| Hurstwood School High Hurstwood Buxted |
| Historical records | |||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | John Colbran, M, Head, age 60 to 64, born Sussex, occupation: smith | John Colbran | School House | 1841 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Jas.W.B. Smith, M, Head, married, age 32, born Lancashire; occupation: school master | James W.B. Smith, school master | Hurstwood School | 1881 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| Sarah Smith, F, Wife, married, age 33, born Staffordshire | Sarah Smith | ||||
| Leonard Smith, M, Son, age 7, born Staffordshire; occupation: scholar | Leonard Smith | ||||
| Caroline Lephard, F, Lodger, age 19, born Uckfield; occupation: pupil teacher | Caroline Lephard | ||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Hurstwood School | Kelly's Directory | ||
| Church of England School (mixed), High-Hurst wood, built in 1872 for 120 children; average attendance, 93. This school has an endowment of £30 yearly, from bequests by, the late Colonel Harcourt & Lady Catherine J. V. Harcourt ; £25 from Saunder's charity & £10 from Fermor of Crowborough's charity ; James William B. Smith, master | |||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Hurstwood School | Kelly's Directory | ||
| The Buxted almshouses, containing four tenements, two for single people and two for married couples, were built and endowed with £2,000 by the late Lady Catherine J. V. Harcourt A.D. 1864. Smith's Charity of £1 6s. 8d. paid out of a bequest to the parish of All Saints, Lewes and a charity of £6 15s. yearly, left by Mr. Edward Holmes Baldock, of Hyde Park place, London, in 1844, are distributed in money. Benham's charity of £9 a year, founded by will in 1865, is given to the poor at the absolute discretion of the trustees. | |||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Smith James William B., master, High-Hurst wood school | High-Hurst wood school | Kelly's Directory | |
| 1888 | Directory entry | Smith, James W. B., school master, Hurstwood school | Hurstwood school | Brooker's Guide | |
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | James W B Smith, M, Head, married, age 42, born Colne, Lancashire; occupation: elementary school teacher | James W B Smith, elementary school teacher | School House | 1891 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| Sarah Smith, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Ashton-Under-Lyme | Sarah Smith | ||||
| Patience L Smith, F, Daughter, single, age 8, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Patience L Smith | ||||
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