Grewelthorpe
a North Yorkshire Village
Grewelthorpe residents in 1838
A booklet has come into my possession giving the names of Grewelthorpe residents in 1838, so some 3 years before the first census of 1841. So because of this I believe it is important that this information is kept for future reference.
This book, I think, was kept by Thomas Kendray, I have based this assumption on his handwriting in the book. and his signature at the end. See pictures at end of list.
The list is an assessment for the necessary expenditure on the Highways within the Township of Grewelthorpe in the West Riding of the County of York, made and assessed the 2nd day of April 1838 being the first rate of threepence per pound for the present year.
The names are listed alphabetically with the amount they paid in £.s.d. Perhaps the amount indicates the standing of that person in the community.
Barbara Bradley Oct. 2021.
ASCOUGH ANABELLA 4d.
ASCOUGH MATTHIAS 1s. 3d.
BARKER THOMAS 1s 2d.
BODDY THOMAS 4s 9.5d [ninepence halfpenny]
BLACKBURN ANN 3s.
BLACKBURN JOHN 3s 7d.
CLOSE WILLIAM 3s.
DANBY M. 9d.
DECKENS TOMYNS ESQ. 12s 8d.
FARMERY THOMAS 13s 4d.
GELDART ELIZABETH 4.5d [fourpence halfpenny]
GELDART CHRISTOPHER 1.5d.
HAMMOND WILLIAM 2s 1d.
HARLAND AGNES 4d.
IMESON SARAH 6s 3.5d
JACKSON THOMAS 9d.
JAQUES ROBERT 12s 6d.
KENDALL THOMAS 2s 7.5d
LIGHTFOOT JOHN 7s 4.5d
LEATHLEY GEORGE 7d.
MANN EDWARD 2d.
PICKARD WIDOW 2s 7.5d
PICKARD WILLIAM’s WIDOW 1s 5d.
RAYNER WILLIAM 4d.
THEAKSTONE THOMAS 2s 4.5d.
TESSYMAN JOHN 3d.
VARLEY ESTHER 4.5d
WOOD WILLIAM 9s 6d.
WATTSON JAMES 6.5d.
WOOD MATTHEW 3d.
WADDINGTON Rev. 2s 6d.
extra names added
CHRISTOPHER DURHAM £1. 1s 7d.
WILLIAM SMITH £1….0s 3d.
ROBERT SMITH 13s Halfpenny.
JOHN WOOD 6s.
JOSEPH TEALE 6s. 5.5d
ROGER HOLDSWORTH £1…..2s £d.
JOHN COLDBECK & BENJAMIN RICHMOND Checked collections. ?
TOTAL COLLECTED. £9..7s…0d.
excerpt from list comparing signature of Thomas Kendray and writing in book.