This is a listing of Chief Rents payable and the tenants as follows:
Chief Rents 1716 | |
Drury Richard (of William Bettys) | 6d. 2f. |
Drury John (of Roberts) | 1d. |
The Modus Tythe for the Chase at Michaelmus only | |
Bree John | 4s. 11d. |
Dorwood Rich. | 7d. |
Drury John | 1s. 2d. |
Dunn wid. | 1s. 3d. |
Harborne wid. | 5s. 6d. |
Sibly Henry | 6s. 8d. |
£1. 0s. 1d. | |
Chief Rents 1721 | |
Richard Drury | £0. 1s. 3d. |
Chief Rents 1726 | |
Paid half yearly on Michaelmus and Ladysday | |
Richard Drury (Freeholder) | 6 1/2d. |
John Drury (Freeholder) | 1d. |
No Drurys Found
No Drurys Found
Manor Suit Rolls are records of the attendance of the population at Manor Courts where they would have to pay a small fee. Attendance was mandatory for tenants of the manor and if it was not possible a valid excuse would have to be sent and a fine for non-attendance paid. The attendance record shows that many people preferred to send excuses rather than make the trip to the Court. The abbreviation 'Ess' is seen against many names and was short for Essoin meaning excuse. Where a person attended either the entry is left blank or the abbreviation 'App', meaning appear, was inserted against the name.
The Manor Court would also be used to settle disputes and a Jury would sit to pass verdicts on the various cases. The Jury would consist of people attending the Court and when a person sat on the jury it was shown by an entry against their name.
The following shows the record for the Drury family as entered in the Roll (Note: numbers denote the entry number not the house number)
1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 | 1802 | ||
Richard Drury | Ess | Ess | Ess | Ess | Ess | |
Joseph Drury | Modm | Ess | ||||
1803 | 1804 | 1805 | 1806 | 1807 | ||
Richard Drury | App | Ess | Ess | Ess | ||
Joseph Drury | Ess | Ess | Ess | Ess | Gaol | |
1808 | 1809 | 1810 | 1811 | 1812 | 1813 | |
Richard Drury | Ess | Ess | Ess | Deleted | ||
Joseph Drury | Ess | Ess | Ess | Ex * | Ex * | |
Hannah Drury | p | p | Ex | p | p | |
1814 | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | |
Mrs.Rich.Drury | Ess | Ess | Ess | Ess | ||
Ann Drury (Jos) | Ess | Ess | Ess | |||
Hannah Drury | Ex | App | Ex | |||
1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | |
Ann Drury | Ess | Ess | Ess | Ess | Ess | |
Jos. Drury ** | Ess | Ess | Ess | |||
1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | ||
Jos. Drury / Heath / Drury / Boswell | Ess | Ess | ||||
1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | |||
Jos. Drury | Ess | Ex | Ess | (No.214) | ||
James Drury | Ess | Ex | Ess | (No.314) |
* This shows that Joseph was missing and indeed was in gaol in 1812
** This is likely to be Joseph b.1798 d.1852 as his father had left for Canada by this date.