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Downe Parish, Land Tax Assessment, 1821


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.  WoodSarah  
1st2Lubbock BtSr Jno Wm  HimselfHimself 
1st3FowlerDanl  HimselfHimself 
1st4Phllips Hrs [heirs]Tho  Themselves & othersThemselves & others 
1st5RavenhillWm  HimselfHimself 
1st6Smith & othersMessrs  Themselves & othersThemselves & others 
1st7LubbockSir Jno Wm  HimselfHimself 
1st8Lubbock [Do.]Sir Jno Wm  WynneSarah  
1st9BestJohn ElliottRichd  
1st10Norman EsqGeo  StowWilliam  
2nd11BestJohn  MerchantJames  
2nd12Best [Do.]John  HarwoodHenry  
2nd13MinshawH G  HimselfHimself 
2nd14WellerTimothy  Himself & othersHimself & others 
2nd15GedboldNathl  JohnstonLt Col  
2nd16WoodGeo  HimselfHimself 
2nd17AngellerMary  WoodSarah  
2nd18GearySir Wm.  ElliottRichd  
2nd19Geary [Do.]Sir Wm.  SmithJno  
2nd20WoodGeorge HimselfHimself 
2nd21SmithGeo  SmithJohn  
2nd22GloverRichd.  OsborneMessrs  
2nd23Glover [Do.]Richd.  SalesWilliam  
2nd24SmithGeo  TownThomas  
2nd25GoringeMr.  OsborneMessrs  
2nd26LubbockSir Jno Wm  HardingJames  
3rd27Pocock EsqreGeorge  Heygate, Esq.Willm  
3rd28BaxterWillm & Robt  BestJas  
3rd29Best's heirsWilliam  HardingThomas  
3rd30WoodGeorge  GoodchildJames