Grafton Estate Rentals from NRO:
The following rentals of farms and cottages are taken from a series of rent books covering the 17 and 18 hundreds. Some books are missing, others books are not available due their poor condition.
Grafton Regis Rents 1750 - 1754

G2609
Money paid between Mich. 1749 & the 20th. July 1750
Farms
Hopcroft Bloxham late Farmer Fowkes
£23.1.0
James Clare
£81.10.0
Edward Clarke
£35.16.0
Samuel Gallard
£48.11.0
Robert Millagan
£101.0.0
Joseph Smith
£50.4.0
John Willifer
£10.0.0
Richard & John Waddell


£350.2.0

Cottages
Rev. John Austin
£1. 5.0
Richard Brown
10s. 0d
George Bland
7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook
5s. 0d
Edward Conn
5s. 0d
In hand late John Dawson

Widow Dawson
15s. 0d
William Denton
Rent Free
William Green
£1.10.0
Thomas Holloway
Rent Free
Overseers for late Eliz. Norman
Rent Free
Paul Hines
7s. 6d
Anne Ratcliffe
Rent Free
John Ross
7s 6d
John Tarry
5s 0d

£5.17.6

Book 6 Missing

G2610 Book 7
Lady Day 1750 -Michaelmas 1750
Farm rents half year
Hopcroft Bloxham
£28.11.00
late Farmer Fowkes
James Clare
£100.0.0
Edward Clarke
£44.0.0
Samuel Gallard
£57.1.0
Robert Millagan
£120.0.0
Robert Millagan by Article dated the 1st March 1748-9 agreed to take a term in these premises of 21 years from Lady Day 1749 at the Rent of £240 a year
Joseph Smith
£60.10.0
£56.0.0 & £4.10.0
John Willifer
£15.10.0
Richard & John Waddell
£7.0.0
Rev. John Austin
£1.5.0

£423.12.0

Cottages rent half year
Richard Brown
10s. 0d
George Bland
7s. 6d
Edward Conn
5s. 0d
Elizabeth Cook
5s. 0d
In hand late John Dawson
17s. 6d
Widow Dawson
15s. 0d
William Denton
5s. 0d
Rent free
William Green
£1.10.0
Thomas Holloway
10s. 0d
Rent free
Paul Hines
7s. 6d
Overseers for late Elizabeth Norman 12s. 6d
12s 6d
Rent free
Ann Ratcliffe
7s. 6d
Rent free
John Ross
7s. 6d
John Tarry
5s. 0d

£5.17.6

G1629 Book 8
Michaelmas 1750 - Lady Day 1751
Farm rents half year
Hopcraft Bloxham
£28.11.0
James Clare
£100.0.0
Edward Clarke
£44.0.0
Samuel Gallard
£57.1.0
Robert Millagan
£120.0.0
Joseph Smith
£60.10.0
John Willifer
£15.10.0
Rd. & John Waddell
£7.0.0

£432.12.0

Cottages rents
Revd. John Austin
£1.5.0
Richard Brown
10s. 0d
George Bland
7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cooke
5s. 0d
Edward Conn
5s. 0d
In hand John Dawson
17s. 6d
Widow Dawson
15s. 0d
William Denton
Rent Free
William Green
£1.10.0
Thomas Holoway
Rent Free
Paul Hines
7s. 6d
Overseers for late Elizabeth Norman
Rent Free
Ann Ratcliffe
Rent Free
John Ross
7s. 6d
John Tarry
5s. 0d

£5.17.6

Books 9 - 13 inclusive Missing

G1628 Book14
Oct. 1753 - 5th. April 1754
Hopcraft Bloxham
£28.11.0
James Clare
£100.0.0
Edward Clarke
£44.0.0
Samuel Gallard
£57.1.0
John Warr
£120.0.0
Joseph Smith
£60.10.0
John Willifer
£15.10.0
In hand £7.0.0


£425.12.0

Cottages rents
Revd. John Austin
£1.5.0
Richard Brown
10s. 0d
George Bland
7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cooke
5s. 0d
Edward Conn
5s. 0d
Widow Dawson
15s. 0d
William Green
£1.10.0
Widow Hines
7s. 6d
John Ross
7s. 6d
John Tarry
5s. 0d
In hand late John Dawson
17s 6d
William Denton
5s 0d
Overseers
12s 6d
Ann Ratcliff
7s 6d
Thomas Holloway
10s 0d

£5.17.6