Evelyn I can't be sure but would suggest "pock" in this sense means a "pocket" of land. Chipperwell is an old brick-making site and is located somewhere along Burnt House Lane (between Shide and Downend). Its given as a location on the Old-Maps site but I cannot actually locate it on the large map. Presumably the amounts were tithes or some similar tax in the 17th C which Widow Smith paid because she owned these properties. Hope that helps Jon Baker -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Evelyn Smith Sent: 16 May 2008 10:43 To: [email protected] Subject: [IoW] FW: Ship Money 1637 Dear Listers, I posted the following a couple of months ago but did not get any interest. I would be grateful if anyone could solve this puzzle for me. I discovered the following clearly written on the Record Office Card Index SMITH, Widow Whippingham Parish For (Shide) Mill & ground 2/4d For a pock called Chipperwell 8d I understand that Ship Money was a tax for warships, but have been unable to discover the meaning of 'pock'? If anyone could tell me the meaning of 'pock' I would be grateful. Thank you, Evelyn ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Evelyn and Jon It looks as though Chipperwell still exists because it is marked on Google Maps... http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=chipperwell&sll=53.800651 ,-4.064941&sspn=10.572813,29.707031&ie=UTF8&ll=50.691287,-1.286656&spn=0.000 692,0.001813&t=h&z=19 Sorry, if you already found this. Kate -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Baker Sent: 16 May 2008 11:20 To: 'Evelyn Smith'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [IoW] FW: Ship Money 1637 Evelyn I can't be sure but would suggest "pock" in this sense means a "pocket" of land. Chipperwell is an old brick-making site and is located somewhere along Burnt House Lane (between Shide and Downend). Its given as a location on the Old-Maps site but I cannot actually locate it on the large map. Presumably the amounts were tithes or some similar tax in the 17th C which Widow Smith paid because she owned these properties. Hope that helps Jon Baker -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Evelyn Smith Sent: 16 May 2008 10:43 To: [email protected] Subject: [IoW] FW: Ship Money 1637 Dear Listers, I posted the following a couple of months ago but did not get any interest. I would be grateful if anyone could solve this puzzle for me. I discovered the following clearly written on the Record Office Card Index SMITH, Widow Whippingham Parish For (Shide) Mill & ground 2/4d For a pock called Chipperwell 8d I understand that Ship Money was a tax for warships, but have been unable to discover the meaning of 'pock'? If anyone could tell me the meaning of 'pock' I would be grateful. Thank you, Evelyn ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message