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:
Baker, Martha. Capital witness. Bring Family Bible. Wife of James Baker, living at New Lodge, Hartfield. Maiden name Langridge, born 1st July 1810 at Fletching. Parents removed to Coleman's Hatch in 1817. Have an entry of the date in Father's Family Bible in his writing. Father followed trade of Blacksmith. In April 1823 went away to service to East Grinstead and London till 1845 when I came home to Coleman's Hatch and was married in June 1845 and came to live at New Lodge which my husband farmed where we have remained till the present time.
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| Edward Langrege yeoman of East Grinstead | m: c 1520 | Sybell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1499 East Grinstead, Sussex d: 9th Dec 1558 East Grinstead, Sussex | b: c 1500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: c 1520 East Grinstead, Sussex | b: c 1525 East Grinstead, Sussex d: Jan 1613/14 East Grinstead, Sussex bur: 7th Jan 1613/14 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | b: c 1530 | b: c 1535 | b: c 1540 | b: c 1545 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence Langridge | m: 1572 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1520 East Grinstead, Sussex | b: c 1550 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert | Robert | Judith | Sara | William | Thomas | Edward | Lawrence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c Jun 1572 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 25th Jun 1572 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1573 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 23rd Aug 1573 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1575 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 28th Nov 1575 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1577/78 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 9th Mar 1577/78 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1580 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 3rd Apr 1580 St Swithin Parish Church d: Dec 1612 East Grinstead, Sussex bur: 29th Dec 1612 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | b: 1584 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 15th Nov 1584 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex | b: 1587 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 30th Apr 1587 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1589 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 17th Aug 1589 St Swithin Parish Church d: Sep 1656 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 5th Sep 1656 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Langridge | m: 12th Apr 1599 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | Annys Fraunssys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1580 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 3rd Apr 1580 St Swithin Parish Church d: Dec 1612 East Grinstead, Sussex bur: 29th Dec 1612 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | b: c 1580 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rose | William | Anne | Robert | Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1600 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 1st Jun 1600 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1602 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 25th Apr 1602 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1604/05 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 10th Mar 1604/05 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1608 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 22nd May 1608 St Swithin Parish Church d: Jul 1653 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 13th Jul 1653 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1611 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 12th May 1611 St Swithin Parish Church d: Dec 1613 East Grinstead, Sussex bur: 6th Dec 1613 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Langridge husbandman | m: Feb 1629/30 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | Anne Best | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1608 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 22nd May 1608 St Swithin Parish Church d: Jul 1653 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 13th Jul 1653 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1614 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert | William | John | George | Anne | Lewknor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1632 Fletching, Sussex ch: 1st Apr 1632 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Apr 1689 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 3rd Apr 1689 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1634 Fletching, Sussex ch: 6th Apr 1634 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Aug 1711 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 14th Aug 1711 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1641 Fletching, Sussex ch: 3rd Oct 1641 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1642/43 Fletching, Sussex ch: 8th Jan 1642/43 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1644 Fletching, Sussex ch: 15th Sep 1644 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1649 Fletching, Sussex ch: 28th Jun 1649 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Apr 1715 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 5th Apr 1715 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Langridge | m: 17th Jun 1650 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex | Denise Hyder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1634 Fletching, Sussex ch: 6th Apr 1634 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Aug 1711 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 14th Aug 1711 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: c 1635 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgett | John | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1653/54 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 12th Mar 1653/54 St. Giles Parish Church d: Jun 1654 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 19th Jun 1654 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1655 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 3rd May 1655 St. Giles Parish Church d: Jan 1697/98 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 28th Jan 1697/98 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Langridge | m: 11th Sep 1675 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | Anne Hysted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1655 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 3rd May 1655 St. Giles Parish Church d: Jan 1697/98 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 28th Jan 1697/98 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: c 1655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward | Elizabeth | John | Thomas | William | George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1676/77 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 21st Jan 1676/77 St. Giles Parish Church d: Jun 1677 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 10th Jun 1677 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1678 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 30th Mar 1678 St. Giles Parish Church | b: 1679/80 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 18th Jan 1679/80 St. Giles Parish Church d: Sep 1762 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 3rd Sep 1762 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1682 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 16th Apr 1682 St. Giles Parish Church d: May 1682 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 12th May 1682 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1682 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 16th Apr 1682 St. Giles Parish Church d: Sep 1726 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 14th Sep 1726 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1683 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 2nd Apr 1683 St. Giles Parish Church d: May 1761 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 23rd May 1761 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Langridge | m: c 1700 | Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1683 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 2nd Apr 1683 St. Giles Parish Church d: May 1761 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 23rd May 1761 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: c 1680 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anne | William | Sarah | Elizabeth | George | John | Thomas | Anne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1705 Fletching, Sussex ch: 22nd Jun 1705 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1706 Fletching, Sussex ch: 13th Oct 1706 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Apr 1715 Fletching, Sussex bur: 9th Apr 1715 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1708 Fletching, Sussex ch: 19th Sep 1708 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1710 Fletching, Sussex ch: 22nd Oct 1710 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Nov 1710 Fletching, Sussex bur: 28th Nov 1710 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1711/12 Fletching, Sussex ch: 4th Jan 1711/12 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: 8th Apr 1711/12 Fletching, Sussex bur: 4th Jan 1711/12 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1713/14 Fletching, Sussex ch: 24th Feb 1713/14 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Sep 1756 Horsted Keynes, Sussex bur: 22nd Sep 1756 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex | b: 1716 Fletching, Sussex ch: 12th Apr 1716 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jun 1807 Fletching, Sussex bur: 8th Jun 1807 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1718/19 Fletching, Sussex ch: 7th Mar 1718/19 St Andrew & St Mary Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Langridge | m: 16th Sep 1748 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | Mary Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1716 Fletching, Sussex ch: 12th Apr 1716 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jun 1807 Fletching, Sussex bur: 8th Jun 1807 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1726 d: Feb 1813 Fletching, Sussex bur: 4th Feb 1813 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas | George | John | James | Susannah | Elizabeth | Edmund | Jasper | b: 1749 Fletching, Sussex ch: 3rd Sep 1749 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Mar 1830 Fletching, Sussex bur: 21st Mar 1830 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1752 Fletching, Sussex ch: 10th May 1752 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1755 Fletching, Sussex ch: 21st Sep 1755 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Apr 1841 Fletching, Sussex bur: 25th Apr 1841 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1761 Fletching, Sussex ch: 18th Jan 1761 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1764 Fletching, Sussex ch: 25th May 1766 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1766 Fletching, Sussex ch: 25th May 1766 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1768 Fletching, Sussex ch: 12th Jun 1768 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Dec 1789 Fletching, Sussex bur: 25th Dec 1789 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1774 Horsted Keynes, Sussex ch: 26th Dec 1774 St. Giles Parish Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary | Ann | Sarah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1750/51 Fletching, Sussex ch: 10th Feb 1750/51 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Sep 1752 Fletching, Sussex bur: 24th Sep 1752 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1753 Fletching, Sussex ch: 28th Oct 1753 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1757 Fletching, Sussex ch: 3rd Apr 1757 St Andrew & St Mary Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Langridge | m: 3rd Aug 1771 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | Martha Bennett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1749 Fletching, Sussex ch: 3rd Sep 1749 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Mar 1830 Fletching, Sussex bur: 21st Mar 1830 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1752 d: Mar 1831 Sheffield Green, Fletching, Sussex bur: 24th Mar 1831 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas | George | Sarah | Caroline | James | Timothy | Martha | Stephen | b: 1772 Fletching, Sussex ch: 9th Aug 1772 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1776 Fletching, Sussex ch: 23rd Jun 1776 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Feb 1863 Fletching, Sussex bur: 11th Feb 1863 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1780 Fletching, Sussex ch: 31st Dec 1780 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1786 Fletching, Sussex ch: 9th Jul 1786 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1788 Fletching, Sussex ch: 26th Oct 1788 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1791 Fletching, Sussex ch: 6th Mar 1791 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Sep 1826 Fletching, Sussex bur: 22nd Sep 1826 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1793 Fletching, Sussex ch: 5th May 1793 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jun 1793 Fletching, Sussex bur: 23rd Jun 1793 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1795 Fletching, Sussex ch: 1st Mar 1795 St Andrew & St Mary Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John | David | Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1774 Fletching, Sussex ch: 10th Jul 1774 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jan 1835 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 29th Jan 1835 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1778 Fletching, Sussex ch: 9th Aug 1778 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1783 Fletching, Sussex ch: 28th Sep 1783 St Andrew & St Mary Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Langridge blacksmith | m: 27th Dec 1798 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | Hannah Langridge | 1st marriage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1774 Fletching, Sussex ch: 10th Jul 1774 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jan 1835 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 29th Jan 1835 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1782 Fletching, Sussex ch: 3rd Feb 1782 St Andrew & St Mary Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marianne | Martha | John | James | Thomas | Mark | Luke | Matthew | b: 1803 Fletching, Sussex ch: 20th Mar 1803 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1810 Fletching, Sussex ch: 22nd Jul 1810 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Dec 1894 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 27th Dec 1894 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1815 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 16th Jul 1815 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1817 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 28th Sep 1817 St. Mary's Church | b: 1819 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 11th Jul 1819 St. Mary's Church d: Jul to Sep 1853 Farnborough, Kent bur: 12th Jul 1853 St Giles Church, Farnborough, Kent | b: 1821 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 11th Nov 1821 St. Mary's Church | b: 1827 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jun 1827 St. Mary's Church | b: 1829 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 11th Oct 1829 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George | Hannah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1808 Fletching, Sussex ch: 6th Mar 1808 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1813 Fletching, Sussex ch: 7th Feb 1813 St Andrew & St Mary Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| unknown father | Not married | Martha Langridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1810 Fletching, Sussex ch: 22nd Jul 1810 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Dec 1894 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 27th Dec 1894 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 10th Jul 1831 Workhouse, Southwark, London ch: 12th Jul 1831 Rotherhithe St. Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd marriage | James Baker farmer | m: 25th Jun 1846 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | Martha Langridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1804 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 27th Nov 1804 St. Mary's Church | b: 1810 Fletching, Sussex ch: 22nd Jul 1810 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Dec 1894 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 27th Dec 1894 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christana Ann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1848 Hartfield, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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