Residents of Turvey  in 1551

Here are the personal names of Turvey residents mentioned in the Church Warden's accounts of 1551. Please note that this is not the whole village population!

Adams, William

Andrew, George

Asshton, Richard

Ball, William

Batson, Robert

Batson, Keterin

Boys, John

Faxton, Edward

Freysbe, William

Hiles, John

Lambert, Thomas

Lane of Carleton

Lawton, Thomas

Longworth, William

Lylliot, Richard

Lyon, William

Mordaunt, the lord

Norman, Robert

Nycolles, William

Osmond, John

Osmonte, Stephen

Purrior, William

Skevington, William

Smythe, John

Smythe, William

Sprott, William

Stevyns, Thomas

Stevynson, Thomas

Stockes, Elyn

Wall, Edward

Woodford, Richard

Please remember that at this early date spelling of names was very free and varied!

The Rector was Richard Woodford, the Churchwardens were Robert Batson, Thomas Stevyson, Stephen Osmont, William Purrior, Thomas Lambert and William Sprott.

The Wardens of the Sepulchre Light were William Ball and William Nycolles and the Collectors of the Town Rents were Thomas Stevyns and Edward Faxton.

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