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:
Diplock, James. Farmer, aged 49. Owns about 40 acres called Lower Spring Gardens. Bought it 17 years ago. Part is copyhold (3 tenements) of Duddleswell Manor paying Quit rent of 10s., 2s. 6d., and Is. His Grandfather owned land close by called Mailing Down, about 50 acres, and his Father after him.
...............
| Thomas Diplock farmer | m: 8th Dec 1814 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | Lucy Curd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1791 Maresfield, Sussex d: 4th Feb 1871 Fletching, Sussex bur: After 4th Feb 1871 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1790 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 12th Jan 1790 Rock Hall Chapel d: 14th Aug 1854 Fletching, Sussex bur: After 14th Aug 1854 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah | Margaret | Thomas | James | Ruth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1818 Sussex | b: 1820 Fletching, Sussex | b: 1825 Fletching, Sussex | b: 1827 Fletching, Sussex | b: 1831 Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Diplock farmer | m: 24th Jun 1858 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | Mary Carr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1827 Fletching, Sussex | b: 1829 Fletching, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emily S. | Esther | Henry T. | Albert | Adah Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1859 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1862 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1864 Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1866 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 20th May 1866 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1871 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 2nd Jul 1871 St Bartholomew Parish Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
