Description:The document above is taken from a report of cottages on the Lilleshall Estate in the early nineteenth century. The page above shows listings for tenants in Wombridge, Leegomery and Paynes Lane and provides a lot of detail about tenants and their properties on the Lilleshall Estate in the 1820s.
The report includes the names of tenants, a description of the property which they occupied and details of how they were employed. The report also includes general observations on the property and the characteristics of the tenants that lived their.
John Williams, a labourer, occupied a house and garden in Wombridge. John’s house was described as being in ‘pretty good’ condition in 1826. The report states that John was ‘bad’, but adds that his wife and family were ‘industrious’.
James Washington occupied a small house and garden in Wombridge. An industrious miner, James supported a family of seven. The report states that the roof of his house was in ‘very bad order wanting straw to thatch it’.
Women are also listed in the report. Mary Wood was a widow who owned a house and garden in Wombridge. Mary’s house was in good condition and the report states that she occupied the property at a low rent ‘in consequence of her being a poor widow & removed here’.
In Paynes Lane Mary Atkiss occupied a small house and garden which was in poor condition. The report states that Mary received one shilling and sixpence of parish relief per week to support her lame son who lived with her.
The examples above demonstrate how the report can be used to find out a great deal about the lives of people living on the Lilleshall estate in the early nineteenth century.