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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.
Yardley Gobion Rents 1750- 1757
Potterspury & Yardley Gobion rents combined until 1758
Book 6 Missing

G2910 Book 7
Lady Day 1750 - Michaelmas 1750
Farms
John Boswell
£10.0.0
William Clark
£2.10.0
Thomas Dickens
£11.5.0
Thomas French
£10.0.0
Thomas Harris
£13.12.6
Rev. Rob. Harding
£2.0.0
Thomas Horton
£11.10.0
William Hawley
£32.15.0
John Lee
£2.10.0
John Newman for Tho. Wood
£15.10.0
Thomas Smith
£46.13.0
Edward Scott
£8.0.0
Jane Scrivener
£30.2.6
Richard Woodward
£22.10.0
Hannah Windmill
£12 .10.0
John Smith
£11.10.0
£242.18.0

Cottages
John Hillyard
10s 0d
Poor of the Town
Rent Free
Edward Brown
Rent Free
John Woodward
10s 0d
£1.0.0

G1629 Book 8
Michaelmas 1750 - Lady Day 1751
Farms
John Boswell
£10.0.0
William Clark
£2.10.0
Thomas Dickens
£11.5.0
Thomas French
£10.0.0
Thomas Harris
£13.12.6
Rev. Rob. Harding
£2.0.0
Thomas Horton
£11.10.0
William Hawley
£32.15.0
John Lee
£2.10.0
John Newman for Tho. Wood
£15.10.0
Thomas Smith
£46.13.0
John Smith
£11.10.0
Edward Scott
£8.0.0
Jane Scrivener late Thomas
£30.2.6
Richard Woodward
£22.10.0
Hannah Windmill
£12 .10.0
£242.18.0

Cottages
John Hillyard
10s 0d
Poor of the Town
Rent Free
Edward Brown
Rent Free
John Woodward
10s 0d
£1.0.0

Book 9 - 13 inclusive Missing

G1628 Book 14
Potterspury Yardley &c.
10th. Oct. 1753 - 5th. April 1754
Farms
John Boswell
£10.0.0
William Clark
£2.10.0
Thomas Dickens
£11.5.0
Thomas French
£10.0.0
Thomas Harris
£13.12.6
Rev. Rob. Harding
£2.0.0
Thomas Horton
£11.10.0
William Hawley
£32.15.0
John Lee
£2.10.0
Thomas Smith
£46.13.0
John Smith
£11.10.0
Richard Brown
£9.0.0
Edward Scott & his representatives held the premises till the 10th. Oct. 1753 at £16 a year when Richard Brown entered thereon at £18 a year
Jane Scrivener
£30.2.6
Richard Woodward
£22.10.0
John Woodward
£8.0.0
Hannah Windmill
£11.5.0
Her rent was £25 a year till the 10th. Oct. 1753 when it was reduced to £22.10.0 the abatement of £2.10.0 a year being for an Assart of 8 acres & 7 poles by the side of the London Road that was then taken into hand.
Thomas Wood
£15.10.0
£250.13.0

Cottages
John Hillyard
10s 0d
Poor of the Town
Rent Free
Edward Brown
Rent Free
John Woodward
10s 0d
1.0.0

G1646
Due 5th April 1756
Cottage Rents
The Town House
William Bonham
7s 6d
Richard Hobbs
10s 0d
John Hillyard
Edward Kent
8s 9d
Johna'n Spencer
7s 6d
John Woodward
10s 0d
Edward Linnum
10s 0d
Thos. Holloway G. Horton
1.10.0
William Edwards
On the Waste
William Wills
On the Waste
Thomas Wale
2d Returned
On the Waste
Alice Westly
2d Returned
On the Waste
Amy Snow
On the Waste
Pays at the Court four shillings per. ann.
Robert Battams
On the Waste
Pays at the Court four shillings per. ann.
William Tap
On the Waste
John Adington
On the Waste
Thos. Potter
On the Waste
Mary Chartwell
On the Waste
Luke Bruff for a piece of Garden Ground

G1646
Due 10th. Oct. 1756
Cottage Rents
The Town House
William Bonham
7s 6d
Richard Hobbs
10s 0d
John Hillyard
Edward Kent
8s 9d
Johna'n Spencer
7s 6d
John Woodward
10s 0d
Edward Linnum
10s 0d
Thos. Holloway G. Horton
1.10.0
William Edwards
On the Waste
William Wills
On the Waste
Thomas Wale
2d Returned
On the Waste
Alice Westly
2d Returned
On the Waste
Amy Snow
On the Waste
Pays at the Court four shillings per. ann.
Robert Battams
On the Waste
Pays at the Court four shillings per. ann.
William Tap
On the Waste
John Adington
On the Waste
Thos. Potter
On the Waste
Mary Chartwell
On the Waste
Luke Bruff for a piece of Garden Ground

G1646
Due 5th. April 1757
Cottage Rents
The Town House
William Bonham
7s 6d
Richard Hobbs
10s 0d
John Hillyard
Edward Kent
8s 9d
Johna'n Spencer
7s 6d
John Woodward
10s 0d
Edward Linnum
10s 0d
Thos. Holloway G. Horton
1.10.0
William Edwards
On the Waste
William Wills
On the Waste
Thomas Wale
2d Returned
On the Waste
Alice Westly
2d Returned
On the Waste
Amy Snow
On the Waste
Pays at the Court four shillings per. ann.
Robert Battams
On the Waste
Pays at the Court four shillings per. ann.
William Tap
On the Waste
John Adington
On the Waste
Thos. Potter
On the Waste
Mary Chartwell
On the Waste
Luke Bruff for a piece of Garden Ground

G1646
Due 10th. Oct. 1757
Cottage Rents
The Town House
7½d
William Bonham
7s 6d
Richard Hobbs
10s 0d
John Hillyard
Edward Kent
8s 9d
Johna'n Spencer
7s 6d
John Woodward
10s 0d
Edward Linnum
10s 0d
Thos. Holloway G. Horton
1.10.0
William Edwards
On the Waste
William Wills
On the Waste
Thomas Wale
2d Returned
On the Waste
Alice Westly
2d Returned
On the Waste
Amy Snow
.
On the Waste
Pays at the Court four shillings per. ann
Robert Battams
On the Waste
Pays at the Court four shillings per. ann.
William Tap
On the Waste
John Adington
On the Waste
Thos. Potter
On the Waste
Mary Chartwell
On the Waste
Luke Bruff for a piece of Garden Ground

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