Transcribed by Susan D. Young.

  The early years were not included but were only referred to as beginning in the year of the reign of the then current Monarch.  Those early years were often dual years i.e. 1448/1449. As the date of election is not recorded the years given prior to 1509 are estimates only.

Source:  Taylor, A. H. “The Municipal Records of Tenterden. Part I.” Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 32, 1917, pp. 283-302.

For more information regarding the entries with superscripted numbers please go to Kent Archaeology.

27 Hen VI

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1449	Thomas Petlesden 1
1450	Thomas Petlesden
1451	William Hilles
1452	John Davye
1453	Robert Brikinden
1454	Thomas Heynes 2
1455	Robert Donne
1456	John Harwarthinge 3
1457	William Harenden
1458	Thomas Petlesden
1459	John Davye 5

1 Edw IV

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1461	John Davy
1462	Robert Brickenden
1463	Thomas Harye
1464	William Preston
1465	Henry Gerveis
1466	Thomas Whitehed
1467	John Hales
1468	John Hales died & Thomas Whitehed served
1469	William Preston
1470	John Harwarthinge
1471	John Harwarthinge
1472	Thomas Pette 4
1473	Thomas Harry
1474	William Pers 6
1475	Henry Gerves died & William Pers served
1476	Thomas Strekinbolde
1477	Thomas Pette
1478	Thomas Carpenter 7
1479	William Preston
1480	William Foughill
1481	Thomas Strekenbolde
1482	Thomas Pette

1 Ric III

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1483	Laurence Haffenden
1484	Thomas Blackbourn

1 Hen VII

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1485	Thomas Stekenbold
1485	William Preston
1486	Thomas Pette
1487	Thomas Carpenter
1488	Thomas Pette
1489	William Davy
1490	Robert Brickenden
1491	Hughe Parker
1492	Hugh Parker
1493	Robert Davy died & Hugh Parker served
1494	Thomas Carpenter
1495	John Brickenden
1496	John Rogers
1497	William Browning
1498	Richard Widerden died & William Browning served
1499	Moyses Pette
1500	Moyses Pette
1501	John Hoigges
1502	John Hoigges
1503	Johnn Hales
1504	John Roger
1505	William Brickenden
1506	Henry Adam
1507	Edward Felipp

The year of 1 Hen VIII

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1509	John Gage, Esq 8
1510	Sharley More made
1510	John Gage, Esq.
1511	John Donett
1512	John Hoigges 9
1513	John Hoigges
1514	Barthelmewe Fowle
1515	Barthelomew Fowle
1516	William Brickenden
1517	Robert Brickenden
1518	Robert Brickenden
1519	Thomas Wood
1520	Edward Felipp 10
1521	Edward Felipp
1522	John Parker 11
1523	John Parker
1524	George Fowle
1525	Thomas Wood died & George Fowle served
1526	John Parker
1527	Thomas Asherenden
1528	Thomas Iselande died & Thomas Asherinden served
1529	Thomas Austen
1530	John Baker 12
1531	John Austen
1532	John Parker
1533	John Woode
1534	William Brikenden
1535	John Fowle the younger
1536	John Brickenden, Jr.
1537	John Austen the elder
1538	Edward Felippe
1539	John Fowle the younger
1540	John Austen the elder died & John Fowle served
1541	John Parker
1542	George Felipp
1543	Richard Alcock 13
1544	Edward Hales
1545	Edward Hales
1546	George Felipp

1 Edw VI

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1547	Edward Hales
1548	John Brickenden
1549	William Gerveis
1550	William Gerveis
1551	John Wood
1552	Thomas Austen
1553	Peter Shorte

Tempore Mariaen (Time of Queen Mary)

YEAR BAYLIFF
1554	Peter Shorte
1554	Thomas Austen
1555	John Whitefield
1556	Thomas Austen
1557	Stephen Cowper 14
1558	this year Callis was lost
1558	Stephen Cowper

Tempore Elizabeth Regine (Time of Queen Elizabeth)

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1559	Edward Hales, Gent.
1560	Edward Hales
1562	William Gerveis
1563	John Crotholl
1564	John Whytfyld
1565	Stephen Ford died & Edward Hales, Esq. served
1566	Edward Hales
1567	Peter Shorte
1568	George Castlen
1569	Edward Hales
1570	Edward Hales
1571	Edward Phillips
1572	Thomas Stace
1573	Edward Hales
1574	George Castlen
1575	Peter Shorte
1576	Stephen Cowper
1577	Edward Hales
1578	Robert Ashenden
1579	Thomas Stace
1580	George Castlen
1581	Edward Hales
1582	Peter Short
1583	Peter Short
1584	Edward Short
1585	William Austen
1586	William Austen
1587	John Tilden
1588	Edward Gervis
1589	Robert Bygge
1890	Robert Stace
1591	William Curtis
1592	William Austen
1593	Thomas Browne died & William Austen served
1594	John Funell
1595	John Short
1596	John Short
1597	George Phillips
1598	Thomas Curtis
1599	John Hales
1600	John Hales, Esq., Bayliff & 1st Mayor by our new Charter
1601	Anthonie Whetenhall, Mayor
1602	John Tilden
1603	Edward Gerveis

1 James 1

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1603	William Curtis
1604	George Phillips
1605	John Funnell
1606	Thomas Curties
1607	George Short
1609	Erasmus Giles
1610	Percival Brett
1611	Simon Girdler
1612	William Brickenden
1613	Thomas Shortt
1614	Robert Crotholl
1615	William Finnche
1616	Robert Wollball
1617	James Skeets
1618	Daniel Shortt
1619	John Witherden
1620	Freegift Stace
1621	Thomas Shortt
1622	Stephen Curtis
1623	Nathaniel Tilden 15
1624	John Tilden
1625	John Read

Chas I

YEAR	BAYLIFF
1625	William Curtis
1626	William Finche
1627	Samuel Curtis
1628	James Skeets
1629	Daniel Shortte
1630	Robert Woolball
1631	John Austen
1632	Robert Curtis
1633	William Plummer
1634	John Austen
1635	John Witherden
1636	George Curteis
1637	Samuel Curteis
1638	John Edwards
1639	Thomas Short
1640	Robert Pope
1641	Thomas Huckstepp
1642	Thomas Brett
1643	James Skeets
1644	William Stretton
1645	Joel Burges
1646	Freegift Stace
1647	John Edwards
1648	Samuel Curtis
1649	Thomas Plummer
1650	Peter Short
1651	John Finche
1652	Daniel Shorte
1653	Stephen Curtis
1653	Stephen Curtis died Aug 1 & Freegift Stace served til Aug
1654	Richard Haffenden
1655	William Stretton
1656	John Sharpe
1657	John Edwards
1658	George Curteis died & Robert Pope served
1659	Thomas Stace
1660	Richard King
1661	John Plummer
1662	Anthony Bodle, mayor-elect
1662	Edward Curteis, Mayor
1663	Samuel Stace
1664	Edward Short
1665	George Tilden
1666	Robert Stace
1667	John Plummer
1668	Edward Curteis
1669	John Plummer
1670	John Plummer
1671	George Tilden
1672	Thomas Stace
1673	Walter Pemble
1673	Wm Stretton again chosen Jurat
1674	Henry Barnes
1675	Edward Stort
1676	Robert Stace
1677	Walter Pemble
1678	Edward Curteis
1679	John Plummer
1680	John Plummer. He died during his Mayoralty & Thomas Stace served
1681	Walter Pemble
1682	Walter Pemble
1683	Samuel Curteis
1684	John Mantell
1685	James Whitfield
1686	Robert Stace
1687	Robert Stace
1688	John Mantell
1689	Walter Pemble
1690	Robert Haffenden
1691	George Curteis
1692	Robert Stace
1693	John Mantell
1694	John Pemble died & Robert Stace served out his year
1695	Robert Stace
1696	Jeremiah Curteis
1697	Jeremiah Curteis
1698	John Mantell chosen Mayor but Jeremiah Curteis served the office for him, he refusing
1699	George Curteis
1700	Robert Stace
1701	Robert Haffenden died & Robert Stace served out his year