Grewelthorpe

Land Owners

The land owners in Grewelthorpe Parish in 1839. Totalling 2095 acres.
This list is compiled from the Tithe records for Grewelthorpe.
Research started March 2022. by Barbara Bradley.


The largest landowner in Grewelthorpe was Elizabeth Lawrence. She owned huge tracts of land all over Yorkshire.
It was she who donated the Garth in Grewelthorpe on which the school was built. She also owned the Hackfall woods and gorge.

Ascough Matthew 6acres +
Battley Ann Harrison 185 acres +
Boddy Thomas 19 perch.
Barker John 19 acres +
Burrill John 2 acres.
Burrill William 79 acres.
Cundall Anthony 37 acres +
Dickins Tomyns Esq. 37 acres+
Douthwaite John 3 acres.
Durham Robert 16 acres.
Dovenor Christopher 12 acres.
Fryer Richard 33 acres.
Farmery Thomas 10acres.
Gains William 9 perch.
Geldard Thomas, William & Elizabeth 5 roods 12 perch.
Horner George 50 acres.
Harland Agnes h [3 acres]6 perch.
Hammond William 6 acres.
Hodgson John esq. 7 acres+
Holdsworth Roger 134 acres.+
Imeson Thomas 56 acres.
Imeson Matthew 6 perch.
Jackson William,Ann & James 1 rood 6 perch.
Jackson John [2 acres] Joseph [1acre] Matthew [3 acres] William [3acres]
Charles [3 acres] Jonah [3 acres].
Jackson Thomas 19 acres.
Kendall John 38 acres+
Kendrew Thomas 25 acres +.
Lawrence Elizabeth Sophia 481 acres +
Lightfoot John 1 acre.
Leeming Roger & John. 32 acres.
Leathley George 1 acre.
Lodge Robert 21 acres.
Moor Thomas 1 acre.
Matson Thomas 65 acres.
Mann Anthony 25 acres.
Pickersgill George 3 acres.
Pickard William 6 acres.
Pickard John [Trustees of] 6 acres.
Pickard Ellen 1 acre.
Proctor John 31 acres.
Paley Robert [doctor] 22acres.
Rayner William 30 perch.
Rayner Thomas 28 perch.
Richmond David 16 acres +
Robinson John 31 acres.
Stoney Thomas 59 acres +
Tomlinson Marmaduke 12 acres.
Taylor William 14 perch.
Theakston Thomas 8acres.
Umpleby Leonard 36 acres.
Whitelock Christopher 8 perch.
Whitfield Joseph 3 acres,
Wood Matthew 192 acres+
Wood John 26 acres.
Wrather Samuel 115 acres.+
Wrather Thomas 47 acres


The Methodist Chapel trustees own 2 perch.
Grewelthorpe Township own 1 acre. and 7 acres for the use of the poor of the parish.

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