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1923	The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 71

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1555 to 1578	History			Faircrouch	Wace's Wadhurst
	The Subsidy Rolls of 1555 and 1578, however, show a Barham assessed for "Fayererouche," probably for the land and iron works.

1611	History			Faircrouch	Wace's Wadhurst
	The property which gave its name to this part of the parish cannot have been the house now called Faircrouch, the greater part of which dates only from the middle of last Century. This stands certainly on the site of what once was "one of the finest houses in the neighbourhood." But that takes us no further back than 1611 when a London Merchant named Edwardes built it.

1692	History			Faircrouch	Wace's Wadhurst
	Edwardes's daughter, Susan, married Giles Strangways of Melbury Sampford, in Dorset. Giles Strangways son succeeded to Faircrouch, but had to sell it to Peter Gott, Receiver General for Sussex. Gott lived there till 1692 and then sold it to William Benge.

1700 to 1800	History			Faircrouch	Wace's Wadhurst
	In the next 100 years Faircrouch passed through the hands of eight persons. The last were two brothers named Beven, who farmed the land for several years, but in 1810 sold it to James Bellamy of a Wisbeach firm of Solicitors, who were somehow concerned in the disposal of several other old Wadhurst properties

c 1724		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1724 by Richard Budgen		Faircrouch

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

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

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

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas Atwood	Faircrouch Green	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Mary Ann Atwood
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	James Atwood
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Ellen Atwood
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Thomas Atwood

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Gamekeeper	John Daw	Faircrouch Green	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Barbary Daw
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Elizabeth Daw
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Susannah Daw
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Ellen Daw
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Emily Daw
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; widowed; occupation PAUPER	Robert Bentlett

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	Peter Huntley	Little Faircrouch	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Mary Huntley
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	John Huntley
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Charity Huntley

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation CARPENTER	Henry Rogers	Little Faircrouch	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Elizabeth Rogers [Goodman]

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	William Baldwin, farm labourer	Little Faircrouch	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Ellen Baldwin [Holmwood]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	James Baldwin
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Sarah Ann Frost [Baldwin]

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer and BEER RETAILER	George Saxby	Little Faircrouch	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Ann Saxby
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Thomas Saxby
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	James Saxby
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Sister; occupation HOUSE SERVANT	Angelina Saxby
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Brother; occupation Farm labourer	Spencer Saxby
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Brother; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas Saxby

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	James H. Burgess, farm labourer	Little Faircrouch	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Silvy C. Burgess
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Charles Burgess
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	John Burgess

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	John Bones	Little Faircrouch	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Elizabeth Bones
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	Alfred Bones
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Visitor	Esther Hickmott

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed; occupation PAUPER	Sarah Tommas	Faircrouch	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Sarah Tommas
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	Isaac Tommas
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Frances Tommas
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	James Tommas
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Jesse Tommas
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Jasper Tommas
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Josiah Tommas

1860	History			Faircrouch	Wace's Wadhurst
	W. Acworth, bought Faircrouch house of them, and sold it in 1860 to Walter Prideaux of Goldsmith's Hall, London, who practically rebuilt it.

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Simon Lade, M, Head, married, age 59, born Mayfield; occupation Carpenter	Simon Lade	Faircrouch Cottages	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Harriett Lade, F, Wife, married, age 49, born Staplehurst	Harriett Lade
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jabez Lade, M, Son, age 19, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm Labourer	Jabez Lade
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Lade, M, Son, age 11, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	John Lade

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Avis, M, Head, married, age 59, born Frant; occupation Gardener	William Avis	Faircrouch Cottages	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Ann Avis, F, Wife, married, age 54, born Hellingly	Sarah Ann Avis

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Edmund Goldsmith, M, Head, widowed, age 72, born Warbleton; occupation Farm Labourer	Edmund Goldsmith, farmer	Faircrouch Cottages	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Wickham, M, Grandson In Law, married, age 26, born Ticehurst; occupation Farm Labourer	James Wickham
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Phebe Wickham, F, Granddaughter, married, age 22, born Wadhurst; occupation Housekeeper	Phoebe Wickham [Goldsmith]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Alice C. Wickham, F, Great Granddaughter, age 5 m, born Wadhurst	Alice Clara Wickham
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Michael D. Goldsmith, M, Grand Son, single, age 19, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm Labourer	Michael David Goldsmith

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Richardson, M, Head, married, age 72, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm Labourer	Thomas Richardson	Faircrouch Cottages	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Harriett Richardson, F, Wife, married, age 71, born Warehorne	Harriett Richardson

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