| Harvest Moon [a.k.a. Great Heart / Bloomfield Villa / Railway Inn] Yew Tree Lane Town Row Rotherfield |
| The Harvest Moon's history can be traced back to the 1839 Tithe map where it is recorded as a House and Garden owned by George Bennett and occupied by George Histed and Henry Callow. On the 1841 census George Histed is a blacksmith and Henry Callow is a farm labourer and the property is listed as Great Heart. Thirty years later in the 1871 (and 1881) census the property is split into Bloomfield villa and the Great Heart Beer House. After the opening of the Rotherfield railway station in 1880 the property was rebuilt to become the Railway Inn and is listed in the 1891 and subsequent census. When the railway line was closed on 14 June 1965 the Inn was renamed the Harvest Moon. Today, the Harvest Moon is a residential property. |
| Historical records | |||||
| 26th Feb 1839 |  | George Histed and Henry Callow (occupiers) and George Bennett (owner) | George Histed, blacksmith | House and Garden (0 acres 0 roods 21 perches) plot 1593 | Rotherfield Tithe Map |
| Henry Callow, farm labourer | |||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Henry Callow, M, Head, age 25, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Callow, farm labourer | Great Heart | 1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Sarah Callow, F, [Wife], age 24, born Sussex | Sarah Ann Callow [Norman] | ||||
| Lois Callow, F, [Daughter], age 7, born Sussex | Lois Callow | ||||
| Elizabeth Callow, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex | Elizabeth Moon [Callow] | ||||
| Sarah Callow, F, [Daughter], age 3, born Sussex | Sarah Callow | ||||
| Henry Callow, M, [Son], age 11 months, born Sussex | Henry Callow, brick and tile maker | ||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | George Isted, M, Head, age 50 to 54, born Sussex; occupation: blacksmith | George Histed, blacksmith | Great Heart | 1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Ann Isted, F, [Wife], age 40 to 44, born Sussex | Ann Histed | ||||
| Elizabeth Turner, F, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant | Elizabeth Turner [Turner] | ||||
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Census | Ann Broad, F, Head, widowed, age 45, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: annuitant | Ann Broad, annuitant | Bloomfield Villa | 1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex |
| Philip H Broad, M, Son, single, age 24, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: solicitor's general clerk | Philip H. Broad | ||||
| Anna Broad, F, Daughter, single, age 22, born Brighton, Sussex | Anna Broad | ||||
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Census | George Balcombe, M, Head, married, age 33, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: beerhouse keeper | George Balcombe, beerhouse keeper | Great Heart Beer House | 1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex |
| Maria Balcombe, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Mayfield, Sussex | Maria Balcombe | ||||
| Anna M Balcombe, F, Daughter, age 10, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Anna M. Balcombe | ||||
| Henry Balcombe, M, Son, age 6, born Hastings St Marys Castle, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Henry Balcombe | ||||
| Jane Balcombe, F, Daughter, age 3, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Jane Balcombe | ||||
| Elizabeth Balcombe, F, Daughter, age 5m, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Elizabeth Balcombe | ||||
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Census | John Quilivan, M, Head, married, age 46, born Co. Clare, Kilmerray, Ireland; occupation: farm labourer | John Quilivan, farm labourer | Great Heart Beer House | 1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex |
| Eliza Quilivan, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Sundridge, Kent | Eliza Quilivan | ||||
| John Quilivan, M, Son, age 4d, born Rotherfield, Sussex | John Quilivan | ||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Bloomfield Villa | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Henry Hoadley, M, Head, married, age 24, born Ticehurst | Henry Hoadley, farmer | Bloomfield Villa | 1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Ruth Hoadley, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Hawkhurst | Ruth Hoadley [Rumens] | ||||
| Edwin J. Hoadley, M, Son, age 2, born Rotherfield | Edwin J. Hoadley | ||||
| Ruth E. Hoadley, F, Daughter, age 1, born Rotherfield | Ruth E. Hoadley | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Edgar Bassett, M, Head, married, age 32, born Rotherfield; occupation: beerhouse keeper | Edgar Bassett, beerhouse keeper | Beer House | 1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Amelia Bassett, F, Wife, married, age 29, born Rotherfield | Amelia Bassett [Mills] | ||||
| Walter Bassett, M, Son, age 5, born Rotherfield | Walter Bassett | ||||
| Charlotte Bassett, F, Daughter, age 3, born Rotherfield | Charlotte Bassett | ||||
| Ann Mills, F, Mother, widowed, age 68, born Uckfield; occupation: alms woman | Ann Quinnell | ||||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Hope Heasman, F, Head, widowed, age 51, born Ardingly, Sussex | Hope Heasman [Simmons] [Bellchambers] | Town Row | 1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Alfred Heasman, M, Son, single, age 26, born Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: bricklayer's labourer | Alfred Heasman | ||||
| Alfred H Heasman, M, [Step]Son, single, age 18, born Shoreditch, London; occupation Farm Labourer | Alfred Henry Simmons | ||||
| Charlotte Heasman, F, Daughter, age 14, born Crowborough, Sussex | Charlotte Heasman | ||||
| Albert Heasman, M, Son, age 8, born Frant, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Albert Heasman | ||||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Ellena Whittington, F, Head, married, age 31, born East Lavington, Sussex | Ellena Whittington | Town Row | 1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| John Whittington, M, Son, age 10, born Graffham, Sussex; occupation Scholar | John Whittington | ||||
| Charlotte Whittington, F, Daughter, age 8, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation Scholar | Charlotte Whittington | ||||
| Edwin Whittington, M, Son, age 5, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation Scholar | Edwin Whittington | ||||
| Jane Whittington, F, Daughter, age 4, born Waldron, Sussex | Jane Whittington | ||||
| Harriet Whittington, F, Daughter, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Harriet Whittington | ||||
| Daisy Whittington, F, Daughter, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Daisy Whittington | ||||
| Dorcas Whittington, F, Daughter, age 3 months, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Dorcas Whittington | ||||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Henry Watts, M, Head, married, age 57, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation Innkeeper | Henry Watts | Railway Inn | 1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Ellen I Watts, F, Wife, married, age 58, born Bath, Somerset | Ellen I Watts | ||||
| Robert Watts, M, Brother, single, age 45, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation Barman | Robert Watts | ||||
| Emma ManKellow, F, Niece, single, age 21, born Tunbridge Wells | Emma ManKellow | ||||
| Charles Beer, M, Boarder, single, age 36, born Herne, Kent, occupation: general labourer | Charles Beer | ||||
| John Catlin, M, Boarder, single, age 26, born Chelsea, London; occupation: general labourer | John Catlin | ||||
| Kate Marden, F, Lodger, single, age 29, born Haslemere, Surrey; occupation: bar assistant | Kate Marden | ||||
| c 1899 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey | Railway Inn | ||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | Reginald Wallis, M, Head, married, age 43, born Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: inn keeper | Reginald Wallis, innkeeper | Railway Inn, Town Row, Rotherfield | 1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Fannie Wallis, F, Wife, married 15 years, age 44, born Woolwich, Kent | Fanny Wallis [Gower] | ||||
| Margory Wallis, F, Daughter, age 15, born Crowborough, Sussex | Margory Wallis | ||||
| Joseph Wallis, M, Son, age 13, born Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: school | Joseph Wallis | ||||
| Reginald Wallis, M, Son, age 11, born Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: school | Sidney Reginald (John) Wallis | ||||
| Hettie Wallis, F, Daughter, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: school | Eveline Hettie S. Mullett [Wallis] | ||||
| Alfred Wallis, M, Son, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Alfred Henry (Penn) Wallis | ||||
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