Kent Archives Office Accessions 1955 - 56

KENT ARCHIVES OFFICE ACCESSIONS, 1955-56 THE principal accessions received in the County Archives Office between 1st August, 1955, and 31st July, 1956, have been: BOROUGH RECORDS Sandwich Borough [Cat. Mk. Sa/]. Year Books and draft Year Books, 1431-1837; administrative and financial records of the Bridge and Haven, 1548-1860; transcripts and translations of Corporation and Cinque Port charters, 1260-1684; treasurers' rolls, c. 1375-1550; land and water treasurers' accounts, 1625-1835; accounts of the Wardens of the Orphans, 1589-1655; Borough Fund for public works, 1808-94; records of the court of quarter sessions, 1635-1918, the court of record, 1456-1836, and the hundred court, 1529-1681; various versions of Adam Champeneys' custumal, c. 1375-c. 1625; deeds and leases, 1311-1891; rolls of mayors, 1415-1756; letter books and bound volumes of miscellaneous papers, 1295-1830; cartulary and deeds of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, 1383-1781, and deeds of St. John's Hospital, c. 1287-1615; Cinque Port records, 1574- 1916, including copies of many earher documents; and copies of minutes of proceedings of the Brotherhood and Guestling and of custumals of New Romney and Rye and a diary of the bailiff at Yarmouth; transcript material of Wilham Boys, the historian of Sandwich, and J. A. Jacobs, and material assembled for the history of Sandwich from 1932 onwards. SEWERS RECORDS Records of the Medway Navigation Company [Cat. Mk. S/MN], deposited by the Kent River Board. Minutes, 1765-1912; proceedings of the commissioners of sewers, 1627-30; financial records including coal and freight accounts, 1740- 1910. PAROCHIAL RECORDS Canterbury Diocese—Cranbrook [Cat. Mk. P100], Churchwardens' records, 1509-1868, and for Sissinghurst, 1869-1901; vestry minutes, 1706-1879, overseers' records, 1627-1846; surveyors' records, 1781-1836; transcript of registers, 1559-1697. 241 19 KENT ARCHIVES OFFICE St. Clement, Sandwich [Cat. Mk. P323]. Churchwardens' records, 1667-1853; overseers' records, 1663-1867. Sellindge [Cat. Mk. P329]. Churchwardens' records, 1654-1947; vestry minutes, 1777-1859; overseers' records, 1738-1926; surveyors' records, 1814-36. Rochester Diocese—Ightham [Cat. Mk. P202]. Registers, 1559- 1865; churchwardens' records, 1708-1922; vestry minutes, 1782-1857; overseers' records, 1669-1856. Pembury [Cat. Mk. P286]. Registers, 1560-1856; churchwardens' records, 1731-1831; vestry minutes, 1820-55. Shoreham [Cat. Mk. P335]. Registers, 1558-1812. Wrotham [Cat. Mk. P406]. Select Vestry minutes, 1817-24; overseers' records, 1721-1860; vestry minutes for Plaxtol, 1846-1905. TURNPIKE RECORDS Dover to Sandwich Boad [Cat. Mk. Ti l ] , deposited by the Corporation of Sandwich. Minutes, 1832-74; accounts, 1797-1874. ESTATE AND FAMILY ARCHIVES Conyngham MSS. [Cat. Mk. U438], deposited by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Mount Charles. Manorial documents. Minster in Thanet, 1739-1924; GoshaU, HUls Church Gate and Liverocks in Ash next Sandwich, 1849-1923; Kingston, 1855-1923; Patrixbourne Cheney and Martin, 1729-1928; and Wickhambreux, 1639-1923. Deeds. About 2,650: mainly for Ash next Sandwich, Bekesbourne, Chislet and Reculver, Kingston, Littlebourne, Patrixbourne, Minster and other parishes in Thanet, and Wickhambreux, 1551-1929. FamUy papers. Copies, etc., of WUls of the Conyngham family, 1700-1916. Estate papers. Surveys, valuations, rentals, etc., mainly for Minster, 1700-1932; estate correspondence, 1782-1901; papers relating to mineral rights and the Kent Coalfield, 1897-1929. Legal papers. Various cases concerning manorial and foreshore rights of the manor of Minster, 1631-1904. Maps. Ash, 1752; Chislet, c. 1830; Heme and Reculver, 1728; Kingston, 1679; Littlebourne, 1840; Minster, c. 1800; Patrixbourne, 1730; and St. Lawrence, Thanet, 1724. North MSS. [Cat. Mk. TJ471], deposited by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Guilford. Manorial documents. Waldershare, Coldred, Popes HaU in Coldred and GoshaU in Ash, 1605-1866; East and West Langdon and North Court and Boynton in Swingfield, 1646-1867; Plumford and Queen Court in Ospringe, 1469-1664. 242 KENT ARCHIVES OFFICE Deeds. About 1700: Waldershare, Coldred, Lydden, Swingfield, Northbourne, Whitfield, Worth, Sholden and Teynham, 1347-1856; Faversham and Ospringe, 1334-1827. FamUy papers. Settlements, Wills, etc., of the North famUy, 1751-1836; correspondence of Frederick, 5th Earl of GuUford, 1791- 1827, mainly relating to his activities as Governor of Ceylon, 1798-1805, and as promoter of the University of the Ionian Isles, 1819-27. Accounts. Accounts, rentals and vouchers for the whole estate of the Earls of Guilford, 1751-1828 and 1856-1914, Waldershare Park and the home farm, 1711-1811 and 1871-94, and household and personal accounts of the Furnese, Rockingham and North famihes, 1714-98 and 1872-82; Glemham (Suffolk) accounts, 1706-55; merchant and trust accounts of Sir Dudley North and his family, 1672-1723. Official. A smaU group of Lord North's pohtical papers and letters, 1782-88; papers of the Waldershare Volunteer Infantry, 1803-10. Maps. Ospringe, 1599; Little Glemham (Suffolk), 1771. MisceUaneous. Copy of bounds of the free fishery belonging to the manor and hundred of Faversham, 1608; petition from the Nabob of the Carnatic, 1782. Deeds [Cat. Mk. U510], deposited by Major Pratt Boorman. Deeds. About 300: for BUsington, Ruckinge, Woodchurch, etc., 1618-1928. Dering MSS. [Cat. Mk. U512], deposited by Lady Muriel Barclay- Harvey, per Historical Manuscripts Commission. Deeds. About 100: manors of Thurnham and Binbury in Thurnham, 1319-1559; abstracts of charters of land in Thurnham granted to CombweU Priory, twelfth and early thirteenth centuries; CombweU Priory in Goudhurst, 1542. Ecclesiastical. Union of Aldington and Thurnham, 1433 and 1453. Dalison MSS. [Cat. Mk. U522], deposited by the late M. D. P. Dahson. Manorial documents. Hibaldstow, etc. (co. Lines.), c. 1275-1652. Deeds. About 800: West Peckham and Wrotham, 1377-1844; HaUing and Snodland, 1471-1787; Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham, 1401-1787, and Hibaldstow, etc., 1346-1846. FamUy papers. Dahson WiUs and settlements, 1573-1716; inventories, 1578-1671. Personal and household accounts (Master and Stanley families), 1608-76. Official. Notebook kept by Sir Thomas Walsingham as a Justice of the Peace, 1628-44. MisceUaneous. IUuminated register of writs and legal instruments, fourteenth century. IUuminated roU of Knights of the Garter, 1624. Hemes MSS. [Cat. Mk. U543], deposited by Lieutenant-Colonel Spottiswoode. 243 KENT ARCHD7ES OFFICE Deeds. 24: Sevenoaks and Seal, 1782-1881. Estate papers. Correspondence about the St. Julians estate, with specifications of buUdings to be done there and some hop accounts, 1804-1935; correspondence about the buUding of a house in Carlton House Gardens, 1827-32. Maps. Two for Seal and Sevenoaks Weald, c. 1800. OTHER CATALOGUED COLLECTIONS The following is a list of the more important groups of archives catalogued or re-catalogued during the year. In every case the coUections were received in the office before August, 1955. The Knocker Collection [Cat. Mk. U55]. ' Manorial documents. Ightham, 1406-1846; Stansted, 1585-1912; manor and hundred of Wrotham, 1302-1924; Hothfield, Swinford in Hothfield, WestweU and Warehorne, 1531-1930; Charing and the hundred of CalehUl, 1629-c. 1820; Otterden and Boardfield in Otterden, 1575-1814; West Shelve and Shelve Cobham in Lenham, 1320-1937; Boughton Aluph, 1690-1949; Coningbrook and Benstone in Kennington and the lesser manors in Wye, 1706-1940; manor and hundred of Milton, c. 1320-1936; Ash, Ridley and Holliwell in Ash, 1625-1940; Fromonds and Crombury in Hadlow, 1296-1828; honor of Otford, c. 1480-1887; Tonbridge, 1689-1807; BUhngham in Lewisham, 1668- 1785; West Wickham, Keston and Baston, 1467-1938. Deeds. Over 6,000: for many parishes, 1262-1934, with large groups for Tonbridge, Charing, Egerton, Hadlow, Ightham, Lenham, East Peckham, Smarden, Westerham and Wrotham. Estate and famUy papers. James of Ightham, 1463-1913; Hothfield estate, c. 1690-1899; Wheeler, 1612-1878; Lambarde, 1715-1819; Petley, 1520-1743; Warde, 1690-1938; Lennard, 1587-1852; Heath of Brasted, 1614-1730. Business and official papers. Stewards' papers, 1593-1919, and tithe commutation papers, 1817-89, probably aU from Norwood of Charing; lay subsidy rolls for parts of the lathes of Aylesford and Sutton at Hone, 1589-1641; marsh ordinances for Plumstead and East Greenwich, post 1547. Maps. Properties in Charing and Egerton, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks and Sundridge, Kemsing and Seal, Smarden, Tonbridge, Hadlow, Ightham and Ridley, 1777-1846, and tracings of maps of Hothfield Estates, c. 1640-1812. Faunce-De-Laune MSS. [Cat. Mk. U145], presented by Captain Faunce De Laune. Manorial documents. Sharsted, etc., in Doddington, Newnham and Rodmersham, 1655-1938. 244 KENT ARCHIVES OFFICE Deeds. 150: mainly for Sharsted Court estate in Doddington and neighbouring parishes, 1554-1859, and the hundred of Hoo, etc. (Faunce famUy), 1545-1791. Family papers. WiUs and settlements for the families of Delaune, 1627-1739, Pincke, 1666-1839, Faunce, 1585-1867, Barrell, 1649-1786, Duppa, 1760-1859, and Thornycroft, 1709-72. Personal, household and estate accounts for Pincke and other families, 1704-1871. Illuminated pedigree of the Alured family, c. 1630, and pedigrees and genealogical information for the famihes of Thornycroft, Pincke, Barrell and Faunce, c. 1750-1893. Letter book of Thomas HU1, London merchant, 1660-61; letter book and correspondence of the Pincke family, 1744- 1829. Maps. Doddington, etc., 1777, AU Hallows Hoo, 1797, and Newnham, 1793. Eardley MSS. [Cat. Mk. U448], deposited by Lieutenant-Colonel Fremantle, per Herts. C.C. Deeds. About 260: for Erith, including the Belvedere housing estate, 1598-1914. Estate and legal papers for the Belvedere housing estate, 1858-1915. Cowper MSS. [Cat. Mk. U449], deposited by the Lady Salmond, per Herts. C.C. Manorial documents. Ratling in Nonington, 1604-1767; Fordwich, 1716. Deeds. Over 700: mainly for Nonington, Wingham, Deal, Canterbury and Fordwich, 1421-1890. Map. Worth and Eastry, 1755. Documents received from Messrs. Monckton, Son & CoUis [Cat. Mk. U82]. Deeds. About 3,000: for very many parishes, chiefly in the Maidstone area, 1470-1932, with large groups for Maidstone, Bearsted, Detling, Thurnham, Boughton Monchelsea, Hollingbourne, East Peckham and Yalding. Estate and family papers. Allen, 1827-82; Fremlin, 1719-1932; Golding, 1830-1903; Kennard, 1814-1927; Menpes, 1839-1920; Monckton, 1751-1922; Rugg estate, 1760-1907. Maps. Two for East Farleigh, 1772, and one for Ightham and Wrotham, 1765. 245