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Poll Tax 1332

Roger de Culy

6s.

Richard Gynard

2s.

John Payn

12d.

Alice Kysse

12d.

Thomas Ficheleye

2s.

John Ficheleye

2s.

William Bate

2s.

John atte Townshende

2s.

Richard de Shengton

3s.

John Kysse

12d.

John Bate

12d

TOTAL 23s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poll Tax 1377

(Read across Table)

Richard. Carpenter

Robert Robert

William Prest

Roger Strangulforth

John Lysse

Richard Yve

Mariota his daughter

Thomas Robert

William his servant

John Swan

John Reve

Matilda Bate

Thomas Matilda’s son

Richard, servant of Matilda

William Halum

John, his son

Agnes, his daughter

Saunder Taylor

William Wade

Agnes Kyng

Joan, her daughter

Rose Wade

Joan Dykon

Hugh her son

William Prest

John, his son

William Rokyngham

John Agas.

 

 

 TOTAL 12s (4d per person)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lay Subsidy 1571

Name How Assessed Value Tax Paid

Nicholas Foxe

in lands

£10

26s. 8d

Humphrey Farmer

in goods

£5

8s. 4d

Richard Coke

in goods  

£5

8s. 4d.

Thomas Weston

in goods

£4

6s 8d.

Thomas Herve

in goods

£4

6s. 8d

William Balle

in goods

£5

8s. 4d.

Robert Gayhard

in lands

£2

5s. 4d.

Elisabeth Farmer

in lands

£2

5s. 4d.

TOTAL £3 15s 8d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lay Subsidy 1664. (Hearth Tax)

John Farmer 3 Thomas Wright 1 
John Brookes 2 William Vincent 1
John Bull 1 John Cooper 1
Thomas Poolings Now Thomas Walmes 1 John Cheshire Thomas Coulson Jnr now tenant 1
Nathaniel Heeles 3 Nicholas Carver 1
 Nicholas Barber 2 Thomas Colson snr 1
Richard  Farmer 5 John Bonhall John Boonham Tenant 1
Samuel Smith 1 Richard Ball 5
Nicholas Barber now Anne Cook 1 Ann Smith Widow  2
William Penford 5 Thomas  Richardson 5
Thomas B????ly now Ann Cheshire   Thomas Coulson jnr (Richard Farmer owner) 1 uninhabited
Thomas Ball 1 Francis Carver 1
John Referne 1 John Richard 1
William Farmer 4 William Draper 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lay Subsidy 1666. (Hearth Tax)

(NB No Paupers of exempt households listed)

Mr. John Farmer 5 Thomas Wright 1 
John Brookes 1 William Vincent 1
Nathaniel Hill, Junr. — John Cooper 1
Thomas Walmes 1 Nathaniel Heeles 3
Robert Lane 1 (empty) Nicholas Smith 1
 Nicholas Barber 1 Thomas Colson 1
John Farmer, Senr. 3 John Burnam 1
Samuel Smith 1 John Ball 5
Anne Cook 2 Anne Smith 2
William Penford 5 Thomas  Richardson 4
William Farmer 3 William Draper 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inquisition Post Mortems of the Farmer Family

Inquisition p.m. Bartholomew Farmer. Series ii, 426/89.
Taken at Hinckley on 18 Oct., 1 Charles 1, 1625.

The jury say that lie was seised in fee of a messuage and 2 closes of pasture and 2 1/2 virgates of land in Ratcliff Culey, and of another messuage 4 other closes and 4 other virgates of land in Ratcliffe Culey, formerly in the occupation of John Pulteney esq. And of another messuage 2 crofts and 3 other virgates of land in Ratcliffe Culey, called Atherston lands or Ludfords lands, formerley in the occupation of William Gretton esq., and of another croft and 9 selions of land in Ratcliffe Culey. And of another messuage, 3 crofts and 4 other virgates of land in Ratcliffe Culey, and of a meadow called Gose meadow and a pond called Hickpoole in Shepey parva, which messuage and 4 virgates were in the occupation of Robert Parre, esq., and formerley were parcel of the possessions of the abbey of Merevale. And of another messuage and 4 1/2 virgates of land in Ratcliffe Culey, bought from John Perkins, esq. And of another virgate of land in Ratcliffe Culey called Bock­land. And of another messuage and 4 other virgates in Shepey parva, late in the tenure of Edward Mauley. And of another messuage and 2 other virgates in Shepey parva called Clarke’s farm. And of a capital messuage and a piece of pasture called Shortheath,, and of a wood called Wadlands in Over Sheile.

And of 2s. rent issuing from certain lands of ??? Heathcott in Over Sheile. And of the advowson of Nether Sheile church, and a cottage in Appleby in the occupation of Daniel Foster and Samuel Foster, and a messuage and 8 virgates of land in Atterton a close of pasture and 3 closes of meadow in Wyken called Spicelev or Pitchley field. And, so seised, on 17 June, 1613, Bartholomew Farmer by his deed, settled to trustees part of the above on himself and Ursula, his wife, for lives, then to the use of John Farmer, son of Bartholomew and his male issue ; certain lands called spiceley to the use of the said John Farmer, his son, and Mary, his wife, and their joint male issue. Bartholomew Farmer died on 23 Dec. last at Ratcliffe Culey. John Farmer is his son and heir and 34 years old and more. Ursula survives at Ratcliffe Culey. Most of the lands in Ratcliffe Culey were held of George Foxe, as of his manor of Ratcliffe Culey, formerly " Purfrey’s manor,” by fealty, in free and common socage, and worth 20s. Other lands in Ratcliffe Culev were held of the king, as of his manor of East Greenwich, in free socage and worth 10s. The lands in Shepey parva were held of the king by knight service, and worth 40s. Bartholomew Farmer enfeoffed Edward Farmer, his second son, of Clarke’s farm.

 Inquisition p.m. William Farmer. Series ii, 497 / 147
Taken at Leicester on 18 April, 9 Charles 1, 1633.

The jury say that he was seised in fee of 2 messuages, a toft or croft and 5 virgates of land, meadow and pasture in Rat­cliffe Culey, and of a cottage and a close called “ le Plashe “ in Stoke Golding. And of a moiety of 3 virgates of land, meadow and pasture in Atterton, in the parish of Witherley, and a croft containing one rood in Atterton. William Famer died on 6 August last at Ratcliffe Culey. John Farmer is his son and heir and 30 years old and more. The lands in Ratcliffe Culey were held of George Fox, gent., as of his manor of Ratcliffe Culey, in free and common socage, and. a rent of a lb. of cummin, and worth 20s. The close in Stoke Golding is parcel of the manor of Stoke Golding, and held of William Wollaston  esq., as of his manor of Upton, in free and common socage by suit of court and a rent of 10s. yearly, and worth 5s. The lands in Atterton were held of the king, as of the honor of Leicester, in free socage, by suit of court and a rent of 3s. 4d., and worth 2s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor Law Records

Ratcliffe Culey is lucky in having a good set of surviving poor law records deposited in the Leicestershire County Records office. They comprise of :-

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Bastardy Orders and Warrants

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Settlement Examinations

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Settlement Certificates

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Removal Orders

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Apprentice Indentures

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Pauper's Inventories

As many of these records are interrelated I have found it useful to provide a combined index to access the files. Please note that if anyone you are researching appears on the Examination file then it would be interesting to access the original as I have only extracted the bare minimum from these examinations. The originals in many cases contain a work history from the time the person left home. The is also deposited a contemporary Parish Relief Account book. This gives a fascinating insight into the way Ratcliffe Culey looked after it's inhabitants if they fell on hard times.

Click here to access the index.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voters List 1868 - 69

Voters in Respect of Property  Ratcliffe Culey 1868-69
Name of Voter Place of Abode Nature of Qualification Identification of Qualifying Property.

Angrave, Denis

Ratcliffe Culey

House and land as occupier

The Gate public house and land

Bacon, Samuel

Ratcliffe Culey

House and land as occupier

On the Sibson road

Bacon, Samuel jun.

Ratcliffe Culey

House and land as occupier

Sibson road

Biddle, Thomas

Green lane, Small Heath near Birmingham

Freehold house and land

Sampson Choyce, baker, tenant [to vote at Leicester]

Bishop, William

Atherstone

Freehold land

Church Croft

Eaton, Edward

Ratcliffe Culey

House and land as occupier

In the village and on the Sibson road

Eaton, Joseph

Ratcliffe Culey

House and land as occupier

On the Sibson road

Eaton, John

Ratcliffe Culey

Freehold house and land

Self’

Finch, Charles Wynne

Volas Hall, near Llanwrst. North Wales

Freehold houses and land

Messrs. E. and J. Eaton

Fox, William

Atherstone

Freehold houses

William Orton and others

Haddon, William

Merevale

Freehold houses and land

Richard Coles and others

Hopley, John

Ratcliffe Culey

House and land as occupier

On the Sibson road

Hough, John

Market Bosworth

Freehold houses

Sharp and Tonks

 

 

 

 

Ley, Edward

153 Walworth Road, London

Share of freehold houses and land

William Stafford and others

Ley, Edward

11 Saville road, Walworth Road, London

Share of freehold houses and land

\William Stafford and others [to vote at Leicester

Mellar Joseph

Atherstone

Share of freehold land

Edward Eaton, tenant

Oakden, William

Atherstone, Warwickshire

Freehold house and land

John Deacon, tenant

Parkes, Joseph

Atherstone

Freehold house and land

J. H. Farmer, tenant

Smith, John

Ratcliffe Culey

House and land as occupier

Atterton road

Stafford, William

Ratcliffe Culey

House and land as occupier

In the village

Wood, James

Pinwell Hall

Freehold house and land

Atterton road