sur 7 1618 Rents due to the Duchy of Lancaster.

The list of cottagers within the various townships of Newcastle under Lyme of 1777, list the names of the head of the family of each. By this time, Shelton which included much of what is now Hanley had 79 cottagers listed showing a quite substantial list of names compared to earlier records indicating the expansion of the pottery industry attracting workers to the township for employment, the next was Penkhull at 24. indicating that it still retained its rural character but the numbers had increased aliongside the developemnt of Stoke town itself.

This A Survey of the Manor of NewCastle under Lyne with the Rights Members and appurtenances thereof lyinge and being in the County of Stafford late parcell of the possessions of Charles Stewart late kinge of England .
This introduction says it all of the importance of this survey. The detail as one may expect of this document is incredible and a perfect document for students, groups of history studies to get to grips with and to analyse the huge amount of land owned by the Dule of Lancaster. Give full descriptions of individual estates and values. A wonderful document. Six pages.
Six pages long.

This document refers to rental of all the copyholder’s names, rents and  acreage within the said Manor of Newcastle under Lyme which have compounded with the Kings Majesties Commissioners appointed for the confirmation of their customary estates and ascertaining of these fines – Herriott’s for which they are to pay to his higher 40 years rent as follow us (Charles II) (between 1660-1685)

Again a worthy document for those keen of documenting occupation, value and acreage under a single family occupation.