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Downe Parish, Land Tax Assessment, 1804


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.

      Assessors: William Sales & Richd. Wood.

PageLineProprietors' SurnamesProprietors' Given NamesTax AssessedOccupiers' SurnamesOccupiers' Given NamesTax Rate Amount
1st1RavenhillWillm.  HimselfHimself 
1st2Carew EsqrRichd.  WoodRichd.  
1st3BestJohn  ParkerJames  
1st4BestWill  ElliottEdwd.  
1st5Best [Ditto]Will  StevansEdwd.  
1st6WaltonJohn  OmerHy.  
1st7PhilipsThos.  Himself-&-othersHimself-&-others 
1st8ToyRichd. WynnSarah  
1st9BestWm.  FlemmingWm.  
1st10Wells Esqr.Wm.  StowWm.  
2nd11Edge Esqr.Jas.  SolomonJames  
2nd12Askew Esqr.Thos.  HimselfHimself 
2nd13AngellerMary  WoodRichd.  
2nd14GearySir Wm.  ElliottEdwd.  
2nd15Geary [Ditto]Sir Wm.  SmithJohn  
2nd16GloverMr.  Do.Do. 
2nd17AllenMessrs.  Do.Do. 
2nd18SmithGeo.  TownThos.  
2nd19Smith [Do.]Geo.  OsborneMrs  
2nd20SmithJohn & Geo.  Do.Do. 
2nd21GoringeMr.  Do.Do. 
2nd22WhiffenWill:  ParkerJames  
2nd23WoodRichd.  BaxterJohn  
2nd24Dyke Esqr.Sir John D. HardingJames  
2nd25BestWm.  DurlingJohn  
2nd26OmerThos.  TullyThos.  
3rd27GloverMrs.  SalesWm.  
3rd28Pocock Esqr.Geo.  HimselfHimself 
3rd29WoodRichd.  JonesMrs