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Smiths Farm [als Denbys Farm and Wick House] Wadhurst

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Published	Title, author and references
1923	The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 77

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1759 to 1817	History			Wick House	Wace's Wadhurst
	Wick House - 9 acres - was once called Denby's farm, and later Smiths. Under one or other of these names it was the property of Samuel Playsted in 1759 and Henry Playsted in 1817

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

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Labourer	James Tompsett	Wick Farm House	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Olive Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Mary Olive Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SCHOLAR	Alfred Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation SCHOLAR	Eli Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Frank Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Ruth Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Benjamin Tompsett

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; employs 2 people; occupation FARMER	George Luck Playsted	Wick Cottage	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Emily Playsted
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Emily Rose Playsted
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Harriett Eliza Playsted
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation SERVANT	Mary Huntington

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Bernard Mcmahon, M, Head, widowed, age 35, born Warwickshire; occupation Minister Iron Church Buckland Hill	Bernard McMahon	Wick House	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jesse Martin, M, Servt, married, age 72, born Wadhurst; occupation Labourer	Jesse Martin
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Harriet Martin, F, Servt, married, age 60, born Wadhurst; occupation Housekeeper	Harriet Martin

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Frederick J. Piper, M, Head, married, age 48, born Burwash; occupation Farm labourer	Frederick John Piper, farm labourer	Wick Farm House	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Ann Piper, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Burwash	Mary Ann Piper [Russell]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Piper, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Wadhurst	Jane Piper
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Piper, M, Son, age 15, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm labourer	George Piper
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Horace Piper, M, Son, age 11, born Wadhurst; occupation scholar	Horace Piper
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Emily Piper, F, Daughter, age 8, born Wadhurst; occupation scholar	Emily Jane Piper
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Agnes Piper, F, Daughter, age 5, born Wadhurst; occupation scholar	Agnes Piper

1904	History			Wick House	Wace's Wadhurst
	The Playsted family held the property for 150 years, till in 1904 C. J. Playsted sold it to Marquis Camden. The house is now called Orchard Lea.

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