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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:
Hoath, William. Living at Old Moor (3 acres), Withyham, some part held of Duddleswell. Came to live here as a child in 1815. Father bought the place. I have lived here till the present, except from the age of 18 to 37 when I lived in the adjoining parish of Rotherfield. My Father lived here during that time and I was often here. We have had litter and turf from Ashdown Forest regularly since 1815 to the present time to my own knowledge. I have occasionally cut myself but we have generally employed someone else to cut. We have also turned out something every year, sometimes a cow or 2 or 3 sometimes young things. My brother turned out sheep while he lived here.
Stone, Hall and Simpson of Tunbridge Wells represent the owner. The name is Old Moor.
James Hoath | m: 9th May 1791 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Sarah Springate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: c 1770 | b: 1771 d: Feb 1813 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 7th Feb 1813 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel Springate | John Springate | James Martin | William | Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1792 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 11th May 1792 St Swithin Parish Church d: Sep 1859 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 4th Sep 1859 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1795 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 29th Mar 1795 St. Denys Church | b: 1797 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 29th Oct 1797 St. Denys Church | b: 1806 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 30th Nov 1806 St. Denys Church | b: 2nd Feb 1811 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 21st Apr 1811 St. Denys Church d: Apr 1814 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 9th Apr 1814 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Hoath shoe maker journeyman | m: 4th May 1835 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | Olive Bassett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1806 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 30th Nov 1806 St. Denys Church | b: 15th Aug 1814 Crowborough, Sussex ch: 4th Sep 1814 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel | Amy (Emma) | Crispin | Amos | Elizabeth Caroline | Eliza | Thomas | Sophia | b: 1836 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 24th Jan 1836 St. Denys Church | b: 17th Feb 1839 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 11th Aug 1839 St. Denys Church | b: 2nd Nov 1841 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 13th Mar 1842 St. Denys Church | b: 1844 Withyham, Sussex ch: 29th Sep 1844 St. Michael's Church | b: 1847 Withyham, Sussex ch: 31st Jan 1847 St. Michael's Church | b: 1848 Withyham, Sussex ch: 26th Nov 1848 St. Michael's Church | b: 1850 Withyham, Sussex ch: 30th Jun 1850 St. Michael's Church | b: 1855 Withyham, Sussex ch: 30th Dec 1855 St. Michael's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olive | James | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 28th Jan 1838 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th May 1838 St. Denys Church | b: 27th Mar 1840 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 28th Jun 1840 St. Denys Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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