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Leigh	Little Horsted	Maresfield	Mayfield	Penshurst	Rotherfield	Rusthall	Sevenoaks	Southborough	Speldhurst	Ticehurst
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1878	The Ashdown Forest Dispute - notebook 1 by William Augustus Raper ⇒ Notebook extract

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22^nd Feb 1598	Leaseholder (21 yrs)		William Garland	Blackfenne	Buckhurst Terrier
	William Garland, yeoman, holds by deed messuage or tenement called Blackfenne, sometime occupied by John Gringoe, and after by Richard Middleton, in Fletchinge and Maresfeild Rent £10, and 2 fat capons alive 20th November,

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

1763		A New Map of [North] Sussex by Thomas Kitchin		Blackven	Thomas Kitchin
	Thomas Kitchin, an engraver and publisher from c.1738 to 1776, held the appointment of Hydrographer to the King. His output was prolific. He engraved the maps of the British and French dominions in North America by John Mitchell (1755), which was used at the peace coucil at the end of the revolutionary war. In his later years he worked with his son (hence senior after his name in the c.1755 edition of the Small English Atlas). He died in 1784.

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

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

6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Bedwell, M, Head, age 50 to 54, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	George Bedwell, farm labourer	Little Black Ven	1841 Census Fletching, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Bedwell, F, [Wife], age 48, born Sussex	Sarah Bedwell [Thorpe]
6^th Jun 1841	Census	John Bedwell, M, [Son], age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	John Bedwell, farm labourer
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Peter Bedwell, M, [Son], age 13, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	Peter Bedwell, farm labourer
6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Bedwell, M, [Son], age 6, born Sussex	George Bedwell, farm labourer
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Thomas Marten, M, age 3, born Sussex	Thomas Marten

6^th Jun 1841	Census	George Marten, M, Head, age 55 to 59, born Sussex; occupation Bailiff	George Martin	Black Ven	1841 Census Fletching, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Frances Marten, F, [Wife], age 55 to 59, born Sussex	Frances Standon Martin
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Sarah Marten, F, age 13, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Sarah Marten
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Henry Madgwick, M, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Journeyman grocer	Henry Madgwick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mary Madgwick, F, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation Independent	Mary Madgwick
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Maria Fry, F, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Independent	Maria Fry

6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Thorpe, M, Head, age 35 to 39, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	William Thorpe	Little Black Ven	1841 Census Maresfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Fanny Thorpe, F, [Wife], age 35 to 39, born Sussex	Fanny Thorpe
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mary Thorpe, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex	Mary Thorpe

6^th Jun 1841	Census	James Ellis, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer	James Ellis, farm labourer	Little Black Ven	1841 Census Maresfield, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Jemima Ellis, F, [Daughter], age 12, born Sussex	Jemima Ellis
6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Ellis, M, [Son], age 7, born Sussex	William Ellis
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Emily Ellis, F, [Daughter], age 4, born Sussex	Emily Ellis
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Philadelphia Bailey, F, age 30 to 34, born Sussex; occupation Housekeeper	Philadelphia Bailey

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Gamekeeper	Frederic Gilbert, gamekeeper	Blackven	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	George Bedwell, farm labourer	Little Blackven	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Sarah Bedwell [Thorpe]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	Peter Bedwell, farm labourer
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Carter	George Bedwell, farm labourer
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Nephew	George Susans

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	Edward Blackman	Black Ven	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Harriot Blackman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Scholar	Edward Blackman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Owen Blackman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; widowed; occupation PAUPER	Sarah Tingley
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Lodger; occupation Farm labourer	William Bedwell, hay trusser

1874	Directory entry	Gilbert Frederick, gamekeeper to Spenser Wilson, esq., Black Venn		Black Venn	Post Office Directory

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

1879	Address		Amos Welfare	Black Ven Farm	Ian Harvey's records

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Peter Bedwell, M, Head, married, age 52, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	Peter Bedwell, farm labourer	Blackven	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Bedwell, F, Wife, married, age 50, born Maresfield	Sarah Ann Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Bedwell, M, Son, single, age 30, born Maresfield; occupation Farm labourer	William George Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jesse Bedwell, M, Son, single, age 20, born Maresfield; occupation Farm labourer	Jesse Charles Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Anne Bedwell, F, Daughter, single, age 10, born Maresfield; occupation Scholar	Anne Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Bedwell, M, Grandson, single, age 7, born Maresfield; occupation Scholar	George Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ada Bedwell, F, Granddaughter, single, age 2, born Fletching	Ada Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Fanny Bedwell, F, Granddaughter, single, age 2, born Fletching	Fanny Bedwell

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Bedwell, M, Head, married, age 44, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	George Bedwell, farm labourer	Blackven	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Eliza Bedwell, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Fletching	Eliza Bedwell [Allen]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Bedwell, M, Son, single, age 14, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas George Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Louisa Bedwell, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Fletching; occupation Scholar	Martha Louisa Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Kate Bedwell, F, Daughter, single, age 6, born Fletching; occupation Scholar	Mary Kate Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sally Bedwell, F, Daughter, single, age 3, born Fletching	Sally Bedwell
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Smith, M, Boarder, widowed, age 54, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Smith

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Bayliss, M, Head, married, age 36, born Herefordshire; occupation Under gamekeeper	James Bayliss	Blackven	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ellen Bayliss, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Wiltshire	Ellen Bayliss

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Styles, M, Head, married, age 38, born West Grinstead; occupation Gamekeeper	James Styles	Blackven	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Sarah Styles, F, Wife, married, age 34, born West Grinstead	Sarah Styles
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Harry Styles, M, Son, single, age 9, born Falmer; occupation Scholar	Harry Styles
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Fred Styles, M, Son, single, age 7, born Falmer; occupation Scholar	Fred Styles
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Styles, M, Son, single, age 5, born Falmer; occupation Scholar	George Styles
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Percy Styles, M, Son, single, age 8 m, born Fletching	Percy Styles

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charles Richards, M, Head, married, age 25, born Maresfield; occupation Farm labourer	Charles Richards	Blackven Cottage	1881 Census Maresfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Emily Richards, F, Wife, married, age 26, born Fletching	Emily Richards
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Abert W. Ellis, M, Son, age 2, born Fletching	Abert W. Ellis

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Reed, M, Head, married, age 68, born Buxted; occupation Carpenter	George Reed	Blackven Cottage	1881 Census Maresfield, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Rebecca Reed, F, Wife, married, age 70, born Hawkhurst	Rebecca Reed [Hargreaves]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charlotte Streeter, F, Gd Dau, single, age 27, born Lewes, handicap: deaf and dumb	Charlotte Streeter

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