EXTRACTS FROM TONBRIDGE
PARISH CATALOGUE
CKS
MAIDSTONE.
REF P371 28/2
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Marriage |
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1830 January 16th Henry Chittenden bach,
of Brenchley & Sarah Downing widow @ Tonbridge Parish Church.. |
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Baptism |
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1836 August 30th Henry son
of Henry & Sarah Chittenden, Brenchley, Farmer |
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Burial |
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Parish of Brenchley, Kent,
in the year 1841-42. 1842
January 12th
Henry Chittenden of Brenchley 58 years. Ceremony performed by Stephen Woodgate, Vicar. I hereby certify that the above is a true
copy from the register book of burials of the parish of Brenchley.
Witness my hand 10th
September 1835. George S Woodgate, Vicar |
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Declaration of family relationship sworn before
Master of Chancery: I, William
Chittenden of Matfield Green in the parish of Pembury in the County of Kent, farmer, do solemnly and
sincerely declare as follows:- That
Henry Chittenden, late of Matfield Green,
aforesaid, farmer, was my brother, and that the said Henry Chittenden on or
about the 16th day 0f January 1830 intermarried with Sarah Downing
at Tonbridge in the County of Kent and is the same
person as is referred to in the certificate of marriage hereunto annexed,
marked with the letter A. That there
was issue of such marriage, one child only, namely a son, Henry, who was born
in the month of August 1836 at Matfield Green
aforesaid. That I know and am well
acquainted with the said Henry Chittenden, the son, and he is the same person
as Henry, the son of Henry and Sarah Chittenden named in the paper writing
hereunto annexed and marked whith the letter B.. That the said
Henry Chittenden, the elder, who was never previously or subsequently married
to any other person, died on or about the 8th January 1842
intestate, leaving the said Henry Chittenden the younger, him surviving, his
sole heir at law according
to the custom of Kent, and that the said Henry Chittenden, the
elder, above mentioned is the same person as the Henry Chittenden mentioned
in the paper writing hereunto annexed, marked with the letter C. And I make this solemn declaration conscientuosly believing the same to be true and by
virtue of the provisions ……made and passed in the sixth year of the reign of
his late majesty King
William IV. Declared at
Brenchly in the |
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1689
July 22nd
A true and perfect inventory taken of all goods and chattels of Daniel
Chittenden, late……….of the parish of Hinxhill: Item His
purse…….. and wearing apparel and ready money. Item In
the kitchen on ……..and two dripping pans.
Two spits, on gridiron, one……..iron, three irons, two pairs of pot
hangars, on…… pair of brandirons, one pair of
bellows, the tongs and firepan and forty pounds of
pewter at sixpence a pound, two warming pans, two iron pots, one……dish, …..?,
two…..? one……? and seven……?
and……..?and…….? one looking glass and two……? Two mortars and pestles,
two……..?two…….? two tabels, one chopping block, two……?, wooden dishes and……
dishes, two wooden plates. Item In the parlour
one…… amd tabel, three
chairs and one……one…….one pair of …….. irons Item In the closet one small barrell and……and ten bottles…… Item In the parlor chamber one fether bed and……with all furniture thereto belonging two……and
one box and firepan and tong Item In
the……chamber two old beds with furniture, three old……and two boxes. Item Wooll in the house priced at ……?
Item In the chamber over the
kitchen two old beds with furniture to them.
Item Linnen
in the house, fourteen pairs of sheets, one dozen of napkins, six pairs of pillow……,one
dozen of tabel cloths and ten towels. Item In
the milkhouse two…… tubs with……in them,
two……bottles, one……pare of five milk
coolers, a…… two milking pails, one frying pan, one churn and butter platter,
and three……, one …… with buter, one old tabel, one butter and……………..Item In the washhouse six tubbs and
three……and one furnace. Item In the buttery six barrells
and two water pails. Item Twelve acres of wheat at fifty
shillings the acre Item Twelve acres of oats at twenty
shillings the acre. Six acres of
barley. Item Two acres of ………
Item………. And Item
Six acres of oats at…
Item Four working
bullocks Item Six Milk cows Item Four
fatting calves Item Eight ……priced at… Item
Three… and two…Item Two… and three……
Item Hay made and to…
Item Six hogs and thirteeen small pigs.
Item One Wagon
to……with……and……and……three ploughs and one harrow. Item One saddle and bridle and a horse
harness Item …… goods at…..one hand……and thirteen ewes and……and…… Item A……young bullocks. Item
One small bullock and seven wearing bullocks at ItemOne…… Item
Two old horses and…… Item Two pairs of sheets and two blanketts and two……one iron pot, six stewpots….. Item One
wagon, one plou, two harrows……and…… and sum lambs wool Item About eight……of wheet. Item Thongs……and forgotten The sum is 286 - 16 - 00. Signed by us |