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 1790 - 1796

G1684 Book No. 67
Lady Day 1790 - Michaelmas 1790
Farms half year
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Harding's Exors.
£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's Close
£1.10.0
£462.16.3

G1685 Book No.68
Michaelmas 1790 - Lady Day 1791
Farms half year
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Harding's Exors.
£1.5.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.10.0
William Warr
£138.0.0
Do. for late Elizabeth Green's Close
£1.10.0
£462.16.3

Lady Day 1790 - Lady Day 1791
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 Ray part of Widow Dawson 7s. 6d
7s. 6d
Thomas Smith
7s. 0d
Ann Smith Widow
1s. 0d
Joseph Smith late Mathews
£1.10.0
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
Richard Ward
15s. 0d
£13.3.4

G1686 Book No. 69
Lady Day 1791 - Michaelmas 1791
Farm half year
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Harding's Exors.
£1.5.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£139.10.0
£462.16.3

G1687 Book No. 70
Michaelmas 1791 - Lady Day 1792
Farms half year
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Harding's Exors.
£1.5.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£139.10.0
£462.16.3

Lady Day 1791 - Lady Day 1792
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
Thomas Dawson
8s. 0d
Widow Fox
£1.0.0
Elizabeth Green
10s. 0d
Overseers
4d
Do. part of Brown
12s. 0d
Ann Ross
15s. 0d
Thomas Ray part of Widow Dawson
7s. 6d
Thomas Smith
7s. 0d
Ann Smith Widow
1s. 0d
Joseph Smith late Mathews
£1.10.0
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
Richard Ward
15s. 0d
£13.3.4

G1688 Book No.71
Lady Day 1792 - Michaelmas 1792
Farms half year rents
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Mr. Bright
£1.10.0
 This Tenant commenced at Lady Day 1792 & to pay an advance of 10s. 0d per. ann.
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£139.10.0
£463.1.3

Book 72 Missing

G1689 Book No. 73
Lady Day 1793 - Michaelmas 1793
Farms half year rents
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Mr. Bright
£1.10.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
Thomas Warr late William
£139.10.0
 Thomas son of William Warr was admitted Tenant at Lady Day 1793 to hold the Farm on the same Terms, as his father did.
£463.1.3

G1690 Book No. 74
Michaelmas 1793 - Lady Day 1794
Farms half year rents
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Mr. Bright
£1.10.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
William Warr
£139.10.0
£463.1.3

Lady Day 1793 - Lady Day 1794
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
Thomas Dawson
8s. 0d
Widow Fox
£1.0.0
Elizabeth Green
10s. 0d
Overseers
4d
Do. part of Brown
12s. 0d
Ann Ross
15s. 0d
Thomas Ray part of Widow Dawson
7s. 6d
Thomas Smith
7s. 0d
Ann Smith Widow
1s. 0d
Joseph Smith late Mathews
£1.10.0
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
Richard Ward
15s. 0d
£13.3.4

G1691 Book No. 75
Lady Day 1794 - Michaelmas 1794
Farm half year rent
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Mr. Bright
£1.10.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
Thomas Warr
£139.10.0
£463.1.3

G1692 Book No. 76
Michaelmas 1794 - Lady Day 1795
Farms half year rent
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Mr. Bright
£1.10.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
Thomas Warr
£139.10.0
£463.1.3

Lady Day 1794 - Lady Day 1795
Cottages
Thomas Addington
15s. 0d
William Blunt
10s. 0d
Richard Bawcutt
£4.0.0
Alice Conn
10s. 0d
Sarah Cook
house down
 10s 0d
Thomas Dawson
8s. 0d
Widow Fox
£1.0.0
 Thomas Fox, for his Shop 4d. This tenant commenced Lady Day 1794 on his Shop being built by himself - small part materials allowed.
Elizabeth Green
10s. 0d
Overseers
4d
Do. for part late Brown
12s. 0d
Do. for widow Dawson
7s. 6d
Thomas Ray
7s. 6d
Ann Ross
15s. 0d
Thomas Smith (now widow)
7s. 0d
Sarah Smith
1s. 0d
Joseph Smith
£1.10.0
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
Richard Ward
15s. 0d
£12.13.8

G1693 Book No. 77
Lady Day 1795 - Michaelmas 1795
Farms half year rent
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Mr. Bright
£1.10.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
Thomas Warr
£139.10.0
£463.1.3

G1694 Book No. 78
Michaelmas 1795 - Lady Day 1796
Farms half year rent
Duke of Grafton for Close in hand
£6.10.0
Revd. Mr. Bright
£1.10.0
Samuel Gallard
£64.10.0
William Clare
£112.0.0
Joseph Smith
£139.1.3
Thomas Warr
£139.10.0
£463.1.3

Cottages rents March 25th. 1795 - March 25th. 1796
Thomas Addington
15s. 0d
William Blunt
10s. 0d
William Blunt Jun. ¾ of a year
7s. 6d
 New House Entered Mid-Summer 1795
Richard Bawcutt
£4.0.0
Alice Conn
10s. 0d
Thomas Dawson
8s. 0d
Widow Fox
£1.0.0
Thomas Fox for Shop
4d
Elizabeth Green
10s. 0d
Overseers
4d
Do. Part late Browns
12s. 0d
Do. Widow Dawson
7s. 6d
 To widow Dawson from Lady Day 1796
Thomas Ray
7s. 6d
Ann Ross
7s. 6d
Widow Smith
7s. 0d
 late Thomas Mid. Summer
John Moreton ¾ year
7s. 6d
 Quitted at Mid.- Summer 1795
Sarah Smith
1s. 0d
Joseph Smith Jun.
£1.10.0
Widow Willifer
5s. 0d
Richard Ward
15s. 0d

£13.8.8