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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.
Rents for Cold Higham 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
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & N. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

G1714 Book 23
Michaelmas 1821 - Lady Day 1822
Farms
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & N. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

Lady Day 1821 - Lady Day 1822
Cottages
Clement Ayres part of new house
£2.0.0
John Billing, Dimsey & Furnace part do.
£2.10.0
Widow Bishop
£1.10.0
All' on account of many children
Thomas Browne
£2.10.0
John Davis
£1.0.0
John Foster
£1.10.0
Ill during harvest - all not .. [sic]
Daniel Hopply
£1.10.0
Thomas Judkin
£1.10.0
Thomas Pittam
£1.10.0
John Smith
£1.10.0
John Ward
£2.0.0
£19.0.0

Book 24 Missing

G1715 Book 25
Michaelmas 1822 - Lady Day 1823
Farms
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & N. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

Lady Day 1822 - Lady Day 1823
Cottages
Clement Ayres part of new house
£2.0.0
John Billing, Dimsey & Furnace part do.
£2.10.0
Widow Bishop
£1.10.0
allowed having 4 young children
Thomas Browne
£2.10.0
John Davis
£1.0.0
John Foster
£1.10.0
allowed
Daniel Hopply
£1.10.0
allowed towards repairing of windows
Thomas Judkin
£1.10.0
Thomas Pittam
£1.10.0
John Smith
£1.10.0
Notice
John Ward
£2.0.0
£19.0.0

G1716 Book 26
Lady Day 1823 - Michaelmas 1823
Farms
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & N. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

G1717 Book 27
Michaelmas 1823 - Lady Day 1824
Farms
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & N. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

Lady Day 1823 - Lady Day 1824
Cottages
Clement Ayres part of new house
£2.0.0
John Billing & Dimsey part do.
£2.10.0
Widow Bishop
£1.10.0
Thomas Browne
£2.10.0
John Davis
£1.0.0
John Foster
£1.10.0
Daniel Hopply
£1.10.0
Thomas Judkins
£1.10.0
Thomas Pittam
£1.10.0
John Smith
£1.10.0
John Ward
£2.0.0
£19.0.0

G1718 Book 28
Lady Day 1824 - Michaelmas 1824
Farms
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & N. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

G1719 Book 29
Michaelmas 1824 - Lady Day 1825
Farms
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & N. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

Lady Day 1824 - Lady Day 1825
Cottages
Clement Ayres part of new house
£2.0.0
John Billing & Dimsey part do.
£2.10.0
Widow Bishop
£1.10.0
Thomas Browne
£2.10.0
John Davis
£1.0.0
John Foster
£1.10.0
Daniel Hopply
£1.10.0
Thomas Judkins
£1.10.0
Thomas Pittam
£1.10.0
John Smith
£1.10.0
John Ward
£2.0.0
£19.0.0

G1720 Book 30
Lady Day 1825 - Michaelmas 1825
Farms
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & Nathl. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

G1721 Book 31
Michaelmas 1825 - Lady Day 1826
Farms
Robert Archbold
£70.5.0
Mrs. Prowett & Nathl. Horn
327.0.0
Joseph Wakefield
£280.0.0
£377.5.0

Lady Day 1825 - Lady Day 1826
Cottages
Clement Ayres part of new house
£2.0.0
John Billing & Dimsey part do.
£2.10.0
Billing very infirm & cannot work
Widow Bishop
£1.10.0
Thomas Browne
£2.10.0
John Davis
£1.0.0
John Foster
£1.10.0
Daniel Hopply
£1.10.0
Allowed man blind & wife very ill
Thomas Judkins
£1.10.0
Thomas Pittam
£1.10.0
John Smith
£1.10.0
John Ward
£2.0.0
£19.0.0

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