During The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876-1882 commoners and land owners were interviewed by the solicitor William Raper. Their comments were recorded in a series of notebooks:
Martin, William. 49. Wapsborn Farm, Fletching. At Down Street Farm with [?].
Hastwood Buxted
Colin Godman
Wapsborn
| John Martin farmer | m: 8th Nov 1829 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | Mary Helmsley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1804 Maresfield, Sussex d: 29th Nov 1874 Fletching, Sussex bur: after 29th Nov 1874 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 297 | b: 1808 Fletching, Sussex d: 19th Feb 1896 Fletching, Sussex bur: after 19th Feb 1896 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: 1830 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 29th Aug 1830 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1833 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Nov 1833 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: 26th May 1835 | b: 1836 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 17th Jul 1836 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1840 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 31st May 1840 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: 28th Oct 1913 Fletching, Sussex bur: after 28th Oct 1913 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 398 | b: 2nd Feb 1850 Fletching, Sussex d: 31st Mar 1915 Fletching, Sussex bur: after 31st Mar 1915 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Grave No. 298 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Martin farmer | m: Apr to June 1858 registered at Uckfield District, Sussex ref: 1858 Q2 Vol 2b Page 123 | Jane Fleet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1830 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 29th Aug 1830 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1832 Fletching, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Jane | William | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1861 Buxted, Sussex ch: 17th Feb 1861 St. Margaret's Church, daughter of William Martin (farmer) & Jane Martin | b: 1862 Buxted, Sussex ch: 2nd Nov 1862 St. Margaret's Church, son of William Martin (farmer) & Jane Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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