Trappes-Lomax Notebook of Leases

Lancashire Archives DDLX 12/7

Handwritten notes made by Trappes-Lomax from leases made by both Hesketh and Nowell. These leases relate to both Upper and Lower Towns.

OWNERDATELESSEEFIRST LIFESECOND LIFETHIRD LIFEACRESRENTFINE/CONSCLOSES1770 SALENOTES
Hesketh1/5/1728Christopher HindleJohn Hindle 6Thomas Bannister 7Thomas Feilden 6427a£1 3s 4d£79.00Sowp Higher Hey Lower Hey Great Eight Acre Little Eight Acre Eight Acre Meadow Intack Well Croft Acres Meadow Acres Hilly DoleFormerly John Barlow
Hesketh1740Oliver LiveseyJohn Livesey 35John Livesey 9 Son of John LiveseyJames Livesey 3 Son of Oliver Livesey9a 3r10s£21.00Duerdens Meadow Townfield Upper Oxhey Lower Oxhey Middle OxheyLease by Meredith and others, trustees of Hesketh on surrender of lease made 1 Jan 1719 to John Livesey of Pleasington for 3 lives of whom 2 survive.
Hesketh6/1/1748William HindleAnne Hindle 33 WifeThomas Hindle 10 SonRobert Lawson 3410p4s£7 10sCottage and yard
Hesketh10/3/1752Andrew SlaterAndrew Slater 5 SonLaurence Slater 1 SonJane Slater 6 Daughter1a2s£18.00Cottage garden and 2 croftsLate Elizabeth Tomlinson. Term 99 years or life of children. Duplicate entry. Andrew of Billington.
Hesketh10/3/1752John SmalleyJohn Smalley 38 LesseeEllen Ainsworth 28Christopher Hindle 47a 4r6s 6d£70.00Orchard Pigle or Field in 2 parts Meadow Brows in 2 parts Old Field
Hesketh6/8/1752James HoyleJames Hoyle 19 SonJohn Clarke 3 GrandsonJohn Smalley 16 of Smalley Thorn8a£1 14s£280.00Little Bowla Little Hey High Field Spring Briery Bank Meadow below Briery Bank Long Field Cow Hey Meadow and Wood in 2 parts.James of Tottleworth. ‘late of Will Mercer and now of Phoebe Mercer’.
Hesketh4/3/1752Andrew SlaterAndrew Slater 5 SonLawrence Slater 1Jane Slater 6 Daughter1a2s£18.00Cottage garden and 2 croftsLate Elizabeth Tomlinson. Term 99 years or life of children. Duplicate entry.
Hesketh7/11/1753Christopher HindleChristopher Hindle 4 SonMary Hindle 1.5 DaughterRichard Fitton 145 1/2 a9s£17 17sLong Hey Middle Hey Hoome Acre End Park Meadow Horsemans Dole Half Acre Meadow Little Hey.Surrender of lease of 13 Apr 1747 to Thomas Feilden of Middleton. Tenant William Aspin.
Hesketh7/5/1755Richard EddlestonRichard Eddleston 28James Eddleston 10Thomas Bentley 5022a£1 9s£95.00Messuage and cottage in Tottleworth and lands: Hipping Stone Wood Little Stubbing Great Stubbing Hoome Hoome plaines two Lower Spring Wood Higher Spring New Field Paddock Great Hell Hey Croft Little Hell Hey Great Meadow.Tottleworth.
Hesketh29/9/1756Thomas MercerThomas Mercer 37 LesseeMargery Mercer 1Robert Boardman 912a 28p£1 3s 4d£50.00Duckworths tenement Higher Fold: Bowley in 2 parts Long Meadow Great Croft Little Croft Little Meadow Hole Meadow.Rent 16s 6d plus boons of 6s 6d
Hesketh12/5/1757William ShuttleworthWilliam Shuttleworth 56 LesseeJennet Shuttleworth 56 WifeSusannah Shuttleworth 9 Daughter1r 10p19s 6d6sCottageWilliam a yeoman.
Hesketh1/5/1758Thomas DewhurstWilliam Mercer 54Ellen Dewhurst 5James Dewhurst 26a 1r 4p9s£23 10sSmith Coats Cottage well meadow Copy Rough Field Lime Field House Meadow GardenNote: ‘in possession of Nathaniel Haydock Heirs’.
Hesketh1/5/1758William MorrisThomas Morris 23 SonJoseph Morris 11 SonEllen Morris 22 Daughter1r 30p£1 10s5sCliffe: 2 Cottages top of cliffe Croft.Cons and rent as entered.
Hesketh18/7/1759Christopher HindleChristopher Hindle 6 SonMary Hindle 1.5 DaughterEdward Wall 7529a£1 11s 6d£95.00Shirtleys (two): House croft Rough Field Barn Field Jenny Meadow Middle Field Lodge Bottom Higher Bottoms Lower Bottoms Great Meadow Little Meadow Little Field.Christopher a tanner. Surrender of lease of 1 May 1734 to William Wall
Hesketh1/11/1760William AspdenNathaniel Aspden 6 mo SonThomas Bradshaw 8Edmund Dugdale 414p12s 10d5sSlaters cottage: Near quiet Slaters cottageCottage and garden in the Banks. William Aspden ‘clerk’.
Hesketh20/4/1763Robert CalvertEllen Procter 22 wife of James ProcterRichard Procter 1John Calvert 125a 24 20p£1 6s£13.00Moor HeyLately allotted out of the moor
Hesketh20/4/1763Thomas DewhurstBetty Dewhurst 13Anne Dewhurst 4Henry Dewhurst 37a 14p£1 15s£21 14sBarret Hill Bolton Close.Lately allotted from the Common 33 on map
Hesketh20/4/1763John DeardenSusanaEllen Procter Wife of Henry ProcterJohn Hilton 288a 2r 33p£1 11s£19 4sLane Field Little Field Two new fields.
Hesketh20/4/1763Thomas KenyonJames Kenyon 10Christopher West 9Thomas West 95a 3r 4p£1 17s£21.00Clough Sheep Hey Green Clough Top Lower Field Higher Field Croft Sheep Hey Whins Croft or garden.Surrender of lease of 13 Apr 1747 to Thoms Feilden of Middleton. Tenant William Aspin.
Hesketh20/4/1763Mary HaydockPhineas Haydock 56Nathaniel Haydock 9Ellen Haydock 126a 38p9s42sGarden Great Meadow Little Meadow Lane Field Rough Field (in two parts) Bowley End.
Hesketh20/4/1763Leonard LeighJohn Leigh 8 SonEllen Leigh 17 DaughterBetty Leigh 16 Daughter28a 1r 35p£4.00£61.00Shearcliffe Great Wall Field Little Wall Field Lane Higher Field Nook.From common. 46 and 35 on map.
Hesketh20/4/1763John SmalleyJohn Smalley 27 LesseeEllen Smalley 6 mo DaughterJames Wolstenholme 913a 3r£3.00£31 5sOld Field Little Field Long Lands Hillside Middle Hill Meadow Stuart Meadow Little Hill.
Hesketh20/4/1763John SmalleyJohn Smalley 33 LesseeJames Clegg 5John Foster 319a£2 13s£27 15sCopy Lands Little Bradley Bowley Rough.John Smalley of Billington’. Land in possession of Christopher Hindle. Lately from common, 32 on map.
Hesketh20/4/1763John SudellRobert Sudell 12 SonThomas Sudell 8 SonWilliam Sudell10a 2r 25p£2 15s£27 6sDeep Clough Sudell Green.2 Feb 1827 RG Lomax ? Residue and lese £18
Hesketh20/4/1763Richard EddlestonRichard Eddleston 35 LesseeAnn Eddleston 46 WifeJohn Eddleston 2 Son1a 21p18s£3 10sMercers Cottage: Cottage and garden called Mercer’s cottageNO 39 on map of moor
Hesketh20/4/1763Thomas MercerEllen Mercer 8 DaughterAlexander Mercer 4 SonWilliam Mercer 2 Son30a 2r 17p£2 4s£63.00Tan House Gold Acres Meadow Higher Gold Acres Wallock Meadow Long Field New Ox Heys Two Corn Heys Lower Earth Higher Brokenup Lower Brokenup Garden and Waste Gold Acre Top this part of former common.Thomas Mercer ‘tanner’.
Hesketh20/4/1763John HindleJohn Hindle 23 LesseeMargaret Hindle 23 WifeRobert Hindle 3 Son8a 1r 30p16s 6d£70.00Long Field Roan Hey Ox Hey Nicas Meadow Croft Calf Hey.
Hesketh1/5/1764Edward PicklesEdward Pickles 39 LesseeRobert Pickles 7 SonAnne Pickles 3 Daughter6a 3r 8p£1 10s£31 10sOxhey Meadow Moor Hey Calf Hey Church End.
Hesketh1/4/1766Francis EddlestonFrancis Eddleston 27 LesseeJohn Eddleston 5 Son of Richard EddlestonRichard Procter 3 son of James Proctor1a 27p4s£20.00Cottage and croftFormer lease to James Horrobin of Whalley
Hesketh1/5/1767James FosterJane Foster 48 WifeJohn Foster 6 SonBetty Foster 4 Daughter16p4s£10 10sCottage and gardencalled Thomas Foster Cottage’
Hesketh22/11/1768Leonard LeeLeonard Lee 65 LesseeJohn Lee 14 SonMary Lee 16 Daughter8a 35p15s£70.00White Car Tenement: Garden Barley Croft White Carr Nook Meadow.
Hesketh1/5/1770Mary ClaytonEdward Mercer 58James Clayton 31Thomas Clayton 103 1/2 a8s£50.00Cottage garden Giles Crofts in 3 parts Bank Croft Barn Croft.
Hesketh1/3/1771Richard EdlestonRichard Edleston 43 LesseeJohn Edleston 10 SonRichard Procter 8 son of James Proctor1a 32p1s£17 17sCottage and garden Bank Field.
Hesketh21/11/1772John SmalleyJohn Smalley 36 LesseeJohn Smalley 3 Twin sonJames Smalley 3 Twin son5a 38p8s£50.00Smalley Thorn Spooner Hill Knowle Acre Carr Meadow.Messuage and lands
Hesketh21/11/1772Robert CrossRobert Cross 38 LesseeJohn Leigh 19William Mercer 1214a 3r 7p£4 16s£25.00New Messuage Longlands Lower Field North Edge.Surrender of leased 20 Apr 1763 to Thomas Hindle
Hesketh10/9/1774Thomas HindleThomas Hindle 35 LesseeThomas Hindle 58 UncleJohn Smalley 56a 2r 37p11s 4d£31 10sRyleys Tenement Bowleys Croft.
Hesketh10/9/1774James FosterBetty Foster 17John Foster 14James Foster 612p1s£5 5sFosters Cottage and garden
Hesketh28/5/1774Francis EddlestonFrancis Eddleston 35 LesseeJohn Eddleston 11 Son of Richard EddlestonRichard Procter 10 son of James Proctor19a 29p£4 10s5sHorse bowers 2 closes Stancliffes.Formerly part of the moor
Hesketh8/7/1775Thomas HindleThomas Hindle 58Grace Fielding 72Thomas Hindle 219a19s£38.00Long Hey Round Hey Crofts Church Field Lane Flatt Hey Gate Two small garden.Cancellation of lease dated 7 Nov 1753
Hesketh10/5/1777John LiveseyJohn Livesey 46 LesseeLydia Livesey 0 DaughterRichard Livesey 2 son91/2a 27p£2 14sNearer New Field Further New Field Henmoss Side.Lands part of Harwood Moor. Richard age 46 or 40.
Hesketh10/5/1777Thomas FieldenThomas Fielden 33 LesseeJohn Fielden 31James Feilden 7 Son13a 1r 21p£1 8s£40.00Garden Lower Orchard Higher Orchard Parrock Meadow Leeming Hill High Field Mare Hey Wood or Scars.
Hesketh10/5/1777John WigganEllen Wiggan 57 wifeJohn Peacop 10Edmund Mercer 925a 3r 15p£1 17s£300.00Croft Lime Field Lower Meadow Long Meadow Hagg Syke Field Knowle Field Clay Acre Orchard Field Moor Hey Woods.
Hesketh19/7/1777Thomas HindleThomas Hindle 38 LesseeThomas Hindle 58 UncleJohn Smalley 81r14s5sCottage and waste landDobsons Cottage
Hesketh10/5/1777James BertwistleJames Bertwistle 32 LesseeWilliam Bertwistle 11 SonThomas Moorhouse 2110a 1r 29p£2 13s£21 10sGarden Meadow Middle Field Little Snodworth Common in dispute.Common is dispute added to the lease under yearly rent of £4 8s 6d. Common is dispute area 1s 3r 9p.
Hesketh8/9/1778James ProcterWilliam Procter 38 SonRichard Procter 36 SonJames Procter 9 Son of Richard5a 2r12s 10d£25.00Lime Kiln Hill Wood Meadow Further Field Nearer Field.
Hesketh29/5/1778John MercerMary Mercer 40 WifeEdward Mercer 4 SonThomas Mercer 2 Son2r 33p£1 15s£2 2sCottage two crofts gardens and laneSurrender of lease 29 Sep 1756 to Robert Birtwistle
Hesketh28/11/1778James LomaxRichard Eddleston 57James Eddleston 48Richard Grimshaw Lomax 1527a 2r 16p£1 19s£90.00Messuage and cottage Croft Great Hell Hey Little Hell Hey Parrock Meadow New Field Higher Spring Lower Spring Meadow Great Hen Plain Little Hen Plain Holme Great Stubbin Little Stubbin Hipp Stone Wood.Tottleworth. Surrender of lease 7 May 1755 to R Eddleston of Clitheroe.
Hesketh25/3/1779James CritchleyGrace Baron 42 Wife of Henry BaronThomas Baron 2 Son of Henry BaronRalph Critchley 18 Son10p17s£6 6sMercers Cottage: Cottage and garden called Mercer’s cottageSurrender of lease of 1 Nov 1760 to Henry Baron.
Hesketh3/2/1781John FieldenJohn Fielden 33James Fielden 30John Fielden 6 Son of John10a 2r 14p£1 7s£24.00Garden Kiln Field Ryedow Great Broom Bank Little Broom Bank Great Hell Hole Wood.Land in the Banks. Cons. surrender of lease of 1 Mar 1770 to James Fielden for 3 lives and £24.
Nowell13/9/1754William Bentley – tailorWilliam Bentley 16 SonJames Bentley 13 SonNicholas Bentley 8 Son30a 2r 19p£31 17S£34 7s 6dCockshutts messuage Backside Garden Croft Stoneygreave Slaking Butts Long Field Little Meadow Great Meadow Isle of Man Bank Twenty Acre New Field Overhey Burton Hough Lane Hey Middle Hey Lower Hey Cross Dole Ash Dole Meadow Lower Hey.No. 1Cross Dole, Burton hough, Ashdole, Meadow and the Lower Hey part of Fieldings Tenement.
Nowell11/9/1754Thomas RobertsThomas Roberts 40 LesseeAlice Roberts 36 Now wifeChristopher Roberts 11 Son4a 26p£2 17s£3 1sCellars Cottage Nearer Mill Field Further Mill Field Little Nook.No. 19
Nowell18/7/1754James HindleJames Hindle 18 SonJohn Hindle 16 SonThomas Hindle 13 Son.8p£1 2s£1 4s.Fieldings Lowmost CottageNo. 24
Nowell12/9/1754William Hodgson – plastererWilliam Hodgson 30 LesseeAnne Hodgson 30 WifeJohn Hodgson 3 Son32p18s 6d£1.00Clarks Cottage Backside Garden and Croft.No. 26
Nowell18/7/1754Edward Hodgson – plastererEdward Hodgson 32 LesseeElizabeth Hodgson 29 WifeRobert Hodgson 4 Son1r 16p£1 4s.£1 6s.Hodgsons cottages garden and croft 2 messuagesNo. 26
Nowell13/9/1754William BirtwistleWilliam Birtwistle 25 LesseeEllen Birtwistle 20 WifeJames Birtwistle 1 Son10a 7p.£7 10s.£8 8s.Windy Bank messuage Fold and Garden Moor Height field Clough height field Meadow Nearer Hey Lower Hey.No. 23
Nowell15/2/1754James WestJames West 50 LesseeWilliam West 14 SonJames West 13 Son21a 28p.£19 8s 6d.£21.00Park Tenement Fold Orchard Great Field Lane Meadow Long Meadow Shop Field Hoyle Hollins Field Hollins Meadow Nook Wood Field.No. 28James of Clayton le Moors. Park tenement in possession of Thomas Winsley.
Nowell24/10/1754John Smith – tailorJohn Smith 42 LesseeJohn Smith 19 SonThomas Smith 15 Son20a 1r 7p.£18.005s.Harrisons messuage and barn Orchard Croft Lidgeat Scone croft Calf Croft Lower Cunliffe Field Higher Cunliffe Field Cunliffe Croft Cunliffe Madow Harrisons Meadow Little Lower hey Great lower Hey and wood Aldred cottage formerly part of Fieldings.No. 8B.Y: Site of what became Walmesley Arms.
Nowell15/11/1754Robert BirtwistleMary Birtwistle 16 DaughterJohn Birtwistle 9 Son of James BirtwistleEdward Waddington 18 Of Grindleton3r 30p10s 6d12sNew Ground in the BanksNW of close called Stancliffe and E of Mess called Cravens.
Nowell18/7/1754Robert Baron – weaverRobert Baron 48 LesseeHenry Baron 18 SonJohn Baron 15 Son1r 30p£1 12s 6d£1 15s.Mantuas messuage garden and croftNo. 27
Nowell20/7/1754Pierce WoolstenhamPierce Woolstenham 30 LesseeAnne Woolstenham 32 WifeHenry Woolstenham 2 Son7a 3r 4p£6 3s.£6 13s.Smallshaw Hey messuage Garden Fold Croft Meadow Orchard Long Croft Little Higher Croft Great Higher croft Over Hey Smallshaw Hey meadow (part of Fieldings tenement).Acreage of this Smallshaw Hey meadow 1a 34p.
Nowell19/7/1754Jane GilesJane Giles 31 LesseeJennet Giles 0 DaughterMargaret Giles 7 Daughter7p.£1 6s.£1 8s.Fieldings messuage and backside of gardenNo. 21
Nowell19/7/1754Ezra RileyEzra Riley 27 LesseeEvan Riley 14 Son of George Riley of HuncoatAnne Wilkinson 22 Daughter of William Wilkinson15a 1r 23p.£12 13s 6d.£13 14s.Waddington’s tenement Backside Orchard Garden Barn Meadow Star Gate Great Lower Hey Little Lower Hey Wood Rood Great Whaver Leatch Little Whaver Leatch Over Hey.No. 47
Nowell19/7/1754George DuckworthGeorge Duckworth 59 LesseeGeorge Duckworth 28 SonHenry Duckworth 9 Son16a 3r 5p£12 15s.£13 2s.Calverts messuage Garden Bean Flatt Little Croft Meadow Hag Plain Thomas Had Hag Wood Little Hey Lower Over Gate Higher Over Gate Over Key Fielding Barn north side and garden on east Croft east end of Calverts Barn. Baron part of: Small long corner of a croft at west of of a croft next to Calverts barn towards west and upon north end of Bean Flatt.George Duckworth of Oswaldtwistle
Nowell19/7/1754James Birtwistle – turnerJames Birtwistle 50 LesseeRobert Birtwistle 18 SonJohn Birtwistle 9 Son19a 3r 11p.£12 8s.£13 8s.Pickups messuage: Orchard and garden part of Fold moiety of Croft Little Bent Great Bent Higher Bent Over Hey Higher wind mill dole Lower wind mill dole Little Field Long field Pickup Meadow Little lower hey Great Lower hey.No. 11
Nowell13/2/1754James FieldingJames Fielding 32 LesseeJohn Fielding 4 SonSam Fielding 10 Nephew20a 1r 25p£14.00£15 2s.Aldreds messuage on west end of Pickups: Orchard Moiety of fold Newfield Newfield meadow Townside Over Hey Stoney Butts Town field Pickups meadow Little lower hey Great Lower hey Lane Wood Ingham Croft above the Stopes.No. 12James Fielding of Clayton le Moors
Nowell12/9/1754William Standing – butcherWilliam Standing 29 LesseeBetty Standing 25 WifeMatthew Standing 3 Son24p£1 2s.£1 5s.Pollards Cottage fold garden and croft.No. 9Bought out of lease for £25 17 Oct 1782.
Nowell24/10/1760James AshworthJames Ashworth 50 LesseeJames Ashworth 11 SonSarah Ashworth 4 Daughter22a 8p£16 16s.5s.Roger Hey messuage: Fold and garden Orchard Meadow Barnfield Calf Croft Meadow behind lane Long Meadow Middle Field Little Wood Higher Side Higher plain Lower plain New ground Wood.No. 30James of Weathead ? In Rossendale. Thomas Lund occupier.
Nowell2/5/1763John CalvertJohn Calvert 49Matthew Standen 12Jonathan Calvert 86a 3r 13p£1 15s£17 1sLong Stile Round Field Stopes Meadow.Harwood Moor. No 9 on plan. 13 in 1770.
Nowell2/5/1763Thomas HoughtonThomas Houghton 38 LesseeAmy Hougton 18 Daughter to Robt. HoughtonJames Houghton 16 Son of Rog. Hougton12a 3r 18p£6 16s.£57 2s.Blacklaw: No 1 on Enc. Plan. Far Field: No. 4 on Enc. Plan. Hen Moss: No 21 on Enc. Plan.
Nowell2/5/1763Robert BirtwistleMary Birtwistle 24 DaughterJohn Mercer 22Ralph Tomlinson 16£1 8s.£18 2s.Corner Close Meadow Leigh Pit.No. 22 possibly.Leigh pit 38 on enc. Map. Horsebowers?
Nowell2/5/1763Pierce Woolstenholme – weaverJames Woolstenholme 9John Woolstenholme 7William Woolstenholme 39a 3r 19p£3 3s 8d.£33 6s 10d.Smallshaw Hey Close part of enclosure croft.No. 1 and 47.9a 2r 9p. Croft enclosure from moor admoining on south Norden Brook. 1r 10p. No
Nowell2/5/1763John Smith – tailorJohn Smith 21 SonIsabel Smith 14 DaughterBetty Smith 11 Daughter10a 3r 13p£3 14s 4d.£38 2d.Smallshaw Hey close part of Long Edge.No. 1Sold to Cottam by Smith for £168 21 Jan 1770.
Nowell14/5/1764Robert SwaineRobert Swaine SonJohn Swaine SonThomas Swaine Son2a 23p16s 6d£8.00Edge BottomPart of the moor.