| Snape Wadhurst |
| Snape - Very old upper part projected far above the lower: three large gable ends, with barge boards highly ornamented but now almost lost: building of different periods, partly stone, partly timber: chimneys massive: an amazing quantity of oak timber runs through the house sufficient for a score of present day fabrics: in the room on the right of the entrance, oak panelled, is a finely carved mantelpiece in five compartments, each separated from the other by a dwarf column surmounted by a figure . . habited in the style of James I. On the stone above the fireplaces are initials and date D.B. 1617 extract from Wace's Wadhurst |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1923 | The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 64; p. 97 |
| 1931 | Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 289 |
| Historical records | |||||
| c 1175 | History | Snape | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| The Registers show that in the reign of Henry II. a grant of the property was confirmed by Geoffrey de Glynde to Henry Chaplain of Wadhurst - not much of a "living" perhaps, for Snape in old English means "poor and boggy land." | |||||
| 16th century | History | Snape | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| In the 16th Century, if not before, Snape was in the hands of the Barham family, one of whom, John, married Mary Courthope of Whiligh | |||||
| 1617 | History | David Barham built the older portion of the present house at Snape | David Barham, of Snape | Snape | Barhams of Shoesmiths |
| 1646 | History | Snape | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Another David Barham succeeded as a minor in 1646, and his guardian, Holland, with license from the Lord (of the Manor) mortgaged the property in seven portions. When of age David alienated it (1680) to his cousin William at Scragoak | |||||
| 1720 | History | Snape | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| William Barham succeeding still further reduced the property, mortgaged it to Baker of Mayfield: and in 1720 sold it to John Dunmoll, the last male descendant of a family long holding much property in Wadhurst. He died without issue in 1764. His nephew, Nicholas Barham, became a wheelwright and descendants are now in Wadhurst. | |||||
| 1784 | History | Snape Wood | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| John Newington died in 1784, and left … the Wadhurst property of Hightown, then 300 A., including Church Settle and Snape Wood, to another nephew John, who died unmarried, and was succeeded by Mary, wife of John Baker of Newhaven … | |||||
| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | Snapes Farm | ||
| c 1825 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood | Snape Farm | ||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; widowed; employs 11 people; occupation: farmer | John Vinall, farmer | Snape | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Daughter | Esther Vinall | ||||
| Son | Samuel Vinall, corn merchant and farmer | ||||
| Son | Jacob Vinall | ||||
| Daughter | Mary Ann Vinall | ||||
| Son | Joseph Vinall | ||||
| Daughter | Mercy Vinall | ||||
| Daughter | Martha Elizabeth Vinall | ||||
| Daughter | Ruth Vinall | ||||
| Son | Jabez Vinall | ||||
| Lodger; occupation: farm labourer | George Foster | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Hubard | ||||
| Servant; widowed; occupation: farm labourer | Edward Jeffry | ||||
| Servant; occupation Farm labourer | Thomas Weekes | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation Farm labourer | John Wickham | Little Snape | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Wife | Phebe Wickham | ||||
| Son; occupation Farm labourer | David Wickham | ||||
| Son; occupation Farm labourer | Levi Wickham | ||||
| Mother; widowed | Hannah Wickham | ||||
| Lodger; occupation Farm labourer | Thomas Wickham | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; employs 1 person; occupation BLACKSMITH | Frederick Till | Little Snape | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Wife | Mary Till | ||||
| Son | John Till | ||||
| Son | George Till | ||||
| Son | Frederick Till | ||||
| Son | Albert Till | ||||
| Son | Jabez Till | ||||
| Son | Simeon Till | ||||
| Son | Thomas Till | ||||
| Daughter | Unnamed Female Till | ||||
| Servant; occupation: blacksmith journeyman | Frederick Stapley | ||||
| c 1875 | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Snape | |||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Frederick Parks, M, Head, married, age 30, born Mayfield; occupation Farm labourer | Frederick Parks | Snape Wood Cottage | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Louisa Parks, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Ticehurst | Louisa Parks | ||||
| Frederick Parks, M, Son, age 6, born Wadhurst; occupation Scholar | Frederick Parks | ||||
| Ellen L. Parks, F, Daughter, age 4, born Wadhurst | Ellen L. Parks | ||||
| Charles W. Parks, M, Son, age 2, born Wadhurst | Charles W. Parks | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | John Armstrong, M, Head, single, age 36, born Northumberland, employs 2 men and 1 boy; occupation farmer | John Armstrong, farmer | Snape Farm | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Ann Armstrong, F, Sister, single, age 38, born Northumberland | Ann Armstrong | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | James Weeks, M, Head, married, age 42, born Ticehurst; occupation Farm labourer | James Weeks | Snape Cottage | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Mary Weeks, F, Wife, married, age 42, born Wadhurst | Mary Weeks | ||||
| Maria Weeks, F, Daughter, single, age 15, born Ticehurst | Maria Weeks | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Richard Godley, M, Head, married, age 42, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm labourer | Richard Godley, farm labourer | Snape Cottage | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Ester Godley, F, Wife, married, age 34, born Ticehurst | Ester Godley | ||||
| George Godley, M, Son, single, age 13, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm labourer | George Godley | ||||
| Thomas D. Godley, M, Son, age 11, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar | David Thomas Godley | ||||
| Richard Godley, M, Son, age 10, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar | Richard Godley | ||||
| Elizabeth A. Godley, F, Daughter, age 6, born Ticehurst; occupation: scholar | Elizabeth A. Godley | ||||
| Edith Godley, F, Daughter, age 4, born Ticehurst; occupation: scholar | Edith Godley | ||||
| Ada E. Godley, F, Daughter, age 1, born Wadhurst | Ada E. Godley | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | William Richardson, M, Head, married, age 28, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm labourer | William Richardson | Snape Wood Cottage | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Mary Ann Richardson, F, Wife, married, age 28, born Mayfield | Mary Ann Richardson | ||||
| Edger Playsted, M, Lodger, widowed, age 67, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm labourer | Edgar Playsted | ||||
| 1885 | History | Snape | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Snape came back to the Barham family in 1885, when it was bought by George Barham, who traced connection with the parent stock of Wadhurst through the Barhams of Mountfield and Battle. | |||||
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