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Extracts from Ashford Manor Court Rolls
1881 to 1890
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Friday 16 December 1881 Same Lord & Steward
Homage: Edward LOVE & George COBB
William PIETY, fisherman, deceased, held messuage occupied by Henry SOLLY, then
John SMITH, now
Stephen PIDDLESDEN, abutting -
north - to High Street
east - to premises previously John TUNBRIDGE, now devisees of James HARMS
west - to premises previously Henry CREED, then William PIETY, senior, Mary
PIETY,
William PIETY, junior, now Thomas HOLLANDS
south - to common lane
Rent 7/8d + 1/6d = 9/2d [114 & 330a]
By will 26 September 1868, property to trustees Thomas HOLLANDS, musician, and Richard Henry ROBERTS,
plumber.
Deceased 12 April 1870. Probate 11 June 1870.
HOLLANDS, now of Margate, innkeeper, & ROBERTS admitted.
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Thomas HOLLANDS surrenders to Fanny JELL, consideration to secure £734 +
interest @ 5%,
by mortgage dated 16 December 1881.
messuage with cellar etc., occupied by Widow SPARKS, [
] MEADOWCROFT, [ ] HARRISON,
[ ] FARRIS, Frances HEALEY, John MUNNS, then John Edward MUNNS, now William CHARLTON
abutting -
north - to High Street
west - to waste etc.
south - to land & premises previously Edward CHITTENDEN & Richard
HAMMOND etc.
then James HARMS, now his devisees.
east - to premises described below.
Rent 6/7d.
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also : messuage etc., occupied by Widow LEEDS, then John LEEDS, [
] PEARCE, Thomas ALLEN,
then John, then John Edward MUNNS, now William CHARLTON,
abutting -
north - to High Street
west - to premises described above
south - to back lane
east - to premises previously CREED, then SOLLY, PIETY senior, now his
devisees.
Rent 6/7d
[115]
Premises now one, and late a Post Office.
Surrendered to Fanny JELL, spinster , of 12 Effingham Crescent, Dover.
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Friday 5 January 1883 Same Lord & Steward
Homage: Edward LOVE & George COBB
Thomas John STARTUP, gent., deceased, held land with cottage etc., called
Little Cow Field, or First Field,
2 - 2 - 18p, then 2 - 2 - 25p. Previously part of 4 - 0
- 18p, balance called Hop Garden Field, sold by William
ALLEN to George E. JEMMETT, abutting -
south - to Hop Garden Field, now of Henry & James Salkeld BURRA
west & north - to Upper Oxen Field, & Orchard, now of H. & J
Salkeld BURRA
east - to Hempstead Lane.
Rent 4/1d (part of 6/4d) [286a]
Previously owned by William ALLEN, Stephen TUNBRIDGE, Edward STODDART, William WALTER &
George James MORGAN.
Apportioned 9 December 1820
STARTUP admitted 13 April 1836.
By will 14 April 1871, property to trustees Robert ELLIOTT, John SWINFORD,
& Robert Ridge ELLIS, for benefit
of son Thomas Robert STARTUP, or if deceased before
25 years to daughters Hannah FIELDER, & Mary Jane.
By codicil 6 February 1872 Richard PHILPOTT appointed in lieu of John SWINFORD.
Deceased 26 March 1878. Probate 14 May 1878.
Thomas Robert STARTUP now 20 years.
Trustees admitted & then surrender to Maidstone & Ashford Railway
Company.
Land ref. 31 & 35 on plan to railway.
Consideration £2046 - 7 - 8d.
Railway Company (by Act of 1880) admitted.
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Thursday 10 January 1884 Same Lord & Steward
Homage: Edward LOVE & George COBB
George Alexander LEWIS & wife Charlotte surrender to James MERCER of
Ashford, brickmaker, on sale
consideration £500 -
messuage or tenement, occupied by Thomas BLACKMAN, Sarah CARRECK, John WALLIS,
Charles
HAYCOCK, & Thomas BEKEN, now Susan CARTWRIGHT, Ann HAYCOCK,
Richard GILLETT, William
GILLETT, & Widow ROLFE, abutting -
east - to land previously PIERCE, then RIGDEN & DELMAR, occupied by
Charles ROGERS,
now GILES & BURDEN, & also " Old English Gentleman",
occupied by Thomas SETTERFIELD
north - to Parkfield, occupied by Charkes HARRISON, but since sold &
tenements erected.
west - to garden, now built on, of Mrs. JENKIN SKINNER, then John Russell
PHILPOTT,
now Henry KNOCK
south - to premises previously CARRECK, then ASHDOWN, now FREEMAN.
Rent 4d.
[215d]
Admitted 17 April 1855
James MERCER admitted.
[ Previous Court 11 October 1866 Next Court 10 January 1910 ]
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] 18 August 1884 Out of Court.
William BEET, M.D. surrenders to Charles Stephen Abbott ATKINSON of Ashford,
surgeon, on sale,
consideration £100 -
land 1/2 (half) rood & 5 perch, abutting -
west - to lands (now enfranchised) previously Daniel LAWRENCE, now Henry IGGLESDEN
north - to Park Street
east - to land previously Mark, now John (& his devisees) DORMAN
south - to land previously William BEET & land previously John FOWLER, now
Henry IGGLESDEN.
Rent 2d. [sic]
[147b]
Occupied by John, then William BEET
ATKINSON admitted
[this land was divided at Court 6 Feb. 1811, & this part should be charged
@ 1d.]
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Thursday 12 February 1885 Same Lord & Steward
Homage: Edward HAYWARD & George Wraight KNOWLES
George Henry T. FARBRACE, clerk, deceased, of Eythorne, held land 7 1/2 acres abutting -
east - to land previously LORD OF MANOR, then SHEPHERD & Co., & land
previously
KEMSLEY, then also SHEPHERD & Co.
south - to land previously John & Margaret BLUNDELL, then Thomas
NICKOLLS,now
site of premises in New Street.
west - to lane Barrow Hill/Gore Hill
north - to Long Tilton
Rent 9/2d [ half & half] [74]
Occupied by Simon PEVERET, William PILCHER, late Frederick WORGER
also : 1/4 + 1/4 of Ashford Meadow, 7 acres, abutting -
east - to land of heirs of Rev. Stephen GREENHILL & land previously Thomas
FLINT,
since William JEMMETT, now J.R. LEWIS
south - to land of LORD OF MANOR & land of Henry GOLD
west - to River Stour
north - to lands previouslyThomas COLE, then John DUNK, then George FARBRACE,
& heirs of William WALL, now Admiral WINTHROP.
Rent 11/8d
[77]
Occupied by William WALL, James WALL, now Daniel PLEDGE.
Admitted 15 January 1821
also: 1/4 + 1/4 of land, Great & Little Cowlees, 9 - 2 - 13p, abutting -
east - to River Stour
south - to land previously William AUSTEN, now Ashford Water & Steam Flour
Mills Company Ltd.
west - to land previously Jos. MACE, then Robert MASCALL, now Edward LOVE
north - to Parsonage Glebe, now James. S. BURRA.
Rent 4/-
[78]
Occupied by William WATERMAN, now Thomas EDWARDS & A. BETTS.
also: 1/4 + 1/4 of "Little Princes" in Willesborough
[79]
By will 26th October 1866, property to wife Elizabeth Bower FARBRACE.
Deceased 17 March 1872 Probate 10 April 1972.
By will of Elizabeth B. FARBRACE, 26 March 1872, property to nephew George Teale Sebor WINTHROP, R.N.
Deceased 30 May 1878. Probate 24 June 1878.
George Teale Sebor WINTHROP admitted.
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Saturday 10 October 1885 Same Lord & Steward
Homage: George COBB & William Richard BROWNE
Edward Watson SIMONDS held lands abutting -
east - to land of Thomas STARTUP, then Robert HOUGHTON
south - to yard, previously garden of Samuel FLINT
west - to lands previously Edward CHITTENDEN, then John THURSTON, John DUNGEY,
then SIMONDS
north - to freehold messuage, previously E. CHITTENDEN, the J. THURSTON, John DUNGEY,
then SIMONDS
Rent 10d.
[118]
also: land 32ft. x 22 ft. abutting -
east - to land previously Grace WHITFELD, then Thomas STARTUP, then Robert HOUGHTON
south & west - to lands previously CHITTENDEN, then SIMONDS
north - to lands described above.
Rent 2 1/2d.
[119]
Occupied by Elizabeth DAWSON, Edward CHITTENDEN, John THURSTON, now
J.W. BUGLER
also: land, with building occupied as above, abutting -
west - to land previously Thomas FLINT, & lands previously John TUNBRIDGE
north - to messuage previously John DUNGEY, then SIMONDS
east - to land of John THURSTON
south - to land described below.
Rent 8 1/2d.
[124]
also : land abutting -
east - to land of Robert HOUGHTON
south - to lands of College
west - to land described below, previously Thomas FLINT
north - to land last described above.
Rent 12d.
[125]
Occupied as described above.
also : land, abutting -
east - to land previously John THURSTON, then SIMONDS
south - to lands of Vicar
Rent 8d
[182a]
Admitted 9 March 1854
By will 4 January 1861, property to trustees Robert & John FURLEY.
Deceased 6 March 1861. Probate 5 April 1861.
Trustees admitted.
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12 October 1885
Indenture - William JOHNSON, 1 Plevna Street, Cubitt Town, London, E. John GOLDSMITH,
William Richard
KING, Edward HAYWARD, William AKHURST, Henry Sturges PLEDGE,
John PILCHER, James William
JOHNSON, Henry JEFFERY, William BANKS, William
REYNOLDS, William Burton SAMSON, William HOOKER,
& James BALDOCK, all of
Ashford, & Miles MORRIS of Tonbridge
[Baptist trustees]
appoint James BANNON of New Romney as attorney to be admitted to -
land abutting -
north - to premises of Charles Alfred [Atkey] WOTTON
east - to other land of Baptists
south -to St. John's Lane
west - to other premises of WOTTON
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Tuesday, 13 October 1885 COURT BARON
Homage: George COBB & William Richard BROWNE
William LOVE of Rolvenden, farmer, & William Elliott LONG of
Woodnesborough, farmer surrender to Baptists,
on sale, consideration £60 land abutting -
north - to land of Charles Atkey WOTTON
east - to other land of Baptists
south - to St. John's Lane
west - to other premises of WOTTON
Rent 1/1d
[pt.358 & 359]
Coloured yellow on plan.
Admitted 13 October 1885
ALSO:
Edward LOVE held land, copyhold land of house of LOVE, occupied by George ELLIOTT, senior,
then Edward LOVE.
Rent 10d. + 1/-
[358 & 359]
Admitted 16 October 1869
Deceased 2 April 1885. By will dated 1 May 1882, nephews William LOVE of
Rolvenden, & William Elliott LONG
of Woodnesborough, executors & trustees.
Probate 27 April 1885.
Trustees admitted, & then surrender -
rental 358 10d 359 1/0d = 1/10d.
Baptist trustees - coloured yellow on plan @ 1/1d
Charles Atkey WOTTON - coloured pink on plan @ 8d
[Horace BROWN - see Court 4 August 1894 - blue - @ 1d.]
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Saturday, 10 April 1886 Same Lord & Steward
Homage: George COBB & William Richard BROWNE
William ELLIOTT, maltster , held messuage etc., abutting -
north & east - to messuage of Charles BAKER
west - to land called Pelhill Lane, now Brewer Street
south - to highway
Rent 1/-
[132]
Occupied by William CURLING, William ELLIOTT, now John Robert BUTLER, &
Thomas L. ELLIOTT
Admitted 5 November 1812
also : way into & on Pelhill Lane, 10 rods length x 12 ft., from corner
called Harris Corner, to lands of
Robert MASCALL.
Rent 4d.
[133]
By will [date blank] property to wife Mary for life, then his children.
Executors brothers John & George ELLIOTT,
& brother-in-law Edward MITTEL of New Romney.
Deceased 15 April 1821 Probate ACC 9 October 1821
Mary ELLIOTT deceased 5 March 1846, leaving only son Thomas.
By will of Thomas ELLIOTT dated 1 April 1858, property to wife Caroline.
Executors wife, J.R. LEWIS & Robert
ELLIOTT of Tunbridge Wells, draper.
Deceased [buried 7 May ] 1858. Probate 4 June 1858, to wife, LEWIS, &
George ELLIOTT, junior [? son of Robert]
By will of Caroline ELLIOTT, dated31 May 1858, property to J.R. LEWIS &
George ELLIOTT, junior, of Ashford,
silversmith, as trustees for sale to eldest son,
including
brewery & public houses.
Deceased 28 June 1859. Probate 10 October 1859.
Thomas Lewis ELLIOT, eldest son of Caroline, purchased by indenture 11 October
1866 (1) J.R. LEWIS &
George ELLIOTT, junior (2) William ELLIOTT, farmer,
Caroline, Mary Anne, & Ellen ELLIOTT, spinsters, all
of Ashford, (3) Thomas Lewis ELLIOTT
Thomas Lewis ELLIOTT admitted, and then surrenders to John Samuel BLIGH of Holmsdale Brewery,
Sevenoaks, on sale, consideration £850.
[ from this date but - omitted
from roll ?]
Thomas Lewis Elliott, brewer, surrenders to George How ANDREWS, of Hastings,
gent.,
on sale, consideration £300 -
stable & garden, now yard of "Royal Oak", abutting -
east - to Marsh Street
south - to land of Baptists
west - to land previously Edward LOVE, now Charles Atkey WOTTON
north - to freehold land previously ANDREWS, now ELLIOTT
Rent 2/-
[63]
Occupied by Charles GIBSON, Edwin Rose, William DAVIS, now Thomas Lewis
ELLIOTT.
ELLIOTT admitted 26 February 1880.
George How ANDREWS admitted.
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Wednesday 6 July 1887 Same Lord & Steward
Homage: George COBB & George Wraight KNOWLES
Thomas TALBOT, deceased, earthenware dealer, held land abutting -
east - to footway
south - to lands of George COBB
west - to land previously SNOAD, now William TAYLOR
north - to freehold messuage of Lewis Ambrose REEVE, now Thomas TALBOT.
Rent 2d.
[pt. 207]
Admitted 3 August 1857
Thomas TALBOT built 5 cottages, now 4,5,6,7, & 8 Church Passage.
By will dated 30 May 1882, property to trustees William POPE of 2 Harbour
Street, Folkestone, china dealer,
William GILES of Ashford, china dealer, & Robert
Hartley HARMS of Ashford.
Deceased 31 January 1887. Probate 4 March 1887
Trustees admitted & then surrender to William TAYLOR of Maidstone,
corndealer, on sale, consideration £500.
[ Previous court 3 August 1857 Next Court 4 Aug 1894. ]
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Friday 9 March 1888 Same Lord & Steward
Homage: George COBB & William Richard BROWNE
Charles George & Mary Ann FREEMAN of Edburton, Sussex, surrender to John Udal BUGLER, on sale,
consideration £170. -
messuage or tenement occupied by Widow HOMEWOOD & Peter YOUNG
four tenements erected by Robert HOUGHTON, now occupied by Mrs. CAMERON
& others.
Rent 2d. (part of 5d.) [339b]
ALSO : FREEMAN surrenders to Edward DRYLAND, builder, on sale, consideration
£100.
cottages, 2,3 & 4 Churchyard Square, abutting -
north - to cottages sold by FREEMAN to Charlotte WEIGHTMAN
west - to yard of George COBB
east - to common way
south - to 5,6 & 7 Churchyard Square, sold by Freeman to Walter, James
& Edward
KINGSLAND.
Part of premises at
rent of 1d, part of 3d. [pt. 235]
Edward DRYLAND admitted.
ALSO : surrender to William JONES of Ashford, builder, on sale, consideration
£200 premises previously
occupied by William JONES & John BIRD, now William
JONES etc. abutting -
east - to footway to premises now James MERCER
north - to premises now James MERCER
west - to premises now enfranchised of John PHILPOTT
south - to Park Street
Rent 2d.
[215e]
now 22,24 & 26 Postman's Row.
William JONES admitted.
also - surrender to Walter James & Edward KINGSLAND, both of Hythe,
butchers, on sale, consideration £325 -
premises 7, 9, & 11 Tufton Street, occupied by [
] LAW, [ ] COLGATE, &
Mrs. FINN, abutting -
north - to premises described below
west - to yard of George COBB
south - to Tufton Street
east - to common way
Rent 6d
[110]
and 3 messuages & yard, now 5,6 & 7 Churchyard Square, abutting -
north - to 2/4 Churchyard Square
west - to yard of George COBB
east - to common way
south - to 7/11 Tufton Street
Rent 1d.
[pt 235]
W.J. & E. KINGSLAND admitted.
[ Previous Court 18 December 1879]
ALSO - surrender to Charlotte WEIGHTMAN, on sale, consideration £190
messuages 6 & 7 Churchyard, & cottage in Churchyard Passage. Occupied
by Mrs. CAVE, James CADWELL,
& Mrs. WALTER, abutting -
north - to churchyard
west - to yard of George COBB
east - to common way
south - to premises sold to Edward DRYLAND
at rent of
1d
[pt. 235]
Charlotte WEIGHTMAN admitted .
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Wednesday 30 January 1889 Same Lord & Steward.
Homage: George COBB & Edward DRYLAND
William SHEPPARD of Ealing, surgeon, & wife Frances Ann, surrender to J.V.
BUGLER, ironmonger, on sale,
consideration £220
land & premises , with linen manufactory, coloured pink on plan &
previously described as - building etc., built
by Robert HOUGHTON.
Rent 3d.
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