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| c 1724 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1724 by Richard Budgen | | Sheffield Bridge | |
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| 1st Sep 1787 | ![[North] Sussex](images/t/Cary1787E.jpg) | [North] Sussex by John Cary | | Sheffield Bridge | John Cary |
| John Cary, apprenticed to William Palmer in 1770, went into business in 1783 as a publisher of maps, plans and road-books. He was highly successful and is referred to as the founder of the modern English School of Cartography by H.G. Fordham |
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| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | | Sheffield Bridge | |
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| c 1825 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood | | Sheffield Bridge | |
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| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | William Elphick, M, Head, age 40 to 44, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | William Elphick, farm labourer | Sheffield Wharf | 1841 Census
Fletching, Sussex |
| | Rebecca Elphick, F, [Wife], age 35 to 39, born Sussex | Rebecka Elphick | | |
| | William Elphick, M, [Son], age 13, born Sussex | William Elphick | | |
| | Mary Elphick, F, [Daughter], age 11, born Sussex | Mary Elphick | | |
| | Richard Elphick, M, [Son], age 6, born Sussex | Richard Elphick | | |
| | Thomas Elphick, M, [Son], age 4, born Sussex | Thomas Elphick | | |
| | Henry Elphick, M, [Son], age 3, born Sussex | Henry Elphick | | |
| | Harriot Elphick, F, [Daughter], age 1, born Sussex | Harriot Elphick | | |
| | Richard Ashdown, M, age 25 to 29, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer | Richard Ashdown, sawyer | | |
| | Abraham Cornwall, M, age 20 to 24, born Sussex, occupation: farm labourer | Abraham Cornwall | | |
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| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Henry Manners, M, Head, age 35 to 39; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Manners, farm labourer | Sheffield Wharf | 1841 Census
Fletching, Sussex |
| | Margaret Manners, F, [Wife], age 35 to 39 | Margaret Manners | | |
| | Ann Manners, F, [Daughter], age 15 | Ann Manners | | |
| | Ellen Manners, F, [Daughter], age 14, born Sussex | Ellen Manners | | |
| | Emma Manners, F, [Daughter], age 10, born Sussex | Emma Manners | | |
| | Able Manners, M, [Son], age 8, born Sussex | Able Manners | | |
| | Eliza Manners, F, [Daughter], age 5, born Sussex | Eliza Manners | | |
| | Dinah Manners, F, [Daughter], age 3, born Sussex | Dianna Manners | | |
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| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; widowed; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Manners, farm labourer | Sheffield Bridges | 1851 Census
Fletching, Sussex |
| | Daughter | Dianna Manners | | |
| | Lodger; occupation: scholar | Caroline Elphick | | |
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| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; widowed; occupation SHEPHERD | John Padgham | Sheffield Bridges | 1851 Census
Fletching, Sussex |
| | Son; occupation SOLDIER | Thomas Padgham | | |
| | Daughter; occupation GENERAL SERVANT | Harriet Padgham | | |
| | Son; occupation Farm labourer | Henry Padgham | | |
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| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; widowed; occupation: pauper | Rebecka Elphick | Sheffield Bridges | 1851 Census
Fletching, Sussex |
| | Son; occupation: farm labourer | James Elphick | | |
| | Son; occupation: farm labourer | Richard Elphick | | |
| | Son; occupation: farm labourer | Thomas Elphick | | |
| | Son; occupation: farm labourer | Henry Elphick | | |
| | Son; occupation: scholar | Alfred Elphick | | |
| | Son | Trayton Elphick | | |
| | Son | George Elphick | | |
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| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | | Sheffield Bridges | |
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| 1882 | Directory entry | | | Sheffield Bridges | Kelly's Directory |
| A station, called Sheffield Bridges, will shortly (1882) be opened on the branch line from East Grinstead to Lewes, in connection with the London, Brighton and South Coast railway, a portion of the line extending from East Grinstead to the main line |
