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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:
Newnham, Charles. About 65. In full health and vigour. Living near the Star at Piltdown Down, Maresfield. Farmer. I am the youngest son of Nicholas Newnham who used Annwood Farm. Thomas Newnham (witness) is my eldest brother. 168 I was born at Annwood and worked with my Father there till he gave up the farm, that was about 1 year after I was married. I was 25 when I was married in 1838. After my Father gave up the farm I worked for the owner Mr. Marchant (of Folkestone) for 4 years. Then I went to Barcombe for a few months and then to Goldstrow under Mr. Carr about 2 years. Then I went to Piltdown and worked for Mr. John Kenward on Moores Farm about a year, then I moved into Kent for 3 years, then to Berkshire for 10 months. Then I went back to Kent about 8 years, then I went to Epsom for about 11 years, then I came to Nutfield 2 years [and] then I came back to Fletching and took the Pound Farm under Lord Sheffield for 8 years and left it this last Michaelmas.
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Nicholas Newnham | m: 29th Apr 1790 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | Sarah Harman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: c 1770 | b: c 1770 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John William | Nancy | Elizabeth | Benjamin | Henry | James | Joseph | Charles | b: c Jul 1790 Fletching, Sussex ch: 29th Aug 1790 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1795 Fletching, Sussex ch: 26th Apr 1795 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1799 Fletching, Sussex ch: 20th Jan 1799 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1803 Fletching, Sussex ch: 2nd Oct 1803 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1806 Fletching, Sussex ch: 20th Jul 1806 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1808 Fletching, Sussex ch: 2nd Oct 1808 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1811 Fletching, Sussex ch: 8th Sep 1811 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 7th May 1814 Fletching, Sussex ch: 19th Jun 1814 St Andrew & St Mary Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas | Benjamin | Mary Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1792 Fletching, Sussex ch: 25th Mar 1792 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1797 Fletching, Sussex ch: 1st Dec 1797 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1801 Fletching, Sussex ch: 7th Jun 1801 St Andrew & St Mary Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Newnham labourer | m: 1838 | Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 7th May 1814 Fletching, Sussex ch: 19th Jun 1814 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1815 Fletching, Sussex |
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