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There are no details of whether rent was paid for land or housing. If a directory lists a farmer as an owner presumably he paid rent for extra fields not for the whole farm but the account book does not give this information.
| Farms |
Table of farms and farmers in chronological order, when occupied, and rents paid |
| Farmers |
Same details as above but the names of the farmers are arranged alphabetically |
| Cottages |
Table of cottages and succeeding occupiers deduced mainly from the rents with dates and rents paid |
| Villagers |
Alphabetical tabled list of the people so far found living in the village from the account book, directories and the censuses of 1851 and 1881 |
| Families |
Family details - wives and children - of some of the above, including relatives and others of the same surname from neighbouring villages |
| Account Book | The account book kept by the land steward between 1846 and 1864; separate pages for rents and payments, each arranged for every half year, Lady Day (25th March) and Michaelmas (25th September); full texts in pdf format |
| Sample page | copy of the original first page of the book |
| Landlords | The Chichester family of Calverleigh ( not the only land-owners or landlords in the village!) |
| Land steward | George Jackson, also farmer and gamekeeper, a brief history. Or with much more detail on the family pages beginning with George in Hampshire |
