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Riseden Wadhurst

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Published	Title, author and references
1923	The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 67

Historical records

c 1332	History			Riseden	Wace's Wadhurst
	Adam de Rysdenne stands on the Subsidy Roll of Wadhurst for 1332 (Edward III.)

1523 to 1575	History			Riseden	Wace's Wadhurst
	The land was held for most of the 16th and 17th Century by a yeoman family named Puxty, for a Puxty was assessed for it in four Rolls between 1523 and 1575

1545	History			Riseden	Wace's Wadhurst
	Christopher Maunser, who died in 1545, owned besides Heighton, Riseden, Gregories, and Wenbornes

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

1763		A New Map of [North] Sussex by Thomas Kitchin		Riseden	Thomas Kitchin
	Thomas Kitchin, an engraver and publisher from c.1738 to 1776, held the appointment of Hydrographer to the King. His output was prolific. He engraved the maps of the British and French dominions in North America by John Mitchell (1755), which was used at the peace coucil at the end of the revolutionary war. In his later years he worked with his son (hence senior after his name in the c.1755 edition of the Small English Atlas). He died in 1784.

1^st Sep 1787		[North] Sussex by John Cary		Riseden	John Cary
	John Cary, apprenticed to William Palmer in 1770, went into business in 1783 as a publisher of maps, plans and road-books. He was highly successful and is referred to as the founder of the modern English School of Cartography by H.G. Fordham

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

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed; occupation Farm labourer	James Weeks	Riseden Farm	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Grand-daughter; occupation Housekeeper	Ann Packham
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Grand-son; occupation Farm labourer	William Weeks

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed	Charlotte Weeks [Till]	Riseden Farm	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Railway labourer	John Weeks
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SCHOLAR	James Weeks
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SCHOLAR	William Weeks
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Ruth Weeks

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; employs 1 person; occupation MILLER MASTER	Thomas Martin	Riseden Mill	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Ruth Martin
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Miller journeyman	Amos Wallis

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Smith, M, Head, married, age 43, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas Smith	Mill Cottage, Riseden	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary A. Smith, F, Wife, married, age 46, born Wadhurst	Mary A. Smith

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Kennard, M, Head, married, age 48, born Beddingham; occupation Corn Miller Grinder	George Kennard	Riseden Mill Cottage	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Barbara Kennard, F, Wife, married, age 52, born Lingfield	Barbara Kennard
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ephraim Kennard, M, Son, single, age 23, born West Tarring; occupation Farm labourer	Ephraim Kennard
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Alfred Kennard, M, Son, single, age 20, born West Tarring; occupation Farm labourer	Alfred Kennard
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Horace Kennard, M, Son, single, age 15, born Dallington; occupation Farm labourer	Horace Kennard
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Edwin Kennard, M, Son, single, age 13, born Dallington; occupation Scholar	Edwin Kennard
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Alice Kennard, F, Daughter, age 11, born Dallington; occupation Scholar	Alice Kennard
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Fredrick Kennard, M, Son, age 9, born Dallington; occupation Scholar	Fredrick Kennard

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George S. White, M, Head, married, age 36, born Mayfield, employs 2 men; occupation Miller	George S. White	Riseden Mill	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane E. White, F, Wife, married, age 39, born Burwash	Jane E. White
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George White, M, Son, age 10, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	George White
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charles White, M, Son, age 9, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	Charles White
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane S. White, F, Daughter, age 7, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	Jane S. White
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Emily White, F, Daughter, age 3, born Wadhurst	Emily White
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Fanny E. White, F, Daughter, age 5 m, born Wadhurst	Fanny E. White
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mercy Smith, F, Servant, single, age 14, born Wadhurst; occupation Servant	Mercy Smith

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William W. Clark, M, Head, single, age 38, born Yorkshire, employs 8 labourers and 2 boys; occupation Farmer	William W. Clark	Riseden Farm	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Louvaca H. Christenson, F, House Keeper, single, age 35, born Norway	Louvaca H. Christenson

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Pratt, M, Head, married, age 33, born Rotherfield; occupation Farm labourer	William Pratt	Riseden Cottage	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Harriett Pratt, F, Wife, married, age 35, born Mayfield	Harriett Pratt

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Baldwin, M, Head, married, age 37, born Wadhurst; occupation Farmer	John Baldwin, farmer	Riseden Farm	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Anne Baldwin, F, Wife, married, age 37, born Wadhurst	Anne Baldwin [Barham]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Baldwin, M, Son, age 10, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	John Baldwin
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Baldwin, M, Son, age 8, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	Thomas Baldwin
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Baldwin, M, Son, age 6, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	William Baldwin
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Walter Baldwin, M, Son, age 4, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	Walter Baldwin
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Frank Baldwin, M, Son, age 2 m, born Wadhurst	Frank Baldwin
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Fanny E. Cork, F, Visitor, single, age 21, born Wadhurst; occupation Domestic Servant	Fanny E. Cork
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ansley H. Hoath, F, Servant, single, age 15, born Rotherfield; occupation General Servant	Ansley Hoath

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