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| + | See biographical profile of [[MRP: Thomas Stanley|Thomas Stanley]] (Father-in-law of Maximillian Dallison, Elizabeth dallison's son. He was commercially active in Maidstone in the 16XXs) | ||
| + | See wiki article [[MRP: Contrast of north weald and Medway valley with east Kent triangle|Contrast of north weald and Medway valley with east Kent triangle]] | ||
| + | See [[MRP: Hearth tax|Hearth tax]] (Contains extracts from Maidstone hearth tax returns for 16XX) | ||
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| + | ==Mentions of Maidstone in Wiki primary sources== | ||
| + | ===Sir George Oxenden correspondence=== | ||
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| + | See [[MRP: 1st April 1663, Letter from John Bankes to Sir GO, London|1st April 1663, Letter from John Bankes to Sir GO, London]] | ||
| + | - Sir John Banks, London merchant, son of Caleb Bankes, was born in Maidstone | ||
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| + | ===Inventories=== | ||
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| + | ===Law suits=== | ||
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| + | See [[MRP: C 22/968/8 f. 1|C 22/968/8 f. 1]] | ||
| + | - Interrogatory 13: "Did you heretofore know Walsall in Maidstone and "did not he then live iin a plentiful manner & in great esteeme & did not the other def:t Thomas Stanley then size and take all his the said Walsall estate & xxx force the creditors of Walsall to come to some unreasonable composition, how manie tymes before this tyme did the said Walsall fall into ?such decay & composicion made, him in a most plentifull manner & greate esteeme, and hath not he since bine mkaior once or twice of the cittie of Rochester...and in what condicion doe he & his familie nowe live as you knowe beleive or have heard?" | ||
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| + | See [[MRP: C 22/968/8 f. 2|C 22/968/8 f. 2]] | ||
| + | - Deposition by "George ?Ongley of Maidstone in the County of Kent gent aged ffiftie & three was deposed" | ||
| + | - Other depositions refer to commercial activities in Maidstone of Barnabas Walsall, a commercial associate of Thomas Stanley | ||
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| + | ===Wills=== | ||
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==Possible primary sources== | ==Possible primary sources== | ||
| + | ===TNA=== | ||
| + | PROB 11/331 Coke 103-166 Will of Caleb Bankes, Gentleman of Maidstone, Kent 09 November 1669 | ||
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==Possible secondary sources== | ==Possible secondary sources== | ||
Revision as of 09:26, January 20, 2012
Maidstone
Editorial history
24/08/11, CSG: Created page
THIS ENTRY REQUIRES RESEARCH
Contents
Suggested links
See biographical profile of Thomas Stanley (Father-in-law of Maximillian Dallison, Elizabeth dallison's son. He was commercially active in Maidstone in the 16XXs)
See wiki article Contrast of north weald and Medway valley with east Kent triangle
See Hearth tax (Contains extracts from Maidstone hearth tax returns for 16XX)
To do
Images
Maidstone, c. 1795
Maidstone, Thomas Allen, 1835
Image credits
(1) Farington, James, 'Maidstone', in XXXX, A history of the river Thames (XXXX, ?1795)
- Size: 320 × 420 mm. Copperplate engraving in full original colour
- Book is out of copyright; image shown with thanks to Peter Harrington, Old Church Galleries, Chelsea[1]
(2) Allen, Thomas, The picturesque beauties of Great Britain...Kent (London, 1835), plate: 'Maidstone, from a road adjoing the London road, Kent,' between pp. 20 & p. 21
- Book and engraving are out of copyright
Profile of Maidstone
Notes
Mentions of Maidstone in Wiki primary sources
Sir George Oxenden correspondence
See 1st April 1663, Letter from John Bankes to Sir GO, London
- Sir John Banks, London merchant, son of Caleb Bankes, was born in Maidstone
Inventories
Law suits
See C 22/968/8 f. 1
- Interrogatory 13: "Did you heretofore know Walsall in Maidstone and "did not he then live iin a plentiful manner & in great esteeme & did not the other def:t Thomas Stanley then size and take all his the said Walsall estate & xxx force the creditors of Walsall to come to some unreasonable composition, how manie tymes before this tyme did the said Walsall fall into ?such decay & composicion made, him in a most plentifull manner & greate esteeme, and hath not he since bine mkaior once or twice of the cittie of Rochester...and in what condicion doe he & his familie nowe live as you knowe beleive or have heard?"
See C 22/968/8 f. 2
- Deposition by "George ?Ongley of Maidstone in the County of Kent gent aged ffiftie & three was deposed"
- Other depositions refer to commercial activities in Maidstone of Barnabas Walsall, a commercial associate of Thomas Stanley
Wills
Possible primary sources
TNA
PROB 11/331 Coke 103-166 Will of Caleb Bankes, Gentleman of Maidstone, Kent 09 November 1669
Possible secondary sources
Clark, Peter, and Lyn Murfin, The history of Maidstone: the making of a modern county town (XXXX, 1995)
Hasted, Edward, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, vol. 4 (London, 1798)
- Newton, William, The history and antiquities of Maidstone: the county-town of Kent (XXXX, 1741)
