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Hartfield	Hawkhurst	Heathfield	Hellingly	Herstmonceux	Hever	Hildenborough	Horsted Keynes	Isfield	Lamberhurst	Laughton
Leigh	Little Horsted	Maresfield	Mayfield	Penshurst	Rotherfield	Rusthall	Sevenoaks	Southborough	Speldhurst	Ticehurst
Tonbridge	Tunbridge Wells	Uckfield	Wadhurst	Waldron	Warbleton	Westerham	West Hoathly	Withyham	Worth	More places

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1878	The Ashdown Forest Dispute - notebook 1 by William Augustus Raper ⇒ Notebook extract

Historical records

c 1795		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream		Wales-beach

6^th Jun 1841	Census	John Rose, M, Head, age 55 to 59, born Sussex; occupation Farmer	John Rose	Wales Beech	1841 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Thomas Rose, M, [Son], age 15 to 19, born Sussex	Thomas Rose
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Thomas Field, M, age 55 to 59, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Thomas Field, servant
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Benjamin Cork, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Benjamin Cork
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mary Tanner, F, age 50 to 54, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Mary Tanner
6^th Jun 1841	Census	Mary Bluman, F, age 20 to 24, born Sussex; occupation Servant	Mary Bluman

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head; employs 5 people; occupation FARMER	John Rose	Whalesbeach Farm	1851 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Visitor; occupation INNKEEPER	Alexander Rose
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation HOUSEKEEPER	Martha Shorter
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation CARTER	Robert Midhurst
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation CARTER BOY	Richard Midhurst
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm labourer	Henry Langridge
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation Farm labourer	Edward Chapman
30^th Mar 1851	Census	Servant; occupation HOUSE SERVANT	Mary Gibbs

1867	Directory entry	Cheaney Jas., farmer, Wales Beech farm		Wales Beech farm	Post Office Directory

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Williams, M, Head, married, age 24, born Ardingly; occupation Farm labourer	George Williams	Welsbeach Cottage	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Williams, F, Wife, married, age 21, born Balcombe	Mary Williams
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Williams, M, Son, age 3, born East Grinstead	William Williams
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	George Williams, M, Son, age 1, born East Grinstead	George Williams

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Tester, M, Head, married, age 49, born Worth, employs 3 men and 1 boy; occupation Farmer	William Tester	Farm	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Mary Tester, F, Wife, married, age 56, born Ardingly	Mary Tester
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Annet Tester, F, Daughter, single, age 18, born Ifield	Annet Tester
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Alles Tester, F, Daughter, age 13, born East Grinstead; occupation Scholar	Alles Tester
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Bar, M, Servant, single, age 44, born Ifield; occupation Farm labourer	John Bar
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	James Weller, M, Servant, single, age 17, born Lingfield, Surrey; occupation Farm labourer	James Weller
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Stiles, M, Servant, single, age 15, born Worth; occupation Farm labourer	William Stiles
3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Jane Simmons, F, Lodger, age 6, born East Grinstead	Jane Simmons

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	John Sayers, M, Head, single, age 18, born Reigate, Surrey; occupation Broom Hawker	John Sayers	Welsbeach Lane	1881 Census East Grinstead, Sussex

5^th Apr 1891	Census	William Tester, M, Head, married, age 62, born Worth, Sussex; occupation: Farmer	William Tester	Whalesbeach Farm	1891 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary Ann Tester, F, Wife, married, age 64, born Ardingly, Sussex	Mary Ann Tester
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Annie Williams, F, Granddaughter, age 7, born East Grinstead, Sussex	Annie Williams
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Levi Botten, M, Servant, single, age 34, born Uckfield, Sussex; occupation: Farm labourer	Levi Botten
5^th Apr 1891	Census	George Page, M, Servant, single, age 20, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: Farm labourer	George Page

5^th Apr 1891	Census	George Williams, M, Head, married, age 37, born Cuckfield, Sussex; occupation: Farm labourer	George Williams	Whalesbeach Cottages	1891 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary Ann Williams, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Balcombe, Sussex	Mary Ann Williams
5^th Apr 1891	Census	William T Williams, M, Son, age 13, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: Scholar	William T Williams
5^th Apr 1891	Census	George Williams, M, Son, age 12, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: Scholar	George Williams
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Henry Williams, M, Son, age 10, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: Scholar	Henry Williams
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Alfred Williams, M, Son, age 4, born East Grinstead, Sussex	Alfred Williams
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary Ann Williams, F, Daughter, age 2, born East Grinstead, Sussex	Mary Ann Williams

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Mary Smith, F, Head, widowed, age 66, born Kent	Mary Smith	Whalesbeach Cottages	1891 Census East Grinstead, Sussex
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Louisa Smith, F, Daughter, single, age 19, born Surrey	Louisa Smith
5^th Apr 1891	Census	Matilda Smith, F, Daughter, single, age 16, born Surrey	Matilda Smith

c 1899		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey		Walesbeech

Currently The Weald is at Database version 10.1 - 8th April 2013 and contains information on 336,313 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,116 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 223 books