MARSH FAMILIES OF KENT

THE RETURN OF OWNERS OF LAND, 1873

(ALSO KNOWN AS "MODERN DOMESDAY")

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Purpose

In 1861 there were Parliamentary allegations that, according to the census of that year, there were only 30,000 landowners. Therefore, the possession of so much land by so few persons constituted a monopoly. The Government response was that many land owners did not describe themselves as such in the census; they were listed as farmers, gentlemen, etc. In 1872, Local Government Boards were ordered by the government to compile a return of land ownership from rating records, with the purpose of settling the question.

Description

One return was prepared for England and Wales, excluding the Metropolis, and separate ones prepared for Scotland in 1874, and Ireland in 1876. The Return is organized by county and strict alphabetical order of names. The extent of land owned by each person is given, but not its location. An address for each landowner also is given, but the address may not correspond to the location of the land and could be outside the county in question.

Results

Due to political differences, the return failed to settle the monopoly question. However, the England and Wales (excluding the Metropolis) return recorded that 269,547 people owned more than an acre of land and 703,289 owned less than one acre.
Of these 43,000 owned more than 100 acres, and 710 owned 5000 acres or more. The land owned by these 710 people
constituted more than 25% of the total area.

Marsh Holdings in the County of Kent

I have extracted all Marsh holdings as they are listed for the county of Kent.
Bill Marsh, September 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                            GROSS
                                                                                                                                                                    EXTENT          EST.
                                           : NAME                                                    ADDRESS                                   OF LAND       RENTAL

Marsh, Anne
Marsh, Charles
Marsh, D
Marsh, Edward
Marsh, Mrs Emily
Marsh, George
Marsh, Hy.
Marsh, Hy. Edmund
Marsh, John
Marsh, John
Marsh, John
Marsh, Luke
Marsh, Mrs. M
Marsh, Mary
Marsh, Miss
Marsh, R.
Marsh, Rd.
Marsh, Rd.
Marsh, Richard
Marsh, Robert
Marsh, Robert
Marsh, Robert
Marsh, Susanna
Marsh, Rev. T.
Marsh, Terry, Excrs. of
Marsh, Thomas
Marsh, William
Marsh, William
Marsh, William
Marsh, William
Marsh, William

Alkham
Stelling
Caple
Bath
Folkestone
Dover
Ash
Upton, Bexley
Little Mongeham
Sandgate
Woodnesborough
Poulton
Stelling
Caple
Sutton
Tonbridge
Elham
Folkestone
Sturry,
Luton, Beds.
Luton
Paddlesworth
Alkham
Southwell, Notts.
Boughton
Stelling
Ashford
Dorset Street, E.C.
Elmsted
Folkestone
(Sutton)

   a r p
   1 1 4
10 2 5
48 1 30
246 3 27
255 3 12
28 1 6
16 3 23
99 3 18
118 2 34
32 - -
   5 3 8
   4 2 14
26 3 26
10 2 25
   1 2 16
   1 2 21
19 - 17
41 2 27
12 1 33
43 1 35
10 3 -
25 - -
47 1 7
64 3 5
23 - 27
   5 - 26
   3 - 9
   5 3 9
   6 2 1
   2 1 19
77 3 37

   £ s
   8 7
18 5
45 -
536 2
151 10
77 15
45 -
355 15
140 5
47 15
76 10
   9 -
30 7
   7 10
14 -
39 -
22 -
55 2
22 10
106 19
20 -
31 10
66 5
120 -
116 -
   3 10
450 -
19 -
16 5
   5 -
138 -