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| DATE | SOURCE | No. | COVERAGE | LOCATION | REF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1618 | Church Seating plan | 234 | Deal Parish | Arch. Cant | |
| 1634 | Deal Landowners | KHLC | Sa/RTz4 | ||
| 1634 | Assessment (Cess) | Deal Parish | KHLC | Sa/RTz4 | |
| 1637 | Assessment (Cess) | Deal Parish | |||
| 1639 | Assessment (Cess) | Deal Parish | |||
| 1663 | Tenements | 174 | Rents - The Waste | Lambeth Palace | |
| 1670 | Assessment (Cess) | Deal Parish | |||
| 1689 | Poll Tax | All | KHLC | Sa/RTz4 | |
| 1698 | Tenements | Archbishop Leaseholders | |||
| 1699-1835 | Freemen | KHLC | De/RF1 | ||
| 1720 | Window Tax | Householders | KHLC | Sa/RTz4 | |
| 1725 | Assessment (Cess) | Deal Parish | |||
| 1726 | Land Tax | ||||
| 1729 | Land Tax | ||||
| 1785 | Assessment (Cess) | c950 | Householders & land | Deal Library | Richard Cavill's 1st Book |
| 1792 | Long | Directory | |||
| 1795 | Universal Directory | ||||
| 1803 | Lieutenancy Militia List | Males 17-49 | KHLC | De/AL1 | |
| 1803 | Finch Kent Directory | 299 | Traders Pilots &C | Deal Library | Directories folder |
| 1804 | Assessment (Cess) | Deal Parish | DM | ||
| 1807 | Maritime Imperial Guide | 47 | Deal Library | Directories folder | |
| 1811 | Holden Directory | 261 | Deal Library | Directories folder | |
| 1816 | Holden Directory | 25 | Deal Library | Directories folder | |
| 1824 | Assessment (Cess) | Deal Parish | DM | Approximate street order | |
| 1824 | Pigot Directory | Traders &C | |||
| 1826 | Pigot Directory | Traders &C | |||
| 1831 | Census | Head of Household | Deal Library | ||
| 1831-1868 | Poll Books | Voters | Spreadsheet | ||
| 1840 | Pigot Directory | Traders &C | |||
| 1843 | Tithe Schedule | Owners/occupiers | Kent Arch. | ||
| 1847 | Bagshaw Kent Directory | Traders &C | Deal Library | ||
| 1855 | Post Office Directory | Traders &C | HD | pp317-323 | |
| 1858 | Melville Directory | Traders &C | HD | ||
| 1865 | Deal Visitors Guide | 400 | Guest houses, Traders | Deal and Walmer | |
| 1868 | Handbook to the Downs | Traders &C | BL | Search main catalogue | |
| 1871 | OS Map 25inch | Many details | KCC maps | ||
| 1876 | Handbook to the Downs | Traders &C | BL | Search main catalogue | |
| 1888 | Rates Book | Deal Library | Open shelves | ||
| 1892 | Street Renumbering | Deal Museum | |||
| 1898-1965 | Deal & Walmer Street Directory | Head of house | Deal Library | ||
| 1910 | Inland Revenue | Owners/occupiers | KHLC / TNA | ||
| 1911 | Census | All | |||
| 1918 | Kelly Directory | Traders &C | HD | ||
| 1921 | Census | All | |||
| 1939 | Register | All except living |
NOTES:
All census available except 1901
Deal Library : Deal & Walmer Street Directory available many years from 1898
DM : Deal Museum
HD : historicaldirectories.org
KHLC : Kent History & Library Centre, Maidstone
TNA : The National Archive, Kew.
BL : British Library
KCC maps : http://webapps.kent.gov.uk/KCC.HeritageMaps.Web.Sites.Public/Default.aspx
Kent Arch. : https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Maps/Maps%20intro.htm
Deal Library : Local Study section (glass cabinets) and folders on open shelves
Arch. Cant : Archaeologia Cantiana (KAS publ)
The Tithe Assessment does not cover most of Lower Deal due to lands leased from he Archbishop.
Compiled by Alan Buckman