Barnburgh Tithe Awards for 1839
The following information is transcribed from the copy of the Barnburgh Tithe Awards for 1839 that are held by Doncaster Archive Services. This consists of a very large map of Barnburgh, showing the location of every house, garden and field, each being numbered and then indexed in a hand-written book giving details about each property and its owner or occupier.
Tithes[1]
were a tax of one tenth of the produce of the land, which was originally paid by
the parish for the upkeep of the church and its clergy. This situation was
complicated by the dissolution of religious houses in the sixteenth century.
Many of them had been given the right to collect tithes in particular parishes
by benefactors. The right to collect tithes was then sold off along with the
monastic lands, and passed out of the hands of religious bodies into the
possession of laymen. The tithes of the parish of Doncaster passed into private
hands in this way.
The Tithe Commutation Act of
1836 resolved disputes over the assessment and collection of tithes, often
fuelled by the hostility of Nonconformists to a church tax. This allowed tithes
to be changed into a fixed monetary payment, and involved the making of an award
that identified the landowners and the property that they owned. The majority of
awards were made in the decade after 1836.
I have transcribed here the holdings of every Stables living in Barnburgh at this time, as you will see, our family owned or occupied a significant amount of land around Barnburgh and Harlington, including a Blacksmiths Shop, a Quarry and a Road:
Maps showing the exact locations of all of the properties and fields are available on this web-site.
Landowner:
Charles Eyston Esq.
Occupier:
John Stables Junior
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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23 |
Swainherds Field |
Arable |
9 |
" |
23 |
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2 |
16 |
2 |
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44 |
Priest Croft |
Grass |
“ |
1 |
10 |
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" |
2 |
3 |
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47 |
Homestead Garden Etc |
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“ |
1 |
30 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
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57 |
Garden adjoining Quarry Field |
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“ |
" |
10 |
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" |
" |
3 |
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58 |
Allotment Quarry Field |
Arable |
4 |
1 |
6 |
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1 |
8 |
3 |
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77 |
Quarry Field |
“ |
8 |
" |
" |
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2 |
7 |
" |
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121 |
Thunder Hole Close |
Grass |
2 |
3 |
24 |
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" |
18 |
4 |
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123 |
Cliff Wood Close |
Arable |
10 |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
4 |
2 |
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136 |
St. Helens Field |
“ |
8 |
" |
" |
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2 |
11 |
" |
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411 |
Common Close |
“ |
5 |
1 |
" |
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1 |
6 |
10 |
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412 |
“ |
Grass |
9 |
1 |
" |
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2 |
7 |
5 |
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483 |
West Field |
Arable |
9 |
3 |
11 |
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3 |
7 |
1 |
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68 |
" |
6 |
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20 |
10 |
10 |
A copy of an actual lease agreement between Charles Eyston Esq and John Stables still exists and is held at Barnsley Archives. I have transcribed the lease agreement here.
Landowner:
William Stables Junior
Occupier:
In Hand
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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28 |
Swainherds Field |
Arable |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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2 |
6 |
9 |
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59 |
Quarry Field |
Grass |
4 |
“ |
“ |
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1 |
6 |
4 |
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60 |
do |
Part
Grass Part Arable |
8 |
“ |
32 |
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2 |
12 |
4 |
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104 |
Homestead Buildings |
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“ |
2 |
11 |
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“ |
2 |
8 |
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110 |
Hood Croft |
Grass |
3 |
“ |
“ |
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1 |
“ |
6 |
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156 |
Ludwell Close and |
do |
2 |
“ |
8 |
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“ |
12 |
6 |
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159 |
Ludwell Field |
Arable |
5 |
“ |
“ |
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1 |
11 |
10 |
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160 |
do |
do |
3 |
3 |
20 |
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1 |
3 |
7 |
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160a |
Quarry in do |
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“ |
“ |
35 |
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“ |
“ |
“ |
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161 |
Ludwell Field |
Arable |
3 |
3 |
30 |
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1 |
3 |
“ |
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162 |
do |
do |
3 |
3 |
“ |
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1 |
2 |
10 |
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163 |
Gorber Close |
Grass |
3 |
“ |
33 |
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“ |
17 |
11 |
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167 |
St. Helens Field and |
Arable |
4 |
1 |
6 |
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1 |
5 |
2 |
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177 |
Hobhurst Close and |
do |
2 |
2 |
33 |
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“ |
15 |
10 |
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266 |
Carr Close |
Arable |
3 |
“ |
13 |
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“ |
18 |
1 |
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271 |
Common Close |
do |
4 |
2 |
20 |
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1 |
7 |
" |
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272 |
do |
Grass |
8 |
3 |
22 |
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1 |
12 |
7 |
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271a |
Road |
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“ |
1 |
11 |
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“ |
“ |
9 |
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375 |
Mill Close and Common adjoining |
Grass |
1 |
2 |
18 |
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“ |
9 |
9 |
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70 |
3 |
22 |
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20 |
9 |
5 |
| 432 | Low West Moor Close | Arable | 2 | " | 35 | " | 12 | " | |
| 433 | Top do | Grass | 2 | 2 | 9 | " | 11 | 2 | |
| 467 | Broad Ing | Grass | 1 | 1 | 38 | " | 9 | 10 | |
| 484 | West Field | Arable | 6 | " | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 498 | Brackenvit Close | Arable | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 509 | Bell Close Wood | Wood | 1 | 3 | 34 | " | 1 | " | |
| 88 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 5 | ||||
Landowner:
Townson’s Executors
Occupier:
William Stables Senior
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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72 |
Quarry Field |
Arable |
" |
2 |
25 |
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" |
4 |
10 |
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239 |
Common Close |
Grass |
" |
3 |
20 |
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" |
5 |
4 |
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241 |
Allotment Adjoining |
“ |
" |
" |
11 |
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" |
" |
5 |
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291 |
Common Close |
Arable |
1 |
1 |
10 |
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" |
8 |
8 |
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2 |
3 |
26 |
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25 |
19 |
3 |
Landowner:
Townson’s Executors
Occupier:
William Stables Senior and Rachel Moor
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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334 |
Cottages Yard & Garden |
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" |
1 |
6 |
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" |
1 |
6 |
Landowner:
John Stables Senior
Occupier:
John Stables Junior and others
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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342 |
Homestead and Cottages |
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4 |
1 |
10 |
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1 |
1 |
16 |
Landowner:
John Stables Senior
Occupier:
John Stables Junior
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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292 |
Common Close |
Arable |
2 |
“ |
37 |
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1 |
14 |
8 |
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428 |
Low West Moor Close |
Grass |
1 |
“ |
32 |
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1 |
6 |
6 |
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429 |
Top “ |
“ |
1 |
“ |
14 |
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1 |
5 |
3 |
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466 |
Broad Ing |
“ |
2 |
1 |
35 |
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1 |
16 |
3 |
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477 |
Church Field |
Arable |
7 |
“ |
2 |
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2 |
6 |
2 |
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14 |
1 |
9 |
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4 |
8 |
10 |
Landowner:
John Stables Junior
Occupier:
William Stables Junior
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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295 |
Common Close |
Grass |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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4 |
10 |
4 |
Landowner:
John Stables Junior
Occupier:
Ephraim Sanderson
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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296 |
Common Close |
Grass |
1 |
" |
" |
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" |
8 |
" |
| 297 | Public House Buildings | " | 1 | 30 | " | 1 | 10 | ||
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297 |
Blacksmiths Shop |
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1 |
1 |
30 |
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4 |
1 |
10 |
Landowner:
John Stables Junior
Occupier:
Joseph Tyson
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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297a |
Cottage and Garden |
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" |
" |
10 |
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" |
" |
3 |
Landowner:
The Reverend John Thomas Becker (Glebe)
Occupier:
Isaac Stables
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Size |
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Tithe |
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Plots |
Name |
State
of Cultivation |
a. |
r |
p |
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£ |
s |
d |
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353 |
Garden |
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" |
1 |
" |
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" |
1 |
" |
Summary
At the back of the tithe awards book is a Summary section, listing the names of the landowners in the parish and the names of the people who were occupying their land. I have transcribed here the entries that include the Stableses:
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Landowner |
Occupier |
Quantity |
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Rent
Charge Payable to Rector |
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Charles Eynston |
John Stables Senior |
68 |
2 |
6 |
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20 |
10 |
10 |
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William Stables Junior |
In Hand |
88 |
1 |
9 |
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25 |
10 |
5 |
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John Stables Senior |
John Stables Junior + Others |
4 |
1 |
10 |
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25 |
1 |
6 |
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John Stables Junior |
14 |
1 |
10 |
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4 |
8 |
10 |
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John Stables Junior |
William Stables Junior |
1 |
2 |
10 |
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4 |
10 |
4 |
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Ephraim Sanderson |
1 |
1 |
30 |
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4 |
9 |
10 |
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Joseph Tyson |
1 |
1 |
10 |
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4 |
9 |
3 |
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Townsons Executors |
William Stables Senior |
2 |
3 |
26 |
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4 |
19 |
3 |
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William Stables Senior &
Rachael Moore |
2 |
1 |
6 |
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4 |
1 |
6 |
[1] This description of the Tithe Awards is taken from the Doncaster Government Web-Site.