| Huggates [a.k.a. Huggetts] Furnace Mill Hadlow Down Mayfield |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1870 | A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume I. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. ⇒ p. 93 |
| 1929 | Buxted The Beautiful by K. H. Macdermott ⇒ p. 45 |
| 1931 | Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 387 |
| Historical records | |||||
| c 1520 | History | Huggates [a.k.a. Huggetts] Furnace Mill | Our Village | ||
| Hugget's Furnace - This is the name of an old farmstead remote among green meadows beside the beginnings of the Ouse in the valley between Rotherfield and Hadlow Down, though the blast furnaces have been long extinct, the hammers silent and the slag heaps buried under woodland growth or furrowed field. In this beautiful spot when Henry VIII was king the first English iron cannon was cast as Holinshed records by Ralph Hogg or Huggett, a notable iron-master of Buxted. Hogg built himself a house in Buxted Park, known from his rebus on its front as the 'Hogg House' to this day, but his works were here [Hugget's Furnace], and here his foreman Jack Johnson, lived. Both are commemorated in the old rhyme: "Master Huggett and his man John They did cast the first cannon." Near the old timbered farmhouse is the mill with its iron wheel. Across the road is the 'hammer pond' with fragments of its ancient sluices which in Tudor times provided the motive power for what was one of the most important gun foundries in England from Our Village, written and published by The Rotherfield History Research Group in 1979 | |||||
| c 1724 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1724 by Richard Budgen | Huggetts Furnace | ||
| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | Huggetts Mill | ||
| c 1825 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood | Huggetts Mill | ||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Edward Dadswell, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation: miller | Edward Okill Dadswell, miller | Huggetts Furnace Mill | 1841 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Mary Dadswell, F, [Wife], age 45 to 49, born Sussex | Mary Dadswell [Carter] | ||||
| Edward Dadswell, M, [Son], age 20 to 24, born Sussex | Edward Okill Dadswell, farmer and miller | ||||
| Mary Dadswell, F, [Daughter], age 15 to 19, born Sussex | Mary Elizabeth Martin [Dadswell] | ||||
| Ann Dadswell, F, [Daughter], age 15 to 19, born Sussex | Ann Dadswell | ||||
| Sarah Dadswell, F, [Daughter], age 8, born Sussex | Sarah Dadswell | ||||
| William Sands, M, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant | William Sands | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation: miller | Edward Okill Dadswell, miller | Huggates Furnace Mill | 1851 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Wife | Mary Dadswell [Carter] | ||||
| Daughter | Sarah Dadswell | ||||
| Visitor | Ann Dadswell | ||||
| Visitor | Mary Carter | ||||
| Servant; occupation: general servant | Sarah Baker | ||||
| Visitor | Frank Martin | ||||
| Servant; occupation Beadle | William Wilmshurst, miller and farmer | ||||
| Servant; occupation: miller's labourer | James Berry, farm labourer | ||||
| 7th Apr 1861 | Census | Edward O Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 63, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: miller | Edward Okill Dadswell, miller | Huggetts Furnace Mill | 1861 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Mary Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 65, born Mayfield, Sussex | Mary Dadswell [Carter] | ||||
| Alfred Dadswell, M, Grandson, age 9, born Eastbourne, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Alfred Dadswell | ||||
| Eliza Godley, F, Servant, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: house servant | Eliza Godley | ||||
| 7th Apr 1861 | Census | Fredrich Allchorn, M, Head, married, age 41, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 347 acres employing 9 labourers and 3 boys | Frederick Alchorne, farmer | Huggetts Furnace | 1861 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Ann Allchorn, F, Wife, married, age 46, born Mayfield, Sussex | Ann Allcorn [Moon] [Brissenden] | ||||
| Frederic Allchorn, M, Son, age 8, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Frederick Allcorn | ||||
| Kate Allchorn, F, Daughter, age 5, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Fanny Kate Alcorn | ||||
| Ellen Pratt, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: house servant | Ellen Pratt | ||||
| Thomas Homewood, M, Servant, single, age 63, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant | Thomas Homewood | ||||
| George Holmburry, M, Servant, single, age 18, born Heathfield, Sussex; occupation: carter boy | George Holmburry | ||||
| Samuel Martin, M, Servant, single, age 14, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: carter boy | Samuel Martin | ||||
| 1867 | Directory entry | Dadswell Edward, miller, Haggett's furnace | Haggett's furnace | Post Office Directory | |
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Census | Frederick Allcorn, M, Head, married, age 52, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 256 acres employing 7 men and 3 boys | Frederick Alchorne, farmer | Huggets Furnace | 1871 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Ann Allcorn, F, Wife, married, age 58, born Rotherfield, Sussex | Ann Allcorn [Moon] [Brissenden] | ||||
| Frederick Allcorn, M, Son, single, age 18, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Frederick Allcorn | ||||
| Nelson Baldock, M, Servant, single, age 19, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Nelson Baldock | ||||
| Edward Magget, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Edward Magget | ||||
| Caroline Luck, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: general servant | Caroline Luck | ||||
| 1874 | Directory entry | Dadswell Edward, miller, Huggetts furnace | Huggetts furnace | Post Office Directory | |
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Corn Mill | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Eli Napoleon Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 33, born Framfield, employs 2 men and 2 boys; occupation: miller and farmer | Eli Napoleon Dadswell, miller and farmer | Hugget Furnace | 1881 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Sarah Kate Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 31, born Buckinghamshire | Sarah Kate Dadswell [Allard] | ||||
| Kate Elizabeth Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 6, born Mayfield; occupation: scholar | Kate Elizabeth Dadswell | ||||
| Eveline Rachael Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 4, born Mayfield; occupation: scholar | Eveline Rachael Dadswell | ||||
| Edward O Kil Dadswell, M, Son, age 3, born Mayfield | Edward O'Kill Dadswell | ||||
| Albert Ebenezer Dadswell, M, Son, age 1, born Mayfield | Albert Ebenezer Dadswell | ||||
| John Ashdown, M, Servant, single, age 20, born Waldron; occupation: miller's waggoner | John Ashdown, miller's waggoner | ||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | Dadswell Eli, miller (wind), Huggett's furnace | Huggett's furnace | Kelly's Directory | |
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Eli N Dadswell, M, Head, married, age 45, born Framfield, Sussex; occupation: miller and farmer | Eli Napoleon Dadswell, miller and farmer | Huggets Furnace Mill | 1891 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Sarah K Dadswell, F, Wife, married, age 45, born Eton, Buckinghamshire | Sarah Kate Dadswell [Allard] | ||||
| Evaline R Dadswell, F, Daughter, single, age 15, born Mayfield, Sussex | Eveline Rachael Dadswell | ||||
| Edward O Dadswell, M, Son, age 13, born Mayfield, Sussex | Edward O'Kill Dadswell | ||||
| Albert E Dadswell, M, Son, age 11, born Mayfield, Sussex | Albert Ebenezer Dadswell | ||||
| May S Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 9, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | May S Dadswell | ||||
| Ethel C Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 6, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Ethel C Dadswell | ||||
| Anne E Dadswell, F, Daughter, age 4, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Anne E Dadswell | ||||
| William E Dadswell, M, Son, age 2 months, born Mayfield, Sussex | William E Dadswell | ||||
| George Elliot, M, Lodger, single, age 44, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | George Elliot | ||||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Thomas Dabson, M, Head, married, age 38, born Ringmer, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Thomas Dabson, farm labourer | Huggets Furnace Cottage | 1891 Census Mayfield, Sussex |
| Sophia Dabson, F, Wife, married, age 20, born Maresfield, Sussex | Sophia Dabson | ||||
| John Dabson, M, Son, age 10, born Ringmer, Sussex; occupation: scholar | John Dabson | ||||
| James Dabson, M, Son, age 7, born Ringmer, Sussex; occupation: scholar | James Dabson | ||||
| Kate Dabson, F, Daughter, age 4, born Ringmer, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Kate Dabson | ||||
| Luther Booker, M, Boarder, single, age 21, born Hurstwood, Sussex, occupation: miller grinder | Luther Booker | ||||
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