Held at: | Private Collection |
Reference: | RS_0010 |
Source: | Private research: Probate Documents |
Title: | Names and ownership of property in Rowlestone |
Place name: | Rowlestone |
Date: | 1600’s 1700’s 1800’s |
Description:
Property Called | Date | Owner/Tenant | Source | Comment |
Cae Bach | 1668 | Reese Prosser | Will | 4 parcels of arable, pasture & wood land, c.24 acres |
Cae Cisile | 1735 | James Price | Will | Left to son James, with messuage & Mill |
Cae yr Groi | 1665 | Simon Jones | Will | Left to wife Martha |
Corn Grist Mill | 1781 | William Wall | Will | John Lewis, tenant; house & garden with the mill ‘in Pudding Street’ |
Gwrlod Watkin | 1665 | Simon Jones | Will | Left to wife Martha |
Karne braen | 1668 | John Scudamore | Will | - |
Maes y wrigtha | 1665 | Simon Jones | Will | Left to wife Martha |
Rowlestone Park | 1668 | John Scudamore | Will | - |
Stocktime | 1665 | Simon Jones | Will | Left to wife Martha |
Teethcock | 1803 | William Price | Will | Left to wife Phoebe |
Vedow | 1756 | Milburne Prichard | Will | - |
Vedow | 1792 | John Prichard | Will | Witness to will |
Wigga | 1798 | John Gwillm | Will | Witness to will |
Wigga | 1814 | Margaret Gwillim | Will | Divided between sisters and their children |
Observations:
Property names are frequently reproduced phonetically in original documents, leading to considerable variations in spelling; the writing in old manuscripts can also be difficult to interpret. Property was also sometimes given the names of the current or previous owners [eg ‘Xyz’s Land’] and names therefore changed accordingly over time. In the list above, spellings in the original documents have sometimes been amended to conform to the most frequent usage, and this should be borne in mind if looking for a specific property name. References to alternative names [as distinct from spelling variants] are given where any are known.
Family names associated with individual properties may be as owner, leaseholder, tenant or sub-tenant; where known the status is given in the comments.
The above list is compiled from various external sources including the internet; further property or family names can also be found using the search engine for material held on this website.
Original Wills and other probate documents for most parishes in the Hundred of Ewyas Lacy are held by the National Library of Wales
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