| Pick Pale Farm Burnt Oak Road Crowborough |
| Historical records | |||||
| 6th Oct 1693 | Will | Pick Pale | Pullein's Rotherfield | ||
| Extract from the Will dated 29 January, 1691-2 of John Burges "To my said son James Burges my messuage or tenement called Ketches or Dirkinns and lands belonging thereto containing forty-eight acres in Rotherfield purchased of John Groombridge, Jane his wife, George Hooper and others. Also to son James Burges my messuage or tenements called Pick Pale in Rotherfield containing twenty acres in my occupation and a piece of land called Sketts containing six acres in Rotherfield and twenty pounds of household stuff ... " Proved 6 October 1693 | |||||
| 11th Aug 1790 | Inheritance | Pickpale | Pullein's Rotherfield | ||
| Extract from John Burges Will: "To my nephew Robert Fry all those my several messuages barns buildings farms etc etc called Brookhouse, Ketches, Kiddersash, Pickpale, Grimes, ffordbrook, Croft and Jumbers in the several parishes of Rotherfield and Buxted now in occupation of John Pollington for ever. Charged with the payment of a clear annuity of forty pounds to niece Martha Bridger and her assigns for her natural life etc. Charged also with payment of one thousand pounds which I give and bequeath to all and every of her children lawfully begotten that shall be living at her decease as they respectively reach the age of twenty one years [Various provision regarding her death childless, or theirs before reaching twenty one, in which case the one thousand pounds went to the children of Jane Paige at twenty one]. To Robert Fry Latter's Wood, Highbeech alias Greenswood my messuage I now dwell in and its lands etc. my messuage in the town of Rotherfield called late Hill's, my messuage in the town of Rotherfield now in occupation of Thomas Langridge. And all other my messuages etc for ever. Provided and I order he shall permit my said niece Martha Bridger to dwell in one end of the said house late Hill's during her natural life paying nothing for the same ... All else of which I die possessed to my nephew Robert Fry charged with payment of an annuity of £4 to my servant man James Turk if he shall be in my service at my death. Also £4 annuity to my maid Hannah Dadswell if (as before) My nephew Robert Fry executor." Proved 1790. | |||||
| 21st May 1814 | Inheritance | Pickpale | Pullein's Rotherfield | ||
| Extract from Robert Fry's Will: "To my daughter Mary Hannah [wife of my nephew Thomas Fry] ... my messuage or tenement called Brookhouse, with the cottages ... called by the several names of Brookhouse, Kitches, Kiddersash, Pickpale, Grimes, Fordbrook, Croft and Jumbers, containing by admeasurement 346 acres, 2 roods and 30 perches in parishes of Rotherfield and Buxted now in tenure or occupation of Joseph Wickens ..." proved 21st May 1814 | |||||
| 16th Oct 1826 | Birth | William Holmwood | |||
| 9th Apr 1829 | Birth | James Holmwood | |||
| 26th Feb 1839 |  | William Card and Henry Hoadley (occupiers) and Robert Burgess Fry (owner) | William Card, farmer | House and Garden (0 acres 1 roods 3 perches) plot 3836 | Rotherfield Tithe Map |
| Henry Hoadley | |||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Sarah Card, F, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex | Sarah Card [Holmwood] | Pick Pale | 1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Charles Card, M, [Son], age 15, born Sussex | Charles Card | ||||
| Harriott Card, F, [Daughter], age 12, born Sussex | Harriett Hyder [Card] | ||||
| Ann Card, F, [Daughter], age 7, born Sussex | Ann Dadswell [Card] | ||||
| Jane Card, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex | Jane Card | ||||
| Richard Card, M, [Son], age 2, born Sussex | Richard Card, domestic groom | ||||
| Mary Card, F, [Daughter], age 20 to 24, born Sussex | Mary Card | ||||
| William Card, M, [Grand-son], age 2 months, born Sussex | William Card, farm labourer | ||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Henry Hoadley, M, Head, age 36, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Hoadley | Pick Pale | 1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Anne Hoadley, F, [Wife], age 33, born Sussex | Ann Hoadley [Bonds] | ||||
| Susanna Hoadley, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex | Susan Tester [Hoadley] | ||||
| Henry Hoadley, M, [Son], age 3, born Sussex | Henry Hoadley, farm labourer | ||||
| Allis Hoadley, F, [Daughter], age 1, born Sussex | Allice Hoadley | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation: farm labourer | Michael Holmwood, farm labourer | Pick Pale | 1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Wife | Mary Holmwood [Wilmshurst] | ||||
| Daughter | Melina Holmwood | ||||
| Son; occupation: pauper | George Holmwood | ||||
| Granddaughter; occupation: deaf and dumb | Ruth Turner Holmwood | ||||
| Granddaughter | Ephi Holmwood | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Headley, farm labourer | Pick Pale | 1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Wife | Ann Headley | ||||
| Son; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Headley | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Alice Headley | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Ann Headley | ||||
| Daughter | Hannah Headley | ||||
| Visitor; occupation: tailor | James Peerless | ||||
| 7th Apr 1861 | Census | Jesse Pilbeam, M, Head, married, age 25, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Jesse Pilbeam, farm labourer | Picpale | 1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex |
| Maria Pilbeam, F, Wife, married, age 23, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Maria Pilbeam | ||||
| Jane E Pilbeam, F, Daughter, age 5, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Jane E. Pilbeam | ||||
| Caroline M Pilbeam, F, Daughter, age 3, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Caroline M. Pilbeam | ||||
| Charles J Pilbeam, M, Son, age 8m, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Charles J. Pilbeam | ||||
| 7th Apr 1861 | Census | Stephen Brooman, M, Head, married, age 63, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Stephen Brooman, farm labourer | Picpale | 1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex |
| Hannah Brooman, F, Wife, married, age 55, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Hannah Brooman [Duplock] | ||||
| George Brooman, M, Son, age 11, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | George Brooman, farm labourer | ||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Pick Pale | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | George Brooman, M, Head, married, age 31, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm labourer | George Brooman, farm labourer | Pickpale | 1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Phoebe Brooman, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Rotherfield | Phoebe Brooman [Field Buss] | ||||
| Thomas F. Brooman, M, Son, age 8, born Rotherfield; occupation: scholar | Thomas Frederick Brooman, general labourer | ||||
| James E. Brooman, M, Son, age 5, born Rotherfield | James Edward Brooman | ||||
| Stephen Brooman, M, Son, age 4, born Rotherfield | Stephen Brooman | ||||
| Elizabeth Field, F, Step Daughter, age 14, born Rotherfield | Elizabeth Field Buss | ||||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Sarah Field Buss, F, Head, widowed, age 63, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer | Sarah Field Buss [Wickens] | Picpel | 1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| James Thomas Field Buss, M, Son, age 28, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son | James Thomas Field Buss | ||||
| Fredrick Field Buss, M, Son, age 25, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer's son | Frederick Field Buss | ||||
| Frank J Wickens, M, Servant, age 17, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation General Domestic Servant | Frank Joseph Wickens, bricklayer's labourer | ||||
| Alice Ann Russell, F, Granddaughter, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Scholar | Alice Ann Russell | ||||
| 2001 | Today | Pick Pale | |||
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