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Grafton Estate Rentals from NRO: The following rentals of farms and cottages are taken from a series of rent books covering the 1700s and 1800s. Some books are missing, other books are not available due to their poor condition.
Alderton Rent 1740 - 1757
G2009A
[c. 1740]
Farms
Thos. Butcher
£54.0.0
Robert Cooke
£70.0.0
William Jennings
£47.0.0
Richard Oliver
£68.0.0
William Slater
£8.10.0
William Slater
£45.0.0
William Slater
£3.0.0
£295.10.0

Cottages & small rentals
Robert Cooke
£2.0.0
Thomas Slater
£1.5.0
Samuel Hutchins
10s 0d
£3.15.0

G2611
"Rental of the Farm Rents in Northamptonshire belonging to the Rt. Honorable The Earl of Euston for 1743 from Lady Day 1743 to Lady Day 1744"

Farms
Thomas Butcher
£54.0.0
Robert Cook
£70.0.0
William Jennings
£47.0.0
Richard Oliver
£68.0.0
William Slater
£8.10.0
Do.
£45.0.0
Do.
£3.0.0

Cottages
Robert Bissell
£2.0.0
My. Walker
£2.0.0

Rentals of the Second Duke of Grafton
G2009B Book [1] not available
G1630 Book 2
Michaelmas 1747 - Lady Day 1748
Farms
Thomas Butcher
£27.0.0
Robert Cooke
£35.0.0
William Jennings
£23.10.0
Richard Oliver
£34.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
£147.15.0

Cottages
Robert Cook
£1.0.0
John Brown entered at Laday 1748
Samuel Hutchins
Nil
Sam Hutchins is very poor & has a large family therefore charge no rent as none ever be got from him
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£1.12.6

G2608 Book 3
Lady Day 1748 - Michaelmas 1748
Farms
Thomas Butcher
£27.0.0
Frances Cooke & her son
£35.0.0
William Jennings
£23.10.0
Richard Oliver
£34.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
£147.15.0

Cottages
John Brown late Robert Cook
£1.0.0
Samuel Hutchins
Rent Free
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£1.12.6

Book 4 Missing

G2609 Book 5
Lady Day 1749 - Michaelmas 1749
Farms
Thomas Butcher
£27.0.0
Frances Cooke & her son
£35.0.0
Richard Oliver
£34.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith late Wm. Jennings
£23.10.0
£147.15.0

Cottages
John Brown
£1.0.0
Samuel Hutchins
5s 0d
Hutchins stood Rent free some years till Lady Day 1749 on account of his numerous family but from that time he has been[bought] to pay with promise to continue so to do: they being in some measure grown up to lessen his burden of them.
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£1.17.6

G2609
Money paid Michaelmas 1750 to 20th July 1750
Farms
Thomas Butcher
£24.3.4
Frances Cooke & her son
£32.16.4
Richard Oliver
£4.13.0
William Slater
£25.7.8
Joseph Smith late Wm. Jennings
£21.5.8
108.6.0

Cottages
John Brown
£1.0.0
Samuel Hutchins
£5s 0d
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£1.17.6

Book 6 Missing

G2610 Book 7
Lady Day 1750 -Michaelmas 1750
Farms
Thomas Butcher
£27.0.0
Frances Cooke & her son
£35.0.0
Richard Oliver
£34.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£147.15.0

Cottages
John Brown
£1.0.0
Samuel Hutchins
5s 0d
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
1.17.6

G1629 Book 8
Michaelmas 1750 - Lady Day 1751
Farms
Thomas Butcher
£27.0.0
Frances Cooke & her son
£35.0.0
Richard Oliver
£34.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£147.15.0

Cottages
John Brown
£1.0.0
Samuel Hutchins
5s 0d
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£1.17.6

Books 9 - 13 inclusive Missing

G1628 Book 14
10th. Oct. 1753 - 5th. April 1754
Farms
Frances & John Cook
£35.0.0
John Franklin
£27.0.0
Thomas Oliver
£34.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£147.15.0

Cottages
John Brown
£1.0.0
Samuel Hutchins
5s 0d
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£1.17.6

G1646
Cottage Rents Due 5th. April 1756
William Jelly
15s 0d
The Overseers
5s 0d
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Dunkley
These three Paid to the Courts 12d per. ann. each
Peter Tilley
Thomas Butler

Cottage Rents Due 10th. Oct.1756
William Jelly
15s 0d
The Overseers
5s 0d
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Dunkley
These three Paid to the Courts 12d per. ann. each
Peter Tilley
Thomas Butler
Cottage Rents Due 5th April 1757
William Jelly
15s 0d
The Overseers
5s 0d
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Dunkley
These three Paid to the Courts 12d per. ann. each
Peter Tilley
Thomas Butler
Cottage Rents Due 10th. Oct. 1757
William Jelly
15s 0d
The Overseers
5s 0d
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Dunkley
These three Paid to the Courts 12d per. ann. each
Peter Tilley
Thomas Butler

 

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