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:
Hudson, Charles. Living at the Red House near Holly Hill Farm. Labourer aged 69 years in August 1879. Born on the Forest in Hartfield. When I was about 5 years old I helped my Father cut on the Forest, I do no know for whom. When I was about 9 years old I went as ploughboy to Mr. Chart who occupied Suntings Farm, Hartfield. I remained there off and on till I believe I was 12 years old. Then I worked with my Father till his death in 1829. Then I went as laborer to Mr. Robert Edwards at Lines Farm I'2 year. Then I worked at odd jobs about 2 years, then I married in 1833. I continued odd work for 6 or 7 years. Then I worked for Mr. Home at Stairs Farm, Hartfield belonging to Lord De La Warr till 1851 when I entered the service of Mr. Bernard Hale and have remained with him till the present time.
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| James Hudson | m: 8th May 1759 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | Mary Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1735 | b: c 1735 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: 1760 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 27th Feb 1760 St. Mary's Church | b: 1761 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 17th Sep 1761 St. Mary's Church | b: 1765 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 9th Apr 1765 St. Mary's Church | b: 1767 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 3rd May 1767 St. Mary's Church | b: 1769 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 13th Aug 1769 St. Mary's Church | b: 1771 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 6th Oct 1771 St. Mary's Church | b: 1773 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 28th Dec 1773 St. Mary's Church | b: 1776 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 29th Nov 1776 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hudson | m: 14th Nov 1790 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | Elizabeth Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1769 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 13th Aug 1769 St. Mary's Church | b: 1768 Fletching, Sussex ch: 15th Jan 1769 St Andrew & St Mary Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah | Hannah | Harriet | Edmund | Lydia | James | Charles | Obed | b: 1791 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 12th Feb 1791 St. Mary's Church | b: 1793 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 14th Sep 1793 St. Mary's Church | b: 1797 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 8th Jun 1797 St. Mary's Church | b: 1801 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 26th Jul 1801 St. Mary's Church | b: 1805 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 16th Jun 1805 St. Mary's Church | b: 1808 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 23rd Aug 1808 St. Mary's Church | b: 1810 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 28th Sep 1810 St. Mary's Church | b: 1813 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 22nd Aug 1813 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: 1792 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 10th Mar 1792 St. Mary's Church | b: 1795 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 30th May 1795 St. Mary's Church | b: 1799 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 28th Jul 1799 St. Mary's Church | b: 1803 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 18th Mar 1803 St. Mary's Church | b: 1807 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 5th Apr 1807 St. Mary's Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Hudson farm labourer | m: 4th Oct 1833 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex | Sarah Hollomby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1810 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 28th Sep 1810 St. Mary's Church | b: 1816 Hartfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William | Charles | John | Jesse | James | Harriett Elizabeth | Edmund Obadiah | Richard Frederick | b: 1834 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 10th Aug 1834 St. Mary's Church | b: 1839 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Mar 1839 St. Mary's Church | b: 1843 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 29th Jan 1843 St. Mary's Church | b: 1846 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 21st Sep 1846 St. Mary's Church | b: 1850 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 25th Aug 1850 St. Mary's Church | b: 1854 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 9th Apr 1854 St. Mary's Church | b: 1858 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 6th Jun 1858 St. Mary's Church | b: 1861 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 31st Mar 1861 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: 1836 Hartfield, Sussex ch: After 28th Aug 1836 St. Mary's Church | b: 1841 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 7th Mar 1841 St. Mary's Church | b: 1844 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 27th Oct 1844 St. Mary's Church | b: 1848 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 18th Jun 1848 St. Mary's Church | b: 1852 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 25th Apr 1852 St. Mary's Church | b: 1856 Hartfield, Sussex ch: 6th Apr 1856 St. Mary's Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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