| Bassetts Farm Holtye Hartfield |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1902 | Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest by C. N. Sutton ⇒ p. 349 |
| 1932 | Historic Houses of Sussex - Bassetts Manor, Hartfield by Viscountess Wolseley ⇒ p. 622 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1265 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| Bassetts is probably associated with Gilbert Bassett - one of 12 jurymen of the hundred of "Hartefued" | |||||
| 1296 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| Nicholas Bassett pays a subsidy of 5s 9 1/4d | |||||
| 1327 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| Johe Bassett, senior pays a subsidy of 1s | |||||
| 1332 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| Johe Bassett, senior pays a subsidy of 1s 1d and Johe Bassett, junior pays a subsidy of 1s | |||||
| 1372 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| John Basset has land at "Hertefeld" | |||||
| 1545 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| "Manor of Bassetts and tenements in Hartfield and Est Grenysted settled after the decease of Mary Shelley" | |||||
| 1590 to 1598 | History | Bassetts | Sutton's Historical Notes | ||
| This [The Parish of Withyham] was an extensive manor. In a survey (32-40 Elizabeth) it includes the knoll by the church, extending from Withyham towards Summerford, between the road on the one side and the river on the other, to the Manor of Fiskeridge; afterwards by Hale Farm, Blackham Common (now enclosed), Willets Farm, bounded by the Kent Water; along by Holywych, the Sussex House Farm, Holtye Common, extending a little way into the Parish of East Grinstead on the right, over to the Beeches Farm and Bassetts, towards Hartfield and to Hodore. | |||||
| 1597 | Freeholder | John Averie | Bassetts | Buckhurst Terrier | |
The heirs of John Averie hold by deed tenement called Bassetts with a wood before his door called Little Ayland, and certain lands called Sims feild, Chart feild, Birch feild, and Welfeild, Redden together with a meadow, in all 50 acres, bounds:
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| 1619 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| The Manor of Bassetts passed from John Alfrey to Richard, Earl of Dorset | |||||
| 1650 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| John Cresswell and John Howell acquire Bassetts | |||||
| 1661 | History | Bassetts Farm | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
| John Thornicroft acquires Bassetts | |||||
| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | Bassetts | ||
| c 1825 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood | Bassetts Farm | ||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Richard Burfoot, M, Head, age 42; occupation: farmer | Richard Burfoot, farmer | Bassetts | 1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex |
| Elizabeth Burfoot, F, [Wife], age 37 | Elizabeth Burfoot [Harris] | ||||
| Elizabeth Burfoot, F, [Daughter], age 18 | Elizabeth Burfoot | ||||
| Elizabeth Chittons, F, age 12, occupation: servant | Elizabeth Chittons | ||||
| William Setford, M, age 21; occupation Servant | William Setford | ||||
| William Turner, M, age 35 to 39, born Sussex; occupation: servant | William Turner | ||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Elizabeth Slater, F, Head, age 70 to 74, born Sussex | Elizabeth Slater | Bassetts Cottages | 1841 Census Hartfield, Sussex |
| Eliza Slater, F, [Relation], age 13, born Sussex | Eliza Slater | ||||
| 1851 | Burfoot, Richard | Richard Burfoot, farmer | Basset's Farm | Post Office Directory | |
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation: farm labourer | William Bailey, farm labourer | Little Bassetts | 1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex |
| Wife | Elizabeth Bailey [Baldwin] | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: pauper | Elizabeth Bailey | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | George Bailey | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Eliza Jarvis [Bailey] | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Sarah Card [Bailey] | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | James Bailey | ||||
| Daughter | Mary Sands [Bailey] | ||||
| Daughter | Harriet Bailey | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head, employs 7 people; occupation: farmer | Richard Burfoot, farmer | Bassetts | 1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex |
| Wife | Elizabeth Burfoot [Harris] | ||||
| Servant | Harriett Paine | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm servant | Henry Tester, farm labourer | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | William Turner | ||||
| 1867 | Directory entry | Burfoot Richard, farmer, Bassett's farm | Bassett's farm | Post Office Directory | |
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Bassetts Farm | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Thomas Baines, M, Head, married, age 56, born Upper Beeding, employs 3 men, occupation: farmer | Thomas Baines, farmer | Bassetts Farm House | 1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex |
| Jane Baines, F, Wife, married, age 59, born East Grinstead | Jane Baines | ||||
| Sarah Baines, F, Daughter, single, age 30, born Worth | Sarah Baines | ||||
| Jane Baines, F, Daughter, single, age 27, born Upper Beeding | Jane Baines | ||||
| William Baines, M, Son, single, age 22, born London | William Baines | ||||
| George Pevitt, M, Nephew, single, age 8, born Worth; occupation Scholar | George Pevitt | ||||
| Thomas Card, M, Servant, single, age 34, born Hartfield; occupation: farm labourer | Thomas Card | ||||
| Henry Taylor, M, Servant, single, age 16, born Hartfield; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Taylor | ||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Baines Thomas, farmer, Bassett's farm | Bassett's farm | Kelly's Directory | |
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Thomas Baines, M, Head, married, age 68, born East Grinstead, Sussex, occupation: farmer | Thomas Baines, farmer | Bassetts | 1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex |
| Jane A Baines, F, Wife, married, age 67, born East Grinstead, Sussex | Jane A Baines | ||||
| Sarah A Baines, F, Daughter, married, age 36, born Newdigate, Surrey | Sarah A Baines | ||||
| Jane H Baines, F, Daughter, single, age 30, born Newdigate, Surrey | Jane H Baines | ||||
| George Baines, M, Grandson, single, age 18, born Lingfield, Surrey, occupation: farm servant | George Baines | ||||
| John Garland, M, Servant, single, age 27, born N/K; occupation: farm servant | John Garland | ||||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | David Thornton, M, Head, single, age 43, born Oxted, Surrey; occupation: Farm labourer | David Thornton | Bassetts Rail Van | 1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex |
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | William Taylor, M, Head, married, age 53, born Brockham, Surrey; occupation: farm labourer | William Taylor, farm labourer | Bassetts Railway Van | 1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex |
| Harriett Taylor, F, Wife, married, age 53, born Dorking, Surrey | Harriett Taylor | ||||
| Albert T Taylor, M, Son, single, age 14, born Dorking, Surrey | Albert T Taylor | ||||
| c 1899 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey | Bassets Farm | ||
| 1932 |  | Bassetts Manor, Hartfield | Wolseley's Bassetts | ||
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