Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire, (1 Acre & Above) and Living ‘Locally’: 1873
It should be noted that due to the difficulties involved in this task at that time, the returns could not be wholly verified.
Name of Owner |
Address of Owner |
Extent of Land (Acre, Rood, Perch) |
Gross Estimated Rental |
|
Achgelis, H.W |
Whatcroft Hall |
14a. 0r. 12p. |
£38 |
|
Anderson, Arthur |
Marston |
8a. 3r. 30p. |
£51. 15s. |
|
Antrobus, Edward |
Allostock |
196a. 1r. 31p. |
£452. 15s |
|
Armstrong, John K. |
Winsford |
418a. 0r. 24p. |
£1,000. 2s. |
|
Armstrong, William |
Winsford |
92a. 3r. 7p. |
£112. 11s. |
|
Arnold, George |
Hartford |
4a. 0r. 11p. |
£42 |
|
Artingstall, S. |
Cuddington |
1a. 0r. 3p. |
£11. 10s. |
|
Ashbrook, John |
Weaverham |
1a. 1r. 16p. |
£23. 5s. |
|
Ashcroft, Thomas |
Davenham |
16a. 0r. 0p. |
£38 |
|
Ashcroft, Thomas B. |
Leftwich |
1a. 2r. 35p. |
£20 |
|
Atherton, Ralph |
Wharton |
1a. 0r. 29p. |
£29 |
|
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|
Bagaley, John |
Hulse |
66a. 3r. 18p. |
£139 |
|
Bagaley, Thomas |
Comberbach |
48a. 1r. 25p. |
£92 |
|
Baguley, Thomas |
Comberbach |
21a. 0r. 35p. |
£52 |
|
Bailey, Henry |
Weaverham Mill |
2a. 3r. 30p. |
£30 |
|
Bankes, John Percy |
Little Leigh |
103a. 3r. 36p. |
£328. 10s. |
|
Acton |
67a. 3r. 38p. |
£155 |
|
|
Banks, Mary |
Post Office, Northwich |
5a. 2r. 0p. |
£35 |
|
Barber, James |
Little Leigh |
3a. 25r. |
£6 |
|
Barber, John |
Ashton-by-Budworth |
3a. 2r. 31p. |
£12 |
|
Barber, John & Stelfox, James |
Ashton-by-Budworth |
1a. 3r. 12p. |
£25 |
|
Barber, Mary |
Wincham, Northwich |
10a. 2r. 1p. |
£60 |
|
Barber, P. |
Aston-by-Budworth |
28a. 3r. 20p. |
£65 |
|
Barker, Emma |
Middlewich |
1a. 3r. 9p. |
£34. 8s. |
|
Barker, Margaret |
Brereton Green, Middlewich |
2a. 0r. 12p. |
£6 |
|
Barlow, Thos. & John |
Northwich |
15a. 1r. 4p. |
£60 |
|
Barnshaw, Robert |
Acton |
10a. 1r. 34p. |
£30 |
|
Barry, Arthur H., Smith- |
Marbury Hall, Northwich |
3,124a. 0r. 36p. |
£6,910. 13s. |
|
Beckett, John |
Over |
1a. 1r. 22p. |
£13. 12s. |
|
Beckett,Richard |
Hartford, Northwich |
13a. 3r. 3p. |
£160 |
|
Beech, James |
Middlewich |
1a. |
£11 |
|
Davenham |
11a. 1r. 7p. |
£155 |
|
|
Berry, Edward |
Antrobus, Northwich |
25a. 0r. 15p. |
£75. 8s. |
|
Berry, Edward |
Shurlach |
5a. 3r. 14p. |
£26 |
|
Birtwistle, Samuel |
Gorstage, Weaverham |
1a. 0r. 5p. |
£14. 10s. |
|
Bolshaw, John |
Wincle |
27a. 2r. 25p. |
£21. 10s. |
|
Bolshaw, Josh. |
Wincham |
11a. 0r. 23p. |
£30 |
|
Bostock, James |
Wincle |
47a. 2r. 34p. |
£79 |
|
Bowers, Henry |
Acton |
4a. 0r. 30p. |
£24. 10s. |
|
Bowers, John |
Acton Bridge |
3a. 0r. 29p. |
£6 |
|
Bracegirdle, Mathew |
Over |
2a. 0r. 23p. |
£28. 3s. |
|
Brassey, Mary |
Leftwich, Northwich |
234a. 3r. 28p. |
£481. 7s. |
|
Bratt, Henry |
Northwich |
1a. 0r. 31p. |
£54. 18s. |
|
Brereton & Cowap |
Little Leigh |
2a. |
£20 |
|
Brocklehurst, Marion |
Wincle |
27a. 3r. 33p. |
£65 |
|
Burgess, Benjamin |
Weaverham |
2a. |
£10 |
|
Burgess, John |
Northwich |
5a. 2r. 37p. |
£19 |
|
Burgess, Mrs. |
Weaverham |
9a. 0r. 23p. |
£181. 5s. |
|
Burgess, William |
Antrobus, Northwich |
3a. 0r. 25p. |
£3. 15s. |
|
Burston, John |
Over |
6a. |
£92 |
|
Burton, James |
Acton, Northwich |
43a. 3r. 18p. |
£108 |
|
Butler, D. |
Over |
1a. 1r. 36p. |
£22. 10s. |
acre=4,840 square yards (0.405 hectare).
From Old English (denoting the ammount of land a yoke of oxen could plough in a
day),
of German origin; related to Dutch akker and German Acker
'field',
from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit ajra 'field',
Latin ager, and Greek agros.
rood= a quarter of an acre
(40 square perches, aprox. 0.1012 hectare).
Old English rod, related to Dutch roede
and German Rute 'rod'.
perch= a quarter of a chain or 5 1/2 yards (aprox. 5.029metres). Also
called Pole, Rod.