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Published	Title, author and references
1928	Rotherfield - The Story of some Wealden Manors by Catharine Pullein ⇒ p. 319; p. 320; p. 321; p. 322

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1296	Subsidy/tax list	1s 6 3/4d	Alexander Draper	Drapers, Village of Suthborgh, Hundred of Retherfeld	Pullein's Rotherfield

26^th Feb 1839		John Martin, Jesse Smith and Joseph Mabbs (occupiers) and George Wickens (owner)	John Martin, farm labourer	Five Tenements, Cottages and Gardens (0 acres 1 roods 3 perches) plot 3205	Rotherfield Tithe Map
			Jesse Smith, farm labourer
			Joseph Mabb, farm labourer

6^th Jun 1841	Census	John Martin, M, Head, age 30 to 34, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	John Martin, farm labourer	High Park [Grub Reed]	1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Esther Martin, F, [Wife], age 25 to 29, born Sussex	Esther Martin [Dickens]
		Cary Martin, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex	Carey Nancy Martin
		Ann Martin, F, [Daughter], age 4, born Sussex	Ann Martin
		Walter Martin, M, [Son], age 1, born Sussex	Thomas Walter Martin

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Jesse Smith, M, Head, age 25 to 29, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Jesse Smith, farm labourer	High Park [Grub Reed]	1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Elizabeth Smith, F, [Wife], age 25 to 29, born Sussex	Elizabeth Smith
		Clara Smith, F, [Daughter], age 1, born Sussex	Clara Smith

6^th Jun 1841	Census	Joseph Mabb, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Joseph Mabb, farm labourer	High Park [Grub Reed]	1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Sarah Mabb, F, [Wife], age 30 to 34, born Sussex	Sarah Mabb
		George Pattenden, M, age 14, born Sussex; occupation Servant	George Pattenden

1^st Mar 1842	Birth		Sarah Ann Hallett	Grub Reed	Rotherfield Parish Registers

13^th Nov 1843	Birth		John Hallett	Grub Reed	Rotherfield Parish Registers

3^rd Oct 1845	Birth		William Hallett, railway carman	Grub Reed	Rotherfield Parish Registers

8^th Jun 1848	Birth		Eliza Hallett	Grub Reed	Rotherfield Parish Registers

18^th Feb 1851	Birth		Emily Maria Hallett	Grub Reed	Rotherfield Parish Registers

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: farm labourer	William Hallett, farm labourer	Grub Reed	1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Wife	Harriet Rebecca Hallett [Harman]
		Daughter	Sarah Ann Hallett
		Son	John Hallett
		Son	William Hallett, railway carman
		Daughter	Emily Maria Hallett

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm labourer	William Norman	Grub Reed	1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Wife	Mary Hannah Norman [Duplock]
		Daughter	Fanny Norman
		Son	Trayton Norman
		Son	William Norman
		Lodger; occupation: pauper	Hannah Gay

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: farm labourer	Jesse Baker, farm labourer	Grub Reed	1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Wife	Mary Baker [Smith]
		Daughter	Caroline Roberts [Baker]
		Son; occupation: farm labourer	Horace Baker
		Son; occupation: scholar	Edward Alfred Baker
		Daughter; occupation: scholar	Sarah Ann Baker
		Daughter	Mary Jane Baker
		Daughter	Eliza Baker

7^th Apr 1861	Census	George Richeson, M, Head, married, age 30, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	George Richeson, farm labourer	Drapyers	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Ann Richeson, F, Wife, married, age 29, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer's wife	Ann Richeson
		George Richeson, M, Son, age 7, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: scholar	George Richeson
		Flora Ann Richeson, F, Daughter, age 4, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Flora Ann Richeson
		William Richeson, M, Son, age 2, born Wadhurst, Sussex	William Richeson

7^th Apr 1861	Census	William Hallett, M, Head, married, age 44, born Tonbridge Wells, Kent; occupation: gardener	William Hallett, farm labourer	Grubreed	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Lucy E Hallett, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Wapping St John, Middlesex	Lucy Ellen Hallett [Forrester]
		William Hallett, M, Son, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carter boy	William Hallett, railway carman
		Clara Ann Hallett, F, Daughter, age 6m, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Clara Ann Knight [Hallett]

7^th Apr 1861	Census	James Wheatley, M, Head, married, age 33, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	James Wheatley, farm labourer & dairyman	Grubreed	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Mary Wheatley, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer's wife	Mercy Wheatley [Ovenden]
		James Wheatley, M, Son, age 7, born Hadlow, Kent; occupation: scholar	James Wheatley
		Mary Wheatley, F, Daughter, age 5, born Hadlow, Kent; occupation: scholar	Mercy Wigmore [Wheatley]

7^th Apr 1861	Census	Alfred Martin, M, Head, married, age 39, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Alfred Martin, farm labourer	Grubreed	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Philadelphia Martin, F, Wife, married, age 39, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer's wife	Philadelphia Martin [Rogers]
		Alfred Martin, M, Son, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Alfred Martin
		Henry Martin, M, Son, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Henry Martin
		Sarah Martin, F, Daughter, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Sarah Martin
		George Martin, M, Son, age 4, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	George Martin, garden labourer
		Albert Martin, M, Son, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Albert Martin, market gardener

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	William Haywood, M, Head, married, age 40, born Lewes, Sussex; occupation: jobbing gardener	William Haywood, jobbing gardener	Drapers	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Betsy Haywood, F, Wife, married, age 46, born Lewes, Sussex; occupation: laundress	Betsy Haywood
		Eliza Haywood, F, Daughter, age 8, born Hillingdon, Middlesex; occupation: scholar	Eliza Haywood

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	William Holmwood, M, Head, married, age 40, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	William Holmwood, farm labourer	Grubbreed	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Margarett Holmwood, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Margaret Holmwood [Peerless]
		William Holmwood, M, Son, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex	William Alfred Holmwood, platelayer
		James Holmwood, M, Son, age 8, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	James Henry Holmwood, gardener
		Anne Holmwood, F, Daughter, age 6, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Ann Eliza Holmwood
		Frances Holmwood, F, Daughter, age 4, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Frances Elizabeth Louisa Holmwood
		Fredrick Holmwood, M, Son, age 5m, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Frederick Charles Holmwood
		Sarah Holmwood, F, Mother, widowed, age 68, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: almswoman	Sarah Holmwood [Killick]

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	John Weston, M, Head, married, age 33, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: shepherd	John Weston, farm labourer	Grubbreed	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Caroline Weston, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Caroline Weston [Holmwood]
		Wiliam Weston, M, Son, age 10, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	John Weston
		George Weston, M, Son, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	George Weston, farm labourer
		James Weston, M, Son, age 3, born Rotherfield, Sussex	James Weston
		Caroline Weston, F, Daughter, age 4m, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Caroline Elizabeth Weston

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	John Russell, M, Head, married, age 54, born Chiddingly, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	John Russell, farm labourer	Grubbreed	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Fanny Russell, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Mayfield, Sussex	Fanny Russell

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Callow, M, Head, married, age 38, born Rotherfield; occupation: brick and tile maker	Henry Callow, brick and tile maker	Grubreed Cottage	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Jane Callow, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Rotherfield	Georgina Jane Callow [Chewter]
		Jonathan Callow, M, Son, age 11, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Jonathan Callow, butcher
		Edward Callow, M, Son, age 9, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Edward Henry Callow

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Charles Hudson, M, Head, married, age 29, born Waldron; occupation Farm labourer	Charles Hudson, farm labourer	Grubreed Cottage	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Sarah Hudson, F, Wife, married, age 26, born Tidebrook	Sarah Ann Hudson
		George Hudson, M, Son, age 3, born Frant	George Hudson
		Rodah Hudson, F, Daughter, age 2, born Rotherfield	Rhoda Elizabeth Hudson
		Ruth Hudson, F, Daughter, age 8 m, born Rotherfield	Ruth Hudson

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Weston, M, Head, married, age 42, born Mayfield; occupation: farm labourer	John Weston, farm labourer	Grubreed Cottage	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Caroline Weston, F, Wife, married, age 41, born Rotherfield	Caroline Weston [Holmwood]
		John Weston, M, Son, single, age 18, born Rotherfield; occupation: bricklayer's labourer	John Weston
		James Weston, M, Son, age 13, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	James Weston
		Caroline Weston, F, Daughter, age 10, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Caroline Elizabeth Weston
		Sally Weston, F, Daughter, age 8, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Sally Weston
		Benjamin Weston, M, Son, age 6, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar	Benjamin Weston
		Mercy Weston, F, Daughter, age 3, born Rotherfield	Mercy Weston
		Ellen Weston, F, Daughter, age 1, born Rotherfield	Ellen Weston

5^th Apr 1891	Census	John Sharp, M, Head, married, age 31, born Brightling, Sussex; occupation: stockman	John Sharp, stockman	Grubreed Cottage	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Elizabeth Sharp, F, Wife, married, age 26, born Burwash, Sussex	Elizabeth Sharp
		John Sharp, M, Son, age 3, born Brightling, Sussex	John Sharp
		Alfred Sharp, M, Son, age 2, born Brightling, Sussex	Alfred Sharp

5^th Apr 1891	Census	John Weston, M, Head, married, age 52, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	John Weston, farm labourer	Grubreed Cottage	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Caroline Weston, F, Wife, married, age 51, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Caroline Weston [Holmwood]
		John Weston, M, Son, single, age 28, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: painter	John Weston
		James Weston, M, Son, single, age 23, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	James Weston
		Sally Weston, F, Daughter, single, age 17, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: domestic servant	Sally Weston
		Benjamin Weston, M, Son, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Benjamin Weston
		Mercy Weston, F, Daughter, age 13, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: apprentice dressmaker	Mercy Weston
		Ellen Weston, F, Daughter, age 10, born Hadlow, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Ellen Weston

11^th Jul 1904	Birth		Ernest John Harman	Grub Reed	Fred Harman

23^rd Apr 1907	Birth		Louisa Rose Weston [Harman]	Grub Reed	Fred Harman

17^th Mar 1911	Birth		Harry Edward Harman	Grub Reed	Fred Harman

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	Alfred Crittall, M, Head, married, age 45, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: general labourer	Alfred Crittall, general labourer	Drapers, Rotherfield	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Ada Mary Crittall, F, Wife, married 1 year, age 25, born Crawley, Sussex	Ada Mary Crittall
		Alfred George Crittall, M, Son, single, age 16, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: house boy	Alfred George Crittall
		Robert William Crittall, M, Son, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: school	Robert William Crittall

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	George Harman, M, Head, married, age 49, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: gardener	George Harman, gardener	Grub Reed, Rotherfield	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Ellen Harman, F, Wife, married 25 years, age 44, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Ellen Harman
		Rhoda Harman, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Rhoda Harman
		Frank Harman, M, Son, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: school	Frank Harman
		Arthur Harman, M, Son, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: school	Arthur Harman
		Harold Harman, M, Son, age 10, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: school	Harold Harman
		Ernest John Harman, M, Son, age 7, born Wadhurst, Sussex	Ernest John Harman
		Louisa Rose Harman, F, Daughter, age 4, born Wadhurst, Sussex	Louisa Rose Harman
		Harry Edward Harman, M, Son, age 1 month, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Harry Edward Harman

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	Philip Marchant Pavey, M, Head, married, age 33, born Hawkhurst, Kent; occupation: clay miner	Philip Marchant Pavey, clay miner	Grub Reed, Rotherfield	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Rhoda Pavey, F, Wife, married 6 years, age 27, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Rhoda Pavey

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