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:
Turner, Robert. Of Tablehurst Farm. Farmer and miller. 70 years of age. Born at West Hoathly and lived there till about 25 years old, then went to Balcomb for 6 years and then took Tablehurst Farm where he has remained ever since.
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| John Turner | m: c 1685 | Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1660 d: Aug 1697 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 17th Aug 1697 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: c 1660 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martha | John | Edmund | William | Anne | Francis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1686 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 17th Dec 1686 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Jun 1688 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 16th Jun 1688 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1688 East Hoathly, Sussex d: Jun 1688 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 16th Jun 1688 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1688 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 1st Aug 1688 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1693 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 22nd Aug 1693 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1694 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 11th Dec 1694 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1697 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 11th Sep 1697 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Apr 1768 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 13th Apr 1768 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Turner | m: 23rd Oct 1726 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | Jane Bridger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1697 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 11th Sep 1697 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Apr 1768 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 13th Apr 1768 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1697 Withyham, Sussex d: Jul 1781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary | Edmund | Francis | Sarah | Robert | Jane | Hannah | Isaac | b: 1726/27 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 28th Feb 1726/27 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1730 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 18th Oct 1730 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Feb 1731 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 3rd Feb 1731 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1733/34 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 22nd Mar 1733/34 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Oct 1790 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 14th Oct 1790 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1737 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 27th Nov 1737 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1739 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 25th Dec 1739 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1741/42 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 22nd Jan 1741/42 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1745/46 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 19th Feb 1745/46 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Aug 1815 Framfield, Sussex bur: 13th Aug 1815 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex | b: 1748 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 6th Jan 1747/48 East Hoathly Parish Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anne | Elizabeth | Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1728 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 5th May 1728 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Mar 1760 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 8th Mar 1760 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1732 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 16th Jan 1732 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1735 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 17th Oct 1735 East Hoathly Parish Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Turner | m: 28th May 1761 Selmeston, Sussex | Mary Weaver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1733/34 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 22nd Mar 1733/34 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Oct 1790 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 14th Oct 1790 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1736 d: Dec 1807 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 1st Dec 1807 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah | Thomas | William | Francis | Ann | Robert | Richard | Elizabeth | b: c Dec 1761 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 20th Dec 1761 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1764 East Hoathly, Sussex d: Dec 1764 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 15th Dec 1764 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1768 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 4th Apr 1768 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Aug 1768 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 18th Aug 1768 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1769 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 23rd Jul 1769 East Hoathly Parish Church d: May 1857 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 3rd May 1857 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1772 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 5th Jan 1772 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1774 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 19th Jun 1774 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1776 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 20th Oct 1776 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Apr 1841 West Hoathly, Sussex bur: 28th Apr 1841 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1779 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 30th Mar 1779 East Hoathly Parish Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary | John | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1763 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 12th Aug 1763 East Hoathly Parish Church | b: 1766 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 23rd Feb 1766 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Aug 1770 East Hoathly, Sussex bur: 18th Aug 1770 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Turner farmer | m: 6th Jul 1800 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | Sarah Yeamans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1776 East Hoathly, Sussex ch: 20th Oct 1776 East Hoathly Parish Church d: Apr 1841 West Hoathly, Sussex bur: 28th Apr 1841 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1778 d: Dec 1816 West Hoathly, Sussex bur: 1st Dec 1816 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William | Mary | Robert | John | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 14th Sep 1803 West Hoathly, Sussex ch: 31st Jan 1804 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1st Apr 1805 West Hoathly, Sussex ch: 18th Aug 1805 St. Margaret's Church d: Feb 1809 West Hoathly, Sussex bur: 21st Feb 1809 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex | b: 23rd Jun 1807 West Hoathly, Sussex ch: 4th Oct 1807 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1813 West Hoathly, Sussex ch: 14th Feb 1813 St. Margaret's Church d: Mar 1895 West Hoathly, Sussex bur: 25th Mar 1895 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Turner farmer | m: 28th Aug 1834 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex | Frances Booker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 23rd Jun 1807 West Hoathly, Sussex ch: 4th Oct 1807 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1811 Balcombe, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis | Fanny | Anne | Thomas | George | Mary | Joseph | Lucy Anne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1835 Balcombe Mill, Balcombe, Sussex ch: 22nd Mar 1835 St. Mary's Church | b: 1836 Balcombe Mill, Balcombe, Sussex ch: 23rd Oct 1836 St. Mary's Church | b: 1838 Balcombe Mill, Balcombe, Sussex ch: 11th Nov 1838 St. Mary's Church | b: 1840 Balcombe, Sussex ch: 14th Jun 1840 St. Mary's Church | b: 1840 Balcombe, Sussex ch: 14th Jun 1840 St. Mary's Church | b: 1842 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 31st Jul 1842 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1844 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 14th Jul 1844 St Swithin Parish Church | b: 1848 East Grinstead, Sussex ch: 12th Mar 1848 St Swithin Parish Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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