SKELTON - IN - CLEVELAND
IN HISTORY
CHURCH RATES,
How the Money was gathered in.
Each Parishioner was compelled to pay a Church Rate which was calculated according to the property in which they lived and the area of land.
These payments were set by a "Terrier", which is a description in words of the local map.
In these times many people needed land, as they often kept a cow, pigs and hens in order to survive.
See Skelton possessions here.
Even more so after the Enclosure Acts of the early 1800s placed into private hands village areas that had long been used for common pasture.

A typical Church Rate payment page, transcribed alphabetically:-

Pounds
 Shillings
 Pence
 Halfpence
AMOS Thomas
0
 6
ANDREW John [for Hagg Farm]
2
 10
APPLETON Elizabeth
1
 0
APPLETON Elizabeth - lane
0
 7
 1
APPLETON Mrs
1
 0
APPLETON John
2
 0
BAINBRIDGE Widow - Garth
0
 3
BARRY Mary
0
 6
BENNISON John
0
 9
BURLOW Thomas
1
 2
CALVERT Thomas
0
 6
CARLISLE Robert [N Mills]
0
 1
 1
CAMPION Joshua
1
 0
CARLISLE Robert - N Mills
0
 1
 1
CARRICK Mark
1
 5
CARTER Jane
0
 6
CARTER Thomas
0
 6
 1
CASTLEY Mary
1
 2
COLE James
1
 6
COLE John
0
 2
COOPER Willliam
1
 6
CORNFORTH M Executors of
1
 2
 1
CRUSHER James
0
 6
DIXON George  -Cartwright
0
 6
DIXON George - Sailor
0
 6
DIXON James
1
 3
DIXON William
1
 3
 1
EMMERSON Stephen
1
 7
 1
EMMERSON Stephen or ROBINSON Thomas for Back Lane                                                                        




GILL Robert
1
 6
GOWLAND James
1
 1
GREEN Elizabeth
1
 0
HARKER Leonard - for Intack
0
 1
HARLAND  John
1
 5
HARRISON Moses
1
 2
HUTCHINSON John
2
 1
 1
HUTTON Elizabeth
0
 6
HUTTON William
1
 4
IRVINE Andrew
2
 5.
 1
JOHNSON Ann
0
 6
JOHNSON John
1
 3
JOHNSON Sarah
2
 3
 1
KELL John
1
 6
LAMB William
1
 1
 1
LOCKWOOD William
1
 0
LYNAS Elizabeth or George
0
 6
LYNAS John
0
 6
LYNAS John - Shoemaker
0
 6
LYNAS  Ralph - for Mr Dixon House and land
0
 6
MCNAUGHTON Margaret
1
 6
 1
MITCHEL Jane
1
 0
 1
PARKER John
1
 3
 1
PATTERSON Edward
0
 6
PEART Thomas
1
 7
 1
PYBUS John
1
 4
RICHARDSON Hannah
0
 7
ROWLAND John
0
 6
RIGG John
1
 8
SANDERSON John
0
 6
SEARLE Mrs
0
 6
SHEMELDS Thomas
1
 4
SLATER John
0
 6
TATE Peter
1
 3
TAYLERSON Thomas
0
 9
 1
TAYLOR John for Francis Duck Lands
0
 7
 1
TAYLOR John and Holm
1
 8
THOMPSON John
0
 6
THOMPSON Joshua
0
 9
THOMPSON William - Green
1
 7
 1
THOMPSON William - Roakley



TIPLADY Robertt
0
 1
TIPLADY William 1s 3d. Town House 6d
1
 9
WATSON James
1
 3
WATSON Robert
1
 1
 1
WHARTON John, Trustees of for Ingledue House and Garth
0
 5
 1
WHITE Thomas
1
 6
WILKINSON Dinah
1
 7
WILKINSON Robert - Carrier
0
 7
 1
WILKINSON Robert - Weaver
1
 0
WILKINSON William
1
 7
WILLIS George
1
 0
WILSON Joseph
1
 9
 1
YOUNG William
0
 6





Total
 4
 5
 0
Deduct sess than can  not be got
4
 0
TOTAL
 4
 1
 0
CHURCH RENTS.
The Parish Church had acquired Land over time as bequests. The Rents were added to the Church Rate income, rather than going to the Vicar or the Church authorities.
In addition, in Skelton an annual bequest of 10 shillings called "Ling's Dole", to prepare the Church for Christmas, supplemented the income.
1751
ACCOUNTS.
1731 To William Wright for writing accounts 7s 0d

1741 For the Presentment Bill 6d

1743 For a Terrier [a written account of land holdings] 2s 6d.
To William Wright for writing the first Terrier 1s 0d

1752 Spent at pasing Accompts 2s 6d
Placing these accompts in y Book 1s 0d
For writing Sess bill 0s 6d

BALANCING OF ACCOUNTS
Any overspending or underspending by the Churchwardens of one year was passed on to the next year's Churchwardens
1744
1746 William Coal, a late Churchwarden is to pay the above named Robert Hammond 4s 2d
John Clarke as above to pay 4s 6d.
ACCOUNTS SIGNED OFF BY THE VICAR AND CHURCHWARDENS.
1730

1752
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