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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 1821 - 1826
Rental Books numbers 1-21 of the 4th Duke of Grafton [1811 -21] are Wanting

G1713 Book 22
Lady Day 1821 - Michaelmas 1821
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£50.0.0
John Hillyer
£7.16.0
John Marriott
£78.0.0
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6

G1714 Book 23
Michaelmas 1821 - Lady Day 1822
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£50.0.0
John Hillyer
£7.16.0
John Marriott
£78.0.0
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6

Lady Day 1821 - Lady Day 1822
Cottages
David Blunt
£2.10.0
Richard Bishop
£1.10.0
Edward Clarke
£2.10.0
John Clarke
£2.0.0
James Clarke
£1.0.0
James Cole
£1.10.0
John Cooke
£2.0.0
Richard Cross
£1.0.0
Edmund Elms
£2.0.0
William Fearn late Wickens
£1.10.0
William Goodridge
£6.0.0
James Goodridge
£2.0.0
Thomas Geary
£1.10.0
John Hodgkins
£1.10.0
Richard Hinds
£1.0.0
James Inwood
£1.0.0
John Jones
£1.10.0
James Lamburne
£1.10.0
Jane Lawrence
£1.0.0
John Lawrence
£1.0.0
William Malcher
£2.0.0
John Mills
£1.10.0
Widow Mills & Richard Clarke
£1.0.0
William Peasnall
£3.0.0
John Penn by Overseers
£1.0.0
Luke Welch
£1.10.0
John Somerton
£1.10.0
James Sturges
£4.0.0
William Webb
£1.0.0
John Ward
£1.0.0
Widow Wilcox
£5.0.0
£60.0.0
Richard Welch
£1.10.0
Thomas Wickens
£3.0.0
Joseph Warren
£1.0.0
Henry Webb
£1.10.0
William Fearn part of new house
15s 0d
James Penn part of new house
£1.0.0
William Clarke Jun. part of new house
£1.0.0
James Watson part of new house
£2.0.0
Frances Elms for an orchard
12s 6d
£12.7.6

Book 24 Missing

G1715 Book 25
Michaelmas 1822 - Lady Day 1823
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£50.0.0
This tenant abated 15s p.a. for part of the Ridings from Hillyer
John Hillyer
£7.16.0
This tenant to be abvanced 15s p.a. for a part of the Ridings from George
John Marriott
£78.0.0
This tenant dying February 1823 - is succeeded by his eldest son John Marriott
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6

Lady Day 1822 - Lady Day 1823
Cottages
David Blunt
£2.10.0
Richard Bishop
£1.10.0
David Clarke late Edwd. Died March 1823
£1.10.0
Advanced £1 a year
Widow Clarke part of do.
£1.0.0
John Clarke
£2.0.0
Notice to quit £6 arrears
James Clarke
£1.0.0
James Cole
£1.10.0
John Cooke
£2.0.0
Richard Cross
£1.0.0
William Clarke Jun. part new house [Ed.] Clarke
£1.0.0
Edmund Elms
£2.0.0
Francis Elms
£2.0.0
Do. for orchard
12s 6d
William Fearn late Wickens
£1.10.0
William Fearn part new house
15s 0d
William Goodridge
£6.0.0
James Goodridge
£2.0.0
Notice to quit
Thomas Geary
£1.10.0
John Hodgkins
£1.10.0
Richard Hinds
£1.0.0
James Inwood
£1.0.0
John Jones
£1.10.0
Notice £4.10.0 arrears
James Lamburne
£1.10.0
Notice £4.16.0 arrears
Jane Lawrence
£1.0.0
Notice £2 arrears
John Lawrence
£1.0.0
William Malcher
£2.0.0
Notice to quit £4 arrears very old.
John Mills
£1.10.0
Notice to quit £2 arrears
Widow Mills & Richard Clarke
£1.0.0
William Peasnall
£3.0.0
John Penn by Overseers
£1.0.0
James Penn part new house
£1.0.0
John Somerton
£1.10.0
Notice £3 arrears
James Sturges
£4.0.0
Dead to be looked at
£54.17.6
William Webb
£1.0.0
John Ward
£1.0.0
Widow Wilcox
£5.0.0
Luke Welch late Francis Roddis
£1.10.0
Notice. Arrears belong to Francis Roddis £2.10.0
Richard Welch
£1.10.0
Henry Webb
£1.10.0
Notice Arrears £3
Thomas Wickens
£3.0.0
Joseph Warren
£1.0.0
James Watson part of new cottage
£2.0.0
£17.10.0

G1716 Book 26
Lady Day 1823 - Michaelmas 1823
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£49.12.6
John Hillyer
£8.3.6
John Marriott
£78.0.0
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6

G1717 Book 27
Michaelmas 1823 - Lady Day 1824
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£49.12.6
John Hillyer
£8.3.6
John Marriott
£78.0.0
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6

Lady Day 1823 - Lady Day 1824
Cottages
David Blunt
£2.10.0
Richard Bishop
£1.10.0
David Clarke late Edward
£1.7.6
Arrears late father lost
Widow Clarke part of do.
£1.0.0
John Clarke not able to work
£2.0.0
Unless the Overseers will pay in future tenant must quit
James Clarke
£1.0.0
James Cole
£1.10.0
John Cooke dead now Sarah
£2.0.0
Richard Cross
£1.0.0
William Clarke Jun. part new house
£1.0.0
Part late David Clarke
Edmund Elms
£2.0.0
Francis Elms
£2.0.0
Do. for orchard
12s 6d
William Fearn late Wickens
£1.10.0
William Fearn part new house
15s 0d
William Goodridge
£6.0.0
James Goodridge
£2.0.0
Thomas Geary
£1.10.0
John Hodgkins
£1.10.0
Richard Hinds
£1.0.0
To pay annual rent or to quit
James Inwood
£1.0.0
John Jones
£1.10.0
Unless pay to quit
James Lamburne
£1.10.0
Unless pay to quit
Jane Lawrence
£1.0.0
John Lawrence
£1.0.0
William Malcher
£2.0.0
John Mills
£1.10.0
Widow Mills & Richard Clarke
£1.0.0
William Peasnall
£3.0.0
John Penn by Overseers
£1.0.0
James Penn part new house
£1.0.0
John Somerton
£1.10.0
Unless pay to quit
Ben. Mills, Josh. Scholick & James Sturges
£4.0.0
Arrears belonging to late James Sturges to be given up
£54.15.0
William Webb
£1.0.0
John Ward
£1.0.0
Richard Ashby late Widow Wilcox
£5.0.0
Luke Welch
£1.10.0
Richard Welch
£1.10.0
Henry Webb
£1.10.0
Thomas Wickens
£3.0.0
Joseph Warren
£1.0.0
James Watson part of new cottage
£2.0.0
£17.10.0

G1718 Book 28
Lady 1824 - Michaelmas 1824
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£49.12.6
John Hillyer
£8.3.6
John Marriott
£78.0.0
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6

G1719 Book 29
Michaelmas 1824 - Lady Day 1825
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£49.12.6
John Hillyer
£8.3.6
John Marriott
£78.0.0
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6
Lady Day 1824 - Lady Day 1825
Cottages
David Blunt
£2.10.0
Richard Bishop
£1.10.0
David Clarke
£1.7.6
Widow Clarke part of do.
£1.0.0
John Clarke
£2.0.0
James Clarke
£1.0.0
James Cole
£1.10.0
Sarah Cooke
£2.0.0
Richard Cross
£1.0.0
William Clarke Jun. part new house
£1.0.0
Edmund Elms
£2.0.0
Francis Elms
£2.0.0
Do. for orchard
12s 6d
William Fearn late Wickens
£1.0.0
William Fearn part new house
15s 0d
William Goodridge
£6.0.0
James Goodridge
£2.0.0
Thomas Geary
£1.10.0
John Hodgkins
£1.10.0
Richard Hinds
£1.0.0
James Inwood
£1.0.0
John Jones
£1.10.0
James Lamburne
£1.10.0
Jane Lawrence
£1.0.0
John Lawrence
£1.0.0
William Malcher
£2.0.0
John Mills
£1.10.0
(dead) Widow Mills & Richard Clarke
£1.0.0
William Peasnall
£3.0.0
John Penn by Overseers
£1.0.0
James Penn part new house
£1.0.0
John Somerton
£1.10.0
Ben. Mills, Josh. Scholick & James Sturges
£4.0.0
Charles Sturges was charged for a malting £2.0.0 which fell down
£54.5.0
William Webb
£1.0.0
John Ward
£1.0.0
Richard Ashby late Widow Wilcox
£5.0.0
Luke Welch
£1.10.0
Richard Welch
£1.10.0
Henry Webb
£1.10.0
Thomas Wickens
£3.0.0
Joseph Warren
£1.0.0
James Watson part of new cottage
£2.0.0
£17.10.0

G1720 Book 30
Lady Day 1825 - Michaelmas 1825
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£49.12.6
John Hillyer
£8.3.6
John Marriott
£78.0.0
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6

G1721 Book 31
Michaelmas 1825 - Lady Day 1826
Farms
Stephen Ashby
£150.0.0
John Blunt
£106.0.0
William Blunt
£72.10.0
John Carville
£85.15.0
William Clarke
£30.0.0
Humphrey Coates
£100.0.0
John Geary
£7.3.0
John George
£49.12.6
John Hillyer
£8.3.6
John Marriott
£78.0.0
John Roper
£6.10.0
John Shakeshaft
£9.0.0
Charles Sturges
£6.2.6
John Webb
£95.0.0
£803.16.6

Lady Day 1825 - Lady Day 1826
Cottages
David Blunt
£2.10.0
Richard Bishop
£1.10.0
David Clarke
£1.7.6
Widow Clarke part of do.
£1.0.0
John Clarke
£2.0.0
James Clarke
£1.0.0
James Cole
£1.10.0
Sarah & William Cooke
£2.0.0
Sush. Stipmson late Richard Cross
£1.0.0
William Clarke Jun.
£1.0.0
Widow Elms & son late Edmund Elms
£2.0.0
Do. for orchard
12s 6d
Edmund Elms
£2.0.0
William Fearn late Wickens
£1.0.0
William Fearn part new house
15s 0d
William Goodridge
£6.0.0
James Goodridge
£2.0.0
Thomas Geary
£1.10.0
John Hodgkins
£1.10.0
Widow Hinds late Richard Hinds
£1.0.0
With 4 small children & only parish allowance
James Inwood
£1.0.0
John Jones
£1.10.0
James Lamburne
£1.10.0
Illness
Jane Lawrence
£1.0.0
John Lawrence
£1.0.0
William Malcher
£2.0.0
John Mills
£1.10.0
Wants repair
Robert Clarke
£1.0.0
William Peasnall
£3.0.0
John Penn by Overseers
£1.0.0
James Penn
£1.0.0
John Somerton
£1.10.0
£6.5.0 arrears
Ben. Mills, Josh. Scholick & James Sturges
£2.0.0
This deduction for malt office, fell down occupied by Chas. Sturges
£52.5.0
William Webb
£1.0.0
John Ward
£1.0.0
Richard Ashby late Widow Wilcox
£5.0.0
Luke Welch
£1.10.0
Richard Welch
£1.10.0
Henry Webb
£1.10.0
Thomas Wickens
£3.0.0
Joseph Warren
£1.0.0
James Watson part
£2.0.0
£17.10.0

 

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