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CD 2 - The History of the Grafton Estate
Social and Family History - in detail and all easily accessible

The Grafton Estate - from the Creation of the Honor of Grafton in 1542

The History of the Estate includes the following details

A Brief History of the Estate A feature on Wakefield Lodge General Estate Information
Assessments from 1301 Subsidy details from the reigns of Henry VII and Elizabeth I Detailed survey maps from 1725
Analyses of data covering over twenty local villages Brief histories of each village and in most cases special features on a specific aspect or period of a village's story. Maps and details of the Estate Sales of 1913, 1919 & 1920
Transcriptions of Surveys and Rents paid to the Duke of Grafton, listing all tenants and spanning the period 1725 - 1875 Listings of Wills of former villagers, held at both the National Archive (formerly the Public Record office) and at Northants Record Office Crime and Punishment :
Sanctuary Seekers, Deserters from the armed forces


Extra Information on The Grafton Estate covered on CD2

Apart from specific information on villages, the CD has more general details on the period covered by the Grafton Estate, and even earlier centuries. Most of the Estate fell within the Cleley Hundred, and several pieces of key information have been transcribed covering that. The "reach" for genealogists has thus been greatly extended, and links to families in the area can be followed back as far as 1301.

      • The Cleley Assessment for 1301
      • The Cleley Subsidies for 1524, 1525, 1544, 1599 and 1601
      • The County Musters for 1591
      • Alehouse Keepers 1630
      • The Estate Rentals for 1634
      • Meeting Houses in Estate Villages 1701 - 1864
      • Freeholders in 1711
      • The Gamekeepers Index 1711 - 1932
      • Rental Arrears for 1712
      • Alehouse Recognizances 1753
      • Hairpowder Certificates 1796-7

Note: The Hearth Tax for 1674 and the Militia Lists for 1777 are covered in specific villages

There are transcriptions of cases of crime and punishment:

      • Executions
      • Deportations
      • Northampton Assize Sessions
      • Sanctuary Seekers
      • Deserters from the Army & Militia

A Double CD packed with Family & Social History

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The History of Grafton and the Grafton Estate
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