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Downe Parish, Land Tax Assessment, 1816


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.

      Assessor: Willm. Sales.

PageLineProprietors' SurnamesProprietors' Given NamesTax AssessedOccupiers' SurnamesOccupiers' Given NamesTax Rate Amount
1st1Carew Esqr.Richd.  WoodRichd.  
1st2Lubbock Esqr.Jn. Wm.  HimselfHimself 
1st3Fowler Esqr.Daniel  HimselfHimself 
1st4Phillips heirsThos.  Themselves & othersThemselves & others 
1st5RavenhillWm.  HimselfHimself 
1st6Smith & othersMessrs  Themselves & othersThemselves & others 
1st7TildenJohn  HimselfHimself 
1st8NashMr. WynnSarah  
1st9BestJohn  ElliottRichd.  
1st10Norman Esq.George  StowWm  
2nd11Bush heirsWm.  MarchantJames  
2nd12Bush heirs [Do.]Wm.  HarwoodHenry  
2nd13Askew Esq.Thos.  HimselfHimself 
2nd14WoodGeo  WoodRichd  
2nd15AngellerMary  Do.Do. 
2nd16GearySir Wm.  ElliottRichd.  
2nd17Geary [Do.]Sir Wm.  SmithJohn  
2nd18WoodGeo.  Do.Do. 
2nd19MinshawH G  HimselfHimself 
2nd20SmithGeo  SmithJohn  
2nd21GloverRichd.  OsborneMessrs  
2nd22Glover [Do.]Richd.  SalesWm  
2nd23SmithGeo:  TownThos  
2nd24GoringeMr.  OsborneMessrs  
2nd25WellerTimy  Himself & othersHimself & others 
2nd26DykeSir Thos  HardingJames  
2nd27PocockGeo  HimselfHimself 
3rd28BaxterWm and Robt  BestJames  
3rd29Best's heirsWm  DurlingWidow  
3rd30WoodGeorge  GoodchildJames