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1541 to 1564Manor recordRichard and Joan Hooke.Parcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1564Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
Thomas Normans Inhomes S, Richard Hooke N, Headland to Whelershatche E, Vanehatche W.
1611 to 1631Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
Before 1611 Richard Slatterford mortgage John Tye £65
1631 mortgage William Smith £64.
1631 surrendered to William Smith £192.
1631 to 1640Manor record1631 William Smith admit.
1640 deceased, heriot gelding.		Parcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1636Manor recordTenement, barnParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1640 to 1648Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1640 William Smith's son admit, relief 2/-.
1648 surrendered to Nicholas Hesman but remains tenant.
1648 to 1658Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1648 Nicholas Hesman admit, fine £4.
1663 occupier John Mason surrendered to William Pagden.
1663 to 1666Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1663 William Pagden butcher admit, fine £4.
1666 surrendered to Philip Stocker.
1666 to 1675Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1666 Phillip Stocker admit, fine cum heriot £6.
1675 deceased, heriot cow compo 40/- .
1675Manor recordMessuage/tenement Copthall, Inhomes & Beggarswell 7 acres.Parcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1688 to 1704Manor record1688 Grant John Stocker.
1704 deceased.		LandDuddleswell Manor
1693Manor recordMap no. 28 -- 8.0.32 acres.LandDuddleswell Manor
before 1697Manor recordbefore 1697 Marie Stocker deceased.Parcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1697 to 1704Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1697 John Stocker son admit, relief 2/2d and surrendered to uses.
1704 deceased, heriot steer £4 sold to Anne Stocker for £3/5/- .
1704 to 1714Manor recordLandDuddleswell Manor
1704 Nathaniel Pryor admit by will for life.
1714 surrendered to Robert Billings.
1705 to 1714Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1705 Nathaniel Pryor admit by will on 3rd proc, fine £6/10/-.
1714 surrendered to Robert Billings
1714 to 1740Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1714 Robert Billings of Maresfeild farmer admit on 2nd proc, fine £6/10/-, with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall.
1715 surrendered to uses.
1740 surrendered to Christopher Cripps, heriot er Cripps, heriot £4/4/- .
1714 to 1740Manor recordLandDuddleswell Manor
1714 Robert Billings of Maresfeild farmer admit on 2nd proc, with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest.
1715 surrendered to uses.
1740 surrendered to Christopher Cripps.
1740 to 1763Manor recordChristopher CrippsParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1740 Christopher Cripps of Maresfeild bricklayer admit, fine £6/6/- with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall.
1759 licence to let 13 years with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall, fine 4/4d.
1762 father deceased.
1763 son deceased, heriot hog compo 5/-.
1740 to 1763Manor recordChristopher CrippsLandDuddleswell Manor
1740 Christopher Cripps of Maresfeild bricklayer admit, with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest.
1759 licence to let 13 years with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest, fine 4/4d.
1762 Christopher Cripps father deceased. Christopher Cripps son holds.
1763 deceased.
1763 to 1769Manor recordThomas CrippsParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1763 Thomas Cripps only son admit with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall.
1769 surrendered to George Page.
1763 to 1769Manor recordThomas CrippsLandDuddleswell Manor
1761 Thomas Cripps only son admit with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest.
1769 surrendered to George Page.
1769 to 1806Manor recordGeorge PageParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1769 George Page of Maresfeild farmer admit, with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall, fine £6/10/-.
1806 deceased, heriot heifer compo £8.
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1769 to 1806Manor recordGeorge PageLandDuddleswell Manor
1769 George Page of Maresfeild farmer admit, with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest.
1806 deceased.
1806 to 1857Manor recordJohn Page, farmerParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1806 John Page youngest son admit by probate, fine £2 and surrendered to will with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall.
1857 deceased.
1806 to 1857Manor recordJohn Page, farmerLandDuddleswell Manor
1806 John Page youngest son admit by probate and surrendered to will with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest.
1857 deceased.
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1840Manor recordParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
Tithe map nos. 1267/73 – 17.2.? acres with 4 acres south of Marles.
1840Manor recordLandDuddleswell Manor
Tithe map nos.1267/73 – 17.2.? with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest and Parcel of waste, 3 roods within forest.
6th Jun 1841CensusJohn Page, M, Head, age 62, born Sussex; occupation: farmerJohn Page, farmerCophall1841 Census
Maresfield, Sussex
Sarah Page, F, [Wife], age 70 to 74, born SussexSarah Page [Warner]
Thomas Page, M, [Son], age 25 to 29, born SussexThomas Page, farmer
Eliza Ridley, F, age 16, born Sussex; occupation: servantEliza Ridley
30th Mar 1851CensusHead; occupation: farmerJohn Page, farmerCop Hall1851 Census
Maresfield, Sussex
WifeSarah Page [Warner]
SonThomas Page, farmer
Servant; occupation: house servantSarah Funnell
1853 to 1858Manor recordThomas Page, farmerLandDuddleswell Manor
Grant Thomas Page of Maresfeild farmer, fine £7/10/- .
1857 to 1858Manor recordThomas Page, farmerParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1857 Thomas Page of Maresfeild yeoman admit by will, fine £18. with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall.
1858 deceased, heriot horse compo £10/13/4d
10/13/4d
1857 to 1858Manor recordThomas Page, farmerLandDuddleswell Manor
1857 Thomas Page of Maresfeild yeoman admit by will, fine £18 with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest.
1858 deceased.
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1858Manor recordHarriett Elizabeth PageParcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1858 Harriet Page aged 4 eldest daughter admit, mother Frances guardian, fine 2/6d with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall, 1.2.00 acres.>1.2.00 acres.
1878 Henry Pilbeam late railway signalman and wife Harriett Elizabeth mortgage Henry Deighton Weston of Lewes painter £300, with 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall and 1.2.00 acres.
1878 another £100.
1884 satis.
1858 to 1884Manor recordHarriett Elizabeth PageLandDuddleswell Manor
Harriet Page aged 4 eldest daughter admit, mother Frances guardian, fine 2/6d.
1878 Henry Pilbeam late railway signalman of wife Harriett Elizabeth mortgage Henry Deigortgage Henry Deighton Weston of Lewes painter £300, with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest and 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall.
1878 another £100.
1884 enfranchised.
1858 to 1884Manor recordHarriett Elizabeth PageLandDuddleswell Manor
1858 Harriet Page aged 4 eldest daughter admit, mother Frances guardian admit, fine 2/6d with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest.
1878 Henry Pilbeam late railway signalman and wife Harriett Elizabeth mortgage Henry Deighton Weston of Lewes painter £300, with Inhomes als Beggarswell, 6 acre field within forest and 1.2.00 acres.
1878 another £110.
1884 enfranchised.
1874Directory entryChuter Jonathan, farmer, Cophall farmCophall farmPost Office Directory
c 1875Fairwarp, Hendall, Lampool and Whitehouse, North of Maresfield - c 1875Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance SurveyCophall Farm
1879RecollectionsHenry Pilbeam, farmerCophall FarmAshdown Forest dispute

During The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876-1882 commoners and land owners were interviewed by the solicitor William Raper. Their comments were recorded in a series of notebooks:

Pilbeam, Henry. Cophall Farm, Maresfield. My wife Harriet Elizabeth inherited Cophall Farm, 19 1/2 acres, from her father Thomas Page and the Michaelmas after she came of age, namely at Michaelmas 1876, we took possession of the farm and have used it ever since. We have had litter off the Forest each year. I have turned out cows and young bullocks and I have had 1 load of heath from the Forest for re-thatching old buildings. I have never been interfered with nor paid anything.

Pilbeam pays quit rents for 3 copyhold tenements to Manor of Duddleswell amounting together to £1 2s. 8d. Probably: Barn and 6 acres called Cophall 2s. 2d; (Probably a part) 8 acres 0 rods 32 perches at Cophall 14s. 6d; grant 6s. 0d. Total £1 2s. 8d.

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1882Directory entryPilbean Henry, farmer, Cophall farmHenry Pilbeam, farmerCophall farmKelly's Directory
1884Manor recordEnfranchised.LandDuddleswell Manor
1884Manor recordEnfranchised.Parcel of wasteDuddleswell Manor
1884Manor recordEnfranchised.LandDuddleswell Manor
1924Cophall FarmCophall Farm, MaresfieldPrivate collection

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