Sir J. V. Shelley, bart., Maresfield park		Maresfield park	Post Office Directory

1874	Directory entry	Shelley Louisa Lady, Maresfield park	Louisa Elizabeth Anne Shelley [Knight]	Maresfield park	Post Office Directory
	Maresfield Park is half' a mile north the house is an ancient building of brick, in the Elizabethan style, situated in an extensive domain, the seat and property of Louisa Lady Shelley.

1874	Directory entry	Abbey John, land steward to Louisa Lady Shelley, Maresfield park		Maresfield park	Post Office Directory

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Louisa E.A. Shelley, F, Head, widowed, age 70, born London	Louisa Elizabeth Anne Shelley [Knight]	Maresfield Park Mansion	1881 Census Maresfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Coventry, F, Servant, widowed, age 73, born Hampshire; occupation Housekeeper	Sarah Coventry
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Fanny Cotterill, F, Servant, single, age 32, born Surrey; occupation Housemaid	Fanny Cotterill
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Naomi Boys, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Alciston; occupation Housemaid	Naomi Boys
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Katherine May, F, Servant, single, age 18, born Uckfield; occupation Housemaid	Katherine May
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Emily Knight, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Fletching; occupation Kitchenmaid	Emily Knight
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Rist, M, Servant, married, age 25, born Essex; occupation Butler	William Rist
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Matthews, M, Servant, single, age 27, born Hampshire; occupation Coachman	George Matthews
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Sheffield, M, Servant, single, age 29, born Sevenoaks; occupation Footman	Henry Sheffield
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Davey, M, Servant, single, age 13, born Brighton; occupation House boy	William Davey
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ernest Mailes, M, Servant, single, age 17, born Hertfordshire; occupation Domestic Servant	Ernest Mailes

1882	Directory entry	Pechell Harvey, Maresfield park		Maresfield park	Kelly's Directory

1882	Directory entry	Shelley Louisa, Lady, Maresfield park	Louisa Elizabeth Anne Shelley [Knight]	Maresfield park	Kelly's Directory
	Maresfield Park is half a mile north : the house is an ancient building of brick, in the Elizabethan style, and is situated in an extensive domain, the seat and property of Louisa Lady Shelley.

1882	Directory entry	Green William, agent to Louisa, Lady Shelley, Maresfield park		Maresfield park	Kelly's Directory

1888	Directory entry	Shelley, Louisa, Lady, Maresfield Park	Louisa Elizabeth Anne Shelley [Knight]	Maresfield Park	Brooker's Guide

1895 to 1898	History	Maresfield Park in the ownership of Blanche Pechell		Maresfield Park	ESRO
	John Villiers Shelley Bt. (1808-1867) married Louisa Elizabeth Anne, the only child of the Revd. Samuel Johnes Knight of Henley Hall in Shropshire, in 1832. She died on 15 Mar 1895 leaving the [Maresfield Park] estate to her only child Blanche Henrietta Johnes, co-heiress to the Barony of de Sudeley. Blanche married Hervey Charles Pechell in 1871 and died on 12 Apr 1898. The estate was sold by a devisee under her will on 14 Dec 1898 to Count Alexander Munster.

1899 to 1924	History	Maresfield Park in the ownership of Count Alexander Munster		Maresfield Park	ESRO
	The land was originally part of the Maresfield Park Estate (2,657 acres in Maresfield, Danehill and Fletching), which in 1899 was sold by Hervey Charles Pechell to Count Alexander Munster of Derneberg, Hanover, Germany. In 1915, by order of the High Court of Justice, the property became vested in the Public Trustee as custodian for England and Wales under The Trading with the Enemy (Amendment) Act 1914. On 18 Sep 1924 the Public Trustee was empowered to sell the estate to William Henry Abbey of Uckfield House for 61,714 pounds sterling. On 25 Sep 1924 part of the estate, comprising some 1,327 acres, was sold to Thomas Place the younger of Ullingswicke, Northallerton (Co. Yorks)

1902		Maresfield Park Entrance, Maresfield 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.

c 1910		East View, Marefield Park, Maresfield			Private collection

1914		The Rose Walk, Maresfield Park, Maresfield			Private collection

1914		The Lake, Maresfield Park, Maresfield			Private collection

1915		Rose Walk, Maresfield Park, Maresfield			Private collection

1915		Entrance, Maresfield Park, Maresfield			Private collection

1919		The Lake, Maresfield Park			Private collection

c 1920		Maresfield Park, Maresfield			Private collection

1924		Maresfield Park, Maresfield			Private collection

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