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Downe Parish, Land Tax Assessment, 1788


Transcribed by Henry Mantell and other volunteers at the then Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.
The Downe Land Tax Assessments, 1780-1831 under reference Q/RPL/109 was microfilmed and is available on FHL British Film #1469943, Item 4. In some cases, the original manuscripts were examined with the permission and courtesy of the Archive.

      Assessment allowed 7th July 1788.  Commissioners John Cator, Brass Crosby, Richard Glode[?].  Assessors & Return the same for Collectors: Isaac Owsley, Richard Wood

PageLineProprietors' SurnamesProprietors' Given NamesTax AssessedOccupiers' SurnamesOccupiers' Given NamesTax Rate Amount
11ButlerMr.14.10.0HimselfHimself2.18.0
12RavenhillMr.12.0.0HimselfHimself2.8.0
13CarewMr.12.0.0WoodRichard22.8.0
14BestMr.9.0.0ElliottEdward1.16.0
15OmerMr.4.0.0ParryMr.0.16.0
16OmerMr.7.0.0CraneStephen1.8.0
17SmithMr.12.0.0FernThomas2.8.0
18GearyMr.26.0.0SmithJohn5.4.0
19GorringeMr.1.0.0FernThomas0.4.0
110PhillipsMr.15.0.0BlankBlank3.0.0
111OmerMr.3.10.0PhillipsThomas0.14.0
112OmerMr.12.10.0DoDo2.10.0
113OmerMr.29.0.0DoDo5.16.0
114OmerMr.39.0.0DoDo7.16.0
115WhiffinMr.6.10.0SalesHenry1.6.0
116GearyMr.16.0.0ElliottEdward3.4.0
117AnggellerMr.18.0.0WoodRichard3.12.0
21GloverMr.45.0.0SmithJohn9.0.0
22TildinMr.4.0.0SalesHenry0.16.0
23WellsMr.1.0.0EveristtEdward0.4.0
24AllenMrs.3.0.0SalesHenry0.12.0
25SmithMrs.2.0.0LaneThomas0.8.0
26OwsleyMr.1.10.0DoDo0.6.0
27HardingMr.1.10.0DoDo0.6.0
28ToyMr.9.0.0WinnThomas1.16.0
29BroomMr.3.0.0VeanhamJohn0.12.0
210GloverMr.6.10.0SalesHenry1.6.0
211BestMr.3.10.0SalesHenry0.14.0
212BestMr.1.10.0StevensEdward0.6.0
213PittMr.16.0.0DoDo3.4.0
214Smith-&-AllenMessrs.12.0.0FernThomas2.8.0
215FieldMr.1.0.0JonesThomas0.4.0
216PlumerMr.1.0.0FlemingWilliam0.4.0
217HardingMr.1.0.0DurlingJohn0.4.0
2  Total   89.18.0