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Downe Parish, Land Tax Assessment, 1817


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
1st1CarewMrs.  WoodRichard  
1st2Lubbock EsqJohn Wm  HimselfHimself 
1st3FowlerDanl  HimselfHimself 
1st4Phillips Hrs [Heirs]Thos  Themselves & othersThemselves & others 
1st5RavenhillWm.  Himself [crossed through John Tildon]Himself [crossed through John Tildon] 
1st6Smith & othersMessrs  ThemselvesThemselves 
1st7Tilden EsqrJohn  HimselfHimself 
1st8NashMr.  WynnSarah  
1st9BestJohn  ElliottRichd.  
1st10Norman Esqr.Geo.  StowWillm.  
2nd11TildenJohn  MarchantJames  
2nd12Tilden [Do.]John  HarwoodHenry  
2nd13MinshawH. G.  HimselfHimself 
2nd14Askew EsqThos  HimselfHimself 
2nd15WoodGeo  WoodRichd  
2nd16AngellerMary  DoDo 
2nd17GearySir Wm.  ElliottRichd.  
2nd18Geary [Do.]Sir Wm.  SmithJohn  
2nd19WoodGeorge  DoDo 
2nd20SmithGeo.  DoDo 
2nd21GloverRichd.  OsborneMessrs  
2nd22Glover [Do.]Richd.  SalesWilliam  
2nd23SmithGeo  TownThos  
2nd24GoringeMr.  OsborneMessrs  
2nd25WellerTimy  Himself & othersHimself & others 
2nd26DykeSir Thos  HardingJames  
3rd27PocockGeorge  HimselfHimself 
3rd28BaxterWm & Robt  BestJames  
3rd29Best's heirsWm  DurlingWidow  
3rd30WoodGeorge  GoodchildJas