Glapwell in Bolsover Parish

Bolsover Parish Register 1603

Robert Clay married Maria Jackson. 3rd November, 1618.

(Checked to 1640).

Glapwell Miscellaneous (Bolsover Parish)

1509 - 1547. Date not specified.- Court of Star Chamber Proceedings. John Clay. - Plaintiff. - Sir Francis Leeke. Defendant concerning an “Unlawful assembly and riot at Glapwell”. (TNA Ref.- --

-- STAC2/22/138). 

1538. Will of John Clay of Glapwell wife Joan sons - John Clay, Richard Clay, Robert Clay and William Clay, daughter Anne. (Staffordshire Record Office).

1539. John Clay paid rent in Glapwell.

1543. June 28th. A messuage leased to John Cley in Glapwell,  Bolsover parish which belonged to Darley Monastry. (Ref.- Letters and Papers etc in the PRO vol. 18 part 1).

1545. Lay Subsidy. Robert Clay of Glapwell taxed . (TNA Ref.- E179.92/161).

1546. June.  Messuages in Glapwell in the parish of Bolsover in tenure of John Clay and William Clerke. (TNA. - Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic. vol. 21).

1551. Robert Clay of Glapwell witness to land transfer at Glapwell between James Hardwick and John Wolhouse. (Derbyshire Record Office Ref.- D187/2/15).

1555. Robert Clay of Glapwell husbandman and Emote his wife paid John Wolhouse £60 for a messuage in Glapwell "on which they are now living" and also leased a piece of land in Stubbing called “The --

-- Wellhead”. (Derbyshire Record Office Ref.- D187/2/24 - 25).

1556. Will of Robert Clay of Glapwell wife Emote son John Clay daughter Elizabeth, also mentioned are Thomas Clay of Glapwell, Margaret Clay of Glapwell and Thomas Clay of Rowthorne.   --                      

-- (Staffordshire Record Office).

1557. Will of Thomas Clay of Bolsover. (Staffordshir Record Office).

1559. Lease Indenture made by John Wolhouse of Glapwell to Ellen Wheat and John Clay of one close called The Priest Field with the meadow thereto adjoining late in occupation of Robert Clay, for 14 --

-- years next. Yearly at St Michaels 30 shillings. (DRO Ref.- D1649Z/M1).

1562. Final Concord. John Clay and Emote Wheate have purchased from John Woolhouse for the sum of £40 a messuage, garden, orchard and 142 acres of land in Glapwell. (Derbyshire Record Office ----

-- Ref.- D187/2/33). 

1566. John Clay mentioned in a Glapwell deed between John Wolhouse and Anthony Wolhouse. (DRO Ref.- D1649Z/M1).

1567. Dispute of John Woolhouse about land that Thomas Clay had taken possession of at Glapwell. (DRO.- Ref.-D187/2/45).

1570. Release by Thomas Walker of London to Anthony Woolhouse of London - the rent and capons from the tenement of John Clay in Glapwell. (Derbyshire Record Office Ref.- D187/2/47).

1574. Robert Clay of Glapwell rented “The Tithe Ravine” from Sir Francis Leeke for 8d. (Derbyshire Record Office Ref.-D187/2/50).

1574. John Clay of Glapwell - sale of lands in Heath. (DRO Ref.-N/1/T8-9).

1578. Glapwell Court Roll. John Clay and Thomas Clay were jurors with ten others. (DRO Ref. - D187/3/2).

1578. Glapwell Manor Survey. John Clay has 117 acres of land in the "Loske Field" the "North Field" the "South Field" and in Stubbing and next to Pleasley Way, land at the east end of town adjoining the  -

--"Hall Close" and land called the "Well Head". (DRO Ref.- D187/3/6).

1578. Glapwell Manor Survey. Thomas Clay holdeth a tenement, croft and lands 28 acres, land at the back of John Clays, land in the "Stubbing", land in "Loske Field", land in the "North Field" and land next  

-- to Pleasley Way. (Derbyshire Record Office Ref.- D187/3/6).

1580. Glapwell Rents. - Thomas Clay for one years rent 21 shillings. (DRO Ref.- 187/3/5).

1580. Thomas Clay hath inclosed 5 acres and hath not inclosed 23 acres total 28 acres payeth yearly 21 shillings. (DRO Ref.- D187/2.4).

1580. Anthony Wolhouse claims land that John Clay son of Robert Clay of Glapwell deceased doth now hold or occupy in Glapwell that was his brother s John Wolhouses land. (DRO Ref.- D187/2/4).

1581. Sept.26th. Glapwell Survey. The parish boundary was walked and amongst those present were Thomas Clay of Rowthorne and Thomas Clay of Glapwell. - Memorandum "That Thomas Clay of  --

-- Rowthorne said that Glapwell should have common all those lands in Rowthorne and Rowthorne should have the same in Glapwell".  (DRO Ref.- D187/3/6).

1582. April 6th. Sale by John Clay of Glapwell yeoman a meadow known as Grymes Meadow with appurtenances  in parish of Heath to John Bacon. (Derbyshire Record Office Ref.- NCB/H/NOW/2/3 ).

1585. Confirmation by John Clay of Crich gent in return for £600 conveyance to Anthony Woolhouse of London one plot of land called “The Wellhead” with appurtenances in Glapwell and all that       --

-- messuage with lands and services which was conveyed to Robert Clay of Glapwell and Emote his wife and a Close of wood called “The Greve” in Palterton and all his messuages and lands in Glapwell and

-- Palterton. (Derbyshire Record Office Ref.- D187/2/51+52+53+54+55).

1589. Reference to land in Glapwell and Palterton conveyed to Woolhouse family by John Clay heir of Robert and Emote Clay. (DRO Ref.- D187/2/60).

1591. Assignment reciting that John Claye late of Hardwick yeoman by Deed of 23rd Sept. 1571 granted to Oliver Wheat of Crich yeoman  and late of Glapwell a close called The Greve in Palterton in the

 parish of Scarcliffe containing 7 acres. (DRO Ref.- D187/2/63).

1592. Letters Patent of Pardon to Anthony Wolhouse and Millicent his wife who at Michaelmas 1585 made a fine with John Clay concerning 2 messages a garden an orchard and 177 acres of land in  --

-- Glapwell and Palterton which are held in chief, this alienation was made without licence but the property is confirmed to them. (DRO Ref.- D187/2/64).

1602. Oct.1st. Will of Millicent Woolhouse widow of Anthony Woolhouse - to my son Robert my manor of Glapwell Farm which my husband bought from his brother John Woolhouse and all the lands in --

-- Glapwell and Palterton  bought in the lifetime of one John Cley. - (TNA Ref.- PROB11/107/442).

1605. Robert Wolhouse purchased from John Claye a plot in Glapwell  called The Wellhead a close called The Grove or Greave in Palterton 4 acres and 10 acres in Palterton and Scarcliffe. The land is

 worth £18 and the 4 cottages  are worth 26s.8d annually. Total value £19. 16s. 8d. ( Derbyshire Record Office Ref.- D187/2/71).

1635. Robert Clay and 32 0thers. Suite Fines in Bolsover Court Roll. (Ref.- Nottingham Record Office . DD/P/50/1/e).

1640 - 1647. Bolsover Tenants. Robert Clay is listed in those years.  Bolsover Manor Court Book. (Ref.- Nottingham Record Office. DD/P/ 50/1/f).

1647. October. Bolsover Manor Court. John Clay amongst those present. (Ref.- Nottingham Record Office. DD/P/50/3).

1647. Bolsover Manor Court Book. John Clay de plito (fold). 39 shillings. (Ref.- Nottingham Record Office. DD/P/50/11).

1650. Bolsover Manor Court Book. Robert Clay and Maria. The Hare Furlong, Morefield, Middlefield, Westerdyke, Woodfield, Highstak Furlong. (Nottingham Record Office. DD/P/50/3 .Page103 - 104).

1654. Admon of John Clay of Bolsover Parish. (Clowne) - Sarah Clay his widow. (Prerogative Court of Canterbury).

1673. Bolsover Manor Court Book. William Clay gent of Southwell has been Steward of the manor for 31 years . (Clay coat of arms at back of the book). - (Nottingham Record Office. DD/P/50/6).

1676. Bolsover Manor Court Book. Hercules Clay and Elizabeth his wife surrenders to James Watkinson at Clowne Court. 7 acres in Clowne. (Ref.- Nottingham Record Office. DD/P/50/7 page 30.).

1725. July 14th. John son of William and Elizabeth Clay baptised at Clowne.

1726. Settlement Certificate. Francis Clay, William Clay his son and his wife and child from Ashover to Bolsover. (Ref.- Derbyshire Record Office).

Clay farmers at Glapwell

John Clay was a farmer at Glapwell in Bolsover parish and was born in the 1400s he lived with his wife Joan and 5 children Robert, John, Richard, William and Anne and when he died in 1538 the   --

-- Inventory of his goods show that he had oxen, steers, cows, sheep, pigs, horses, hens and geese, wagons, harrows and a plough, goods in the house and corn in the barn so it seems he was a very -- 

-- successful farmer.

After John Clay died in 1538 his son Robert Clay continued with the farming at Glapwell and with his wife Emote were living on a farm which was owned by Darley Abbey until King Henry broke with   --

-- Rome and disbanded all the monastries and taking possession of the Abbeys lands which he then sold to private individuals one of whom was a wealthy man in Glapwell called John Wolhouse and he   --

-- became the owner of some of those lands including the farm on which the Clay's lived.

Eventually in the year 1555 Robert Clay had become prosperous enough to buy the property off John Wolhouse and the conveyance document gives details. John Wolhouse of Glapwell gentleman hath sold to Robert Clay of Glapwell husbandman and Emote his wife for the sum of 3 score pounds of English money (£60) all that messuage and tenement in Glapwell in which the said Robert and Emote now dwelleth with all the barns, stables, orchards, gardens and all their lands, meadows, leases, pastures, tofts, croft, woods, commons, wastes, fishing, feeding, rent revenues and such all other hereditaments whatsoever be in Glapwell lately belonging to the late Monastry of Darley and now in the tenure of the said Robert and Emote his wife.

Also in the same document as well as the sale, John Wolhouse leases to Robert and Emote Clay - 0ne piece of ground lying in Stubbyng in Glapwell called "The Well Head" and permission for 12 of his swine to be in the woods at Bramley and their beasts and cattle to be allowed in the "Loske Field" when the corn and hay is off the ground and to pay yearly to John Wolhouse 4 shillings.

Robert Clay died in 1556 and in the Inventory left with his Will he left - 4 oxen, 4 bullocks, 5 cows, 1 heifer, 4 horses, 50 sheep, 8 pigs, ducks and geese, wagons, husbandry gear, goods in the house, corn and hay in the barn, corn and hay in the fields.

When Robert and Emote Clay died they had left a thriving business and their son John Clay took over the farm and expanded it even further. In 1562 in partnership with Emote Wheate John Clay bought from John Wolhouse gentleman for the sum of £40 a messuage and garden with an orchard and 100 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow and 30 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Glapwell.

In the year 1570 Sir Anthony Babbington sold John Clay of Glapwell the Tithes of the parish of Crich. The Tithes were a tax on parishoners whereby they had to give a tenth of all their produce to the parish church but after the dissolution of the monastries some Tithes passed into private hands and they now became a lucrative income for John Clay, he also had dealings with the nearby Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) and she remembered him and his daughter in her Will.

In 1578 a survey took place in Glapwell and John Clay was in partnership with Oliver Wheate sharing 2 tenements a croft and four and three quarter acres on the east end of town. Also in the same survey John Clay is listed as holding 117 acres in Glapwell some of it adjoining the "Hall Close" He had land in the "North Field" the "South Field" the "Loske Field" land near "Pleasley Way" land in "Stubbin"

and "Stainsby Park" and a farm called "The Well Head". A lot of the land was divided into small portions indicating the use of the medieval method of strip farming.

John Clay eventually moved to the parish of Crich and in 1585 he sold all his lands in Glapwell and Palterton including land called "The Well Head" a total of 177 acres to the Wolhouse family for £600.

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