| Faircrouch Farm Faircrouch road Wadhurst |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1923 | The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 71 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1555 to 1578 | History | Faircrouch Farm | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| The Subsidy Rolls of 1555 and 1578, however, show a Barham assessed for "Fayererouche," probably for the land and iron works. | |||||
| 1611 | History | Faircrouch Farm | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| The property which gave its name to this part of the parish cannot have been the house now called Faircrouch, the greater part of which dates only from the middle of last Century. This stands certainly on the site of what once was "one of the finest houses in the neighbourhood." But that takes us no further back than 1611 when a London Merchant named Edwardes built it. | |||||
| 1692 | History | Faircrouch Farm | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Edwardes's daughter, Susan, married Giles Strangways of Melbury Sampford, in Dorset. Giles Strangways son succeeded to Faircrouch, but had to sell it to Peter Gott, Receiver General for Sussex. Gott lived there till 1692 and then sold it to William Benge. | |||||
| 1700 to 1800 | History | Faircrouch Farm | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| In the next 100 years Faircrouch passed through the hands of eight persons. The last were two brothers named Beven, who farmed the land for several years, but in 1810 sold it to James Bellamy of a Wisbeach firm of Solicitors, who were somehow concerned in the disposal of several other old Wadhurst properties | |||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; employs 3 people; occupation: farmer | James Barnes, farmer | Great Faircrouch | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Wife | Frances Barnes | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | William Barnes | ||||
| Daughter; occupation: scholar | Frances V. Barnes | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | Jeremiah Barnes | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | Charles Barnes | ||||
| Daughter | Susannah Barnes | ||||
| Son | Henry J. Barnes | ||||
| 1860 | History | Faircrouch Farm | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| W. Acworth, bought Faircrouch house of them, and sold it in 1860 to Walter Prideaux of Goldsmith's Hall, London, who practically rebuilt it. | |||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Faircrouch Farm | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | James Saunders, M, Head, married, age 30, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm bailiff | James Saunders, farm bailiff | Entrance Lodge, Faircrouch Road | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Jane Saunders, F, Wife, married, age 32, born Maidstone | Jane Saunders | ||||
| Alice Saunders, F, Daughter, age 9, born Surrey; occupation: scholar | Alice Saunders | ||||
| Ruth Saunders, F, Daughter, age 6, born Wadhurst; occupation: scholar | Ruth Saunders | ||||
| Rose Saunders, F, Daughter, age 4, born Ticehurst | Rose Saunders | ||||
| John Saunders, M, Son, age 1, born Wadhurst | John Saunders | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Caleb Dibley, M, Head, married, age 55, born Wadhurst; occupation: coachman | Caleb Dibley, farm labourer | Faircrouch House, Faircrouch Road | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Harriett Dibley, F, Wife, married, age 55, born Wadhurst | Harriett Dibley [Weeks] | ||||
| Harriett Weeks, F, Mother In Law, widowed, age 75, born Wadhurst | Harriett Weeks | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Thomas Gilbert, M, Head, married, age 43, born Frant; occupation: gardener | Thomas Gilbert, gardener | Entrance Lodge, Faircrouch House, Faircrouch Road | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Charlotte Gilbert, F, Wife, married, age 44, born Berkshire | Charlotte Gilbert | ||||
| Thomas E. Gilbert, M, Son, single, age 17, born Frant; occupation: railway clerk | Thomas E. Gilbert | ||||
| Mary Gilbert, F, Daughter, age 12, born Wadhurst; occupation: scholar | Mary Gilbert | ||||
| Jabez H. Gilbert, M, Son, age 10, born Wadhurst; occupation: scholar | Jabez H. Gilbert | ||||
| Naomi Gilbert, F, Daughter, age 2, born Wadhurst | Naomi Gilbert | ||||
| Ruth Gilbert, F, Daughter, age 2, born Wadhurst | Ruth Gilbert | ||||
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