Pew Rental Plan - St Marys, Walton on the Hill 1809-1814

[MaryA]

Seat No. - Subscriber’s Names - Sums at which the seats were valued and taken by the Subscribers
1 The Reverend Thomas Bold £170 0s 0d
3 Mr James Woods £160 0s 0d
4 Mr Samuel Clough £170 0s 0d
5 George Case, Esq. £175 0s 0d
6 Mr Gilbert Henderson £180 0s 0d
7 Mr William Aspinall £180 0s 0d
8 The Rev Johnson Tatlock who relinquished his Right to Mr Edmund Molyneux £200 0s 0d
9 Mr Thomas Ashcroft £120 0s 0d
10 Mr William Tristram £100 0s 0d
16 Mr John Leigh £55 0s 0d
17 Mr Edmund Molyneux £60 0s 0d
18 Thomas Molyneux, Esq. £65 0s 0d
19 Thomas Leyland, Esq. £75 0s 0d
21 Mr Michael Ashcroft £55 0s 0d
22 The Executors of Mr Hugh Taylor, who relinquished their Right to Mr G Henderson £60 0s 0d
Mr Thomas Fleetwood £122 0s 0d
Mr James Hargreaves £172 0s 0d
Thomas Leyland, Esq. £52 0s 0d

[Tina]

Hi Mary
What a great post and thank you.
Jeepers, that was a helluva lot of dosh back then for a pew.
I hope some of our folk have a family member listed.

Tina

[daggers]

Interesting list. I assume those were purchase prices, not annual rental.
If a plan of the pews survived it would be interesting to see where the high valued pews were. Nowadays, many prefer to be near the back, out of range of the preacher's eye!
D

[MaryA]

This was merely a document held at the Old Schoolhouse, so I'm not aware of any others, although as the date on it was 1809 - 1814 I'm also assuming that it was a purchase, not a rental.

I do have a photograph of the plan, although it's not terribly clear, I will attach it to this thread in the next day or so.

[MaryA]

Tried my best to show the numbering but in case it's not clear enough
Chancel left - 16, 17, 18, 19
Chancel right - 20, 21, 22, 23
Gallery left - 12, 13, 14, 15
Gallery right - 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Looks like the lower number, higher priced ones, are ready for a quick getaway down the back stairs.

[daggers]

Including the vicar's family!
D