Great Durgates Durgates Tunbridge Wells Road Wadhurst |
Books and other documents | |
Published | Title, author and references |
1923 | The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 56 |
Historical records | |||||
1523 to 1690 | History | Great Durgates | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
Durgates comprised two farms of 233 acres and 161 acres. "Great Durgates" curiously enough went with the smaller farm; and much of it still stands we believe as Durgates Lodge. The Subsidy Roll of 1523 shows J. Luck as owner. That family held the property till 1690. | |||||
30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; employs 8 people; occupation: farmer | Henry Jeffrey Austen, auctioneer, valuer and farmer | Great Durgate | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
Sister | Elizabeth Austen | ||||
Sister; occupation: housekeeper | Sarah A. Austen | ||||
Brother | William Austen | ||||
Servant; occupation HOUSE SERVANT | Charlotte Weeks | ||||
c 1875 | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Durgates |
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