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1851		Stevenson, James	James Stevenson	Knabbs Farm	Post Office Directory

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	William Weller	Knabb, Fletching Village	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Barbara Weller [Spicer]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son	Reuben Weller
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Sarah Ann Weller
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Mary Weller
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Emily Weller
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Thirza Weller

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, employs 3 people; occupation Farmer	James Stevenson	Knabb, Fletching Village	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Elizabeth Stevenson [Bateman]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	James Stevenson
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son, disabled	Daniel Stevenson
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Grandson; occupation Farm labourer	Ephraim Stevenson

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	William Stevenson	Knabb, Fletching Village	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Eliza Stevenson [Mepham]

1867	Directory entry	Stevenson James, farmer, Knabb's farm		Knabb's farm	Post Office Directory

1874	Directory entry	Stevenson Wm., farmer, Knabb's farm		Knabb's farm	Post Office Directory

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

1879	Recollections		William Stevenson	Knabbs Farm	Ashdown Forest - notebook 4
	During The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876-1882 commoners and land owners were interviewed by the solicitor William Raper. Their comments were recorded in a series of notebooks: Stevenson, William. 61. Knabbs Farm, Fletching. Born in Fletching Street. My Father James Stevenson was a bargeman on the River Ouse and I worked with him. When I was about 21 years old my Father took the Knabbs Farm, 13 acres, (Lord Sheffield) and the Vicar's Glebe, 15 acres, and I continued the barge work but being at home once or twice every week and helping him in slack times. About 25 to 30 years ago he took in addition the Green Farm (Lord Sheffield), 46 acres. He died February 7 1874, and I took the farms on after him and hold them now. ...............

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Stevenson, M, Head, married, age 62, born Fletching, employs 3 men and 1 boy; occupation Farmer	William Stevenson	Knab Farm House	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Eliza Stevenson, F, Wife, married, age 55, born Fletching	Eliza Stevenson [Mepham]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Charles Stevenson, M, Son, single, age 16, born Fletching	William Charles Stevenson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Elizabeth Stevenson, F, Mother, widowed, age 88, born Maresfield; occupation Annuitant	Elizabeth Stevenson [Bateman]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Stevenson, M, Brother, widowed, age 53, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	James Stevenson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Mepham, M, Father In Law, widowed, age 89, born Mayfield; occupation Retired Carpenter	William Mepham
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Harriett Jillett, F, Sister In Law, widowed, age 59, born Fletching; occupation Servant	Harriett Jillett [Mepham]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Harriett Jillett, F, Sister In Law, widowed, age 59, born Fletching; occupation Servant	Harriett Jillett [Mepham]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William King, M, Boarder, single, age 49, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	William King
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Alfred King, M, Boarder, widowed, age 53, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	Alfred King

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Tamer Stevenson, F, Head, widowed, age 35, born Newick; occupation Domestic servant	Ann Tamar Stevenson [Siffleet]	Knab Farm House	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Epheriam James Stevenson, M, Son, age 6, born Fletching; occupation Scholar	Ephraim James Stevenson
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Martha Elizabeth Stevenson, F, Daughter, age 4, born Fletching; occupation Scholar	Martha Elizabeth Stevenson

1882	Directory entry	Stevenson Wm., farmer, Knabb's farm		Knabb's farm	Kelly's Directory

1888	Directory entry	Stevenson, William, Knabb farm		Knabb farm	Brooker's Guide

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