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Obituary: The Reverend Walter Budgen, F.S.A., by S.N.Q. Contributor, published May 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 9 & 10, article, pp.226-228) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Tercentenary commemorated, by Mick Richardson, published September 2006 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 3, article, p.119) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508987] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Celebrations to mark the anniversary of the marriage on 5 May 1706 between Thomas Budgen and Sarah Comber

The hoopmaking Budgen family of West Hoathly, by John Howes, published September 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 3, article, pp.126-128) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508970] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Crawley Observer, of 13 February 1953, carried an article about my great-grandfather, William (Bill) BUDGEN, who was one of the last of a long line of hoop makers that came from West Hoathly. The BUDGEN family can be traced to the early 15th century in Nutfield, Surrey but by the 16th century the family had spread out to adjacent areas in Sussex and Kent. By the beginning of the 18th century them were several branches of the family well established in areas of Sussex including Frant, East Grinstead and Worth as well as the branch from which I descend, living in West Hoathly.

The Budgen Family of West Hoathly, by John F. Howes, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.183-188) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In the September 2008 Issue of Sussex Family Historian I discussed my BUDGEN ancestors from West Hoathly and their hoop making trade. Since that time I have accumulated extensive information on the settlement pattern of the family in West Hoathly, mainly from using land tax assessments. Although land taxes date from 1692, organized records for most places did not occur until 1780, when they were required to verify voting eligibility. Owners of freehold property that was assessed at £2.00 or above were entitled to vote. They were used this way until 1832, and while records were kept after this date they are considered unreliable. For a detailed review of land taxes assessments and redemptions, I recommend the introductory chapters of the Sussex Record Society Volume entitled East Sussex Land Tax 1785 (Sussex Record Society Vol. 77 1991). Enquiries I made at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) in Chichester determined that for West Hoathly no records exist before 1780, at least not at WSRO. In addition to the 1785 assessments data has been published for the 1798 land tax redemption by Ancestry.co.uk. In order to gain a fuller picture of the BUDGENs from 1780 to 1832, I acquired selected copies of the assessments for West Hoathly from WSRO. These were the returns for 1780 (earliest), 1810, 1820 and 1832 (latest). Together with the published lists, this gave me a good range of dates over the 53 years from 1780 to 1832. From 1841 onwards, the censuses are a more comprehensive source of information along with the greater detail that appeared in the parish records.