Feet of Fines - Land transactions

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Feet of Fines - Malhamdale (1486-1603)

Feet of Fines are records showing the transfer of land and property and the originals are kept at the National Archives, Kew in the record series CP25/1 and CP25/2. They provide some insight into who owned the land in Malhamdale, as they are useful for finding the names of who owned land, but less helpful in providing information about the properties and land involved.

This definition is taken from The National Archives Research Guide no. 140:

Fines, or Final Concords, were conveyances of land by means of a legal action (normally fictitious after 1300), that resulted in a copy of the final agreement, or concord, between the purchaser, known as the querent, and the seller, known as the deforciant, being filed with the records of the king's court and open to public inspection. This final agreement was normally written out three times on a single sheet of parchment - two copies side by side and one copy across the bottom of the sheet, separated by an indented or wavy line. The purchaser kept one copy, the seller the other and the final copy - 'the foot of the fine'- was kept by the court as a central record of the conveyance. It was a means of having title registered to guard against subsequent fraud or forgery as copies if this three piece jig-saw would only fit together if genuine. There was no legal obligation to have title registered in this way. Often the fine is one of a series of conveyancing deeds some of which may give more detail about the property - such private deeds are less likely to have survived with the public records

Final concords were written in Latin until 1733 and the Yorkshire Archaeological Society (YAS) has done an excellent job in transcribing and publishing the Feet of Fines from the 12th century up until 1645. You can find a complete listing of all these YAS and other related publications on the MedievalGenealogy.org website.

Feet of Fines of the Tudor period (1486-1603)
The YAS Tudor series of transcripts edited by Francis Collins were published at the end of the 19th century:

Part 1 (1486-1571) - YAS Record Series Vol 2 pub 1887
part 2 (1571-1583) - YAS Record Series Vol 5 pub 1888
part 3 (1583-1594) - YAS Record Series Vol 7 pub 1889
part 4 (1594-1603) - YAS Record Series Vol 8 pub 1890

As these Tudor Fines neatly extend backwards from the earliest existing parish registers, they can prove useful to genealogists, who may well find their early ancestors listed in these land transfers and below is an extract of the Malhamdale entries from the four YAS volumes covering the Tudor period.
There may be some ommissions or mistakes, as the early spellings don’t make it easy to distinguish between Calton, Carleton in Craven or the various other Yorkshire Carltons, and similarly Coniston Cold is easily confused with entries for Conistone with Kilnsey and other Yorkshire Conistons.
You can find complete versions of all 4 volumes of the Tudor Feet of Fines for Yorkshire on the British History Online website.

Malhamdale - Feet of Fines (1486-1603)

Year	Quarter	Purchaser (Querent)	Seller (Deforciant)	Property
1535	Michaelmas term	John Caterall esq	George Darcy, knt.	10 messuages with lands in Rauthmell, Settyll, and Otterburne
1541	Trinity term	John Lambart, snr	Jeffrey Proctour	Messuage with land in Calton and common pasture in Malholme
1542	Easter term	Thomas Hayber de Elveslak	John Lambert de Calton, snr and Agnes his wife	11 messuages with lands in Skypton, Estmarton, Westmarton, Calton, Airton, and Malhome, and free hunting, fishing and hawking in Marton, Est Marton and West Marton
1546	Trinity term	Richard Chamber	John Lambart, snr, John Lambart, jnr, his son and heir apparent	Manors of Airton and Colton and 41 messuages, 6 burgagirs, 2 shops and a watermill with lands and a rent of 1lb of pepper in the same and in Skypton
1546	Trinity term	John Lambart de Calton, snr	Richard Remyngton, son and heir of Walter Remyngton	3 messuages with lands in Scothorp
1551	Easter term	Thomas Gargrave, knt. and Richard Flecher, gent	William Gascoigne, jnr, knt., William his son and heir apparent and Thomas another son	Manors of Askerne and Scothorpe and 8 messuages, a cottage and a watermill with lands there and in Camsall, Tromflett, Bramworthe, Anston, Carcrofte and Skelloo
1553	Easter term	James Altam, gent	John Gressham, jnr, knt. and Frances his wife	Manor of Malham in Craven and 80 messuages, 80 cottages, 2 watermills and 2 windmills with lands in Armeclyffe, Kyrkbye Maladale and Malham
1553	Trinity term	John Whyte, citizen and grocer, of London	John Gresham, knt. and Frances his wife	Manor of Bordeley in Craven and 15 messuages and 2 mills with lands there and in Overbordeley, Netherbordeley, Knolbank, Langerhouse, Coglicott, Hawthorne, Lydyatt, Newhouse, Parkehouse and Blakebanke
1557/8	Hilary term	Richard Bunche and Robert Cheles	Miles Medcalff alias Metcalff, gent and Elizabeth his wife and Edmond Medcalff alias Metcalff and Elinora his wife	Messuage with lands in Calueton alias Calton
1557	Easter term	John Proctor	Robert Proctor, son and heir of Richard Proctor, deceased	8 messuages and 4 cottages with lands in Kyrkby Malham, Hanleth, Calton, Scosthorpe, Hawxwyke and Ulcoots and free fishing in Essheton Terne and Calton
1558	Michaelmas term	John Hewson and Christopher Mawde	John Lambert, esq and John Lambert, his son and heir apparent	Messuage with lands and the moiety of a watermill in Airton in Craven
1566/7	Hilary term	William Fyssher and Elizabeth Lawson, wid	Richard Norton, esq	Messuage with lands and free fishing in the water of the Eyre in Calton
1566/7	Hilary term	Richard Preston and John Preston	Richard Norton, esq	2 messuages with lands and free fishing in the water of the Eyre in Calton
1567	Easter term	John Robynson, gent	James Altham, esq and Mary his wife and Robert Brandon and Katherine his wife	Manor of Malham in Craven and 21 messuages and 7 cottages with lands in Malham, Darnebroke, Carnsidehawe, Lanskarside, Lanskar Lyng and Fonteyns Fell and the third part of a messuage with lands in Fonteyns Fell
1568	Michaelmas term	William Sayle, John Rawson, Thomas Sayle, James Sayle, Thomas Coke, William Coke and Edmund Fydlinge	Thomas Gargrave, knt. and Jane his wife	10 messuages and a watermill with lands in Mosley, Scothorpe, Campsall, Askerne, Barmby, Sutton and Bawne
1568	Michaelmas term	John Lambert, esq	Wilfred Banyster	Messuage with lands in Calton
1568	Michaelmas term	John Lambert, esq	Robert Fletcher and Helena his wife	Messuage with lands in Calton
1571	Michaelmas term	Thomas Wadington, gent	William Catherall, esq	5 messuages and a cottage with lands in Otterburne
1571	Michaelmas term	John Lambert, esq	Humphrey Malhom, gent	Manor of Calton and 16 messuages and 4 cottages with lands in Calton, Ayrton, Kyrkby in Malhomedale and Bordeley
1571	Michaelmas term	John Lambert, esq	Humphrey Malhom, gent	Manor of Calton and 16 messuages and 4 cottages with lands in Calton, Ayrton, Kyrkby in Malhomedale and Bordeley
1572	Easter term	Roger Swier and Jenetta his wife	Richard Smyth and Jane his wife, Oliver Foster and Isabel his wife, Richard Preston, Leonard Atkynson and Katherine his wife and Thomas Preston and Elizabeth his wife	Lands in Airton
1572	Easter term	Richard Preston	Roger Swier and Jennetta his wife, Oliver Foster and Isabel his wife, Leonard Atkynson and Katherine his wife, Thomas Preston and Elizabeth his wife and William Walker	Lands in Estbye and Airton and the moiety of a messuage with lands in Gargrave
1572	Easter term	Richard Smith and Jane his wife and John Smith, his son and heir apparent	Roger Swier and Jennetta his wife, Richard Preston, Oliver Foster and Isabel his wife, Leonard Atkynson and Katherine his wife and Thomas Preston and Elizabeth his wife	3 messuages with lands in Airton and Halton on the Hill
1575	Easter term	William Waller, esq	John Clarke and Elizabeth his wife	Manor of Darnebroke and 20 messuages and 20 cottages with lands in Craven and Kyrkbye Malhamdale
1576	Michaelmas term	Isabel Thomson	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Cowgilhowses, Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley, Malham and a forty-eighth part of lands in the same, divided into seventy-eight parts
1576	Michaelmas term	John Thomson and Henry Thomson	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham and two forty-eight parts of lands in the same divided in 78 parts
1576	Michaelmas term	Edward Thomson	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham, one part and a third part and of one part of a sixteenth part of lands in the same, divided into 26 parts
1576	Michaelmas term	William Thomson, snr	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham and third part of a sixteenth part of lands in the same and in Cowgilhouses, divided into 26 parts
1576	Michaelmas term	Robert Ayrton	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham and 3 parts of a fourth part of a sixteenth part of lands in the same, divided into 26 parts
1576	Michaelmas term	Roger Wallocke and Henry Tenaunte	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham and six forty-eight parts of lands in the same, divided into 78 parts
1576	Michaelmas term	Anthony Procter	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham and a sixteenth, part of lands in the same divided into 26 parts and 2 parts of the aforesaid sixteenth part in the same
1576	Michaelmas term	Richard Ayrton	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham and the moiety of a sixteenth part of lands in the same, divided into 26 parts
1576	Michaelmas term	Christopher Wylkynson	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham and a sixteenth part of lands in the same, divided into 26 parts and the moiety of a sixteenth part of lands in the same, divided into 26 parts
1576	Michaelmas term	Christopher Thomson and William Thomson, jnr	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malham and the sixteenth part of lands in the same, divided into 26 parts and 5 parts of one part divided into 6 parts, of lands in the same, divided into 26 parts
1576	Michaelmas term	Margaret Thomson, widow and Isabel Thomson	John Kydd, John Wallocke and John Tenaunte	Messuage with lands in Cowgilhowses, Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley, Malham and a forty-eighth part of lands in the same, divided into seventy-eight parts
1576	Trinity term	John Kydde, John Waylock and John Tenant	Robert Whyte, esq	13 messuages with lands in Burnesall, Overbordeley, Nether-bordeley, Hetton and Kyrkby Malham and sixteen twenty-sixths of lands in Hetton, Netherbordeley and Malham
1577	Michaelmas term	Christopher Marton, esq, Edward Malhom, gent, Thomas Holt, gent and Robert Holt, gent	Christopher Malhom, esq and Elianor his wife and Henry Malhom, their son and heir apparent	Manors of Elslacke, Glusburne and Conyston and 36 messuages, 6 cottages and 2 watermills with lands and a rental of 1lb of ginger in Elslacke, Conyston Cold, Staynford and Skypton and two-thirds of 8 messuages, 4 cottages and a watermill with lands in Glusburne
1578	Trinity term	Thomas Proctor	Anthony Proctor and Barbara his wife	Two-fifths of a messuage with lands in Hetton, Over Bordley, Nether Bordley and Malhame and 2 parts of a fifth part of a sixteenth part of lands, divided into 26 parts and two-fifths of 2 parts of one part of a sixteenth part of lands in the same
1579-80	Hilary term	John Thorpe and Nicholas Hunte	John Toller	Messuage with lands in Scothorpe alias Scostrope
1581	Michaelmas term	John Lambert, esq	William Procter, gent	5 messuages with lands in Malham, Calton and Malhamdale A warrant against the claims of the heirs of Jeffrey Procter, the great-grandfather of William
1581	Michaelmas term	Adam Swyer	Christopher Dickson	Messuage with lands in Otterburne and Helifeild
1582	Easter term	Oliver Foster and John Foster	Anthony Weste and Katherine his wife, Richard Layland and Hugh Lawson and Jane his wife	2 messuages and 2 cottages with lands in Hanlithe
1582	Trinity term	George, Earl of Cumberland	Christopher Marton, esq and Margaret his wife and Lancelot Marton, gent, his son and heir apparent and Suzan his wife	Manor of Esheton alias Esseton and 30 messuages and 10 cottages with lands in the same and in Gargrave, Kyghley, Ayrton and Rylleston and the moiety of the manor of Hawkesweke and Oulcotts alias Ulcotts and 20 messuages, 15 cottages and a watermill with lands in the same and in Erneclyffe
1583/4	Hilary term	Ralph Ashton, esq	Brian Parker, esq and Jane his wife and Richard Greneacres, gent	Lands in Malhamalias Malham Moore and the moiety of the manor of Malham alias West Malham and 10 messuages and 10 cottages with lands in the same
1584	Michaelmas term	Christopher Procter, gent and Robert Kynge, clerk	James Tenant, gent	A fourth part of the manor of Darnebrooke and of 10 messuages and 3 cottages with lands there and in Funtanace Felles, Malhamdale and Kyrkebye in Craven
1587	Easter term	John Mallam, gent	William Aerton, Richard Stockdale and Agnes his wife and Alice Tomlynson	Messuage with lands in Conyston alias Coldconyston
1587	Michaelmas term	William Inglebye, esq, William Wytham, esq, Anthony Caterike, gent and Henry Eltoftes, gent	William Mydleton, esq and Mary his wife	Manors of Stockeld, Midleton, Ilkely, Tadthorpe, Wheatley, Beamesley alias Beametsley, Draghton, Habton in Ridale, Follyfett, Acknt.on and Brakenthwate and 1000 messuages, 1000 cottages, 3 watermills and 2 windmills with lands there and in Stubham Scaverley alias Scalverlay alias Stubham Perke, Austbye alias Litle Nesfeild, Spoforde, Askwithe, Otterburne, Rilston, Hawkswicke alias Hauswicke and Mallamore
1588	Trinity term	Edward Spencer	George, Earl of Cumberland	Messuage with lands in Skosthroppe alias Scothroppe
1588	Trinity term	James Shakelton	James Fowldes	4 messuages with lands in Haworth, Gargrave and Coldconyston
1588	Trinity term	Richard Tayleforde	George, Earl of Cumberland and Margaret his wife	Manor of Gargrave and 50 messuages and a mill with lands in Gargrave, Thorlbye, Esheton and Newton
1588	Trinity term	George, Earl of Cumberland	Gressam Clapham, esq and Ann his wife	Manor of Gargrave and 20 messuages, 10 cottages and a watermill with lands in Gargrave, Esheton, Broghton, Skipton, Conystone, Newton and Thorlebye. A warrant against George Clapham, the father of Gressam and his heirs and against the heirs of William Clapham, his grandfather
1590	Easter term	Simon Wilkynson	Henry Tenant and Mary his wife	The moiety of a messuage with lands in Neytherbordley and Over bordley and three eighths of lands there
1591	Trinity term	Francis Morley, gent and John Tayler, gent	George, Earl of Cumberland and Margaret his wife	Manors of Skipton, Barden, Bolton, Halton, Syllesden, Embsaye, Eastbye, Sturton, Thorlebye, Flasbye, Gargrave and 2000 messuages and 10 mills with lands and a rental of 400 hens in the same and in Broghton, Skybden, Holme, Malhame, Mallomore, Sutton and Carleton, the advowson of Kighley church and a fourth part of the manors of Hawkesweke and Ulcotes and of 40 messuages with lands in the same
1595	Michaelmas term	Richard Preston, William Wilson and Thomas Wilson	James Birtwisle, gent and Emma his wife	3 messuages with lands in Malham and Calton
1596	Michaelmas term	Thomas Fell and Richard Sheffeld	John Tenant and Anthony Fell	2 messuages with lands in Bordeley, Kilnesaye and Arnecliff and the moiety of a watermill in Arnecliff
1596/7	Hilary term	Stephen Procter, esq	William Gresham, esq and Thomas Gresham, esq	Manors of Morker, Fountance, Swanley and Beuerley in Netherdall and 30 messuages and 2 watermills with lands and free fishing there and in Rippon, Sawley, Threske, Balderbye, Topcliffe, Birnbem, Hampeswith, Ripley, Patlabrigg, Dacre, Audfeilde, Merkinton, Ingerthorpe, Markinfeilde, Massam, Kirkebye Malaserte, Grewellthorpe, Laverton, Tanfeilde, Scarburghe, Hartlepoole, Dancaster, Thorpe Underwood, Bordley, Gnoupe (Knoupe), Darnebroke, Grymesbye, Redcarr, Northcouton, Mydleton, Clyfton, Moncknt.onsup, Moram, Merston, Kirkhamerton, Green-hamerton, Fyrybrigg, Northstayneley, South Staineley, Hewick, Dishforth, Castlehubye, Audewarke, Grafton, Astricke, Sandhowton, Conyers, Thornton in le moore, Nubye upon Swale, Catthall, Kirkby, Usborne parva, Usborne, Quixley, Skipton upon Swale, Kirklington, Otley, Otterbourne, Knaisbourghe, Evestone, Lytton, Scorthorpe, Ilkeley, Mildbye, Ilknt.on, Queldricke, Kirkbywiske, Sutton Hograve, Arnecliffe, Preston in Craven Arneford, Austwicke, Malgham, Kilnesey, Ketlewell, Lynton, Cunnystone, Rilston, Hetton, Brineshall, Horton, Aireton, Rookebye, Aynderbye, Melmorbye, Wathelynley, Symthorpe in Netherdall and Fountancefells A warrant against the heirs of Richard Gresham, knt., deceased, John Gresham, knt., deceased, William Gresham, deceased, the father of William and Thomas Gresham, knt. deceased and all other persons claiming through them
1598	Michaelmas term	William Ingilbye, esq and Sampson Ingilbye, gent	William Midleton, esq and Ann his wife	Manors of Midleton, Ilkley, Beamesley, Drawghton and Follyfett and 200 messuages, 20 cottages and 4 mills with lands there and in Thadthorpe, Sicklinghall, Wheatley, Acton, Brackenthwaite, Skaverye alias Skalverye alias Stobham Parke, Awstbye, Nesfeild, Spofforth, Askquyth, Otterburne, Ryllston, Hawkswicke and Mallemore
1599	Easter term	Roger Wiglesworth	Christopher Ayrton and Margaret his wife and Richard Ayrton	Messuage with lands in Otterburne
1599	Easter term	Isabel Hardye	Christopher Swynglehurst and Elizabeth his wife	Messuage with lands in Conishton Colde
1600	Michaelmas term	William Kitchinge	Thomas Hall and Matilda his wife and Christopher Hall	Messuage with lands in Conishton Colde
1600	Michaelmas term	William Currer	James Rycrofte and Frances his wife	Lands in Conishton Cold
1601	Easter term	George, Earl of Cumberland	Roger Benson and Margaret his wife and Agnes Benson, widow	Messuage with land in Caponhawe and Malham
1601	Easter term	Roger Preston, jnr and Richard Nelson	Thomas Hayber	2 messuages with lands in Airton and Calton in Craven
1602	Easter term	William Anderton, gent	Henry Tenante and Mary his wife	Messuage and a cottage with lands in Malham, Funtance Fells, Malhamdale and Kerkebie in Malhamdale
1602	Easter term	Thomas Thomlinson, William Kytchen and James Rycrofte	John Banister, gent and Paulina his wife	2 messuages with lands in Coniston Colde A warrant against Wilfrid Banister esq and his heirs

If you are interested in other Yorkshire Feet of Fines publications, you can buy the Feet of Fines for the County of York from 1314 to 1326 (Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record) edited by Michael Roper and Christopher J. Kitching from Amazon.co.uk

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