| Down Street Farm Down Street Fletching |
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| 1597 | Freeholder | Henry Hawkins | Downstreate | Buckhurst Terrier | |
Henrie Hawkins holds by deed tenement and land called Downstreate, 30 acres, bounds:
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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 | Downsped Farm | ||
| c 1825 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood | Down Street | ||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | John Martin, M, Head, age 35 to 39, born Sussex; occupation: farmer | John Martin, farmer | Down Street | 1841 Census Maresfield, Sussex |
| Mary Martin, F, [Wife], age 30 to 34, born Sussex | Mary Martin [Helmsley] | ||||
| William Martin, M, [Son], age 10, born Sussex | William Martin, farmer | ||||
| Emely Martin, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex | Emily Martin | ||||
| Mary Martin, F, [Daughter], age 1, born Sussex | Maryann Martin | ||||
| Margaret Weller, F, age 18, born Sussex; occupation: servant | Margaret Weller | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; employs 2 people; occupation: farmer | John Martin, farmer | Downstreet | 1851 Census Fletching, Sussex |
| Wife | Mary Martin [Helmsley] | ||||
| Son; occupation: employed on farm | William Martin, farmer | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: domestic servant | Emily Martin | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Maryann Martin | ||||
| Son | George Martin | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | William Howell | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | John Stevenson | ||||
| 1867 | Directory entry | Martin John, farmer, Down Street farm | Down Street farm | Post Office Directory | |
| 1874 | Directory entry | Martin John, farmer, Down Street farm | Down Street farm | Post Office Directory | |
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Down Street Farm | ||
| 1879 | Recollections | George Martin | Down Street 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:
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| 1882 | Directory entry | Mepham Jas., farmer, Down Street farm | Down Street farm | Kelly's Directory | |
| 1888 | Directory entry | Langridge, Edmund, farmer, Down street farm | Down street farm | Brooker's Guide | |
| 1888 | Directory entry | Mepham, James, senr., farmer, Down street | Down street | Brooker's Guide | |
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