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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.
Ashton Rent 1771 - 1774
Books 27 - 37 inclusive are not available

G1728
Rent due 25th. March 1771
Cottages
James Branson
5s 0d
William Blunt
2s 6d
Charles Blunt
£1.14.9
Mary Bell
2d
William Crofts Sen.
6d
Richard Coutch
2d
William Clark
4d
William Fearn
£1.4.6
William Geary
£1.1.5
John Goodridge
10s 0d
John Hindes
3s 9d
John Haycock
5s 0d
Edward Kightley
5s 0d
William Lawrence
5s 0d
William Malsher
10s 0d
Mary Martin
3s 9d
William Mason
4s 0d
Thomas Morris
5s 0d
Susanna Pirkins
5s 0d
John Penn
2d
Daniel Roddis
2s 0d
John Simpkins
7s 6d
William Malsher
2s 6d
James Sturges
6s 8d
Thomas Wickens
6s 3d
Matthew Willcox
17s 6d
Thomas Wadsden & Fr. Roddis
7s 6d
£7.15.7

G1728
Rent due 25th. March 1772
Cottages
James Branson
5s 0d
William Blunt
2s 6d
Charles Blunt
£1.14.9
Mary Bell
2d
William Crofts Sen.
6d
Richard Coutch
2d
William Clark
4d
William Fearn
£1.4.6
William Geary
£1.1.5
John Goodridge
10s 0d
John Hindes
3s 9d
John Haycock
5s 0d
Edward Kightley
5s 0d
William Lawrence
5s 0d
William Malsher
10s 0d
Mary Martin
3s 9d
William Mason
4s 0d
Thomas Morris now John Pen
5s 0d
Susanna Pirkins
5s 0d
John Penn
2d
Daniel Roddis
2s 0d
John Simpkins
7s 6d
William Malsher
2s 6d
James Sturges
6s 8d
Thomas Wickens
6s 3d
Matthew Willcox
17s 6d
Thomas Wadsden & Fr. Roddis
7s 6d
£7.15.7

G1728
Rent due 25th. March 1773
Cottages
James Branson
5s 0d
William Blunt
2s 6d
Charles Blunt
£1.14.9
Richard Cook Jun. in part
Mary Bell
2d
William Crofts Sen.
6d
Richard Coutch
2d
William Clark
4d
William Fearn
£1.4.6
William Geary
£1.1.5
John Goodridge
10s 0d
John Hindes
3s 9d
John Haycock
5s 0d
Edward Kightley
5s 0d
William Lawrence
5s 0d
William Malsher
10s 0d
Mary Martin
3s 9d
William Mason
4s 0d
John Penn
5s 0d
Susanna Pirkins
5s 0d
John Penn
2d
Daniel Roddis
2s 0d
John Simpkins
7s 6d
William Malsher
2s 6d
James Sturges
6s 8d
Thomas Wickens
6s 3d
Matthew Willcox
17s 6d
Thomas Wadsden & Fr. Roddis
7s 6d
£7.15.7

G1728
Rent due 25th. March 1774
Cottages
James Branson
5s 0d
William Blunt
2s 6d
Charles Blunt
£1.14.9
Mary Bell
2d
William Crofts Sen.
6d
Richard Coutch
2d
William Clark
4d
William Fearn
£1.4.6
William Geary
£1.1.5
John Goodridge
10s 0d
John Hindes
3s 9d
John Haycock
5s 0d
Edward Kightley
5s 0d
William Lawrence
5s 0d
William Malsher
10s 0d
Mary Martin
3s 9d
William Mason
4s 0d
John Penn
5s 0d
Susanna Pirkins
5s 0d
John Penn now Mary Branson
2d
Daniel Roddis
2s 0d
John Simpkins
7s 6d
William Malsher
2s 6d
James Sturges
6s 8d
Thomas Wickens
6s 3d
Matthew Willcox
17s 6d
Thomas Wadsden & Fr. Roddis
7s 6d
£7.15.7

G1803
Cottage rentals 1774
Cottages
James Branson
5s 0d
William Blunt
2s 6d
Charles Blunt
£1.14.9
Mary Bell
2d
William Crofts Sen.
6d
Richard Coutch
2d
William Clark
4d
William Fearn land
£1.4.6
William Geary now Richard Smith
£1.1.5
John Goodridge, Smyth [Shq]
10s 0d
John Hindes
3s 9d
John Haycock
5s 0d
Edward Kightley
5s 0d
To be forgiven a year's rent for having it in [good] plight
William Lawrence
5s 0d
£4.15.8
William Malsher Sen.
10s 0d
To be forgiven a years rent, on his laying out.
William Malsher Jun.
2s 6d
To be let at 6s per ann his to keep it up
Mary Martin
3s 9d
To be let at 5s per ann
William Mason
4s 0d
John Penn
2d
John Penn for late Morrice's
5s 0d
Susanna Pikins
5s 0d
To be let at 5s per ann
Daniel Roddis
2s 0d
John Simpkins malting
7s 6d
James Sturges
6s 8d
To be let to him at … per ann
Thomas Wickens Shop
6s 3d
Matthew Willcox Publick house
17s 6d
Well worth it
Thomas Wadsden & Fr. Roddis
7s 6d
To pay 5s each per ann, being repaired by themselves
£3.17.10

 

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