| Dorset Arms Inn Withyham Village Withyham |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1902 | Historical Notes of Withyham, Hartfield and Ashdown Forest by C. N. Sutton ⇒ p. 110 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 4th Dec 1595 | Leaseholder (21 yrs) | Edward Burrish | Sommers | Buckhurst Terrier | |
| Edward Burrish, yeoman, holds by indenture the messuage called Sommers, with the orchards and gardens, Batchelers Mead, The Grovett, and Batchelers field. Also parcel of Bullfinches Farm, Rough Cockshutts, Cockshutt Iland, Aldrey Croft, Hukins Croft and Longe Croft, in all 59 acres: viz., meadow 17 acres, pasture 20 acres, arable 20 acres and wood less than 1 acre. Rent £19 10s and 2 fat capons alive 1st November | |||||
| c 1597 |  | Part of the maps produced in 1597 in the Buckhurst Terrier | Sommers | ||
| 1636 | Occupation Tenant | William Piggott | Somers Farm House | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1735 | Occupation Tenant | Richard Spencer | The Ale House | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1741 | Occupation Tenant | Robert Crowhurst | The Ale House | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1741 | Occupation Tenant | Joseph junior Spencer | The Ale House | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1793 | Occupation Tenant | John Spencer | The Ale House | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1793 | Occupation Tenant | Abraham Spencer | The Ale House | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| c 1820 | Occupation Tenant | James Farrenden | The Dorset Arms | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1838 | Census | Head; occupation: innkeeper | James Farrenden, innkeeper | Inn, Withyham Village | 1838 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | James Farrenden, M, Head, age 65 to 69, born Sussex; occupation: innkeeper | James Farrenden, innkeeper | Dorset Arms Inn | 1841 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| Sarah Farrenden, F, [Wife], age 65 to 69, born Sussex | Sarah Farrenden | ||||
| Harriet Hider, F, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant | Harriet Hider | ||||
| Gertrude Pledge, F, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation Servant | Gertrude Pledge | ||||
| Emily Spencer, F, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant | Emily Spencer | ||||
| George Fry, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant | George Fry | ||||
| 1851 | Norman, William; occupation Innkeeper | William Norman | Dorset Arms | Post Office Directory | |
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation Innkeeper and brewer | William Norman | Dorset Arms Inn | 1851 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| Wife | Lucy Norman | ||||
| Son; occupation Ostler | Norman Norman | ||||
| Son; occupation Brewer | George Norman | ||||
| Mary Heasman, F, Servant, single, age 15, born Withyham, occupation: house servant | Mary Ann Heasman | ||||
| Servant; occupation Farm Labourer | William Waller | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | John Longley | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | James Dadswell, farm labourer | ||||
| Niece; occupation: scholar | Fanny Loads | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | William Budgen | ||||
| c 1860 | Occupation Tenant | Smith Devall | The Dorset Arms | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1861 | Census | James Harris, Head, married, 39, Innkeeper, Born Essex | James Harris | Dorset Arms Inn | 1861 Census |
| 1861 | Census | Elizabeth Harris, Wife, married, 44, Born Scotland | Elizabeth Harris | Dorset Arms Inn | 1861 Census |
| 1861 | Census | Martha Harris, Daughter, 16, Born Middlesex, Whitechapel | Martha Hall [Harris] | Dorset Arms Inn | 1861 Census |
| 1867 | Directory entry | Harris James, Dorset Arms inn | Dorset Arms inn | Post Office Directory | |
| c 1870 | Occupation Tenant | James Harris | The Dorset Arms | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1871 | Census | James Harris, Head, married, 49, Innkeeper, Born Essex | James Harris | Dorset Arms Inn | 1871 Census |
| 1871 | Census | Elizabeth Harris, Wife, married, 56, Born Scotland | Elizabeth Harris | Dorset Arms Inn | 1871 Census |
| 1874 | Directory entry | Harris James, Dorset Arms inn | Dorset Arms inn | Post Office Directory | |
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Dorset Arms Inn | ||
| c 1875 | Occupation Tenant | Thomas Goodwin | The Dorset Arms | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1881 | Occupation Tenant | William Temple | The Dorset Arms | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Thomas Goodwin, M, Head, married, age 49, born Penshurst; occupation: innkeeper | Thomas Goodwin, innkeeper | Dorset Arms Inn | 1881 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| Emily Goodwin, F, Wife, married, age 44, born Buxted | Emily Goodwin [Diplock] | ||||
| Sally Duplock, F, Neice, age 12, born Buxted | Sally Diplock | ||||
| William Parker, M, Servant Dom, age 17, born Hartfield; occupation: domestic servant | William Parker, farm labourer | ||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Temple William, Dorset Arms inn, Fisher's gate | Dorset Arms inn, Fisher's gate | Kelly's Directory | |
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | William Temple, M, Head, married, age 66, born Cornwall; occupation: Innkeeper and farmer | William Temple | Dorset Arms | 1891 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| Annie Temple, F, Wife, married, age 56, born Edenbridge, Kent | Annie Temple | ||||
| Annie L Temple, F, Daughter, single, age 23, born Dormansland, Surrey | Annie L Temple | ||||
| 1896 | Occupation Tenant | Joseph Snazell | The Dorset Arms | Sutton's Historical Notes | |
| 1902 | History | Dorset Arms Inn | Sutton's Historical Notes | ||
| The Dorset Arms was (300 years ago) [now 400 years ago] Somers Farm House, and the land adjoining (Batchelor's Mead, or the Fair Field, Bachelor's Field, beyond the Park Fence, also the Round Knole, the Middle Knole, and the Knole) went with it. In one of the maps of Withyham, probably 100 [now 200] old, it was called the "Ale House". Within the memory of many parishioners a large barn stood where the present stable is, and was used for some years by the Reverend Sackville Stephens Bale, who farmed the land near the rectory. There was formerly a building where the dairy now stands, which was used as a slaughter-house by the Hartfield butcher. The chestnut tree on the village green was planted in 1849 to commemorate the return of Charles Richard, the sixth Earl De La Warr, from the Sikh War. It was conveyed to the green on a timber waggon, drawn by yoked oxen, and was planted with great ceremony. Many years ago the village stocks were on the mound where there is now the splendid ash tree. | |||||
| 1904 |  | Withyham | Private collection | ||
| 1906 |  | Dorset Arms, Withyham | Private collection | ||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | Joseph Snazell, M, Head, married, age 60, born Woodditton, Cambridgeshire; occupation: licensed victualler | Joseph Snazell, licensed victualler | Dorset Arms Inn, Withyham | 1911 Census Withyham and Groombridge, Sussex |
| Clara Elizabeth Snazell, F, Wife, married 19 years, age 40, born Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire; occupation: assists in the business | Clara Elizabeth Snazell | ||||
| Violet Sales, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: general servant | Violet Sales | ||||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | George Hewitt, M, Head, married, age 37, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: head gardener | George Hewitt, head gardener | Dorset Cottages, Withyham | 1911 Census Withyham and Groombridge, Sussex |
| Emily Geraldine Hewitt, F, Wife, married 3 years, age 32, born Withyham, Sussex | Emily Geraldine Hewitt | ||||
| Bessie Doris Hewitt, F, Daughter, age 2, born Withyham, Sussex | Bessie Doris Hewitt | ||||
| Mary Ann Hewitt, F, Mother, widow, age 74, born Withyham, Sussex | Mary Ann Hewitt | ||||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | Rossignol Eade, M, Head, married, age 39, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation: carter on farm | Rossignol Eade, carter on farm | Dorset Cottages, Withyham | 1911 Census Withyham and Groombridge, Sussex |
| Lydia Eade, F, Wife, married 15 years, age 38, born Framfield, Sussex | Lydia Eade | ||||
| Olive Eade, F, Daughter, age 13, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation: school | Olive Eade | ||||
| Reginald Eade, M, Son, age 12, born Waldron, Sussex; occupation: school | Reginald Eade | ||||
| Rosaline Eade, F, Daughter, age 9, born Waldron, Sussex | Rosaline Eade | ||||
| Rhoda Eade, F, Daughter, age 5, born Dallington, Sussex | Rhoda Eade | ||||
| Eva Eade, F, Daughter, age 3, born Barcombe, Sussex | Eva Eade | ||||
| Thomas Eade, M, Son, age 2, born Barcombe, Sussex | Thomas Eade | ||||
| 2001 | Today | The Dorset Arms | |||
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