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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 1757 - 1770
Rentals of the Third Duke of Grafton

G1627 Book [1] not available

G1626 Book 2
10th. Oct. 1757 to 5th. April 1758
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
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£2.12.6

Book 3 not available

G1623 Book 4
10th. Oct. 1758 to 5th. April 1759
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
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£2.12.6

G1625 Book 5
5th. April 1759 to 10th. Oct. 1759
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
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£2.12.6

Book 6 not available

G1619 Book 7
5th. April 1760 to 10th. Oct. 1760
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
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£2.12.6

G1622 Book 8
10th. Oct. 1760 to 5th. April 1761
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
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£2.12.6

Book 9 Missing

G1621 Book 10
10th. Oct. 1761 to 5th. April 1762
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
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£2.12.6

G1618 Book 11
5th. April 1762 - 10th October 1762
Farms
Frances & John Cook
£35.0.0
John Franklin
£27.0.0
John Franklin is to pay for this farm from Michaelmas 1763 Fifty Five pounds per ann
Thomas Oliver
£34.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£147.15.0

Cottages
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£2.12.6

G1617 Book 12
10th. Oct. 1762 to 5th. April 1763
Farms
Frances & John Cook
£35.0.0
John Franklin
£27.0.0
Thomas Oliver
£34.0.0
John Franklin is to pay for this farm from Mich. 1763 Fifty five pounds.
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£147.15.0

Cottages
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
£2.12.6

G1647
Half year rents due 5th. April 1765
Cottages
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d

Half year rents due 5th. April 1766
Cottages
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d
Half year rents due 25th March 1767
Cottages
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.0.0
Thomas Slater
12s 6d

Books 13 - 21 inclusive not available

G 2010 Book 22
Michaelmas 1767 - Lady Day 1768
Farms
John Cook
£35.16.6
John Franklin
£27.10.0
Richard Oliver
£35.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£150.6.6
Cottages
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.12.6
£2.12.6

G 2010 Book 23
Lady Day 1768 - Michaelmas 1768
Farms
John Cook
£35.16.6
John Franklin
£27.10.0
Richard Oliver
£35.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£150.6.6

Cottages
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.12.6
£2.12.6

G2010 Book 24
Michaelmas 1768 - Lady Day 1769
Farms
John Cook
£35.16.6
John Franklin
£27.10.0
Richard Oliver
£35.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£150.1.6

Cottages
Daniel Bodaly
17s 6d
Daniel Bodaly entered on this rent at Mich. 1768 being an acre & a rood of ground in Alderton Field with the hedge by the high road included for a brick kiln &c.
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.12.6
£3.10.0

G2010 Book 25
Lady Day 1769 - Michaelmas 1769
Farms
John Cook
£35.16.6
John Franklin
£27.10.0
Richard Oliver
£35.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£150.1.6

Cottages
Daniel Bodaly
17s 6d
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.12.6
£3.10.0

G2010 Book 26
Michaelmas 1769 -Lady Day 1770
Farms
John Cook
£35.16.6
John Franklin
£27.10.0
Richard Oliver
£35.0.0
William Slater
£28.5.0
Joseph Smith
£23.10.0
£150.1.6

Cottages
Daniel Bodaly
17s 6d
Francis Brown
5s 0d
William Jelley
15s 0d
Thomas Slater
£1.12.6
£3.10.0

 

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