Lay
Subsidies 1524 & 1545 |
The tax called "Lay Subsidy" was levied
by Henry VIII in 1524 on all persons with property over a certain amount.
Only 11 people were rated in Calverley, at a rate of 1 shilling in the
pound for land and sixpence in the pound on goods.
|
Name |
Type |
Value |
| Sir Walter Calverley |
Land |
£40 per annum |
| William Calverley |
Land |
20s |
| Richard Calverley |
Goods |
? |
| William Rawdon |
Goods |
£3 |
| John Alenbrigg |
Goods |
40s |
| Thomas Alenbrigg |
Goods |
40s |
| John Walker |
Goods |
40s |
| Thomas Birkenshaw |
Goods |
40s |
| Gilbert Birkenshaw |
Goods |
40s |
| Smith's wife |
Goods |
40s |
| Kitson's wife |
Goods |
40s |
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The second subsidy was levied in 1545. This was on all who were worth
the smaller amount of 20shilling. From it can be seen who were the householders
of the parish at that time.
|
Calverley |
Farsley |
Pudsey |
Idle |
| William Calverley |
Thomas Alanbrigg |
Andrew Smith |
James Dawson |
| Gibson's wife |
John Baily |
Robert Waterworth |
John Alanbrigg |
| John Armitage |
Robert Belhouse |
William Waterworth |
Thomas Swain |
| Thomas Wilson |
William Kitson |
Thomas Walker |
Edward Swain |
| William Flather |
Thomas Ward |
John Wright |
George Swain |
| John Moss |
Richard Henrison |
Richard Jenkinson |
Thomas Kent |
| John Day |
William Amler |
Robert Dawson |
Edward Pollerd |
| William Skelton |
Admergill's wife |
William Rediall |
Richard Walker |
| Richard Caru |
Percival Longfellow |
Peter Mechill |
Thomas Bait |
| John Haire |
total 1s 9d |
John Goodall |
Richard Swain |
| William Kitson |
|
Thomas Dawson |
Thomas Sowden |
| William Pickard |
|
John Dawson |
Brian Hall |
| Robert Hunter |
|
Robert Dawson de Garth |
George Netherwood |
| Gilbert Birkenshaw |
|
Isabella Walker |
John Hoill |
| Nicholas Harper |
|
George Lepton |
John Grenall |
| John Thompson |
|
John Gaunt |
James Stable |
| Richard Stead |
|
John Marshall |
Tristram Legiard |
| John Taylor |
|
Richard Lepton |
Thomas Legiard |
| Thomas Rhydyng |
|
Thomas Claighton |
John Ramsden |
| Edward Sowden |
|
John Scacherd |
John Waterhouse |
| Rawden's wife |
|
Adam Croft |
Humphrey Nussey |
| Robert Kitchen |
|
Thomas Smith |
Richard Fletcher |
| Richard Wolflett |
|
William Ferrore |
Barnard Sandall |
| John Stead |
|
John Alanbrigg |
Edward Rook |
| Thomas Illingworth |
|
William Lee |
John Valis |
| John Rawden |
|
Richard Gaunt |
John Kitchen |
| total 5s 6d |
|
Thomas Grave |
total 4s 10d |
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Alicia Dawson |
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Robert Lumby |
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John Whitley |
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Walkher Blahey |
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Nicholas Gibson |
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Henry Sharpe |
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Henry Claighton |
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William Dawson |
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Richard Bens |
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Ralph Gibson |
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William Mechill |
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John Wilson |
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Isabell Dawson |
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Richard Walker |
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Ralph Hill |
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total 20s 1d |
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