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 1756 - 1759
G1646
April 5th. 1756 Cottages rents half year
Richard Bawcote	2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s. 0d
George Bland	7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s. 0d
William Con	5s. 0d
Widow Dawson	15s. 0d
William Green	£1.10.0
William Webb	7s. 6d
John Ross	7s. 6d
John Tarry	5s. 0d
John Warr	£1.0.0
Thomas Holloway	12d	Returned
Elizabeth Morris	4d	Returned
	£7.12.6
G1646
1757 10th. October Cottages rents half year
Richard Bawcote	£2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s. 0d
George Bland	7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s. 0d
William Conn	5s. 0d
Widow Dawson	15s. 0d
William Green	£1 10.0
William Webb	7s. 6d
John Ross	7s. 6d
John Tarry	5s. 0d
John Warr	£1.0.0
Thomas Holloway	12d	Returned
Elizabeth Morris	4d	Returned
	£7.12.6
G1646
October 10 1756 Cottages rent half year
Richard Bawcote	£2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s. 0d
George Bland	7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s. 0d
William Con	5s. 0d
Widow Dawson	15s. 0d
William Green	£1.10.0
William Webb	7s. 6d
John Ross	7s. 6d
John Tarry	5s. 0d
John Warr	£1.0.0
Thomas Holloway	12d	Returned
Elizabeth Morris	4d	Returned
	£7.12.6
G1646
April 5 1757 Cottages rents half year
Richard Bawcote	£2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s. 0d
George Bland	7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s. 0d
William Con	5s. 0d
Widow Dawson	15s. 0d
William Green	£1.10.0
William Webb	7s. 6d
John Ross	7s. 6d
John Tarry	5s. 0d
John Warr	£1.0.0
Thomas Holloway	12d	Returned
Elizabeth Morris	4d	Returned
	£7.12.6
G1646
Oct.10 1757 Cottages rents half year
Richard Bawcutte	£2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s. 0d
George Bland	7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s. 0d
William Con	5s. 0d
Widow Dawson	15s. 0d
William Green	£1.10.0
William Webb	7s. 6d
John Ross	7s. 6d
John Tarry	5s. 0d
John Warr	£1.0.0
Thomas Holloway	12d	Returned
Elizabeth Morris	4d	Returned
	£7.12.6
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. John Austin	£1.5.0
Hopcraft Bloxham	£28.11.0
James Clare	£105.0.0	James Clare is to pay an advance of rent of ten pounds per ann from the 5th. April 1759
Samuel Gallard	£57.1.0
Joseph Smith	£60.10.0
Ditto for late Clarkes	£45.0.0
John Warr	£120.0.0
Ditto for Millmead	£7.0.0
Ditto for the stables & yard	£1.0.0
John Willifer	£15.10.0
Ditto for part of killen close	15s 0d
	£249.15.0
Cottages
Richard Bawcote	£2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s 0d
George Bland	7s 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s 0d
Mary Dawson	15s 0d
William Green	£1.10.0
John Ross	7s 6d
John Tarry	5s 0d
William Webb	7s 6d
Thomas Holloway	6d
Elizabeth Morris	2d
William Con	5s 0d
	£6.13.2
G1624 Book 3
5 April - 10 Oct. 1758
Farm rents half year
The Revd. John Austen	£1.5.0
Hopcroft Bloxham	£28.11.0
James Clare	£105.0.0	James Clare is to pay an advance of Rent of Ten Pounds per. ann from the 5 April 1759
Samuel Gallard	£57.1.0
Joseph Smith	£60.10.0
Do. for late Clarke's	£45.0.0
John Warr	£120.0.0
Do. for Mill Mead	£7.0.0
Do. for Stable yard	£1.0.0
John Willifer	£15.10.0
Do. for part of Kiln Close	15s 0d
	£249.15.0
Cottages rents half year
Richard Bawcote	£2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s. 0d
George Bland	7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s. 0d
Mary Dawson	15s. 0d
William Green	£1 10. 0
John Ross	7s. 6d
John Tarry	5s. 0d
Thomas Holloway	6d
Elizabeth Morris	2d
William Conn	5s. 0d
	£6.13.2
G1623 Book 4
10th. Oct. 1758 to 5th. April 1759
The Revd. John Austen	£1.5.0
Hopcroft Bloxham	£28.11.0
James Clare	£105.0.0	now £110.0.0 James Clare is to pay an advance of rent of Ten pounds per ann from the 5th. April
Samuel Gallard	£57.1.0
Joseph Smith	£60.10.0
Do. for late Clarke's	£45.0.0
John Warr	£120.0.0
Do. for Mill Mead	£7.0.0
Do. for Stable yard	£1.0.0
John Willifer	£15.10.0
Do. for part of Kiln Close	15s. 0d
	£249.15.0
Cottages rents half year
Richard Bawcote	£2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s. 0d
George Bland	7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s. 0d
Mary Dawson	15s. 0d
William Green now Elizabeth Green	£1.10.0
John Ross	7s. 6d
John Tarry	5s. 0d
Thomas Holloway now dead Anne	6d
Elizabeth Morris	2d
William Conn	5s. 0d
	£6.13.2
G1625 Book 5
5th. April 1759 to 10th. October 1759
The Revd. John Austen	£1.5.0
Hopcroft Bloxham	£28.11.0
James Clare	£110.0.0	This rent commenced from 5th. April 1759
Samuel Gallard	£57.1.0
Joseph Smith	£60.10.0
Do. for late Clarke's	£45.0.0
John Warr	£120.0.0
Do. for Mill Mead	£7.0.0
Do. for Stable yard	£1.0.0
John Willifer	£15.10.0
Do. for part of Kiln Close	15s. 0d
	£249.15.0
Cottages rents half year
Richard Bawcote	£2.0.0
Richard Brown	10s. 0d
George Bland	7s. 6d
Elizabeth Cook	5s. 0d
Mary Dawson	15s. 0d
Elizabeth Green	£1.10.0
John Ross	7s. 6d
John Tarry	5s. 0d
Anne Holloway	6d
Elizabeth Morris	2d
William Conn	5s. 0d
	£6.13.2