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Hendal [a.k.a. Hendall Manor] Farm Five Ash Down Maresfield

Books and other documents
Published	Title, author and references
1835	The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 366
1857	The Church of St Margaret, Buxted by The Rev. Henry Rosehurst Hoare ⇒ p. 220
1870	A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume I. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. ⇒ p. 93
1870	A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume II. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. ⇒ p. 264
1929	Buxted The Beautiful by K. H. Macdermott ⇒ p. 4; p. 24; p. 45
1931	Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 397
1997	The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876-1882 by Professor Brian Short ⇒ Notebook extract

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1610		[North] Sussex by John Norden and augmented by John Speed		Hendall	John Speed
	The first engraved maps of the counties of Great Britain were the work of Christopher Saxton who, under the authority of the Privy Council, surveyed the English counties in Elizabethan times, from 1574 to 1578. In 1593 he was followed by John Norden who projected an ambitious scheme for a complete series of county histories. He published before his death a number of counties - Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Northampton, Cornwall, Sussex and Surrey. John Speed's map of Sussex is based upon Norden's map and was engraved by Jodocus Hondius. It occupies pages nine and ten of John Speed's Atlas entitled "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine", is 20 1/4 inches by 15 1/4 inches in size and shows additionally an interesting plan of Chichester and a spirited representation of the Battle of Hastings.

1610		[North] Sussex by John Norden and augmented by John Speed		Hyndall	John Speed
	The first engraved maps of the counties of Great Britain were the work of Christopher Saxton who, under the authority of the Privy Council, surveyed the English counties in Elizabethan times, from 1574 to 1578. In 1593 he was followed by John Norden who projected an ambitious scheme for a complete series of county histories. He published before his death a number of counties - Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Northampton, Cornwall, Sussex and Surrey. John Speed's map of Sussex is based upon Norden's map and was engraved by Jodocus Hondius. It occupies pages nine and ten of John Speed's Atlas entitled "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine", is 20 1/4 inches by 15 1/4 inches in size and shows additionally an interesting plan of Chichester and a spirited representation of the Battle of Hastings.

1645		[North] Sussex by Jan Blaeu		Hyndall	Jan Blaeu

1695		[North] Sussex by Robert Morden		Hyndall	Robert Morden
	Robert Morden was a London bookseller from 1669 until his death in 1703. He specialised in the geographical field and was himself something of a cartographer and a publisher. Throughout the 17th and most of the 18th centuries, there was little distinction between the activity of book or print-selling and that of publishing: many booksellers were also printers or engravers. They undertook the sale of each others' work and often combined to meet the high cost of publishing a new map or reissue of an old atlas, even if the original plates were still available. This map was published in Brittania: a chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland by William Camden.

c 1724		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1724 by Richard Budgen		Hendhall

1763		A New Map of [North] Sussex by Thomas Kitchin		Hend Hall	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.

1^st Sep 1787		[North] Sussex by John Cary		Hend Hall	John Cary
	John Cary, apprenticed to William Palmer in 1770, went into business in 1783 as a publisher of maps, plans and road-books. He was highly successful and is referred to as the founder of the modern English School of Cartography by H.G. Fordham

c 1795		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream		Handall Farm

c 1825		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood		Hendals

c 1825		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood		Hendall

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Thomas Curd, M, Head, age 25 to 29, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Thomas Curd, farm labourer	Hendall Cottage	1841 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Sophia Curd, F, [Wife], age 25 to 29, born Sussex	Sophia Curd [Reed]
		Mary Curd, F, [Daughter], age 2, born Sussex	Mary Ann Hall [Curd]

6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Wheatley, M, Head, age 49; occupation: farmer	William Wheatley, farmer	Hendall Farm	1841 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Lucy Wheatley, F, [Wife], age 40 to 44, born Sussex	Lucy Wheatley [Knight]
		William Wheatley, M, [Son], age 15 to 19, born Sussex	William Wheatley
		Mary Wheatley, F, [Daughter], age 13, born Sussex	Mary Mitchell [Wheatley]
		Samuel Wheatley, M, [Son], age 11, born Sussex	Samuel Wheatley
		John Wheatley, M, [Son], age 9, born Sussex	John Wheatley
		Joseph Wheatley, M, [Son], age 7, born Sussex	Joseph Wheatley, farm labourer and soldier
		Elizabeth Wheatley, F, [Daughter], age 2, born Sussex	Elizabeth Knight [Wheatley]
		Ebenezer Wheatley, M, [Son], age 9 months, born Sussex	Ebenezer Wheatley
		Richard Morris, M, age 60 to 64, born Sussex; occupation: servant	Richard Morris, farm labourer
		George Muddle, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant	George Muddle
		James Morris, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant	James Morris
		Mary Stephenson, F, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation: servant	Mary Stephenson
		Margaret Streeter, F, age 14, born Sussex; occupation: servant	Margaret Streater
		Thomas Wilmshurst, M, age 35 to 39, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Thomas Wilmshurst

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, widowed; occupation: farm bailiff	James Dadswell, farm labourer	Hendal Farm	1851 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Daughter	Selina Anne Dadswell
		Son; occupation: farm labourer	Alfred James Dadswell
		Lodger, occupation: shepherd	Edward Baldey
		Lodger, occupation: carter	William Blackstone

1874	Directory entry	Wood Robert, farmer, Hendall farm		Hendall farm	Post Office Directory

c 1875		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey		Hendall

1879	Recollections		Robert Wood	Hendall Farm	Ashdown Forest dispute
	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: Wood, Robert. Tenant of Hendall Farm. This farm consists of 230 acres. I took it at Michaelmas 1872. I cut litter on the Forest of Ashdown in or about 1875. That was the only occasion because I have plenty of straw and litter on the farm and find it does [not] answer my purpose to use Forest litter. I have never turned out. I have had nothing else from the Forest except stone for the road. I paid for the digging. I succeeded to the farm after Mr. Henry Gardner who occupied it 19 years. He now lives at Church Farm, West Ferring, Sussex. .......

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Weller, M, Head, married, age 51, born Maresfield; occupation: gamekeeper	William Weller, gamekeeper	1 Hendall Cottage	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Sarah Weller, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Buxted	Sarah Weller [Muddle]
		William Weller, M, Son, single, age 13, born Buxted; occupation: farm labourer	William Weller
		Joseph Weller, M, Son, single, age 11, born Buxted; occupation: farm labourer	Joseph Weller
		Fred Weller, M, Son, single, age 10, born Buxted; occupation: scholar	Frederick Weller
		Sidney Weller, M, Son, single, age 6, born Buxted; occupation: scholar	Sydney Weller

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Diplock, M, Head, married, age 58, born Isfield; occupation: farm labourer	James Diplock, farm labourer	2 Hendall Cottage	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Mary A. Diplock, F, Wife, married, age 68, born Maresfield	Mary A. Diplock

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Robert Wood, M, Head, married, age 63, born West Grinstead, employs 8 men and 2 boys; occupation Farmer	Robert Wood	Hendall Farm	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Martha Wood, F, Wife, married, age 64, born Cuckfield	Martha Wood
		Mary Wood, F, Daughter, single, age 30, born Newick	Mary Wood
		Kate Wood, F, Daughter, single, age 23, born Newick	Kate Wood
		Elizabeth A. Basset, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Rotherfield; occupation: servant	Elizabeth A. Basset

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Solomon Avis, M, Head, married, age 40, born Maresfield; occupation: farm labourer	Solomon Avis, farm labourer	3 Hendall Cottage	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Ann Avis, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Buxted	Ann Avis [Miller]
		Ann Avis, F, Daughter, single, age 13, born Buxted; occupation: scholar	Ann Avis
		Magaret E. Avis, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Buxted; occupation: scholar	Margaret Emily Frost [Avis]
		Eliza H. Avis, F, Daughter, single, age 8, born Buxted; occupation: scholar	Eliza Hetty Avis
		Harry T. Avis, M, Son, single, age 5, born Buxted	Harry Thomas Avis
		Ernest S. Avis, M, Son, single, age 11 m, born Maresfield	Ernest Solomon Avis

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Weeks, M, Head, married, age 60, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm labourer	John Weeks	4 Hendall Cottage	1881 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Ann Weeks, F, Wife, married, age 59, born Wadhurst	Ann Weeks
		Horace Weeks, M, Son, single, age 23, born Ticehurst; occupation Farm labourer	Horace Weeks

1882	Directory entry	Hobon William, farmer, Hendall farm		Hendall farm	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	William Weller, M, Head, married, age 62, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: gamekeeper	William Weller, gamekeeper	Hendall Wood Cottages	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Sally Weller, F, Wife, married, age 59, born Buxted, Sussex	Sarah Weller [Muddle]
		Joseph Weller, M, Son, single, age 21, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Joseph Weller
		Frederick Weller, M, Son, single, age 20, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Frederick Weller
		Sydney Weller, M, Son, single, age 16, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Sydney Weller

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Albert Furner, M, Head, married, age 32, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Albert Furner	Hendall Wood Cottages	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Frances Furner, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Uckfield, Sussex	Frances Furner
		Emily E Furner, F, Daughter, single, age 2, born Buxted, Sussex	Emily E Furner
		Lucy Mary Furner, F, Daughter, single, age 6 months, born Buxted, Sussex	Lucy Mary Furner

5^th Apr 1891	Census	William Thomas, M, Head, married, age 36, born Hamsey, Sussex; occupation Farmer	William Thomas	Hendall Farm Cottages	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Frances E Thomas, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Newick, Sussex	Frances E Thomas
		Mary A Thomas, F, Daughter, single, age 12, born Hamsey, Sussex; occupation Scholar	Mary A Thomas
		Elizabeth F Thomas, F, Daughter, single, age 11, born Chailey, Sussex; occupation Scholar	Elizabeth F Thomas
		William F Thomas, M, Son, single, age 7, born East Chiltington, Sussex; occupation Scholar	William F Thomas
		Herbezt Thomas, M, Son, single, age 5, born East Chiltington, Sussex; occupation Scholar	Herbezt Thomas
		Henry Thomas, M, Son, single, age 3, born East Chiltington, Sussex; occupation Scholar	Henry Thomas
		Dorothy S Thomas, F, Son, single, age 8 months, born Buxted, Sussex	Dorothy S Thomas
		Henry S Wollard, M, Brother, single, age 23, born Hamsey, Sussex; occupation Farmer's Brother in Law	Henry S Wollard
		Margaret Wollard, F, Sister, single, age 21, born Hamsey, Sussex; occupation Farmer's Sister in Law	Margaret Wollard

5^th Apr 1891	Census	John Leach, M, Head, married, age 46, born Bister, Oxfordshire; occupation: farm labourer	John Leach, farm labourer	Hendall Farm Cottages	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Phoeby Leach, F, Wife, married, age 44, born Paddington, London	Phoeby Leach
		George Leach, M, Son, single, age 18, born Godstone, Surrey; occupation: farm labourer	George Leach
		Edith Leach, F, Daughter, single, age 14, born Groombridge, Kent; occupation: scholar	Edith Leach
		William Leach, M, Son, single, age 12, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar	William Leach
		Minnie Leach, F, Daughter, single, age 9, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Minnie Leach
		Henry Leach, M, Son, single, age 2, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Henry Leach
		Phoeby Leach, F, Daughter, single, age 3 months, born Buxted, Sussex	Phoeby Leach

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Horace Weeks, M, Head, married, age 31, born Ticehurst, Sussex; occupation Stockman	Horace Weeks	Hendall Farm Cottages	1891 Census Buxted, Sussex
		Lucy Weeks, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Chailey, Sussex	Lucy Weeks
		Annie Weeks, F, Daughter, single, age 3, born Buxted, Sussex	Annie Weeks
		Bertie Weeks, M, Son, single, age 2, born Buxted, Sussex	Bertie Weeks

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