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1733. An Accountt off the parish of Audley in the county of Stafford. And a particuler off most of the estates shewing who has enjoyed them for about 200 years last past.

AUDLEY TOWNSHIP

CHURCH STYLE ESTATE

One part off it Vernons time out of mind; one part of the crofts bought of Vernon de Mott; one croft and part of the orchard bought by the last Thomas Vernon from Roger Boulton about 40 years since; the two Highfield bought by the said Thomas from John Boulton of Halmerend about 55 years since; Knutton Moor bought of Lord Sheffield who was then Lord of Apedale about 130 years since.

The last Mr. Thomas Vernon of Church Style dyed about 27 years since and left issue one doughter Mary, who he had in his life time maryed to Walter Yong Esq. off Charnes, who dyed and left issue by her male and female, Mary (Walters) widdow now enjoys the whole esstate for life.

Now the said Thomas Vernon built the house in the park belonging to the said esstate about 40 years since.

The said Mr. Thomas Vernon had a house standing on the south side the town leading towards Meer Green. Which house and lands belonging to it belongs to John Kelsall once vicker of Audley, who left one doughter who the said Mr. Thomas Vernon marryed and had the said house and land belonging to it in right of his wife. She dyed and Mr. Vernon marryed Anne the second doughter of John Craddock of Halmerend but had noe issue by her.

MR. HAWORTH'S TENEMENT.

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LATE WILLIAM KELSALLS TENEMENT AT THE PAVEMENT END.(1)

It was formerly one of Turners land some of it. One of the Kelsalls came to that estate by marrying one Boulton 4 generations since.

The last Kelsall who enjoyed it bought them peices of land called the Rummons from one Smyth of Coopers Green about 35 years since. Hee had issue three sons and three doughters by his wife who was Sarah doughter of Smyth Child of Boyls Hall.

His two eldest sons were extravigant. The father survived both of them, and they haveing contracted much debt William the father ( who by his last will) gave power to Joseph his youngest son and Smyth Child his brother in law to sell the said esstate to pay the sons debt and his own, who have since sold it. William dyed six years since. (2)

NOTE:

1. In the margin is written, 'Note this estate was one Turners before Kelsalls.'
2. (2) i.e.: 1727; however see Kelsall's Genealogies which states 1718.

MR. PARKERS ESSTATE CALLED TOWN HOUSE.

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ROWLEYS TENEMENT IN PARKLAND CALLED COULSEY PITT.

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THE MOTT TENEMENT. (Note. The House stands in Parkend).(3)

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NOTE:

(3) See below, p17.

THE ESSTATE CALLED COOPERS GREEN.

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The next tenemnt in that lane long belonged to the Kelsalls who were the same family of them Kelsalls who were vickers of Audley. James Kelsall who dyed about 50 years since left two sons, Richard and Joseph, and one doughter named Margaret who marryed to one George Shaw of Audley Town.

He paid sum money and came into possession of the esstate. They had issue onely one doughter named Margaret who marryed to Samuel Walley, a blacksmith by trad[e]. They now enjoy the esstate and have many children and are both living in Audley.

THERE is a tenement called Hand Hill which about 100 years since belonged to one Peter Silleto a naler. He marryed one of Mr. Randle Pools doughters of Creswallshaw in Alsager. (Note: Silletoes brother was then parson of Church Lawton). Peter Silleto dyed {and} left one son whose name was Randle. The mother (who afterwards marryed one Randle Stringer) enjoyed it for her life. Randle her son sold it to Richard Kelsall of Halmerend,

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who enjoyed it some few years, then sold that and al his land ajoyning it and lying in the township to Mr. George Boughey of the Wall House who dyed about 12 years since, (4) and John his eldest son now enjoys it.

NOTE:

(4) Buried at Audley, 13 April 1718

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THERE is a house next to the Hollow goeing out of town being the Corner House and one peice of land called the Hall Banke. It has longe, time out of mind, belonged to Eardleys of Eardley Hall. It was formerly tenanted for several generations by the Welch'es, the last of which was parish clerke of Audley {and} dyed about 66 years since. His widdow marryed to one Samuel Kelsall, a s{h}umaker by trade, but {he} took up the professon of a docter and bone setter and practiced it soe long as he lived. He dyed about 25 years since. (5)

NOTE:

(5) Kelsall's Genealogies: Buried on the 22 July 1698.

That house has been tenanted since Kelsall left it by several persons, and one Henry Mainwering leased it for 3 lives, one of which, whose name is Thomas Mainwering, is now living and lets it to one John Sherrott who now lives in it. Henry Mainwering and his wife Mary are both dead.

THERE are two houses betwixt that house and the church gate were formerly church land, and one of the vicker Kelsalls when vicker of Audley leased them for a longe terme to one [blank] Syner

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paying 5s. yearly to the vicker of Audley. Syner assigned them to one Philleps of the Nooke in Uper Tayne. Philleps sould them to Ralph Henshall about 30 years since who enjoyed them soe long as he lived. He was the clerke of the church untill he dyed about 7 years since. His eldest son enjoys one of them under that coapy title; the other, Ralph Henshall gave for a portion with his eldest doughter Mary to John Corne of Madley parish.

She now enjoys it. It is that next the church gate.

THE Boyls Hall esstate was Lord Audleys land, after Lord Gerrards now Mr. Fleetwoods. It was held by lease many generations by the Smyths. The last Smyths name of that place was Humphrey who left noe issue male but one Childe marryed his doughter near a 100 years since. His eldest son was baptized Smith who marryed Richard Kelsalls doughter of Halmerend. He had issue 4 doughters and one son whose name was Smith Childe. He dyed this year aged 62. His widdow now enjoys that tenement for joynture. Note: She is the last life in the lease.

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I have now given account of all the esstates in the township of Audley but one. There are many cottages in the same township, sum of which I shall mention here after. I have omitted one tenement of coppy hold land lying at Boondhill but shall give account

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of it. There are three little houses near the Free School, one built by Procter, one by George Mottershaw, and one by John Meat who sold it to Mottershaw. The last built was 60 years since.

THE tenement att Boondhill about 160 years since belonged to one Boughey, after him to one Thomas Wood who dyed about 60 years since [and] left noe issue. Then the esstate came to William Barnet of Apedale, (6) then to his son Hamnet Barnet, after his decease about 10 years since to his eldest son Hamnet who enjoys it now. Note: its coppy hold land.

I shall begin with the cottage att bottom of Audley Hollow which was leased about 90 years since to one Thomas Eardley, a younger brother from Eardleys of Mees Green. Hee had the benefit of it dureing life. After his death about 20 years since the Lords agents have set it to several persons. One John Hewit a dyer has rented it about 10 years last past and now lives in it. He marryed William Kelsalls second doughter of the bottom of Audley town. (7)

NOTE:

(6) Buried at Audley, 7 November 1685.

(7) Ann daughter of William Kelsall married John HUGHIT on 12th January

1716/17.

THE next cottage on the other side the brooke was built by the Hooses of Ingleshaw Brooke in the township of Barthomley. It was tenanted for many years by one Edward Berkes a feltmaker. About 55 years since he left it and one Humphrey Hoolse lived at it, then sould it to one Thomas Silettoe a naler or to his nephew Richard Burges a blacksmith who dyed near 20 years since, and two of his sisters now live in it, but never leased.

They pay a compassion rent to the Lord of the Manner.

THE cottage att the Parke style was formerly one Tinkers. The wifes name was Ellin who about 80 years since drowned herselfe in that pitt next the style goeing out of the parke into Diglake field, soe has been called Nell Tinkers Pitt ever since. She had one doughter who marryed Richard Tayler a webster. She dyed melancholley near 50 years since. Tayler dyed soon after and his eldest son John enjoyed it who was sevrall times mellancolley but dyed sencable about 15 years since. Hee marryed and left many doughters but noe sons. His widdow lived some years after him and dyed about 6 years since. One of his doughters had the possession of the cottage and about 4 years since poysoned herselfe and dyed in it. The Lords agent took it into his possession and set to one Abraham Smith who sold the remainder of Coopers Green esstate. He now lives in the said cottage. This cottage [was] never leased.

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THERE is a little house on Kelsalls land at bottom of the Town one Morgaine and his wife lived in many years. They dyed above 50 years since very old. Ralph Kelsall has lived in the house since and now lives in it.

(8)

NOTE:

(8) Baptised 19th February 1660/1, "the son of Joseph, son of William, son of William, son of First James Kelsall of Audley".

PARKEND TENEMENTS. (9)

Note: The Mott Esstate I have described with the Township Esstate.(10)

William Vernons house and land was purchased from the Balls part of it as I have heard about a 100 years since, and given to the younger son of Vernons shuemaker of Audley. The sons name was William who followed that trade there, being 80 years old when he dyed. He marryed two wifes [and] had one son by eich. William the son by the first is now liveing and lives att the house and follows the trade of shuemaker. He is aged above 80. He has bin marryed twice. He had noe issue by the first but many sons by this present wife. The eldest son dyed this year but was twice marryed and left several sons now liveing which he had by the first wife.

NOTE:

(9) So given in the page heading of the MS.

(10) Above, p.3.

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THERE is another house stands on the other side the lane. That house and part of the esstate belonged to the Kelsalls several generations. William the last Kelsall of Pavement End (11) bought the ferther Hickfields off George Wood of Brockwood Hills. William Kelsall sold all that esstate about 10 or 12 years since to one Madder, I think his name was. Hee sould it since to a stranger, but I doe not know his name, who lives att it *Smith I think* (12)

NOTE:

(11)

(12) *...* added later, in same hand.

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ON the north side Halmerend Lane there is a house and land which has longe belonged to the Kelsalls. Its said that one of the Kelsalls marryed one Beeches onely doughter, and soe came to that esstate. Richard Kelsall who was a shuemaker long enjoyed that esstate. He had 2 sons named William and Richeard. He gave William, the elder, the Hall of Wood esstate, and Halmerend esstate he gave his son Richard, who marryed and had 3 sons. Richard, William, and John. William the uncle gave to Richard his nephew the Hall of Wood esstate, and his son now enjoys it. William, Richard Kelsall of Halmerneds second son, is an Attorney att Law and now lives in Market Draton in Shropshire. Richard, the father gave that esstae in Halmerend to John his youngest son who now lives at it and is maarryed and has children.

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The next house on the south Halmerend Lane that is free land, did formerly belonge to one Mr.Cooke of Drayton, and about 70 years since one John Viggers (nicknamed Thumper Viggers) bought it of Mr.Cooke. Viggers came out of Shropshire, from Rockardine. (13) He was a ground collier and became partner with one Richard Kelsall his neighbour in coalworkes under the Bretts in a peice of land called Scothay, where he got his money. He never marryed but sent for one Henry Viggers out of Shropshire and left him the esstate, who enjoyed it soe long as he lived. He dyed about 25 years since.

Hee left issue male and female. John his eldest son marryed but had noe issue. Before he dyed he by will settled it on his wife for live; after her decease to one Mr. Joseph Berkes his sisters son who is now the parson att Meare near Standon in Staffordshire. John Viggers dyed about 4 years since [and] his widdow now enjoys the esstate. There is another house standing near Viggerses, but that stands withtin the Hease which I shall hereafter mention.

NOTE:

(13) Wrockwardine.

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son by her named Lucke, who is now living and a schoolmaster in Odd Rode in Cheshire. John the father became concearned in coalworks near Kidcrew in the Hay head esstate. He suffered very much by them in soe much as he was obleiged to sell Boond hill estate. He afterwards went into Ireland and managed coalworks there that belonged to Lord Castle Cromer. He lived there to be very old, and dyed about 6 years since. He sent for two of his sons into Ireland many years since, whether dead or alive know not. Mr Cradocke of Halmerend bought the estate, gave it to his doughter Katherine (who marryed William Kelsall of Hall of Wood) (14) after the death of her husband, after her death to his son John who enjoyed dureing his life and gave it to his younger son Thomas Cradock who now enjoys it.

NOTE:

(14) The compiler of the Kelsall Pedigrees, married 7 April 1673, but to Margaret Craddock: Pedigrees, pp.142, 254.

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THERE is a little house standing at Hare Castle Gate and was several generations tenanted by the Coulkloes. It belonged to the same persons as the Hare Castle House, and sold to the same persons at the same time. John Coulkloes doughter marryed one John Kelsall (15), and they now live in it.

NOTE:

(15) I.G.I.: John Kelsall married Jane Colclough on 1st December 1706 at Audley.

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A true Terrier of all the houses and buildings togeather with all the gleab-lands butted and bounded belonging to the vicaridge of Audley viewed and taken the 3rd day of March in the year of our Lord God 1612 (16) by William Kelsall then and there incumbent, the Church-Wardens then being, and the parishoners whose names are subscribed, according to a warrant to the purpose granted by the Reverend Father in God Richard by God his providence bishop of Lychfield and Coventry as followeth:- (16)

NOTE:

(16) At the head of the membrane is written:-

Audley, Staff: A true copy of the register of Audley was brought in and delivered at his Lordships last visitacion held at St.Mareys in Stafford the fourteenth day of May 1708. By us whose names are unto subscribed.

Joseph Whishaw, vicarius ibidem

Thomas Stevenson, junior } Churchwardens

Thomas Rowley, }

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ITEM There lyeth in two severall crofts called the Parkefields being of the inharitance of William Kelsall aforesaid eight butts viz: In one of the said crofts to'rds the Romans-gate three butts two of them in one place and one in another, and in the [other] lying and adjoyning to the Manyflatts five, two of them in one place and three in another banked as aforesaid:

ITEM There lyeth in another croft or pasture of the aforesaid William Kelsall called Stony Delph four butts three in one place and one in another banked as aforesaid: