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18th and early 19th Century

1701

Lease by Francis Jessop, rector of Treetonto John Athrope als Browne of Morthen (Yorks) for 19 years of all the tithes of the houses and lands called Boalhill farme, Gillots Farm and Oakencliffe Woodclose, 29 Jan 1701

1753

Joseph Wood of Treeton, a mason, bought for £30 a messuage in Talbot Lane, Rotherham from a Christopher Cowley.

1772

Reference to Henry Howard, of Sheffield, esq., on the part of Edward, Duke of Norfolk, John Shirecliff, of Ecclesfield, gent., the Burgesses, and John Bishop, of Sheffield, mason. Bishop undertakes the repair of the S. and E. fronts of the parish church before 21 Oct 1774, according to a design by John Carr, of York, esq. Specifications for materials and methods. Rates of pay: 1s. 6d. per foot of plain work, 1s. 8d. per foot of moulding, pinnacles etc., 2s. 2d. per foot for windows. Allowances: £2 for pulling down the present windows, 10s. for pulling down the present doorways, £17 for scaffoldings, £5 for cutting down base-mouldings. Agreement for payment of lump sums of £20 in advance at set terms to purchase materials. 21s. paid in hand to Bishop.

Bishop and his sureties, John Taylor, of Treeton, miller, and Benjamin Parker, of Brinsworth, par. Rotherham, farmer, bound to Howard and Shirecliffe in £500 to perform the work

Reference:CB/598/3. Archives of the Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust

Farmers and Smallholders

In John Fisher's book of 1968 Treeton, as Township, Manor and Parish, he writes:

Most of the farmhouses of the 18th century are now private dwellings, for example, Jackson's farm has been the home of the Foers for close on a hundred years, and the Manor Farm, once the demesne farm of the Manor House, is now a private dwelling, whilst The Glebe Farm, which has an ageing connection with the Church, no longer exists as a working unit. Woodlands Farm is still active and worked by Mr. J. Alton, as are Old Flatts Farm and Spa Farm

He then lists some of the farmers and freeholders of the village in 1792; the smallholders include tradesmen and craftsmen, such as blacksmith, the weaver, the butcher and the mason. He further tells us that some names are carried over from the 17th century, and as far as he could ascertain, none of the surnames had survived, although there will be those who can claim relationship by marriage.

I have added to the original list, further details, all sourced from The Sheffield Archives:

 

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