Early Wallwork ancestor notes
From: Caroline Fenwick (Ed.) The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381 (2001) (Univ. of Nottingham shelf no. DA220.P6).
[The whole of Lancashire section searched, Dec 2002, for Wallwork, Benson, Collier names]
Lancashire
1379 Blackburn wapentake
- Kynerdale (Cuerdale) Alexandre de Wallbouk 4d
- Billyngton (Billington) Roberto de Wallheved 4d
- Witton (Witton) Ricardo Benetson 4d
- Magna Harewod (Great Harwood) Johanne de Walbouk 4d
- Magna Harewod (Great Harwood) Willelmo de Walbouk 4d
- Rissheton (Rishton) Elisabeta Walbouk 4d
1379 West Derby wapentake
- Willelmus Benson 4d
- Villa de Rixton cum Glasbrok Willelmo Benet ux’ cult’ [and wife] 4d
- Villa de Rixton cum Glasbrok Rogero Benet servient’ 4d
- Villa de Hayton cum Roby Johanne Benetson ux’ cult’ 4d
1381 Salford wapentake
- Workesleyh (Worsley) Johanne le Colier 2s 0d
ux’ eius [and his wife]
- Workesleyh (Worsley) Johannes de Walwerk 2s 0d
ux’ eius
- Summa personarum 66 Summa denariorum 66s0d
1381 West Derby wapentake [no amounts shown on this page]
- Vill de Lathum (Lathom) Ricardus il Walle [the welshman?] ux’
- Villa de Pynyngton (Pennington) Wilelmus de Walle ux’
- Villa de Westeley (Westleigh) Enricus de Walk** [probably Walkden]
1379 Amounderness wapentake
- Westby cum Plumpton Johanne Benson’ ux’ 4d
- Westby cum Plumpton Agn’ [Agnes] que fuit ux’ Ade Benson 4d
1379 Lonsdale wapentake [no separate places listed in this wapentake]
- Adam Colier 4d
- Johannes Colier 4d
- Willelmus del Wal’ 4d [of wales?]
- Henricus del Well’ 4d
- Willelmus Benet 4d
- Johannes Colier 4d
From Footnote to The Victoria County History of Lancashire Vol. IV p379 footnote 33:
In the White and Black books among Lord Ellesmere’s muniments is the copy of the extent [survey] of the manor made in 6 or 16 Hen.VI. [1427-8 or 1437-8]. It describes the manor-place.... The value of the lands in the lord’s holding was £38 8s 6d. The free tenants paid 17s 5d. as follows:
... Nicholas Halghton for half Hulton13d. and for Alefordehurst (now Alderforest in Worsley) 3s 4d, and for Walwerk 12d
[Main text, to which the above is a footnote]
Geoffrey [Massey of Tatton]... on his death in 1457 without lawful issue, the Worsley manors went to his nephewWilliam, son of Richard Massey....