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Stourmouth Poll Tax 1734, 1754, 1790, 1832, 1865
Transcribed by Susan D. Young.

1734

Taken at Maidstone, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 15th and 16th of May, 1734. By Sir Henry Hicks, Knt. Sheriff.
Candidates: Right Honourable the Earl of Middlesex
Sir George Oxenden, Bart.
Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Vane
Sir Edward Dering, Bart.
SURNAME GIVEN NAME FREEHOLD Middlesex Oxenden Vane Dering
Culmore George Preston   x   x
Dowker Thomas Ash x x    
    TOTALS 1 2 0 1


1754

Taken at Maidstone on Wednesday and Thursday the 1st and 2nd of May, 1754. By Sir Thomas Rider, Knt. Sheriff.
Candidates:
The Honourable Robert Fairfax, Esq.
The Honourable Lewis Watson, Esq.
Sir Edward Dering, Bart.
SURNAME GIVEN NAME FREEHOLD CONSISTING OF OCCUPIERS Fairfax Watson Dering
Cook William Wingham house & land Tho. Knott x x  
Gibbs James Stourmouth land James Gibbs x x  
Wood John Ash house & land Geo. Wood   x x
        TOTALS 2 3 1


1790

Taken on Pennenden Heath, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 28, 29 and 30th days of June, 1790. By Leonard Bartholmew, Esq. Sheriff.
Candidates:
The Honourable Charles Marsham
Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart.
Filmer Honywood, Esq.
SURNAME GIVEN NAME FREEHOLD CONSISTING OF OCCUPIERS Marsham Knatchbull Honywood
Culmer Carr Hoath land ..... Slanden x x  
Foreman Samuel Stourmouth house & land self   x  
Gibbs Edmond Stourmouth house J. Gibbs x x  
Gibbs Thomas Stourmouth malt house self     x
Gibbs Thomas Ash house & land self & others     x
Harrison John Stourmouth house & land self   x  
Horne George Stourmouth house & land ..... Childs     x
Sherry John Stourmouth house & land ..... Culmer x x  
Wraight Robert Stourmouth marsh land self x x  
        TOTALS 4 6 3


1832

Taken before the High Sheriff, C. Douglas, Esq. and his deputies, on the 20th and 21st of December, 1832 at various places in East Kent.
Candidates:
Sir Knatchbull, Bart.
Sir R. Cosway
J. P. Plumptre, Esq.
Sir W.P.M. Courtenay
NB: Sir William Percy Honywood Courtenay having received but few Votes, a fourth column is only introduced where required.

Persons are not bound to attend in person, but they must cause to be produced before the Court proper evidence of their possession or occupation of the property required to entitle them to vote. The time necessary for occupiers to have been in possession is twelve months clear from the 31st of July in each year; for owners of property by purchase, six months; where property is acquired by descent, marriage, or church preferment, the right of voting takes place immediately. Leasehold Estates must have been occupied, or the rents and profits received, twelve calendar months previous to the last day in July.
SURNAME GIVEN NAME RESIDENCE Knatchbull Cosway Plumptre
Austen Clement Sandwich x   x
Addley William Stourmouth x   x
Culmer Carr Stourmouth x   x
Culmer George Stourmouth x    
Culmer Charles Stourmouth x    
Dowker John Preston x    
Dowker James Stourmouth X    
Fox William Stourmouth      
Gibbs Thomas Canterbury x   x
Harrison William Stourmouth      
Harrison Robert Stourmouth   x x
Harrison Clement Stourmouth   x x
Harrison George Stourmouth   x x
Harrison Charles Stourmouth   x x
Hogben Richard Stourmouth      
Makey William Stourmouth x    
Impitt Mark Stourmouth x   x
Smith Benjamin Stourmouth   x x
Spain John Stourmouth x    
Taylor Thomas Stourmouth x   x
Twyman John Stourmouth x    
White Richard Stourmouth x    


1865

1865 The Poll for two Knights of the Shire to represent the Eastern Division of the County of Kent. By William Hall, Secretary to the Liberal Registration Associations of East and West Kent. Taken on Tuesday the 18th of July at various places.
Candidates:
Sir Brook William Bridges, Bart - Conservative
Sir Norton Joseph Knatchbull, Bart. - Conservative
Sir Edward Cholmeley Dering, Bart. - Liberal
SURNAME GIVEN NAME ADDRESS PARISH/COUNTY NOTES Bridges Knatchbull Dering
Adley James   Stourmouth   x x  
Cook Stephen   Stourmouth   x   x
Cook William   Elmstone       x
Culmer Bridgland Thomas   Stourmouth        
Culmer Charles   Ash Sandwich       x
Culmer William   Stourmouth   x x  
Dowker George   Stourmouth   x x  
Drake Rev. Richard   Stourmouth   x x  
Gibbs Henry   Stourmouth   x x  
Harrison Charles   Stourmouth   x x  
Harrison Clement   Stourmouth   x x  
Harrison George   Stourmouth   x x  
Hills John   Stourmouth   x x  
Impett John   Stourmouth   x    
Impett Thomas   Stourmouth   x x  
Mount John   Stourmouth   x    
Sherry John   Word   x x  
Sladden Isaac   Stourmouth   x x  
White George   Stourmouth   x x  
Woollett Norwood   Stourmouth   x x