The Weald - People history and genealogy

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:

Homewood, Ambrose. 40. Barnes Gate, Buxted. Stockman under Mr. Robert Wilson. My Father Michael Homewood (dead) lived under Mr. Kenward who owned Welshwood Farm (40 acres), Rock's Farm (100 acres) and Stonecross Farm (30 acres), all in Rotherfield. He lived on Welshwood Farm. When I was a boy of 9 or 10 I used to go with my Father on to Ashdown Forest to bring in turf for the labourer on all those three farms. They used to have litter (but I cannot say whether from the Forest or from Pippingford). About 14 years ago I came back from Newick to Barns Farm and worked for Mr. Robert Wilson about 3 years. I then went to work on the Uckfield Railway a short time and then I went to live at Chillies and worked for Mr. Saunders about 6 months and then came back to Barns Gate 11 years ago last July and have worked there ever since.
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3^rd April 1881

Census

At Barns Gate Farm in the Parish of Buxted, Sussex; Ambrose Holmwood, M, Head, married, age 46, born Rotherfield; occupation: shepherd

1881 Census
Buxted, Sussex

5^th April 1891

Census

At Old Hall Farm, Hurstwood in the Parish of Buxted, Sussex; Ambrose Holmwood, M, Father, widowed, age 55, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer

1891 Census
Buxted, Sussex

William Holmwood

m: 8^th Jan 1644 St Swithin Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex

Ann Gates

b: c 1620

b: 1621 Arundel, Sussex
ch: 5^th Aug 1621

b: 1644 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 6^th Oct 1644 St Swithin Parish Church

b: 1646 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 1^st Nov 1646 St Swithin Parish Church

b: 1648 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 19^th Dec 1648 St Swithin Parish Church

b: 1651 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 16^th Jan 1651 St Swithin Parish Church

b: 1652 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 30^th May 1652 St Swithin Parish Church

b: 1655 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 20^th Sep 1655 St Swithin Parish Church

b: 1660 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 24^th Jan 1660 St Swithin Parish Church

Great-Great-
Great-Great-
Grandfather
record

Thomas Holmwood

m: 11^th Dec 1682 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

Mary Jordan

b: 1660 East Grinstead, Sussex
ch: 24^th Jan 1660 St Swithin Parish Church

b: 1661 West Hoathly, Sussex
ch: 16^th Mar 1661 St. Margaret's Church

b: 1684 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 21^st Sep 1684 St. Denys Church
d: Dec 1688 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 2^nd Dec 1688 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1687 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 30^th Oct 1687 St. Denys Church
d: Oct 1688 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 30^th Oct 1688 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1689 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 29^th Sep 1689 St. Denys Church

b: 1692 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 7^th Oct 1692 St. Denys Church
d: Apr 1773 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 20^th Apr 1773 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

Great-
Great-Great-
Grandfather
record

Thomas Holmwood

m: 20^th May 1723 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex

Elizabeth Taylor

b: 1692 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 7^th Oct 1692 St. Denys Church
d: Apr 1773 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 20^th Apr 1773 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1699/00 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 24^th Mar 1699/00 St. Denys Church

b: 1724 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 12^th Jul 1724 St. Denys Church
d: Aug 1724 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 30^th Aug 1724 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1725 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 22^nd Aug 1725 St. Denys Church

b: 1727 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 10^th Oct 1727 St. Denys Church
d: Jul 1734 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 9^th Jul 1734 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1730 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 19^th Apr 1730 St. Denys Church

b: 1732 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 17^th Sep 1732 St. Denys Church

b: 1734 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 9^th Jul 1734 St. Denys Church

b: 1735 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 28^th Dec 1735 St. Denys Church

b: 1739 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 15^th Apr 1739 St. Denys Church
d: Aug 1740 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 15^th Aug 1740 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

Great-Great-
Grandfather
record

1st marriage

William Holmwood

m: 8^th Jul 1750 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex

Hannah Chewter

b: 1725 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 22^nd Aug 1725 St. Denys Church

b: c 1725
d: May 1776 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 17^th May 1776 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1751 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 26^th Jan 1751 St. Denys Church

b: 1755 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 28^th Dec 1755 St. Denys Church
d: Nov 1823 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 7^th Nov 1823 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1758 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 16^th Jul 1758 St. Denys Church

b: 1760 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 20^th Apr 1760 St. Denys Church

b: 1763 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 13^th Feb 1763 St. Denys Church

b: 1765 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 2^nd Jun 1765 St. Denys Church
d: Jul 1842 Framfield, Sussex
bur: 6^th Jul 1842 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex

b: 1768 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 14^th Feb 1768 St. Denys Church
d: 21^st Dec 1853 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 25^th Dec 1853 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

Great-
Grandfather
record

Michael Holmwood

m: 21^st Jan 1787 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex

Elizabeth Chewter

b: 1763 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 13^th Feb 1763 St. Denys Church

b: c 1765

b: 1787 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 5^th Sep 1787 St. Denys Church

b: 1790 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 22^nd Feb 1790 St. Denys Church

b: 1791 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 11^th Jul 1791 St. Denys Church
d: Nov 1844 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 28^th Nov 1844 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1792 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 1^st Apr 1792 St. Denys Church

b: 1793 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 30^th Jun 1793 St. Denys Church
d: Dec 1861 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 4^th Dec 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1796 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 5^th Jul 1796 St. Denys Church

b: 1798 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 4^th Mar 1798 St. Denys Church

b: 1800 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 13^th Jul 1800 St. Denys Church
d: Feb 1886 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 26^th Feb 1886 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

Esther (Hetty)

b: 1789 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 22^nd Mar 1789 St. Denys Church

Grandfather
record

Michael Holmwood
farm labourer

m: 23^rd Feb 1815 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex

Mary Wilmshurst

b: 1793 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 30^th Jun 1793 St. Denys Church
d: Dec 1861 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 4^th Dec 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 1794 Rodmell, Sussex
ch: 19^th Jan 1794
d: Feb 1853 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 6^th Feb 1853 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex

b: 21^st Jan 1819 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 21^st Feb 1819 St. Denys Church

b: 29^th Nov 1820 Walshwood, Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 11^th Feb 1821 St. Denys Church

b: 16^th Feb 1823 Welch Wood, Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 26^th Jun 1825 St. Denys Church

b: 18^th May 1825 Welch Wood, Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 26^th Jun 1825 St. Denys Church

b: 29^th Apr 1828 Welch Wood, Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 8^th Jun 1828 St. Denys Church

b: 14^th Apr 1831 Welsh Wood, Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 15^th May 1831 St. Denys Church

b: 1835 Welch Wood, Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 21^st Jun 1835 St. Denys Church

Parental
record

Ambrose Holmwood
shepherd

m: 29^th Oct 1864 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex

Elizabeth Luxford

b: 1835 Welch Wood, Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 21^st Jun 1835 St. Denys Church

b: 1841 Horsted Keynes, Sussex
ch: 5^th Dec 1841 St. Giles Parish Church

Ambrose James Michael

b: 1865 Buxted, Sussex
ch: 1^st Oct 1865 St. Margaret's Church

Family
record