WESTMINSTER CM FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

LONDON, MIDDLESEX - STRAYS

 

           

Isaac, son of Thomas & Miriam Chittenden, of Middlesex, born 19th March 1829 Baptised August, 1829 @ Market Lavington, Wiltshire.   Independent Chapel Register

 

 

 

 

 

Notes taken by Vin at Maidstone:-

 

 

 

 

 

From “History & Topographical Survey of Kent Vol 11

Hasted E

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)

John Chittenden

Possesses

Lilsden in Hawkhurst

Page 147

 

 

 

 

 

b)

Chittendens

 

 

Page 460

 

 

 

 

 

a)

“At a small distance further southward (off Highgate on the road between Lamberhurst & Stonecrouch) is LILSDEN which at  least as early as the reign of Queen Elizabeth was the property of the Chittendens, eminent clothiers here, in which name it continued down  to John Chittenden, gent, in which name it still continues”

 

 

 

 

 

b)

CALEHILL HUNDRED

LITTLE CHART

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charities…   “Thomas and Robert Chittenden, by indentures in 1698, assigned a house and garden and half acre of land in Charing, to trustees for the use of the poor of this parish…….. The present rent is about three guineas per annum”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LILSDEN is less than one mile south of Hawkhurst and  two and a quarter miles north of west of Sandhurst and four miles west of south of Benenden and four and three quarter miles south of Cranbrook, almost on the Sussex  border

 

 

 

 

 

 

LILLESDON – alternative spelling ??.   Village near/part of Hawkhurst is mentioned in ‘A Saunter through Kent.   Vol XV’   Page 19.  By Charles Igglesden.   In the same book, page 20, reference is made to “ the Chittendens of Lillesden were the clothier kings…..”

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Church of St Nicholes, Sandhurst, has five bells.   The third is inscribed “William Hyll made me 1678 - Thomas Cryttenden: John Rysell: Church: W”.