It is interesting to notice that as early as 1694 many names of old
Madeley families occur. Ashwood, Easthope, Brooke, Lloyd, Smytheman,
Bowdler, Glazebrook, Boden, Bartlam, Hodgkiss, occur from 1689 to 1711,
either as proprietors, or collectors of the Poll tax, Land tax, Window
tax, or the tax on Births, &c. The following were holders of the 2073
acres mentioned on p. 58:—
Tenants’ Names. Quantity. Yearly Value.
A. R. P. £ s. d.
Demesne Lands 547 2 39 294 3 2
Mr. Purcell 256 0 11 129 0 1
Mr. Heatherley 149 2 28 87 17 6
Mr. Wm Ashwood 111 9 24 72 11 11
Mr. Twyford 109 1 33 45 9 5
W. Ashwood, Ground 91 1 39 5 2 6
Stanley’s Old Park 76 3 15 24 2 6
land
Fra. Knight’s Ten., 38 0 36 13 14 9
and Old Park Lands
Duddell’s Ten. and 21 2 25 6 13 10
do.
Mrs. Webb 46 3 13 23 7 3
Widdow Cooper 31 2 16 11 18 0
Mrs. Smitheman 38 3 12 22 5 2
Audley Bowdler 118 0 11 54 18 5
Thos. Roberts 7 1 14 4 0 9
Mr. Farmer 112 2 31 46 3 2
Giles Goodman 27 0 13 14 5 2
Eliz. Garbett 10 3 39 6 6 5
Mrs. Evans 7 2 17 5 1 10
Fra. Glazebrooke 9 3 22 6 15 2
Jno. Hutchinson 4 0 16 2 11 10
Hum. Prices 14 0 37 6 14 8
Wid. Turnars 84 3 3 40 15 0
Roger Fosbrooke 54 2 8 28 19 1
Mr. Stanley 92 1 38 36 3 9
Wid. Roberts 36 0 4 20 7 8
Thos. Easthope 11 3 1 3 6 11
Geor. Glasebrache 42 2 11 8 14 1
Total 2073 2 36 £1021 10 0