Jacob Scott 01/10/2000 Jacob Scott 01/10/2000

Tithe Apportionment for Westcliffe

Westcliffe - Maps and Tithe award schedules

Population 1801 to 1921

Westcliffe Tithe award schedule 34KB - signed 21st March 1840
With names of landowners, occupiers and fieldnames with acreages, and tithe payments

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Westcliffe Tithe award schedule - signed 21st March 1840

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Owner	Occupier	No.	Description	Cultivation	Quantities	Rector
Devises of the late Richard Eastes: Thomas & Richard Eastes The Earl of Guilford Sheet 2 The Earl of Maxborough & Countess of Maxborough Richard Roffey	Richard Eastes Richard Holmes William Marsh William Chapman Richard Eastes William Chapman William Staines Lawrence Baker Benjamin Taylor Thomas Taylor John Witherden Elwin The Crown Himself Hammond Upton Samuel Prescott	52 53 54 88 33 30 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 78 42 43 44 46 45 47 48 49 40 41 50 51 35 36 37 38 39 55 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Swingate Cottage The Swingate The Swingate Cottage Bere Farm Langdon Close The Hundred Acres Newland & West Cliffe Close Bere Wood Shepherds Court Shepherds Couvet Hangmans Couvet Densure Close Hay Meadow --- Slip near Road Private Roads Adjoining Shepherds Couvet Part of Small Meadow Triangular Field nr Road Part of Door Meadow Thistle Leaze House Buildings Hay Meadow Guston Point Part of Private Road The Slip Langdon Hall Shaw in Langdon Hall Slip adjoining Turnpike Road Twenty One Acres Land adjoining Tan Holes Tan Hole Private Roads Blockade House Private Roads The Sixty One Acres Land adjoining the Hutton Cottages Near Seamans Race Seamans Race Seamans Race Great Meadow Upper Meadow The Rookery --- West Cliffe Farm	Arable Garden Yard Garden Yard Homestead Arable Arable Arable Wood Coppice Coppice Coppice Pasture Pasture Garden Arable Road Garden Pasture Arable Pasture Pasture Homestead Pasture Arable Road Arable Arable Coppice Furze Arable Arable Down Road Yard Road Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Pasture Pasture Pasture Garden Homestead	10.2.12 0.0.11 0.0.11 0.0. 5 0.0. 7 10.3. 6 1.2. 0 18.1.36 126.0. 0 33.0.12 8.3.29 0.3.35 0.2.26 0.2.30 20.0.10 3.2.10 0.0.18 0.0.21 0.2.18 0.0. 4 0.0.17 4.3.18 5.0.24 5.2.10 1.1.18 1.1.10 0.0.30 0.2.11 0.0. 8 18.1. 4 0.2.23 1.2.12 21.0.27 275.2.21 109.0.30 13.2.23 0.1. 4 0.3.28 0.0.11 124.0.16 61.3.16 1.2.13 63.1.29 5.1.34 78.1. 4 96.3. 7 26.3.33 5.2.25 3.2.14 0.1.18 1.0.39 218.1.14	4.15. 0 114.13.11 91.5.1
Owner	Occupier	No.	Description	Cultivation	Quantities	Rector
Thomas Kingsford Wood William Coleman	Richard Eastes William Coleman John Ashmore James Castle	16 9 11 12 13 14 87 15 17 18 19 10 76 65 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 79 77 75 74 85 86	West Cliffe Farm Under Rookery & Lynch Field West Cliffe Downs & the Cherbins? Three Acres Barn Meadow Waste near Church Meadow Slip near above --- Hammond Meadow Shaw in above Slip near Hammond Meadow Triangular Field adjoining road Solton Farm The Stack Yard Great Field Brick Clamp New Meadow Barn Meadow Stable Meadow The Orchard Close The Orchard The Couvet --- The Plantation The Plantation The Plantation The Plantation The Plantation The Plantation --- The Plantation Private Roads Cottage --- Cottage ---	Homestead Arable Arable Pasture Pasture Waste Arable Garden Pasture Coppice Waste Arable Homestead Yard Arable Arable Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Coppice Garden Plantation Plantation Plantation Plantation Plantation Plantation Garden Plantation Road Yard Garden Yard Garden	0.3. 7 114.0. 0 113.0.16 3.1.33 2.2.20 1.1.32 0.0. 6 0.1. 1 2.2.16 0.3.36 1.0. 3 4.1.30 244.3. 0 0.3. 4 0.1. 6 134.2.30 56.0.36 3.3. 2 4.1.30 4.1.29 1.0.14 0.1.28 0.1.18 0.2. 2 0.0.39 0.0. 6 0.0.12 0.0.29 0.0. 5 0.0.13 0.0.19 0.0. 8 1.0.23 0.0.17 0.0.17 0.0.17 0.0.14 209.1.18	105.0.0 Tithe Free
Canterbury Dean Chater? of Lessors. John & Michael Elwin Lessees (Rectorial Glebe)	John Witherden Elwin	80 81 82 83 84	The Seven Acres Barn Close Small Meadow Church Yard Barn &	Arable Arable Pasture --- Yard	7.2.33 3.3.18 0.3.12 0.1.28 0.1. 0 13.0.11

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. Visitors who wish to verify information
contained in this site should access the original tithe award schedules which are held on microfilm at the K.H.L.C.

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Some Monumental Inscriptions of Westcliffe Church

Some Monumental Inscriptions of Westcliffe Church, noted by Rev Bryan Faussett noted 1759. Kindly typed up for the website by Pat Tritton.

In The Chancell.
1. On a Flat Stone. Here lieth the Body of Thomasin AUSTEN, Widow of Nicholas Austen, of Addisham, who departed this Life the 15th of Nov. 1702 aged 70 Years. Here also lieth the Body of Mary the Wife of Thomas UNDERDOWNE, and Daughter of the abovesaid Nicholas and Thomasine Austin (sic), who departed this Life the 8th of February 1732/3. Aged 76 Years.

2. On Another. Here lieth interred the Body of Thomas UNDERDOWNE late of the Town and Port of Dover of which he was twice Mayor. He departed this Life Sept. 3 An.Dom. 1741 aged 72 Years.

3. One Ancient Flat Stone without Inscription.

In The Body.
4. On a Flat Stone. Here lieth interred the Body of John KINGSFORD the son of Thomas Kingsford, Yeoman, of this Parish, and of Elisabeth his Wife, who departed this Life the 21st Day of August 1715 aged 6 Years.

5. Here also lieth interred The Body of Thomas KINGSFORD Junr. who departed this Life Dec. 10 1741 aged 24 Years.

6. On Another. Here lieth interred the Body of Thomas KINGSFORD, Senr. late of this Parish. He died Aug. 20 1747 aged 70 Years. He left surviving Elisabeth, his Wife, and Elisabeth his Daughter.

7. On Another. Here lieth interred the Body of Eliz. WOOD, Wife of Isaac Wood, late of Wanston

(this is in St. Margt’s psh.) She departed this Life 21 Aug. 1749 aged 37 Years. She left surviving 1 Son and 1 Daughter, viz: Kingsford & Elisabeth.

8. Two Ancient Flat Stones without Inscription. 1 of them has been inlaid.

9. In The South Wall is an Arch, and under it a kind of Altar Tomb, without Inscription.

10. This Church, which is very small, consists only of the Chancell & Body; in a low wooden Spire (if it deserved that Name) over the South Door, hangs 1 small Bell without Inscription.

11. This Church was dedicated, as I think, to St. Peter (see P.186).

12. In The Church Yard is an Altar Tomb for Thos. KINGSFORD 1716. And an Headstone for Thomas STOCK 1666.Index of Names and Places

Names Index
AUSTEN 1
Austin 1
KINGSFORD 12
KINGSFORD 4, 5, 6
STOCK 13
UNDERDOWNE 1, 2
WOOD 7Places
Addisham 1
Dover 2
St Margaret’s at Cliffe
Wanston 7GeneralMayor 2