William Augustus Raper, a Battle solicitor of note, espoused the cause of the landowners surrounding the Ashdown Forest, and, after five years' litigation against Earl De La Warr, the rights of the commons over the Forest were established.
| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. William Augustus Raper was the son of William Augustus Raper and Mary Raper [Hobbs]. He was born 1845 at Portsmouth, Hampshire; christened 25th Jun 1845 at St. Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire; died 31st Dec 1940 at Hastings, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Anna Ellis on 14th Jun 1871 at Binsted, Sussex. She was born 1849 at Binsted, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | William A. who was born 1873 at Battle, Sussex | ||
| ii | Henry E. who was born 1874 at Battle, Sussex | ||
| iii | Christine who was born 1876 at Battle, Sussex | ||
| iv | Robert George who was born 1877 at Battle, Sussex; died 1914 to 1918 | ||
| v | Dorothy M. who was born 1879 at Battle, Sussex | ||
| vi | Gladys M. who was born 1880 at Battle, Sussex | ||
| vii | Godfrey C. who was born 1882 at Battle, Sussex | ||
| viii | Millicent W. who was born 1885 at Battle, Sussex | ||
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