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Scragoak Wadhurst

Books and other documents
Published	Title, author and references
1923	The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 62; p. 97
1931	Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 289

Historical records

1678	History			Scragoak	Wace's Wadhurst
	Scragoak - The House bears on it the date of 1678, but some of it is older. The Furnace on the property was originally in the hands of the Maunsers of High Town - Barhams worked it later - the property was left by John Barham of Snape to a boy who married, after some years of guardianship, a Saunders of Great Pell. They had issue four sons, each of whom held the property in succession but died childless. It then passed to a kinsman at Butts, and he and his brother died the same day of small pox.

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

1741	History			Scragoak	Wace's Wadhurst
	After another short minority, Scragoak, then only 30 acres, but still including a Forge, passed in 1741 to James Thompsett, yeoman, and Wenbans was added to it. In the next generation the two farms were separated, and the elder of two brothers took Scragoak. It remained in Thompsett hands till it was divided by sale between the High Town and Castle property.

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

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

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; employs 6 people; occupation FARMER	John Tompsett	Scrag Oak Farm	1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Elizabeth Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Sarah Ann Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation FARMER	John Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Jane Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Caroline Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Frances Tompsett
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation HOUSE SERVANT	Mary Jane Baldock
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant	Herbert Blackman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation WAGGONER	John William Humphrey, farm bailiff
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation WAGGONER	Thomas Wallis

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	David Pollington, M, Head, married, age 41, born Rotherfield; occupation Farm labourer	David Pollington	Scrag Oak Farm Cottage	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Elizabeth Pollington, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Mayfield	Elizabeth Pollington [Dadswell]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	David Pollington, M, Son, age 8, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar	David Pollington
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary M. Pollington, F, Daughter, age 5, born Rotherfield; occupation Scholar	Mary Matilda Pollington
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Obediah Pollington, M, Son, age 1, born Wadhurst	Obediah Pollington

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Tompsett, M, Head, married, age 31, born Wadhurst; occupation Labourer	John Tompsett	Scrag Oak Farm House	1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Phoebe Tompsett, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Wadhurst	Phoebe Tompsett

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