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:
Dadswell, Alfred. 34. Working for Mr. Nesbitt. Son of Alfred T. Dadswell (dead). Born at Shadwell Farm, Buxted. My father (dead) had Strood Farm now belonging to Mr. Robert Wilson for 8 years. Then we moved to Barnsgate Farm (belongs to Mr. Robert Wilson) for 2 years and left it about 20 years ago. I well remember that when we were at Strood and at Barnsgate Farms my Father used to have litter and turf for fuel from the Forest. Alfred Tester (now living at Ticehurst) and Luke (Barnsden) used to cut for us. I went out at times and helped get it in. Mr. John Baker took Barnsgate Farm after my Father for 2 or 3 [years] and we worked for him and cut litter for him on the Forest. He was succeeded by Mr. Robert Wilson and I continued to work for him for 4 years during each of which years I cut litter for him on the Forest for Stroods and Barnsgate. Since I have left his service I have seen his teams taking litter off the Forest every year except 1878-9. I have seen his teams loading it this autumn.
We left Stroods when Mr. Wilson took [it] and during the time my Father and Mr. J. B. Baker had Barnsgate Farm. I know that Mr. Wilson had litter at Stroods. His teams used to carry it in from the Forest by the road which runs through Barnsgate Farm.
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| 1st marriage | Roberte Dadswell | m: c 1585 | Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1565 | b: c 1565 d: May 1610 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 31st May 1610 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frances | Mary | Margaret | Alice | Elizabeth | Katherine | Margery | Roberte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1589 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 24th Aug 1589 St. Denys Church | b: 1591 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 31st Oct 1591 St. Denys Church | b: 1593/94 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 24th Mar 1593/94 St. Denys Church | b: 1596 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 19th Dec 1596 St. Denys Church | b: 1599 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 9th Apr 1599 St. Denys Church | b: 1601 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 18th Oct 1601 St. Denys Church | b: 1603 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 11th Mar 1603 St. Denys Church | b: 1606 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 22nd Feb 1606 St. Denys Church d: Sep 1676 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 11th Sep 1676 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd marriage | Roberte Doudeswell | m: 2nd Apr 1658 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Mary Aynscombe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1606 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 22nd Feb 1606 St. Denys Church d: Sep 1676 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 11th Sep 1676 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: c 1635 d: Apr 1663 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 10th Apr 1663 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward | Mary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1659 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Jun 1659 St. Denys Church d: Aug 1736 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 12th Aug 1736 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1661 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Apr 1661 St. Denys Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Dadswell | m: 4th May 1677 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Elizabeth Elliot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1659 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Jun 1659 St. Denys Church d: Aug 1736 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 12th Aug 1736 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: c 1648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary | Robert | John | Nicholas | Alexander | Thomas | Abraham | David | b: 1678 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 17th Apr 1678 St. Denys Church | b: 1681 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 26th Nov 1681 St. Denys Church | b: 1683 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 9th Sep 1683 St. Denys Church d: Oct 1683 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 13th Oct 1683 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1684 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 23rd Sep 1684 St. Denys Church d: Oct 1768 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 28th Oct 1768 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1686 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Oct 1686 St. Denys Church d: May 1766 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 6th May 1766 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1688 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Oct 1688 St. Denys Church | b: 1690 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 21st Nov 1690 St. Denys Church d: Jul 1691 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 12th Jul 1691 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1692 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 26th Jul 1692 St. Denys Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1679 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 5th Feb 1679 St. Denys Church d: 19th Jan 1762/63 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 25th Jan 1762/63 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Dadswell | m: c 1705 | Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1679 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 5th Feb 1679 St. Denys Church d: 19th Jan 1762/63 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 25th Jan 1762/63 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: c 1685 d: 4th Sep 1742 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 8th Sep 1742 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth | Mary | Anne | Thomas | Hannah | David | Nicholas | Sarah | b: 1710/11 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 13th Jan 1710/11 St. Denys Church d: 23rd Apr 1774 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 27th Apr 1774 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1713/14 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 14th Feb 1713/14 St. Denys Church | b: 1717/18 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 5th Mar 1717/18 St. Denys Church | b: 1719 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 30th Mar 1719 St. Denys Church d: Jan 1769 East Grinstead, Sussex bur: 12th Jan 1769 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | b: 1720/21 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 25th Jan 1720/21 St. Denys Church | b: 1722/23 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 5th Mar 1722/23 St. Denys Church d: 2nd Apr 1803 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 5th Apr 1803 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1725 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 12th Sep 1725 St. Denys Church d: 4th Aug 1752 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 8th Aug 1752 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1727/28 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 28th Jan 1727/28 St. Denys Church d: 2nd Sep 1778 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: After 2nd Sep 1778 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert | Edward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1711/12 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 10th Feb 1711/12 St. Denys Church d: 24th Aug 1781 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 27th Aug 1781 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1715 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 21st Nov 1715 St. Denys Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Dadswell headmaster | m: 10th Sep 1747 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | Anne Okill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1722/23 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 5th Mar 1722/23 St. Denys Church d: 2nd Apr 1803 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 5th Apr 1803 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: c 1730 d: 25th Jun 1800 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 30th Jun 1800 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jane | David | Hannah | Robert | James | Ann | Nicholas | Elizabeth | b: 1748 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jul 1748 St. Denys Church d: 20th Jun 1819 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 26th Jun 1819 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1752 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 24th Dec 1752 St. Denys Church | b: 1755 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Apr 1755 St. Denys Church d: 10th Jan 1823 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 15th Jan 1823 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1756 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 1st Jan 1757 St. Denys Church d: Feb 1830 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 26th Feb 1830 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1761 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 16th Aug 1761 St. Denys Church d: Jul 1836 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 28th Jul 1836 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1764 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 29th Apr 1764 St. Denys Church d: 22nd Nov 1836 | b: 1766 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 29th Apr 1766 St. Denys Church d: Jul 1848 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 3rd Jul 1848 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1769 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 15th Feb 1769 St. Denys Church d: May 1847 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 20th May 1847 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Okill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1750 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Dec 1750 St. Denys Church d: 10th Feb 1832 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 16th Feb 1832 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Okill Dadswell | m: 18th Jul 1786 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Elizabeth Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1750 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Dec 1750 St. Denys Church d: 10th Feb 1832 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 16th Feb 1832 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1764 d: 9th Feb 1841 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 15th Feb 1841 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth | Sarah | Mary Orrell | David Taylor | Robert Taylor | John | Eliza | Alfred Taylor | b: 1786 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 4th Sep 1786 St. Denys Church d: Jul 1799 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 28th Jul 1799 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1791 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 8th Aug 1791 St. Denys Church | b: 1796 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 30th Jul 1796 St. Denys Church | b: 1800 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Feb 1800 St. Denys Church d: 23rd Jun 1872 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: After 23rd Jun 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1804 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 29th May 1804 St. Denys Church d: Aug 1804 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 22nd Aug 1804 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1805 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 17th Sep 1805 St. Denys Church | b: 1807 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 22nd Aug 1807 St. Denys Church | b: 31st Mar 1809 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jun 1809 St. Denys Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ann | Thomas Ovenden | Edward Okill | William Okill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1788 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 29th Dec 1788 St. Denys Church d: Aug 1817 Mayfield, Sussex bur: 26th Aug 1817 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex | b: 1794 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 8th Feb 1794 St. Denys Church d: 5th Apr 1868 Clayton, Sussex | b: 1798 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 16th Jan 1798 St. Denys Church | b: 1802 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 9th Aug 1802 St. Denys Church d: c Oct 1851 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 1st Nov 1851 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Taylor Dadswell farmer | m: 27th Jan 1834 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | Sarah Mann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 31st Mar 1809 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jun 1809 St. Denys Church | b: 1813 Tidebrook, Mayfield, Sussex ch: 9th May 1813 St. Dunstan Church d: Nov 1882 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 29th Nov 1882 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliza | Ann | Henry | Alfred | Edward | Ellen | William | Nancy | b: May 1834 Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 11th May 1834 St. Denys Church | b: 20th Feb 1838 Homestall, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 1st Apr 1838 St. Denys Church | b: 1843 Buxted, Sussex ch: 19th Mar 1843 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1845 Buxted, Sussex ch: 19th Oct 1845 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1848 Buxted, Sussex ch: 19th Mar 1848 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1851 Buxted, Sussex ch: 27th Apr 1851 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1853 Buxted, Sussex ch: 6th Feb 1853 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1855 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 29th Jul 1855 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex d: 24th Feb 1932 25 Cross Road, Croydon, Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margaret | Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1836 Boarshead, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 9th Oct 1836 St. Denys Church d: Oct to Dec 1874 | b: 1840 Buxted, Sussex ch: 29th Mar 1840 St. Margaret's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Dadswell gardener | m: 27th Apr 1867 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | Caroline Heasman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1845 Buxted, Sussex ch: 19th Oct 1845 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1846 Withyham, Sussex ch: 7th Mar 1847 St. Michael's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred James | Charles Edward | Rebecca | Margaret Elizabeth | Agnes Mary | James Walter | Henry David | Thomas G | b: c Dec 1867 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 17th Dec 1867 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: Jan to Mar 1872 near Old Lodge, Hartfield, Sussex ch: 11th Feb 1872 St James Church, Nutley, Sussex | b: 30th Sep 1875 Stone Cottages, Browns Brook, Buxted, Sussex ch: 30th Jan 1876 Holy Trinity Church | b: Apr to Jun 1878 Buxted, Sussex ch: 26th Apr 1878 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: Jan to Mar 1882 Buxted, Sussex ch: 19th Mar 1882 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: Apr to Jun 1884 Highhurstwood, Buxted, Sussex ch: 18th May 1884 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: Apr to Jun 1886 Buxted, Sussex | b: 1889 Buxted, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alice Catherine | William Arthur | Harding Ambrose | Emily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: Jul to Sep 1869 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Oct 1869 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1873 Browns Brook, Buxted, Sussex ch: 5th Oct 1873 Holy Trinity Church | b: 31st Mar 1877 Browns Brook, Buxted, Sussex ch: 31st Mar 1877 Holy Trinity Church | b: Apr to Jun 1879 Buxted, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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