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Northbourne Poor Rate 1913 - 1926

The table of names below is derived from the Poor Rate receipt books for the Northbourne parish between 1913 and 1926. They provide an overview of property and land ownership. In most cases there is no indication which property or land it refers to, so the receipts can only be used to give a rough idea of ownership. It is also worth noting that Northbourne at this time was different from the modern parish. Formerly it also included Ashley, as well as detached portions at Tickenhurst, Napchester, Minacre, and West Studdal.

If a name occurs from 1913-1926 it is only inferred that this is the same person throughout this period, as it is possible that other family members with the same name or initial could have taken over the ownership. A date of death, if known, is indicated with † e.g. (†1914). If the name occurs after this date the executors were paying the rate. (†<1913) means a person died some time before 1913.

Additional information on some of the names can be found at the bottom of this page.

If you would like to add any information, or need the full details of an individual's entry contact me.

Names in Northbourne Poor Rate Books 1913 - 1926

Surname	First Name	Years
Allen	R	1913-1917
Amos	F. W.	1922-1926
Amos	H	1913-1926
Amos	W	1913-1926
Ayers	M	1913-1916 (†c.1915)
Ayers	Wm H.	1915-1926
Baker	A. J. E.	1913-1919
Bechely	A. Mrs	1915-1919
Bedwell	E. H.	1913-1922 (†1914)
Bedwell	J. W.	1922-1926 (†1928)
Beer	W	1913-1915
Binfield	J. Mrs	1913-1921
Birch	A. C.	1913-1926 (†1944)
Birch	C. M. Mrs	1913-1926 (†<1913)
Birch	W	1913-1915 (†<Aug 1915)
Bliss	J. W. Rev.	1913-1916 (†1917)
Brown	E.O. Foster	1925-1926
Bullock	T	1913-1926
Burgess	W. R.	1913-1926
Burns	Dennis	1919
Canterbury	Archbishop of	1913-1926
Catchpool	E	1913-1914
Chapman	J. Mrs	1913-1926
Clark	A. E. Miss	1921-1926
Cook	G. V.	1912-1922
Cox	W. Billinghurst	1925-1926
Crawford	Hugh	1913-1916
Crundall	William, Sir	1921-1925
Curtis	W. J.	1913-1917
Dawson	S	1925-1926
Densham	W. R.	1913-1926
Ecclesiastical Commissoners	-	1913-1926
Edgington	R	1921-1926
Edwards	F. A.	1924-1926
Elgar	J	1913-1922
Fagg	J	1913-1926
Fagg	J. William	1923-1926
Fagg	R	1913-1919
Fagg	W. G.	1913-1922
Farrier	John	1913-1926 (†<1913)
Foad	C. F.	1913-1919
Foat	C.	1925-1926
Ford	Robert	1913-1923
Ford	William	1913-1924 (†<1913)
Fuller	E. M.	1913-1926 (†1957)
Gates	G	1913-1926
Gilman Bros	-	1921-1926
Gisbey	R	1925-1926
Graves	James	1917-1926
Groombridge	C. J.	1913-1919
Groombridge	K	1913-1924
Groombridge	R	1913
Guilford	Earl of	1913-1926 (†1949)
Hankey	W. H. A.	1921-1926 (†1939)
Harrison	R. J.	1913-1926
Harrison	Wm	1921-1926
Harvey	Wm	1913-1926
Hill(s)	T. A.	1913-1926
Hogben	F. Courtney	1921-1926
Hollamby	G	1913-1926 (†1948)
Holt	E. Langford	1915-1926
Holt	T. J. Rev	1913-1914
Hudson	T	1913-1926
Hughes	Mrs	1923
James	W. E. C., Hon	1926
Jennings	G	1915-1916
Jones	M. R. Miss	1913-1914
Josey	-	1922-1925
Keirs	J. B.	1922-24
Kemp	Miss	1925-1926
Kemp	Mrs	1925-1926 (W. Ford Executors)
Kent Coal Concessions	-	1912-1916
Kirby	T. J.	1913-1926
Laker	Alec	1921-1926
Laslett	E. G.	1919-1926
Lincoln	W. E.	1913-1926
Maisey	W. A.	1921-1924
Mallet	Mrs	1913
Marsh	H	1925-1926
Marsh	Robert	1913-1926
Marsh	W. senr	1913
Marsh	W	1914-1918
Maxted	A	1913-1925
McCarthy	J	1921-1926
Meyer	E	1913-1926 (†1921)
Moat	W	1913-1926
Montgomery	T	1917-1919
Morrice	F. L. H.	1913-1925 (†1915)
Morrice	Mrs	1918-1919
Newing	J	1913-1919 (†1919)
Northbourne	Lord	1913-1926
Northbourne Parish Council	-	1925-1926
Northbourne School	-	1913-1926
Nutley	A	1922-1926
O’Dell	Miss Daisy	1922-1926
Oliver	H	1917-1926
Pain	H. G.	1925-1926
Pearson & Dorman Long Ltd	-	1921-1926
Pearson & Son	-	1925
Pettman	J	1912-1921 (†c.1916)
Pettman	W. H.	1922-1926
Pierce	E. M.	1913-1926
Pritchard	A	1924
Pritchard	D	1913-1925 (†1918)
Pritchard	E. J.	1913-1919
Pritchard	H. J.	1919-1926
Pritchard	P	1923-1926
Pritchard	Mrs	1922-1926
Redman	Mrs	1913-1917
Richards	H. G.	1915-1926
Sanders	G. B.	1913 (†<1913)
Sandwell	W. A.	1923-1926
Seath	A	1923-1926
Seath	Wm	1915-1919
Silver	S. A. Mrs (Sarah)	1913-1926
Smyth	B. B.	1919-1926 (†1932)
Spain	F. C. (Frederick)	1913-1926
Spanton	A. E.	1915-1926
Spanton	T. F.	1913-1919
Speed	F. E.	1913-1926
Spinner	S	1926
Steed	P. W.	1913-1926
Struthers	G	1913-1926 (†1936)
Terry	G. F.	1913-1926 (†1915)
Terry	W. D.	1923-1926
Theobald	Elizabeth, Mrs	1913-1926 (†c.1922)
Thomas	Mary A. Mrs	1913-1926 (†c.1925)
Thomas	W. C. Rev.	1913-1926 (†1937)
Thompson	M. A. Mrs	1913
Thompson & Son	-	1913-1921
Thompstone	E	1926
Turner	F. Mrs	1913-1926
Vickers	D. J.	1913-1914
Vickers	T. A.	1913-1914
Voizey	E	1913
Wanstall	A	1915-1917
Wanstall	G. A.	1913, 1926
Wanstall	J	1925-1926
Ward	S	1921-1926
Waterfield	A. W.	1913-1919
Weston	M. W.	1913-1919
White	Southey	1916-1926 (†1934)
Wotton	A	1913
Wyatt	G. F.	1921
Wyborn	Ht. Mrs (Harriet)	1913-1926

Additional Information:

This information has been added by myself to ‘flesh out’ the listed individuals and has been gathered from a number of sources:

1. Conscription tribunals reported in the Deal Walmer and Sandwich Mercury during 1916
2. Local trade directories
3. Newspaper obituaries
4. Gravestone inscriptions

• Amos, Henry - Verger and sexton.
• Ayers, William - Chapel Farm, Tilmanstone.
• Baker, A. J. E. – Alfred John Edgar Baker.
• Bechely, A. - Probably Adeline Bechely widow of George Bechely.
• Bedwell, E. H. - Edwin Henry Bedwell who died 22 January 1914 aged 57. Late of Marley, Finglesham, 8 acres of market garden managed by his son John William Bedwell who committed suicide in 1928 (Deal Walmer and Sandwich Mercury 24 November 1928).
• Birch, Arthur Clarkson - Ham Farm/House, he resided there from 1898-1944 and died 28 March 1944, aged 74 (Deal Walmer and Sandwich Mercury 8 April 1944 p.8).
• Bliss, Canon John Worthington (1832-1917), rector of Betteshanger and Ham (1866-1917).
• Brown, Ernest Otto Foster - Flittermouse Bungalow.
• Burgess, William Robert - Grocer and sub-postmaster.
• Chapman, John - Probably John Chapman of Boyton Court, East Sutton.
• Cook, G. V. - Farmer and market gardener of Finglesham with 30-acre farm.
• Cox, William Billinghurst - Ashley.
• Crundall, Sir William (1847–1934) – A well-known Dovorian and mayor of Dover who was knighted in 1889.
• Dawson, Sydney Herbert - Ashley.
• Densham, William Richard - Ashley.
• Edgington, Reuben - Ashley.
• Edwards (Edwardes), Frank Alfred – Fir Tree Farm, Ashley. Abode Sutton Brae, Sutton.
• Elgar, John - Farmer, Barville Farm, Tilmanstone.
• Fagg, John Williams - The Chalet, Ashley.
• Fagg, William George - Farmer, Stoneheap Farm, Northbourne.
• Foad, Charles F. - Almonry Farm, Northbourne. In 1924 Kelly’s Directory he is listed at Langdon Court, Ringwould. It is believed Pearson & Dorman Long took over Almonry Farm c.1921.
• Fuller, Ernest Mackney - Master miller at New Mill, Northbourne, a Sergeant in the Northbourne Volunteer Training Corps (WWI) who died 17 September 1957, aged 82.
• Gilman Bros - Spelt Gillman in 1924 Kelly’s Directory: Builders, contractors, sanitary engineers, painters & decorators.
• Gisbey (Gisby)- Robert Thomas, Letter-box Row, Ashley.
• Graves, James - Ashley.
• Green, Frederick E. collected the poor rate - Sergeant and Bandmaster in the Northbourne Volunteer Training Corps (WWI) and headmaster of Northbourne School.
• Groombridge, Chas J. - Farmer Tickenhurst.
• Guilford, Earl of - Frederick George North (1876-1949), 8th Earl of Guilford.
• Hankey, Major William Hubert Albert, O.B.E. - The Vine Northbourne, died 11 March 1939 age 69.
• Harrison, Robert James - Market gardener, Holly Tree House, Finglesham.
• Harrison, William - Beer retailer, Finglesham.
• Harvey, William - Market gardener, and licensee of the Crown Inn Finglesham.
• Hill(s), Thomas Alfred – Hill Farm, Ashley. Register of Electors (1927) and Directories list him as Thomas A. Hills.
• Hogben, Courtney/Courtenay - Farmer Tickenhurst, Upper, Middle & Lower Heronden.
• Hollamby, George - R.M.L.I. Vale Cottage. Sergeant-Major and instructor of the Northbourne Volunteer Training Corps (WWI). Died 24 October 1948 aged 75.
• Holt, Ernest Langford - West Studdal House.
• James, Hon W. E. C. - Walter Ernest Christopher (1896-1982). Later Lord Northbourne 4th Baron.
• Jolliffe, Samuel (1838-1918) who collected the poor rate - Schoolmaster (Deal Walmer and Sandwich Mercury 19 January 1918).
• Josey – probably Ernest Josey of Ashley Farm.
• Keirs, John Boyd - Almonry House, acting for Pearson & Dorman Long Ltd.
• Kirby, Thomas Joseph - Ashley.
• Laker, Alec - Farmer Little Tickenhurst.
• Laslett, Ernest George - Market Gardener, Low Farm.
• Lincoln, William E. - Beer retailer Minacre.
• Maisey, William Allen - Farmer, Roman Road Farm, Ashley. Also in poor rate books as Maisey & Banks.
• Marsh, H. – Probably Henry Marsh of Roman Road Farm, Ashley.
• Marsh, Robert - Farmer, Little Napchester.
• Meyer, Ernest - West Street House (Finglesham Grange).
• Moat, William - Builder and licensed victualler of the Hare and Hounds, Northbourne. Corporal in the Northbourne Volunteer Training Corps (WWI).
• Morrice, F. L. H. - Frederick Lancelot Hamilton Morrice (1855-1915) of The Vine, Northbourne. In 1881 author of The Nightless North - A Walk Across Lapland. Also commanded the Northbourne Volunteer Training Corps (see website for more information).
• Newing, James - Dairy farmer, Chatten Farm, Finglesham. Died 7 January 1919 (Deal Walmer and Sandwich Mercury 18 January 1919).
• Northbourne, Lord - Walter Henry James, (1846-1923), 2nd Baron. Also commanded the Northbourne Volunteer Training Corps (WWI). Walter John James (1869-1932), 3rd Baron. See also James, Hon W. E. C.
• Nutley, Arthur John, Roman Road, Ashley.
• Oliver, Hezekiah - Beer retailer, Ashley.
• Pain, H. G. - Farmer, Maidensole Farm, Whitfield near Dover and Fredville Park, Nonington.
• Pearson & Dorman Long Ltd - Owners of Betteshanger Colliery from c.1921 until it was nationalised in 1947.
• Pettman, William Henry – Owns land in East Studdal, abode Bon Air, Little Mongeham.
• Pierce, Edward Mark - Farmer, Ashley. In some cases it seems the initials were mistakenly written as E. W.
• Pritchard, D (Mrs) - Market gardener, Finglesham, probably Daniel Pritchard who died 25 September 1918 aged 62 years. Mrs Pritchard in 1924 listed at Myrtle Cottage, Finglesham.
• Pritchard, Harry James – Mercer’s Farm, Finglesham.
• Sandwell, William Arthur - Shopkeeper, Finglesham.
• Seath, Alick - Stoneheap Farm, corporal in the Northbourne Volunteer Training Corps (WWI).
• Smyth, B. B. - Rev Basil Broughton Smyth rector of Betteshanger and Ham (1917-1932). In the 1901 census he is at Hernhill aged 35.
• Spain, Frederick - Horse slaughterer, Ashley.
• Spanton, Albert - Cottington Court.
• Spanton, Troward Furley - Farmer at Little Napchester, Church Farm, Ashley.
• Steed, Percy. W. - Farmer, Finglesham.
• Struthers, G. - Probably George Struthers (1856-1936). Corporal in Northbourne Volunteer Training Corps.
• Terry, George Frederick - Late of West Street Farm, of about 180 acres who died 30 January 1915 aged 71 (WWI), buried at Betteshanger. Farm managed by his son, Henry Terry.
• Terry, Walter - Farmer West Street.
• Thomas, M. A. Mrs - West Hill House, Finglesham.
• Thomas, Rev William Ceidrych - (1850-1937) rector of Northbourne (East Kent Mercury 1 January 1938).
• Thompstone, Ezra – Studdal Farm.
• Wanstall, G.A. – George Arthur, aged 51 in 1901 census. Builder and local undertaker, Holly Tree Cottage, Finglesham. He made the lych-gate at St Augustine’s church, Northbourne, erected in 1895. Son has same initials but is Gilbert Arthur.
• Ward, Stephen - Chapel Farm, Ashley.
• White, Southey - Telegraph Farm. Died 24 April 1934, aged 80.
• Wyborn, Mrs H. - Farmer and market gardener How Wall, Finglesham, approx. 30 acres.

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