Kentish Chronicle 17 May 1816.

Richard Walter was on Wednesday committed to Folkestone gaol by Thomas Baker Esq., Mayor, charged on the oath of Matthew William Sankey Esq., with stealing a large quantity of lead and copper from his brewery at Folkestone.

Kentish Chronicle 30 July 1816.

Yesterday Richard Walter was convicted at the Folkestone Sessions before Thomas Baker Esq., Mayor, C.J. Lawson Esq., Recorder, and the Bench of Justices of stealing a large quantity of lead and copper from the brewery of Matthew William Sankey Esq., and was sentenced to be transported for seven years.

Kentish Chronicle 28 September 1819.

Auction extract:

To be sold by auction by Messrs. White (without reserve). Pursuant to certain orders of the Vice Chancellor of Great Britain, and before the major part of the Commissioners named and authorised in and by a Commission of Bankrupt awarded and issued against Matthew William Sankey, of the city of Canterbury, brewer, dealer and chapman, at the Guildhall of the said city of Canterbury, on Friday, the 15th day of October, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon (subject to such conditions of sale as shall be then and there produced).

Lot 2: All that brewhouse, and the malthouse, storehouses, outhouses, stowages, edifices, buildings, yard, land and premises, with the appurtenances, situate in Mill Bay, in the town of Folkestone, in the county of Kent, and now in the occupation of the said bankrupt.

N.B. The copper, mash tun and fixtures to be taken at a valuation in the usual way.

Lot 4: A messuage called the "Marquis of Granby," with three tenements, stable, and other outhouses, yard, garden, orchard, and ground thereunto belonging, and now in the several occupations of Charles Stebbings, Thomas Marks and others.

Lot 9: All those two copyhold messuages (one of them formerly called the "Three Compasses"), with the ground and appurtenances, situate in or near Radnor Street, in Folkestone aforesaid, and now in the several occupations of Richard Hambrook or his undertenants – rent 2s.

Lot 10: All that copyhold messuage or tenement called the "True Briton," with the ground and appurtenances, situate at or near the Stade in Folkestone aforesaid, and now in the occupation of John Hodges – rent 6s.

Note: Earlier date for Hodges.

Lot 11: All that copyhold messuage or tenement called the "Blue Anchor," with the ground and appurtenances, situate at or near Sea Gate, in Folkestone aforesaid, and now in the occupation of Richard Hambrook – rent 1s. 2d.

Lot 12: All that new-built copyhold messuage or tenement called the "Ship," with the cottage, storehouses or buildings, ground and appurtenances, situate at or near Radnor Street, in Folkestone aforesaid, and now in the occupation of John Eastwick – rent 1s. 6d.

N.B. The last lots are Copyholds of Inheritance, and held under the Lord of the Manor of Folkestone.

For further particulars apply to Messrs. Plummer and Son, or Mr. J.J. Pierce, solicitors, Canterbury; or to Messrs. Wiltshire, Bolton and Cole, solicitors, Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London.