The Weald - Property history, bibliography and topography

or use a form

Ashdown Forest	Brasted	Burwash	Buxted	Chevening	Chiddingly	Chiddingstone	Cowden	Cranbrook	Crowborough	East Grinstead
East Hoathly	Edenbridge	Eridge	Fletching	Forest Row	Framfield	Frant	Goudhurst	Groombridge	Hadlow	Hailsham
Hartfield	Hawkhurst	Heathfield	Hellingly	Herstmonceux	Hever	Hildenborough	Horsted Keynes	Isfield	Lamberhurst	Laughton
Leigh	Little Horsted	Maresfield	Mayfield	Penshurst	Rotherfield	Rusthall	Sevenoaks	Southborough	Speldhurst	Ticehurst
Tonbridge	Tunbridge Wells	Uckfield	Wadhurst	Waldron	Warbleton	Westerham	West Hoathly	Withyham	Worth	More places

Census	Documents
Genealogy	Maps
Pictures	People of note
Places of interest
Follow @The_Weald

Blackham Court Lyewood Common Withyham

Books and other documents
Published	Title, author and references
1902	Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest by C. N. Sutton ⇒ p. 117

Historical records

1^st Jun 1596	Leaseholder (21 yrs)		Richard Saxbies	Blackham Court	Buckhurst Terrier
	Richard Saxbies, yeoman holds by deed messuage and lands called Blackham Court, with the Forestall, The Hoapes, Blackham mead, the Claies, Long Croft, parcel of Couchmans Roomes, Little Meadow, Roomes als Middle Roomes, Great Cowleaze, Ferrie Crofts, Cowleaze Croft, Little Cowleaze, Long Feild, The Cockaddams, The Parcks, Haselwood and the ponds with the orchard, in all 235 acres, viz, meadow 38 acres, pasture 142 acres, arable 35 acres, wood 19 acres Rent £69, and two fat capons alive on 1st November.

c 1597		Part of the maps produced in 1597 in the Buckhurst Terrier		Blackham Court

1714		Occupation Tenant	John Pyke	Blackham Court	Sutton's Historical Notes

1720		Occupation Tenant	William Ovenden	Blackham Court	Sutton's Historical Notes

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

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

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

1838	Census	Head; occupation Farmer	James Dives, farmer	Blackham Court	1838 Census Blackham/Lyewood, Sussex

1838		Occupation Tenant	James Dives, farmer	Blackham Court	Sutton's Historical Notes

6^th Jun 1841	Census	James Dives, M, Head, age 45 to 49, born Sussex; occupation Farmer	James Dives, farmer	Blackham Court Farm	1841 Census Withyham, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Susanna Dives, F, [Wife], age 45 to 49	Susanna Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	James Dives, M, [Son], age 20 to 24, born Sussex	James Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Louisa Dives, F, [Daughter], age 20 to 24, born Sussex	Louisa Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Ellen Dives, F, [Daughter], age 15 to 19, born Sussex	Ellen Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	John Dives, M, [Son], age 13, born Sussex	John Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Susanna Dives, F, [Daughter], age 11, born Sussex	Susanna Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Robert Dives, M, [Son], age 8, born Sussex	Robert Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	J. Dives, M, [Son], age 7, born Sussex	J. Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Thomas Dives, M, [Son], age 5, born Sussex	Thomas Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Alfred Dives, M, [Son], age 3, born Sussex	Alfred Dives
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Agnes N/K, F, age 11	Agnes N/K
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mary Anne N/K, F, age 9	Mary Anne N/K
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Cole, F, age 25 to 29, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Sarah Cole
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Henry Hawkins, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Henry Hawkins
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Servant	Henry Hawkins
6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Weaver, M, age 25 to 29, born Sussex; occupation Servant	George Weaver

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm Labourer	Thomas Twiner	Blackham Court	1851 Census Withyham, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Sarah Twiner [Edwards]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	James Twiner

1867	Directory entry	Kennard Chas., farmer, Blackham court		Blackham court	Post Office Directory

1874	Directory entry	Kennard Chas., farmer, Blackham court		Blackham court	Post Office Directory

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

1879		Occupation Tenant	Charles Hobson	Blackham Court	Sutton's Historical Notes

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charles Hobson, M, Head, married, age 38, born Lincolnshire, employs 5 men and 1 boy; occupation Farmer	Charles Hobson	Blackham Court	1881 Census Withyham, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Hobson, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Cuckfield	Sarah Hobson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	May N. Hobson, F, Daughter, age 10, born Surrey	May N. Hobson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Lily P. M. Hobson, F, Daughter, age 4, born Chiddingstone	Lily P. M. Hobson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Violet N. Hobson, F, Daughter, age 3, born Chiddingstone	Violet N. Hobson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Frances J. Churches, F, Governess Dom Serv, single, age 19, born Somerset	Frances J. Churches

1882	Directory entry	Hobson Charles, farmer, Blackham court		Blackham court	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	George Cheal, M, Head, married, age 50, born Tandridge, Surrey; occupation: Farm bailiff	George Cheal	Blackham Court Farm	1891 Census Withyham, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Eliga Cheal, F, Wife, married, age 46, born Cowden, Kent	Eliga Cheal
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Kate Cheal, F, Daughter, single, age 19, born Tandridge, Surrey; occupation: General domestic servant	Kate Cheal
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Ernest Cheal, M, Son, single, age 6, born Tandridge, Surrey	Ernest Cheal

1900		Occupation Tenant	Robert Ashby	Blackham Court	Sutton's Historical Notes

Currently The Weald is at Database version 10.1 - 8th April 2013 and contains information on 336,313 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,116 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 223 books