Aspects of Kentish Local History

                                   Names                                                          Patrons                             Registers.
1486 April 20 -- 1492. Andrew Bensted, on death of above.     St. Austins                         'R' fol. 19.

1617 ....... -- 1630. Thomas Turner, M.A., on death of above.   Sir Henry Crispe                Abbot I, fol. 427.
                           He died at St. Nicholas at Wade in 1631.
20th Oct. 1618. Thos. Turner, Rector of Stonar sued Charles 
                           Brooks of the town of Sandwich for unpaid 
                          tithes. Acta Curia, Vol. LVI (1618-19)
1630--1 Jan. 17 -- 1647, d. Aug. 18. George Stancombe          Sir H. Crispe                      Abbot III, fol. 193.
                           B.A., on death of above. Vicar of Birchington 
                           1623-47. Vicar of Monkton 1644-47
1647-1663, d. May. Edward Fellows M.A., Lived at 
                          Wingham 1630-40.
1663 July 2 -- ......... Blaze White M.A.                                     Henry Crispe                       Juxon, fol. 146.
1701 --d. 1743. Owen Evans                                                    Admiral Sir George
                                                                                                          Rooke
                           He had an allowance by the patron of £16 a year as composition for all the tithes great and small which he 
                                    received until 1734 when the next patron George Rooke refused any further payment. (Hasted Vol. X, p. 423) 
                                    Rector of Elmstone. Vicar of St. Paul's, Canterbury, 1681-1743.
1743-52 Rectory vacant.
1752 July 1 -- 1760, d. Sep. 2, 1760. Thomas Lamprey M.A.   The King                             Herring, fol. 293.
                            Vicar of St. Pauls, Canterbury, 1743-60.