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 1786 - 1790

G1676 Book 59
Lady Day 1786 - Michaelmas 1786
Farm half year rents
The Revd. Robert Harding
£1.5.0
Duke of Grafton
£6.10.0
 for part of late Willifer's
Samuel Gallard
£64.0.0
Do. for a part of late Willifer's
10s. 0d
William Clare
£111.0.0
Do. for part of late Willifer's
£1.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£128.10.0
Do. for part of late Willifer's
£9.10.0
£461.6.3

G1677 Book No. 60
Michaelmas 1786 - Lady Day 1787
Farms half year rents
The Revd. Robert Harding
£1.5.0
Duke of Grafton
£6.10.0
 for part of late Willifer's
Samuel Gallard
£64.0.0
Do. for a part of late Willifer's
10s. 0d
William Clare
£111.0.0
Do. for part of late Willifer's
£1.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£128.10.0
Do. for part of late Willifer's
£9.10.0

£461.6.3

Cottages Years Rent
Thomas Addington
15s. 0d
 part late John Willifer's Farm house This Rent commenced from Lady Day 1786
William Blunt
10s. 0d
Richard Bawcutt
£4.0.0
Alice Conn
10s. 0d
Sarah Cook
10s. 0d
 late Richard
Widow Dawson
15s. 0d
 late Thomas
Benjamin Fox
£1.0.0
Elizabeth Green
£3.0.0
 A Close now with this Cottages to be laid to William Warr's Farm from Lady Day 1787 her Rent then to be 10s. 0d per. ann.
Mary Mathews
£1.0.0
Overseers
4d
Do. late Brown
£1.0.0
Do. part William Webb
7s. 6d
Samuel Lyman part of Do.
7s. 6d
John Ross
15s 0d
Widow Smith
1s. 0d
Thomas Smith
7s. 0d
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
 John Willifer Farm House This Rent commences from Lady Day 1786
£15.3.4

G1678 Book No. 61
Lady Day 1787 - Michaelmas 1787
Farms half year rents
The Revd. Robert Harding
£1.5.0
Duke of Grafton
£6.10.0
 for part late Willifer
Samuel Gallard
£64.0.0
Do. for part late Willifer
10s. 0d
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£128.10.0
Do. for a part of late Willifer
£9.10.0
Do. for a Close of Elizabeth Green
£1 10.0
 This alteration took place from Lady Day 1787
In Cottages Rental

£462.16.3

G1679 Book 62
Michaelmas 1787 - Lady Day 1788
The Revd. Robert Harding
£1.5.0
Duke of Grafton for close in hand
£6.10.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.0.0
Do. for part late Willifer
10s. 0d
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£138.10.0
Do. for a close, late Elizabeth Green
£1 10.0
in Cottages Rental


£462.16.3

Lady Day 1787 - Lady Day 1788
Cottages
Thomas Addington
15s. 0d
William Blunt
10s. 0d
Richard Bawcutt
£4.0.0
Alice Conn
10s. 0d
Sarah Cook
10s. 0d
Widow Dawson & Thomas Ray
15s. 0d
Benjamin Fox
£1.0.0
Elizabeth Green
10s. 0d
Mary Mathews
£1.0.0
Overseers
4d
Do. late Brown
£1.0.0
John & Ann Ross
15s. 0d
Widow Smith
1s. 0d
Thomas Smith
7s. 0d
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
Richard Ward late William Webb, to Overseers & S. Lyman
15s. 0d
£12.13.4

G1680 Book 63
Lady Day 1778 - Michaelmas 1788
Duke of Grafton
£6.10.0
 for Close in hand
Revd. Robert Harding
£1.5.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.0.0
Do. late Willifer
10s. 0d
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£138.0.0
Do. for late Elizabeth Green, Cottages Ren:c £1.10.0
£1.10.0
£462.16.3

G1681 Book 64
Michaelmas 1788 - Lady Day 1789
Duke of Grafton
£6.10.0
Revd. Robert Harding
£1.5.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.0.0
Do. late Willifer
10s. 0d
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£138.0.0
Do. for late Elizabeth Green, in Cottages rental £1.10.0
£1.10.0
£462.16.3

Lady Day 1788 - Lady Day 1789
Cottages
Thomas Smith
7s. 0d
Thomas Addington
15s. 0d
William Blunt
10s. 0d
Richard Bawcutt
£4.0.0
Alice Conn
10s. 0d
Sarah Cook
10s. 0d
Widow Dawson & Thomas Ray
15s. 0d
Benjamin Fox
£1.0.0
Elizabeth Green
10s. 0d
Joseph Smith Jun. for late Mathews
£1.10.0
Overseers
4d
Do. late Brown
£1.0.0
John & Ann Ross
15s. 0d
Widow Smith
1s. 0d
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
Richard Ward
15s. 0d
£13.3.4

G1682 Book No. 65
Lady Day 1789 - Michaelmas 1789
Farms
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Robert Harding
£1.5.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.0.0
Do. late Willifer
10s. 0d
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£138.0.0
Do. for late Elizabeth Green, Cottages Ren:c £1.10.0
£1.10.0
£462.16.3

G1683 Book 66
Michaelmas 1789- Lady Day 1790
Farms
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Robert Harding
£1.5.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£138.0.0
Do. for late Elizabeth Green Close
£1.10.0
£462.16.3

Lady Day 1789 - Lady Day 1790
Cottages
Thomas Addington
15s. 0d
William Blunt
10s. 0d
Richard Bawcutt
£4.0.0
Alice Conn
10s. 0d
Sarah Cook
10s. 0d
Widow Dawson
7s. 6d
Benjamin Fox now Widow
£1.0.0
Elizabeth Green
10s. 0d
Overseers
4d
Do. part of Brown
12s. 0d
Thomas Dawson part of Do.
8s. 0d
Ann Ross
15s. 0d
Thomas Smith
7s. 0d
Widow Smith
1s. 0d
Joseph Smith late Mathews
£1 10. 0
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
Richard Ward
15s. 0d
Thomas Ray part of Widow Dawson 7s. 6d
7s. 6d
£13.3.4