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Tithe Apportionment for Otford


Otford - Maps and Tithe award schedules

Otford Tithe award schedule    Part 1  (66KB)   Part 2  (80KB) - signed 15th November 1844
    With names of landowners, occupiers and fieldnames with acreages, and tithe payments                             

 

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Otford Tithe award schedule - Part 1 - signed 15th November 1844

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Information kindly provided by  Patricia Richardson

Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Sheet 1
Earl
   Amherst








































Sheet 2

James
   Selby

111
112
113
113a
114a
114
115
117
116
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141a
509
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
526a
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546

Great Lawn
Shaw
Shaw
Part of Hither Spring Head
Shaw
Part of 20 Acres
Ox Pasture
Little Coney Grounds
Shaw & Ponds
Little Mead
Shaw
Garden
Orchard
House & Garden
Pond
Yard Road & Buildings
Palace Meadow
Yard & Buildings
Garden
Shaw etc.
Privy Walk
Barbers Mead
Horse Pasture
Ten Acres
The Slip
Shaw
Road etc.
Shaw
Round field
Pond field
Great Coney Grounds
Road Shaw etc.
Lower Butts field
Acre Platt
Great Butts field
Oxen Thorn
Oxen Thorn
Shaw
The Great 8 Acres
Pond
Deer Lodge Meadow
Lodge Green
Little 8 Acres
Throat Cut Meadow
Barn Meadow
Yard & Buildings
Great Meadow
Oxen Hill
Oxen Hill
Oxen Hill
The 6 Acres
Molton Pasture
Great Molton Mead
Little Molton Mead
Great Meadow
Old Lads Hill
Cottage and Garden

Arable
Wood
Wood
Arable
Wood
Arable
Pasture
Arable
Wood etc
Pasture
Wood
---
Pasture etc
---
Water
---
Meadow
---
---
Wood & water
Pasture
Meadow
Meadow
Pasture
Wood
Wood
---
Wood
Pasture
Wood
Hops
Wood etc.
Arable
Meadow
Arable
Arable
Pasture
Wood
Pasture
---
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
---
Meadow
Pasture
Wood
Arable
Arable
Pasture
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Pasture
---


84.1.19
0.3. 4
0.3.26
0.0.34
0.0.27
1.2. 8
5.2. 2
4.0.20
0.1.33
2.2.19
0.0.37
0.1.36
0.2.12
0.1.16
0.1. 1
1.1. 0
2.3.12
0.2.18
0.1. 5
0.0.28
7.2. 7
2.2.10
5.3.34
9.3. 7
1.2. 4
0.0.22
0.2.34
0.0.34
3.1. 3
2.0. 7
14.0.28
0.3. 7
6.0.38
1.3.20
9.2. 3
11.3.12
1.2.14?
1.2.8?
8.2.12
0.0.17?
5.1.15
1.2.31
8.3.26
8.1.26
7.1.38
1.0. 3
6.2.0
7.1. 1
5.0.38
1.2. 1
6.0.31
4.3.18
7.0.33
3.3. 0
7.0. 5
27.2.38
    0.1. 8
308.1.33


32. 5. 0


0. 2. 0

0.10. 0
0.15. 9
1.11. 9

0.12. 0

0. 7. 6
0. 5. 0



0.18. 0

0. 2. 6

1. 8. 0
0.17. 0
1. 9. 0
1.12. 6




0.12. 6

5. 3. 0

1.19. 0
0. 8. 0
3. 4. 0
3.19. 0
0. 3. 9

1. 4. 0

0.14. 9
0. 4. 0
1. 4. 0
1. 4. 6
1.12. 6

1.14. 0
0.17. 0

0. 9. 6
2. 2. 6
0.13. 6
2. 1. 6
0.18. 0
1.17.0
3.1.0
            
78. 3. 1
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Earl
   Amherst

Earl
 Amherst
  (Lord of the
      Manor)

John
   Anguetil


Joseph
   Bradley

John
   Bowyer









John
   Bligh

Bryant
   Burton
Earl
Amherst






William
 Booker
& another

Joseph
Bradley

James
 Draper
& another

Thomas
 Hodd
& others

John Carter
& others

Charles
   Troughton

John
   Couchman

510


147




131



33


34



35



37


63



152
Ruins


Otford Green




Cottages and Garden s



House Buildings 
    & Garden

Cottages and Gardens



Cottages and Gardens



Cottages and Gardens


House Shop & Garden



Cottage and Garden
Pasture 
  & Rough

Waste




---



---


---



---



---


---



---

0.2.32


0.2.38




0.0.27



0.0.31


0.0.15



0.0.33



0.1.10


0.0.16



0.0.13

0. 2. 6











0. 2. 0
Sheet 3
Edward
Cassam




















Elizabeth
   Catt

Edward
   Cassam



John
 Cassam
& others

William
 Cassam
& others

David
   Pryer

John Field
& others

James King
& others

John Clark
& another


47
202
214


44



45



46


212


213


151

Field
---
---


Cottages and Gardens



Cottages & Gardens



Cottage and Garden


Cottages and Gardens


Cottages & Gardens


Cottages & Gardens

Arable
Meadow
Arable


---



---



---


---


---


---


0.3.36
0.3.35
1.2. 6
3.1.27

0.0.24


0.0.29



0.0.19



0.0.26


0.0.17


0.0.17


0. 9. 9
0. 5. 0
0.11. 0
1. 5. 9
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
William
Carnell











Commissioners
 of Turnpike
   Roads


Thomas
   Devenport


John
   Day

Sheet 4
Elizabeth
   Eminton
Jane
   Shrub

Jane, Henry
 & James
  Shrub

William
   Carnell

Henry Shrub
& others

Commissioners
 of Turnpike
   Roads


Thomas
   Devenport


Joseph
 Smith
& others

Widow
 Emery
& another

264


265
266


267


342


119
286
565


251
252


325



29
Orchard


Cottage and Garden
Cottage Garden & Bldgs


Shaw


Cottages and Gardens


Gate House & Garden
Gate House & Garden
Dartford & London Road


House Buildings & Gdn
Field


Cottages & Gardens



Cottages & Gardens
Fruit


---
---


Wood


---


---
---
---


---
Meadow


---



---

0.1.28


0.0.14
0.1. 4
0.1.18


0.2. 0


0.1.14


0.0.33
0.0.10
22.0. 4
22.1. 7

0.0.39
1.1.17
1.2.16

0.0.39



0.1.26

0. 4. 0

















0. 2. 0
0. 7. 6
0. 9. 6
Sir Edmund
   Filmer





















Robert
  Gamlin






Elizabeth
   Hogsflesh
John Allen
   Selby















Samuel
   Norman




George
  Durham
    Thorpe





Elizabeth
   Hogsflesh

548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562


547
563
564



297
298
299
301
302
304


55
Further Otford Lay
Hither Otford Lay
Four Acre Mead
Otford Eight Acres
Chalk Shaw
Chalk field
Shaw
Shaw
Shaw
Part of Landway
Rushey field
The Twelve Acres
Shaw & Pond
Sixteen Acre Hop Garden
Shaw & Road


Field
Brickyard & Buildings
House & Garden



Rough by River
Field
---
---
Road
Shaw


Cottage and Garden
Pasture
Pasture
Meadow
Pasture
Wood
Arable
Wood
Wood
Wood 
Road etc.
Pasture
Pasture
Wood & Water
Hops
Wood etc.


Meadow
---
---



---
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
Road
Wood


---

8.1. 9
7.1. 4
5.1.12
8.1.19
0.2.17
7.1.16
0.1. 7
0.2. 7
0.0.26
0.0. 3
11.1.30
12.0.34
0.1. 3
13.0.32
 1.2.12
76.3.31

3.1.24
2.0.18
0.0.34
5.2.36


0.1. 8
4.0. 6
2.3. 0
1.1.10
0.0.35
0.2.18
9.0.37

0.0.15

1. 9. 0
0.18. 0
1. 8. 0
1. 0. 6

1.11. 6




1.13. 0
1.10. 9

3.16. 0
          
13. 7. 3

0.14. 0


0.14. 0



1.5. 0
0.11. 6
0. 5. 9

         
2. 2. 3
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Anthony
   Harman



Sheet 5
Mary
 Susannah )
  Hylton
Trustees
 Vaughan &
 Wm Petty
Daniel
   Day




William
   Long
154
155
156
157


325
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
240
241
246
258
261
262
263
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
287
288
289
Garden
Garden
House Buildings & Yard
Yard


Latchmore Wood
Horn Book
Rough in 226
Shaw
Scrubs
Chalk Pit Downs
---
Broad field
---
---
Part of field
Bowmans Hill
Great Mead
Kibbles Mead
Kibbles Bank
Ruflands & Hill field
Cottage and Garden
Shaw
Shorpes field
Middle Floats
Floats
Landway
Lower Five Acres
Upper Five Acres
Mill Bank
Rough by River
Barn Lodges & Yards






Wood
Arable
---
Wood
Wood etc.
Arable
Wood
Arable
Arable
Arable
Arable
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
Pasture
Arable
---
Wood
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
---
Arable
Arable
Meadow
---
---

0.0.10
0.0.36
0.0.30
0.0.21
0.2.17

9.1.10
9.1.34
0.1.25
0.1. 0
5.2.38
20.2. 9
0.0.16
29.3.20
33.0. 8
4.0. 6
0.0. 4
7.0.14
5.1.17
3.0.30
6.2.19
18.2.39
0.0. 9
0.0.32
7.3.31
3.1.27
2.3. 5
0.1. 0
5.1. 8
4.3.29
6.2.39
0.0.31
   0.2. 3
186.0.23


0. 3. 0

          
0. 3. 0

0.13. 6
0.18. 6


0. 3. 6
6. 0. 0

11.10. 0
13. 9. 0
1.10. 6

2. 9. 0
1. 2. 6
0.14. 0
1. 3. 0
5. 8. 0


1. 7. 0
0.13. 6
1.10. 6

0.11. 6
1.10. 0
1. 9. 0

          
52. 3. 0







William
   Jessup

John
   Jessup

John Jessup
James
 Griffiths
& another

Sheet 6
David
   Jessup
Richard
   Palmer





William
   Jessup

John
   Jessup

James
 Griffiths
& others



Michael
 Capon
& others

John Stroud
& others

David Jessup
& others

290
291
292
293
294


64


249


250





268



270


272
Garden
House Mill & Garden
Water
Landway
Garden


House Yard & Buildings


House & Garden


House Buildings Yard 
   and Garden




House etc…



House etc.


House etc
---
---
---
---



---


---


---





---



---


---

0.0.14
0.0.39
0.0.20
0.0.22
0.0. 4
0.2.19

0.0.22


0.1. 4


0.1.21





0.0.12



0.0.13


0.0.14











0. 4. 0
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Aaron
   Jessup

George
   Jessup
















John
   Lake
Francis
 Killick
& others

William
 Scrub
& others

Empty


George
 Jessup
& others

Mary Jessup
& others

John Barrett
& others

John
   Lake



John Brooks
 & others
Edward
 Ashdown 
& others

271



269



273


274



275


276


163
164
171


165

169
House Lodge etc.



House etc.



House Wheelwright’s
   shop etc.

House etc.



House etc.


House etc.


Field
House & Garden
Stable & Shrubbery


Cottages and Gardens

Cottages and Gardens
---



---



---


---



---


---


Arable
---
---


---

---

0.0.12



0.0. 9



0.0.18


0.0. 9



0.0.12


0.0. 9


1.1.13
0.2.31
0.0.28
2.0.32

0.0.24

0.0.18
0.1. 2






















0.12. 0
0. 8. 0
         
1. 0. 0
Trustee to
Henry
Thomas Lane
 Anthony Fitz
  Hugh (Clerk)









Sheet 7
George
  Durham
   Thorpe





George
   Jessup











James
   Selby
300
303
305
306
307
308


309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319


331
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
391
392
427
428
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
Field
Shaw & Pond
Shaw
---
---
---


Shaw
Shaw
Pond
---
Tilehouse field
Shaw & Waste
---
---
Cottage Buildings & Yard
Garden
Pit


Great field
Shaw
Twelve Acres
Stable field
Road
Pound field
Lambs Croft
Road
Rob Sacks
Shaw
Pig field
Shaw
Jack Harris
Barn field
Shaw
Stack yard & Pond
Yard and Buildings
House & Garden
Little Meadow
Little Meadow
Meadow
Wood & Water
Wood
Pasture etc.
meadow
Wood


Wood
Wood
---
Pasture
Meadow
Wood etc.
Meadow
Arable
---
---
Water etc.


Pasture
Wood
Arable
Arable
---
Arable
Arable
---
Arable
Wood
Arable
Wood
Arable
Arable
Wood
---
---
---
Pasture
Pasture

1.2.20
0.1.12
0.0.32
1.0.34
2.2. 5
1.1.15
7.0.38


0.2. 3
0.1.25
0.0.18
6.1. 6
8.3. 5
1.2.20
8.1.36
0.1.11
0.1. 7
0.0.32
 0.0.21
27.0.24

26.1.13
0.1.20
12.0.32
6.0.16
0.1. 1
12.1.34
12.3.10
0.0.34
8.2.36
0.1.14
6.2.22
0.2.38
6.0.32
5.3. 0
0.1. 4
0.2.23
0.1.33
0.0.35
3.2. 3
   0.3.38
105.0.38

0. 6. 6


0. 2. 6
0.11.6
         
1. 0. 6




1. 4. 0
1.17. 6

1.16. 6
0. 2. 0

0. 1. 0
         
5. 1. 0


2.11. 0

3.16. 0
1.17. 6

3.18. 0
3.19. 6

2.12. 0

2.4. 0

2.2. 0
1.18.6




0.10. 0
  0. 3. 0
25.11. 6
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Humphrey 
 St. John
  Mildmay









Sheet 8
Richard
   Bowles


Joseph
   Parish
1
2


3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
17a
18
19
20
21
22
23

48
51
52
53
54
69
82
83
84
87
88
89
496
500
501
River Neck
Shaw


Lower Farsons
Mill Pond & Lower mead
Middle Farsons
Upper Farsons
White Hill
Road and Rough
9 Acres and 6 Acres
Chalkpit field
Pear Tree field
12 Acres
Middle Meadow
Upper Meadow
Barn Yard & Buildings
Stack Plat & Lodge
Little New Park
Rough by River
Great New Park
Oxley
Crab Croft
Crab Croft
Road
Cliffords field & Upper & Lower 8 Acres
Bull Hop Garden
Yard and Buildings
Stack Yard etc.
Barn field
House Meadow
Upper Hopgarden
Little Coom
Middle Coom
Great Coom
Middle Hill
Upper Hill
Shaw
Farthings
Moor Mead
Moor Mead
Arable
Wood


Arable
meadow
Arable
Arable
Arable
---
Arable
Arable
Arable
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
---
---
Arable
---
Arable
Pasture
Arable
Hops
---

Arable
Hops
---
---
Arable
House & Mdw
Arable
Arable
Arable
Arable
Arable
Arable
Wood
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow

3.2.12
0.2. 1
4.0.13

23.1.35
6.3. 6?
16.0.14
16.0.16
16.0.12
0.1. 8
15.1.24
8.1.13
11.3. 3
12.3.26
8.0. 5
5.2.38
0.1.31
0.2.34
6.2.10
0.1. 2
8.2.27
11.1. 0
23.1.16
5.2.37
0.3.21

26.0.12
5.0.26
0.1.20
1.0.26
6.3.15
1.1.27
11.1. 0
9.2. 8
12.1.14
12.0.38
18.2. 8
18.3.24
0.1.32
6.3. 0
2.3.34
  5.1.20
338.1. 2

1. 5. 0
         
1. 5. 0

9. 0. 0
2. 5. 6
5. 7. 6
?
?
?
4?.9. 0
?
3. 2. 0
4.16. 0
2.14. 0
1.18. 6


1.19. 0

2.18. 0
2. 4. 0
8.18. 0
2. 4. 6


9. 6. 6
2.10. 0


2.18. 0
0.12. 0
4. 8. 0
3. 6. 0
4.14. 0
4. 8. 0
4. 6. 6
1. 7. 0

2. 2. 0
0.18. 0
  1.13. 0
104. 8. 6
Humphrey 
 St. John
  Mildmay






Sheet 9
Edward
   Nash
25
26
27
28
30
31
31a
32
36
38
39
40
41
166
168
181
182
183
184
185
186
189
198
199
---
Further Mead
Mill Meadow (further)
Road Side
Mill tail
Mill & yard
Mill Head
Road
Stable & Yard
Street Meadow
Mill Meadow
Yard & Buildings
Stack Yard
Buildings & Yard
House & Garden
Yard & Buildings
---
---
Little Red Brooks
Close Mead
Red Brooks
---
Three corner field
Shaw
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Water
---
Water
---
---
Meadow
Meadow
---
Pasture etc.
---
---
---
Arable
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Hops
Arable
Wood

9.2.23
3.0.14
2.0.38
1.0.10
0.2. 3
0.0.19
0.0.14
0.0.24
0.0. 7
1.0. 4
1.2. 6
0.0.15
0.0.12?
0.0.20
0.0.27
0.0.20
8.1. 0?
4.0.33
?.2. 3
6.2.32
4.1. ?
4.2. 0
7.3.30
  0.2.12
57.1.34

4. 0. 0
1. 0. 0
0.12. 0
0. 7. 0





0. 7. 0
0.10. 6

0. 2. 0



3. 7. 6
1.14. 6?
0. 7. 0
2. 4. 0
0.15. 0?
0.19. 0
2.16. 6
           
20. 7. 0
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Humphrey 
 St. John
  Mildmay














Thomas
Martin
John
Sackley

Sophia
Manwaring

William
   Nash


Samuel, Ann
 & Mary
  Love




John Stone
& others

180


167


178
179


190
191
192
193
194


245
Cottage and Garden


Cottage and Garden






Willow Bed
---
---
---
---


Cottages Buildings 
   and Gardens
---


---


Meadow
Meadow


Wood
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
Meadow


---

0.0.24


0.0.10


11.3. 2
 3.0. 5
14.3. 7

0.0.15
0.1.16
0.0. 2
2.3.37
3.0. 5
6.1.35

0.1.28







3.19. 3
0.17. 3
4.16. 6


0.1. 0

0.10. 3
0.10. 3
1. 1. 6
Anne 
   Morgan


James 
   Mills




Sheet 10
Richard
  William
     Magannis
Daniel 
 Draper
& others

Butler
& others

James 
   Mills


William &
  John
    Posnett
































Charles
   Frost

Continued in
Part 2
324



340


341


432
433
434
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
473


472
474
475
Cottages and Gardens



Cottages and Gardens


House Garden & Bldgs


Five Rails
Dencher field
Oak piece
Yard & Lodge
16 Acres
Rochester Bottom
Pond
Twelve Acres
Redlands
Hedge Bridge & Meadow
Pool Brook
Pool Brook
Redlands Hopgarden
Yard & Buildings
The Mead
Six Acres
Shaw
Wire Mead
Mad Brooks
Shaw & Rough
Mad Brooks
Shaw
Flaggy Mead
Shaw
Flaggy Mead Shaw
Shaw
Flaggy mead
Shaw
Fullers Moor
Shaw
Purveys Mead
Ten Acres
Reed Bed & Shaw
Steers field


Orchard
House & Garden
---
---



---


---


Meadow
Pasture
Pasture
---
Pasture
Pasture
---
Pasture
Pasture
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Hops
---
Meadow
Meadow
Wood
Pasture
Pasture
Wood etc
Pasture
Wood
Pasture
Wood
Wood
Wood
Pasture
Wood
Pasture
Wood
Meadow
Pasture
Wood etc.
Arable


Fruit
---
Meadow

0.0.34



0.1. 5


0.0.37


23.3.33
6.0. 8
21.0. 4
0.0.21
15.2.28
10.0. 6
0.0.25
13.0.25
14.2.27
19.3.12
10.2. 1
1.2.35
4.2.38
0.2. 0
15.0.25
6.2.34
0.0. 7
10.2.26
2.0.17
0.0.23
1.1.29
0.1.14
4.2.24?
0.1.12
5.0.20
0.3.20
5.3.35
0.1. 7
16.1.31
0.3.21
13.1. 4
11.2.10
5.1. 2
   0.1.30
243.3.16

1.1.32
0.0. 6
0.2.23
2.0.21











6.18. 0
0.14. 6
3.10. 6

2. 4. 6
1.13. 6

1.15. 0
1.15. 6
5.14. 0
3.5. 6
0.11. 0
1.12. 0

3.13. 6
1.9. 6

1.16. 0
0. 6. 0

0. 4. 6

0.11. 0



0.11. 6

2.11. 6

4. 0. 0
1.13. 0

  0. 3. 0
46.13. 6


0.11. 6

0. 3. 0
0.14. 6

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Information kindly provided by  Patricia Richardson

Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Continued
  from Part 1
Sheet 11
Richard
 William
  Magannis



Thomas
   Miles










Samuel
   Norman



476
477
478
479
480
481

482

483


484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495



Pit Field
Pit field
Kiln field Shaw
Lodge & Yard
Kiln field
Nineteen Acres or 
  Rabbits Mead
Nineteen Acres or 
  Rabbits Mead
Eel House & Shaw


Field
---
---
Stack Yard
Yard & Buildings
---
---
Pond
---
---
---
---



Pasture
Pasture
Wood
--
Meadow

Meadow

Meadow
---


Meadow
Meadow
Pasture
---
---
Meadow
Pasture
---
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture




3.3.20
3.0.11
4.1. 0
0.1.13
7.0. 5

10.1.24

9.0.26
  0.0.20
38.0.39

13.3.38
7.2.39
7.2. 0
0.0.14
0.0.22
11.1.31
5.3.32
0.0.14
6.0. 5
6.0. 5
5.1.26
 3.2.22
68.0. 8




0.11. 0
0. 8. 6


1. 3. 6

3. 9. 0

3. 3. 0
          
8.15. 0

4.14. 0
2. 1. 0
1. 9. 0


3.17. 6
1.16. 0

1. 6. 0
1. 6. 0
1.17. 0
 1. 4. 6
19. 1. 0
Robert
   Neasham




Mary
   Norton




James
   Pulley

Charles
   Polhill
Joseph
   Parish

Isaac
   Jordan

Mary
   Norton

John
   Russell

James Pulley
& others

Sarah &
  James
    Squib
142


143


330


346


59


502a
65
66
67

68
House Buildings & Gdn


House Buildings & Gdn


---


Field


Cottages and Gardens


The Hope
House & Garden
Yard & Buildings
Orchard

Fremlings Close
---


---


Wood


Meadow


---


Meadow


Fruit &
 Pasture
Arable

0.1.11


0.1. 0


1.2.25


3.1.10


0.0.14


1.0.35
0.0.29
0.1.12

1.1. 1
6.1. 3
9.1. 0

0. 2. 0


0. 3. 0





0.17. 0






0. 5. 0



0.12. 3
2.11. 3
3.  8. 6
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Sheet 12
Charles
   Polhill

Sarah &
  James
    Squib





William
   Hiorns ?

502a
65
66
67

68


70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
85
86
90
91
92
93
94
96
97
98
99
100
101
103}
103a}
104
105
106
107
108
109

146
149
503
504
505
506
507
508

The Hope
House & Garden
Yard & Buildings
Orchard

Fremlings Close


Copstone
---
---
House & Garden
Yard & Buildings
Orchard
Four Acre Bank
Barn field
Little Warren
Shaw
Cradle Bush
Cradle Bush
Common Combe
Shaw & Rough
Shaw
Green Hill
Shaw
Combe & Christian Combe
Shaw & Rough
Beech Moor & Potters Field
Shaw
Shaw
Shaw
Damask field
Shaw
Stumbleberry Hill

Shaw
Great Warren
Shaw
Broke
Shaw
Part of Strake 
  & Upper Combe
---
Lodge & Yard
Bubble Stone
Bubble Stone
Lower Wall Mead
Chelsfield Mead
Upper Wad
Plumley Mead

Meadow
---
---
Fruit &
 Pasture
Arable


Arable
Pasture
Pasture
---
---
Fruit
Arable
Arable
Arable
Wood
Arable
Hops
Arable
Wood
Wood
Pasture
Wood
Arable
Wood
Arable
Wood
Wood
Wood
Pasture
Wood
Arable
Pasture
Wood
Arable
Wood
Arable
Wood

Arable
Meadow
---
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow


1.0.35
0.0.29
0.1.12

1.1. 1
6.1. 3
9.1. 0

11.2.29
0.0.29
0.0.34
0.1. 0
0.2.23
1.0.22
5.3.18
8.0.19
12.1. 8
0.2. 3
10.3.38
2.0.19
11.3. 5
0.2.14
0.1.20
17.1. 0
0.2.18
16.1.38
0.3.12
9.1.19
0.0.29
0.0.29
0.0.32
14.2. 6
0.1.16
5.2.5
3.0.19
0.0.38
16.1.18
0.2.32
10.0.26
0.1.15

2.1.22
0.3. 4
0.0.12
0.2.22
3.3.31
8.2.36
1.1.22
6.0.21
  4.1.11
191.1.14


0. 5. 0



0.12. 3
2.11. 3
3.  8. 6

4.10. 6


0. 4. 0

0. 8. 0
1. 8. 0
2. 6. 0
2. 1. 0

2.18.0
0.10.6
3. 2. 0


0.13. 0

3.15. 0

2. 2. 0



2.15. 0

0.11. 0
0. 3. 0

3.18. 0

2.19. 0


0. 6. 3
0. 4. 6

0. 3. 6
1. 3. 0
2.10. 6
0. 8. 0
1.14. 6
 1. 4. 6
39.18.9
Sheet 13
Charles
   Polhill

Thomas
 Woodhams
& another

Francis
   Couchman

Charles
   Polhill

121



150


95



102
217
220
223


224

234
120

Cottage and Garden



House & Garden


Green Hill, Green Hill Bank,
 Marjorum Bank, Damask
   Spring & Pittets Spring
     Woods
Wood
---
---
Golden Grove, Broadhams, Russets, Broadham Fir Plantation
Anis Birchets & Great
   Stockhams Wood
---
Old Road etc.








Wood



Wood
Wood
Wood
Wood


Wood

Wood
---


0.0.28



0.1. 0


47.1. 2



9.2.11
7.2. 6
1.2.11
35.2.10


62.1. 4

2.0.11
  1.0.19
166.3.34






0.3.0


2. 0. 0



0. 5. 0


0. 9. 0


6. 3. 6


         
8.17. 6
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Charles
   Polhill
Thomas
   Stow
187
188
195
196
200
201
203
204
205
206
207
208
215
216
236
237
238
New Mead
Red Brooks
Further Marsh
Lower Lampe
---
Lampe
Shaw
Part of Little Twitton field
Great Twitton field
Yard & Buildings
Cottages & Gardens
Garden
Great Stockham
Yard & Buildings
Part of Dunton Garden
Yard Road & Buildings
Cottage and Garden
Meadow
Meadow
Pasture
Meadow
Hops
Pasture
Wood
Hops
Arable
---
---
---
Arable
---
Arable
---
---

6.2.30
7.1.35
3.0.36
3.0. 2
3.0.11
1.0.19
1.1.10
4.3. 6
31.3.32
0.1.10
0.0.33
0.0.30
65.2. 9
0.0.37
67.3. 5
0.1.16
   0.0.16
197.1.17

2. 5. 0
1.16. 0
0.14. 0
0.17. 6
1. 4. 0
0. 6. 0

1.18. 6
12. 4. 6



18.16. 0

22.15. 0

           
62.16. 6


Sheet 14












Parish of
   Otford






Robert
   Richards





William
   Saint
Robert
   Richards

John
   Jessup







William
   Robinson

Parish of
   Otford






Robert
   Richards

Robert
 Boyce
& another

Fanny
   Rose

211


218
219
221
222
233
235
239


145


162
566
50
127
130
&


210


209



49
Field


Part of Green field
Part of Green Hill
Lime Kiln & Chalkpit
Part of Enterdown field
Upper Dunton Garden
Part of Dunton Garden
Part of Dunton Garden


Cottage and Garden


Landway
River
Road
Church and Churchyard
School
Parish roads


House Buildings & Garden


Cottage and Garden



Cottage Forge and Garden
Meadow


Arable
Arable
---
Arable
Arable
Arable
Arable
   (29.2.0>)

---


---
Water
---
---
---
---


---


---



---

1.3.35


2.2.34
8.1.38
4.3.19
1.2.22
1.2.25
9.0.20
1.0.  2
30.1.0

0.1.20


0.0.20
9.3.17
0.1. 5
0.3.18
0.0. 2
18.2.25
29.3. 7

0.1.27


0.1. 6



0.0.33

0.11. 0


0. 8. 6
1. 5. 0

0. 6. 0
0.12. 0
2.19. 0
0. 7. 0

5.17. 6












0. 4. 0
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
John
   Sutton





James
   Selby


William
  Stratton






Sheet 15
John
 Welstead
& others

Michael
   Bromley

Thomas &
  George
    Aseter

William
   Stratton












John
   Owen

Benjamin
   Burgess
141



153


131a



242
243
244
247
248
253
254
334
335
336
337
338


339


255
256
257
Cottages and Gardens



House Shop & Garden


Cottage and Garden



Little field
Great field
Upper pasture field
Upper pasture field
Lower Close
Three corner Mead
Home Close
Stack Yard
Garden
Garden
House Buildings and Yard
Garden


Cottage and Garden


Orchard
Landway & Buildings
House Stable Yard & Gdn
---



---


---



Arable
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Pasture
---
---
---
---


---


Fruit
---
---

0.0.13



0.0.13


0.0.11




1.0.12
4.0.34
1.2. 7
1.0.24
1.3.10
1.0.30
0.3.16
0.1.30
0.0.15
0.0.30
0.1.25
0.0.12
13.0. 5

0.0.18


0.0.36
0.0.20
0.1.26
0.3. 2












0. 7. 9
0.14. 9
0. 8. 9
0. 6. 9
0.10. 0
0. 7. 3
0. 4. 6
0. 2. 6
4. 2. 3
0. 0. 6
0. 3. 0
              
4. 5. 9




0. 1. 6

0. 2. 0
0. 3. 6
John
   Smith


William
   Sprickett

John
   Troughton










William
   Tong
William
   Smith


William
   Sprickett

John Gilliam
& others

Sarah
 Stevens
& another
James Fuller
James
 Couchman
John
 Troughton

William
   Tong



John
   Couchman

Seven Oaks
   Union

295
296


342a


56


57

58
60
61

62


126
128
148


125


129
Field
---


Cottage and Garden


Cottages and Garden


Cottages and Garden

Cottage and Garden
Cottage and Garden
Garden

Garden


Orchard
Garden
Pond


Garden & Cottage


House Buildings & Yard
Meadow
Meadow


---


---


---

---
---
---

---


Fruit
---
---


---


---

1.2.11
1.0.22
2.2.33

0.0.11


0.1. 3


0.0.25


0.0.10
0.0.10
0.0.20
0.0.14
0.3. 2


2.1.14
0.1.18
0.0.21
2.3.13

0.0. 8


0.1.10

0. 9. 0
0. 6. 0
0.15. 0
















1. 9. 0
0. 7. 0
         
1.16. 0
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
Trustees of
   Chapel

Sheet 16
Lady
   Torrington

Charles
  Willard
(Devised in
   Trust)
George
 Calverley
  Cole
& Matthew
 Ford
Trustees of
   Chapel


Richard
   Palmer

Sarah &
 James
   Squib



Themselves


Michael
   Dray





Edward
   Cassam

Jane
   Shrub

170


320
321


24
498
499
502


110


118
122
123
124
144


393
426


425
Chapel


Field
House Buildings & Garden


Field
---
---
---


Part of Five & Eight Acres


Field
Orchard
---
House Bldgs Yard & Gdn
Field


Field
---


Field
---


---
Meadow


---
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow

Arable


Arable
Pasture etc
Water
---
Meadow


Arable
Meadow


Meadow

0.0. 3


2.1. 4
0.0.25
2.1.29

10.2. 9
11.2.23
3.0.21
  1.2. 5
26.3.18

0.0.14


7.0.20
1.0.12
0.1. 6
0.1.32
  1.3. 6
10.2.36

3.3. 8
2.0. 6
5.3.14

6.2. 1




0.12. 6
         
0.12. 6


4. 1. 0
3.12. 0
0.17. 0
0.10. 0
9. 0. 0




2. 9. 0
0. 7. 0


0.11. 0
3. 7. 0

1. 5. 3
0.12. 0
1.17. 3

1.8.3
John
   Walklin

John
   Wilford













Sheet 17
Robert
   Walklin

John
   Wilford
343


259
260
322
328
329

344
348


349a
350
361
363
364
365
366
367
368
369


370
371
372
373
375
380
House Buildings & Garden


West field
The Moor
Potatoe Garden
Shaw
Oak Plantation Close Rye
   Wood & Shaw
Alder Mead
Little Boston Mead
   Plantation Shaw & South
     Alder Shaw Plantation
Shaw
Shaw & Lodge
Darnets Spring
Mansion Pleasure Grounds 
Part of Great Dunton Hill
Road
Yard & Buildings
Walled Garden
Riddens Shaw
Chapmans Croft further
  Riddens Kiln Piece & Part
   of Riddens Mead
Road etc.
Garden etc.
House & Garden
Shrubbery etc.
House Buildings & Garden
Part of Great Dunton Hill



Pasture
Pasture
Arable
Wood

Wood
Meadow


Wood
Wood
Wood etc.
Wood
---
Pasture
---
---
Fruit etc.
Wood


Meadow
---
---
---
---
---
Pasture

0.1.36


14.1.13
3.2.33
0.1. 0
0.3.16

18.2.18
3.3.18


9.1.23
1.1. 5
0.1.20
1.3.25
2.0.20
9.0. 0
0.1. 7
0.1.15
0.2.20
0.2.28


7.3. 6
0.2.16
0.0.20
0.0.24
0.0.25
0.2. 3
 7.3.20
84.3.15

0. 3. 0


2. 4. 6
0.11. 0
0. 2. 0



0.19. 6







1. 6. 0


1. 0. 0



1.17. 0




0.6.0
1.2.6
9.8.6
Owner Occupier

No.

Description Cultivation

Quantities

Rector

Remarks
John
   Wilford























Sheet 18
William
   Nash
172
173
174
175
176
177
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
402a
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
429
430
431
497
497a
Stack Yard
Yard
Yard & Buildings
House & Garden
Pond & Yard
Garden
Shaws
Little Darnets
Tepnell
Great Darnets
Middle & Bottom Darnets
Road
Lower Darnets
Shaws
Teares
Marsh
Hare Croft
Shaw Pond & Rough
Darnets Yard & Buildings
Shaw
Shaw
Lower Till field
Hales & Hales Bottom
Shaw
Road
Long Till field
Till field
Crookfoot & Bakers Lands
Road
Burrow field
Willows
Great Gores
Dalleys
Cottage and Garden
Yard & Buildings
Shines Croft
Long Charne
Tanners Head
Tanners Head
Middle Charne
Ash Mead
Park field
Park field Grove
Bush Close
Slip Mead
Middle Park field
Alder Shaw
Pond
Further Park field
Curry Mead
Part of Curry Mead 
    over the River
---
---
---
---
---
---
Wood
Arable
Arable
Arable
Arable
---
Arable
Wood
Arable
Meadow
Arable
---
---
Wood
Wood
Pasture
Pasture
Wood
---
Arable
Arable
Arable
---
Arable
Wood
Arable
Meadow
---
---
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
Meadow
Pasture
Wood
---
Pasture
Meadow
Meadow

0.2. 0
0.1. 7
0.2.39
0.1.37
0.2.25
0.1.22
0.0.28
14.3.31
12.0.30
28.2.35
22.0. 0
0.3.21
9.0.22
1.0.34
19.0.23
3.2.20
5.3.29
0.3. 0
0.1.20
0.1. 2
0.1.36
4.2. 3
5.2.39
0.0.21
0.1.29
9.1.23
9.2.11
19.3.30
0.0.17
5.2.25
2.0.30
13.3.22
6.3.22
0.0.29
0.1. 3
13.1.30
6.1.12
2.0.24
1.2.27
8.2.35
5.0.22
10.2.20?
10.3.10
6.0. 4
1.2.34
6.1.35
2.0. 1
0.0.14
6.0.22
7.1. 2
   0.0.14
290.1.31




0. 5. 0

0. 6. 0

5. 8. 0
4. 5. 0
9.13. 6
6.12. 0

2.12. 0

6. 7. 6
0.11. 0
2. 0. 0




0.13. 0
0.16. 6

3. 2. 0?
2.15. 0
7.18. 6

2. 0. 0

4.10. 0
1.12. 6



5. 6. 6
2. 2. 0
0.13. 6
0.12. 0
2.19. 0
1.13. 6
1. 7. 6
4. 0. 0?
??
0.12. 0
0.19. 0


0.15. 6
2. 9. 0
            
83. 2. 0
 










Sheet 19
William
   Shatton
323
326
327
330
333

343
347
349
351
360
362
374
376
377
379
381
382
378
South Frith Mead
Frith field
Parish Close
Boston Mead
North Frith & Frith Slip Mead
Boston Croft
Great Boston mead
Duntons
Shaw
Road
Part of Great Dunton Hill
Plummers & Riddens
Buildings & Yard
Rummeys
Little Dunton Mead
Shaw
Little Dunton Hill
House Buildings & Gardens
Meadow
Arable
Meadow
Meadow
Meadow

Meadow
Meadow
Arable
Wood

Arable
Arable

Arable
Meadow
Wood
Arable

4.3.19
6.1.32
7.3.31
7.0. 3
4.1.25

9.1.14
10.2.38
17.0.12
0.2. 6
0.1. 4
16.0. 0
10.2.33
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161
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Monumental Inscriptions of Otford Church

Some Monumental Inscriptions of Otford Church, noted by Leland L. Duncan 6th June 1920. Typed up by Ted Connell, checked by Frank & Zena Bamping. Including Leland Duncan's pencil sketch plan of location of gravestones in the churchyard.

By West Gate
1 Our dear mother Elizabeth wife of James SOUTHBY died born 19 April 1817 died 27 January 1882. Also James Southby 23 December 1890 aged 76. Also their children Mary Ann born 1846 died 1853, Mary born 1856 died 1857, Isabel born 1854 died 1866, James born 1849 died in India 1877, Harriet GIBBARD Born 1838 died 1883

2. Mary wife of William COULSTOCK 15 June 1889 aged 64 years Also William Coulstock died 8 October aged 79 years.

3. Small cross George EVEREST died 4 January 1884 aged 53 years

4. Wooden cross Thomas THORP died 1898 aged 78 years

5. Cross head Edith Annie BOOKER died 17 December 1890 aged 17 years. Alice May Booker died 3 May 1878 aged 2 years

6. Thomas BOOKER died 8 January 1865 aged 1 year 3 months. Arthur Booker died 31 March 1878 aged 3 years 2 months. John Booker died 19 April 1878 aged 7 years 9 months. Children of Danzel and Hannah Booker of this parish

7. Danzel BOOKER husband of Hannah Booker died 21 December 1885 aged 57 years Also Hannah Booker died 9 May 1897 aged 70 years.

8. Sarah wife of George BOOKER of this parish died 23 February 1872 aged 69 years. George Booker husband died 30 January 1885 aged 85 years

9 Wooden cross In memory of Elizabeth _ _ _ KS . (JACKS?) D . . . . b . . . . . 188 . aged 7_ … years 
Footboard _ _ _ _ J

10. Monument in urn Mr Henry WOODER died 23 August 1869 aged in 82nd year the family grave of Henry and Sophia Wooder Also of Mrs Ann HAMMOND daughter of Mr Henry Wooder died 13 May 1846 aged 26 years

11. Elijah HAM born in the City of London 21 November 1842 died in this Parish 2 November 1871. Also George father of the above died 6 November 1876 aged 65 years. Elizabeth Ham wife of George Ham died 11 November 1907 aged 92 years

12. Thomas BLOOMFIELD died 2 December 1874 aged 62 years. Lucy his wife died 12 November 1875 aged 58 years. Jesse Bloomfield son of above died 15 December 1902 aged 60 years

13. Large tomb George JESSUP died 30 January 1836 aged 58 years. Also in memory of Frederick son of George and Sarah Jessup. died 18 May 1835 aged 8 months also George Alfred son of above 28 January 1838 aged 6 months

14. David CARTER died Sunday 25 April 1875 aged 36 years leaving a widow and 3 young children.

15. Much worn Elizabeth CARTER . . . . . aged 77 years also Henry Carter . . . 18 _ _ aged 88 years

16 Mary GROVE died 4 December 1905 aged 56 years.

17. Marina wife of Henry Horton PEARCE of this Parish died 18 May 1906 aged 67 years. The above Henry Horton Pearce died 6 December 1913 aged 75 years. Emma daughter of the above died 25May 1879 aged 5 years. William, son of above died 27 June 1897 aged 33 years

18. Henry Horton PEARCE son of Henry Horton and Maria Pearce of this Parish died 3 August 1908 aged 39 years.. . . . . . .

19.   . . . . remains of William A . . . . . . H . .N . I (?Hunt) . .  . in this Parish who died 10 May 1821 aged 43 years. Also Sarah Ann daughter of the above died 3 April 1816 aged 4 years. Footstone W.A.H. 1821, S. J. H. 1816

20. Headstone against Church. Henrietta wife of Richard SQUIB died 8 October 1804 aged 57 years

21. A coffin shaped tomb – no inscription

22. Martha COOMBER wife of William Coomber died 28 September 1842 aged 66 years. Above William Coomber died 21 November 1848 aged 76 years.

23. Silas TROUGHTON died 18 January 1888 aged 68 years Elizabeth Ann Troughton wife of above died 5 September 1905 aged 95 years

24. Elizabeth BOWYER wife of John Bowyer died 13 March 1857 aged 74 years. Above John Bowyer died 20 May 1861 aged 81 years

25. Edward TOWNSEND died 30 May 1904 aged 36 years
In North East corner26. Thomas DRAY of this Parish died 6 December 1857 aged 34 years. Thomas son of the above born 6 July 1854, died 12 August 1874

27. Ann wife of George MARCHANT Draper, Sevenoaks died 23 February 1883 aged 65 years

28. Mary wife of William DRAY born 27 July 1815 died 30 September 1859

29. Charlotte wife of Michael DRAY of this Parish, born 1 August 1790 died 28 February 1864. Above Michael Dray born 15 May 1788 died 21 June 1869

30. Charlotte and Mary Ann DRAY daughters of Michael and Charlotte Dray of this Parish. Charlotte born 21 April 1828 died 9 March 1831. Mary Anne born 29 January 1830, died 10 September 1847

31. Louis BROMLEY son of Michael and Ann Bromley died 9 March 1848 aged 2 years Also Clara Bromley daughter of the above died 18 March 1848 aged 4 years. Ann NINHAM niece of the above died 19 November 1867 aged 40 years. Michael Bromley died 6 September 1870 aged 68 years Ann widow of Michael Bromley died 11 March 1878 aged 68 years. George Bromley died 16 April 1879 aged 43 years

32. Sarah wife of John COUCHMAN who died 16 January 1795 aged 59 years. Also Sophia daughter of William and Sarah TOWNSEND grand-daughter of the above, from Dunton Green who died (Register 29th) April . 1795 aged 16 years. Also the above John Couchman died 28 January 1806 aged 70 years

33. Here lieth the body of Henry SOANE who died 21 September 1735 aged 81 years. Near this place also lyeth the body of Samuel BOSTOCK his nephew. He died 21 September 1730 aged 26 years
To the East of the Vestry and Chancel34. Cross Edwenia SARGEANT died 22 January 1879 aged 55 years

35. John RIGARLSFORD died 3 July 1836 aged 74 years. Catherine DAVENPORT sister of the above died 13 October 1866 aged 88 years

36. Thomas WYLDE died 2 January 1836 aged 21 years. Sarah FURGUSSON died 27 June 1843 aged 67 years. Susan DALTON died 11 August 1848 aged 76 years

37. James RIGARLSFORD died 5 February 1784 aged 15 years. Also Daniel Rigarlsford, brother of above died 21 September 1837 aged 67 years.

38. Thomas RIGARLSFORD died 4 October 1800 aged 67 years. Mary Rigarlsford wife of above died 3 September 1814 aged 70 years. James Rigarlsford son of above died 12 May 1824 age 42 years.

39. Cross in iron railing enclosure: In Memory of Charles POLHILL born 8 October 1805, died 8 October 1805. Fredrick Campbell Polhill born 25 September 1809 died 2 February 1898. Mary Elizabeth Campbell Polhill born 19 March 1808 died 20 January 1884. George Polhill born 14 February 1813 died 10 May 1892

40. Large Altar Tomb: No inscription apparent on top, Mid 18th Century. On East end, POLHILL coat of arms

41. Elizabeth MANWARING daughter of Richard and Sophia Manwaring of this Parish died 22 October 1832 aged 34 years. Also William Thomas Manwaring who died 4 February 1870 aged 49 years

42. Mary BULL died 13 March 1894 aged 56 years. William her husband died 10 September 1910 aged 78 years. Interred at Brighton and Captain Bull (Willie) eldest son of the above who lost his life at sea 15 September 1885 aged 26 years. Interred at St Vincent
Three Tablet on East wall of South Aisle
43. George LAKE Esq. late of Greenwich in this County died 11 May 1773 aged 36 years. Out of respect to his memory this momument was erected ( and the burying place inclosed) by his sister Mrs Mary Lake of Sevenoaks.

44. The bodyes of Mr George PETTY and Anne his wife who lived near 60 years without any strife. Here both interred do lye in surehopes of a blessed eternity. The ?above? Anne was one of the daughters of John POLHILL of Otford Esq. The said George PETTY dyed 11 July 1719 age 86 years. Anne dyed 9 November 1726 aged 88 years. Here also lyes Mr Robert Petty his eldest son who died 1 November 1727 aged 66 years

45. Mrs Elizabeth QUILTER widow of William Quilter Esq late of Orpington in this County who died 14 November 1775 aged 63 years. This monument was erected to her memory by her neice Mrs Mary Lake of Sevenoaks

46. In memory of our only child Bertram Charles FRY died 6 February 1893 aged 2 years and 7 months

47. Maria wife of Edward CASSAM of Twitton, Otford died 29 December 1870 in her 39th year. Also Edward Cassam husband of above born 8 July 1826 died 26 December 1907

48. Charles Henry late of Manila Phillipine Isles 2nd son of the late Charles and Mary KIPPING of Hadlow, Kent born 16 January 1860 died 8 December 1896

49. Here lieth the body of Elizabeth PIPER, late wife of Thomas Piper of this Parish. She died 27 April 1758 aged 65 years. Said Thomas Piper died 10 March 1760 aged 74 years.

50. Flat worn stone: Here lieth the body of ?Marie? ?WINNE? daughter of George PETTY of this Parish

51. Worn . . . . . . . . .John . . . . . . . . Son . . . .

52. Ann wife of Charles TROUGHTON of this Parish died 13 September 1852 aged 44 years.

53. Elizabeth, daughter of Charles and Anne Troughton born 27 July 1845 died 4 June 1849. Also Charles GREEN son of William and Anne Green and grandson of Charles and Anne Troughton born 17 October 1858 died 22 November 1862
The above are up to a line drawn from East end of South Aisle to East boundary of yard.
54. John Richard MOBBS died 23 November 1842 aged 19 years. Mrs Mary Ann BARTLETT aunt to the above died 27 July 1856 aged 65 years. Emily Elizabeth PILE neice to the above died 22 March 1857 aged 1 year and 11 months

55. Elizabeth BARNES the faithful servant of the Rev R. B. TRITTON incumbent of Otford died 21 July 1854 aged 62 years

56. Master David PRYER died 22 October 1874 aged 53 years. Also Martha Pryer wife of above died 30 January 1882 aged 57 years. Mary Margaret aged 17 years, Albert Edward aged 12 years, Charlotte Emily aged 12 years, children of above

57. Margaret wife of Master David PRYER died 13 May 1844 aged 56 years also Master David Pryer husband of above died 21 September 1878 aged 88 years. Also to the 4 relatives of above interred in 4 graves to South of this.

58 Henry BARBER late of The Catherine Wheel Inn, Borough, London ? died 4 August 1862 aged 46 years. Left issue 6 children, Anne, Henry, Benjamin, Edward, Mary Jane and Frederick.

59. Mrs Anna WILMSHURST died 30 June 1862 aged 60 years William Wilmshurst husband of the above died 14 January 1866 aged 76 years.

60. Mr Edward NASH of this Parish formerly of Reigate, Surrey died 18 February 1870 aged 61 years.

61. Three stones in iron fencing Thomas SELBY of this Parish died 6 January 1833 aged 70 years.

62. Mary wife of Thomas SELBY of this Parish died 6 November 1841 aged 78 years.

63. James SELBY, The Poor Mans friend, son of Thomas and Mary Selby died 29 October 1851 in 59th year. Martha wife of above died 1878 aged 76 years. see later (where?)

64. Clara Eugenie RICHARDS daughter of Mary and John Edmund Richards of Chevening died 14 March 1881 aged 19 years. Also above John Edmund Richards died 9 February 1887 aged 76 years. Also Mary wife of above died 4 March 1894 aged 65 years.

65. Sarah Jane PRYER died 4 September 1889 at Bishop’s Stortford aged 37 years.

66. Harriet wife of Henry TOWNSEND died 30 October 1892 aged 88 years. Also Henry Townsend husband of above died 24 July 1893 aged 87 years.

67. In a bush Esther wife of John TROUGHTON born 7 June 1782 died 14 February 1864 in her 82nd year. Above John Troughton, born 7 August 1777, died 12 May 1867 in 90th year. United in marriage 61 years. Also Charles Troughton son of above died 22 December 1867 aged 34 years.

68. Adjoining this place lies the remains of Thomas EDWARDS of the Parish of St Dunstan in the West of the City of London, who died in April 1728 aged 47 years 9 months. Here lyeth the body of Charles Thomas of the Parish of St Margaret in Westminster. Grandson of the above Thomas Edwards who died April the 10th 1777 in the 23rd year of his age. Also Mary Thomas daughter of the above Thomas Edwards who died 9 January 1800 aged 82 years. Also Charles Thomas husband of the above died 1 September 1801 aged 79 years.

69. Phillis wife of Samuel EDWARDS of this Parish died 8 April 1768 aged 71 years. Also said Samuel Edwards died 21 June 1782 aged 84 years.

70. Cross: (E) John WREFORD of Broughton House in this parish died 18 January 1857 aged 86 years. Sarah his wife died 31 October 1868 aged 81 years. Mary Ann daughter of John and Sarah Wreford died 29 May 1846 aged 22 years, (N) George BUDD son of Samuel and Elizabeth Wreford died 7 July 1866 aged 19 years. Frances daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Wreford died 8 April 1880 ages 37 years. John Wreford priest. Eldest son of Samuel and Elizabeth Wreford born 25 December 1838 died 6 July 1884 (W) Jemina WOOD sister of Sarah Wreford died 25 January 1838. Kezia Wood died 26 November 1869 (S) blank

71. Tomb and headstone in enclosure Richard RUSSELL died 28 July 1894 aged 78 years. Julia Catherine Russell born 20 May 1832, died 22 September 1892.

72. Cross: Joseph Lambert LEVEAUX died 17 July 1907 aged 65 years.

73. Cross: Eliza HUNT died 2 March 1890 aged 44 years, Dear wife?

74. James KING died 16 December 1864 aged 65 years. Frances wife of above died 24 January 1883 aged 78 years.

75. Jane wife of James JOHNSON died 22 April 1892 aged 54 years. Above James Johnson died 24 January 24 January 1914 age 76 years.

76. Eliza KING died 3 November 1889 aged 75 years.

77. Jane KING of this Parish died 25 December 1854 in her 52nd year.

78. A footstone (head gone) J. C. 1805. S. C. 1809.

79. Small stone. Here lieth the body of Sarah, ye wife of Thomas BURGESS of Kemsing who died September the . . . 1719 aged . . . under grass

80. Eliza CASSAM of Otford died 19 March 1889 aged 76 years.

81. William CASSAM died 20 March 1880 aged 73 years. Charlotte his wife died 18 October 1896 aged 89 years.

82. William CASSAM died 30 March 1845 aged 35 years. Jane Cassam wife of the above, died 10 August 1884 aged 68 years.

83. Edward CASSAM died 31 March 1850 aged 74 years. Mary Cassam wife of above died 13 September 1868 aged 82 years.

84. James PULLEY died 22 February 1859 aged 69 years. Mary Pulley wife of above died 4 December 1863 aged 79 years. Erected by his children.

85. By South East angle of South Aisle John CASSAM died 6 November 1805 aged 69 years. Sarah Cassam, his wife 26 December 1809 aged 69 years.

86. Maria CASSAM died 14 May 1861 aged 61 years. George husband of above died 4 June 1876 aged 77 years.

87. William JESSUP of this Parish died 27 October 1844 aged 52 years. Mirian? wife of above died 11 April 1871 aged 78 years.

88. Elizabeth wife of William JESSUP died 23 March 1872 aged 54 years Tender mother etc. Above William Jessup died 31 August 1882 aged 64 years.

89. William Middleton JESSUP died 5 March 1883 aged 33 years. Arthur John Jessup died 13 January 1885 aged 26 years. Thomas George Jessup died 31 March 1888 aged 33 years.

90. John GOLDING of this Parish died 6 January 1841 aged 67 years.

91. George GOLDING of Eynsford and formerly of this Parish died 28 September 1841 aged 72 years. Jane wife of above died 18 April 1850 aged 81 years.

92. William Thomas PARISH died at Collamer? , U.S.A. 24 February 1884 aged 77 years. Mary Maria Parish wife of above died at Otford 8 May 1885 aged 50 years.

93. Coped tomb Charles PURVIS born 19 October 1839, died 8 March 1879. Margaret Purvis Purvis his wife died 11 June 1918 aged 75 years.

94. Jemima daughter of John and Elizabeth JESSUP of this Parish died 10 February 1841 aged 2 years. Frederick Jessup died 25 April 1847 aged 9 months. Harriet Jessup died 10 February 1848 aged 13 years. George Jessup 11 August 1848 age 13 years. Alfred Jessup died 11 October 1848 aged 7 months. Also the above John Jessup died 2 October 1849 aged 36 years. Amelia Jessup died 11 May . . . aged 9 months. John Jessup died 11 March 1857 aged 16 years,

95. Elizabeth wife of Isaac JORDAN died 17 March 1838 aged 48 years. Jane Jordan late of Barkingside died 12 December 1840 aged 88 years. Elizabeth Jordan died 26 January 1841 aged 64 years. Above Isaac Jordan died 27 February 1844 aged 62 years.

96. Daniel DAY 6 February 1861 aged 74 years. Martha, wife of above died 20 November 1860 aged 71 years. Margaret BIRCHALL mother of above Martha Day died 11 May 1842 aged 84 years.

97. By South Door. Winifred MANKTELOW died 5 July 1904 aged 39 years.

98. By South Wall All gone ? ook Also ?I ? AR ?ICHARD B _ _I N _ L _ _ departed this life July _ 1780 aged _ _ years. (Not found in Register but a Richard BRAINCH aged 9 months was buried 29 April 1792)
End of those in this part
In Southern Portion
99. At East end. At top a harp or lyre. Matilde de PLATONOFF born 11 March 1837 died 15 May 1912.

100. Fanny wife of George R PAYNE died 11 December 1913 age 49 years.

101. Alice Maude Elizabeth wife of William Henry PARKER died 26 April 1913 aged 28 years.

102. Florence only daughter of George and Annie Maria PARKER died 30 April 1911 aged 23 years. Above Annie Maria Parker died 23 March 1914 aged 59 years.

103. Elizabeth SEAGER late of Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, died 18 January 1866 aged 77 years.

104. Robert SNELLING died 3 August 1756 aged 23 years. Also Thomas the younger who died 2 April 1740 aged 3 years.

105. Ann wife of James WARD junior and daughter of James and Ann WHANMER died 12 February 1801, aged 30 years. Left issue one daughter Catherine.

106. James WHANMER died 11 December 1770 aged ?33 years. Footstone J.W. and A.F.

107. John WHANMER of this Parish died June 1760 aged (?5)6 years. (Register A "WANMORE" was buried 14 June 1760)

108. John son of John and Ann WAHNMER (sic) of this Parish died 5 July 1746 aged 10 years.

109. Ann, wife of William STRATTON of Dunton Green in this Parish died 20 December 1834 aged 44 years. William Stratton of Dunton Green died 11 January 1854 aged 61 years. Also of Sarah, William and John their children who died in their infancy.

110. Ann STRATTON died 8 September 1855 aged 32 years.

111. Elizabeth BOX died 7 April 1849 aged 2 years. Also Eliza Box died 25 October 1855 aged 15 years. Also John Box died 10 January 1863 aged 23 years.

112. Front of stone. Sarah CLEMENT wife of James Clement of West Peckham died 14 December 1888 aged 75 years. Also Jane daughter of above died ?7 November 1904 age 70 years, interred at Chingford Mount.On rear of stone Horace Alfred ALDRIDGE R.A.A. killed in action in France 31 March 1917 in his 25th year.

113. Edward Thomas BOXALL died 20 June 1910 aged 42 years.

114. James GILHAM died 3 November 1895 aged 75 years. Also Munro Eliza wife of above died 23 February 1903 aged 82 years. Both of this Parish.

115..Elizabeth LONGLEY died 24 April 1761 aged 41 years.

116. Deborah wife of Philip ALCHORNE died 4 February 1753 in her 44th year. Philip Alchorne of this Parish died 26 August 1758 aged 53 years. Near this place are their son and daughter Philip and Deborah.

116a. Small coped stone. Ann eldest child of Thomas and Caroline RATCLIFF died 25 December 1867 aged _ _.

117. Caroline wife of Thomas RATCLIFF of Warren House Farm of this Parish died 12 February 1872 aged 36

118. Emily Eliza LELLO wife of John Lello late of Otford Mills died 29 October 1881, aged 37 years. Also John Walter Lello son of above died in Tasmania of typhoid 26 May 1891 aged 21 years.

119. In memory of my dear parents whose names are on adjoining stones. Erected by their only child Easter 1902.

120. Benjamin PARISH third son of the late Joseph Parish of Stoke Bruern, Northamptonshire died 8 March 1889 aged 79 years. Charlotte wife of above being of this Parish, born 31 January 1820, died 13 July 1901

121. Elizabeth wife of Joseph PARISH born 24 August 1776 died 13 November 1848. Above Joseph Parish youngest son of late Thomas Parish of Stoke Bruern, Northants, died 2 July 1853 aged 72 years.

122. John LELLO of Otford and later Tasmania and Nebraska, U.S, died 14 March 1906 aged 70 years.

123. Sarah HIORNS (sic) (there are 6 HIORNS in the London telephone book) relic of William HALL of Honeybourne, Worcestershire died 22 July 1849 after a few hours illness of cholera aged 57 years.

124. Mary, wife of Robert FRENCH died 27 December 1801 aged 59 years.

125. John LONGHURST died 24 December 1772 aged 67 years. Sarah, wife of John Longhurst died 4 August 1782 aged 76 years. Stephen Longhurst son of above John and Sarah Longhurst died 31 March 1800 aged 64 years.

126. Joseph GOLDSMITH late of the Polhill Arms Shoreham died 1 January 1860 aged 52 years. Also Amay (sic) Goldsmith only daughter of above died 14 September 1863 aged 19 years.

127. Edmund GOLDSMITH died 26 February 1876 aged 34 years.

128. William SPICKETT died 14 September 1891 aged 75 years.

129. Ann wife of William Spickett of this Parish died 6 April 1856 aged 73 years. Above William Spickett died 4 December 1859 aged 77 years. James son of above died 4 November 1882 aged 71 years.

130. Joseph SHELLEY died 3 October 1788 aged (?5)5 years. Ann his wife died 7 January 1820 aged 83 years.

131. Sophia, wife of John MADDOCK of this Parish died 9?/14? August 1878 aged 84 years.

132. Henry SHRUBB died 15 October 1887 aged 21 years.

133. Henry SHRUBB died 30 April 1859 aged 53 years. Mary Shrubb his wife died 24 January 1890 aged 83 years.

134. John BARRETT died 15 February 1867 aged 71 years. Catherine, wife of above died 17 September 1874 aged 64 years. Also John, Richard and William children of above.

135. James BARRATT of Dunton Green died 20 March 1912 aged 66 years.

136. George, husband of Ann WILLIS died 11 October 1883 aged 72 years. leaving a wife and 11 children. Jane 1st wife of above died 14 May 1845 aged 25 years. Also John aged three years. William George aged 17 years. Alfred and George infant sons of above. Ann Willis wife of above died 15 September 1897 age 71 years.

137. Mary wife of James BARRETT of this Parish died 3 September 1882 aged 35 years.

138. Richard LIPSCOMB of this Parish died 9 March 1873 aged 68 years.

139. Little cross. Richard BURGESS died 19 December 1893 aged 60 years.

140. A Curbed Stone: Elizabeth wife of William STEVENS died 28 March 1888 aged 59 years. Also William Stevens of this Parish died 31 July 1893 aged 65 years. Also Harriet Stevens died 1 June 1908 aged 85 years.

141. Elizabeth MANWARING died 4 September 1913 aged 74 years. Walter Manwaring, husband of above died 11 March 1916 aged 79 years.

142. Frederick MILLS died 19 April 1909 aged 88 years. Mercy his wife died 22 July 1910 aged 82 years.

End of Otford Churchyard 13 June 1920 L.D.

Index of Names and Places

Names Index
ALCHORNE 116
ALDRIDGE 112
B _ _I N _ L _ _ 98
BARBER 58
BARNES 55
BARRATT 135
BARRETT 134, 137
BARTLETT 54
BIRCHALL 96
BLOOMFIELD 12
BOOKER 5-8
BOSTOCK 33
BOWYER 24
BOX 111
BOXALL 113
BRAINCH 98
BROMLEY 31
BUDD 70
BULL 42
BURGESS 79, 139
C., J. C 78
CAMPBELL 39
CARTER 14, 15
CASSAM 47, 80-83, 85, 86
CLEMENT 112
COOMBER 22
COUCHMAN 32
COULSTOCK 2
DALTON died 36

DAVENPORT 35
DAY 96
de PLATONOFF 99
DRAY 26, 28-30
EDWARDS 68, 69
EVEREST 3
FRENCH d124
FRY 46
FURGUSSON 36
GIBBARD 1
GILHAM 114
GOLDING 90, 91
GOLDSMITH 126, 127
GREEN 53
GROVE 16
HALL 123
HAM 11
HAMMOND 10
HIORNS 123
HORTON 17, 18
HUNT 73
HUNT? 19
JACKS? 9
JESSUP 13, 87-89, 94
JOHNSON 75
JORDAN 95
KING 74, 76, 77
KIPPING 48
LAKE 43, 45
LAMBERT 72LELLO 118, 122
LEVEAUX 72
LIPSCOMB 138
LONGHURST 125
LONGLEY 115
MADDOCK 131
MANKTELOW 97
MANWARING 41, 141
MARCHANT 27
MIDDLETON 89
MILLS 142
MOBBS 54
NASH 60
NINHAM 31
PARISH 92, 120, 121
PARKER 101, 102
PAYNE 100
PEARCE 17, 18, 19?
PETTY 44, 50
PILE 54
PIPER 49
de PLATONOFF 99
POLHILL 39, 40, 44
PRYER 56, 57, 65
PULLEY 84
PURVIS 93
QUILTER 45
RATCLIFF 116a, 117
RICHARDS 64, 71
RIGARLSFORD 35, 37, 38
RUSSELL 71
SARGEANT 34
SEAGER 103
SELBY 61-63
SHELLEY 130
SHRUBB 132, 133
SNELLING 104
SOANE 33
SOUTHBY 1
SPICKETT 128, 129
SQUIB 20
STEVENS 140
STRATTON 109, 110
THOMAS 68
THORP 4
TOWNSEND 25, 32, 66
TRITTON 55
TROUGHTON 23, 52,53, 67
WANMORE 107
WARD 105
WHANMER 105-108
WILLIS 136
WILMSHURST 59
WOOD 70
WOODER 10
WREFORD 70
WYLDE 36

Places Index
Australia 18, 22
Barkingside 95
Bishops Stortford 65
Brighton 42
Chevening 64
Chingford Mount.112
Collamer? , U.S.A. 92
Eynsford 91
France 112
Hadlow 48
Honeybourne,
    Worcestershire 123
Kemsing 79

London 
   Borough 58
   City of London 11
   St Dunstan in the West
       of the City 68
   St Margaret in
       Westminster 68
Manila Philippine Isles 48
Mile End, Middlesex 103
Nebraska, U.S. 122
Orpington 45
Otford 
   Broughton House 70
   Greenwood 43
   Dunton Green 109, 135
   Otford Mills 118
   Twitton 47
   Warren House Farm 117
Reigate, Surrey 60
Sevenoaks 27, 43, 45
Shoreham Polhill Arms Shoreham 126
St Vincent
Stoke Bruern,
     Northamptonshire 120
Tasmania 18, 122
U.S.A. 92, 122
West Peckham 112General
Army R.A.A. 112
Captain 42
Draper 27
faithful servant 55
incumbent 55
Inn 58
killed in action 112
London Catherine Wheel Inn, The 58
lost his life at sea 42
priest 70
pub Polhill Arms 126
Rev 55
typhoid 118

OTFORD CHURCHYARD M.I.S - LOCATION MAP

Leland Duncan's pencil sketch plan of location of gravestones in Otford Churchyard

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