| Hempstead Mill Buxted |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1929 | Buxted The Beautiful by K. H. Macdermott ⇒ p. 23; p. 46 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1762 to 1838 | History | Hempstead Mill | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| Extract from MacDermott's Buxted the Beautiful Edward Egles, an enterprising manufacturer, founded a cotton manufactory in Lewes and another at Hempstead Mill, Buxted, where the business of cotton-wick spinning was carried on for many years. He died in 1838, aged 77, possessed of much landed property. | |||||
| c 1795 | ![]() | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | Old Mill | ||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | John Plumer, M, Head, age 36; occupation Farm labourer | John Plummer, farm labourer | Hempsted Mill | 1841 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| Charlotte Plumer, F, [Wife], age 37, born Sussex | Charlotte Plummer [Henley] | ||||
| John Plumer, M, [Son], age 14, born Sussex | John Plummer | ||||
| Frances Plumer, F, [Daughter], age 11, born Sussex | Frances Plummer | ||||
| Eliza Plumer, F, [Daughter], age 9, born Sussex | Eliza Plummer | ||||
| Sarah Plumer, F, [Daughter], age 6, born Sussex | Sarah Plummer | ||||
| Harriott Plumer, F, [Daughter], age 3, born Sussex | Harriett Plummer | ||||
| Henry Plumer, M, [Son], age 1, born Sussex | Henry Plummer | ||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | William Seamer, M, Head, age 30 to 34, born Sussex; occupation Farm labourer | William Seamer | Hempsted Mill | 1841 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| Ruth Seamer, F, [Wife], age 32, born Sussex | Ruth Seamer [Turk] | ||||
| William Seamer, M, [Son], age 6, born Sussex | William Seamer | ||||
| George Seamer, M, [Son], age 4, born Sussex | George Seamer | ||||
| Stephen Seamer, M, [Son], age 1, born Sussex | Stephen Seamer | ||||
| 1851 | Heaver, George | George Heaver, miller | Hempstead Cotton Mills | Post Office Directory | |
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; employs 3 people; occupation: miller | George Heaver, miller | Hempstead Mill House | 1851 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| Wife | Emma Heaver | ||||
| Daughter | Caroline Heaver | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Emma Martha Heaver | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Ann Elizabeth Heaver | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | Henry Heaver | ||||
| Daughter | Harriott Elizabeth Heaver | ||||
| Daughter | Martha Heaver | ||||
| Servant, occupation: miller's apprentice | Ephraim Burton | ||||
| Servant; occupation: miller's labourer | William Holmwood, farm labourer | ||||
| Servant; occupation House servant | Elizabeth Watson | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation: miller and grinder | Benjamin Martin, miller and grinder | Hempstead Mill House | 1851 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| Wife | Emily Martin [Moon] | ||||
| Son | Luther Martin | ||||
| Visitor; occupation: dressmaker | Elizabeth Ashby [Moon] | ||||
| 1867 | Directory entry | Heaver George, miller & farmer, Hempstead mill | Hempstead mill | Post Office Directory | |
| 1874 | Directory entry | Heaver Geo., miller & farmer, Hempsted mill | Hempsted mill | Post Office Directory | |
| c 1875 | ![]() | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Hempstead Mill | ||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Warburton Ebenezer, miller & farmer, Buxted &, Hempstead water mills | Hempstead water mills | Kelly's Directory | |
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | John Wood, M, Head, married, age 46, born Uckfield, Sussex; occupation Miller Journeyman | John Wood | Mill House, Hempstead | 1891 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| Ann Wood, F, Wife, married, age 49, born Crawley, Sussex | Ann Wood | ||||
| Annie Wood, F, Daughter, single, age 20, born Burgess Hill, Sussex | Annie Wood | ||||
| Herbert Wood, M, Son, single, age 15, born Portslade, Sussex; occupation Scholar | Herbert Wood | ||||
| Alfred Wood, M, Son, age 10, born Portslade, Sussex; occupation Scholar | Alfred Wood | ||||
| Walter Wood, M, Son, age 5, born Portslade, Sussex | Walter Wood | ||||
| Clement Wood, M, Son, age 1, born Brighton, Sussex | Clement Wood | ||||
| Joseph Shepherd, M, Lodger, married, age 39, born Hornsey, Middlesex; occupation: manager ….. | Joseph Shepherd | ||||
| Mary Ann Shepherd, F, Lodger, married, age 30, born Canada | Mary Ann Shepherd | ||||
| Margaret Shepherd, F, Lodger, age 11, born Sydenham, Kent; occupation: scholar | Margaret Shepherd | ||||
| Ethel Shepherd, F, Lodger, age 10, born Walthamstow, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Ethel Shepherd | ||||
| Ellen Glover, F, Nurse, single, age 41, born Hove, Sussex; occupation: general domestic servant | Ellen Glover | ||||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Frederick Frost, M, Head, married, age 34, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: miller's loader | Frederick Frost, farm labourer | Mill House, Hempstead | 1891 Census Buxted, Sussex |
| Francis Flora Frost, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Frances Flora Frost [Rogers] | ||||
| Albert Frost, M, Son, age 13, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Albert Frost | ||||
| George Frost, M, Son, age 11, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar | George Frost | ||||
| Frederick Frost, M, Son, age 9, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Frederick Frost | ||||
| Mary Ann Frost, F, Daughter, age 7, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Mary Ann Frost | ||||
| Emma Jane Frost, F, Daughter, age 5, born Buxted, Sussex | Emma Jane Frost | ||||
| Hannah E Frost, F, Daughter, age 3, born Buxted, Sussex | Hannah E Frost | ||||
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