Stinsford & Bockhampton

Court Rolls of the Manor of Bockhampton 1750-1848
Dorset History Centre ref: D/COO/F/MI.
 

Transcribed by Kay Kearsey

This is an index of people mentioned in the Court Rolls and in some cases there is more information available. In 1774 a survey was made of the Manor of Bockhampton which includes a map and key to the copyholders and occupiers of property. The survey and key are held in the archives of the Dean and Chapter, Exeter Cathedral. The Manor of Bockhampton included what is now Lower Bockhampton, and the surrounding fields, in the parish of Stinsford. Please email me if you would like to me check the Court Book, survey or key for any further information which may be included.
 

Year Month Day First name Surname Admitted, Surrender or Grant Date(s) of Court of original copyhold Notes
1832 Dec 27 John Bishop     Customary tenant
1790 Feb 28 Charles Frederick Brook     Steward
1776 Aug 15 James Brooke     Steward
1766 Jun 9 Thomas Brookes     Appointed Tythingman
1769 Aug 2 Thomas Brookes     Customary tenant
1769 Aug 2 Widow Brookes     Tenant dead.
1770 Jun 9 Thomas Brookes     Customary tenant
1772 Nov 25 Thomas Brookes     Customary tenant
1750 Apr 23 Edward Brooks     Appointed Tythingman
1772 Nov 25 Thomas Brooks     Tenant
1776 Aug 15 Thomas Brooks     Tenant died since last court.
1776 Aug 15 Jane Brooks     Widow of Thomas claims tenancy for widowhood.
1776 Aug 29 Jane Brooks     widow of Thomas Brooks
1776 Aug 29 Thomas Brooks     son of Thomas and Jane Brooks
1750 Apr 23 Angel Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1753 May 28 Angel Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1757 Jun 13 Angell Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1758 May 25 Angell Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1766 Jun 9 Angel Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1769 Aug 2 Angell Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1772 Nov 25 Angel Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1772 Nov 25 Angel Chamberlain     His house was on the south of John Drake’s.
1776 Aug 15 Angel Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1776 Aug 29 Angel Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1777 Oct 10 Angel Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1777 Oct 10 Mark Chamberlain     Son of Angel Chamberlain of Bockhampton, cordwainer aged 24. Reversion of cottage where Angel Chamberlain lives.
1777 Oct 10 James Chamberlain     Brother of Angel Chamberlain. One of the lives with Angel and Mark Chamberlain.
1778 Oct 19 Angel Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1785 Sep 3 James Chamberlain   24 Jan 1736 Claimed cottage near pound on south side. Copy to be cancelled.
1832 Dec 27 John Chamberlain     Customary tenant
1839 Oct 9 Thomas Coombs     Steward
1796 Feb 10 Henry Cowaard     Customary tenant
1757 Jun 13 Robert Coward Granted   Granted waste land.
1757 Jun 13 Robert Coward     Son of Robert Coward
1757 Jun 13 Henry Coward     Son of Robert Coward
1769 Aug 2 Robert Coward     Customary tenant
1769 Aug 2 Robert Coward     Appointed Hayward
1769 Aug 2 Mary Coward     Widow, died. Robert Coward next tenant
1772 Nov 25 Robert Coward     Customary tenant
1772 Nov 25 Robert Coward     Tenant
1776 Aug 15 Robert Coward     Customary tenant
1776 Aug 29 Robert Coward     Customary tenant
1777 Oct 10 Robert Coward     Customary tenant
1777 Oct 10 Robert Coward   13 Jun 1757 Of Bockhampton, Tailor. Son of Robert. Cancelled copy
1777 Oct 10 Henry Coward   13 Jun 1757 of Bockhampton, Gardener. Son of Robert. Cancelled copy
1777 Oct 10 Robert Coward     Took one cottage, the north dwelling. Aged 36.
1777 Oct 10 Elizabeth Coward     Daughter of Robert aged 10. One of the lives with Robert Coward and Henry Coward.
1777 Oct 10 Henry Coward     Brother of Robert aged 31. One of the lives with Robert and Elizabeth Coward.
1777 Oct 10 Henry Coward     Took one cottage, the south dwelling. Aged 31
1777 Oct 10 Robert Coward     Son of Henry Coward aged 10. One of the lives with Henry Coward and Robert Coward.
1777 Oct 10 Robert Coward     Brother of Henry aged 37. One of the lives with Henry Coward and Robert Coward
1778 Oct 19 Robert Coward     Customary tenant
1778 Oct 19 Henry Coward     Customary tenant
1779 Oct 29 Robert Coward     Customary tenant
1779 Oct 29 Henry Coward     Customary tenant
1785 Sep 3 Henry Coward     Customary tenant
1790 Feb 28 Henry Coward     Customary tenant
1790 Feb 28 Robert Coward     Customary tenant
1832 Dec 27 Mary Coward     Married since court and so forfeited her widowhood copyhold tenement of south dwelling. Robert Coward and Mary deceased since her marriage.
1832 Dec 27 Robert Coward Admitted 10 Oct 1777 The elder, gardener, admitted tenant of South dwelling now in his occupation. Aged 68 for term of his life.
1832 Dec 27 Henry Coward     Had garden adjacent to garden taken by Thomas Hardy.
1750 Apr 23 Thomas Cox Surrender 20 Oct 1719 of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, shoemaker
1750 Apr 23 Elizabeth Cox     widow of William Cox deceased
1768 Jan 12 Joseph Cox     Tenant died since last court
1768 Jan 12 Alice Cox     Widow of Joseph, next tenant.
1768 Jan 12 John Cox     Yeoman, son of Joseph and Alice Cox
1769 Aug 2 William Cox     Customary tenant
1770 Jun 9 William Cox     Customary tenant
1770 Oct 6 William Cox Surrender   Yeoman. Was regranted cottage.
1772 Nov 25 William Cox     Took tenement, garden and backside and other land
1776 Aug 15 William Cox     Customary tenant
1776 Aug 29 William Cox     Customary tenant
1776 Aug 29 William Cox     Attorney for Elizabeth White
1777 Oct 10 William Cox     Customary tenant
1778 Oct 19 William Cox     Customary tenant
1785 Sep 3 William Cox     Customary tenant
1790 Feb 28 William Cox     Customary tenant
1796 Feb 10 William Cox     Customary tenant
1778 Oct 19 Geoge Cull     Appointed Tythingman
1779 Oct 29 Geoge Cull     To continue Tythingman
1753 May 28 Thomas Daw     deceased since last court, tenant
1753 May 28 Mary Daw Admitted   widow of Thomas
1770 Jun 9 James Dawe Admitted 11 Oct 1742  
1770 Jun 9 Mary Dawe     Widow of Thomas Dawe died
1770 Jun 9 Thomas Dawe     Deceased husband of Mary Dawe.
1766 Jun 9 John Drake     Customary tenant
1772 Nov 25 John Drake     Of Upway. Took Reversion of land and buildings
1772 Nov 25 Francis Drake Admitted   Son of John Drake
1772 Nov 25 Mark Drake     Brother of John Drake
1772 Nov 25 John Drake     Tenant
1776 Aug 15 John Drake     Customary tenant
1776 Aug 15 John Drake     His building or dwellinghouse in total ruin.
1772 Nov 25 William Ebber     of Charminster, yeoman. One of the lives with William Cox and Elizabeth Fowler.
1839 Oct 9 Charles Eldridge     Let all or part of cottage at Lower Bockhampton by James Moors.
1776 Aug 29 John Florence   3 Mar 1721 of Wareham gent, husband of Mary
1776 Aug 29 Mary Florence     Maiden name Langford
1772 Nov 25 Elizabeth Fowler     of Charminster. One of the Lives with William Cox and William Ebber
1753 May 28 William Frost     Appointed Hayward
1774     William Frost     Occupier of house
1832 Dec 27 Thomas Hardy     Steward
1832 Dec 27 George Hardy     Of Kingston Maurward, son of Thomas Hardy. Took South dwellinghouse on lives on George Hardy aged 18 and Sarah Elizabeth Hardy aged 16.
1832 Dec 27 George Hardy   10 Feb 1796 Of Kingston Maurward, son of Thomas Hardy. Took North dwellinghouse, occupied by John Hardy, Mason. Mentioned death of Elizabeth Reason, widow. [Note: George Hardy was not related to Thomas Hardy the novelists family but John Hardy, mason was].
1832 Dec 27 Thomas Hardy     Of Upper Bockhampton [now Higher Bockhampton], bricklayer took garden now in occupation of Jacob Sargent, where he intends to build a cottage. Lives of himself aged 54, Thomas Hardy the younger aged 26 and Jane Hardy aged 17 daughter. [This man was the grandfather of Thomas the novelist and poet].
1776 Aug 29 Robert Henning     Occupier of tenement.
1774     William House     Occupier of messuage, buildings and homestead.
1772 Nov 25 Richard Hunt     Appointed Hayward
1774     Mary Johnson     Widow aged 89.
1750 Apr 23 Richard Johnson     Customary tenant
1753 May 28 Richard Johnson     Customary tenant
1757 Jun 13 Richard Johnson     Customary tenant
1750 Apr 23 Henry Kebben Surrender 20 Oct 1719 of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, mariner
1750 Apr 23 Ann Kebben Surrender 20 Oct 1719 wife of Henry Kebben, formerly Ann Cox
1750 Apr 23 Robert Lumley Kingston     Steward of the Manor
1753 May 28 Lumley Kingston     Steward
1753 May 28 Lumley Kingston     Steward of the Manor
1757 Jun 13 R. Lumley Kingston     Steward
1758 May 25 R. Lumley Kingston     Steward
1766 Jun 9 R. Lumley Kingston     Steward
1757 Jun 13 John Knight     Land adjacent to Robert Coward
1758 May 25 John Knight     Customary tenant
1758 May 25 Jane Knight     Widow, died since last court.
1758 May 25 John Knight     Son of Jane to be tenant.
1766 Jun 9 John Knight     Customary tenant
1770 Jun 9 John Knight     Customary tenant
1771 Aug 20 Ann Knight Surrender   Widow of John Knight.
1771 Aug 20 John Knight     Deceased husband of Ann Knight.
1772 Nov 25 Widow Knight     Her house was on the west of John Drake’s
1771     G. Lock     Occupier of house and old smith’s shop
1774     William Lyster     Occupier of house
1848 Feb 4 Francis Pitney Brouncker Martin     Lord of the manor. Meeting held by vitue of ’An Act for the Commutation of certain manorial rights in respect of lands of copyhold and customary tenure .... For the facilitating the enfranchisement of such lands and for the improvement of such tenure’.
1768 Nov - John Masters Surrender 29 Dec 1738 of Portsmouth
1832 Dec 27 James Moors Admitted   Of Bockhampton, blacksmith. Took cottage late in occupation of William Oliver, shepherd. On lives of himself aged 27, Walter Morris aged 11 and George James Moors aged 7.
1839 Oct 9 James Moors     Of Bockhampton copyhold tenant licence granted to let or demise all or part of cottage to Charles Eldridge of Dorchester, common brewer.
1848 Feb 4 James Moors Surrender 10 Sep 1839 Copy court roll surrendered to Thomas Coombs, the younger, Steward.
1750 Apr 23 William Morey     Customary tenant
1753 May 28 Ann Morey     sister of Cicely
1766 Jun 9 William Morey     Customary tenant
1774     John Oliver     Occupier of house
1832 Dec 27 John Oliver     Customary tenant
1766 Jun 9 William Parsons     Appointed Hayward
1776 Aug 15 William Parsons     Appointed Hayward
1778 Oct 19 William Parsons     To continue Hayward
1779 Oct 29 William Parsons     To continue Hayward
1776 Aug 15 John Pitt     Lord of the manor
1790 Feb 28 William Morton Pitt     Lord of the manor
1796 Feb 10 Robert Reason   10 Oct 1777 of Bockhampton, cordwainer and Elizabeth his wife, maiden name Coward. Lives of herself and Henry Coward. Surrendered cottage called north dwelling. Copy of court Roll cancelled.
1796 Feb 10 Robert Reason     Took North dwelling in occupation of himself aged 33 or therabouts, his wife Elizabeth aged 29 or thereabouts and Henry Coward aged 49.
1832 Dec 27 Elizabeth Reason     Died since last Court holding copyhold of North dwelling now fallen to the Lord.
1796 Feb 10 Thomas Salisbury     Steward
1770 Jun 9 Edith Samways Admitted 6 Mar 1721 Maiden name Spratt, wife of John
1774     Henry Samways     Aged 55 copyholder.
1770 Jun 9 John Samways     Husband of Edith nee Spratt.
1776 Aug 15 John Samways     Customary tenant
1776 Aug 15 John Samways   6 Mar 1721 of West Knighton, yeoman. Claim including land in Common Field
1776 Aug 15 Edith Samways   6 Mar 1721 Claim of land including land in Common Field
1753 May 28 John Seal Surrender 27 Oct 1730 Glazier of Dorchester
1753 May 28 Cicely Seal Surrender 27 Oct 1730 wife of John Seal
1774     S. Simmonds     Occupier of house
1750 Apr 23 John Squibb     Appointed Hayward
1774     John Squibb     Occupier of house
1750 Apr 23 Thomas Taunton     Lord of the manor
1753 May 28 Thomas Taunton     Lord of the manor
1753 May 28 Thomas Taunton     Lord of the manor
1757 Jun 13 Thomas Taunton     Lord of the manor
1758 May 25 Thomas Taunton     Lord of the manor
1766 Jun 9 Thomas Taunton     Lord of the manor
1775 Nov 9 William Taunton     Assigned Manor of Bockhampton to John Pitt Esq
1775 Nov 9 Thomas Taunton     Assigned Manor of Bockhampton to John Pitt Esq
1758 May 25 William Voss     Appointed Hayward
1769 Aug 2 Edward Voss     Appointed Tythingman
1774     John Voss     Occupier of blacksmith’s shop.
1832 Dec 27 Thomas Voss     Occupied a close of land adjacent to garden taken by Thomas Hardy.
1750 Apr 23 Stephen White     Customary tenant
1753 May 28 Stephen White     Customary tenant
1758 May 25 Stephen White     Customary tenant
1766 Jun 9 Stephen White     Customary tenant
1769 Aug 2 Stephen White     Barn out of repair
1776 Aug 29 Elizabeth White Surrender 22 Sep 1713 widow of Stephen White, formerly Elizabeth Langford.
1776 Aug 29 Stephen White     Deceased husband of Elizabeth White
1776 Aug 29 Roger White     Attorney for Elizabeth White
1776 Aug 29 Elizabeth White   6 Mar 1721 Widow, formerly Hitchcok and afterward Langford, mother of Mary Florence.
1790 Feb 28 Charles White Granted 24 Oct 1740 of Dorchester. Premises held by Thomas Brooks the elder since deceased. On lives of Marcia Pitt of Kingston, spinster, Sophia Pitt, daughter of William Morton Pitt and James Fox of Stratfieldsay, Hampshire.
1790 Feb 28 Charles White Granted 6 Mar 1721 of Dorchester. Premises granted to John Sprat the elder since deceased and surrendered by John and Edith Samways.
1790 Feb 28 Charles White Granted 11 Oct 1742 Premises granted to John Daw and Ellis Daw, since fallen to the Lord on decease of Mary Daw. On lives of Marcia Pitt, Sophia Pitt and James Fox
1790 Feb 28 Charles White Granted 6 Mar 1721 of Dorchester. Premises granted to Maria Hitchcock widow, surrendered by Elizabeth White, John Florence and Mary Florence.
1790 Feb 28 Charles White Granted 25 Nov 1772 William Cox, labourer, surrendered for lives of him, Elizabeth Fowler and William Ebber.
1790 Feb 28 Charles White Granted   Land formerly in the tenure of John Knight, afterwards Ann Knight for her widowhood since surrendered
1790 Feb 28 Charles White Granted 29 Feb 1730 Mansion house and shop in tenure of John Masters and since surrendered.



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