The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
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c 1795Forest Row, Sussex - c 1795Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas GreamPolleys Farm

1867Directory entryEpps John, esq., The Yews, AshurstThe Yews, AshurstPost Office Directory

3rd Apr 1881CensusHenry M. Godwin, M, Head, widowed, age 70, born LondonHenry M. GodwinThe Yews1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex
Louisa E. Simpson, F, Niece, single, age 47, born Greenwich, KentLouisa E. Simpson
Emily Bravington, F, Servant, single, age 26, born Oxfordshire, occupation: housemaidEmily Bravington
Cicely Hills, F, Servant, single, age 30, born East Grinstead; occupation: cookCicely Hills

3rd Apr 1881CensusJohn H. Head, M, Head, married, age 23, born Forest Row; occupation: gardenerJohn Humphrey Head, clerk and sextonThe Yews Lodge House1881 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex
Kezia Head, F, Wife, married, age 23, born AshurstWoodKeziah Head [Buckman]
William J. Head, M, Son, age 1, born East GrinsteadWilliam James Head

5th Apr 1891CensusMajor William M Bell, M, Head, single, age 56, born Bishop…., Durham; occupation: retired officerMajor William M Bell, retired officerYewhurst1891 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex
Ernest F Bell, M, Son, single, age 19, born Hurworth, Durham; occupation: lieut argyle highlandersErnest F Bell
Eustace W Bell, M, Son, single, age 17, born Winterstow, WiltshireEustace W Bell
Elizabeth Stephenson, F, Sister-in-law, married, age 49, born Handsworth, WarwickshireElizabeth Stephenson
Hilda Stephenson, F, Niece, single, age 19, born Birkenhead, CheshireHilda Stephenson
George Blount, M, Servant, married, age 49, born Bishopsthorpe, Yorkshire; occupation: butlerGeorge Blount
Fredrick T Adams, M, Servant, married, age 22, born Birchington, Kent; occupation: footmanFredrick T Adams
Frederick Lillener, M, Servant, married, age 34, born Hursley, Hampshire; occupation: gardenerFrederick Lillener
Martha Lillener, F, Servant's Wife, married, age 41, born Husbarne, StaffordshireMartha Lillener
Alice M Lillener, F, Servant's Daughter, single, age 8, born Laughton, EssexAlice M Lillener
Elisa Garner, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Bayswater, London; occupation: kitchenmaidElisa Garner
Hary Warren, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Yoxall, Staffordshire; occupation: housemaidHary Warren
Fanny Lapworth, F, Servant, single, age 33, born Buttisley, Derbyshire; occupation: housemaidFanny Lapworth
Armer Terry, F, Servant, single, age 35, born East Grinstead, Sussex; occupation: cookArmer Terry

5th Apr 1891CensusJoseph Hemsley, M, Head, married, age 71, born Ringmer, Sussex; occupation: head gamekeeperJoseph Hemsley, gamekeeperYewhurst Cottage1891 Census
East Grinstead, Sussex
Elizabeth Hemsley, F, Wife, married, age 65, born Cuckfield, SussexElizabeth Hemsley
Fredrick Hemsley, M, Grandson, single, age 10, born Groombridge, SussexFredrick Hemsley

c 1899Ashurstwood, Sussex - c 1899Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance SurveyYewhurst

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