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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

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Books and other documents
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1878	The Ashdown Forest Dispute - notebook 1 by William Augustus Raper ⇒ Notebook extract; Notebook extract

Historical records

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Edward Coomber, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Edward Coomber	Lags Heath Farm	1841 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Rebecca Coomber, F, [Wife], age 30 to 34, born Sussex	Rebecca Coomber
6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Coomber, M, [Son], age 9, born Sussex	William Coomber
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Maryann Coomber, F, [Daughter], age 6, born Sussex	Maryann Coomber
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Thomas Coomber, M, [Son], age 4, born Sussex	Thomas Coomber
6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Coomber, M, [Son], age 1, born Sussex	George Coomber

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; employs 2 people; occupation FARMER	John Gardiner	Legsheath	1851 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Mary Gardiner
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm labourer	Edward Hartfield
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm labourer	James Simmons

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Edward Heaver, M, Head, widowed, age 78, born East Grinstead; occupation Farmer	Edward Heaver	Legs Heath Farm	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Osbourne, F, Sister, widowed, age 67, born East Grinstead; occupation Housekeeper	Sarah Osbourne
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Bingham, M, Servant, single, age 45, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	George Bingham
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Page, M, Servant, single, age 17, born East Grinstead; occupation Farm labourer	John Page
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ralph Batchelor, M, Lodger, age 45, born East Grinstead; occupation Gamekeeper	Ralph Batchelor
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Elizabeth Batchelor, F, Wife, married, age 40, born East Grinstead	Elizabeth Batchelor
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Frederick Batchelor, M, Son, single, age 14, born East Grinstead	Frederick Batchelor
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Kate Batchelor, F, Daughter, age 12, born East Grinstead; occupation Scholar	Kate Batchelor
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ada Batchelor, F, Daughter, age 9, born East Grinstead; occupation Scholar	Ada Batchelor
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Batchelor, M, Son, age 4, born Surrey; occupation Scholar	William Batchelor

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Payne, M, Head, married, age 47, born East Grinstead; occupation Farmer	George Payne	Legs Heath Farm	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Jane Payne, F, Wife, married, age 46, born Berkshire	Mary Jane Payne
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Leonard Henry Payne, M, Son, age 14, born Berkshire	Leonard Henry Payne
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Joseph Stiles, M, Servant, single, age 17, born Balcombe; occupation Farm labourer	Joseph Stiles

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Benson, M, Head, married, age 46; occupation Hawker	William Benson	Caravan, Legs Heath	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Benson, F, Wife, married, age 46; occupation Hawker	Sarah Benson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Benson, F, Daughter, single, age 21; occupation Hawker	Sarah Benson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Benson, M, Son, single, age 16; occupation Hawker	Thomas Benson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Benson, M, Son, single, age 14; occupation Hawker	John Benson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Elizabeth Benson, F, Daughter, age 10; occupation Hawker	Elizabeth Benson

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Ann Webb, F, Head, married, age 26; occupation Hawker	Sarah Ann Webb	Caravan, Legs Heath	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Webb, M, Son, age 3	Thomas Webb
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Ann Webb, F, Daughter, age 3 m, born East Grinstead	Sarah Ann Webb

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Smith, F, Head, single, age 53; occupation Hawker	Mary Smith	Tent Caravan, Legs Heath	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Elizabeth Smith, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Woolwich, Kent; occupation Hawker	Elizabeth Smith
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Smith, M, Son, age 13, born Woolwich, Kent; occupation Hawker	George Smith
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Louisa Smith, F, Daughter, age 10, born Woolwich, Kent; occupation Hawker	Louisa Smith
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Smith, F, Daughter, age 6, born Woolwich, Kent	Jane Smith

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Caroline Bowyer, F, Head, single, age 57; occupation Hawker	Caroline Bowyer	Tent Caravan, Legs Heath	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Bowyer, M, Son, single, age 22; occupation Hawker	William Bowyer
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Daniel Bowyer, M, Son, single, age 12; occupation Hawker	Daniel Bowyer

1882	Directory entry	Heaver Edward, farmer, Legs heath		Legs heath	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	James Leppard, M, Head, married, age 50, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex; occupation: Farmer	James Leppard	Legs Heath Farm	1891 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Sarah Leppard, F, Wife, married, age 50, born East Grinstead, Sussex	Sarah Leppard
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Emily Marsh, F, Daughter, married, age 28, born Lindfield, Sussex; handicap: deaf	Emily Marsh
5^th Apr 1891	Census	James Leppard, M, Son, widowed, age 26, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex; occupation: Farmer's son	James Leppard
5^th Apr 1891	Census	William Leppard, M, Son, single, age 18, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex; occupation: Farmer's son	William Leppard
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Frederick Leppard, M, Son, single, age 15, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex; occupation: Farmer's son	Frederick Leppard
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary J Leppard, F, Daughter, age 11, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex; occupation: Scholar	Mary J Leppard
5^th Apr 1891	Census	George Leppard, M, Grandson, age 8, born Horsted Keynes, Sussex; occupation: Scholar	George Leppard

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Moses Ripley, M, Head, widowed, age 43, born Kent; occupation: Working cutler	Moses Ripley	Camp, Near Legs Heath	1891 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Celia Ripley, F, Daughter, single, age 7, born Isle Of Wight, Hampshire	Celia Ripley
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Bessy Ripley, F, Daughter, age 5, born East Grinstead, Sussex	Bessy Ripley
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Ruth Ripley, F, Daughter, age 2, born Brighton, Sussex	Ruth Ripley
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Margaret Hunt, F, Mother-in-law, widowed, age 55, born Southport, Lancashire; occupation: Hawker	Margaret Hunt

5^th Apr 1891	Census	John Collins, M, Head, married, age 40, born Hookend Hill, Surrey; occupation: Hawker	John Collins	Tent, Near Legs Heath	1891 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Jeanette Collins, F, Wife, married, age 39, born Hartfield, Sussex; occupation: Hawker	Jeanette Collins
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Henry Collins, M, Son, single, age 41, born Slinfold, Sussex; occupation: Hawker	Henry Collins
5^th Apr 1891	Census	John Collins, M, Son, single, age 17, born Forest Row, Sussex; occupation: Hawker	John Collins
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Louie Collins, F, Daughter, age 14, born Forest Row, Sussex	Louie Collins
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary A Collins, F, Daughter, age 11, born Forest Row, Sussex	Mary A Collins
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary Jane Collins, F, Daughter, age 8, born Forest Row, Sussex	Mary Jane Collins
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Isaac Collins, M, Son, age 5, born Chiddingstone, Kent	Isaac Collins
5^th Apr 1891	Census	George A Collins, M, Son, age 3, born Worth, Sussex	George A Collins

c 1899		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey		Legsheath

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