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Ham Farm Withyham

Books and other documents
Published	Title, author and references
1902	Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest by C. N. Sutton ⇒ p. 115
1928	Rotherfield - The Story of some Wealden Manors by Catharine Pullein ⇒ p. 14

Historical records

1265		Occupation Owner	William atte Hame	Hame Court

1296		Occupation Owner	Henry atte Hamme	Hamme Court

1296		Occupation Owner	Richard atte Hamme	Hamme Court

1327		Occupation Owner	Thomas atte Hamme	Hamme Court

1398		Occupation Owner	Gilbert Hamme	Hamme Court

2^nd Dec 1595	Leaseholder (21 yrs)		Robert Marchant	Ham House als Ham and Spencers	Buckhurst Terrier
	Robert Marchant, yeoman, holds by indenture the messuage farm or tenement called Ham House als Ham and Spencers and lands called Janes Iland, Sheep fields, Eleven acres, the forestall, Southfeild, Motymeade, Southfield Croft and 9 other fields. Also Upperham Mead, Coxfeild with a barn, and two other fields. In all 95 acres: viz., mead 29 acres, pasture 47 acres, arable 15 acres, wood 3 acres. Rent £26 6s 8d and 4 fat capons alive on 1st November to be paid at the Hall of Buckhurst

c 1597		Part of the maps produced in 1597 in the Buckhurst Terrier		Ham House

1714		Occupation Tenant	Robert Avis	Ham Court

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

1728		Occupation Tenant	John Avis	Ham Court

1772		Occupation Tenant	John junior Avis	Ham Court

1^st Sep 1787		[North] Sussex by John Cary		Ham	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		Ham Farm

1806		Occupation Tenant	Thomas Avis	Ham Court

1808		Occupation Tenant	John Parris	Ham Court

1838	Census	Head; occupation Farmer	John Killick Paris	Ham Court Farm	1838 Census Blackham/Lyewood, Sussex

6^th Jun 1841	Census	John Parris, M, Head, age 75 to 79, born Sussex; occupation Independent	John Paris	Ham	1841 Census Withyham, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	John Parris, M, [Son], age 35 to 39, born Sussex; occupation Farmer	John Killick Paris
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Parris, F, [Daughter-in-law], age 35 to 39, born Sussex	Sarah Elizabeth Parris [Patching]
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Parris, F, [Grand-daughter], age 12, born Sussex	Sarah Killick Hodges [Parris]
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Philip Parris, M, [Grand-son], age 8, born Sussex	Philip Parris
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Elizabeth Parris, F, [Grand-daughter], age 2, born Sussex	Elizabeth Hale [Parris]
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sophia Barden, F, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Sophia Barden
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Susan Farmer, F, age 12, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Susan Farmer
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Thomas Earnest, M, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Thomas Earnest
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mark Coles, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Mark Cole, farm labourer
6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Farmer, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation Servant	William Farmer

1845		Occupation Tenant	John Killick Paris	Ham Court

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, widowed, employs 5 people; occupation Farmer	John Killick Paris	Ham Farm	1851 Census Withyham, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Sarah Killick Hodges [Parris]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Philip Parris
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm Servant	Thomas Everest
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm servant	Alfred Edwards
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation General Servant	Harriot Coomber
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation General Servant	Mary Bower

1867	Directory entry	Parris John, farmer, Ham farm		Ham farm	Post Office Directory

1867		Occupation Tenant	Philip Parris	Ham Court

1874	Directory entry	Parris Philip, farmer & hop grower, Ham farm		Ham farm	Post Office Directory

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Philip Parris, M, Head, married, age 48, born Withyham, employs 4 labourers and 2 boys; occupation Farmer	Philip Parris	Ham Farm	1881 Census Withyham, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary N. Parris, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Essex	Mary Kirkham Parris [Bell]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Philip S. Parris, M, Son, age 9, born Withyham; occupation Scholar	Philip S. Parris
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary J. Holmden, F, Housekeeper, single, age 29, born Surrey	Mary J. Holmden
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Eliza A. Serves, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Kent; occupation Servant	Eliza A. Serves

1882	Directory entry	Parris Philip, farmer & hop grower, Ham farm		Ham farm	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Philip Parris, M, Head, married, age 58, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: Farmer	Philip Parris	Ham Farm	1891 Census Withyham, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary K Parris, F, Wife, married, age 52, born Great Baddow, Essex	Mary Kirkham Parris [Bell]
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Charles J Parris, M, Son, single, age 22, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: Surveyor's clerk	Charles John Parris
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Thomas A Bamford, M, Visitor, single, age 22, born Manchester, Lancashire; occupation: Surveyor's clerk	Thomas A Bamford
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Ethel D Bell, F, Niece, single, age 14, born Brixton, Surrey	Ethel D Bell
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Walter P Bell, M, Nephew, single, age 12, born Stockwell, Surrey	Walter P Bell
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Annie Bean, F, Servant, single, age 18, born East Blatchington, Sussex; occupation: General domestic servant	Annie Bean
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary Bean, F, Servant, single, age 14, born East Blatchington, Sussex; occupation: General domestic servant	Mary Bean

1894		Occupation Tenant	John T. Hall	Ham Court

1902	History			Ham Farm	Sutton's Historical Notes
	Hamme Court appears to have been a house of some importance years ago. In 1398 Robert Reade, Bishop of Chichester, granted a licence to Gilbert Hamme and Margaret, his wife, to have mass and other divine services performed in the oratory of their house at Withyham.

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