Tithe Apportionment for Ridley

Ridley - Maps and Tithe award schedules Population 1801 to 1921 Ridley Tithe award schedule (62KB) - signed 19th April 1839     With names of landowners, occupiers and fieldnames with acreages, and tithe payments Ridley Tithe Map showing Land Use (75KB) Ridley Tithe Map showing Land Ownership (76KB) Back to List of Kent Maps, Tithe awards/schedules For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society   click here Back to Research         Back to Homepage

Ridley Tithe award schedule - signed 19th April 1839 Back to Ridley Maps etc Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector Sheet 1 Richard    Bishop William    Crowhurst James   Fletcher     Esq Thomas  Nau?   Gladdish Sheet 2 William   Lambard      Esq Richard    Bishop William    Crowhurst James   Fletcher     Esq Thomas  Nau?   Gladdish Nicholas    Ray 1 2 3 4 135 5 6 136 7 8 9 137 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 New Street --- --- --- Half Lanes Fishers House Farm Fort Lower Fort Half Lanes Extraordinary charge on  1a 0r 0p of Hops at Ash Plantation 6 Acres Jobs Hill Field Shaws South & West Half Lanes Extraordinary charge on  2a 1r 2p of Hops at Ridley Court Yard Blding Garden etc Orchard By Oast House Little Short Furrow Upper Short Furrow Shaw East of above Lower Short Furrow Viney Bottom Shaw Rummer Rummer Shaw Garden Orchard Orchard Orchard Waste Hops &   Arable Arable Waste 12s per acre       Wood Hops Wood Waste 12s per acre --- Orchard Meadow Meadow Pasture Wood Arable Arable Wood Arable Wood 0.1. 0 0.2.36 0.2.19 0.1.36 0.0.28 2.0.39 0.0.21 2.1.20 1.0. 0 1.3.38 3.0.10 0.1.31 6.1.36 0.0. 3 6.1.39      7.0. 1 2.1. 2 0.2. 0 0.0.26 2.3.38 0.0.13 3.0. 1 2.0. 9 1.0. 0 1.0.27 2.0.31 10.3. 8 0.2.11 7.0.33 31.1.20 3.3. 7 39.0.32 1.1.28 1. 0. 0 1.18. 0 0.12. 0 2.10. 0 0.10. 0 0.14.10½ 1. 7.  1½ 2. 2. 0     Sheet 3 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 138 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 139 140 Grub White Ditch Struges? Dean Packham Croft Shaws East South West Strong Lands Shaw Snapes Shaw East of Snapes Strong Lands Ten Acre Croft Shaw West of above Four 'ditto' E., S., W., &    N. of Yoens? Croft Seven Acres Croft Sheeplands Shaw Sheeplands Shaw Shaw round Pond, West   corner of Sheeplands 4 Acres Sheeplands Shaw Seven Acres Sheeplands The Six Acres The Nine Acres Smith Lands Part of Great Row Little Row Clads House Cottage & Garden Part of Bostals Shaw East of Bostals Part of Barley Dale Great Powley Pond Powley Home Dowley Pond Dowley Little Mill Field Parsonage Field Great Mill Field Shaw Round Pond Half Lanes Extraordinary charge on  9a 3r 11p of Hops at 12s Arable Ley Arable Arable Wood Wood Hops Wood Pasture Arable Wood Wood Pasture Wood Arable Wood Wood Arable Arable Ley Arable Ley Ley --- --- Ley Wood Hops Arable Arable Arable Pasture Pasture Arable Arable Wood Waste    per acre 6.2.36 24.2.38 4.2.21 7.1.31 0.3.22 0.2. 2 3.1. 9 0.3.10 9.2.13 9.0.31 0.2. 8 1.3. 1 6.2.33 0.2.18 33.3. 9 0.1. 0 0.1.38 6.2.30 6.0. 0 8.3.27 23.1.16 9.0. 0 10.0.37 0. 1. 0 0.0.15 6.1.28 0.3.32 6.2. 2 23.1.17 34.1.22 10.1. 2 2.1.22 5.2.17 3.3.26 18.0. 3 0.0.34  17.3. 1 407.0.14     7.1. 4 414.1.18 94.  7. 3   5.17. 9 100. 5. 0 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector William   Lambard      Esq Sheet 4 William   Lambard      Esq William  Green, Williams & Wickenden Richard   Bennett 65 66 67 68 141 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 142 Part of Ridley Court Farm Ridley Wood Ridley Wood Middle Wood Grub Wood Half Lanes Cottage in three dwellings   Bunkers Hill & Garden Bennetts Farm New Street Homestead Orchard Mead Hop Ground Plantation Hop Garden Field Formerly part of Nine     Acres Ridley Court Cousendens Long Field Further Field Barn Field Wood Field Shaws S., W,. & N. Upper Field Crook Home Half Lanes Extraordinary charge on  1a 3r 14p of Hops at Wood Wood --- --- --- Hops --- Hops Arable Arable Pasture Arable Pasture  / Arable Arable Wood Arable Arable Waste 12s per acre 13.1.11 8.1.14 16.1.34 10.3.33 58.3.12 0.0.17 58.3.29 0.1. 0 0. 1. 9 0. 1.36 0. 2. 0 1.0.23 1.1.14 3.0.19 5. 0. 6 1.3.18 4. 0. 9 0. 2. 3 3. 0.21 1. 0.16 2.0.15 3. 3.38 0. 1.19  2.0.10 30.1.13  0.1.37 30.3.10 4.10. 0 5.10. 0 1. 2. 0 6.12. 0 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector William   Lambard      Esq John    Pew Mrs Eliz   Smith Sheet 5 Russell &   Marshman William    Crowhurst George    Best Philip    Buggs 84 85 143 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 145 144 96 97 98 99 146 Cottage belonging to the  above in 79, two Dwellings    and Garden Fort Field Half Lanes Part of West Down Farm Great Hook Little Hook Two Shaws East & South Reeds Shaw South of Reeds Pepper Croft Short Acre Bottom Field Shaw West of Bottom Fld The Wents Shaws South & East Half Lanes Extraordinary charge on  2a 0r 23p of Hops at Bostals near Clads House Shaw West of above Shaw East Chisley Hill Half Lanes --- Arable Waste Arable Arable Wood Arable Wood Arable Arable Arable Wood Hops Wood Waste 12s  per acre Pasture  / Arable Wood Wood Arable Waste 0.0.30 4.2.  0 0.0.34 4.2.34 0.0.16 4.3.10 7.3. 5 5.2.14 0.1.23 4.2.21 0.1. 0 1.3.15 1.0. 4 2.0.13 0.0.34 2.0.?3 1..37  1.2.39 28.3.28  0.2.37 29.2.25 2.0.35 1.1.30 0.1.21 0.0.37 9.0.10  0.1.31 13.3. 4 0.0.33 13.3.37 1.15. 0 6.14.3½ 1. 3.8½ 8. 0. 0 3. 0. 0 John   Swaisland & William   Andrus Sheet 6 John   Swaisland & William   Andrus 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 147 115 116 117 148 118 149 Part of Idley Farm Lower Bowman Upper Bowman Lows Croft Shaws S., W. & N. Upper Idley Field Shaw South of above Shaw East of above Little Idley Field Middle Idley Field Great Idley Field Bradfield Shaw Oisiers Shaw East of above Sheeplands Shaw West of Sheeplands Shaw East of Sheeplands Long Croft Shaws E., S., W. of above Aylands Shaw South of Aylands Old Orchard Half Lanes Arable Arable Arable Wood Arable Wood Wood Pasture  / Arable Arable Arable Wood Arable Wood Ley Wood Wood Arable Wood Arable Wood Orchard Waste 11.3.31 14.3.28 3.3. 0 1.0.21 14.2.11 0.3. 7 1.1. 4 2.2.30 9.2.25 12.2. 7 12.1.29 0.2.20 20.2.16 3.3.24 10.3. 5 0.3.33 1.1. 1 3.2.36 1.0.21 13.0. 0 0.1.33 0.1. 1   4.6. 7 146.3. 0   2.2. 7 149.1.37 32. 0. 0 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Rector Richard    Thorp Joseph    Thorp John   Gardener Stevens &   Bennett Richard    Thorpe Joseph    Thorp 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 150 130 131 132 133 134 151 New Street Cottage & Garden Cottage in two dwellings New Street House & Yard Oast House & Field Shaw North of above Eldridge Shaw East of Eldridge Shaw West of Eldridge Sow Croft Bunnett Field Half Lanes Part of Priest Field Fort Field Shaw West of Fort Field Furkins Shaw Furkins Field Half Lanes --- --- --- Arable Wood Pasture Wood Wood Arable Arable Waste Arable Arable Wood Wood Arable Waste 0.0.21 0.0.19 0.0.35 4.2. 9 0.2.30 8.1. 3 1.0. 1 1.0.33 2.1.22 4.1.25  1.2.17 24.1.15   0.2. 5 25.0. 0 13.0.11 5.0.23 0.0.29 1.1. 5 10.1.20  1.0.37 31.1. 6  0.1.17 31.2.22 5. 4. 0 7.10. 0 Sheet 7 Rev Thomas   Lawford     (Glebe) Rev   Thompson Richard   Rogers Rev Thomas   Lawford 10 11 12 13 152 14 16 153 16 17 18 154 19 Parsonage House & Garden Yard  Buildings Little Mead Great Meadow Half Lanes Eight Acre Meadow The Field Half Lanes Shaw North of Glebe Field East of above Shaw South of Parsonage Half Lanes Church Yard --- --- Meadow Meadow Waste --- Meadow Arable Waste --- Wood Wood Wood --- --- 1.0.29 0.0.18 0.2.34 3.0.10 0.1.35 0.0.19 7.1.30 18.2. 3 0.3.35 0.0.20 0.2.39 0.1. 2 1.1.36 0.0.18  0.1.30 35.2.36 5.12. 0 Whilst every care has been taken in transcribing information from old records which in themselves are prone to error or  misinterpretation, visitors to this site need to recognise that there will be errors. 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Ridley Tithe Map - Land Use - North West Section Back to Whole Map       North East Section       South West Section       South East Section Back to Whole Map       North East Section       South West Section       South East Section Back to Ridley Maps etc     Back to List of Kent Maps, Tithe awards/schedules For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society   click here Back to Research         Back to Homepage

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Inscriptions in the Churchyard of Ridley, Kent, taken September 1890

Inscriptions in the Churchyard of Ridley, Kent, taken September 1890. A complete transcription of Vol. VII of L.L. Duncan's manuscript notebook of Monumental Inscriptions for Hartley, Ridley, Longfield, Fawkham, Kingsdown, Knockholt  High Halden and the Martin Family. The original is lodged in the Library of the Kent Archaeological Society. Frank Bamping 2 March 2000.

                              In the ground South of the Church

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1  Eliza wife of Robert BENNETT of Ash died 7 November 1879 aged 58

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2  Alice wife of Thomas BENNETT died 8 September 1835 aged 42. Thomas Bennett died 18 July 1852 aged 62.

                   By the West end of the Church are 4 Altar tombs

(1) On the south side -

3   In memory of / William FARRANT of Branns Hatch in the Parish of / Kingsdown who died June 6th 1807 / aged 56 years.

    On the east end -

He left Issue / by Mercy his / wife Daughter / of John and / Mary WENSON / one son and / one daughter / (viz) William / and Ann.

(2) On the south side -

4   In memory of / Mr James WINSON / late of Farningham, Kent / who departed this life / February the 25th 1829 / aged 77 years.

     On the north side -

Sacred / to the memory of / Mrs Elizabeth Winson wife of Mr James Winson / late of this Parish who departed this life / January the 19th 1804 / aged 53 years.

(3) On the south side -

5   In memory of / Mr  John WINSON of Idley in the Parish / of Ash who died June the 16th 1786 / aged 33 years / left issue 1 son and 1 daughter (viz) / John and Philadelphia.

           On the east end -

In memory / of John son of / John and Mary / Winson late of / Idley, grandson of / John and Mary / Winson of this / Parish who died / March the 4th 1791 / aged / 6 years.

(4) On the south side -

6    In memory of / Mr John WINSON / of this Parish died August 18th 1791 / aged 64 years / left issue by Mary his wife one son / and two daughters (viz) James, Elizabeth / and Mercy.

           On the north side -

In memory of / Mrs Mary Winson wife of / Mr John Winson who died at Farningham / in this County March the 17th 1809 / in the 80th year of her age.

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7    H.M.P. / Carus Caro / Frater Fratre / Jacobus FLETCHER / Obiit Decr. 7th 1815 / Aetat 32.

                             On the north side of the churchyard

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8    Mary Ann LOFT died 17 February 1859 aged 8 years. Sarah Loft died 22 September 1860 aged 15 years. Maria died 31 March 1882 aged 40 years.

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9    Maria CORDER died 11 June 1877 aged 69.

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10   In memory of / Alexander GRIGG of Newington / in the County of Middlesex. He died / August ye 13th 1761 aged 40 years / Also in memory of / Sarah wife of / Alexander Grigg and daughter / of William JOHNSON of this Parish. She / also died ye 13th of August 1761 / aged 41 years.

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11    William JOHNSON of this Parish died 21 January 1763 aged 81 years. Also Elizabeth his wife died 20 February 1758 aged 70. Also two sons and one daughter of the above (viz) Thomas, William and Sarah.

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12    Daniel WILLIAMS of this Parish, miller, died August 4th 1726 aged 46 years.

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13    Mr Michael DEANE died October ye 26 1721 aged 93. Mr Michael Deane died June 15 1710 aged 83.

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14    Ye bodies of / 3 sons of Mr / William DEANE / by Sarah his wife / viz Richard died in 1704 / aged 2 weeks / another Richard died / November 8 1707 / aged 2 years /Issac died June / ye 25 1709 / aged 15 years.

                                     End of Ridley Churchyard 

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           Thorpe in the Registrum Roffense at page 1026 gives the following -

                                              Ridley Church

15    In the chancel, under the rails before the communion table is a gravestone of black marble with this inscription -

           Fuit Johannes Lambe, obijt Aprilis 24 1740 anno aetatis suae 54.

           Above are these arms viz a chevron between three holy lambs with staves and banners.

16    On a small gravestone of black marble adjoining is this -

                                              Lionel Lambe.

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INDEX TO RIDLEY M.I.
                                                                                                                        Compiled by Zena Bamping

Name Index
Bennett, 1, 2.
Corder, 9.
Deane, 13, 14.

Farrant, 3.

Fletcher, 7.

Grigg, 10.

Johnson, 10, 11.

Lambe, 15, 16.

Loft, 8.

Wenson, 3.

Williams, 12.

Winson, 4, 5, 6.

Place Index
Ash, 1.

Branns Hatch, Kingsdown, 3.

Farningham, 4, 6.

Idley in Ash, 5.

Newington, Middx., 10.