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    1. [HWK] Tithe deposition - Old Sodbury
    2. anthony sharp
    3. I know it's not Hawkesbury but somebody may have an interest in this. I transcribed it at the PRO Kew but it was so long I couldn't record everything. Carole Piece details for E 134/13GEO1/East6 Tithes - Old Sodbury DEPOSITION 5TH APRIL 13TH YEAR OF REIGN OF GEO. 1727 At Home of Solomon DAVIES, Innholder, The Mitre, Chipping Sodbury Hester ?HATHAWAY of Old Sodbury, widow, 70yrs+ William PARKER, Chipping Sodbury, ?Felt maker, near 80 Mary POWELL, widow Mary PRICHARD, Chipping Sodbury, widow, about 80 - her late father Edward WHITE, died many years ago James STANMORE Old Sodbury, Yeoman, 78 Thomas WATKINS Yate carpenter, 70 James SMART Ann HIGNOLL, wife of Nathaniel HIGNOLL of Old Sodbury, Carpenter, about 60 Nathaniel BENNETT, Chipping Sodbury, Yeoman, near 80 Hannah MILLARE, wife of Benjamin MILLARD of Tormarton, Labourer, 40 years - her late father Thomas WOODWARD was born and bred on Old Sodbury - near 4 score years when he died about 4 years ago at Tormarton John WATTS Old Sodbury Yeoman 72 years and upwards. Sworn and examined, deposeth and saith; To the second and third interregnum saith that he know ?Mr NORTH ? died ?late 6 March of old Sodbury in the pleadings in this case mentioned before .the time he was Vicar there and says he... hath known the parish of Old Sodbury for about 60 years being born in the same and says upwards of 40 years since he rented land in old Sodbury aforesaid of the yearly value of 60 pounds and never heard of any quantity of milk sent forth by the owner or owners of any milk cattle pastured in the said parish as due to the Vicar.. rented land in Old Sodbury and paid Mr North the Vicar forty shillings a year tythe for one part thereof.. Thomas BLANCHETT of Chipping Sodbury, Yeoman, 62 Ursula BENNETT of ?Gittsholm, Wilts, widow, 73 - he father Richard ?BLUNKETT Hester HATH(A)WAY, widow William PARKER Mary POWELL, Westerleigh, widow 77+ Jeremiah NORTH, ?Durham, Glos, yeoman, 51 years Mary PRICHARD widow James STANMORE James SMART Old Sodbury, Yeoman 40+ Edward STEPHENS Esq. Little Sodbury 57+ John OVENS Westerleigh 70 lived with Mary RUSSELL widow Walter ?BURCOMB of Estbury, Gils 60 George WEBB Westerleigh, Yeoman near 80 Jacob ISAAC Chipping Sodbury Husbandman near 55 Nathaniel BENNETT Jane BIGGS Little Sodbury widow 3 score and 15 years Susannah RAGGETT Old Sodbury widow 66 Stephen SIMPSON Chipping Sodbury Gent 26 William WATTS old Sodbury Yeoman 69. Born in Old Sodbury, lived there with father and mother who rented a small ?estate of 19 or 20.? Off one ?Mr WOOD - till he was about 29 years when he left home and went to Cotherington and lived about 19 years & afterwards to Tormarton both neighbouring parishes... he again returned to Old Sodbury and hath heard that his father and mother generally kept 2 + 2 milking cows. He rented an estate at about £90 for 7 years - 20 cows or ? and half as many heifers and his method of payment was grazing. William PHILPOTT of Horton 72+ Joan BISHOP Old Sodbury, widow

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