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Colemans Hatch Ashdown Forest Hartfield

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Published	Title, author and references
1933	The Story of Crowbrough ⇒ p. 24

Places in Colemans Hatch

Ashdown Forest [near Colemans Hatch]

Brick Kiln Farm

Colemans Hatch Road

Colemans Hatch School

Coleman's Hatch Smithy

Cottage Forest House

Hartfield Grove [a.k.a. South Hartfield House, Snow's Hole]

Hatch [a.k.a. The Sign of the Gate] Inn

Hollyhill [a.k.a. Flocks Farm]

Holy Trinity Church

Little Shepherds Cottage

Little Shepherds Farm

New Bridge Cottage

St. Richard De Wych Church

Yew Tree Cottage

Historical records

c 1724		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1724 by Richard Budgen		Comans Hatch

c 1795		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream		Colemans Hatch

29^th Apr 1809	Birth		Edmund Hills, farm labourer	Colemans Hatch

c 1825		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood		Colemans Hatch

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation labourer	James Anderson, labourer and carter	Scotsford Cottage	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Sarah Anderson [Balcombe]
		Daughter	Ester Anderson
		Daughter	Harriett Anderson
		Son	James Anderson
		Daughter	Hannah Anderson
		Daughter	Sarah Anderson

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, occupation: coachman	Henry Beilby, coachman	Tile Cottage	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Ester Beilby
		Daughter	Charlott Beilby
		Visitor	Mary Ann Markwick

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: farm labourer	John Card, farm labourer	Holdens Farm	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Mary Ann Card [Turner]
		Son; occupation: farm labourer	Richard Card, farm labourer
		Lodger; widowed; occupation Farm Labourer	James Riste

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, occupation: farm labourer	John Cook, farm labourer	Nett House	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Hannah Cook [Tester] [Heasman]
		Son	James Cook Tester, blacksmith
		Son-in-law	John Tester

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: pauper	Mary Anne Divall [Shoebridge]	Mill Bank	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Son; occupation: pauper	James Divall
		Daughter; occupation: pauper	Frances Divall
		Son; occupation: pauper	Edward Divall
		Son; occupation: pauper	Jesse Divall
		Son; occupation: pauper	Alfred Divall

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: bricklayer	Obadiah Edwards, bricklayer	Mill Bank	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Harriet Edwards [Shoebridge]
		Son	James Edwards
		Daughter	Harriet Edwards
		Daughter	Jane Edwards
		Lodger; widowed	Caroline Shoebridge [Weller]

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: farm labourer	Abraham Edwards, farm labourer	Pick Lays	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Son	Abraham Edwards, garden labourer
		Son	William Edwards, brewer
		Son	George Edwards
		Daughter	Susannah Mitchell [Edwards]
		Housekeeper; occupation Housekeeper	Jane Seal

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: farm labourer	Edmund Hills, farm labourer	Forest Field	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Mary Ann Hill
		Son; occupation: farm labourer	William Hill
		Daughter	Harriet Marget Buckman [Hill]
		Son	John Hill
		Son	Edmund Hill, labourer
		Son	Henry Hill

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed; occupation: farm labourer	Edward Heasman, farm labourer	Brook	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Son; occupation: farm labourer	James Charles Hesman, carpenter
		Son; occupation: farm labourer	Samuel Hesman, farm labourer
		Daughter-in-law; occupation: annuitant	Ann Jenner [Heasman] [Cook]
		Grand-daughter	Harriett Heasman [Heasman]
		Grand-son; occupation: scholar	John Heasman, farm labourer
		Grand-son	James Heasman

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Gardener	John Pollard	Snathes Cross	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Elizabeth Pollard
		Daughter; occupation Scholar	Ruth Pollard
		Son; occupation Scholar	William Pollard
		Son; occupation Scholar	Edwin Pollard

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, occupation: farm labourer	Edward Beard, farm labourer	Lower Cottage	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Harriett Beard
		Daughter	Ann Beard
		Son	Benjamin Beard

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, occupation: farm labourer	Samuel Beard, farm labourer	Rose Cottage	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Philadelphia Beard

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Broom Maker	Thomas Swift	Wellfare Cottage	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Maria Swift
		Son; occupation Scholar	Thomas Swift

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; widowed	Maria Heasman [Tidy] [Staples]	Tile House	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Daughter; occupation Scholar	Ann Tidy
		Daughter; occupation Scholar	Fanny Tidey
		Son	Luke Tidey

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: farm labourer	John Wheatley, farm labourer	Ashdown Forest	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Sarah Wheatley [Sellwood]
		Daughter	Jane Alder [Wheatley], lodging-house keeper
		Daughter	Mary Ann Langridge [Wheatley], lodging-house keeper
		Son	Abraham Wheatley, labourer
		Son	Isaac Wheatley, general labourer
		Daughter	Harriett Sellwood [Wheatley]

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation: farm labourer	James (Ginger) Wheatley, farm labourer and stone-digger	Troves Cottage	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Hannah Wheatley [Cooper]
		Son	Henry Wheatley
		Son	Andrew Wheatley, farm labourer
		Son	William Wheatley, farm labourer

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm Labourer	Joseph Weeding	Stalesford Cottage	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Ann Weeding [Tasker]
		Lodger; widowed; occupation: farm labourer	Benjamin Day

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; occupation Farm Labourer	William Young	Oste House	1851 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Wife	Elizabeth Young [Turner]
		Son; occupation Farm Labourer	Thomas Young
		Daughter	Elizabeth Young
		Grand-son	Trayton Young

1874	Directory entry	Elliott Abel, beer retailer & shopkeeper, Colmans hatch		Colmans hatch	Post Office Directory

1874	Directory entry	Muggeridge Thomas, blacksmith, Colemans hatch		Colemans hatch	Post Office Directory

c 1875		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey		Colemans Hatch

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Muggridge, M, Head, married, age 60, born Surrey; occupation: blacksmith	Thomas Muggeridge, blacksmith and victualler	Colemans Hatch	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Sarah Muggridge, F, Wife, married, age 56	Sarah Muggeridge [Morris]
		Nathaniel Muggridge, M, Son, age 21, born Surrey; occupation: blacksmith	Nathaniel Muggeridge, blacksmith

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Michael Waters, M, Head, married, age 60, born East Grinstead; occupation Labourer	Michael Waters	Colemans Hatch	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Rhoda Waters, F, Wife, married, age 44, born Hartfield	Rhoda Waters
		John Waters, M, Son, age 17, born Hartfield; occupation Shoe maker's Apprentice	John Waters
		Rhoda Waters, F, Daughter, age 9, born Hartfield; occupation Scholar	Rhoda Waters
		Ruth Waters, F, Daughter, age 7, born Hartfield; occupation Scholar	Ruth Waters
		Alice Waters, F, Daughter, age 3, born Hartfield	Alice Waters

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Benjamin Bridger, M, Head, married, age 69, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer	Benjamin Bridger, farm labourer	Forest	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Hannah Bridger, F, Wife, married, age 70, born Hartfield	Hannah Matilda Bridger [Tester]
		Benjamin Bridger, M, Son, single, age 25, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer	Benjamin Bridger
		Henry Holmes, M, Grandson, age 12, born Hartfield; occupation: scholar	Henry Holmes
		Ada J. Fullagar, F, Scholar, age 11, born Tunbridge Wells	Ada J. Fullagar
		Ada J. Fullagar, F, Scholar, age 11, born Tunbridge Wells	Ada Elizabeth Fraud Fullagar
			Agnes M. Cersow

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Wheatley, M, Head, married, age 63, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer	James (Ginger) Wheatley, farm labourer and stone-digger	Forest	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Hannah Wheatley, F, Wife, married, age 62, born Hartfield	Hannah Wheatley [Cooper]
		William Wheatley, M, Son, single, age 30, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer	William Wheatley, farm labourer
		George Wheatley, M, Son, single, age 23, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer	George Wheatley, railway plate-layer

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Thomas Card, M, Head, married, age 71, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer	Thomas Card, broom maker	Forest	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Mary Card, F, Wife, married, age 51, born Offham	Mary Card [Burgess]
		Jesse Card, M, Son, age 16, born Hartfield; occupation: labourer	Jesse Card, labourer

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Stephen Card, M, Head, married, age 69, born Hartfield; occupation: farmer	Stephen Card, farm labourer	Forest	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Eliza Card, F, Wife, married, age 58, born Rotherfield	Eliza Card [Callow]

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Ambrose Divall, M, Head, single, age 59, born Hartfield; occupation: farmer	Ambrose Divall	Forest	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Stevenson, M, Head, married, age 38, born Maresfield; occupation: labourer	John Stevenson, labourer	Forest	1881 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Sarah A. Stevenson, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Fletching	Sarah Anne Stevenson
		Leonard Stevenson, M, Son, single, age 9, born Hartfield	Leonard John Stevenson
		Stephen Stevenson, M, Son, age 1, born Hartfield	Stephen Henry Stevenson

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Nathaniel Muggridge, M, Head, married, age 31, born Abinger, Surrey; occupation: blacksmith	Nathaniel Muggeridge, blacksmith	Smiths Shop, Colemans Hatch	1891 Census Hartfield, Sussex
		Elizabeth Muggridge, F, Wife, married, age 30, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Elizabeth Muggeridge [Adams]
		Evelyn Muggridge, F, Daughter, age 7, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Evelyn Martha Muggeridge
		Cicely Muggridge, F, Daughter, age 6, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Cicely Muggeridge
		Audley Muggridge, F, Daughter, age 3, born Hartfield, Sussex	Ansley Muggeridge
		Nathaniel Muggridge, M, Son, age 1, born Hartfield, Sussex	Nathaniel Muggeridge

c 1899		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey		Coleman's Hatch

1909	Death		William Divall, farm labourer	Colemans Hatch	John Divall's records

c 1910		Kidd's Hill, Ashdown Forest		Colemans Hatch	Joyce Flower's records

c 1920		Colemans Hatch, Ashdown Forest		Colemans Hatch	Private collection

c 1920		Newbridge Mill, Colemans Hatch and Gills Lap, Ashdown Forest photographed by Francis Frith		Colemans Hatch	Private collection

c 1920		May Day at the Convent School, Colemans Hatch			Josephine Subedar's records
	Dancing round the Maypole are Elsie Ellen Hyder, her two sisters Marge and Charlotte and father William Awcock plus a lad called Weeding.

1927		Hatch Inn, Colemans Hatch, Ashdown Forest photographed by Francis Frith		Colemans Hatch
	The Frith archive was founded by Francis Frith, the pioneer Victorian photographer, in 1860 and today contains over 365,000 photographs of some 7,000 towns and villages throughout Britain. Taken between 1860 and 1970 these form a topographical record of Britain without equal and is recognised as probably the only photographic collection of national importance in private hands in Britain today. The importance of the Frith archive is as a topographical and social record. It provides an amazingly detailed visual record of over 7,000 towns and villages, as well as illustrating the enormous social and structural changes which have taken place in Britain since 1860. Whilst some of the photographs are undoubtedly artistically outstanding, the real value of the archive lies in its scale. There is no other archive which can illustrate this period of British history so extensively or to such a high quality.

1928		The River, Colemans Hatch, Ashdown Forest photographed by Francis Frith
	The Frith archive was founded by Francis Frith, the pioneer Victorian photographer, in 1860 and today contains over 365,000 photographs of some 7,000 towns and villages throughout Britain. Taken between 1860 and 1970 these form a topographical record of Britain without equal and is recognised as probably the only photographic collection of national importance in private hands in Britain today. The importance of the Frith archive is as a topographical and social record. It provides an amazingly detailed visual record of over 7,000 towns and villages, as well as illustrating the enormous social and structural changes which have taken place in Britain since 1860. Whilst some of the photographs are undoubtedly artistically outstanding, the real value of the archive lies in its scale. There is no other archive which can illustrate this period of British history so extensively or to such a high quality.

23^rd Mar 1930	Death		Agnes Annie Divall [Rumary]	Colemans Hatch	John Divall's records

9^th Oct 1943	Death		Benjamin John Divall, grocer and draper	Colemans Hatch	John Divall's records

c 1950		The School and Priests House, Colemans Hatch			Private collection

25^th Aug 1963	Death		Florence Agnes Divall	Colemans Hatch	John Divall's records

13^th Jun 1980	Death		Hilda Divall	Colemans Hatch	John Divall's records

3^rd Feb 1981	Death		Winnifred Mary Jessie Divall	Colemans Hatch	John Divall's records

The Weald is at Database version 14.05 which has ongoing updates to the 395,000 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,308 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 248 books loaded in the previous version

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