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Published	Title, author and references
1923	The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 71
1931	Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 273

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1332	History			Earlye Farm	Wace's Wadhurst
	Earlye, so-called probably after the family of Arligh in the Subsidy Roll of 1332 - 150 acres, half in Frant, half in Wadhurst.

1690 to 1763	History			Earlye	Wace's Wadhurst
	In 1690 a Nicholas Puxty sold Towngate, then part of the property, to his brother-in-law, Richard Comber. By him and his son the Towngate property, as it had then come to be called, was further increased by the purchase of Shotinghurst, Earlye, and the Dupleck's farm of 96 A. Richard Comber died in 1763, leaving his real estate to his sister Mary's son, Benjamin Newington

1763	History			Earlye Farm	Wace's Wadhurst
	Richard Comber of Towngate, died possessed of Earlye in 1763, having bought it from G. Lockyer. From him it went to a nephew, Benjamin Newington, then to Baker of Hightown, on his marriage with Benjamin Newington's niece, and back by exchange of other property to Newington of Towngate

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

c 1850	History			Earlye Farm	Wace's Wadhurst
	With Frankham, Earlye was bought by Henry Dixon

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; employs 3 people; occupation FARMER	Thomas Wells	Early	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Frances Wells
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Frances M. Wells
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Thomas Wells
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm labourer	Robert David
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation HOUSE SERVANT	Elizabeth Huntly
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm labourer	Charles Jenner
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Swift

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Stephen Cheesman, M, Head, married, age 32, born Mayfield, employs 2 men and 1 boy; occupation Farmer	Stephen Cheesman, farmer	Erley Farm	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Betsey Cheesman, F, Wife, married, age 32, born Wadhurst	Betsey Cheesman [Baker]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Stephen P. Cheesman, M, Son, age 2, born Wadhurst	Stephen P. Cheesman
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Catherine L. Cheesman, F, Daughter, age 8 m, born Wadhurst	Catherine L. Cheesman

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ebenezer Styles, M, Head, married, age 35, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm Labourer	Ebenezer Styles	Erley Cottage	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Eliza Styles, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Burwash	Eliza Styles
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Styles, M, Son, age 14, born Frant; occupation Farm Labourer	James Styles
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Eliza M. Styles, F, Daughter, age 11, born Pembury; occupation Scholar	Eliza M. Styles
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Ann Styles, F, Daughter, age 6, born Tonbridge	Mary Ann Styles

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