Poor Rate levies, Church End Quarter 1745-1818

W.J. Bickley Vol 3 Page no 235

1745

A levy or an Assessment made the 5th day of May in the year of our Lord 1745 on the inhabitants plus occupiers of land in Church End Quarter in the parish of Yardley in the County of Worcester after the rate of 2d in the pound for the necessary relief of the poor of the same parish for the space of one month next ensuing the date here of. By us whose names are hereunto subsended being the church wardens and oversears of the poor there.

£

s

d

Church Quarter

Mr Wingler

3

3½

Mr Steel

9

The Bowling Green Closes

6

Mr Acock

3

6¼

Montgomeries

8¾

Graziers Roud

8

Mr Hadleys

6

0

Jos. Hadley

3

4

His own

4

Mr Nights

3

11

Mr Gisbourns

4

John Barber

6

4

Lord Herefods

4

Benjamin Hodgets

3

6

John Heath for Mr Wrights

5

4

His other farm

4

3

Edward Mansfield

4

Isaac Horton, Parish land

6

Mrs Spooners

3½

his own

4

Swifts

6

Josh Francis (The Hussess)

1

6

Late Hetchers

10

William Hall

8

Dolphins

6

John Marston

4

John Medley

1

6

Hump Cook

1

8

John Wolf

1

8

John Eely

3

3

Wid. Bragg

1

8

Mrs Kings (2d x 8d)

10

Thomas Dolphin

10

Wid Leak

2

Parish land 2d Smarts Hill 4d

6

Jos Charman

6

John Bryan

1

4

James Westwood

5

1

Jos Turner

4

4

John Fletcher

3

6

Robert Jefferies

2

0½

John Barrs

3½

Abraham Harton

2½

Benjamin Hopkins for Mr Greswolds

2

11

Parish land

1

2

Late Jefferries

5½

Mrs Brandwood

10

William Dowler

1

0

Jos Showel

7

Robert Thornton

1

0

William Brothers

3

0

Thomas Osbourne

4

George Cole

2

Mr Luthner

4

6

Thomas Yates

10

Mrs Goodwyns

1

8

Dolphins Meadow

4

Lord Digbys

2

Late John Yates Mr Wrights

1

0

Lord Digbys

2

6

William Jacksons

2

2

Thomas Marstons

4

Jos Yates

7

William Tomlinson

1

1

Jos Syer

6

John Tuckley

4

Bennet Chambers late Bwoks!

2

Capels Croft

2

George Hadley

2

Thoams Harton Sent

2

Late Thomas Bragg

6

John Greensill

1

6

John Griffin

4

John Priest

11

Lord Digbys

3

Thoams Thickbroom

4

John Birch

1

1

Sir John Bidgeman

1

0

Mrs Brothers

4

Mrs Scot

4

Wid Newly

4

Mr Elliot

6

George Birch for the Colemans

6

Thomas Bissell

4

Total

5

18

6½

Parish of Yardley

A two penny levy made 25th day of April 1770 on the inhabitants plus occupiers of land in the parish of Yardley for the relief of poor, for the space of one month next ensuing

Church Quarter

The Vicarage

4

Mrs Brothers

4

Richard Hopkins

7

Parish land

6

Mrs Wright

2

Mrs Wright

9½

Joseph Waring

4

11

Richard Gibson

7

8

James Standley

9

John Standley

3

6

Mrs Taylor

1

6

Benjamin Taylor

2

0

John Bradley

5

4

Mr ......

4

William Tomlinson

1

8

His own

2

Thomas Horton Jounr White Croft

4

Mrs Brandwoods

2

Mrs Lees

10

Abraham Hargrave

7

3

Widow Heath

9

9

Isaac Horton

10

Parish Land

5½

Mr Wrights

2

10

Late Hopkins, Parish Land

6

John Bryan Hosses

2

4½

Mrs Brothers

6

Rouse Farr

1

4

Wiilow Hall

8

Mr Dolphin

6

Henry Ashmore

4

His Own

2½

Joseph Medley

1

6

John Waldron

4

Joseph Hopkins

3

3

John Tuckley

1

8

Mr May

10

Abraham Horton

2

Widow Westwood

5

1

Saint Determel

4

Edward Hawkes

4

4

Joseph Turner

1

0

Joseph Brookes

3

6

Turner

2

6½

Robert Nevil

3½

Samuel Hopkins

2

11

Smarts Hill

4

John Smallbrook

1

0

John Welch

2

4

Solihull Land

2

2

Mr Curries

1

9

Mansfields

4

Mr Luthness

6

Mr Chambers Cooks

1

8

The Moat Farm do

1

8

Thomas Yates

10

Lord Digbys

2

8

Late Acocks

1

0

Richard Bragg

7

His own

4

Josh. Tomlinson

1

1

William Peck

6

Mr Chambers Caples Croft

2

Late Brookes

2

Garlickmans Meadow

3½

Mrs Smith others

2

Thomas Horton Jounr

2

George Bate

8

Mr Graves

10

Samuel Marston

11

Lord Digbys

3

Widow Holmes the Colemans

6

John Birch

1

1

Late Kings

8

Late Underwood

9

Browns Tenements

2

John Bosworth

1

0

Jos. Jewish

4

Widow Standley

4

John Clark

6

John Dutton

4

John Allen

3

0½

John Beedgood

3

0

Total

5

18

8½

Parish of Yardley 1780

A two penny levy made the 4th day of April 1780 on the inhabitants plus occupiers of land in the parish of Yardley for the relief of the poor for the space of one month next ensuing

Church End Quarter

The Vicarage

4

Mrs Brothers

4

Thomas Sharvell parish land (Showell?)

6

Mrs Wrights

2

Late Hopkins

7

Mr Wrights

9½

Jos Waring

9

11

Richard Gibson

7

8

James Standley

9

Jos Wallis

3

6

John Standley

1

6

Benjamin Taylor

2

0

Thaoms Hopkins

5

9

John Cooper

4

William Tomlinson

1

8

His own

2

Late Hopkins

3

3

and for Webb Croft parish land

1

Thomas Horton his own

4

Mrs Brandwoods

2

late Cttriells (Cotterills?)

10

Abraham Hargrove

6

6

Abraham Heath

9

9

John Cook

7

James Knight for Mrs Wrights

2

10

and for short croft

9

Joshua Lamsdale Parish land

6

William Broyan (Husses)

2

4½

John Briscoe

6

Isaac Jones

2

4

Widow Hall

8

Mr Thomas Salt

9

for late Mr Ashmores

2½

John Holloway

1

6

John Waldran

9

John Tuckley

1

8

Mr Samuel May

10

Abraham Harton

2

John Deakin

5

1

Widow Hawkes

4

4

Jos Turner

1

0

Jos Brookes

3

6

John Burrows

6½

Rob Nevill

3½

Micheal Brookes

2½

Late Derternals

4

Late Masons

11

Lord Digby's

3

Samuel Hopkins

2

11

Smarts Hill

4

Late Browns

2

Thomas Hopkins parish land

1

4

John Smallbrook

1

0

Robert Riley

1

1

Mr John Dolphin

3

2

Mr Wigleys

3

10

Late Lees

8

Cathrills (Cotterills?)

8

Bissells

2

10

Fyfields

1

Late Marstons

4

Thomas Onley

1

2

Late Cookes

1

3

Richard Glover

9

Late John Glover

9

Joseph Dudely

8

Joseph Heath

4

Mr John Hickman

4

Widow Sawyer

2

William Rabone

2½

for his house and plecks

2

John Lee

11

Richard Martin

5

William Onley

9

John Edwards

2

2

James Peat

6

Jos Kendwick for the Mill pool

1½

Thomas Smith

2

and for Mr Taylors

2

Total

4

18

11¾?

1780

Widow Welch

2

4

Solihull land

2

2

Mr Curries

1

9

Mansfields

4

Mr Luthners

6

Mr Chambers Cookes

1

8

Moat farm do

1

8

Thomas Yates Junr

10

Thomas Yates Senior father

 no entry

Lord Digbys

2

8

Late Acocks

1

0

Widow Bragg

4

Mr Dolphins

6

Joshua Tomlinson

1

1

Late Yates

7

Late Hartons

3

parish land

3

Mr Chambers for Garlickmans meadow

3½

for Capels Croft

2

for late Brookes

2

George Raynolds

2

John Horton

2

Richard Cooper 8d + 10d

1

6

Bazil Palmer

6

Thomas Birch

1

1

Late King's

8

Christopher Earl

4

John Beechgood

3

0

for Mr Hutton's

1

6

Thomas Priest

6

Richard Waldron

1

0

Joseph Twist

4

William Cooper Junior

4

Thomas Hunt

6

Widow Bissell

4

Joseph Limson

3½

Total

5

18

8½

1790. A two penny levy made the 13th day of April 1790 on the inhabitants and occupiers of land in the parish of Yardley in the County of Worcester for the relief of the poor of the same parish by in whose names are herewith subscribed.

Church End Quarter

The Rev Mr New his House and land

0

4

For his Tythes as Vicar

10

0

Showells Trustees *

0

7

Mr Dadley

3

7½

Jos Waring

4

11

William Walthor

7

8

Late Morris

3

6

James Stoudley

0

4

Benjamin Taylor

2

0

Late Standley

1

6

Thomas Hopkins

5

9

Mr Richard Chambers

3

3

Webb Croft parish land

0

1

For Cooks Farm

10

For Garlickmans Meadow

3½

William Lichfield

0

2

William Godsby for Miss Branswoods

0

2

for late Cottrells

0

10

John Walker

6

6

Abraham Heath

9

9

Benjamin Hands

0

7

Jos. Knight for the Short Croft

0

9

William Adkins parish land

0

6

John Bryan (Hasses)

2

4½

John Briscoe

0

6

late Bentleys

0

4

Isaac Jones

1

4

Part of Moat Farm

10

Widow, Hall

0

8

John Clarke

0

4

Mr Salt for late Ashmores

2

0½

For Capets Croft

0

2

For John Birch's

0

4

John Holloway

1

6

For Mr Chambers

1

8

John Waldron

0

4

Charles Clark

10

For parish lane

0

1

Widow Horton

0

2

John Deakin

5

1

Widow Hawkins

4

4

John Toney

1

0

Jos Brookes

3

6

Late Coopers 8d & 10d

1

6

John Burrows

0

6½

Michael Brookes

0

2½

Late Nevils

0

3½

Late Marstons

0

11

Late Desternals

0

4

For the Sling Meadow

0

2

Lord Digbys

0

3

Thomas Horton White Croft

0

4

Robert Torlington

1

8

Benjamin Cooper (for Grants)

1

8

William Taylor

1

0

William Mansfield

1

4

Westwoods

0

6

Thomas Mansfield

0

6

Jos. Tompkins

1

4

John Richards

3

4

Henry Howell

0

4

Nathan Deakin

4

8

John Edwards

0

6

Samuel Harbut

0

3

Thomas Roberts

1

10

John Taylor

10

Samuel Thornton

1

0

John Bryan

2

6

William Bradwick

0

6

Late Smiths

0

2

Mr Taylors

0

4

James Coleman

0

7

Mr Kendall

0

4

Mr Humphrys (for late Reddings)

0

10

For Mr Vaughtons

0

4

For late Wymins

0

4

John Sawyer

0

3

Jos Timmins

0

5

John Thornton

0

9

John Avisus

4

2

John Moss

0

9

Elizabeth Tavesnen (Taverner?)

1

0

late Bricks

0

3

William Plant

0

6

Mr Jos Guest

1

8

John Osley

no data

Thomas Sawyer

0

3

late Thomas Underhill

0

2

Samuel Wilson

0

2

Thomas Onley (parish land)

0

4

Total

4

19

2

Bickley vol 3 page 241. 1818

Parish of Yardley. A Levy after the rate of three half pence in the pound made the day of... 1818

Church End Quarter

Adams, John

10¾

Brookes Michael

6¾

Brookes Thomas

11¼

Burkinshaw Richard

1

4

Brookhouse Nathaniel

13

9

Biddle Samuel

7

9

Barrott William

1

1½

Birch Thomas

5

8

Brisco John

10

1½

Bingham Samuel

2

0

Blomit John

2

6¾

Bickenhill William

1

2

Brookhouse Samuel

11

3

Chambers Bennet

6

4

Church Wardens (Church Yard)

1

Clark Charles

9

3¾

Cooper Charles

7¾

Chambers William

5

0¾

Deakin John

14

7¾

Dipple John

11¼

Dunkenson Edward

7

6

Fell John

8

1

Fell Revd Joseph

1

0

10¾

Gibson William

1

10½

Goodwin William

1

3

Hopkins John

8

8½

Hopkins Charles

9

11

Hopkins Thomas

2

7

Hopkins Alice

8

9½

Hopkins James

5

4

Holloway Robert

9

9

Haywood Mr

6

Heath Abraham

1

0

6

Hipkiss Mary

17

7½

Holloway Mary

6

Horton William

1

11¼

Jennings Isaac

4½

Kirk Thomas

1

0

Lea William

4¾

Line Charles

4½

Litchfield William

9

10¾

Minshull George

10

5½

Mansfield Mary

9

Moss William

2

0¼

Mould William

2

0¾

Marston Samuel

3

9

Marston William

2

0

Mucklow Thomas

2¼

Nash John

4½

Orain James

1

6¾

Oran Cornelias

3

Pallett John

6¾

Priest Thomas

1

11½

Powell Thomas

1

2½

Richards John

5

0¼

Raynolds George

3

1½

Salt Mary

1

9

Smallbrook John

3

9¾

Smallwood Thomas

7

Tomlinson Samuel

4

0

Taylor Robert

8

0¾

Taylor Thomas

7

8¼

Thornley Samuel

1

9¾

Thornton Abraham

1

0

Vyse Richard

1

6¾

Welch Mary

3¾

Wright John

2

1¼

Ward Joseph

11¼

Waldron Thomas

1

1¼

Welch Lovelace