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:
Hollamby, Edward. 66. Born in Hartfield. working now for Mr. Hale. When a small child in petticoats remembers living at Upper Parrock. My father worked for Luke Godly who used the farm. Lived there till 12 or 13 and used to go with Father to Forest for turf. Then went to Hartfield workhouse for a short time, times being very bad. Then we went on the Forest to live and I went to work for Mr. Hartipole at the Dorset Arms, Hartfield (Lord De La Warr's property), for about 2 years. He used a good deal of litter from the Forest. I went with the team to fetch it. We cut within the reservation by the 500. He turned out on the Forest. I then went for a year to Cansiron, then to Cowden for 1 year, then to Scotchford Farm for 2 years under Mr. Luke Godly who had removed there.
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| John Hollamby | m: 12th May 1709 St Martin's Church, Ludgate, London | Hannah Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1675 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 5th May 1675 St. Mary's Church bur: 11th Jan 1749 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 1687 Sevenoaks, Kent d: 30th Jan 1776 Chiddingstone, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: 21st Feb 1709/10 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 28th Feb 1710 St. Mary's Church bur: 9th Mar 1756 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 21st Nov 1711 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 4th Dec 1711 St. Mary's Church bur: 16th Aug 1735 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 1714 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 11th Nov 1714 St. Mary's Church bur: 23rd Mar 1792 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 1718/19 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 17th Feb 1718/19 St. Mary's Church d: 17th Jul 1744 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 1721 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 29th Aug 1721 St. Mary's Church d: 16th Feb 1797 Sundridge, Kent bur: After 16th Feb 1797 St. Mary the Virgin, Sundridge, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hollamby | m: 22nd Jan 1740 St. Michael's Church, East Peckham, Kent | Mary Streatfeild | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1714 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 11th Nov 1714 St. Mary's Church bur: 23rd Mar 1792 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 1720 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 19th Apr 1720 St. Mary's Church d: 27th Nov 1810 Chiddingstone, Kent bur: After 27th Nov 1810 St. Mary the Virgin, Sundridge, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William | Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 2nd Jul 1741 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 5th Jul 1741 St. Mary's Church | b: 1742 Penshurst, Kent ch: 21st May 1742 St. John the Baptist Church bur: 7th Apr 1822 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hollamby | m: 12th Jan 1775 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | Mary Woodhams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1742 Penshurst, Kent ch: 21st May 1742 St. John the Baptist Church bur: 7th Apr 1822 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 1749 Ashurst, Kent ch: 26th Mar 1749 St. Martin of Tours Church bur: 15th Jan 1815 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary | Hennerita | Edward | Sophia | Richard | David | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 11th Mar 1775 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 13th Mar 1775 St. Mary's Church | b: 1776 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 25th Dec 1776 St. Mary's Church d: Oct to Dec 1851 bur: 18th Dec 1851 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | b: 23rd Apr 1778 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 17th May 1778 St. Mary's Church bur: 28th Feb 1847 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | b: 11th Mar 1780 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 26th Mar 1780 St. Mary's Church bur: 9th Oct 1792 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 16th Dec 1781 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 30th Dec 1781 St. Mary's Church bur: 6th Dec 1839 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 23rd Apr 1784 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 9th May 1784 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Hollamby farm labourer | m: 25th Apr 1806 St. Martin of Tours Church, Ashurst, Kent | Elizabeth Falkner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 23rd Apr 1778 Chiddingstone, Kent ch: 17th May 1778 St. Mary's Church bur: 28th Feb 1847 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex | b: 1785 Withyham, Sussex bur: 11th Apr 1855 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth | Edward | David | Frances | Sophia | John | Harriett | Eliza | b: 1808 Ashurst, Kent ch: 14th Feb 1808 St. Martin of Tours Church | b: 1812 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 5th Apr 1812 St. Mary's Church d: Mar 1883 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 26th Mar 1883 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1816 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 13th Oct 1816 St. Mary's Church | b: 1819 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 17th Oct 1819 St. Mary's Church d: 1877 | b: 1822 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 14th Feb 1822 St. Mary's Church | b: 1824 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 26th Dec 1824 St. Mary's Church | b: 1827 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 6th May 1827 St. Mary's Church | b: 1830 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 12th Dec 1830 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas | George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1810 Ashurst, Kent ch: 11th Mar 1810 St. Martin of Tours Church | b: 1814 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 15th May 1814 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Hollamby farm labourer and shoemaker | m: Jan to Mar 1839 | Mary Tester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1812 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 5th Apr 1812 St. Mary's Church d: Mar 1883 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 26th Mar 1883 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1823 Hartfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary | John | William | George | Alfred | Henry | Thomas | James | b: 1840 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 29th Mar 1840 St. Mary's Church d: Jan 1842 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 30th Jan 1842 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1847 Tonbridge, Kent | b: 1849 Tonbridge, Kent | b: 1852 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 12th Dec 1852 St. Mary's Church d: Jul to Sep 1889 | b: 10th Jun 1855 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 5th Aug 1855 St. Mary's Church | b: 1857 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 11th Oct 1857 St. Mary's Church | b: 1859 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 15th May 1859 St. Mary's Church | b: 1863 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 29th Nov 1863 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary | Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1843 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 28th May 1843 St. Mary's Church d: Feb 1866 Hartfield, Sussex bur: 21st Feb 1866 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | b: 1849 Tonbridge, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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