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The Chamberlains of Maidstone, 1561-1836



The duties of the Chamberlains were to keep accounts of all the Municipal property, to receive the rents and other payments, and to discharge all bills as directed by the Corporation.  Chamberlains were first ordained by Act of Parliament, passed about the middle of the sixteenth century.
Chamberlains Alphabetical Order Chamberlains Chronological Order
Year ElectedSurnameGiven Name Year ElectedSurnameGiven Name
1656AllenJames 1561HookerRichard
1746ArglesEdward 1562HookerRichard
1747ArglesEdward 1567BusbridgeJames
1748ArglesEdward 1567HallEdmund
1749ArglesThomas 1568BealeWilliam
1750ArglesThomas 1568BusbridgeJames
1751ArglesThomas 1569FynnerRichard
1752ArglesThomas 1569NicholsonJohn
1613AstonWilliam 1570NightingaleThomas
1593BallRoger 1571GreenfieldThomas
1574BalsarJohn 1571RomneyJohn
1578BalsarJohn 1572SmytheRichard
1584BalsarJohn 1574BalsarJohn
1588BalsarJohn 1574BasdenThomas
1637BanksCaleb 1575BaxterJames
1638BanksCaleb 1576MaplesdenJarvise
1646BanksCaleb 1576ReveRichard
1647BanksCaleb 1577BealeThomas
1658BanksCaleb 1577MyllesJohn
1659BanksCaleb 1578BalsarJohn
1614BanksJohn 1578BealeWilliam
1615BanksJohn 1579MyllesJohn
1624BanksJohn 1579PeerseGylbert
1596BarefooteJohn 1582EmyiotRobert
1597BarefooteJohn 1582TynleyRobert
1574BasdenThomas 1584BalsarJohn
1575BaxterJames 1584ReveRichard
1619BealeAmbrose 1585MaplesdenEdward
1626BealeAmbrose 1585SimmondsWilliam
1668BealeJohn 1586EpesJohn
1577BealeThomas 1586FisherWalter
1592BealeThomas 1587MaplesdenEdward
1568BealeWilliam 1587TaylorJohn
1578BealeWilliam 1588BalsarJohn
1664BeaverMichael 1588BynghamEllys
1636BesbridgeThomas 1589HeronEdward
1637BesbridgeThomas 1589SmytheRichard
1642BiggJohn 1590FrancklenThomas
1643BiggJohn 1590PlomerWilliam
1646BillsRichard 1592BealeThomas
1647BillsRichard 1592GreenJohn
1652BillsRichard 1592GreenfieldThomas
1662BillsRichard 1592PlomerWilliam
1670BillsRichard 1593BallRoger
1671BishopGeorge 1593HeeleyStephen
1672BishopJames 1595GoarRobert
1673BishopJames 1595TaylorWilliam
1698BishopRobert 1596BarefooteJohn
1699BishopRobert 1596PlomerWilliam
1678BlissThomas 1597BarefooteJohn
1679BlissThomas 1598GoarWilliam
1684BlissThomas 1597ManninghamGeorge
1685BormanDaniel 1598TomlynJohn
1686BormanDaniel 1598HighwoodRichard
1687BrattleJames 1598SpenserJames
1688BrenchleyJohn 1599TomlynJohn
1630BrookeThomas 1599FisherWalter
1631BrookeThomas 1600MansorWilliam
1638BroughtonAndrew 1599MaplesdenRichard
1639BroughtonAndrew 1600MansorWilliam
1650BroughtonAndrew 1600SandersJohn
1651BurrRichard 1600SpencerJams
1567BusbridgeJames 1601GreeneGabriel
1568BusbridgeJames 1601SwynhoggeJohn
1588BynghamEllys 1602MaplesdenEdward
1682CallantGarret 1602SwynhoggeJohn
1709CallantGarret 1603NynRobert
1655CallantJohn 1603RomneyJohn
1656CallantJohn 1604EmyiotWilliam
1667CallantJohn 1604HeeleyStephen
1705ChandlerMatthew 1605EmyiotWilliam
1714ChandlerMatthew 1605GreeneJohn
1715ChandlerMatthew 1606RootsWilliam
1716ChandlerMatthew 1606CooperHenry
1671CollinsDaniel 1606PlomerWilliam
1619CollinsJohn 1607RootsWilliam
1620CollinsJohn 1607CooperHenry
1639CollinsJohn 1607HighwoodRichard
1640CollinsJohn 1608CooperHenry
1641CollinsJohn 1608FisherWalter
1606CooperHenry 1609PocockHenry
1607CooperHenry 1609CrompeJohn
1608CooperHenry 1609MaplesdenRichard
1774CoxJohn 1610PolhillDavid
1664CoxWilliam 1610JacksonJames
1665CrippsJames 1611PolhillDavid
1666CrippsJames 1610SwynhoggeThomas
1660CrippsJohn 1611FowleJohn
1663CrippsJohn 1612PolhillDavid
1665CrippsJohn 1611ReveThomas
1669CrippsJohn 1612CrompeJohn
1672CrippsJohn 1612DabbsWilliam
1673CrippsJohn 1613AstonWilliam
1609CrompeJohn 1613CrompeJohn
1612CrompeJohn 1614BanksJohn
1613CrompeJohn 1614GreeneGabriel
1623CrompeJohn 1615BanksJohn
1632CrompeThomas 1615MaplesdenGervaise
1633CrompeThomas 1616GreeneGabriel
1708CrouchJohn 1616MarshallRobert
1708CrouchJohn 1617GreeneGeorge
1711CrouchJohn 1617MaplesdenEdward
1681CurteisFrancis 1617MarshallRobert
1697CurteisFrancis 1618GreeneGeorge
1698CurteisFrancis 1618HeeleyStephen
1709CurteisFrancis 1618TaylorThomas
1710CurteisGeorge 1619BealeAmbrose
1711CurteisGeorge 1619CollinsJohn
1612DabbsWilliam 1620CollinsJohn
1702DawsonRobert 1621GreeneGeorge
1703DawsonRobert 1620SwynhoggeThomas
1791DayThomas 1621MarshallRobert
1653DennisGeorge 1621SwynhoggeThomas
1654DennisGeorge 1622FisherWalter
1665DunningJohn 1622MarshallRobert
1666DunningJohn 1623CrompeJohn
1674DunningJohn 1623WoodRobert
1831EdmettThomas 1624BanksJohn
1783EllisEdward 1624WoodRobert
1582EmyiotRobert 1625MaplesdenGervaise
1604EmyiotWilliam 1625MarshallSamuel
1605EmyiotWilliam 1626BealeAmbrose
1586EpesJohn 1626MarshallSamuel
1586FisherWalter 1627GilliatGeorge
1599FisherWalter 1627StanleyThomas
1608FisherWalter 1628GilliatGeorge
1622FisherWalter 1628SwynhoggeThomas
1666FletcherThomas 1629GilliatGeorge
1667FlintRichard 1630StevensonSamuel
1740FlintRichard 1629SwynhoggeThomas
1611FowleJohn 1630BrookeThomas
1590FrancklenThomas 1631StevensonSamuel
1569FynnerRichard 1630SwynhoggeThomas
1627GilliatGeorge 1631BrookeThomas
1628GilliatGeorge 1632StevensonSamuel
1629GilliatGeorge 1631SwynhoggeThomas
1632GilliatGeorge 1632CrompeThomas
1633GilliatGeorge 1632GilliatGeorge
1595GoarRobert 1633StevensonSamuel
1596GoarWilliam 1633CrompeThomas
1592GreenJohn 1633GilliatGeorge
1601GreeneGabriel 1634StevensonSamuel
1614GreeneGabriel 1634JefferyMartin
1616GreeneGabriel 1635StevensonSamuel
1617GreeneGeorge 1634SwynockeRobert
1618GreeneGeorge 1635JefferyMartin
1619GreeneGeorge 1636StevensonSamuel
1605GreeneJohn 1635SwynockeRobert
1571GreenfieldThomas 1636BesbridgeThomas
1592GreenfieldThomas 1636JefferyMartin
1690GreenhillJohn 1637StevensonSamuel
1691GreenhillJohn 1637BanksCaleb
1704GreenhillJohn 1637BesbridgeThomas
1567HallEdmund 1638StoneJacob
1676HarrisArthur 1638BanksCaleb
1677HarrisJohn 1638BroughtonAndrew
1678HarrisJohn 1639JefferysHenry
1714HartridgeJohn 1639BroughtonAndrew
1715HartridgeJohn 1639CollinsJohn
1716HasellThomas 1640LacyRobert
1655HeathRobert 1640CollinsJohn
1661HeeleyGervaise 1640RuseJames
1662HeeleyGervase 1641CollinsJohn
1684HeeleyRichard 1641RuseJames
1685HeeleyRichard 1642BiggJohn
1692HeeleyRichard 1642WallJohn
1593HeeleyStephen 1643BiggJohn
1604HeeleyStephen 1643WallJohn
1618HeeleyStephen 1644LambFrancis
1589HeronEdward 1644MaplesdenGervaise
1598HighwoodRichard 1645MarshallSamuel
1607HighwoodRichard 1645TaylorThomas
1816 to 1830HillsWalter 1646BanksCaleb
1725HollisterSamuel 1646BillsRichard
1726HollisterSamuel 1647BanksCaleb
1739HollisterSamuel 1647BillsRichard
1765HollowayRichard 1648SandersJohn
1767HollowayRichard 1648WithinbrokeRobert
1561HookerRichard 1649UsborneRobert
1562HookerRichard 1649WithinbrokeRobert
1672HopeThomas 1650BroughtonAndrew
1673HopeThomas 1650UsborneRobert
1704HowJohn 1651BurrRichard
1705HowJohn 1651TaylorThomas
1706HowJohn 1651WilkesJohn
1707HowJohn 1652BillsRichard
1708HunterEdward 1652WilkesJohn
1610JacksonJames 1653DennisGeorge
1634JefferyMartin 1653OngleyGeorge
1635JefferyMartin 1654DennisGeorge
1636JefferyMartin 1654SandersJohn
1637JefferysHenry 1655CallantJohn
1638LacyRobert 1655HeathRobert
1644LambFrancis 1656AllenJames
1667LaneJohn 1656CallantJohn
1668LaneJohn 1657LawrenceRowland
1678LaneJohn 1657TroughtonJonathan
1657LawrenceRowland 1658BanksCaleb
1658LawrenceRowland 1658LawrenceRowland
1659LawrenceRowland 1659BanksCaleb
1660LeeThomas 1659LawrenceRowland
1661LeeThomas 1660CrippsJohn
1662LeeThomas 1660RuseJames
1663LeeThomas 1661HeeleyGervaise
1740LeeThomas 1662LeeThomas
1597ManninghamGeorge 1661MaplesdenGervaise
1598MansorWilliam 1662BillsRichard
1599MansorWilliam 1663LeeThomas
1585MaplesdenEdward 1662RobertsHenry
1587MaplesdenEdward 1663CrippsJohn
1602MaplesdenEdward 1664HeeleyGervase
1617MaplesdenEdward 1663RobertsHenry
1615MaplesdenGervaise 1664BeaverMichael
1625MaplesdenGervaise 1664CoxWilliam
1644MaplesdenGervaise 1665LeeThomas
1661MaplesdenGervaise 1666LeeThomas
1576MaplesdenJarvise 1667CrippsJames
1599MaplesdenRichard 1665CrippsJohn
1609MaplesdenRichard 1665DunningJohn
1813MaresJohn 1666CrippsJames
1814MaresJohn 1666DunningJohn
1815MaresJohn 1666FletcherThomas
1616MarshallRobert 1667CallantJohn
1617MarshallRobert 1667LaneJohn
1621MarshallRobert 1668BealeJohn
1622MarshallRobert 1669FlintRichard
1625MarshallSamuel 1668LaneJohn
1626MarshallSamuel 1669CrippsJohn
1645MarshallSamuel 1669WalkerGeorge
1688MarshallThomas 1670BillsRichard
1712MarshallThomas 1670WalkerGeorge
1713MasonJohn 1671BishopGeorge
1714MercerWilliam 1671CollinsDaniel
1686MusseryRichard 1671WoodSamuel
1687MusseryRichard 1672BishopJames
1688MusseryRichard 1672CrippsJohn
1689MusseryRichard 1672HopeThomas
1690MusseryRichard 1673BishopJames
1691MusseryRichard 1673CrippsJohn
1577MyllesJohn 1673HopeThomas
1579MyllesJohn 1674DunningJohn
1688NewingtonJohn 1674WalkerRichard
1689NewingtonJohn 1675VenmanThomas
1569NicholsonJohn 1675WalkerRichard
1570NightingaleThomas 1676HarrisArthur
1603NynRobert 1676WoolballJames
1836Office of Chamberlain abolished  1677HarrisJohn
1653OngleyGeorge 1677WoodSamuel
1702OsborneAlexander 1677WoolballJames
1703OsborneJames 1678BlissThomas
1773OsborneJames 1678LaneJohn
1713OsbourneAlexander 1679BlissThomas
1712PageStephen 1680HarrisJohn
1713PageStephen 1679WalkerGeorge
1714PageStephen 1680WrentmoreWilliam
1715PageStephen 1680PierceGeorge
1716PageStephen 1680WeldishWilliam
1695PangbourneRobert 1681CurteisFrancis
1579PeerseGylbert 1681PeirceGeorge
1681PeirceGeorge 1682CallantGarret
1685PeirceGeorge 1682WattellRichard
1699PeirceGeorge 1683SandersRobert
1700PeirceGeorge 1683WattellRichard
1711PeirceGeorge 1684BlissThomas
1696PeircivalJohn 1684HeeleyRichard
1697PeircivalJohn 1685BormanDaniel
1680PierceGeorge 1685HeeleyRichard
1590PlomerWilliam 1685PeirceGeorge
1592PlomerWilliam 1686BormanDaniel
1596PlomerWilliam 1686MusseryRichard
1606PlomerWilliam 1686SalmonRobert
1607PocockHenry 1687BrattleJames
1608PolhillDavid 1687MusseryRichard
1609PolhillDavid 1687SalmonRobert
1610PolhillDavid 1688BrenchleyJohn
1834PooleJames 1688MarshallThomas
1835PooleJames 1688NewingtonJohn
1791PooleThomas 1689MusseryRichard
1792PopeJohn 1690MusseryRichard
1793PopeJohn 1689NewingtonJohn
1794PopeRobert 1689SandersRobert
1795PostGeorge 1690GreenhillJohn
1796PostGeorge 1690WattellRichard
1797PostGeorge 1691GreenhillJohn
1798PostGeorge 1692MusseryRichard
1770PostGeorge, Jr. 1691UsborneAlexander
1773PostGeorge, Jr. 1692HeeleyRichard
1774PostGeorge, Jr. 1693MusseryRichard
1770PostGeorge, Sr. 1692PostWilliam
1692PostWilliam 1693SealPeter
1693PostWilliam 1694WattellWilliam
1694PostWilliam 1693PostWilliam
1707PostWilliam Jr. 1693WeaverWilliam
1706PostWilliam, Jr. 1694PostWilliam
1707RandWilliam 1694WeaverWlliam
1708RandWilliam 1695PangbourneRobert
1709RandWilliam 1695SwinockeRobert
1710RandWilliam 1696PeircivalJohn
1576ReveRichard 1696WeldishWilliam
1584ReveRichard 1697CurteisFrancis
1611ReveThomas 1697PeircivalJohn
1662RobertsHenry 1698BishopRobert
1663RobertsHenry 1698CurteisFrancis
1571RomneyJohn 1699BishopRobert
1603RomneyJohn 1699PeirceGeorge
1604RootsWilliam 1700PeirceGeorge
1605RootsWilliam 1700SherbourneJames
1640RuseJames 1701SalmonRobert
1641RuseJames 1701SherbourneJames
1660RuseJames 1702DawsonRobert
1686SalmonRobert 1702OsborneAlexander
1687SalmonRobert 1703DawsonRobert
1701SalmonRobert 1703SalmonRobert
1703SalmonRobert 1704GreenhillJohn
1709SalmonRobert 1704HowJohn
1600SandersJohn 1705OsborneJames
1648SandersJohn 1705ChandlerMatthew
1654SandersJohn 1705HowJohn
1683SandersRobert 1706HowJohn
1689SandersRobert 1706PostWilliam, Jr.
1690SealPeter 1706WeekesStephen
1700SherbourneJames 1707HowJohn
1701SherbourneJames 1707PostWilliam Jr.
1707SherbourneJames 1707SherbourneJames
1585SimmondsWilliam 1708CrouchJohn
1746SmalvellJoseph 1708CrouchJohn
1832SmytheClement Taylor 1709RandWilliam
1572SmytheRichard 1710WeldishJohnathan [sic]
1589SmytheRichard 1708WeldishWilliam
1600SpencerJams 1709CallantGarret
1598SpenserJames 1709CurteisFrancis
1627StanleyThomas 1710HunterEdward
1628StevensonSamuel 1709SalmonRobert
1629StevensonSamuel 1710RandWilliam
1630StevensonSamuel 1711RandWilliam
1631StevensonSamuel 1712WeldishWilliam
1632StevensonSamuel 1711CrouchJohn
1633StevensonSamuel 1712CurteisGeorge
1634StevensonSamuel 1711PeirceGeorge
1635StevensonSamuel 1712CurteisGeorge
1636StoneJacob 1712MarshallThomas
1695SwinockeRobert 1712PageStephen
1601SwynhoggeJohn 1713RandWilliam
1602SwynhoggeJohn 1714WhetlandDaniel
1610SwynhoggeThomas 1713OsbourneAlexander
1620SwynhoggeThomas 1713PageStephen
1621SwynhoggeThomas 1714WhetlandDaniel
1628SwynhoggeThomas 1715WidenThomas
1629SwynhoggeThomas 1714ChandlerMatthew
1630SwynhoggeThomas 1714HartridgeJohn
1631SwynhoggeThomas 1715MasonJohn
1634SwynockeRobert 1716WidenThomas
1635SwynockeRobert 1717MercerWilliam
1833TassellThomas 1718PageStephen
1587TaylorJohn 1719WildesThomas
1618TaylorThomas 1720ChandlerMatthew
1645TaylorThomas 1721HartridgeJohn
1651TaylorThomas 1722PageStephen
1595TaylorWilliam 1723ChandlerMatthew
1596TomlynJohn 1724HasellThomas
1597TomlynJohn 1725PageStephen
1657TroughtonJonathan 1725HollisterSamuel
1582TynleyRobert 1726HollisterSamuel
1691UsborneAlexander 1739HollisterSamuel
1649UsborneRobert 1740FlintRichard
1650UsborneRobert 1740LeeThomas
1675VenmanThomas 1746ArglesEdward
1669WalkerGeorge 1746SmalvellJoseph
1670WalkerGeorge 1747ArglesEdward
1679WalkerGeorge 1748ArglesEdward
1674WalkerRichard 1749ArglesThomas
1675WalkerRichard 1750ArglesThomas
1642WallJohn 1751ArglesThomas
1643WallJohn 1752ArglesThomas
1682WattellRichard 1765HollowayRichard
1683WattellRichard 1767HollowayRichard
1690WattellRichard 1770PostGeorge, Jr.
1691WattellWilliam 1770PostGeorge, Sr.
1693WeaverWilliam 1773OsborneJames
1694WeaverWlliam 1773PostGeorge, Jr.
1706WeekesStephen 1774CoxJohn
1707WeldishJohnathan [sic] 1774PostGeorge, Jr.
1680WeldishWilliam 1783EllisEdward
1696WeldishWilliam 1791DayThomas
1708WeldishWilliam 1791PooleThomas
1709WeldishWilliam 1792PopeJohn
1710WhetlandDaniel 1793PopeJohn
1711WhetlandDaniel 1794PopeRobert
1712WidenThomas 1795PostGeorge
1713WidenThomas 1796PostGeorge
1714WildesThomas 1797PostGeorge
1651WilkesJohn 1798PostGeorge
1652WilkesJohn 1813MaresJohn
1648WithinbrokeRobert 1814MaresJohn
1649WithinbrokeRobert 1815MaresJohn
1623WoodRobert 1816 to 1830HillsWalter
1624WoodRobert 1831EdmettThomas
1671WoodSamuel 1832SmytheClement Taylor
1677WoodSamuel 1833TassellThomas
1676WoolballJames 1834PooleJames
1677WoolballJames 1835PooleJames
1678WrentmoreWilliam 1836Office of Chamberlain abolished