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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.

Greens Norton Rents 1750 - 1759
Book 6 Missing

G2610 Book 7
Lady Day 1750 - Michaelmas 1750
Farms
Richard Allen
£4.0.0
Robert Ayres
£4.10.0
Hopcraft Bloxham
£15.0.0
William Cleaver
£55.0.0
William Elliot
£2.5.0
Joseph Feary
£12.10.0
William Howes
£37.10.0
Do.
£6.0.0
Do.
£4.15.0
John & Wm. Howes
£35.0.0
John Howes
£2.0.0
Thomas Holloway
£1.10.0
Thomas Harris
£31.10.0
John Johnson
£27.0.0
Charles Lamburne
£11.15.0
Charles Lamburne & Wm. Ward
£22.10.0
Robert Perridge & Thomas Taylor
£73.0.0
William Pittam
£57.10.0
Rd. & Jn. Waddell's premises lying wholly in the Parish of Coldhighham now in Folio 6
Rev. Mr. Price late Wm. Ward
£3.10.0
In hand Great Park late Seywell's
John Faulkner's premises lying also wholly in Coldhigham Parish his rent of £33 is transferred.
£406.15.0

Cottages
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Keys
10s 0d
Joseph Smith
17s 6d
William Ward
9s 0d
Paul Dayrell Esq. late F. Wood
£1.1.0
Wood quitted Lady Day 1750
£3.5.0

G1629 Book 8
Michaelmas 1750 - Lady Day 1751
Farms
Richard Allen
£4.0.0
Robert Ayres
£4.10.0
a. Ayres quitted at Laday 1751 when Mr. Dayrell & Wm. Ward ent.
Hopcraft Bloxham
£15.0.0
William Cleaver
£55.0.0
William Elliot
£2.5.0
Joseph Feary
£12.10.0
William Howes
£37.10.0
John & Wm. Howes
£35.0.0
John Howes
£2.0.0
Thomas Holloway
£1.10.0
Thomas Harris
£31.10.0
John Johnson
£27.0.0
Charles Lamburne
£11.15.0
Charles Lamburne & Wm. Ward
£22.10.0
Robert Perridge & Thomas Taylor
£73.0.0
William Pittam
£57.10.0
Rev. Mr. Price
£3.10.0
In hand Great Park late Seywell's
£65.0.0
£390.0.0

Cottages
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Keys
10s 0d
Joseph Smith
17s 6d
William Ward
9s 0d
Paul Dayrell Esq. late F. Wood
£1.1.0
£3.5.0

Book 9 - 13 inclusive Missing

G1628 Book 14
10th. Oct. 1753 - 5th. April 1754
Farms
Robert Ayres & William Ward
£22.9.0
Richard Allen sen.
£4.0.0
Hopcraft Bloxham
£15.0.0
William Cleaver £55 & £12.10.0
£67.10.0
William Elliot
£2.5.0
William Howes Norton Little Park
£37.10.0
Do. Town Field
£9.12.6
John & Wm. Howes, Norton Bargain
£19.0.0
John & Wm. Howes, Duncot Bargain
£16.0.0
John Howes
£2.0.0
Thomas Holloway
£1.10.0
Thomas Harris
£31.10.0
John Johnson
£27.0.0
Charles Lamburne for his Field Farm
£11.15.0
Charles Lamburne for Hill Field
£18.15.0
Charles Lamburne & Wm. Ward
£22.10.0
Robert Perridge & Thomas Taylor
£73.0.0
William Pittam
£57.10.0
Rev. Mr. Price Long Close
£6.12.6
Rev. Mr. Price Meakins Close
£3.10.0
Rev. Mr. Price Dovehouse Close
£1.1.0
Rd. Bodaly for middle field & further field
£45.10.0
Rd. Bodaly Burcot corner field for Horsebridge meadow
£4.10.0
£500.0.0

Cottages
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
Widow Braine
15s 0d
William Keys
10s 0d
Joseph Smith Esq.
17s 6d
£2.10.0

G1646
Due. 5th. April 1756
Cottage Rents
James Bevis
15s 0d
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Keys
10s 0d
£1.12.6

G1646
Due 10th. Oct. 1756
Cottage Rents
James Bevis
15s 0d
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Keys
10s 0d
£1.12.6

G1646
Due 5th. April 1757
Cottage Rents
James Bevis
15s 0d
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Keys
10s 0d
£1.12.6

G1646
Due 10th. Oct. 1757
Cottage Rents
James Bevis
15s 0d
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Keys
10s 0d
Charles Lamborn for a small piece of ground on the Waste
2d
£1.12.8

Rentals of the Third Duke of Grafton

G1627 Book [1] not available

G1626 Book 2
10th. Oct. 1757 to 5th. April 1758
Farms
The Revd. Thomas Price
£11.3.6
Robert Ayres & William Ward
£22.9.0
Richard Allen
£4.0.0
Richard Bodaly
£50.0.0
William Cleaver
£67.10.0
Thomas Harris
£31.10.0
William Howes Field Farm
£37.10.0
Ditto for Park Ground
£9.12.6
William & William Howes
£19.0.0
Ditto for Duncote
£16.0.0
John Johnson
£27.0.0
Charles Lamborn the Park
£18.15.0
Ditto for the Field Farm
£11.15.0
Ditto & William Ward
£22.10.0
Robert Perridge & Thomas Taylor
£73.0.0
£421.15.0

Cottages
James Bevis
15s 0d
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Elliott
£2.5.0
Thomas How
£2.0.0
William Keys
10s 0d
£5.17.6
Charles Lamborn
2d
Thomas Burton
6d
Mathius Burton
2d
Daniel Kemp
2d
Richard Piner
4d
1s 4d

Book 3 not available

G1623 Book 4
10th. Oct. 1758 to 5th. April 1759
Farms
The Revd. Thomas Price
£11.3.6
Robert Ayres & William Ward
£22.9.0
Richard Allen
£4.0.0
Richard Bodaly
£50.0.0
William Cleaver
£67.10.0
Thomas Harris
£31.10.0
William Howes Field Farm
£37.10.0
Ditto for Park Ground
£9.12.6
William & William Howes
£19.0.0
Ditto for Duncote
£16.0.0
John Johnson
£27.0.0
Charles Lamburn ye Park
£18.15.0
Ditto for the Field Farm
£11.15.0
Ditto & William Ward
£22.10.0
Robert Perridge & Thomas Taylor
£73.0.0
£421.15.0

Cottages
James Bevis
15s 0d
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Elliott
£2.5.0
Thomas How
£2.0.0
William Keys
10s 0d
£5.17.6
Charles Lamburn
2d
Thomas Burton
6d
Mathius Burton
2d
Daniel Kemp
2d
Richard Piner
4d
1s 4d

G1625 Book 5
5th. April 1759 to 10th. Oct. 1759
Farms
The Revd. Thomas Price
£11.3.6
Robert Ayres & William Ward
£22.9.0
Richard Allen
£4.0.0
Richard Bodaly
£50.0.0
William Cleaver
£67.10.0
Thomas Harris
£31.10.0
William Howes Field Farm
£37.10.0
Ditto for Park Ground
£9.12.6
William & William Howes
£19.0.0
Ditto for Duncote
£16.0.0
John Johnson
£27.0.0
Charles Lamburn ye Park
£18.15.0
Ditto for the Field Farm
£11.15.0
Ditto & William Ward
£22.10.0
Robert Perridge & Thomas Taylor
£73.0.0
£421.15.0

Cottages
James Bevis
15s 0d
Bennet Branson
7s 6d
William Elliott
£2.5.0
Thomas How
£2.0.0
William Keys
10s 0d
£5.17.6
Charles Lamburn
2d
Thomas Burton
6d
Mathius Burton
2d
Daniel Kemp
2d
Richard Piner
4d
1s 4d

 

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