| Huggates [a.k.a. Huggetts] Furnace Hadlow Down Mayfield |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1927 | The Sussex Highlands ⇒ p. 52 |
| 1928 | Rotherfield - The Story of some Wealden Manors by Catharine Pullein ⇒ p. 279 |
| 1931 | Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 387 |
| Historical records | |||||
| c 1520 | History | Huggates [a.k.a. Huggetts] Furnace | Our Village | ||
| Hugget's Furnace - This is the name of an old farmstead remote among green meadows beside the beginnings of the Ouse in the valley between Rotherfield and Hadlow Down, though the blast furnaces have been long extinct, the hammers silent and the slag heaps buried under woodland growth or furrowed field. In this beautiful spot when Henry VIII was king the first English iron cannon was cast as Holinshed records by Ralph Hogg or Huggett, a notable iron-master of Buxted. Hogg built himself a house in Buxted Park, known from his rebus on its front as the 'Hogg House' to this day, but his works were here [Hugget's Furnace], and here his foreman Jack Johnson, lived. Both are commemorated in the old rhyme: "Master Huggett and his man John They did cast the first cannon." Near the old timbered farmhouse is the mill with its iron wheel. Across the road is the 'hammer pond' with fragments of its ancient sluices which in Tudor times provided the motive power for what was one of the most important gun foundries in England from Our Village, written and published by The Rotherfield History Research Group in 1979 | |||||
| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | Huggetts Furnace Farm | ||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Nicholas Martin, M, Head, age 62, born Sussex; occupation: farmer | Nicholas Martin, farmer | Huggetts Furnace | 1841 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Jane Martin, F, [Daughter], age 28, born Sussex | Jane Martin | ||||
| Charles Martin, M, [Son], age 21, born Sussex | Charles Martin, farmer and miller | ||||
| Ansley Martin, F, [Daughter], age 19, born Sussex | Ansley Wickens [Martin] | ||||
| William Martin, M, [Son], age 25, born Sussex | John George Martin, farmer | ||||
| Alfred Martin, M, [Son], age 19, born Sussex | Alfred Martin | ||||
| John Buss, M, Head, age 55 to 59, born Sussex; occupation: independent | John Buss, independent | ||||
| John Buss, M, [Son], age 21, born Sussex | John Buss | ||||
| George Carter, M, age 3, born Sussex | George Carter | ||||
| Samuel Parker, M, age 21, born Sussex; occupation: servant | Samuel Parker | ||||
| George Parker, M, age 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant | George Parker | ||||
| Mary Hoath, F, age 14, born Sussex; occupation: servant | Mary (Hoath) Allcorn [Card] | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head, widowed, employs 5 people; occupation: farmer | Nicholas Martin, farmer | Huggates Furnace | 1851 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Daughter | Jane Martin | ||||
| Daughter | Edith Martin | ||||
| Daughter | Ansley Wickens [Martin] | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm servant | George Martin, farm labourer | ||||
| Grand-daughter; occupation Scholar | Sarah Wickens | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm servant | John Martin, farm labourer | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm servant | Stephen Brooman, farm labourer | ||||
| Lodger; occupation: retired farmer | John Buss, independent | ||||
| 1867 | Directory entry | Alcorn Fredk., farmer, Huggott's furnace | Huggott's furnace | Post Office Directory | |
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Census | Eli N Dadswell, M, Head, single, age 24, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation: miller & farmer of 5 acres | Eli Napoleon Dadswell, miller and farmer | Huggets Furnace | 1871 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Frances M Bray, F, Servant, single, age 52, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: housekeeper | Frances M. Bray | ||||
| 1874 | Directory entry | Allcorn Frdk. farmer, Huggett's furnace | Huggett's furnace | Post Office Directory | |
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Huggets Furnace | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Fred Allcam, M, Head, married, age 28, born Rotherfield, employs 7 men and 1 boy; occupation: farmer | Frederick Allcorn | Huggets Furnace | 1881 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Frances Mary Allcam, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Frant | Frances Mary Allcorn [Allcorn] | ||||
| Annie Julia Allcam, F, Daughter, age 4, born Mayfield | Annie Julia Alchorne | ||||
| Frank John Allcam, M, Son, age 3, born Mayfield | Frank John Alchorne | ||||
| Carrie Elizabeth Allcam, F, Daughter, age 6 m, born Mayfield | Carry Elizabeth Alchorne | ||||
| Eliz. Pollard, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Westfield; occupation Domestic servant | Elizabeth Pollard | ||||
| Martha Turner, F, Servant, age 15, born Robertsbridge; occupation: nurse | Martha Turner | ||||
| Thomas Luthman, M, Servant, single, age 24, born Burwash; occupation: farm servant | Thomas Luthman | ||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Allcorn Frdk, farmer, Huggett's furnace | Huggett's furnace | Kelly's Directory | |
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Fred Allcorn, M, Head, married, age 38, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer | Frederick Allcorn | Huggets Furnace | 1891 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Frances M Allcorn, F, Wife, married, age 38, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Frances Mary Allcorn [Allcorn] | ||||
| Annie J Allcorn, F, Daughter, single, age 14, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: assistant | Annie Julia Alchorne | ||||
| Frank J Allcorn, M, Son, age 13, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Frank John Alchorne | ||||
| Maud M Allcorn, F, Daughter, age 8, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Maud Mary Alchorne | ||||
| Lily J Allcorn, F, Daughter, age 5, born Mayfield, Sussex | Lily Jane Alchorne | ||||
| Rose Edith Allcorn, F, Daughter, age 2, born Mayfield, Sussex | Rose Edith Allcorn | ||||
| Infant Allcorn, M, Son, age 5 months, born Mayfield, Sussex | Charles Allcorn | ||||
| Elizabeth J Dadswell, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: general domestic servant | Elizabeth Jane Dadswell | ||||
| Harriet M King, F, Nurse, widowed, age 74, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: nurse | Harriet M King | ||||
| William T Hobden, M, Servant, single, age 17, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: milkman | William Thomas Hobden | ||||
| Nelson Fuller, M, Servant, single, age 20, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant | Nelson Fuller | ||||
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