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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.
HEATHFIELD
 
(Sums for houses with ten or more windows include 2s 0d for House Tax; 2s 0d assessments are for House Tax only)
 
 Ockif, Arthur, esq 683100
 Fuller, John, Esq 361180
 Pretton, The Rev Mr 19 163
 Baker, widow 12 80
 Knight, Arthur 14 90
 Barton, Richard 9 20
 Mepham, Joseph, jr 8 20
 Harmer, William 9 20
 Mone, William 9 20
 Gates, Thomas 9 20
 Oxley, William 12 80
 Price, Thomas 14 90
 Smith, Stephen 9 20
  ditto, separate 9 20
 Heathfield, Jeremiah 9 20
 Bennett, Mrs 12 80
 Dearing, Henry 14 90
 Thomson, Abraham 9 20
 Trosh, Samuel 14 90
 Cayley, John 12 80
 Thomson, Abraham, or occupiers paying 14 90
 Rusell, Dr, Gent 9 20
 Drew, Mr 14 90
 Sidgs, Samuel 9 20
 Robbards, George 14 90
 Pankhurst, Thomas 9 20
 Hook, Richard 14 90
*Dearing, Henry for late Cayleys     
 Luck, John 9 20
 Luck, William 8 20
 Jonson, Roger 8 20
 Hoade, Thomas 9 20
 Piper, John 14 90
 Baker, William 12 80
 Sidgs, Samuel, jr 14 90
 Reevs, Benjamin 8 20
*Mepham, Joseph     
 Goodman, John 13 86
* ditto, for Newmans     
 Hider, Joseph 11 76
 Cole, William 14 90
 Crittenden, John 12 80
 Parsons, Thomas     
*(?) Heptaine, M...     
 Robbards, Thomas 9 20
*Martaine, Samuel     
 Bristed, Benjamin 17 149
 Gorreng, William 19 163
 Stredwick, Henry 9 20
 Pankhurst, widow 14 90
*Gorrenge, William, or occupiers     
* ditto, separate     
 Curtis, Thomas 9 20
 Burgis, Thomas 14 90
 Vine, Stephen 14 90
*Kemp, Henry or)    
  Walters, Thomas)9 20
 Dearing, Dorothy 9 20
 Dymond, John 9 20
 Stace, Thomas 9 20
*Knight, Arthur, or)    
  Reed, Thomas)    
*Goldsmith, Richard, or occupiers 9   
 Haffenden, Richard 9 20
  ditto, for The Mill House 9 20
 Sanderson, Richard, or)    
 Padge, Thomas)9 20
 Mascall, Richard 9 20
 Haffenden, George 6 20
 Haffenden, James 9 20
* ditto, for the Bottell House     
 Apes, Thomas     
*Dearing, Dorothy, for Stashels (?) 8   
 Piper, John, jr 9 20
 Backer, John 8 20
 Pattenden, Jeremiah 14 90
 Drawbridge, Samuel 14 90
* ditto, for (?) Prats     
* ditto, for Moons     
*Roads, Thomas, or Star, -     
 Roads, Thomas 14 90
 Durrant, Edward 9 20
 Stephens, John 12 80
 Bristed, James 14 90
 Stace, John 14 90
 Vine, John 10 70
 Vine, John, jr 9 20
*Vine, John, or)    
*Collens, Richard)8   
 Mepham, Thomas 14 90
 French, Daniel 14 90
 Sands, William 14 90
 Roads, Richard 12 80
  ditto, for Pryers 8 20
*Haffenden, Richard, for Byerseeds (?)     
 Barton, Thomas 9 20
 Cayley, John 9 20
 Haffenden, Richard, sr 5 20
 Phips, Richard 14 90
 Bolkham, Thomas 9 20
 Barton, John 9 20
 Mepham, Joseph, sr 11 76
*Gur, John, or)    
*Mepham, Jeremiah)    
*Guine, John 9 20
 Caney, Thomas 9 20
 Mepham, William 9 20
 Pinion, Thomas 9 20
 Oxley, Richard 9 20
 Chepman, William 14 90
 Harmer, Joseph 9 20
 Thomson, Abraham 9 20
 Clifton, John 12 80
 Smith, Edward 9 20
 Bolkham, Thomas 9 20
 Holmes, John 6 20
 Paine, Thomas 9 20
 Collens, Robert 9 20
*Swane, Thomas, or occupier 9 20
 Drawbridge, Thomas 9 20
 Marchant, Richard 13 86
 Howell, William 9 20
 Howell, John 9 20
 Sands, Jerimiah 14 90
*Swane, John, or occupier 9   
*Smith, Mr, .... house 6   
 Smith, Mr [Samuel ...... erased] 9 20
*Edwards, Mr, or)    
  Morrell (?))    
 Swane, John 14 90
 Munck, Stephen 7 20
 Satten, Edward     
* ditto, for another house 8 20
 Arnade, Thomas 9 20
*Taylor, John, or occupiers 9   
 Trosh, Jonathan 9 20
*Knight, Arthur, sr, for a house let     
 
TOTAL3109
Assessors:
 
William Gorreng & John Vine
 
Collectors:
 
William Gorreng & John Dimond
 
  
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
Abergavenny, The Rt Hon George, Lord17
Ackhurst, John40
Ackhurst, Thomas40
Ackhurst, William40
Adams, John9
  ditto36
Adams, Mr12
Adams, Robert, poor8
Adams, William8
Aderson, Richard42
Ades, Robert36
Ades, Thomas37
Adshed, John3
Adshed, Thomas3
Afins, John4
Akehurst, Edward24
Akehurst, Thomas8
Akhurst, Stephen22
Akhurst, Thomas, Cruches40
Akhurst, Thomas, late Briants40
Akhurst, William22
Albons, Thomas40
Alchorn, Thomas28
Alderton, John36
Alexander, Edward44
Allcock, John43
Allen, George7
Allen, James16
Allen, Thomas, empty8
Allen, Walter2
Allen, William46
Allin, John27
Allwood, Mr Nicholas41
Alphy, Mr38
Alterton, William2
Amos, Thomas42
Andrewes, Robert31
Andrews, John16
Anscomb, William17
Apes, Edward6
Apes, Thomas21
Appes, late, empty40
Apps, Benjamin3
Apps, Charles1
Apps, Edward, cottage38
Apps, Edward, &23
Apps, James40
Apps, John11
  ditto30
  ditto40
Apps, William11
Apsley, Esq and28
Apsley, John, esq41
Arkcoll, Thomas, sr22
Armatage, William, Clarks12
Armtige, John, jr1
Armtige, John, sr1
Arnade, Thomas21
Arnold, John, poor16
Arnold, William16
Asby, John2
Ashburnham, Sir William, bart18
Ashburnham, the Rt Honble the Earl of1
Ashcroft, John1
Ashdown, John41
Ashdown, Nicholas28
  ditto37
Ashdown, Nicholas, for Ashdown's28
Ashdown, Richard22
Ashdown, Thomas44
Ashdown, William41
Ashdown, William, poor28
Ashenden, James2
Ashmore, -2
Aslen, John18
Atkins, Mr John7
Attey, Robert32
Attree, Ann16
Attwood, John7
Attwood, Nicholas42
Attwood, Thomas40
Austen, Martha17
Austen, Mr Clement8
Austen, Richard17
Austen, Thomas8
Austen, William17
Austin, William3
Austin, William, jr3
Avan, John3
  ditto31
  ditto32
Avard, Peter36
Avary, Thomas4
Avery, Anthony22
Avery, Edward43
Avery, John1
  ditto38
Avery, Mr14
Avery, Mr James42
Avery, Mr Samuel42
Avery, Samuel1
Avery, Samuel, for Thomas Summerses1
Avery, William36
  ditto42
Avis, John46
Avis, William46
Awcock, James16
Awcock, John16
  ditto16
Awcock, William16
Axell, Isaac7
Axell, John7
Axell, Richard7
Ayles, William16