The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
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1874Directory entryMark Cross National SchoolPost Office Directory
The former school house has been converted into a church, capable of accommodating 148 persons, and consecrated by the Bishop of the diocese; the whole expense attending the conversion of the old school into a church was borne by H. Dixon, esq., J.P., of Frankham, who has also built new schools.

c 1875Mark Cross, Sussex - c 1875Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance SurveyNational School

2nd Apr 1911CensusAndrew Burchett, M, Head, married, age 52, born Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex; occupation: blacksmithAndrew Burchett, blacksmithSchool House, Mark Cross1911 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
Helen Burchett, F, Wife, married 21 years, age 56, born Edinburgh, ScotlandHelen Burchett
William Harold Burchett, M, Son, single, age 16, born Burwash, Sussex; occupation: carters mate on farmWilliam Harold Burchett
Amy Margaret Burchett, F, Daughter, age 14, born Burwash, SussexAmy Margaret Burchett

2nd Apr 1911CensusLouisa Yates, F, Head, single, age 50, born Sheffield, Yorkshire; occupation: head teacher in elementery schoolLouisa Yates, head teacher in elementery schoolSchool House, Mark Cross1911 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
Lilian Harriet Troughton, F, Boarder, single, age 33, born Bletchley, Buckinghamshire; occupation: assistant teacher in elementery schoolLilian Harriet Troughton
Ellison Minty Winch, F, Boarder, single, age 23, born Burnham, Buckinghamshire; occupation: assistant teacher in elementery schoolEllison Minty Winch

2nd Apr 1911CensusWilliam Lavender, M, Head, married, age 46, born Tunbridge Wells, Kent; occupation: labourer on farmWilliam Lavender, labourer on farmSchool House, Mark Cross1911 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
Kate Lavender, F, Wife, married 22 years, age 46, born Rotherfield, SussexKate Lavender
William Lavender, M, Son, age 10, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: schoolWilliam Lavender
Thomas Weston, M, Boarder, single, age 44, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: gardenerThomas Weston

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