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Several records are missing or unreadable. The entire parish record books before
1730 are missing. The Archdeacon Records are collated from the twice yearly lists
sent to Canterbury Cathedral.
Notable events in this time frame:
1642-1651 English Civil War - the time of the Commonwealth. Very few records survived during these years.
1665-1666 The Great Plague - no records for the Parish exist at this time.
1666 Wool Act of Parliament : All burials should be in English Wool or naked ,
or pay a fixed fine of 5 Pounds (see 1738 in Parish Records Mrs Mary Wake - wife of the rector.)
This act remained till 1814. A sworn affidavit was required to confirm each burial had been in Wool.
The fines were distributed among the poor of the parish.
1694 Cost of registering a Baptism, Marriage or Burial was increased to raise revenue to fund the war against France (9 years war).
Burials had previously cost 4d and increased to a cost of 4 shillings.
Burial date
Foreame(s) Surname at Death Parish Notes
Additional Notes
25 Mar ????
(Unreadable) GYBBS A child of Thomas Gybbs no year / Gilbert Epps and John Gamming were church wardens, Gilbert died 1592 11 Sep ????
Thomas PEARSON A poor man of 103 years of ayge no year/ James Andrew was Rector (he was rector at Ashford 1765-1774) 1558
Stephen Wood Will written in May, proved in November Died in Hastingleigh, buried in Burkland/Burthland, Kent. 16 June 1566
John PILCHER . . Jan 1569
Gabriell NORISE . (Norris?) 7 May 1572
Hughe COVENEY . Wit: Christ. Bolling & Henery Gybbes 8 May 1572
Henry COVENEY . Wit:Christopher Bolling & Henry Gibbes 8 Oct 1574?
James BOLLING . Wit: Luther Bolling & George Gibbes 26 Mar 1575
John (unreadable) . . 23 Apr 1576
John HOWTON Son of Richard Howton . 6 May 1576
Henry GIBBS Son of Thomas Gibbes . 21 Oct 1576
John HAWKE Son of John Hawke . 20 Nov 1576
Roger SMEADE . . 15 Nov 1576
Joane MOUNTE . . 3 Mar 1576
Henry PILCHER Son of Henry? Pilcher . 31 Mar 1576
Ane HOWTON Daughter of Richard Howton . 30 May 1578
Stephen FfOX Son of Stephen Ffox . 10 Jul 1578
John ARDEN Son of Arthur . 1 Dec 1578
Johan SESHE widow . Mar 1580
Christopher MANS? . . 30 Dec 1584
John PEMBLE Son of William Pemble of Wye . 25 Mar 1584
Sara PILCHER Daughter of John Pilcher . 17 feb 1585
Richard FORD . . 20 Dec 1586
Ami SMITH Wife of Richard Smith . 28 Apr 1586
Thomas GYBBES . (Gibbs) 25 Dec 1586
......... MAXTED The child of Mary Maxted widow The Christmas of Dec. It was bounded (born?) 20 Jan 1586
William WOOD Parson of Hastingleigh . 18 Jan 1587
Juliann COVENEY Wife of Roger Coveney . Jan 1588
John (Joan) FOODE Wife of Rychard Foode (Forde/Ford) 1 May 1588
Jane HAWKES Daughter of James Hawkes . 11 Jul 1591
Susan GYBBES Wife of Henry Gibbes Duplicate sheet (Gibbes) 16 Jul 1591
........ GIBBES Wife of Henry Gibbes Duplicate sheet (Gibbes) Jan 1592
James HOBDAY . . 17 Jan 1592
Agnes HOBDAY Daughter of James Hobday . 30 Jan 1592
Gilbert EPPES . (Epps) 23 Apr 1593
Elizabeth SKELTON Wife of John Skelton (Skilton) 31 Jul 1593
Henry BETTE . . 27 Oct 1593
Christopher BELLING houseowner . 7 Nov 1593
Margaret HOWLINGE widow (Howland) 28 Apr 1594
Marie MOUNTE Daughter of John Mount . Dec 1596
Anne DUNKIN Daughter of Thomas Dynkine Of Canterbury 25 Jan 1596
Richard BOLLING . . 17 Jan 1596
Amos HULKE Son of John Hulke (Hawke) 16 Feb 1596
Amy HALKE aged 70 yrs wife of John Hawke Snr, grandmother of Dr. William Harvey 11 Nov 1596
Henry ONYNE Son of John Burial listed as at Martinmas 1596 22 Sep 1597
Amy PILCHER . . 24 Feb 1597
Robert PAINE Elder (Payne) 9 Oct 1597
Anna PILCHER Wife of Thomas Pilcher . 20 Nov 1597
Thomas PYLCHER A poor man (Pilcher) 13 Aug 1598
Thomas STURGES Son of Thomas Sturges (Sturgis) 12 Jan 1598
Roger COVENEY Son of John Coveney . 12 Apr 1599
Hamon ROLFE Son of Thomas Rolfe . 12 Apr 1599
Arthur GODFREY Servant to John Coveney of Bodsham - left an interesting Will 15 Apr 1600
James STROOD . . 22 Jul 1600
Margaret BOURNE Wife of Richard Bourne . 12 Sep 1602
Elizabeth SKILTON Daughter of Thomas (Skelton) 11 Apr 1603
Thomas ROOFE Son of William Roofe (Rolfe?) (Rolf / Rolfe) 30 Mar 1604
John HAULKE Aged 83 years Farmer at South Hill- see church brass Hawk picture, husband of Amy Hawke, grandfather of Dr. William Harvey. 21 Jun 1605
Abraham BUTCHER . . 25 Aug 1605
A Man Child BOLLING Son of John & Anne Bolling . 26 Aug 1605
Anne BOLLING Wife of John Bolling . 2 Jun 1608
Solomon FAITHALL . . 12 Feb 1608
Mary COVENEY widow . 29 Apr 1610
Mary PAYNE Widow of Robert Payne (Paine) 20 May 1611
Mary SKILTON Daughter of Thomas Skilton (Skelton) 3 Feb 1611
Hrannri LUSHINGTON Wife of Ingram Lushington . 4 Apr 1612
John SKILTON . (Skelton) 25 Nov 1612
Ingram LUSHINGTON . . 6 Oct 1613
Ingram STURGES Son of Thomas (Sturgis) 4 Oct 1614
Elizabeth ALLISON Widow . 11 Aug 1615
Januth OVENDEN . . 20 Aug 1615
Ellen SMYTH Daughter of Thomas (Smith) 2 Nov 1615
Mary SKILTON Wife of Thomas (Skelton) 12 Nov 1615
George ANSTEN . (Austen?) 21 Jan 1615
Elizabeth ANSTEN Wife of George (Austen?) 21 Jan 1615
John PILCHER . . 12 Jan 1615
George CRUX Son of James Crux . 11 Aug 1616
Richard BERRY . . 26 Feb 1616
Thomas OVENDEN . . 5 May 1617
Joana GRITH widow . 27 Apr 1619
Thomas BRUMITY . . 19 Jun 1619
Mary STARKE Daughter of John Starke . 26 Aug 1619
Mary SKILTON Wife of William Skilton (Skelton) 5 Mar 1619
Ariswith SMEED widow . 26 Mar 1619
Alse OWDYR . . 13 Feb 1619
Elisabeth PILCHER wIfe of John Pilcher . 12 Jan 1622
Marshall PHILPOTT . (Philpot) 25 Jan 1622
William COVENEY Son of John . 3 Apr 1623
John STOAKES? . (Stokes) 19 Jul 1623
Mary MOUNT . (Mounte) 31 Jan 1624
Richard HALKE . (Hawke) 8 May 1625
Susan PILCHER Daughter of John Pilcher . 9 May 1626
Elizabeth TAYLOR Wife of Thomas Taylor . 2 Nov 1626
Thomas PILCHER Son of John Pilcher . No date
John WOOD . . 8 Apr 1627
Abraham ROSE . . 7 Apr 1627
Elisabeth LUSHINGTON . . 17 Apr 1627
............. LUSHINGTON widower . 25 Jul 1627
John ENIRDIN . . 3 Jul 1628
John COVENEY Son of John Coveney . 12 Nov 1628
Mary SHROUDS Daughter of John Shrouds . 13 Nov 1628
Katherine EPPS Wife of Rodger Epps . 31 May 1629
Rodger EPPS . . 20 Oct 1630
Robert PAYNE Son of Robert Payne (Paine) 2 Jun 1631
Richard MOUNT . . 9 Sep 1631
Henry BERRYE . . 5 Feb 1632
Thomas STURGES . (Sturgis) 28 Oct 1632
Goody MOUNT Wyfe of Daniel Mount . 1 Nov 1633
Daniel MOUNT . . 30 Nov 1633
Thomas PILCHER . . 25 Aug 1633
Elizabeth EUENDEN . (Ovenden ?) 7 Oct 1636
Widdow EUETDEN . (Ovenden ?) 7 Oct 1636
Goden EVINDER Widow (Ovenden ?) 14 May 1636
-Male- BIRRYS Son of Thomas Birrys (Berrie / Berry) 7 Oct 1638
Agurt(?) GARRITH(?) . . 14 May 1638
-Male- BROOKS Son of Thomas Brooks . 14 Oct 1638
Ellen SHIRGET Widow . 11 Nov 1638
Amy ROSS Widow . 30 Nov 1638
Robert ROSS . . 28 May 1639
Hannah(?) COVINYER . (Coveney) 28 May 1640
Hannah COVENEY Daughter of John Coveney (double entry with previous year Jan 1640
Michaell CRUX Son of James Crux . ????
Child ?? Daughter of John ....... . ????
Ann PHILPOT Wife of Thomas Philpott . ????
Child ?? Daughter of ?? ?? . 22 Nov 1640
John CRASELYE . . 9 Feb 1640
Thomas MASON . . 12 Feb 1640
John TAYLOR Son of John Taylor Parson of the Parish . .
. . . Civil War and Commonwealth 30 Oct 1647
Ann PHILPOT Child of Thomas Philpot (Philpott) Jul 1648
Elizabeth EPPS . . 20 Jul 1648
Elias GASTON A smith (Guston) 30 Jul 1648
Steven CORDEN A young man Separate document states 20 Jul 15 Nov 1648
Ann GREG(?) A widow of Canterbury . 7 Jan 1648
John PILCHER An old man Separate document states 1649 12 Apr 1650
Richard SYMONS . (Simons) 29 Aug 1650
Alice FYSHER . (Fisher) 2 Nov 1651
-Male- BROWNING Child of Mathew Browning . 11 Nov 1651
-Female- BROWNING Child of Mathew Browning . 26 Nov 1651
Mathew BROWNING Who all died of the small pox and were inhabitants of Wye alt date 20 Nov 28 Dec 1651
John BROWN Son of Mathew Brown . 30 Jan 1652
John WISE A child . 7 Feb 1652
John W- An Antieint (ancient) man . 24 May 1652
Margaret DRAY Wife of Alexander Dray . 11 Jun 1652
Martha PIBUS Daughter of Henry Pibus Rector (a child) . 2 May 1654
Daniel COVENEY Son of Mr John Coveney of Combe . 21 Dec 1654
Mr James CRUX An antient inhabitant . 24 Dec 1654
Mr James CRUX Dwelling at the Court Lodge Probably duplicate 24 Sep 1656
- STEVENS Wife of William Stevens of Wye (Stephens) 19 Dec 1656
William STEVENDE Of Wye . 4 May 1658
Elizabeth TORROL A child . 11 May 1658
Ann PHILPOT Widow . 24 May 1658
Margaret DRAY Wife of Alexander Dray Duplicate with 24 May 1652 -see above 11 Jun 1658
Martha PIBUS Daughter of Henry Pibus -Rector Being a child / duplicate with 1652 29 Sep 1658
Josiah PAYE Living at Kingsmill Down . 4 Oct 1658
Stephen WOOD Living at South Hill dyed in this Parish. Clerk of the Parish . 23 Nov 1658
William SKILTON Clerk of this parish (Skelton) 25 Oct 1658
Theophiley COVENEY Son of Mr John Coveney of Combeway alt date given is 25 Dec 15 Apr 1660
Thomas LAMPRILL . . 28 May 1660
John SMITH Died in Hastingleigh buried at Hulkham (Smyth) 26 ? 1660
Elizabeth SKILTON Wife of Thomas Skilton . 26 Aug 1660
Elizabeth SKILTON Wife of Thomas Skilton Probable duplicate document 28 Sep 1660
Mary PAYE . . 28 Sep 1660
Mary PAGE . Probable duplicate document 14 Feb 1661
Joane EDWARDS . . 27 Feb 1661
Edward COVENEY . . 24 Feb 1661
Edward COVENEY . Probable duplicate document 23 Dec 1661
Margaret GRMIGHT(?) . . 23 Dec 1661
Margaret ?? . . 29 Dec 1661
Margaret SOUTHON . Might be triplicate documented with above two 27 Dec 1661
Margaret SMITH . (Smyth) 6 Jan 1662
Margaret CRUX Daughter of Mr Thomas Crux of the Wall Lodge . 26 Mar 1662
Mary NEWMAN Wyfe of Mathew Newman of Smeeth Might be duplicate with below 26 Mar 1662
Mary MARSH? Wife of Mathew Marsh? Of Smeeth . 2 Oct 1662
John LYLLY Son of John Lylly . 20 Oct 1662
Stephen WOOD . . 26 Oct 1662
Stephen WOOD . Probable duplicate 2 Nov 1662
Mary CARDEN Daughter of John Carden . 2 Dec 1662
Mary CARDON Daughter of John Cardon Probable Duplicate 6 Nov 1662
Michael PAGE . . 26 Nov 1662
Michail PAYE . Probable duplicate 2 Dec 1662
Mary CARDEN A child . 16 Aug 1663
Mary CARDON Daughter of Symi Cardon (simon?) . 10 Jun 1667
Rebecca JACOB Daughter of Mr Thomas Jacob a householder of this parish . 7 May 1668
John CRUX So of Mr Thomas Crux & Margaret . 27 May 1668
John PHILPOT Son of Michael Philpott . 13 Feb 1667
Elizabeth CRUX Daughter of Mr Thomas & Margaret Crux . 20 Jan 1668
Margaret CRUX Daughter of Thomas & Margaret Crux . 27 Jan 1668
Margaret CRUX Wife of Thomas Crux . 18 Feb 1668
John PILCHER A householder of Hastingleigh . 1 May 1668
Martha LANGOSOFF(?) A goisend(?) widow of Hastingleigh . 21 Oct 1668
Elizabeth SOUDNEY Wife of Mr John Soudney householder . 7 Nov 1668
Sarah MOXTON Wife of Mr Thomas Moxton householder . 20 May 1669
John BARDON Householder . 21 Oct 1668
Anthony LUCHIER Lyming man (Lyminge?) . 7 May 1670
Thomas SKILTON A child son of Thomas & Elizabeth Skilton (Skelton) 23 Jan 1670
Leonard GRIMSHAW An old man inhabitant of Hastingleigh . 21 May 1671
John BROWNE A child son of Robert & Rachel Browne(ing) . 18 Jun 1671
James WOOD Child son of James & Mary Wood . 18 Feb 1671
Symon CARDON An old man of Hastingleigh (Simon) 10 Apr 1672
Elizabeth EPPS Maybe of the Parish of Elmsted . 5 May 1672
Martha CRUX A young childe daughter of Mr Thomas and Anne Crux . 7 Sep 1673
Sarah CRUX A young childe daughter of Mr Thomas and Anne Crux . 18 May 1673
Anne YATES (?) Of Smeeth . 27 Jun 1673
Mary BROWNING A poor widow of Wie (Wye) . 7 Jan 1673
John BYRCH A householder of Hastingleigh . 30Jul 1675
Alice CARDON A POOR WIDOW OF Hastingleigh . 8 Jul 1676
Elizabeth CRUX Daughter of Mr Thomas & Anne Crux . 17 Dec 1675
Mr John COVENEY An antient inhabitant householder in Hastingleigh . 1 Jun 1676
Thomas SKILTON A Child son of Thomas & Elizabeth Skilton (Skelton) 21 Jul 1676
Elizabeth CRUX a child daughter of Mr Thomas Crux and wife Anne . 7 Oct 1676
John ASTIN A CHILD SON OF John & Mary Astin (Austen/ Austin) 24 Jul 1677
Elizabeth CRUX Child daughter of Thomas & Anne Crux . 5 Aug 1677
Thomas WOOD Son of James & May Wood . 7 Nov 1676
John ASTIN A child son of John & Mary Astin (Austen/ Austin) 24 Jul 1677
Elizabeth CRUX A child daughter of Thomas & Ann Crux . 5 Aug 1677
Thomas WOOD A child son of James & Mary Wood . 11 Jun 1678
Elizabeth SKILTON Wife of Thomas Skilton (Skelton) 1 sep 1678
Richard WYEDOWN A poor young man . 11 Oct 1678
Susan MOUNTE Wife of John Mounte widow (Mount) 21 Oct 1678
Elizabeth ASTIN A child daughter of John Astin& Mary . 6 Nov 1678
Elizabeth PILCHER Widow of Parish of Waltham . 8 Nov 1678
Anne BROWNING A poor maydon of Wye A 20 Jul 1679
Susan BROWNING Dau of Robert and Rachel Browning of Wye . 14 Nov 1684
Margaret CRUX . . 5 Mar 1685
Mr John TULDER . . 6 Mar 1685
Elizabeth CRUX . . 7 Mar 1685
Thomas PILCHER . . Apr 1686
Thomas HALKE . (Hawke) 5 Jan 1686
Henry PILCHER . . 11 Jan 1687
William ADMUNT . . 5 Nov 168?
Elizabeth CARDON . . 9 Nov 1687
Elizabeth FAG Wife of George Fag (Fagg) 9 Aug 1689
Sarah SHARP Daughter of John & Ann Sharp of Wye . 16 Mar 1691
George FAGG . . 21 Mar 1694
Thomas CRUX Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Crux . 1 Apr 1695
Elizabeth CRUX The wife of Thomas Crux . 1 Apr 1695
Margaret CRUX The Daughter of Thomas Crux . 28 Nov 1695
John MOUNT A weaver . 1 Jan 1695
James HAWKES Son of William Hawkes . 10 Mar 1695
Bennet PILCHER Wife of John Pilcher . 7 Apr 1696
John PILCHER . . 4 Jul 1696
Elizabeth PILCHER His daughter (John above) . 7 May 1697
Martha PIBUS Widow of Henry Pibus late Rector of Hastingleigh . 24 Jan 1698
Stephen CHEESEMAN Of Crundale . 5 Feb 1698
Mary BROWN Of Wie (Wye) . 10 Jul 1699
Thomas CLARK . . 8 Jun 1700
Mary CRUX Daughter of Mr Thomas Crux . 29 Sep 1700
John PHILPOT Householder (Philpott) 27 Feb 1700
Elizabeth CLARK A child . 13 Mar 1700
William GREGORY Infant . 4 Aug 1701
(Blank) CRUX Mr Thomas Crux son of himself ie Son of Thomas Crux 29 Jul 1702
John GREGORY Son of John Gregory . 26 Nov 1704
John MARTIN A householder . 26 Nov 1704
Bennet BIRCH Infant . 20 Oct 1705
Sarah MORELAND Daughter of Thomas Moreland . 13 Nov 1705
Thomas CRUX Son of Mr Thomas Crux . 26 Apr 1707
Richard HOGEMAN Batchelor . 3 Dec 1707
Benjamin PILCHER . . 23 Apr 1708
Elizabeth BIRCH Wife of Stephen Birch . 20 Jul 1708
Mary GILBERT A poor travelling woman . 29 Nov 1708
John BIRCH Son of Stephen Birch . 10 Mar 1709
Jane KENNET Wife of John Kennet . 23 Aug 1709
Thomas BIRCH Son of Stephen Birch . 7 Oct 1710
Selyard MORELAND Of Canterbury (A man of Ability & Substance by common fame) . 11 Nov 1711
Frances BIRCH (poor) a maiden was buried . 3 Dec 1711
Stephen BIRCH (poor Farmer) . 22 Mar 1712
Thomas MORELEN . ( Moreland) 29 Mar 1717
(Blank) FOX Wife of Arthur Fox of Hastingleigh . 24 Aug 1717
(Blank) GREGORY Wife of John Gregory . 3 Dec 1718
Stephen THORP Of Hastingleigh . 1 Feb 1719
Elizabeth KENNET Daughter of William Kennet . 13 Oct 1719
John CRANE Of Limming ( Lyminge?) . 8 March 1722
Rachel BROWN Widow . 17 June 1722
Elizabeth GREGORY Wife of ? Gregory . 27 Mar1723
Elizabeth GASKEN . . 7 May 1724
John LANCEFIELD Son of John Lancefield . 9 May 1725
Ann THORP Wife of Thomas Thorp . 18 May 1726
Stephen LEGGET Son of George Legget . 25 Jan 1726
Eliz HOLLOWAY Wife of William Holloway . 15 Apr 1726
William PILCHER Son of Thomas Pilcher . 18 May 1726
Stephen LEGGET Wife of William Holloway . 23 Aug 1727
Elizabeth COLEMAN Daughter of Isaac Coleman . 2 Apr 1728
Robert DUNN . . 16 Jun 1728
Thomas HAYWOOD Son of Arthur Haywood . 6 Aug 1728
Peter GRANT Son of William Grant . 14 Aug 1728
Abraham GREGORY . . 7 Oct 1728
Augustine FOX . . 16 Jun 1729
John MOORLAND Of Brabourn . 18 Jan 1730
John MORELAND Of Brabourn . 1 Jul 1730
Jane COLEMAN Wife of Isaac Coleman . 10 Jan 1730
(Blank) THORP Widow . 29 Mar 1730
Ann SWAIN Widow . 12 May1730
Mrs SANKIE Wife of Mr John Sankie (Sarah?) (Sankey) .
. . . START OF PARISH RECORD BOOK 10 Jan 1730
William THORP . . 29 Mar 1731
Ann SWAIN . . 12 May 1731
Mrs [Catherine ] SANKIE . 2nd Wife of John Sankey 25 Apr 1733
Margaret MOORLAND . Widow 20 Nov 1733
John GREGORY . Widower 21 Aug 1734
Thomas SWAIN . Infant son of Thomas Swain of Saltwood 12 Nov 1734
Ann SWAIN . Daughter of Nicholas Swain 6 July 173?
Jane DUNN . Widow 21 Mar 1735
John KENNET . . 27 Dec 1737
John SMITH . Son of John Smith & Elizabeth Philpot 2 May 1738
Mrs Mary WAKE 57 Dyed 29 April buried in Linnen. The Penalty paid. 5 Pounds. 31 Aug 1738
John GOLDUP . Son of John Goldup 1 Feb 1739
Catharine MOORLAND . From London 16 May 1740
Lydia MOORLAND . Of this Parish 27 May1740
James HAMMOND . Of Elmsted 10 Feb 1741
Nathanael CONANT . Infant son of Rev Conant of Hastingleigh 29 Mar 1741
Thomas GOLDUP . Infant 7 Jun 1741
Mrs Ann PILCHER 91 . 7 Mar 1741
Ann COOK . Infant 25 Jan 1742
Mary SWAINE . Infant 16 Jun 1743
Thomas LEGGET . Infant 6 Feb 1743
Stephen THORP . . 15 May1744
John KENNET 89 Clerk of this Parish 24 Oct 1744
Elizabeth TYRREL . Of Brabourn 23 Dec 1744
William COOK . Infant 9 May 1745
Margaret MOORLAND . . 1746
William BISHOP . [date unreadable due creased page] 4Aug 1747
Susanna LILLY . . 18 Dec 1748
Thomas HAYWOOD . Infant 1 Jan 1748
Mary KENNET . . 1 Dec 1749
George LEGGET . . 18 Nov 1750
Mary LEGGET . . 10 Jul 1750
Thomas HAYWOOD . . 12 Feb 1750
Elizabetha BISHOP . . 17 May 1751
Joseph HOLME(?sp) . [damaged page - hard to read] END OF JULIAN CALENDAR on 31 DEC 1751.