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Taw House


Grid Reference NY21050160  Taythes, Taw House, Teathes, Toes,

General Fine of 1547

Eshedaile/ Eshedaill: Willm. Vycars, messuage called Gaythes [etc.] (13/4½) + improvement (4½d)

John Vicars & his son Willm.,messuage & 2a land etc. [& parcel called Skawfell?] (6/8¼) + improvement (2¼d)

Percy Survey 1578 - Taw House - William Vicars Senior and William Vicars Junior

tenement, half a barn (with W. Vickers snr), 1 close of infield land adj. (4a), ditto of outfield land (3½a), with common: rent 20d, also 1/4 share of Green Cove common: rent 5/-, moulture & walker 7½d. Total 7/3½ yearly.

tenement, barn + half a barn (with Wm. Vicars jnr), 2 garths adj. (1½r), the Great Field (close, c5½a), Reed Lands (close, 1a 1r), Gestfield (close, 1½a), Skale Closes (closes of outfield land, 5½a), with common etc.: rent 3/4, also half of Greencove common: 10d [recte 10/-], moulture & walker 7½d. Total 13/11½ yearly.

Eskdale 24 Book Teathes "Wm. Vicars Senior & William Vicars Junior"

... "they shall drive up at resting Stone and up at Redbefoard and up by the Milking foard Fould and Guddum peat Skailes even over at Catterbeck foot and up over into Gilderbeck how and let them go."

Elizabeth, daughter of William Viccars baptised 1631

General Fine of 1633

William Viccars - part of Taw House 13/11½
Jo: Viccars - part of Taw House 7/3½

1758 Survey - Toes - John Vicars of Toes

good house & 2 barns & stable etc. + c30 acres improved land- QR 13/11½ + 4 or 5 brows- 80 acres- room for 9 or 10 cows & up to 1500 sheep- QR 7/3½; annual value £38