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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:
Edwards, Robert. Of Lines Farm, Hartfield. Farmer. 73. Born at Andrews Bank, 14 December 1805.
My father's name was Robert. He died about 1848. He was employed on the Buckhurst Estate as sawyer and woodman for many years and when I was 14 or 15 years old he was appointed Wood Reeve and Bailiff and Reeve of the manors and so continued till his death. He also attended to all the forest work under the Steward. He succeeded one Eves, whom I remember. We lived at Andrews Bank till I was about 8 years old when we moved to a house in the middle of the 500 where he lived till he died. I married when I was 21 or 22 and moved back to Andrews Bank and 4 or 5 years after I took Lines Farm where I have ever since continued to reside. I went to Hartfield School till I was about 12 years old then I went under my Father at first sawing for him and afterwards assisting him in his appointments.
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Robert Edwards | m: c 1770 | Elisabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: c 1750 | b: c 1750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1774 Withyham, Sussex ch: 8th Apr 1774 St. Michael's Church d: Oct 1857 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 26th Oct 1857 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Edwards woodreve | m: 9th Nov 1800 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | Mercy Smithers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1774 Withyham, Sussex ch: 8th Apr 1774 St. Michael's Church d: Oct 1857 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 26th Oct 1857 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1783 Chiddingstone, Kent d: 1856 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 1st Mar 1856 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elizabeth | Mary | John | Obadiah | Anne | Susanna | William | Abigail | b: 1801 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 1st Feb 1801 St. Mary's Church | b: 1804 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 26th Feb 1804 St. Mary's Church | b: 1808 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 1st May 1808 St. Mary's Church d: Apr 1825 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 27th Apr 1825 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1812 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 13th Sep 1812 St. Mary's Church d: Jun 1839 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 15th Jun 1839 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1816 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 11th Feb 1816 St. Mary's Church d: Mar 1879 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 12th Mar 1879 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1820 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 5th May 1820 St. Mary's Church d: 22nd May 1820 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 25th May 1820 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1821 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 1st Jul 1821 St. Mary's Church d: Nov 1885 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 25th Nov 1885 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1823 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 9th Mar 1823 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercy | Robert | Amy | Catherine | Sarah | Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1802 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 5th Sep 1802 St. Mary's Church | b: 14th Dec 1805 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 12th Jan 1806 St. Mary's Church d: Jan 1883 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 29th Jan 1883 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1810 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 25th Mar 1810 St. Mary's Church d: Jul 1871 Waldron, Sussex bur: 15th Jul 1871 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex | b: 1814 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Apr 1814 St. Mary's Church d: Mar 1884 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 21st Mar 1884 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1819 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 10th Jan 1819 St. Mary's Church | b: 1820 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 5th May 1820 St. Mary's Church d: 12th May 1820 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 16th May 1820 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Edwards farmer | m: 26th Nov 1825 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | Hannah Cottinton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 14th Dec 1805 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 12th Jan 1806 St. Mary's Church d: Jan 1883 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 29th Jan 1883 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1808 Framfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert | Hannah | Jane | Elizabeth | William | Thomas | George | Eliza | b: 1826 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 20th Aug 1826 St. Mary's Church d: Oct to Dec 1891 | b: 1829 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 20th Sep 1829 St. Mary's Church | b: 1834 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 4th May 1834 St. Mary's Church | b: 1838 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 15th Apr 1838 St. Mary's Church | b: 1844 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 12th May 1844 St. Mary's Church | b: 1846 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 12th Jul 1846 St. Mary's Church | b: 1848 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Apr 1848 St. Mary's Church | b: 1850 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 25th Aug 1850 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John | Obediah | Mary | Sarah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1828 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Mar 1828 St. Mary's Church | b: 1832 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 12th Feb 1832 St. Mary's Church | b: 1836 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 1st May 1836 St. Mary's Church d: Dec 1878 bur: 31st Dec 1878 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1842 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 29th May 1842 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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