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East Sussex Window and House Tax Assessments 1747 by Roger Davey
published by Sussex Record Society in 2006

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Content

Preface
Ashburnham		1
Battle		2
Beckley		3
Bexhill		4
Bodiam		5
Brede		6
Brightling		7
Burwash		8
Catsfield		9
Chiddingly		10
Crowhurst		11
Dallington		12
Etchingham		13
Ewhurst		14
Fairlight		15
Fletching		16
East Grinstead		17
Guestling		18
East Guldeford		19
[Hastings] Castle		20
Heathfield		21
Herstmonceux		22
Hollington		23
Hooe		24
Icklesham		25
Iden		26
Lindfield		27
Mayfield		28
Mountfield		29
Ninfield		30
Ore		31
Peasmarsh		32
Penhurst		33
Pett		34
Playden		35
Salehurst		36
Sedlescombe		37
Ticehurst		38
Udimore		39
Wadhurst		40
Waldron		41
Warbleton		42
Wartling		43
Westfield		44
Whatlington		45
Withyham		46

	No. of Lights	£	s.	d.
BRIGHTLING

(Sums for houses with ten or more windows include 2s 0d for House Tax; 2s 0d assessments are for House Tax only)

Fuller, John, Esq	58	3	0	0
Burrell, The Rev Mr	34	1	16	0
Fuller, Mr Stephen	43	2	5	0
Newington, Mr Samuel	33	1	15	0
Atkins, Mr John	19		16	3
Little, Mr James	19		16	3
Wood, William	19		16	3
Pelling, Joseph	18		15	6
Westone, William	18		15	6
Baker, William	18		15	6
Cruttenden, Joseph	18		15	6
Freeman, Thomas	16		14	0
Wickham, William	15		13	3
Attwood, John	14		9	0
Venice, John	14		9	0
Sandhurst, Peter	11		7	6
Bills, widow	11		7	6

Houses with less than 10 lights

Freeman, Thomas			2	0
Stace, William			2	0
Sandhurst, Samuel			2	0
Craft, Edward			2	0
Basby, Farn.			2	0
Pont, John			2	0
Relf, John			2	0
Allen, George			2	0
Crouch, William			2	0
Dann, John			2	0
Lawrance, Edward			2	0
Cleaver, Samuel			2	0
Bus, Thomas			2	0
Backer, John			2	0
Axell, Isaac			2	0
Bus, Edward			2	0
Venice, Isaac			2	0
Chins, Thomas			2	0
Axell, John			2	0
Bourn, Thomas			2	0
Dray, John			2	0
Whaterus, Thomas			2	0
Nash, Robert			2	0
Wicks, Thomas			2	0
Cruttenden, Sarah			2	0
Morris, Edward			2	0
Russell, widow			2	0
Holman, Robert			2	0
Noaks, Thomas			2	0
Dunke, John			2	0
Jarvice, Thomas			2	0
Axell, Richard			2	0
Relf, William			2	0
Craft, John			2	0
Freeman, John			2	0
Tippet, James			2	0
Tippet, John			2	0

	TOTAL	21	1	0
Collectors & Assessors:

William Wickham, Edward French

Appealed off August 11 1747:

Crouch, William 2s. 0d.

Allen, George 2s.0d.

Index -
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

Fagg, Richard	26
Fairall, Thomas	37
Fairhall, Edward, poor	16
Fairhall, Henry	27
Fairhall, John	6
Fairhall, John, poor	27
Fairhall, Richard	17
Fairway, Samuel	4
Falconer, Mr Benjamin	17
Farley, Henry	17
Farmar, Richard	24
Farmer, Richard	17
Farmer, William	27
Farnden, Mrs	8
Fenner, Andrew	28
Fenner, Thomas	28
Ferrers, Mr	16
Fetherstone, widow	28
Field, Edward	38
Field, Richard	15
Field, William	16
Fielder, John	41
Fillcokes, widow	4
Filmer, Joseph	39
Filpot, John;	32
Finch, John	17
Finch, Richard	17
Firby, Thomas	4
Fisher, John	14
Fisher, Mr	14
Fisher, Mr John	35
Fisher, William	3
Fitsall, William	25
Fleet, Joseph	16
Fleet, Robert	16
Fleet, widow	16
Fletcher, John	17
Flower, Mr, Buckhold	12
Flower, Mr, for Spaifords	1
Flower, Mr, the Hoards	1
Foord, Mr Nicholas	22
Foord, Mr William	36
for late Glides	11
for late Mary Cramps	11
Ford, John	8
ditto	9
ditto	28
Ford, John, poor	16
Ford, Thomas, Woodknowle	8
Ford, William	16
Forman, Thomas	39
Foster, Daniel	36
Foster, John, for Mascals house	28
Foster, Richard	42
ditto	44
Foster, Thomas, his house	12
Foster, Thomas, for Redland	36
Foster, Thomas, jr	8
Foster, Thomas, shoemaker	36
Foster, Thomas, sr	8
Foster, William	6
Foule, Mr	40
Foullar, John	4
Fox, John	8
Fox, Thomas	8
Fox, William	42
Fr[a]ncis, Mr William	40
Frances, John	29
Francis, Nicholas	17
Franks, William	16
Frankwill, Thomas, off	4
Frantly, Benjamin	43
Freebody, Mr	39
Freebody, Mr John	8
Freeland, Henry	45
Freeland, John	3
ditto	3
Freeman, John	7
Freeman, Mr Thomas	40
Freeman, Richard	13
Freeman, Simon, for Mr Downhalls	28
Freeman, Thomas	7
ditto	7
French, Daniel	21
French, Henry	26
ditto	26
French, John	42
French, John;	32
French, Joseph	41
French, Mr Jeremiah	10
French, Richard	10
French, Thomas, poor	8
French, William	31
French, William,	42
Frend, Thomas	4
Frewen, Mr Edward	36
Friend, Thomas	29
Friend, widow, poor	30
Frier, Richard	18
Fry, John	28
Fry, John, smith	28
Fry, Thomas, poor	28
Fryer, Samuel	6
Fuller, James	8
Fuller, John	8
ditto	13
ditto	29
ditto	41
Fuller, John, Esq	7
ditto	21
Fuller, Mr	9
ditto	45
Fuller, Mr Stephen	7
Fuller, Mrs, for her house	28
Fuller, Richard	41
Fuller, Robert	38
Fuller, Thomas	1
ditto	16
Fuller, widow	41
Fuller, William	32
Funell, Thomas, jr	10
Funell, Thomas, sr	10
Funell, William	10
Funnel, William	40
Funnel, William, Halton House	8
Funnell, Edward	16
Funnell, George	16
Funnell, Samuel	16
Funnell, Thomas	10
Funnell, William	16
Furman, William	40
Furminger, Samuel	6
Furner, Samuel	8
Furner, Thomas	36
Furner, widow, late Mrs Toke empty	8
Furninger, widow	6