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c 1795		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream		Shorn-bridge

26^th Feb 1839		Joseph Martin and Traiton Adams (occupiers) and John Turla (owner)	Joseph Martin, farm labourer	Cottage and Garden (0 acres 1 roods 38 perches) plot 2213	Rotherfield Tithe Map
			Traiton Adams, farm labourer

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Trayton Adams, M, Head, age 45 to 49, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Traiton Adams, farm labourer	Shorn Brook	1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Elizabeth Adams, F, [Wife], age 40 to 44, born Sussex	Elizabeth Adams [Baker]
		Elizabeth Adams, F, [Daughter], age 10, born Sussex	Elizabeth Wigmore [Adams]

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Joseph Martin, M, Head, age 45 to 49, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Joseph Martin, farm labourer	Shorn Brook	1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Abigail Martin, F, [Wife], age 40 to 44, born Sussex	Abigail Martin [Grissby]
		James Martin, M, [Son], age 20 to 24, born Sussex	James Martin, farm labourer
		Abigail Martin, F, [Daughter], age 15, born Sussex	Abigail Tester [Martin]
		Henry Martin, M, [Son], age 10, born Sussex	Henry Martin, farm labourer
		Sarah Martin, F, [Daughter], age 9, born Sussex	Sarah Ann Martin
		Frederick Martin, M, [Son], age 5, born Sussex	Frederick Martin, gamekeeper
		Harriet Martin, F, [Daughter], age 4, born Sussex	Harriett Turk [Martin]
		Eliza Martin, F, [Daughter], age 1, born Sussex	Eliza Martin

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	Richard Richardson, farm labourer	Chorn Bruck	1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Wife; occupation Laundress	Maria Agatha Richardson [Staines]
		Grand-son; occupation Farm Labourer	James Patching Dadswell

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: farm labourer	Traiton Adams, farm labourer	Chorn Bruck	1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Wife	Elizabeth Adams [Baker]
		Son; occupation: farm labourer	Frederick Adams
		Granddaughter	Mary Adams
		Grandson	Frederick Adams, blacksmith

7^th Apr 1861	Census	William Page, M, Head, married, age 55, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: wheelwright	William Page Mitchell, farmer	Shorne Brook	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Mary Ann Page, F, Wife, married, age 56, born Maresfield, Sussex	Mary Ann Page Mitchell [Osborne]
		William Page, M, Son, single, age 30, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	William Page Mitchell
		James Page, M, Son, single, age 24, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	James Page Mitchell, farm labourer

7^th Apr 1861	Census	Alfred Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 37, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carpenter	Alfred Dadswell, carpenter	Shorne Brook	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Sarah Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 33, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Sarah Dadswell [Adams]
		Fred Dadswell [?], M, Son, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Frederick Adams, blacksmith
		Edward Dadswell [?], M, Son, age 11, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Edward Adams
		Ernest Dadswell, M, Son, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Alfred Ernest Albert Dadswell
		Gerdeine Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Geraldine Sarah Dadswell
		Emily Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 3, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Emily Mary Taylor [Dadswell]
		Nelson Dadswell, M, Son, age 4m, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Thomas Nelson Dadswell, farm labourer

7^th Apr 1861	Census	Charles Ayers, M, Head, married, age 35, born Wootton, Wiltshire; occupation: boot and shoemaker	Charles Ayers, boot and shoemaker	Shorne Brook	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Phebe Ayers, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Phebe Ayers
		Miriam Ayers, F, Daughter, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Miriam Ayers
		Gideon Ayers, M, Son, age 6m, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Gideon Ayers

7^th Apr 1861	Census	Obed Skilton, M, Head, married, age 33, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer	Obed Skilton, bricklayer	Shorne Brook	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Charlotte Skilton, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Charlotte Avery Skilton [Price]
		Mary Avery, F, Mother-in-law, widowed, age 55, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: former bricklayer	Mary Avery [Price]
		Elenor Ashdown, F, Niece, age 12, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Eleanor Hemsley [Ashdown]

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	David Mankellow, M, Head, married, age 23, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: wheelwright journeyman	David Mackellow, master wheelwright	Shorn Brook	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Sarah Mankellow, F, Wife, married, age 25, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Sarah Mankellow [Verrall]

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	Alfred Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 45, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carpenter journeyman	Alfred Dadswell, carpenter	Shorn Brook	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Sarah Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 30, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Sarah Dadswell [Tasker]
		Ernest Dadswell, M, Son, single, age 16, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: milk boy	Alfred Ernest Albert Dadswell
		Thomas Dadswell, M, Son, age 10, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Thomas Nelson Dadswell, farm labourer
		Elizabeth Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 8, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Elizabeth Blanche Dadswell
		Walter Dadswell, M, Son, age 3, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Walter William Dadswell
		Ernest Tasker, M, [Wife's] son, age 11, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Ernest Eaton Tasker

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	James Avery, M, Head, married, age 37, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: master trug basket maker	James Avery	Shorn Brook	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Silbey Avery, F, Wife, married, age 43, born Withyham, Sussex	Silbey Avery [Ashdown]
		Amos Ashdown, M, Grandson, single, age 15, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Amos Ashdown, farm labourer

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	Richard Hemsley, M, Head, married, age 69, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Richard Helmsley, farm labourer	Shorn Brook	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Alis Hemsley, F, Wife, married, age 67, born Withyham, Sussex	Avis Hemsley [Botten]

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	Alfred Bellingham, M, Head, married, age 46, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 20 acres employing 1 man	Alfred Turner Bellingham, farmer	Shorn Brook	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Caroline Bellingham, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Caroline Sophia Bellingham [Card]
		Emma Bellingham, F, Daughter, single, age 13, born Maresfield, Sussex	Emma Bellingham
		Charles Bellingham, M, Son, age 7, born Maresfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Charles William Bellingham
		Frank Heasman, M, Servant, single, age 15, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant	Frank Heasman, farm labourer

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

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Hobbs, M, Head, married, age 32, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm labourer	William Hobbs, farm labourer	Chorn Brook	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Naomi Hobbs, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Tunbridge Wells	Naomi Hobbs [Corke]
		Walter Hobbs, M, Son, age 8, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Walter William Hobbs
		Annie Hobbs, F, Daughter, age 5, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Mary Anne Hobbs
		Emily Hobbs, F, Daughter, age 4, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Emily Ellen Comper [Hobbs]
		Alfred Hobbs, M, Son, age 3, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Alfred James Hobbs
		Alice Hobbs, F, Daughter, age 18 m, born Rotherfield	Alice Edith Hobbs
		Catherine Hobbs, F, Daughter, age 4 m, born Rotherfield	Catherine Naomi Hobbs

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Alfred Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 55, born Rotherfield; occupation: carpenter journeyman	Alfred Dadswell, carpenter	Chorn Brook	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Sarah Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Rotherfield	Sarah Dadswell [Tasker]
		Thomas Dadswell, M, Son, single, age 20, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm labourer	Thomas Nelson Dadswell, farm labourer
		Elizabeth Dadswell, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Rotherfield; occupation: domestic servant	Elizabeth Blanche Dadswell
		Caroline Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 9, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Caroline Lucy Ann Brooks [Dadswell]
		Trayton Dadswell, M, Son, age 6, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Trayton Mellon Dadswell
		Percy Dadswell, M, Son, age 1, born Rotherfield	Charles Percy Dadswell
		Ernest Tasker, M, Brother In Law, single, age 21, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm labourer	Ernest Eaton Tasker
		Lucy Tasker, F, Mother In Law, widowed, age 80, born Maresfield	Lucy Tasker [Ridley]

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Avis Hemsley, F, Head, widowed, age 74, born Rotherfield; occupation: charwoman	Avis Hemsley [Botten]	Chorn Brook	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Avery, M, Head, married, age 48, born Rotherfield; occupation: trug maker	James Avery	Chorn Brook	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Selby Avery, F, Wife, married, age 53, born Withyham	Silbey Avery [Ashdown]
		Obed Skilton, M, Lodger, widowed, age 52, born Rotherfield; occupation Bricklayer journeyman	Obed Skilton, bricklayer

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Alfred Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 68, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carpenter	Alfred Dadswell, carpenter	Shornbrook	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Sarah Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 50, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Sarah Dadswell [Tasker]
		Trayton Dadswell, M, Son, single, age 16, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Trayton Mellon Dadswell
		Percy Dadswell, M, Son, age 11, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Charles Percy Dadswell

5^th Apr 1891	Census	James Card, M, Head, married, age 55, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	James Card, farm labourer	Shornbrook	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Mary Card, F, Wife, married, age 71, born Waldron, Sussex	Mary Ann Card [Rogers] [Weaver]
		George Card, M, Brother, single, age 62, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Farm Labourer	George Card

5^th Apr 1891	Census	George Histed, M, Head, married, age 31, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	George Histed, farm labourer	Shornbrook	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Mary Histed, F, Wife, married, age 33, born Nutley, Sussex	Mary Histed
		Jane Histed, F, Daughter, age 6, born Nutley, Sussex	Jane Histed
		Alice Histed, F, Daughter, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Alice Histed

5^th Apr 1891	Census	James Avery, M, Head, married, age 55, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: trugmaker	James Avery	Shornbrook	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Selby Avery, F, Wife, married, age 63, born Withyham, Sussex	Silbey Avery [Ashdown]
		Mary Jane Luxford, F, Servant, widowed, age 48, born Lamberhurst, Kent; occupation: sick nurse	Mary Jane Luxford
		Arthur Luxford, M, Son of Nurse, age 11, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Arthur Luxford

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	G Hemsley, M, Head, married, age 65, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	G Hemsley, farm labourer	Shornbrook, Boars Head	1911 Census Crowborough, Sussex
		Eleanor Hemsley, F, Wife, married 44 years, age 62, born Withyham, Sussex	Eleanor Hemsley

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	James Chewter, M, Head, married, age 34, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	James Chewter, farm labourer	Shornebrook, Boars Head, Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Crowborough, Sussex
		Emily Jane Chewter, F, Wife, married 13 years, age 38, born Buxted, Sussex	Emily Jane Chewter
		Eleanor Annie Chewter, F, Daughter, age 11, born Birmingham; occupation: school	Eleanor Annie Chewter
		Edwin Boarer, M, Nephew, single, age 15, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Edwin Boarer

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	Alfred Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 88, born Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: carpenter (retired)	Alfred Dadswell, carpenter	Shornbrook, Boars Head, Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Crowborough, Sussex
		Sarah Dadswell, F, Wife, married 43 years, age 70, born Crowborough, Sussex	Sarah Dadswell [Tasker]
		Rhoda Dadswell, F, Granddaughter, age 10, born Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: school	Rhoda Dadswell
		Ethel Dadswell, F, Granddaughter, age 9, born Isle Of Wight; occupation: school	Ethel Dadswell

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	David Taylor Dadswell, M, Head, married 41 years, age 64, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: gardener	David Taylor Dadswell, master grocer	Shornbrook, Boars Head, Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Crowborough, Sussex
		Rhoda Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 64, born Buxted, Sussex	Rhoda Dadswell [Moon]
		David John Dadswell, M, Son, single, age 28, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carpenter	David John Dadswell
		Charles Henry Pratt, M, single, age 20, born Bexhill, Sussex; occupation: poultry farmer	Charles Henry Pratt

11^th Aug 1916	Death		Alfred Dadswell, carpenter	Shornbrook	Linda Neal's records

2001	Today			Shornbrook

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