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- Residences in Normandy
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- Census
- Electoral Registers
- The Rate Books &
Land Tax Records
- Wyke/Normandy Wills
of Surrey
- Manorial Court Books
of Cleygate Manor
- 1940 Farming Survey
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- Census
Residences in Normandy 1781-1891
- but excluding Wyke and Willey Green
- Compiled from the Land tax, Tithe map, Manor of Cleygate court books,
Census and Poor rate books
by John Squier 2002.
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- Censuses of Wyke 1841-1881
- Wyke - Heads of Household
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- 1841 Census
- Reference HO107/1080, enumeration district 1. Tithing of Normandy,
parish of Ash.
Extracts of details of heads of household or working adults only.
(Note: In the 1841 census, ages are usually rounded down to the nearest
5 years)
- 1851 Census
- Reference HO107/1596. District: Farnborough, Subdistrict: Farnborough,
Enumeration district: 4. Enumerator: Mr James Waters.
Parish of Ash, that part known as Normandy.
Extracts of details of heads of household or working adults only.
Note that the sequence of the 1851 records looks jumbled, unlike other
years.
It appears that the enumerator filled in one house per page, then went
back and reused
pages later in his perambulation.
- 1861 Census
- Reference RG9/434. District: Farnborough, Subdistrict: Farnborough,
- Enumeration district: 2. Enumerator: Matthew Collins.
Part of the parish of Ash, including Cleygate Manor Farm and Henley Park.
Extracts of details of heads of household or working adults only.
- 1871 Census
- Reference RG10/820. District: Farnham, Subdistrict: Frimley,
- Enumeration district: 12. Enumerator: John Stedman.
That part of the parish of Ash in the Wyke Ecclesiastical District,
including Cleygate Manor, Manor Farm and Henley Park.
Parish of Ash, Village of Normandy.
Extracts of details of heads of household or working adults only.
- 1881 Census
- Reference RG11/783. District: Farnham, Subdistrict: Frimley,
- Enumeration district: 9, Enumerator: Mr Arthur Stedman.
Extracts of details of heads of household or working adults only.
- Wyke Lodge Census
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- Reference: Extracts relating to Wyke Lodge and Wyke Cottage by Jack
Kinder and Pat Ashworth (tabulated with amendments to relate to presumed,
present named residences)
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- 1901 Census of Normandy and Willey
Green
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- Extracts from the 2001 Census
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- Normandy at start of the 21st century
- From the 2001 and 2011 Census
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- Census (in the United Kingdom)
- Domesday
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- Extracts
from Electoral Registers
Held
at Surrey History Centre, Woking (ref: CC802)
by Jack Kinder, Peter Blakiston and John Squier, 2000-2001.
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- Explanatory notes.
The extracts cover Normandy Ward, parish of Ash and Normandy, and that
part of Worplesdon parish which included the Willey Green area. The registers
were prepared annually or biannually. For those years where two registers
were prepared in the year (1919 to 1925) only one (Spring) has been extracted.
Researchers should be aware that the information was compiled at least
4 months before the register came into force.
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- The extracts begin in 1918 because Electoral Registers before 1918
seldom give a full address. From 1918 onwards most entries have an identifiable
address.
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- The Electoral Registers are arranged in alphabetical sequence of voters
names. These extracts have been re-arranged into alphabetical sequence
of house name/number within road.
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- The Electoral Registers contain lists of people eligible to vote. The
rules of eligibility changed from time to time, gradually extending the
franchise. If there is no entry for a particular property in a particular
year there are several possible reasons, for example:
- none of the occupants was eligible to vote, or
- the property was empty, or
- the property was known by another name at that time, or
- the property had not been built yet.
In many properties there were several individuals eligible to vote. However,
the registers give no indication of age or relationships or head
of household status. In most of these extracts, only surnames have
been recorded and each different surname only appears once for each property.
The purpose of these extracts is thus to provide a quick reference to when
families came and went and, to a certain extent, when properties
appeared and disappeared.
Where there is a "(Same)" in the box for a property for
a year, it means the same surname appears as in the previous year.
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- The spelling of names has been copied exactly and it is obvious in
some cases that errors exist in the original registers. It is also possible
that transcription errors have been introduced in the preparation of these
extracts. Anyone researching a particular family or property should consult
the original registers to verify the details and to find additional information.
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- The Rate
Books &
- Land Tax Records
- Local rates, rate books and poor rate
- The first poor rate was imposed by an act of 1597-1598. However this
was re-enacted in the 1601 Act for the Relief of the Poor that introduced
compulsory rating throughout the country. Rate books were compiled in order
to keep a record of each person's assessment and whether or not it had
been paid. However it is rare to find a complete series of rate books surviving
from the 17th century. An Act of Parliament of 1744 gave residents the
right to inspect rate books.
The Old Poor Law
(1601 Act)
The Poor Law was established by Acts of 1597 and 1601, and placed responsibility
for the poor firmly in the hands of the parish. The 1601 Act ordered the
appointment of overseers of the poor and their accounts often show payments
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- Once the principle of compulsory rating had been adopted it was used
to raise money for all sorts of purposes besides the relief of the poor.
These included repair and maintenance of highways, bridges, gaols, sewers,
and general improvements. Compulsory church rates were used to raise money
for the upkeep of the fabric of the church and were finally abolished in
1868 when Gladstone's Compulsory Church Rates Abolition Bill was passed
but they could still be levied on a voluntary basis.
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- In the 19th century, various Acts of Parliament were passed to enable
rates to be imposed for works which would benefit the community, without
first taking the matter through Parliament, for example the Museum Act
1845, the Baths and Wash-houses Act 1846/7, the Public Libraries Acts 1850
& 1855 and the Recreation Grounds Act 1859. District Councils were
formed in 1894, and were given the authority to collect rates from householders
in their district.
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- Gradually the rates became the major source of local authority income.
On 1st April 1927 the Rating and Valuation Act (1925) came into force and
introduced a new system of levying local taxation. Under the Local Government
Act 1929 Boards of Guardians were finally abolished and their powers were
transferred to local authorities.
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- Ash Rate Books - MSS144-1916
to MSS144-1961
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- Wikipedia links
- Poor
Law
- Church
Rates
- The Land Tax Records cover 1780 to
1831
- Transcribed by Sally Sherwood
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- Explanatory notes.
- Sally Sherwood, a member of Normandy Historians, transcribed from the
original records held at The Surrey Record Office (now The Surrey History
Centre), the tax returns for most properties in the general area of Normandy,
Wyke and Willey Green (the relevant part of Worplesdon now in Normandy),
stating the owner, occupier and rental value of each property together
with the occasional interest detail.
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- However, that work was rather repetitive because most properties did
not change owner or tenant from year to year. Sallys original work
has been summarised therefore. The summary is an excellent reference vehicle
for the family history researcher.
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- Wyke/Normandy
Wills of Surrey
- (With references to Ash, Aldershot and Worplesdon)
There exists at The Surrey History Centre, Woking, Surrey a series of hard-back
notebooks pertaining to "Old Wills of Surrey" containing précised
notes compiled by Cliff Webb from original wills held at The London Metropolitan
Archives.
In 2009, Christopher J H Pettitt of Wyke, Normandy, Surrey and member of
Normandy Historians, copied extracts (in manuscript), from those notebooks
that were relevant to families, who at one time were either resident in
Wyke or thereabouts or had an interest in property within the then parish
of Wyke. (c.1520 - 1820), which together with similar extracts from microfiche
records held personally by Christopher, are held by Normandy Historians.
Stephen Cranstone of Aldershot (a member of Normandy Historians), transcribed
and digitalised Christopher's manuscript notes presented here, but the
reader should be reminded that although care has been taken in the transfer
of data, viewing of the original wills at The London Metropolitan Archives
is recommended.
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- Cleygate
Manor
- Manorial Court Books
- Manorialism is the organization of rural economy and society in the
medieval period, characterised by the vesting of legal and economic power
in a lord supported economically from his own direct landholding and from
the obligatory contributions of a legally subject part of the peasant population
under his jurisdiction. These obligations could be payable in labour, "in
kind" or, money.
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- Here are some analysis from the Manorial Court Books of Cleygate Manor.
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- Personal Names
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- The Descent of Cleygate Manor
- Lords of the Manor of Cleygate
- A summary of owners, being the lords of the manor
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- 1940 Farming
Survey
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- Explanatory notes.
- In 1940 the Government commissioned a National Land Survey for farms
over 5 acres. The survey was very detailed, not just to list crops, livestock
and acreage but also the condition of the land, houses, drainage, fences,
availability of public services and the ability of the farmer to manage
the farm. It became apparent that the quality of farming at that time left
a lot to be desired. Of the 26 farms listed, only four were given the highest
classification, Henley Park Farm (Robert Turner), East Wyke Farm (Sherwood
brothers), R & J Marshall at Glaziers Lane and Vaglefield Farm (Fred
Ward).
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- Thirteen farms were put into the lowest category and the most frequent
reasons given for this lower classification were lack of knowledge and
experience on the part of the farmer and the perennial lack of capital.
No less than seven farms were run on a part-time basis. In one case the
main occupation of the farmer was a bus driver and in another, an engineer.
The survey had an early effect on certain farms in the village. Several
were required to plough up some of their grass for cereals or vegetables,
although not all had the equipment for heavy ploughing and others were
advised on how to get the best out of their fields. The Ministry, concerned
that Bales Farm could be better used, asked the Baldreys at nearby Whipley
Farm to take over the running of the farm.
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- Land girls were drafted into the village. Some worked regularly for
one farmer only, whilst others helped on various farms either as individuals
or in a group as the work dictated.
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- A preliminary survey was performed in 1940-41, and the full survey
took place in 1941-43. Thus, the 'years occupancy' column has to be teated
with care. For example, Messrs. Vokes appear to have been at Henley Park
for 6 months or 2 years, according to different entries.
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