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:

Stevenson, William. 61. Knabbs Farm, Fletching. Born in Fletching Street. My Father James Stevenson was a bargeman on the River Ouse and I worked with him. When I was about 21 years old my Father took the Knabbs Farm, 13 acres, (Lord Sheffield) and the Vicar's Glebe, 15 acres, and I continued the barge work but being at home once or twice every week and helping him in slack times. About 25 to 30 years ago he took in addition the Green Farm (Lord Sheffield), 46 acres. He died February 7 1874, and I took the farms on after him and hold them now.
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3^rd April 1881

Census

At Knab Farm House in the Parish of Fletching, Sussex; William Stevenson, M, Head, married, age 62, born Fletching, employs 3 men and 1 boy; occupation: farmer

1881 Census
Fletching, Sussex

10^th September 1891

Died

In the Parish of Fletching, Sussex

Fletching Graves

After 10^th September 1891

Buried

At St Andrew & St Mary Church in the Parish of Fletching, Sussex; Grave No. 471

Fletching Graves

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Stevenson, Stephenson, Steevenson family records

The ancestral pedigree of William Stevenson, farm labourer

William Stevenson

m: 14^th Jan 1783 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex

Phoebe Grover

b: c 1765

b: 1760 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 31^st Dec 1760 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1785 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 8^th May 1785 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1787 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 2^nd Sep 1787 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1791 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 24^th Aug 1791 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1794 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 31^st Aug 1794 St Andrew & St Mary Church

Grandfather
record

James Stevenson
bargeman

m: 15^th Sep 1812 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex

Elizabeth Bateman

b: 1787 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 2^nd Sep 1787 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1792 Maresfield, Sussex

b: 1813 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 21^st Mar 1813 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 30^th Jun 1816 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 18^th Aug 1816 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1820 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 17^th Dec 1820 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1825 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 1^st May 1825 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1827 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 28^th Oct 1827 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1831 Fletching, Sussex

b: 1833 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 26^th May 1833 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 1836 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 4^th Dec 1836 St Andrew & St Mary Church
d: 1881 Fletching, Sussex
bur: 2^nd Feb 1881 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex

Mary Elizabeth

William

Martha

b: 8^th Nov 1814 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 4^th Dec 1814 St Andrew & St Mary Church

b: 8^th Sep 1818 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 4^th Oct 1818 St Andrew & St Mary Church
d: 10^th Sep 1891 Fletching, Sussex
bur: After 10^th Sep 1891 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex

b: 1822 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 29^th Dec 1822 St Andrew & St Mary Church

Parental
record

William Stevenson
farm labourer

m: 1^st Sep 1845 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex

Eliza Mepham

b: 8^th Sep 1818 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 4^th Oct 1818 St Andrew & St Mary Church
d: 10^th Sep 1891 Fletching, Sussex
bur: After 10^th Sep 1891 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex

b: 1825 Netherhall, Fletching, Sussex
ch: 20^th Nov 1825 St Andrew & St Mary Church
d: 23^rd Sep 1908 Fletching, Sussex
bur: After 23^rd Sep 1908 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex

William Charles

b: 1864 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 6^th Nov 1864 St Andrew & St Mary Church
d: 17^th Feb 1910 Fletching, Sussex
bur: After 17^th Feb 1910 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex

Family
record