Campbell, bricklayer; Wm. Wellerd, butcher;Chas. Hogsflesh, draper; John Adams, gardener; Thos. Jas. Breeds, merchant; Sol. Bevill, sen., gent.; Jas. Buchanan, nurseryman; Norman Buchanan, hairdresser; John Breach, mariner; Mark Breach, mariner; Edward Burchatt, retired cornwainer; John Boys, milkman; Robt. Boreham, mariner; John Bevins, parish clerk; Chas. Bumstead, mariner; Boykett Breeds, merchant; Jos. Bowmen, blockmaker; Jas. Burton, Esq.; Rowe Carswell, baker; Benj. Coffrett, saddler; Richard Cramp, mason; Thos. Coppard, mariner; George Carpenter, mariner; Robt. Carr, schoolmaster; Thos. Cobby, bather; Wm. Duke, jun., surgeon [physician]; Arthur Deudney, victualler; Edward Turner, gardener; Matthew Fagg, gent; Thos. Foord, cooper; John Foord, ditto; Wm. Foord ("Busy"), marriner; Rickman Godlee, ironmonger; Richard Peter Rickman, ironmonger; Chas. Gilbert, stationer; John Guy, fisherman; Richard Gallop, fisherman; Thos Glayzier(sic), pork-butcher; Thos. Hutchinson, sen., boatbuilder; Richard Harman, victualler; Anthony Harvey, gardener; Sam. Hide, fisherman; Wm. Harwood, physician; Walter Inskipp, architect; Jon [illegible], painter; Thos. Jenner, [illegible - middleman?]; Wm. Jex, ropemaker; Wm. Jones, farrier; George Knight, cordwainer; Matthew Kelland, draper; Phillip Kent, mariner; Jas. Lock, tailor; Chas. Lavender, [illegible]; Tom Leave, surveyor; Michael Martin, cordwainer; John Muggridge, baker; John Murray, jeweller; Stephen Milstead[a], plumber; Samuel Nash, mariner; Jas. Nash, mariner; Jos. Naylor, grocer; Richard Crouch Penfold, wine-merchant's clerk; George Prior, fishmonger;, Wm. Payne, baker; John ("Tott") Phillips, gent.; Thos. ("Tott") Phillips, gent.;Chas. Jas. Pearce, gent.; John Phillips, gent.; Rich. Piper, victualler; Wm. ("Bing") Pillips, mariner; Jos. Prior, gent.; Jas. Ryall, music-master; Jos. Reeves, warehouseman; Wm. Richardson, jun., mariner; Edw. ("Squirter") Ridley, mariner; Hy. Richardson, mariner; Thos. Ross, gunner; Hy. Sinden, butcher; Ger. Slade, engraver; Thos. Sinnock, yeoman; Thos. Slatter, butcher; Wm. Spice, fisherman; Wm. Lucas-Shadwell, Esq.; William Standen, jun., tailor; Thos. Smallfield, butcher; John Strong, draper; John Satterly Savery, surgeon; Wm. Standen (son of Benj.), carpenter; Robt. Springett, saddler; Samuel Sinden, ropemaker; Robt. Shepherd, gent; Geo. Strickland, corn factor; Jas. Thorpe, schoolmaster; Thos. Thwaites, grocer; Stephen Thwaites, sen., gent.; Thos Tassell, fisherman; Richd. Tutt, tailor; William Tutt, carpenter; Thos. Tutt, tailor; Wm. Tassele (son of Thos.), fisherman; Thos. Thwaites, sailmaker; John Tonge, gent.; Major Vidler, stonemason; John Vine, fisherman; John Weekes, druggist; John Waghorne, butcer; Nicholas Harrison Wimble, carpenter; Thos. Breeds Williams, miller; Idy Early Wyatt, Esq.; Jas. ("Brooker") White, fisherman; Thos. ("Duncan") White, fisherman; Austin White, baker; Hy. Wood, baker; Geo. Wenham, gent.; Mark White, fisherman; Hy Wingfield, cabinetmaker; Rev. Wm. Wallinger, clerk; Sir Wattien Waller, Bart.; Jas. Wellerd, carpenter.
At this time (1831) the population of Hastings was 10,231, and by the foregoing list one sees that out of that population 276 of the male inhabitants became freemen on payment to the Corporation of 40s each. The total of these payments must have been a considerable addition to the borough funds, whilst the making of freemen in so wholesale a manner with the near prospect of the Reform Bill being passed, clearly indicated the wisdom of the Corporate body in thus forestalling the said measure in that particular feature. As regards the rush thus made for the coveted boon, if those who were so eager to get it had been endowed with as much foresight as the Mayor and jurates who granted it, they might have saved themselves the expense. But even as it was, it might have been a gratification to the new freemen of Hastings to have thus obtained their voting power by peacable means, sooner than did the men of Rye by a riotous attempt. But as regards the concession of the Corporation in return for which they demanded "40/ pursuant to a decree of 1725," that decree was as follows:-
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