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1597	Freeholder		Richard Harelinge	Spratte	Buckhurst Terrier
	Richard Harelinge holds by deed tenement and land called Spratte, 10 acres, bounds: Queens highway Fletchinge to Piltdowne to the South Richard Michelborne, gent., to the West the heirs of Adam Ashburnham to the North and East Rent 2s. 2d.

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas Cherryman	Spratts, Rushton Road	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Emma Cherryman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	George Cherryman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Grand-daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Anna Kenward
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Grand-daughter; occupation SCHOLAR	Emma Kenward

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	James Langridge, farm labourer	Spratts, Rushton Road	1851 Census Fletching, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Wife	Charlotte Langridge [Hollingdale]
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Farm labourer	Daniel Langridge, ostler
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter	Rhoda Langridge
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Son; occupation Scholar	James Langridge
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Daughter; occupation Scholar	Ellen Ann Langridge
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Nephew; occupation Farm labourer	William Langridge, farm labourer

1879	Recollections		Mark Avis	Spratts	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: Avis, Mark. 62. Living at Spratts, Fletching. Laborer. Born in Fletching. When I was about 8 years old I went to work for Mr. Turner at the Church Farm, Fletching, for about 3 years as carter boy. I don't remember that he had any litter from the Forest there. I don't think he had because at that time he hired the Church Wood where he could get plenty of brakes. I then went to service as carter boy with Mr. Osborne at Woodcocks for 3 years............. I then returned to Mr. George Turner at the Church Farm for 20 1/2 years as carter till his death. ........................... I then went to work for Mr. Jesse Bellingham who used the Parsonage Farm and Hellwood Farm adjoining the Church Farm for 18 years till last Michaelmas when he gave them up. ...............

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Chas. Burley, M, Head, married, age 29, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	Charles Burley	Spratts	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Louisa Burley, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Fletching	Louisa Burley
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary A. Burley, F, Daughter, age 5, born Fletching	Mary A. Burley

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thom. Gillett, M, Head, married, age 25, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	Thomas Gillett	Spratts	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary A. Gillett, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Fletching	Mary Ann Gillett [Page]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Selina Gillett, F, Daughter, age 9, born Fletching; occupation Scholar	Selina Gillett
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mildred Gillett, F, Daughter, age 3, born Fletching	Mildred Gillett
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Geo. Gillett, M, Son, age 10 m, born Fletching	George Gillett
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mark Avis, M, Lodger, widowed, age 64, born Fletching; occupation Farm labourer	Mark Avis

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jas. Dadswell, M, Head, single, age 31, born Rotherfield; occupation Farm labourer	James Godley	Spratts	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Elizth. Dadswell, F, Mother, widowed, age 62, born Rotherfield; occupation Housekeeper	Elizabeth Dadswell [Godley]

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Bellingham, M, Head, married, age 29, born Buxted; occupation Farm labourer	William Bellingham, farm labourer	Spratts	1881 Census Fletching, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Anna Bellingham, F, Wife, married, age 23, born Withyham	Annabella Amy Bellingham [Killick]
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ina D. Bellingham, F, Daughter, age 2, born Withyham	Ina D. Bellingham
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Joseph W. Bellingham, M, Son, age 3 m, born Fletching	Joseph Wiliam Bellingham

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