| Black Ven Farm Down Street Fletching |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1997 | The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876-1882 by Professor Brian Short ⇒ Notebook extract |
| Historical records | |||||
| 22nd Feb 1598 | Leaseholder (21 yrs) | William Garland | Blackfenne | Buckhurst Terrier | |
| William Garland, yeoman, holds by deed messuage or tenement called Blackfenne, sometime occupied by John Gringoe, and after by Richard Middleton, in Fletchinge and Maresfeild Rent £10, and 2 fat capons alive 20th November, | |||||
| c 1724 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1724 by Richard Budgen | Blackven | ||
| 1763 | ![A New Map of [North] Sussex](images/t/Kitchin1763E.jpg) | A New Map of [North] Sussex by Thomas Kitchin | Blackven | Thomas Kitchin | |
| Thomas Kitchin, an engraver and publisher from c.1738 to 1776, held the appointment of Hydrographer to the King. His output was prolific. He engraved the maps of the British and French dominions in North America by John Mitchell (1755), which was used at the peace coucil at the end of the revolutionary war. In his later years he worked with his son (hence senior after his name in the c.1755 edition of the Small English Atlas). He died in 1784. | |||||
| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | Blackvane Farm | ||
| c 1825 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood | Black ven | ||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | George Bedwell, M, Head, age 50 to 54, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | George Bedwell, farm labourer | Little Black Ven | 1841 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Sarah Bedwell, F, [Wife], age 48, born Sussex | Sarah Bedwell [Thorpe] | ||||
| John Bedwell, M, [Son], age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | John Bedwell, farm labourer | ||||
| Peter Bedwell, M, [Son], age 13, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Peter Bedwell, farm labourer | ||||
| George Bedwell, M, [Son], age 6, born Sussex | George Bedwell, farm labourer | ||||
| Thomas Marten, M, age 3, born Sussex | Thomas Marten | ||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | George Marten, M, Head, age 55 to 59, born Sussex; occupation: bailiff | George Martin, bailiff | Black Ven | 1841 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Frances Marten, F, [Wife], age 55 to 59, born Sussex | Frances Martin [Standen] | ||||
| Sarah Marten, F, age 13, born Sussex; occupation: servant | Sarah Martin | ||||
| Henry Madgwick, M, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation: journeyman grocer | Henry Madgwick | ||||
| Mary Madgwick, F, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: independent | Mary Madgwick | ||||
| Maria Fry, F, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation: independent | Maria Fry | ||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | William Thorpe, M, Head, age 35 to 39, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer | William Thorpe | Little Black Ven | 1841 Census Maresfield, Sussex |
| Fanny Thorpe, F, [Wife], age 35 to 39, born Sussex | Fanny Thorpe | ||||
| Mary Thorpe, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex | Mary Thorpe | ||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | James Ellis, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | James Ellis, farm labourer | Little Black Ven | 1841 Census Maresfield, Sussex |
| Jemima Ellis, F, [Daughter], age 12, born Sussex | Jemima Ellis | ||||
| William Ellis, M, [Son], age 7, born Sussex | William Ellis | ||||
| Emily Ellis, F, [Daughter], age 4, born Sussex | Emily Ellis | ||||
| Philadelphia Bailey, F, age 30 to 34, born Sussex; occupation: housekeeper | Philadelphia Bailey | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation: gamekeeper | Frederic Gilbert, gamekeeper | Blackven | 1851 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation: farm labourer | George Bedwell, farm labourer | Little Blackven | 1851 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Wife | Sarah Bedwell [Thorpe] | ||||
| Son; occupation: farm labourer | Peter Bedwell, farm labourer | ||||
| Son; occupation: carter | George Bedwell, farm labourer | ||||
| Nephew | George Susans | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head, occupation: farm labourer | Edward Blackman, farm labourer | Black Ven | 1851 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Wife | Harriot Blackman | ||||
| Son, occupation: scholar | Edward Blackman | ||||
| Son | Owen Blackman | ||||
| Lodger; widowed; occupation PAUPER | Sarah Tingley | ||||
| Lodger; occupation: farm labourer | William Bedwell, hay trusser | ||||
| 1874 | Directory entry | Gilbert Frederick, gamekeeper to Spenser Wilson, esq., Black Venn | Black Venn | Post Office Directory | |
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Black Ven | ||
| 1879 | Address | Amos Welfare | Black Ven Farm | Ian Harvey's records | |
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Peter Bedwell, M, Head, married, age 52, born Fletching; occupation: farm labourer | Peter Bedwell, farm labourer | Blackven | 1881 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Sarah Bedwell, F, Wife, married, age 50, born Maresfield | Sarah Ann Bedwell | ||||
| William Bedwell, M, Son, single, age 30, born Maresfield; occupation: farm labourer | William George Bedwell | ||||
| Jesse Bedwell, M, Son, single, age 20, born Maresfield; occupation: farm labourer | Jesse Charles Bedwell | ||||
| Anne Bedwell, F, Daughter, single, age 10, born Maresfield; occupation: scholar | Anne Bedwell | ||||
| George Bedwell, M, Grandson, single, age 7, born Maresfield; occupation: scholar | George Bedwell | ||||
| Ada Bedwell, F, Granddaughter, single, age 2, born Fletching | Ada Bedwell | ||||
| Fanny Bedwell, F, Granddaughter, single, age 2, born Fletching | Fanny Bedwell | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | George Bedwell, M, Head, married, age 44, born Fletching; occupation: farm labourer | George Bedwell, farm labourer | Blackven | 1881 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Eliza Bedwell, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Fletching | Eliza Bedwell [Allen] | ||||
| Thomas Bedwell, M, Son, single, age 14, born Fletching; occupation: farm labourer | Thomas George Bedwell | ||||
| Louisa Bedwell, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Fletching; occupation: scholar | Martha Louisa Bedwell | ||||
| Kate Bedwell, F, Daughter, single, age 6, born Fletching; occupation: scholar | Mary Kate Bedwell | ||||
| Sally Bedwell, F, Daughter, single, age 3, born Fletching | Sally Bedwell | ||||
| Henry Smith, M, Boarder, widowed, age 54, born Fletching; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Smith | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | James Bayliss, M, Head, married, age 36, born Herefordshire, occupation: under gamekeeper | James Bayliss, under gamekeeper | Blackven | 1881 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Ellen Bayliss, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Wiltshire | Ellen Bayliss | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | James Styles, M, Head, married, age 38, born West Grinstead; occupation Gamekeeper | James Styles | Blackven | 1881 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Sarah Styles, F, Wife, married, age 34, born West Grinstead | Sarah Styles | ||||
| Harry Styles, M, Son, single, age 9, born Falmer; occupation Scholar | Harry Styles | ||||
| Fred Styles, M, Son, single, age 7, born Falmer; occupation Scholar | Fred Styles | ||||
| George Styles, M, Son, single, age 5, born Falmer; occupation Scholar | George Styles | ||||
| Percy Styles, M, Son, single, age 8 m, born Fletching | Percy Styles | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Charles Richards, M, Head, married, age 25, born Maresfield; occupation Farm labourer | Charles Richards | Blackven Cottage | 1881 Census Maresfield, Sussex |
| Emily Richards, F, Wife, married, age 26, born Fletching | Emily Richards | ||||
| Abert W. Ellis, M, Son, age 2, born Fletching | Abert W. Ellis | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | George Reed, M, Head, married, age 68, born Buxted; occupation Carpenter | George Reed | Blackven Cottage | 1881 Census Maresfield, Sussex |
| Rebecca Reed, F, Wife, married, age 70, born Hawkhurst | Rebecca Reed [Hargreaves] | ||||
| Charlotte Streeter, F, Gd Dau, single, age 27, born Lewes, handicap: deaf and dumb | Charlotte Streeter | ||||
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