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| Pyecombe is famous for the shepherd's crooks
made by a Mr Berry in the early 1800's and subsequently by Charles
Mitchell. Charles worked at Pyecombe forge for over 60 years and today Mitchell crooks are serious collector's items. |
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| Pyecombe Forge | Shepherd's crooks adorn the gate | A novel use for a crook on the gate to the churchyard which is directly opposite the forge |
| Click on the pictures to enlarge |
| Grace Walder | 1843 Cowfold | m. 1867 -Dec Qtr Brighton 2b 466 | |
| Charles Mitchell | b. 1845 Bloomsbury Middx | ||
| James 1797 | John 1771 | Elizabeth |
| Annie Mary | b. 1869 Patcham | ||
| Lois Sarah | b. 1870 Patcham | ||
| Charles Ernest | b. 1873 Pyecombe | ||
| George William | b. 1875 Pyecombe | ||
| Elizabeth Mary | b. 1878 Pyecombe | ||
| Census: | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
| 1851 Census -Cowfold | 1851197 |
| Address | Name | Rel. | Con | Age | Profession | Where Born |
| Druits Farm | James Walder | Head | M | 55 | Farmer 200 Acres Emp. 5 | Bolney Sussex |
| Mary Walder | Wife | M | 45 | Bolney Sussex | ||
| Warden Walder | Son | U | 22 | Farmer's Son | Bolney Sussex | |
| Mary Ann Walder | Dau | U | 20 | Cowfold Sussex | ||
| Elizabeth Walder | Dau | U | 18 | Cowfold Sussex | ||
| James | Son | U | 16 | Farmer's Son | Cowfold Sussex | |
| Sarah Walder | Dau | U | 14 | Scholar | Cowfold Sussex | |
| Walter Walder | Son | U | 12 | Scholar | Cowfold Sussex | |
| Mercy Walder | Dau | U | 10 | Scholar | Cowfold Sussex | |
| Grace Walder | Dau | U | 8 | Scholar | Cowfold Sussex | |
| John Walder | Son | U | 4 | Cowfold Sussex | ||
| Esther Walder | Son | U | 6d | Cowfold Sussex |
| 1861 Census -Cowfold | 1861137 |
| Address | Name | Rel. | Con | Age | Profession | Where Born |
| Druets | James Walder | Head | M | 64 | Farmer 50 acres | Cowfold Sussex |
| Mary Walder | Wife | M | 54 | Farmers Wife | Cowfold Sussex | |
| Mary Ann Walder | Dau | U | 30 | Servant Home | Cowfold Sussex | |
| Grace Walder | Dau | U | 18 | Servant Home | Cowfold Sussex | |
| John Walder | Son | U | 14 | Carter Boy | Cowfold Sussex | |
| Esther Walder | Dau | U | 10 | Cowfold Sussex |
| 1871 Census -Pyecombe | 187151 |
| Address | Name | Rel. | Con | Age | Profession | Where Born |
| By Church | Charles Mitchell | Head | M | 26 | Blacksmith employing 1 Lab | London Middx |
| Grace Mitchell | Wife | M | 28 | Cowfold Sussex | ||
| Annie Mary Mitchell | Dau | 2 | Patcham Sussex | |||
| Lois Sarah Mitchell | Dau | 1 | Patcham Sussex |
| 1881 Census -Pyecombe | 1881217 |
| Address | Name | Rel. | Con | Age | Profession | Where Born |
| Smiths Shop | Charles Mitchell | Head | M | 36 | Smith (Black) | Bloomsbury Middx |
| Grace Mitchell | Wife | M | 38 | Wife | Cowfold Sussex | |
| Annie Mary Mitchell | Dau | U | 12 | Scholar | Patcham Sussex | |
| Louis Sarah Mitchell | Dau | U | 11 | Scholar | Patcham Sussex | |
| Charles Ernest Mitchell | Son | U | 8 | Scholar | Pyecombe Sussex | |
| George Wm Mitchell | Son | U | 6 | Scholar | Pyecombe Sussex | |
| Elizabeth Mary Mitchell | Dau | U | 3 | Pyecombe Sussex |
| 1891 Census -Pyecombe | 189146 |
| Address | Name | Rel. | Con | Age | Profession | Where Born |
| Near the Church | Charles Mitchell | Head | M | 46 | Farrier | Bloomsbury Middx |
| Grace Mitchell | Wife | M | 48 | Cowfold Sussex | ||
| Charles E Mitchell | Son | U | 18 | Gardener | Pyecombe Sussex | |
| George W Mitchell | Son | U | 16 | Farriers Assistant | Pyecombe Sussex | |
| Elizabeth M Mitchell | Dau | 13 | Scholar | Pyecombe Sussex |