| Description | Front cover of a journal 'Lockington Rent 1796 To be kept for some particulars - as change of road and field with Mr Cundy - tithe of Mr Moyser &c.'
The contents includes:
Note of Mr Bennison's valuation of the house in Beverley 1817; rents for 1796, Lady Day 1797, Lady Day 1803 (which for these years records that the tenants paid the rents inclusive of Land Tax)
Rents at Lockington for Lady Day 1806 (lists four tenants), Lady Day 1807-1809
Includes half year's rents due for Lady Day 1797 (including Michaelmas) to Lady Day 1814 inclusive and which list the tenant's names and the amount owing.
Additional information:
Michaelmas 1813 'The spring of this year I gave up my farm at Lockington and let it to Greyson Sedgwick for £380'; a tithe payment was purchased of James Whyte, spring 1821; the Rev Constable died 16 Feb 1786 and Sarah Constable died 16 June 1793, the parents of Charles Constable, that he came into the Lockington estate in 1796 and lists the annual outgoings of that property.
Information relating to Charles Constable's brother's fortune, Mrs Salmond's fortune of which £5,000 and his sister, Fanny,'s fortune 1811.
Lockington rents of 1796, Lady Day 1797 and 1803. Also a note that in 1806 he came to live in Beverley and took over a farm rented by the children of J Lawson where he also built a new homestead on the west side of the estate.
List of people to whom lands as at Lady Day 1807 with monetary values. Includes information on the Wilfholme allotment and records that in 1808 he quitted Beverley, let his farm and lists his tenants with rent value, 1809 Widow North quitted her farm and lists tenants.
Note that in Lady Day 1811 he took on Thomas Chapman's farm (gives tenants and rents), and financial information for Lady Day 1812-1813 (farm let to J Sedgwick 'having made on it excellent buildings'.)
Mentions the land off Anlaby Road, lying between New Dock and the jail
Lists income as at Lady Day 1812, land in fee given in lieu of £200 withdrawn by Mr Goulton including 72 acres at Hale (half a mile off the Anlaby Road), 8 to 9 acres lying between New Dock and the jail and that Lady Day 1811, whole of the Hull property let to John Morris of Hull, with a note about income.
1810, planted ash and larch on the sloping bank of the Hale Ings, 1811 took back the farm which Thomas Chapman which was in a bad state, 'put up' a threshing machine and describes the changes he made to the land and alterations to a road.
1811 a close was taken from Barker's farm and added to Charles Constable and one was exchanged in return and that in the spring a road was diverted which used to go by his house and the church and an exchange of land took place with Mr Lundy 'giving him my four shillings close'. Also mentions a matter relating to his North Hale field. Lady Day 1811 he turned his farm to Property Tax and gives the amount. Lady Day 1813 his farm is let at Lockington |