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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 1821 - 1826
Rental Books numbers 1-21 of the 4th Duke of Grafton [1811 -21] are Missing
G1713 Book 22
Lady Day 1821 - Michaelmas 1821
Farms
Half year
__Previous Rent
Edward Blunt
£110.00
__£90.1.0
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
__£138.1.0
William Slater
£131.0.0
__£88 10.0
John Roper for brick kiln close
£11.5.0
£389.5.0
__£177.0.0
Note: Alteration in consequence of inclosure from Lady Day 1821. The part of the Meadow in the bounds of Stoke Bruerne and rent of which was charged to Jos. Scrivener with Stoke Bruerne rents is now included with his Alderton rent here settled.

G1714 Book 23
Michaelmas 1821 - Lady Day 1822
Farms
Half year
Edward Blunt
£110.00
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
William Slater
£131.0.0
John Roper for brick kiln close
£11.5.0
£389.5.0

Lady Day 1821 - Lady Day 1822
Cottages
Robert Blunt
£1.10.0
Joseph Carville
£1.10.0
Richard Carville's arrears of 31.10.0 Book carried forward
William Cross
£2.0.0
John Blundell
£1.10.0
Arrears £2.2.0
Mary Green
£1.10.0
John Jelley
£4.15.0
Joseph Jelley
£1.10.0
Arrears £3
John Rogers
10s 0d
Francis Ship
£1.10.0
John Swan
£8.0.0
Widow Webb
£1.10.0
Charles Webb
£1.10.0
Anthony Hall
£1.10.0
£28.15.0

Book 24 Missing

G1715 Book 25
Michaelmas 1822 - Lady Day 1823
Farms
Edward Blunt
£110.0.0
John Roper
£11.5.0
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
William Slater
£131.0.0
£389.5.0

Lady Day 1822 - Lady Day 1823
Cottages
Robert Blunt
£1.10.0
John Blundell
£1.10.0
Notice arrears £2.12.0
Joseph Carville
£1.10.0
William Cross
£2.0.0
Notice arrears £2
Mary Green
£1.10.0
Anthony Hall
£1.10.0
John Jelley
£4.15.0
Joseph Jelley
£1.10.0
Notice arrears £4.10.0
John Rogers
10s 0d
Francis Ship
£1.10.0
John Swan
£8.0.0
Notice
Widow Webb
£1.10.0
Charles Webb
£1.10.0
John Williams
£2.10.0
This rent commenced from Lady Day 1822 on house being repaired the tenant having a very large family was not charged before
£31.15.0

G1716 Book 26
Lady Day 1823 - Michaemas 1823
Farms
Edward Blunt
£110.0.0
John Roper
£11.5.0
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
Thomas Ship
10s 0d
Road allotment
William Slater
£131.0.0
£389.15.0

G1717 Book 27
Michaelmas 1823 - Lady Day 1824
Farms
Edward Blunt
£110.0.0
John Roper
£11.5.0
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
Thomas Ship
10s 0d
William Slater
£131.0.0
£389.15.0

Lady Day 1823 - Lady Day 1824
Cottages
Robert Blunt
£1.10.0
John Blundell
£1.10.0
To be made to pay up
Joseph Carville
£1.10.0
William Cross
£2.0.0
William Curtis
10s 0d
For land new Inclosure
Mary Green
£1.10.0
Anthony Hall
£1.10.0
To pay or to quit
John Jelley
£4.15.0
Joseph Jelley
£1.10.0
Unless pay to quit
John Rogers
10s 0d
Francis Ship
£1.10.0
John Swan Public House
£8.0.0
To positively quit if not paid up before Lady Day next
Widow Webb
£1.10.0
Charles Webb
£1.10.0
John Williams
£2.10.0
£31.15.0

G1718 Book 28
Lady Day 1824 - Michaelmas 1824
Farms
Edward Blunt
£110.0.0
John Roper
£11.5.0
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
Thomas Ship
10s 0d
William Slater
£131.0.0
£389.15.0

G1719 Book 29
Michaelmas 1824 - Lady Day 1825
Farms
Edward Blunt
£110.0.0
John Roper
£11.5.0
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
Thomas Ship
10s 0d
William Slater
£131.0.0
£389.15.0

Lady Day 1824 - Lady Day 1825
Cottages
Robert Blunt
£1.10.0
John Blundell
£1.10.0
Joseph Carville
£1.10.0
William Cross
£2.0.0
William Curtis
10s 0d
Mary Green
£1.10.0
Anthony Hall
£1.10.0
John Jelley
£4.15.0
Robert Jelley late Joseph
£1.10.0
John Rogers
10s 0d
Francis Ship
£1.10.0
John Swan
£8.0.0
Widow Webb
£1.10.0
Charles Webb
£1.10.0
John Williams
£2.10.0
£31.15.0

G1720 Book 30
Lady Day 1825 - Michaelmas 1825
Farms
Edward Blunt
£110.0.0
John Roper
£11.5.0
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
Thomas Ship
10s 0d
William Slater
£131.0.0
£389.15.0

G1721 Book 31
Michaelmas 1825 - Lady Day 1826
Farms
Edward Blunt
£110.0.0
John Roper
£11.5.0
Joseph Scrivener
£137.0.0
Thomas Ship
10s 0d
William Slater
£131.0.0
£389.15.0

Lady Day 1825 - Lady Day 1826
Cottages
Robert Blunt
£1.10.0
John Blundell
£1.10.0
Joseph Carville
£1.10.0
William Cross
£2.0.0
William Curtis
10s 0d
Mary Green
£1.10.0
Anthony Hall
£1.10.0
John Jelley
£4.15.0
Robert Jelley
£1.10.0
John Rogers
10s 0d
Francis Ship
£1.5.0
Deduction for a piece on which a new cottage has been erected for Robert Swan entered in next rental
John Swan
£8.0.0
Widow Webb
£1.10.0
Charles Webb
£1.10.0
John Williams
£2.10.0
£31.10.0

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