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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.
Blisworth Rents 1771 - 1774 Cottages
G1728
Cottage rents due 25th. March 1771
William Attkins
10s 0d
Richard Austin
12s 6d
Martin Billing now John Carter
2d
Ann Burch the Overseers
2d
Eliz. Brittain
2d
Mary Burbage
7s 6d
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
John Carter son
2s 6d
Thomas Corby
4d
Thomas Clarke
12s 6d
Richard Clarke
9s 0d
John Clarke
£1.5.0
Ann Dunkley
£2.5.0
Mary Dunkley Widow
10s 0d
Alice Dunkley
4s 0d
Richard Dunkley
2d
Richard Dunkley
8s 9d
Richard Dunkley late Eliz. Brittain
2d
John Foster now Mary Wooten
2d
John Fretter
6s 0d
John Gare
10s 0d
John Chambers & John Griffin
7s 6d
Mary Gudgeon
11s 6d
William Garrett
2d
William Haddon now Ruth Malsher
7½d
Charles Inwood
£1.10.0
Richard Jordan
£1.1.0
John Lawin
7s 6d
Richard Maycock
15s 0d
Elizabeth Morris
5s 0d
Thomas Miller
7s 6d
Arthur Houghton the Overseers
7½d
Thomas Hedge the Overseers
2d
Thomas Pacey
£1.7.6
Morris Paine
£1.5.0
John Peasnal now Carter
7s 6d
Thomas Robinson now John Foster
2d
Ditto. for Ann Doltons now Mary Foster
4d
Widow Satchell
10s 0d
Thomas Satchell
6s 0d
William Stephens
£2.12.6
Thomas Trusler
5s 0d
Mary Wootton
2d
Thomas Winkles
5s 0d

Cottage rents due 25th. March 1772
William Attkins
10s 0d
Richard Austin
12s 6d
Martin Billing now John Carter
2d
Ann Burch the Overseers
2d
Eliz. Brittain
2d
Mary Burbage
7s 6d
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
John Carter son
2s 6d
Thomas Corby
4d
Thomas Clarke
12s 6d
Richard Clarke
9s 0d
John Clarke
£1.5.0
Ann Dunkley
£2.5.0
Mary Dunkley Widow
10s 0d
Alice Dunkley
4s 0d
Richard Dunkley
2d
Richard Dunkley
8s 9d
Richard Dunkley late Eliz. Brittain
2d
John Foster now Mary Wooten
2d
John Fretter
6s 0d
John Gare
10s 0d
John Chambers & John Griffin
7s 6d
Mary Gudgeon
11s 6d
William Garrett
2d
William Haddon now Ruth Malsher
7½d
Charles Inwood
£1.10.0
Richard Jordan
£1.1.0
John Lawin
7s 6d
Richard Maycock
15s 0d
Elizabeth Morris
5s 0d
Thomas Miller
7s 6d
Arthur Houghton the Overseers
7½d
Thomas Hedge the Overseers
2d
Thomas Pacey
£1.7.6
Morris Paine
£1.5.0
John Peasnal now Carter
House empty
Thomas Robinson now John Foster
2d
Ditto. for Ann Doltons now Mary Foster
4d
Widow Satchell
10s 0d
Thomas Satchell
6s 0d
William Stephens
£2.12.6
Thomas Trusler
5s 0d
Mary Wootton
2d
Thomas Winkles
5s 0d

Cottage rents due 25th. March 1773
William Attkins
10s 0d
Richard Austin
12s 6d
Martin Billing now John Carter
2d
Ann Burch the Overseers
2d
Eliz. Brittain
2d
Mary Burbage
7s 6d
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
John Carter son
2s 6d
Thomas Corby
4d
Thomas Clarke
12s 6d
Richard Clarke
9s 0d
John Clarke
£1.5.0
Ann Dunkley
£2.5.0
Mary Dunkley Widow
10s 0d
Alice Dunkley
4s 0d
Richard Dunkley
2d
Richard Dunkley
8s 9d
Richard Dunkley late Eliz. Brittain
2d
John Foster now Mary Wooten
2d
John Fretter
6s 0d
John Gare
10s 0d
John Chambers & John Griffin
7s 6d
Mary Gudgeon
11s 6d
William Garrett
2d
William Haddon now Ruth Malsher
7½d
Charles Inwood
£1.10.0
Richard Jordan
£1.1.0
John Lawin
7s 6d
Richard Maycock
15s 0d
Elizabeth Morris
5s 0d
Thomas Miller
7s 6d
Arthur Houghton the Overseers
7½d
Thomas Hedge the Overseers
2d
Thomas Pacey
£1.7.6
Morris Paine
£1.5.0
John Peasnal now Carter
7s 6d
Thomas Robinson now John Foster
2d
Ditto. for Ann Doltons now Mary Foster
4d
Widow Satchell
10s 0d
Thomas Satchell
6s 0d
William Stephens
£2.12.6
Thomas Trusler
5s 0d
Mary Wootton
2d
Thomas Winkles
5s 0d

Cottage rents due 25th. March 1774
William Attkins
10s 0d
Richard Austin
10s 0d
part of late Jorden's
Martin Billing now John Carter
2d
Ann Burch the Overseers
2d
Eliz. Brittain
2d
Mary Burbage
7s 6d
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
John Carter son
2s 6d
Thomas Corby
4d
Thomas Clarke
12s 6d
Richard Clarke
9s 0d
E. Carter
John Clarke
£1.5.0
Ann Dunkley
£2.5.0
Mary Dunkley Widow
10s 0d
Alice Dunkley
4s 0d
Richard Dunkley
2d
Richard Dunkley
8s 9d
Richard Dunkley late Eliz. Brittain
2d
John Foster now Mary Wooten
2d
John Fretter
6s 0d
John Gare
10s 0d
John Chambers & John Griffin
7s 6d
Mary Gudgeon
11s 6d
William Garrett
2d
Joseph Leeper
6s 3d
William Haddon now Ruth Malsher
7½d
Charles Inwood
£1.10.0
Richard Jordan
£1.1.0
Richard Goodridge 5s 0d Frans. Gibbs 7s 6d
John Lawin
7s 6d
Richard Maycock
15s 0d
Elizabeth Morris
5s 0d
Thomas Miller
7s 6d
Arthur Houghton the Overseers
7½d
Thomas Hedge the Overseers
2d
Thomas Pacey
£1.7.6
Richard Maycock 2s 6d Willcox 2s 6d Pacey 15s 0d
Morris Paine
£1.5.0
Now John Billingham
John Peasnal now Carter
7s 6d
Thomas Robinson now John Foster
2
Ditto. For Ann Doltons now Mary Foster
4d
Widow Satchell
10s 0d
Thomas Satchell
6s 0d
William Stephens
£2.12.6
Thomas Trusler
5s 0d
Mary Wootton
2d
Thomas Winkles
5s 0d

G1803
Cottage rents ½ year 1774
William Attkins Schoolmaster
10s 0d
Tight one year rent to be allowed him
Richard Austin now G. Wynn
10s 0d
Mary Burbage
7s 6d
One year to be excused
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
Thomas Carter
2d
John Carter now Joseph Whitlock
2s 6d
5s per ann
John Carter Sen
2s 6d
Bad cottage orchard well worth it
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
Cheap (Gardiner)
Thomas Corby
4d
Thomas Clarke
12s 6d
Repaired by Stainsby
£3.5.6
Richard Clarke
9s 0d
John Clarke
£1.5.0
Very cheap- orchard should be thinned properly
Ann Dunkley
£2.5.0
For the house late R. Oak and pightle late Pacy's
Mary Dunkley Widow
10s 0d
2 tenements half let out by her.
Alice Dunkley now Issac Harris
4s 0d
Next [up's ] rent to be executed, on this laying it out
Richard Dunkley
2d
Richard Dunkley
8s 9d
Carpenter, 5s per ann (noteable good woman husband drunkard)
John Foster
2d
John Fretter
6s 0d
2 years rent on tighting the premises to be allowed. 3 children
John Gare
10s 0d
2 tenements very reasonably let
John Chambers & John Griffin
7s 6d
Cheap 2 tenements & garden
Mary Gudgeon
11s 6d
To be allowed one year's rent, on laying it out on his premises
William Garrett
2d
Joseph Leeper
6s 3d
William Haddon now Ruth Malsher
7½d
Charles Inwood
£1.10.0
Wheelwright, well worth it.
15s 0d
Richard Jordan dead
£1.1.0
Divided into 3 -1775
John Lawin
7s 6d
One year to be excused on laying out on do. 5s
Richard Maycock
15s 0d
Cheap - butcher
Mary Morris
5s 0d
Cheap tight 2 tenements
Thomas Miller
7s 6d
To be executed a year's rent on his repairing
The Overseers late Burcher
2d
The Overseers late Houghton
7½d
The Overseers late Hedge
2d
Thomas Pacey
£1.7.6
Divided now into three 1775
Morris Paine now John Billingham
£1.5.0
Cheap his is to repair the premises (Newsman)
Thomas Robinson
6d
Widow Satchell
6s 3d
Thomas Satchell
6s 0d
£6.2.10
William Stephens
£2.12.6
For the Plough alehouse - very cheap his to repair
Thomas Trusler
5s 0d
2 years to be deducted on his making safe his chimney
Mary Wootton
2d
Paid by the Town
Thomas Winkles
5s 0d
To be allowed one years rent on his repairing- small garden
£3.2.6

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