| Smiths Farm [a.k.a. Denbys Farm and Wick House] Wadhurst |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1923 | The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 77 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1759 to 1817 | History | Wick House | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Wick House - 9 acres - was once called Denby's farm, and later Smiths. Under one or other of these names it was the property of Samuel Playsted in 1759 and Henry Playsted in 1817 | |||||
| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | Smiths Farm | ||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation Labourer | James Tompsett | Wick Farm House | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Wife | Olive Tompsett | ||||
| Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR | Mary Olive Tompsett | ||||
| Son; occupation SCHOLAR | Alfred Tompsett | ||||
| Son; occupation SCHOLAR | Eli Tompsett | ||||
| Son | Frank Tompsett | ||||
| Daughter | Ruth Tompsett | ||||
| Son | Benjamin Tompsett | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; employs 2 people; occupation FARMER | George Luck Playsted | Wick Cottage | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Wife | Emily Playsted | ||||
| Daughter | Emily Rose Playsted | ||||
| Daughter | Harriett Eliza Playsted | ||||
| Servant; occupation: servant | Mary Huntington | ||||
| c 1875 | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Great Smiths Farm | |||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Bernard Mcmahon, M, Head, widowed, age 35, born Warwickshire; occupation: minister Iron church Buckland Hill | Bernard McMahon, minister Iron church Buckland Hill | Wick House | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Jesse Martin, M, Servt, married, age 72, born Wadhurst; occupation: labourer | Jesse Martin | ||||
| Harriet Martin, F, Servt, married, age 60, born Wadhurst; occupation: housekeeper | Harriet Martin | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Frederick J. Piper, M, Head, married, age 48, born Burwash; occupation Farm labourer | Frederick John Piper, farm labourer | Wick Farm House | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Mary Ann Piper, F, Wife, married, age 48, born Burwash | Mary Ann Piper [Russell] | ||||
| Jane Piper, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Wadhurst | Jane Piper | ||||
| George Piper, M, Son, age 15, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm labourer | George Piper | ||||
| Horace Piper, M, Son, age 11, born Wadhurst; occupation scholar | Horace Piper | ||||
| Emily Piper, F, Daughter, age 8, born Wadhurst; occupation scholar | Emily Jane Piper | ||||
| Agnes Piper, F, Daughter, age 5, born Wadhurst; occupation scholar | Agnes Piper | ||||
| 1904 | History | Wick House | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| The Playsted family held the property for 150 years, till in 1904 C. J. Playsted sold it to Marquis Camden. The house is now called Orchard Lea. | |||||
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