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3/1/1Catalogue of National Archives documents on Tatsfield. 64 ‘hits’ in 16 departments
3/1/1/1Record of searches made at National Archives
3/1ADM/188/765Methuen Rushen’s RN discharge paper – 27 March 1920 – born 9 Aug 1900 – sawmill boy.
3/1/AVIA5/17Official report on crash of Sabena airliner off Kemsley Road 10 Dec 1935 – 11 dead. (See also Ref. 3/7/4/2-5) 4 crew and 7 passengers on flight from Brussels to Croydon. Crew acknowledged receiving a true bearing for Croydon of 130 degrees and was not heard from again. Accident attributed to pilot error, turning to the right at the Tatsfield beacon, probably mistaking the lights of Biggin Hill for those of Croydon.
3/1/BT31/8218/59554Orpington, Cudham and Tatsfield Light Railway Company Memorandum of Association 16 Nov 1898 formal registration of the company set up to provide Tatsfield with a light railway service. All involved had London addresses. See also Ref. 3/4/Q/Rum/1001
3/1/C6/306/55Equity Pleadings Gresham vs Gresham 1696
3/1/E179E179 database of tax returns 1300-1700 from the National Archives website. Detailed records of taxation of lay people together with explanatory note.
3/1/E179/184/107Tax Returns 1449-1453
3/1/E179/305/8Tax Returns 1671-1672
3/1/FS8/47/5037Tatsfield Egg & Poultry Society 27 Apr 1910 registration – Members named as CD Sherrard – Lusted, GW West – Oneida House, WG Hedges – White House, JW Ringer – Redhouse Road, RJ Bailey – Kingscote, Thomas Brown – Kylemore and R Robinson – Park Farm. G Baker was the Secretary, registered office at the White House.
3/1/HLG79/192Letter from Godstone RDC to Ministry of Town and Country Planning 5 Apr 1946 indicating that a Compulsory Purchase Order will be needed for access to “Swedish Timber Houses” (Whitewood Cottages). Minister of War Transport had suggested arranging for proper vehicular access’ but Crossways landowner declines to sell and objects to 10 houses. Plan included.3/1/HLG23/28671Godstone (Tatsfield) Housing Confirmation Order 14 Jul 1950 – Compulsory Purchase Order for land for 17-27 Westmore Road belonging to Sir Samuel Joyce Thomas and Robert Montieth. Plan included.
3/1/HO107/10771841 Census return facsimile – very poor quality. (see Ref. 3/8/2/3 for transcript)
3/1/HO144/1093/196075Home Office file started 28 Jul 1910 on request for consent to name the KE VII Memorial Garden on Tatsfield Green. Minute of 8 Aug 1910 says: “Recommend to His Majesty that consent be given.” File includes letter – 28 Jul 1910 – from Samuel Joyce Thomas – chairman of Parish Council – requesting permission and saying funds have been guaranteed. Also open letter – Jul 1910 – from the Parish Council asking for funds. Site had been earmarked for houses but the owner was ready to accept £160 for it to dedicated as an open space as ‘one of the most delightful pleasaunces in the country’. Committee consisted of T.H.Brown, Tatsfield Parish Councillor, Arthur Denton, Late Chairman, Tatsfield PC, Sam Joyce Thomas, Chairman Tatsfield PC, T.Vincent and G.H. West, PC members and E Howard Wilkins, Rural District Councillor. Secretary was T.H. Brown, Kylemore.
3/1/HW2/721943 wartime correspondence between the BBC and the War Office on Tatsfield Receiving Station. The BBC station was intercepting German signals of use to the intelligence services but the War Office appeared to be wary of direct contact between the BBC and the military in attempts to establish precise locations of transmitters. Letter from BBC – 26 May 1943 – was signed by L.W. Hayes, Head of Monitoring Service according to War Office.
3/1/HW14/10023 March 1944 War Office correspondence marked ‘Top Secret’ referring to BBC Tatsfield Receiving Station activities and interceptions and security assessment at BBC Monitoring Service at Caversham. Air Ministry says BBC security is good. Handwritten note says: ‘Have since learnt that BBC send occasional D.R’s to B.P and presumably therefore know where we are and what we do’. Further note indicates BBC asked to monitor Hungarian Police, Hungarian Hellschrieber in connection with German Railways, ‘Ferdinand’ transmissions. Note concludes after a visit to BBC Monitoring at Caversham that: ‘so far as the organisation as a whole is concerned, security could not be considered good as a very large proportion of the staff is alien’.
3/1/IR18/10194/1Pages 2-4 of tithe award 22 Apr 1839
3/1/IR18/10194/2Tithe award: exchange of part of Glebe lands (113/4) and four acres (151a) to build rectory – 24 May1844 for Revd Henry Annesley Tyndale. Owner of four acres was William Leveson Gower (misspelt Lewson and corrected). Asst Tithe Commissioner was George Hammond Whalley.
3/1/IR58/69755Notes on Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book referring to forge on Westmore Green; C Field was major landowner; Tommies Villas built in 1902. 69757 – Colegates was owned by Wilkins. Tatsfield Lodge – H.L.Hoffman rented from S.J.Thomas (purchased from Broughton 25 Apr 1906.
3/1/IR58/69755/2Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Avelon (Charmwood), Union Road. Occupied by Mrs F.F.Smith on 99 yr lease from Mrs Avis. Inspected 14 Feb 1912 – house and garden ‘in very neglected state. ‘Difficult property to let and almost unsaleable’ - £175.
3/1/IR58/69755/6Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Plumtree Cottage, Goatsfield Road Owner/occupier Mrs E. Firmager. ‘In bad repair’ - £70.
/1/IR58/69755/22Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for the Briars, Ninehams Road. Owner/occupier Mr M.A. Davis - £192.3/1/IR58/69755/34Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for part of The Linnes, Goatsfield Road Occupier A. Roberts; owner C.H. Izod (?) - ‘old but fair repair’ - £104.
3/1/IR58/69755/35Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for part of The Linnes, Goatsfield Road Occupier E. Mayne; part of a pair with 34?
3/1/IR58/69755/42Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Rose Cottage, Goatsfield Road Owner G.H.Webb; occupier F. Singleton – ‘badly built and only fair repair’ - £104.
3/1/IR58/69755/43Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for The Parade, Emily Road. Occupier J. Packham; Owner C.Field – three houses and shops with forge and stabling in rear – occupier G.Thompson and others. Entry refers to auction particulars. ‘The three shops are brick and slated with glass across verandah in front. Warehouse and stables brick stucco across. Forge ditto. No 1 = Thompson [Tompson in second reference] grocer; No 2 = workmen’s club; No 3 Longley, butcher - £1550.
3/1/IR58/69756/104Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for 3 plots (225,226,227) northside Crossways from Greenway Owner occupier: C.J. Jonas – house and land ‘Goatsfield Cottage’, corner of Louisa and Union Rds – 8 rooms - £280.
3/1/IR58/69756/107Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Myrtle Cottage, Emily Road. Occupier: Mr Martin; owner WJ.Langham – bungalow at corner of Emily and Louisa Rds - £155.
3/1/IR58/69756/112Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Goddards Cottage, Manor Road Occupier J. Sayers; owner Mrs L.Lavercombe, Maesmaur Rd – one of a pair - £112(112)
3/1/IR58/69756/113Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Goddards Cottage, Manor Road Occupier W.Rushen – similar to 112 – has pond at lower end - £116.
3/1/IR58/69756/124Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for The Laurels, Hillside Road Occupier Mrs R. Vining; owner W.Lugton – 6 rooms and scullery – good repair - £302.
3/1/IR58/69756/130Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plots 229a and 230 Goatsfield Road notes sale on 9 Sep 1909 – Louisa Rd bungalow & garden – owner was R.Masters of Ladywell, Rev G Robinson Lees, Lambeth – ‘a fairly good detached timber and iron bungalow’ - £90.
3/1/IR58/69756/132Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Junes Close (Alma Cottage) Goatsfield Road Occupier H.Crittle; owner A.Wilkins, now (1909) W.Yeoell – old and bad repair in 1909 but present owner has considerably improved the property – stands on plots 185 & 186 - £100.
3/1/IR58/69756/147Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Pt of Budds, Limehouse Bottom woodland – see 145 – 101/2 acres – footpath divides into 2 nearly equal parts - £265.3
/1/IR58/69756/150Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Tanglands Castle, Goatsfield Road vacant; owner E.Offer – sold in Jul 1896 for £450 – 10 bed & sitting rooms – house old and in bad repair – now used as holiday home for London children – plots 231,232,233 & 234 -£520.
3/1/IR58/69756/151Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Borough Road land. Owner Mrs Offer, Kennington Rd – frontage to Maesmaur and Borough Road – ‘would do equally well for sites of one, two or ??? houses; or cutting up into small plots for villas. There is no great demand at present however for either’ - £235.
3/1/IR58/69756/187Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book Alexandra Cottage, Goatsfield Road. Owner occupier E.Singleton (Miss?) 1909 now Clark – plots 159-162 - £100.
3/1/IR58/69756/188Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book for Ivy Bank, Goatsfield Road – behind the Castle. Occupier; Brown; owner J.Offer, Kennington Rd – sold 1904 for £140 - £98.
3/1/IR58/69756/200Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Rosebank, Hillside Road Owner occupier Miss S.J.Underwood – 10 rooms & scullery - £452.
3/1/IR58/69757Notes on Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entries on Oneida, Colegates, Tatsfield Lodge.
3/1/IR58/69757/206Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for The Mount, Ninehams Road. Occupier J.Clarke; owner H.M.Williams – sold Nov 1892 for £90 – road bad - £65.
3/1/IR58/69757/207Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Ken Court (Colegates) Edgar Road. Occupier W.Uttley; owner E.H.Wilkins, 13 Poultry EC – ‘an historic old farmhouse ... converted into residence ... garage for 2 cars - £2015.
3/1/IR58/69757/240Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Slaughter House & land, Union Road Occupier W.Longley; owner H.Neale, butcher, Emily Rd - £110.
3/1/IR58/69757/257Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for The Butt & Ben, Ricketts Hill Owners Miss A.B.Lascelles & Mrs M.G. Woulfe (?) - £100.
3/1/IR58/69757/270Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Kemsley Road land. Occupier A.Dent; owner F.L.Pither, London – ‘includes part of Isle Shaw at top and small piece shaw adj Mosscroft’ - £210.
3/1/IR58/69758Notes on Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entries for various plots in Union, Goatsfield, Kemsley Roads, Beach Avenue, Old Lane, Park Avenue Paynesfield Road.
3/1/IR58/69758/380Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plot 268 Union Road and plot 269 Emily Road. Owner occupier C.W.Dunnettson as solrs for exors of Hy Leney, Penge – sold 30 Jan 1895 for £73 - £65.
3/1/IR58/69759/461Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plots 264/5, Manor Estate, Tatsfield Green. Occupier E.Duddy; owner Mrs A.J.Walker, Golders Green – sold 21 Aug 1890 for £522 – 6 acres with old iron shed, cattle shelter etc - £726.
3/1/IR58/69759/465Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plots of land in Goatsfield Road owned by Charles Newell – ‘2 plots on which Chas Newell (o.a pensioner) lives in a bus standing on land. There are ruins of an old cottage now used for pigs and calves - £27.
3/1/IR58/69759/497Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plot 249 Goatsfield Road (Greenway Cottage). Owner W.T.J. Broughton – £17.
3/1/IR58/69759/498Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plot 250 Goatsfield Road (Greenway Cottage). Owner W.T.J. Broughton – £16.
3/1/IR58/69759/499Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plot 251 Goatsfield Road (Greenway Cottage). Owner W.T.J. Broughton – £15.
3/1/IR58/69761-4Notes made at National Archives on 7/8/02 from Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entries 601-977
3/1/IR58/69761/658Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plot 33, Paynesfield Road, owned by Henry Nelson (photographer) – [Cf Grandfather’s Biggin Hill] – now Mrs E Mullens, Paynesfield Road – sold 9 Sep 1910(?) for £25 - £25.
3/1/IR58/69761/667Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Plots 214/5 Maesmaur & 221/2 Ninehams. Occupier Mrs R.A.Salmon, Stoke Newington; owners E.F.Hirst, Peckham, now Mrs B. Hastwell, Oakdene – ‘sold in 1910 for £70 - £70.
3/1/IR58/69761/669Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Plot 212 Maesmaur Road. Owner Mrs & Mrs Hirst (1909) now Mrs A.M.Hitchcock, Maybank - £20.
3/1/IR58/69761/670Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for 7 20ft plots in Goatsfield Road. Owner Mrs Fanny Freeman Smith, Addington Rd - £35.
3/1/IR58/69764/915Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for Plot 204 Goatsfield Road land. Owner W.T.J.Broughton – corner of Goatsfield & Shaw Rds - £5.
3/1/IR58/69764/942Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plots 237/8 Goatsfield Road, 224 Union Road. Occupier Walter Harvey Pentonville Rd.
3/1/IR58/69764/943Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plots 187-200b Goatsfield Road (Junes Close). Owner Edith Schuster, Rowney St London.
3/1/IR58/69764/952Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book entry for plots 214-215 Union Road (site of Greenway Cottage) – no details entered – ‘formerly part of 745’.
3/1/IR124/7/43Inland Revenue Rate Assessment Book plan (OS) of eastern Tatsfield
3/1/IR127/7/42Inland Revenue Rate Assessment Book plan (OS) of western Tatsfield
3/1/MAF25/14719 Dec 1905 132 name petition objecting to cost of a scheme of regulation for Tatsfield and Westmore Greens. (Petition was challenged on the grounds that there were no signatures.) Spreadsheet of signatories – some entries damaged.
3/1/MAF3/98Declaration by Granville Charles Gresham Leveson Gower (7 Apr 1931) that Clacket Green was subject to rights of common – plan attached.
3/1/OS26/10251Notes taken from Perambulation of the boundaries notebook 1865 – Church, Beaconshaw, Rectory Lane, Clacketts, Thriftwood.
3/1/OS26/10339Notes taken from Perambulation of the boundaries notebook 1865 – Grasshopper, Thriftwood.
3/1/OS27/5045Sketch map of the parish of Tatsfield – Ordnance Survey 1868 ALSO IN ROLL with 7/3/293/1/OS27/5245Notes on National Archives document OS27/5245 showing parish border at the Hermitage.(MISSING)
3/1/OS29/247Notes on National Archives document OS29/247 Journal of Inspection 1867 – exhibition held in Reigate by Ordnance Survey 10-12 Apr 1867 – E Atkinson lived at the Manor House.
3/1/OS35/6862Notes on National Archives document OS35/6862 Index to Object Name Book of Sheet 28 NW, Plans 1,2,5,6. 1895, revised 1910. Lists names of buildings, features and alternative spellings + source + notes. Ivy Cottage was new in 1895 – 15 chains west of Church Cottages. Pilgrims Way was tarred. Coldharbour Beeches at top of White Lane. Clacket consisted of three cottage. Neolithic implements found by A.M. Bell & Rawlinson Rd Oxford 13 chains SW of Tatsfield Firs and 7 chains west of Clarks Lane Farm.
3/1/OS35/6863Extract from Inland Revenue 1910 Rate Assessment Book description of properties – Tatsfield Court Farm, Rectory, Rowtye Wood, Clacket, School, Limehouse Bottom, Maesmaur Road, Ninehams Road, Borough Road, Tatsfield Green.
3/1/PROB11/0List of Tatsfield Wills held by the National Archives.
3/1/PROB11/114Will of Richard Hayward 20 Dec 1609 text at
3/8/6/63/1/PROB11/132Will of Thomas Delver 18 Sep 1618
3/1/PROB11/178Will of Thomas Moncke 27 Nov 16383
/1/PROB11/223Will of Charles Jordan 22 Oct 1652
3/1/PROB11/234Will of Joane Crane 2 Jun 1654 – mentions Catford and Cudham
3/1/PROB11/284Will of Nicholas Bedell 13 Nov 1658
3/1/PROB11/313Will of Henry Valentine 12 Feb 1664
3/1/PROB11/324Will of Edward Leigh 26 Aug 1667
3/1/PROB11/348Will of Bartholomew Jackson 9 Aug 1675
3/1/PROB11/558Will of James Brasier of Tatsfield 17 Jul 1717
3/1/PROB11/647Will of Valentine Hayward 2 Nov 1731 – includes provision for the poor of Tatsfield, Cudham, Westerham etc.
3/1/PROB11/661Will of Anthony Thurrell 6 Sep 1733
3/1/PROB11/818Will of John Hayward 7 Oct 1755 – mentions John Brasier of Leaves Green and William Staple of Titsey – five pages.
3/1/PROB11/863Will of Stephen Brasier 16 Mar 1761 – mentions kinsman John Pescud, grandson of ‘my late sister Mary, late wife of Thomas Pescud
3/1/PROB11/933Will of John Shorey 22 Oct 1767
3/1/PROB11/943Will of Richard Staples 25 Oct 1768 – Susanna Chapman was living with him and had a daughter – Ann. Six pages.3/1/PROB11/1168Will of Anthony Crane 9 Aug 1788.
3/1/PROB11/1391Will of Henry Pescud 14 Apr 1803 – brother of George Pescud.
3/1/PROB11/1818Will of John Shearing 20 Jun 1833 William Outram was executor.
3/1/PROB11/2030Will of Septimus Shuckburgh Perry 23 Jan 1846.
3/1/PROB11/2148Will of James Brasier of Titsey 30 Mar 1852 – multiple bequests.
3/1/PROB11/2165Will of James Charman 1 Jul 1853.
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