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Almshouse Hog House Lane Buxted

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1874	Directory entry			Almshouse	Post Office Directory
	The Buxted almshouses, containing four tenements, two for single people and two for married couples, were built by Lady Catherine J. V. Harcourt, A.D. 1864.

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Marriott, F, Head, widowed, age 63, born Northamptonshire	Jane Marriott	Alms House, Hog House Lane	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Miller, M, Head, married, age 72, born Framfield; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Miller	Alms House, Hog House Lane	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Miller, F, Wife, married, age 63, born Buxted	Mary Miller

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Beal, M, Head, married, age 72, born Mayfield; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas Beal	Alms House, Hog House Lane	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Beal, F, Wife, married, age 66, born Framfield	Mary Beal

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Stephen Smith, M, Head, married, age 34, born Buxted; occupation Farm labourer	Stephen Smith	Alms House, Hog House Lane	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Harriett Smith, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Maresfield	Harriett Smith
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Louisa Smith, F, Daughter, age 4, born Buxted	Louisa Smith
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Willm. Smith, M, Son, age 3, born Buxted	William Smith
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Smith, F, Daughter, age 7 m, born Buxted	Jane Smith

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Edmeads, M, Head, married, age 46, born Kent, unemployed	Thomas Edmeads	Alms House, Hog House Lane	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Eleanor Edmeads, F, Wife, married, age 44, born Herefordshire	Eleanor Edmeads
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Emily M. Edmeads, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Buxted	Emily M. Edmeads
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Agnes E. Edmeads, F, Daughter, age 14, born Buxted	Agnes E. Edmeads
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Clara J. Edmeads, F, Daughter, age 13, born Buxted; occupation Scholar	Clara J. Edmeads
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Eleanor L. Edmeads, F, Daughter, age 8, born Buxted; occupation Scholar	Eleanor L. Edmeads
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Edmeads, M, Son, age 6, born Buxted; occupation Scholar	Henry Edmeads

1882	Directory entry			Almshouse	Kelly's Directory
	The Buxted almshouses, containing four tenements, two for single people and two for married couples, were built and endowed with £2,000 by the late Lady Catherine J. V. Harcourt A.D. 1864. Smith's Charity of £1 6s. 8d. paid out of a bequest to the parish of All Saints, Lewes and a charity of £6 15s. yearly, left by Mr. Edward Holmes Baldock, of Hyde Park place, London, in 1844, are distributed in money. Benham's charity of £9 a year, founded by will in 1865, is given to the poor at the absolute discretion of the trustees.

1882	Directory entry			Almshouse	Kelly's Directory
	Church of England School (mixed), High-Hurst wood, built in 1872 for 120 children; average attendance, 93. This school has an endowment of £30 yearly, from bequests by, the late Colonel Harcourt & Lady Catherine J. V. Harcourt ; £25 from Saunder's charity & £10 from Fermor of Crowborough's charity ; James William B. Smith, master

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary Miller, F, Head, widowed, age 79, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation Living in Charity	Mary Miller	Almshouse, Hog House Lane	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Thos Avis, M, Head, married, age 86, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation Living in Charity	Thomas Avis	Almshouse, Hog House Lane	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Eliza Avis, F, Wife, married, age 77, born Fletching, Sussex; occupation Living in Charity	Eliza Avis [Peckham]

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Jane Marriott, F, Head, widowed, age 74, born Riton, Warwickshire; occupation Living in Charity	Jane Marriott	Almshouse, Hog House Lane	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary Heale, F, Head, widowed, age 77, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation Living in Charity	Mary Heale	Almshouse, Hog House Lane	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex

c 1935		Alms House, Buxted			Buxted The Beautiful

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