Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury December 1765

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Homage
  3. Property
  4. Fines & Reliefs from Samuel Gilman’s Account
  5. Footnotes
  6. Navigation

Heading

TitleDeopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury:
A General Court Baron of Mrs Anne Amyas, Spinster, Lady of this Manor
DateDecember 31st 1765
StewardSamuel Gilman, Gentleman, Steward
Location
Page number in Court Roll197 – 199
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CCA-U63/48967 – loose document

Homage

Jonathan Dey
James Cooper

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
December 20th 1764:
Mary Stacey of Attleborough, Spinster surrendered the premises out of Court

March 1st 1764
following the death of Stephen Stacey her father
William Clarke of Morley St. Botolph, Yeoman 1) 1 tenement called Brown’s with a Barn built with the Appurtenances in Woolwyte Street otherwise Stalland Street, containing 1 acre
2) 2 acres 1½ roods between
Land late of Robert Roper now or late of Stephen Payne South;
Free land of John Cutts North;
abutts upon the Common Pasture called the Stalland West.
1
£7
William ClarkeSurrendered into the hands of the Lady of the Manor, to the use & behoof of his last will and testamentAll & singular his messuages, lands, tenements & hereditaments whatsoever held by Copy of Court Roll
William ClarkeFreehold tenant of certain lands & tenements late Stacey’s2s 4d
Thomas StephensonFreehold tenant of certain lands & tenements late Crosses7½d

Fines & Reliefs from Samuel Gilman’s Account

This is taken from the listing of Fines and Reliefs for the period 1742-1769.

Fine/ReliefPersonValue
(£.s.d)
Fine William Clarke7:0:0
ReliefWilliam Clarke0:2:4
ReliefThomas Stephenson0:0:7½

Footnotes

  1. It has been noted in the margin that Edward Clarke was admitted April 20th 1773 ↩︎
DateChange
15/1/25Additional data from Court Book – 20250108_114810
27/12/24Court roll data, ref 20231011_123239
15/5/24Published