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Appleby History > Alan Roberts >18th Century Inventories > Part 1

Transcripts of Early 18th Century Inventories

by Alan Roberts

Part 1: Farmers, a Shopkeeper and the Grammar School Master

William Cooper, 1704, husbandman

An Inventory of ye goods, Cattel, Chattels & Personal Estate of William Cooper late of Appleby deaseased, appraised by Joseph Mould
& William Baseley ye 10 of Aprile, 1704 as Followeth:

 

£

s

d

Imprimis Purse & Apparrill

10

0

0

Item goods in ye house, pewter & brass, chairs, Fire Irons, dresser, a clock, a stack

5

0

0

Item In ye dairy & kittchin, potts, kettles, one Copper, Barrills & tubes

4

0

0

Item In ye Chamber over ye house, one bed & Beding, Curtaines,  chairs & table

3

0

0

Item In ye Chamber over ye dairy, 2 beds & beding,
2 bolsters & linnin      }

5

0

0

In ye garretts 2 beds

1

0

0

Item 7 Mares, one Colt, 2 foales,

30

0

0

9 Cows, 4 heffers & 4 calves,

20

0

0

100 sheep

24

0

0

Corn thrashed & unthrashed

20

0

0

Peas do.

10

0

0

Wagons, carts, plough harrows & gears

3

0

0

A sow & piggs 

1

0

0

Mannor in ye yard

16

0

0

Oats prepared

10

0

0

things unseen

1

0

0

Money at interest in ye whole upon bond in severall places

360

0

0

 




 

£545

0

0

Signed by ye above named Joseph Mould
& William Baseley in ye presence of Francis Boolan
Samuel Heawood, Joseph Mould




John Stretton, 1713, husbandman

A True & perfect Inventory of all the Goods & Chattells of John Stretton of Great Appleby in the County of Leicester (or Darby), Husbandman Lately deceased, taken and Appraised the Seventeenth day of July Anno Domini 1713 by Thomas Ball & William Cooper in manner & form following

 

£

s

d

Imprimis The Testators Apparell & Money in his Purse

1

10

0

Item Ten Cows & a Bull, one Heifer, 2 Yearling Calves,
3 Calfs at the Stake

40

0

0

Item Three score & fourteen sheep & Twenty Eight Lambs

14

10

0

Item Three Ton of Wooll  

2

10

0

Item Two Barren Mares & Two Mares & foles

20

0

0

Item A Waggon, Two Carts, one Plow & Harrow

9

10

0

Item Four Paire of Iron Geares with the Collars & Hoams, Cart Saddle & Passoch bond

2

0

0

Item Corn in the House 

2

0

0

Item Old Peass & Old Hay

5

0

0

Item The Cheese

10

0

0

Item Wheat on the Ground 12 pound, Barley on the Ground 15 pound

27

0

0

Item Peas & Oats on the Ground

12

0

0

Item Twenty Floaks

 

10

0

Item Muck & Mudge

 

10

0

Item Four Feather Beds with the furniture belonging  to them

10

0

0

Item Two Flock Beds with the furniture

10

0

0

Item Sheets & other Linnen

2

0

0

Item Mault

1

10

0

Item Brass & Pewter

4

10

0

Item Three Bacon Flitches

1

10

0

Item Four Swine

2

15

0

Item Two Round Tables, a Long Table & a Chest of Drawers

2

0

0

Item A Chest & Looking Glass

 

10

0

Item Tubs, Barrells, Pails, Churns, Dishes & Spoons, Trenchers, Landirons, a Grate & links, Bags, Kneading Trough & other Lumber

2

0

0

 




The whole Sum

£174

5

0

 




John Smith, 1714, husbandman

A true & perfect Inventory & Accompt of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Credits & Personal Estate of John Smith late of Great Appleby in the county of Derby, husbandman................taken this 22d December, 1714:

 

£

s

d

Imprimis Purse, Wearing apparell

15

0

0

In the Great Parlour 1 Bed, Bestead & Bedding, Swing Table, Chests, 2 coffers & a Box, 1 form & Old Trunk, 1 Pair of Sheets & Pillow Bears, 4 Napkins & 2 Table Clothes

3

14

0

In the Dwelling House, 1 Cupboard, 2 Tables, 4 Chairs, one warming pan, 6 pewter dishes, & Pottingers, 1 Tankard,Great Spinning Wheel, Andiron, a skimmer, 2 Beef Forks,Poker & Tongs, 2 Candlesticks, 1 Drying spoon & pestle & Potthooks, a Bacon Batch, a pair of Bellows, a long Bench

1

14

6

In the Old Parlour 1 Bed, a Wheel & a Reel & Paols, a little Barrel, 1 Bridle

 

9

0

In the Chamber over the Parlour 1 Hamper with Malts 2 Scythes & a Wheel 

1

14

0

In the Chamber over the House, 2 Boards & Cheese Press & Cheeses 

1

18

0

In the Little Parlour, Stock & Bedding & Bedstead

 

15

0

In the Back Kitchen, kneading Trough, a pair of Potthooks, a cheese press, 2 old Tubs, 1 Bowl & Churn, 2 Pottagers, 5 Brass Kettles, 1 Pail, earthen pestell & Lumber    

2

10

0

In the Chamber over the Kitchen, 2 Beds, 1 quarter of Peas, a Bushel of Wheat 

1

18

0

1 Barrel

 

2

0

In the Drink House, Barrels & Bottles, 4 Hoggs......

 

4

6

Stone Troughs

 

2

4

In the Kiln House, Drinks

 

10

0

In the Stable 4 Mares, 1 Yearling & Gearing

19

6

0

In the Cow House, 4 Cow

9

0

0

In the Hay Barn, Hay

7

0

0

In the Corn Barn, Wheat unthreshed

4

0

0

Corn upon ye Ground

 

15

0

In the Corn Barn, Battins? 

4

0

0

Corn unthreshed 

7

0

0

Barley unthrashed 

2

0

0

A Pail, Bags, 6 forks, two Ladders & 3 sieves

 

12

0

Barley Straw

 

6

0

A Waggon, 2 Carts, a Plough & an harrow

5

10

0

7 Colts & 2 calves?

21

0

0

Wheat

1

0

0

Hay & Sloe Pig

2

17

8

Hens & Cocks

 

5

0

Lumber, things omitted & unseen

 

2

6

 




 

£103

15

4

Appraized by Us Whose Names are hereunder:
Hugh Stanton Mathew White




George Lakin ( senior), 1715,  husbandman

A true and Exact Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Cattle and Chattles being the personal Estate of George Lakin Senior of Great Appleby in the County of Derby, lately Deceased, taken and Appraised by all whose Names are underwritten on the 4th day of Aprill in the year of our Lord 1715:

 

£

s

d

Imprimis His Purse and Wearing Apparell

 

5

0

Item In the best Parlour one Table & a Chest

 

5

0

Item In the Second best Parlour one cupboard two, beds & a Coffer

1

15

0

Item In the House one Long Table, 3 Pewter Dishes, two brass Kettles, one Porridge Pot & 5 stools

1

2

0

Item In the Kitchin 4 Peals & one litele Tub 

 

2

6

Item for two Sieves

 

 

6

Item In the Stable 4 Mares & their Gearing 

12

1

0

Item In the Yard one Pigg

 

10

0

Item In the Colthouse two Colts

4

10

0

Item For five Cows

14

0

0

Item For two Heifers & two calves 

4

0

0

Item In the Corn Barn wheat Unthrashed

3

10

0

Item For Hay

 

5

0

Item for 1 Old Waggon, 2 Old Carts, an harrow & Plough

5

10

0

Item For four Young Calves

1

0

0

Item For the Crop on the Ground

22

10

0

Item for things omitted and Unseen

 

2

0

 




Sum Total

£71

12

0

Hugh Stanton
Thomas Heifeild

 



Debts that appear to the value of

£46

4

0

Thomas Foster, 1720, husbandman

A True & Perfect Inventory & Appraizement Indented of all & Singular the Goods, Cattle, Chattles and Creditts of Thomas Foster late of Snareston Hill in the Parish of Appleby & County of Leicester, Husbandman deceased who departed this life the Thirty First day off March in the sixth year of the Raign of our most gracious Sovraign Lord George by the grace of God of Great Brittain, France & Ireland King, defender of the Faith &c. Anno Domini 1720 Viewed, Vallued & Appraized by William Biddle of Snareston in the County of Leicester, Yeoman & William Spare of Neather Seal in the County of Leicester aforesaid Yeoman, the 15th day of Aprill in the Year of Our Lord 1720 as followeth:

 

£

s

d

Imprimis Purse & Apparell

1

0

0

Fourteen Cows 

35

0

0

Three two year old Heifers  

3

10

0

Four Yearling Calves

2

10

0

Three Ewes and Lambs 

1

0

0

Three & twenty sheep & some Lambs

2

10

0

Three Mares

6

0

0

One Filley  

3

0

0

Two Yearling Foles 

2

10

0

 A Sow & Six Piggs

1

7

6

Three Weaning Calves

1

4

0

Hay in the Barn 

1

10

0

Wheat in the Straw & Thrashed 

2

9

4

A Quarter of Malt   

1

12

0

Six hundred and an half of Cheese

7

5

0

Two Carts and a Wagon

3

0

0

Two plows & an Harrow

 

15

0

Five pair of Geese with Backbands and Belly Bands

 

16

0

Four Collars and Haines, Cart Saddle & Chill Hanks  

 

10

0

Wheat Growing on the Ground

2

10

0

Barley on the Ground       

4

10

0

Pease & Oats on the Ground 

2

10

0

In the Parlour

 

 

 

A Fether bed, Bedstead, Curtains and Valences, Blankets & Rugg, a long Table and two forms, a Little Table, seven chairs, A Round Table, a looking Glass & clock, an hanging press            

4

10

0

In the Chamber over the Kitchen

 

 

 

A Fether bed & a Flock bed, Two bedsteds & Blanketts, two pair of sheets, a Chest of Drawers, A Desk, three old chairs 

2

10

0

An Ax, an handsaw & four planes 

 

5

0

In the House

1

0

0

Two large Kettles

 

10

0

Three little Kettles  

 

10

0

An Old Brass pan 

 

10

0

Three pewter dishes & a Dozen & two plates

 

8

0

Two Brass potts 

 

8

0

Two Tables & a form & Chairs 

 

10

0

A screen, a Dresser, a Glass case and a spice Cupboard
An Andiron and Creepens, pot hooks and Rack,
A frying pan, a Driping pan & warming pan & Irons in the Chimney                     } 

 

12

0

Bacon in the Crath and a Spitt 

 

10

0

In the Buttery

 

 

 

Three Barrells, a Cheesepress & a Kneading Tub

 

6

0

Two Tubs, Two Kimnels, a Churn, three pails, three gowns

 

10

0

Five Chestends, Two Little Wheels and a Long Wheel

 

4

0

An Old Malt Mill in the Yard  

 

3

0

The Muck & Poultrey in the Yard 

1

0

0

Three Ladders 

 

3

0

Some Carpentary Tools 

 

10

0

A Roll & Buckett

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

Debts Separate 

90

0

0

Lumber and other things of Little Vallue and overlooked

 

10

0

 




Total

£192

0

10

Viewed, vallued & appraized by us the day
And year above written:

William Biddle
William Spare




James How, 1721, husbandman and shopkeeper

An Inventory of the Goods, Cattle, Chattles, Debts and Credits and Personal Estate of James How late of Great Appleby in the County of Derby Ye 20th Day of July 1721 by us whose names are underwritten as followeth-

 

£

s

d

Imprimis His Purse & Wearing Apparell

1

0

0

Item in Crosswell Field, four lands of Winter corn & two lands of Barley 

5

10

0

In Dingle Field, four lands of Peas & oats

1

10

0

Grass in the Broad Meadow Close

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

Item in the yard one horse

3

10

0

Three kyne & one calfe 

9

0

0

One Pigg

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

Item In the barn Hay 

2

0

0

One Cart, Cart Tasle......with one 4th of Iron Geares and Haines   

1

0

0

A plow with the appurenances 7s 6d, a spade & muck fork and ladders, 1s 6d 

 

9

0

One cutting knife & .........   

 

2

0

Muck sold to Huskisson  

2

5

0

 

 

 

 

Item In the house 32 pounds of pewter at 9d a pound

1

4

0

Two kettles & two potts  

 

16

0

One pott, mettle & brass ladle  

 

7

6

Two Tables, one Dresser, six chairs & 1 Russet stoole

 

14

0

One warming pan

 

2

0

And Iron & Creepers, one Iron before the fire, potthooks,five candlesticks, one Chafing Dish, Bellows and frying pan

 

11

0

One smootheing Iron & one Lad Iron

 

1

6

 

 

 

 

In the Kitchen one cheese press, two.......one skimmel,Three pails.........  

 

8

0

One Copper

 

8

0

Boales and trenchers

 

7

0

 

 

 

 

Item In the Cellar eight barrels & one Peale

 

12

0

 

 

 

 

In the pantry shelves, Dressers & earthern potts 

 

8

0

 

 

 

 

In the Parlours three coffers, three chaires 

 

6

6

One pair of Half leaded bedsteads, one tresle bed,

two blanketts & curtains  

1

0

0

One other pair of bedsteads, one flock bed, two blankets

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

Item In the Chamber over the Parlour

 

 

 

six black back chairs 

 

6

0

Two Chests

 

10

0

One Bed Curtains, Bedstead blanketts & one Glass

4

0

0

 

 

 

 

In the Chamber over the House

 

 

 

one bed, bedsteads and blanketts 

 

10

0

One halfe strike & Sieve

 

2

0

One barrel & three strike of Peas 

 

7

0

Thirty three Cheeses

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

Item In the Working Shop & Chamber over it

 

 

 

28 pounds of best tobaccoa

1

12

6

Ordinary tobaccoa 63  

3

3

0

Teas: 28 pound at 6d -  ½ pound 

1

11

5

Candles: 48 pound at 4d pound 

 

12

8

Eight Heckles 

4

10

0

Hemp 13 stone ½ at 3s 9d a stone

2

10

7

Mortar & hampners

 

2

6

One bale of [hay]

 

1

0

Flax 4 stone

1

3

0

Hurds: 2 pounds

 

16

0

Five hundreds of Raggs

1

0

0

25 pounds of Hair 

 

7

0

Saddle & severall other odd things there

 

10

0

Churning Cards 58 pounds

 

8

6

 

 

 

 

Item In the Shop, Neere two pounds of Hopps

1

10

0

One hundred [weight] of Suggar

2

11

6

100 Weight of Fatty Lard 

 

4

0

24 pounds of Suggar

 

10

6

Pitch

 

3

0

Rush    

 

 

6

Tarr & Oyle 

 

2

0

Roape 

 

1

0

Treackle

 

8

0

White Pepper & Brown

 

1

0

Pound of Inkle ???

 

2

0

Pepper

 

2

0

Mohair

 

6

0

Starch, Currants, Raisins & Suggars 

 

7

0

Thrid & Inkle 

 

15

6

Hair & Thrid Buttons

 

5

0

Rest of Boxes & with 16 in them

 

10

0

Soaps  

 

4

0

Tenn Girths

 

1

8

Ladders & Locks

 

3

0

Whipcord, Buckles, Pinns & Laces

 

5

0

Pipps

 

3

0

Buttons, canvas & Tammy 

 

10

0

Flannell

 

5

0

Nails & Boxes

 

9

0

Counters, Coffers & shelves 

 

12

0

Old Iron & Resin 

 

3

0

Three pair of small scales

 

6

0

Great Ream & Scales 

 

7

0

Seven Lead weights 2 pounds 

 

7

0

Small Reals, weights 

 

1

6

Two casks of strong waters

40

10

0

 

 

 

 

Item In the Garden 14 hives of bees

2

10

0

 

 

 

 

In the shop at Norton flax, hemp 

17

1

0

Patterns & Wood & Pitch & Oyle

 

3

0

Tobaccoa & boxes, 1 Chest & Boxes

 

10

0

Soaps & starch

 

10

0

Mohar, silks & thrid  

 

18

0

Inkle, laces & buttons

 

8

0

Candle Sugar, Raisins & Currants  

 

8

2

Malte, good and bad, seeds & Binns

 

3

0

Stock Nails, Boxes & pipes

 

6

0

Rest of ropes, shelves & Counters 

1

0

0

7 Brass weights, 3 Lead Ditto, 2 Beams scales & Roapes

 

3

6

 

 

 

 

Book debts in toto good & bad 

19

0

2

 

 

 

 

 




Totall

£99

12

2

sum
Appraisers: M. White Sen., Henry Taft

Witness to the Signing of both
the Appraisers: Jn White Jun. Jos: Drath




Mary Veale, 1724, widow (?)

An Inventory of the Goods, Chattles & Personal Estate of Mary Veal late of Great Appleby in the County of Derby, found & appraised this Twentieth day of September 1724 by us whose names are below written as followeth:

 

£

s

d

Imprimis Her purse & wearing apparell

31

0

0

Item In the house one Brass pan 

1

0

0

Three Kettles, two pottage potts

 

9

0

Two feather Beds, Boulsters, Pillows .....

 

15

0

Four Coffers, Blendcorne, 2 Boxes 

 

6

0

One frying pan, board box & pott hookes

 

2

0

Reaping stock, 1 pair of Cards & Kneading Tub 

 

1

6

One Shawll, Lanthorne & Table 

 

3

0

Rakes, forke &c.

 

 

6

Old Petcher & Old Iron  

 

5

6

Bed Steads 

 

 

6

Coals, Gobs & Boards about the Shed 

 

2

0

Wheeles 

 

1

0

 




Total

£34

6

0

Signed in the presence of Thomas Sheldon

M: White Jn.
Richard Wathew ý Appraisers

 



Thomas Parker, 1724, retired yeoman

An Inventory of the goods and Household Stuffe of Thomas Parker Sen. of Great Appleby in the County of Leicester, Yeoman deceased, Apprized by Thomas Elton and William Cooper the second day of April, Anno Domini 1724 as followeth (that is to say)

 

£

s

d

Imprimis his wareing clothes & money in his purse 

3

1

0

In the Parlour

 

 

 

One bead and beading belonging to it, one chest and one cheare

2

3

0

In the other Parlour

 

 

 

One bead and beading belonging to it, one coffer -

1

10

0

 

 

 

 

Goods in the House Appraized all att 

2

10

0

For malt in the Chamber    

1

0

0

For two small flicks of bacon

 

16

0

For wheat in the Barne

4

0

0

For Manure in the yard  

 

10

0

For two Small Cows  

5

0

0

 




Total

£20

10

0

Thomas Elton
William Cooper      ý    Appraizers

 



John Wathew, 1724, retired yeoman or blacksmith

An Inventory of the Goods, Cattle Chattles & Personal Estate of John Wathew late of Great Appleby in the County of Derby, Deceased & appraised this nineteenth Day of October one Thousand Seven hundred & twenty four by us whose names are underwritten as followeth:

 

£

s

d

Imprimis His Purse & Wearing Apparrell

1

0

0

Item In the house six pewter Dishes, six Plates

 

15

0

Two Tables, two Forms, one Dresser & Skreen  

 

12

0

Two Buffett Stools, one Lanthorn  & Potts

 

2

6

 

 

 

 

Item in the Parlor & other Chamber three bedds

 

 

 

Bedding & Linnens & belonging thereunto

 

4

0

Two Coffers & one Chest 

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

Item    Corn in the Barn  

2

0

0

 




 

£20

10

0

Signed in the presence of
Mathew White    Thomas Taverner:    Appraisers

 



George Wayte, 1725, Gentleman and schoolmaster

A true & perfect Inventory of all & Singular the Goods, Cattle, Chattels of George Wayt, late of Appleby in the County of Leicester, Gentleman deceased, taken, valued and Appraised by us whose names are hereunto subscribed, the first day of July Anno Domini 1725:

 

£

s

d

Imprimis Purse and apparel 

5

0

0

In the 1st Chamber over School

 

 

 

1 Bathe, 1 Bed, 4 Blanketts, 1 boulster and 1 pillow,1 Close Stool, three chairs a Window Curtaine and some small pictures      }

2

14

0

In the East Chamber over the School 

 

 

 

1 Bedstead & Curtains and 1 Table

 

5

0

In the Study

 

 

 

Books and Papers

20

0

0

In the Space over the School

 

 

 

2 Malt Coffers, 20 Strike of Malt, 1 Malt Mill &  Malt Tubb,1 Berril

4

0

0

In the Chamber next the Space

 

 

 

1 Kneading Trough, 1Tubb, Bacon Flitch and other Lumber

 

18

0

In the Top Chamber

 

 

 

1 Feather Bed, 1 Flock Bed, 8 Blanketts, 2 Boulsters, 2 pillows, 1 Table, 1 Coffer and 10 Chairs  

3

10

0

In the Chamber against  the Bays

 

 

 

2 Tumblers, 4 Spinning Wheeles, a Berrill, 3 strike of Wheat & other Lumber   

 

14

0

In the Chamber over the Parlor

 

 

 

1 Feather Bed, 1 Flock Bed, 1 Chest of Drawers
6 Blanketts, 3 Boulsters & pillows, 1 Rugg
8 Pails and 1 Coffer 

3

10

0

In the Space at the Stair Head

 

 

 

1 Coffer, 1Tubb & 1 Stand for a Book 

 

6

0

In the Boarded Chamber

 

 

 

1 Feather Bed, 1 Flock Bed, 2 Boulsters
2 pillows, 1 Rug, 1 Chest of Drawers, 1 Tub, 1 stand
12 Chairs, Grate & Press

3

5

0

In the Parlor

 

 

 

1 Stool, 3 Tables, 15 Chairs, a Grate, a Press

3

0

1

In the Kitchen

 

 

 

1 fork, 1 Andiron, 2 pair of tongs, 2 fire shovels, 4 Spitts,2 Dairying pans, 13 Pewter Dishes, 2 Dozen & a [half] of plates, 3 pottage potts, 3 Kettles, 21 Sawsers, 1 Frying pan, 1 warming pan, 1 pair of bowls,1 pair of scales, 1 Skreen, 2 tables, 1 stand, hanging cheeses, 3 Forms, 6 Chairs and other kitchen materials

7

13

0

In the Lower Kitchen

 

 

 

Boxes & Brewing Tubbs & other Utensils 

3

10

0

In the Beer Cellar

 

 

 

4 Barrels, 1 Peal, 1 Bench Table  

 

12

0

In the Ale Cellar & Vault

 

 

 

12 Barrels, 1 Poundering Tub, 2 Benches, 8 Dozen bottles, Shelves and Lumber                                   } 

3

0

0

1 Bed & Table Linnen      

2

10

0

1 Tankard and porringer, 2 Salts, 1 spoon 

5

0

0

 

 

 

 

Hay in the Hayloft 

1

3

4

 

 

 

 

In the Yard

 

 

 

1 Cow and Calf & 1 Stone Trough  

3

18

0

 




 

£74

8

4

Nathaniel Stretton
William Cooper
Apraiseres




Part 2: A poor labourer and a cow called Young Jerimmy

© Transcribed by Alan Roberts, 2002

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