Pigots 1840 - Kent
Sittingbourne & Milton with the parishes of Teynham & Linstead with the hamlet of Greenstreet & neighbourhoods
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Sittingbourne is a very neat and respectable post town and parish in the hundred of Milton and lathe of Scray; 40 miles ESE from London and 16 WNW from Canterbury, situated on the main road between these two cities, and in a delightful and highly fertile part of the county. By means of Milton Creek, which bounds the parish on the north and is navigable at Crown quay, hoys sail hence to London; so that from this circumstance and that of its great thoroughfare, Sittingbourne is happy in its local advantages. Here are three good inns, particularly the “George”, which for elegance of accommodation and general convenience and comfort may vie with the best regulated establishment of the kingdom. Sittingbourne is one of the polling stations at the election of members to represent East Kent.
The church dedicated to St Michael, is a very fine structure, principally built of flint, and exhibits a rather brilliant appearance when subjected to the action of the suns rays. A destructive fire in 1762 did considerable injury to this edifice and destroyed several valuable and interesting monuments; there are remaining, however, other well meriting notice, together with an enriched octagonal font of great beauty. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of the see of Canterbury, and present incumbency of the Rev A H Duthie. The charities comprise a national school and workhouse, with some parochial gifts and benefactions to the poor. Sittingbourne formerly enjoyed many valuable privileges but through neglect most of them have been ineffective. Elizabeth granted a weekly market and two annual fairs; the former was soon discontinued; the latter are held on Whit Monday and October 11th, for linen and woollen goods, hardware &c.; and a great monthly market on Tuesdays. The parish contained by the returns of 1831, 2182 inhabitants.
Milton (anciently Middletun), is a market town and parish, in the hundred of its name and late of Scray; the parish adjoins to that of Sittingbourne, and the two towns are distant from each other about half a mile. A branch of the Swale comes up to Milton and there are several large pieces of water used for mill ponds; upon these are mills for grinding corn and one for the making of paper. The chief trade of the place however, arises from its fishery; the transmission of corn to the metropolis and bringing back various goods for the use of the surrounding country are also other sources of emolument ; but its oyster fishery is of the highest importance, and a very large capital is embarked therein; part of the manor and hundred of Milton produces the finest oysters in the world – they are known in the London market as the “Milton natives”. This fishery is of very high antiquity; and the fish taken here are supposed to be alluded to by Juvenal in his 4th satire as being reckoned a delicacy even in his time. A portreive for the hundreds of Milton and Marden, with a warden, are chosen on 25th July, at a court baron; the manor courts and public meetings are held at the market place, under which is the town prison.
The church is an ancient and handsome structure, with a fine tower of flint; it is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. There are places of worship for independents and Wesleyan Methodists and national schools for the instruction of both sexes. The market day is Saturday and the annual fairs are held on 24th July and 10th October for cattle and toys. The parish contained, by the last returns, 2233 inhabitants.
Greenstreet is a village partly in the parish of Teynham and partly in that of Linstead, in the hundred of Teynham and lathe of Scray, on the high road from London to the coast; three miles from Sittingbourne. It is not a place of business, independent of that produced from its thoroughfare situation. The “Dover Castle” here is an excellent inn excellently conducted both as a commercial and posting establishment. The church of Teynham dedicated to St Mary, is a large and handsome building, in the form of a cross with an embattled tower at the west end. The benefice is a vicarage in the gift of the archdeacon of Canterbury. It was at Teynham that Richard Harris, fruiterer to King Henry VIII, planted 105 acres of orchard and cherry ground, from which plantations, it is believed that all the cherry gardens and apple orchards in Kent took their rise. The church of Linstead, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, received some years since an addition of one hundred and fifty free sittings towards defraying the expense of which the incorporated society contributed. A stock fair is held at the village Greenstreet on the 1st of May. The population of Linstead parish in 1831 was 952, and that of Teynham 753.
POST OFFICE – Sittingbourne, William marsh, Postmaster. Letters from London, Chatham, Rochester &c. arrive every morning at one and are despatched at two. Letters from Faversham, Canterbury, Dover, Deal, Margate & Ramsgate arrive every morning at two and are despatched at one. Letters from Sheerness arrive (by foot post), every night at nine and are despatched every morning at four.
POST – Milton. Letters arrive from and are despatched to Sittingbourne daily.
GENTRY & CLERGY
BALDWIN Rev Alfred, Greenstreet
BARLING John esq,
BARROW Mr John, Borden
BATE Mr John, Sittingbourne
BLAKE Mrs, Sittingbourne
BLAXLAND Edward esq, Teynham Court lodge
BRADDEN Rev Edward Nicholas, Milton
BRADLEY Francis esq, Core Court
CHAMBERS Sir Samuel, Bredgar
CLIFFORD Mr John, Sittingbourne
COBB Miss Catherine, Sittingbourne
COLLEY Thomas esq, Bobbing
COOPER Rev Richard, Sittingbourne
CROWFORD Rev William Henry, Linstead
CURRY Rev C, Borden
DUTHIE Rev Archibald Hamilton, Sittingbourne
DYKE Captain John D, Milstead
ELVY Mrs Sarah Ann, Babchild
EVEREST Mr Tristram, Sittingbourne
FAIRMAN Samuel esq, (magistrate), Bobbing
FAIRMAN Thomas esq, Rhode house
GASCOYNE William, esq, Babchild
GREAVES Rev George, Sittingbourne
HAMBLY Mrs Elizabeth, Sittingbourne
HARMAN William esq, Linstead
HASSELL Mrs, Sittingbourne
HINDE Robert esq, Milton
HINDE Robert jun esq, Milton
HOMEWOOD Mr Edward, Ufton Court, Tunstall
ISMAY Mr William, Milton
JAMES Rev Henry, Greenstreet
KNIGHT Mr Thomas, Bobbing
LAKE Mr John, Babchild
LAKE Mrs William, Linstead
LAW Francis esq, Woodstock
LUSHINGTON William esq, New House
MATSON John esq, Rodmersham
MUNN William esq, Rose hill, Sittingbourne
MURTON Thomas esq, Bredgar
MURTON William esq, Tunstall
PALMER Mr John, Chalkwell cottage
POORE Rev John (DD), Murston
RUFF Mr Thomas, Sittingbourne
SIMPSON Rev George, Glover house, Sittingbourne
STROUTS Edward esq, Kingsdown
TONG Mr John, Sittingbourne
TRACY George Monk esq, Murton house
TYLER The Hon Major, Linstead house
VALLANCE Thomas esq, Sittingbourne
WALTAR William esq, Sittingbourne
WATSON John esq, Woodcocks
WILMER Rev Thomas George, Borden
ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS – not otherwise described are Day Schools
BRIGHTMAN William, Milton
COWLAND Sophia Ann, Sittingbourne
ELFICK Sarah, Milton
HEAD Thomas, (boarding & day), Sittingbourne
HOGWOOD Sarah, Sittingbourne
National School, Milton, Richard Child BARNARD, master; Jane HOBBS, mistress
National School, Sittingbourne, John HOGWOOD, master; Mrs MUNTER, mistress
NICHOLS Margaret, (boarding), Greenstreet
NICHOLS Richard, Greenstreet
NOWERS Anne & Louisa, Greenstreet
PYE Elizabeth, Greenstreet
RICHARDS Sarah, (boarding & day), Sittingbourne
SMITH Thomas, Sittingbourne
STILES William, Greenstreet
TAYLOR Sarah, Greenstreet
WHITNALL Sarah & Kate, (boarding & day), Sittingbourne
ATTORNEYS
BATHURST Richard, Sittingbourne
FAWKENER & RUSSELL, Sittingbourne & Chatham
HINDE John, Milton & Sittingbourne
HINDE Robert, (coroner for Kent, treasurer of Milton Union & superintendent registrar), Sittingbourne
HINDE Robert jun, (clerk of Milton Union, steward of Milton Manor and town clerk of Queenborough &c.), Milton
HINDE Robert, Robert & John, Milton
AUCTIONEERS
JORDAN John, Milton
SMITH John, Sittingbourne
BAKERS
ALDERTON John, Milton
BIGG Benjamin, Milton
CHAMPION Samuel, Babchild
CLIFFORD John, Sittingbourne
COCKELL Thomas, Greenstreet
HARTRIDGE William, Milton
HENNES John, (biscuit), Sittingbourne
JAY William, Sittingbourne
KIMMINS James, Greenstreet
OWLETT John, Milton
PRICE William, Milton
REEVE Thomas, Sittingbourne
SAYWELL Richard, Sittingbourne
SCOTT John, Milton
SMEAD William, Sittingbourne
SNELLING Daniel, Milton
WANSTALL Richard, Greenstreet
WEBB John, Sittingbourne
WILLSON Henry, Milton
WRATTEN Jesse, Babchild
BANKERS
VALLANCE William & Son, Sittingbourne – draw upon Spooner, Attwoods & Co, London
BASKET MAKERS
COPPEN Thomas, Milton
PACKER John, Sittingbourne
BLACKSMITHS & FARRIERS
BEAN Thomas, Milton
BISHOP Thomas, Sittingbourne
BLUNT Thomas, (farrier), Milton
BRENCHLEY David, Greenstreet
BUGGS Thomas, Milton
BURTON Richard, (& whitesmith and bellhanger), Sittingbourne
BUSBRIDGE Edward, Greenstreet
DODD John, Milton
DOWN James, Milton
FLOOD William, Greenstreet
JENNER Samuel, Milton
KNOWLES Henry D, Greenstreet
WISE William, Sittingbourne
BOAT BUILDERS
PEAKE George, Milton
TAYLOR Stephen, Sittingbourne
BOOKSELLERS & STATIONRS
BRIGHTMAN William, Milton
COULTER Jno Edmund, Sittingbourne
EDMONDS William, Sittingbourne
MARSH William, Sittingbourne
SENIOR Ann, Sittingbourne
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS
CHEESMAN George, Sittingbourne
CHEESMAN John, Babchild
DUNCAN James, Greenstreet
FLOOD Thomas, Greenstreet
GOLDSMITH John, Sittingbourne
GOODGER William, Milton
HARNDEN William, Sittingbourne
HOGWOOD Benjamin, Sittingbourne
HUMPHREYS Josiah, Greenstreet
HUNT Thomas, Milton
KEMP Henry Stephen, Greenstreet
LEEDS Joseph, Milton
READ John, Greenstreet
RUSSELL Gabriel, Milton
SARGENT Robert, Sittingbourne
SAYWELL Samuel, Babchild
SMITH Theophilus, Sittingbourne
SNELLING Thomas, Sittingbourne
SUTTON Thomas, Sittingbourne
WAKEFIELD John, Milton
WOOD James, Milton
WOOD Thomas Rolfe, Sittingbourne
BREWERS
BATE Harriet, Sittingbourne
VALENCE William, Sittingbourne
BRICK MAKERS
ASHENDEN Edward, Bobbing & Sittingbourne
BOWLE Edward, Sittingbourne
HUGGENS John, Sittingbourne
KELCEY James, Babchild
BRICKLAYERS
BLAXLAND John, (& statuary), Milton
BLAXLAND Thos, (& statuary), Milton
BOWES Ralph, Milton
BOWES William, Chalkwell hill
MAYTUM John, Greenstreet
PHILPOTT Charlotte, Sittingbourne
SNELLING Stephen, Sittingbourne
TANTON John, Milton
VICK Thomas, (& statuary), Milton
WILLSON George, Milton
BUTCHERS
BARNES Robert, Sittingbourne
BONNY John, Sittingbourne
BOULDING Frank, Greenstreet
BOULDING George, Sittingbourne
BRETT James, Milton
BRISLEY John, Babchild
CLAPSON George, Green st
MARTIN Samuel, Milton
SMITH Edward, Sittingbourne
STROUTS Robert, Milton
TAGG John, Milton
WARREN Thomas, Babchild
WEBB Henry, Milton
CABINET MAKERS, &c.
IRONMONGER William, Sittingbourne
PAIN James, Greenstreet
REASON Thomas Filmer, Sittingbourne
WILLIAMS Jno, (turner), Sittingbourne
CARPENTERS & BUILDERS
BOTTLE Edward, Sittingbourne
CLEAVE Walter, Sittingbourne
FORSTER William, Milton
FROST Thomas, Greenstreet
FULLMAN Thomas, Sittingbourne
GOLDFINCH John, Milton
LYON Samuel, Sittingbourne
MANNOCK John, Greenstreet
THOMAS Edmund, Milton
TIDY Henry, Sittingbourne
VALLANCE Mary, Greenstreet
CHINA, GLASS, &c. DEALERS
CLATWORTHY George, Milton
COLLEY William, Sittingbourne
IVES Mark, (& dealer in British Wines), Sittingbourne
CHYMISTS & DRUGGISTS
GOLDFINCH George, Milton
GORDELIER Paul William, Sittingbourne
MEDWIN Aaron, (dispensing & tea dealer), Sittingbourne
NOWERS William, Greenstreet
SMITH John, Sittingbourne
COACH MAKERS
MASTERS Stephen & John, Sittingbourne
TERRY William, Greenstreet
COAL DEALERS
BARNARD James, Sittingbourne
COURT Stephen, Milton
DRAYSON Agnes, Sittingbourne
REDMAN Thomas, Chalkwell hill
SELLEN William, Sittingbourne
CORN & HOP FACTORS
HUGGENS John, Sittingbourne
JAY William, (corn), Sittingbourne
PANTON Thomas, (seed & corn), Sittingbourne
SMITH Charles, Milton
FIRE &c. OFFICE AGENTS
Kent, John SMITH, Sittingbourne
Norwich Union, James Thomas FLOOD, Greenstreet; and Theophilus SMITH, Sittingbourne
Phoenix, Sarah WHITE & Son, (& engine station house), Sittingbourne
FRUITERERS
TAGG Richard, Milton
THOMAS Edward, Sittingbourne
GARDENERS & SEEDSMEN
FAIRBEARD William, (& nurserymen), Greenstreet
GIBBS Edward, Sittingbourne
PANTON Thomas, Sittingbourne
GLOVERS
COCKELL Thomas, Greenstreet
HADWAY Charles, Sittingbourne
GROCERS & DEALERS IN SUNDRIES
BARROWS Thomas, Greenstreet
BOURN Henry, Milton
BUDD Daniel, Milton
CHAMP James, Greenstreet
CHAMPION Samuel, Babchild
CLATWORTHY George, Milton
COLLEY William Chapman, Sittingbourne
DUTNALL William, Milton
ELFICK Edward, Milton
FLOOD Ann, Greenstreet
FORDRED John, Key st
GOODHEW Jesse, Milton
HEWETT William, Milton
HOGBEN David, Sittingbourne
HOGWOOD Edward, Milton
IRONMONGER William, Milton
IVES Mark, (wholesale & retail), Sittingbourne
JARRETT Richard, Sittingbourne
LEMMEY John, Milton
MARTIN Ebenezer, Greenstreet
MILWAY John, Milton
OST Alice Caroline, Milton
PACKER John, Milton
PACKER Stephen Greenstreet
PAYN James, Greenstreet
PHILLIPS Luke, Milton
READ John, Greenstreet
REDMAN Thomas, Chalkwell hill
REEEVES Henry, Babchild
RENSHAW James, Sittingbourne
SAYWELL Richard, Sittingbourne
SCOONES Thomas, Borden
SMITH John, Sittingbourne
STAGG Benjamin, Milton
TANTON John, Milton
TONGE George, Sittingbourne
WILLCOCK Ann, Sittingbourne
WOOD Charles, Milton
HAIR DRESSERS
COOPER William, Milton
EASTES William, Sittingbourne
PILCHER Henry, Sittingbourne
TAYLOR Thomas, Sittingbourne
WEBB William, Milton
HOYMEN
HUGGENS John, Milton
SMITH Charles, Milton
INNS
Bull, William LUNNISS, Sittingbourne
Dover Castle and Commercial Inn, (posting house, corn exchange and post office), Richard Storr COBB, Greenstreet
George Hotel, (& posting house), Isaac GREEN, Sittingbourne
Lion, George COOK, Sittingbourne
Rose, Robert Petman HAMS, Sittingbourne
IRONMONGERS
JORDAN Charles, Milton
THOMAS Edmund, Milton
WHITE Sarah, (& brazier), Sittingbourne
LINEN DRAPERS
BARNES George, Sittingbourne
ELFICK Edward, Milton
HUNTER Robert, Green st
JAY James, Milton
PACKER Stephen, Greenstreet
READ John, Greenstreet
SMITH John, Sittingbourne
STAGG Benjamin, Milton
TONGE George, Sittingbourne
VIPOND David Wesley, (& silk mercer), Sittingbourne
WHIBLEY Richard, Sittingbourne
MALTSTERS
BATE William, Sittingbourne
SNOARD Richard, Milton
STEVENS Benjamin, Kingsdown
TONGE George, Sittingbourne
MILLERS
BARNETT John, Newnham
GOORD John, Bobbing
JARRETT William, Bobbing
KELCEY James, Babchild
LAY John, Milton
LISHMAN William, Milton
SCOTT John, Milton
SNOARD Richard, Milton
STONE William, Greenstreet
WICKHAM Humphrey, Milton
MILLINERS & DRESS MAKERS
BERRY Elizabeth, Sittingbourne
BRIGHTMAN Mary Ann, Milton
CHESSON Jane, Sittingbourne
SARGENT Martha, Sittingbourne
MILLWIGHTS
BENTLEY John, (& ironfounder), Milton
COOPER Jas, (& engineer), Sittingbourne
PLUMBERS, PAINTERS &c.
HEDGECOCK John, Sittingbourne
JORDAN Charles, Milton
JORDAN Lawrence, Milton
KNOWLES Thomas, (& carver and gilder), Sittingbourne
LAKE George Wilson, Sittingbourne
TILLEY Thomas, Sittingbourne
ROMAN CEMENT MANUFACTURER
BAKER George, (& seed crusher), Sittingbourne and Tunstall
SADDLERS
BOTTLE William, Greenstreet
GARRETT William, Sittingbourne
KEMP William, Greenstreet
TAYLOR James, Milton
TURNER Thomas, Sittingbourne
SHIPWRIGHTS
PEAKE George, (& smack owner), Milton
WEBSTER John, Milton
STRAW HAT MAKERS
BRIGHTMAN Mary Ann, Milton
PARSON Amy, Sittingbourne
SARGENT Elizabeth, Sittingbourne
SURGEONS
BROWNING Charles, Sittingbourne
CASTLE & GRAYLING, Sittingbourne
CHURCH James, Greenstreet
RAY George, Sittingbourne & Milton
SMALLEY John Frederick, Milton
TRACEY John Wise, Greenstreet
SURVEYORS
GOUGE Elizabeth, (& land agent), Sittingbourne
JORDAN John, Milton
TAILORS
BARNES Thomas, Sittingbourne
BURLEY Henry, Sittingbourne
CHEESEMAN Richard, Greenstreet
DEAN John, (& Woollen draper), Sittingbourne
ELFICK Richard, Milton
MARSH William, (& draper), Sittingbourne
NORMAN William, Milton
RUTLAND George, Milton
SMITH Theophilus, Sittingbourne
WANSTALL William, Greenstreet
TALLOW CHANDLERS
BUDD Daniel, Milton
TONGE George, Sittingbourne
TAVERNS & PUBLIC HOUSES
Bell, Philip HAMMOND, Sittingbourne
Black Lion, Thomas MATTHEWS, Linstead
Cherry Tree, Thomas MILLER, Sittingbourne
Crown & Anchor, James JACKSON, Milton
Fox & Goose, Samuel SAYWELL, Babchild
George & Dragon, Elizabeth CORNWELL, Greenstreet
George Inn, Richard ELFICK, Milton
Good Intent, William DANE, Milton
Key, Richard CHAPMAN, Key st
Kings Arms, Charles BOWES, Milton
Kings Head, Thomas REDMAN, Chalkwell hill
Little Rose, William CRUMP, Sittingbourne
Plough, William PAY, Sittingbourne
Ship, William James FOOT, Milton
Ship, George SMEED, Sittingbourne
Smack, John SHARP, Milton
Swan, Daniel TATNELL, Greenstreet
Three Hats, James Henry AIERD, Milton
Three Kings, Oliver Saxby DAVIS, Sittingbourne
Waterman’s Arms, James WOOLLETT, Milton
Wheat Sheaf, John RICHARDSON, Sittingbourne
White Hart, Thomas SMITH, Sittingbourne
White Hart, George WILSON, Milton
WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS
BARNARD James, Sittingbourne
SHILLING Edward, Milton
SMITH John Pym, Sittingbourne
WHEELWRIGHTS
BUGGS Thomas, Milton
MOSS Richard, Greenstreet
PAGE George, Sittingbourne
WISE William, Sittingbourne
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
SHOTTER Gawen, (& beer), Sittingbourne
WHITE Sarah & Son, (wine), Sittingbourne
MISCELLANEOUS
ALSTON David Thomas, tanner, Milton
ASHLETT Thomas, Van proprietor, Sittingbourne
BARNARD John Arundell, currier & leather cutter, Sittingbourne
BATES James Andrew, cooper, Sittingbourne
Baths, (warm, vapour & shower), Sittingbourne, Aaron MEDWIN, proprietor
BIGG Thomas, sheriff’s officer & inspector of weights and measures, Sittingbourne
BRIDGE George Polhill, block maker & store dealer, Milton
BUNYAR Frances, gun maker & cutler, Sittingbourne
COULTER John Edmund, printer, Sittingbourne
CRUTTENDEN Edmund, cattle salesman, Sittingbourne
Custom House, Milton, Henry SEA, principal coast officer
Excise Office, Kings Head, Chalkwell hill, John SYKES, collector
FLOOD James Thomas, registrar of births and deaths, Greenstreet
HARMS John, confectioner, Sittingbourne
HILLS William, oyster merchant, Milton
HOGWOOD Benjamin, parish clerk, Sittingbourne
Kent Friendly Society Sittingbourne, John Edward COULTER, actuary
LEE John, greengrocer, Sittingbourne
LEEDS Amos, furniture broker, Sittingbourne
Milton Loan Society, John Edmund COULTER, actuary
NICHOLLS Richard, bookbinder, Greenstreet
PETERS Benjamin, coach & fly owner, Sittingbourne
PILES William, barge master, Sittingbourne
RAY George, registrar of births and deaths, Milton
Sittingbourne and Milton Book Society, Rev A H DUTHIE, secretary; William MARSH, librarian
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Rev A H DUTHIE, secretary
SMITH Edward, paper manufacturer, Sittingbourne
SMITH John, ship chandler, Milton
THOMPSON William, sail maker, Milton
Union Workhouse, Milton, Oliver ALDERTON, master; _____ ALDERTON, mistress
VAN DEN ENDE PIETER, wool merchant & fell monger, Milton
WAKEFIELD George, hatter & clothier, Sittingbourne
WYLD James, carrier, Sittingbourne
COACHES
To and from London, Canterbury, Chatham, Dover, Dartford, Deal, Gravesend, Margate, Ramsgate and Rochester call at the Rose, Bull and Red Lion Inns almost hourly during the day.
To Maidstone, a Coach from the Three Kings every afternoon (Sunday excepted) at half past one.
VANS – for passengers and goods
To Canterbury, Thomas ASTELL’s Van, from the Bull every morning (Sunday excepted) at nine.
To Maidstone, John RICHARSON’s Van, from the Wheat Sheaf every morning (Sunday excepted) at eight.
To Rochester and Chatham, Benjamin PETERS Van from his house every morning every morning (Sunday excepted) at half past six and nine.
To Sheerness, a Van, from the Bull every afternoon, (Sunday excepted) at half past three.
CARRIERS
To London, Stephen WRAKE’s Waggon, from the Three Kings three times a week and STANBURY & Co from the Ship daily.
To Dover, Stephen WRAKE’s Waggon, from the Three Kings three days a week.
To Maidstone, James WYLD, from his house every Tuesday and Friday.
CONVEYANCE BY WATER
To London, John HUGGEN’s Hoys from Sittingbourne every alternate week and Charles SMITH’s Hoys from Milton, every alternate Saturday.
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