Property Levies 1771 -1772

The Cosgrove Church levy is a contribution or due as a tax, especially for the support of the church's disbursments

In this section we have rationalised spelling to enable you to read names and places easily. We have done this only where spelling was grossly deficient in the original longhand, and where we are completely certain of the modern equivalent. For instance, where “Perry” is given as a place name, we have recorded it as “Potterspury”. The surname “Bryer” is recorded with its most common spelling, although in the original it may sometimes appear as “Briar”, “Briair” and so on.

A Levey Granted to the Churchwardens of ye parish of Cosgrove 1771 after ye Rate of one Shilling in ye pound Rent for the Repairs of the Church and other disbursments for ye year 1771 and part of 1772
           
   
£
s
d
q
1771/72
 John Biggins Esqr
1
16
0
0
1771/72
 John Mansel Esqr
1
9
7
0
1771/72
 Samuel Battams Ryes
4
9
4
0
1771/72
 Richard Nichols
10
15
6
0
1771/72
 Ryes malting
0
10
0
0
1771/72
 William Jones Junior
0
1
6
0
1771/72
 James Rand Senr
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 William Clark cottage
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 James Rand Junr
3
1
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Thomas Shaw
9
2
6
0
1771/72
 and for George Rand
3
9
0
0
1771/72
 Robert Rand
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 William Branson
0
2
6
0
1771/72
 William Harris
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Smith
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Rand
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 Richard Whitmay for Newport
0
17
8
0
1771/72
 and for Rands
0
3
1
0
1771/72
 and for Gurneys
2
18
3
0
1771/72
 Thomas Bateman
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Corbett
0
11
2
0
1771/72
 Thomas Arnold
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 Arthur Bryer
0
1
8
0
1771/72
 Nathan Franklin
2
4
8
0
1771/72
 John Symonds
2
19
4
0
1771/72
 William Scaar
0
7
0
0
1771/72
 John Harris
0
1
6
0
1771/72
 Richard Benbow
0
13
2
0
1771/72
 Wid: Hutt for ye mills
1
6
0
0
1771/72
 William Whiting
0
1
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Horton Yardley [Gobion]
3
9
2
0
1771/72
 and for his land In Kempsons field
0
2
2
0
1771/72
 Robert Woodward
0
14
6
0
1771/72
 Mr Hawley Pury [Potterspury]
4
1
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Harisson Stratford
5
5
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Willmore
0
12
8
0
1771/72
 Mr Willeat for Rooks
0
2
6
0
1771/72
 Mr Bloxham
0
5
7
0
1771/72
 Mr Clark Puxley
1
0
0
0
1771/72
 John Bayley for Brownwood
0
16
0
0
1771/72
 Henry Dickens
0
0
9
0
1771/72
 William Tayler
0
5
0
0
1771/72
 William Church for a close in Furtho
0
2
0
0
 
  
64
14
5
0
 
  
 
 
 
 
Old Stratford
£
s
d
q
1771/72
 Late Mr Moon empty
0
0
0
0
1771/72
 Edward Bates
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 Widow Hartwell
0
5
0
0
1771/72
 John Goldby
0
7
0
0
1771/72
 John Pinfold for ye potash
0
1
4
0
1771/72
 John Hutt
0
4
3
0
1771/72
 John King for a close
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 Francis Kighly
0
10
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Gibbins
0
7
0
0
1771/72
 William Benson
0
4
0
0
1771/72
 Mr Ingram
0
4
3
0
1771/72
 Matt Willison for part of Burr close & midsummer platt
0
4
0
0
Puxley
 
 
 
 
1771/72
 Mr Cole
0
14
3
0
1771/72
 Mr Capes Pury [Potterspury]
1
15
0
0
1771/72
 and for late Newmans
0
12
0
0
1771/72
 Richard Scrivener
0
8
3
0
1771/72
 Thomas Onan
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 John Windmill Yardley [Gobion]]
0
1
3
0
1771/72
 Christopher Harris
0
2
8
0
1771/72
 George Brown
0
1
9
0
1771/72
 Brett Wolverton mill (land)
0
2
0
0
1771/72
 Earl Spencer Thrupp [Castlethorpe]
0
1
10
0
   
73
0
4
0
           
There was a potash kiln in Old Stratford in 1713 operated by Stephen Holwell; it burnt down in about 1745 and a house was built on the site. Another kiln appears to have been newly built on the Cosgrove side of Watling Street in 1758, when it was occupied by James Hall. In 1759-61 it was in the hands of William Hobbs and from 1762 until at least 1772 the occupiers was John Pinfold. VCH Riden