Description:The document above is entitled ‘A Survey and vewe of the Towneship of perton in the County of Stafford’. The document provides a list of people living in Perton during 1648 and tells us about the lands and properties that they occupied. Many of the people included in the survey are also mentioned in the 1645 Rental of Sir Richard Leveson’s lands in Perton.
John Hinkes owned a ‘dwelling house’ in Perton, described as being ‘in good repair’. He also owned two barns, ‘one haye barne and stable and fewell house’ with a garden and orchard. In addition to these properties, John leased a considerable amount of meadow and pasture land in Perton and arable land which was in Perton’s ‘Com[m]on feilds’. John’s rent for one year amounted to twenty one pounds, seven shillings and seven pence.
John’s relative William Hinkes also occupied a ‘dwelling house’ in Perton which is described as being a ‘good Building’. However, the ‘backhouse’ and ‘kitchen’ of William’s property was ‘far out of repairs’.
Edward Hinkes also lived in Perton, probably another relative of the same family, Edward occupied a house, like John and William, and also leased two barns and ‘beasthouses’ which were ‘in good repair’.
A man named Thomas Chamberlaine occupied ‘The house and Mill and Millhouse’ in Perton in 1648. Roger Mulliner occupied a ‘dwelling house kitchen and backhous’ with ‘Three Barnes’ and ‘one littell outehouse’ which were ‘all in good Repaire’.
A number of people listed in the survey occupied malt houses, indicating that they were involved in brewing. ‘Widowe Wolleston’, most probably Ellen Wollaston who appears in many of the documents relating to Perton, had a dwelling house and kitchen, but also a ‘mault house’. Similarly, Francis Hardwicke who appears to have been relatively wealthy occupied a dwelling house which was ‘newly built’ and also a ‘mault house standing in Cloase mowe hill’ in Perton.
At the end of the survey of Perton is a column entitled ‘Conclusion of Perton’ which states that ‘The number of Tenants is fouretene’ and ‘The number of Acres is 649. This intriguing document also contains a survey of ‘The Towneship of Trescoate’ for the same period.