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:
Taylor, Edmund. Claygate Farm, Buxted (property of Mr. A. J. Wantner, 85 acres). Took the farm at Michaelmas 1877. Had litter from the Forest that winter also the winter of 1878-9 and this autumn. Have not turned [out] because it was inconvenient, nor had anything else. Succeeded to Charles Clifton who was tenant for a long number of years. Can get Clifton's address from Robert Stillman of Lewes.
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| William Taylor farm labourer | m: c 1840 | Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1819 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1820 Maresfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary J. | Harriett | Elenor | Edmund | Caroline | Jesse | Walter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1841 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1841 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1845 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1847 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1849 Maresfield, Sussex | b: Dec 1850 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1858 Maresfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Taylor farmer | m: 24th Dec 1870 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | Charlotte Reed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1847 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1850 Buxted, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annie | Jessie | Spencer | Luther | Samuel | Mabel | William Edmund | Elsie | b: 1871 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1875 Buxted, Sussex ch: 25th Jul 1875 St. Margaret's Church | b: 19th Jun 1879 Buxted, Sussex ch: 27th Jul 1879 St. Margaret's Church | b: 24th Jun 1883 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 19th Aug 1883 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | b: 8th Jun 1886 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 8th Aug 1886 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | b: 13th Oct 1888 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 23rd Dec 1888 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | b: 28th Mar 1891 Butlets, Uckfield, Sussex ch: 21st Jun 1891 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | b: 1894 Uckfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | Caroline | Alfred | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1873 Buxted, Sussex ch: 4th May 1873 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1877 Buxted, Sussex ch: 27th May 1877 St. Margaret's Church | b: 12th May 1881 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jul 1881 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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