Dunsmore John 1786 of Scalford Inventory

John Dunsmore of Scalford 1786 Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1786/52

A True full perfect and particular Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattells and Credits of John Dunsmore late of Scalford in the County of Leicester Grazier deceased exhibited and given in upon Oath by John Dunsmore the Uncle and Curator or Guardian lawfully Elected by and Assign’d to Sarah Dunsmore John Dunsmore and Mary Dunsmore Minors the natural and lawful Children of the said deceased and Administrator of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased for the use and benefit of the said Minors and until they or one of them shall attain the age of Twenty one years follows, to wit

 £sd
In the deceased’s freehold Close   
Ten Heifers4500
Eighty three Sheep7500
(upon rent) In the Woulds   
Six Bullocks3000
One Stack of Oats at the Woulds Barn4000
Barley at Ranglands3600
Barley at Sleights400
One Hayrick in the Woulds800
One Do at the Barn2100
One Do at Ranglands4100
Turnips at Do100
(upon rent) In the Seed Close   
Thirty four Sheep37126
One Mare and foal2800
Two Cows1000
Due for Cows at Joist5210
In Blewels and Would Wong &c   
Three Mares and One Horse4400
Twenty two Sheep16100
Four Bullocks1500
The Ley of Oats    100
The Joist of One Heifer0126
In the Home Closes   
Two Heifers and Two Bullocks3200
One Cow one Bull and two Calves6100
Five Ewes and Eight Lambs700
The Nag Mare1200
In the Home Barn   
Barley1500
Wheat1900
Hay700
Coals500
The Winnowing Instruments1100
In the Stable   
Horses Tackle and other Materials600
In the Yard   
Two Hogs400
Fowls0100
Two Waggons & two Carts Plows & Harrows &c2500
The Fruit in the Orchard300
The Hay on the Hovels and two Ricks42100
In the House   
In the Hall200
In the House400
In the Parlour300
In the Brewhouse200
In the Cellar400
In the Dairy100
In the Scullery100
In the first Chamber150
Second Do300
Third Do600
In the Garrets400
In the Malting Rooms1100
Debts due from the following Persons to wit   
Mr Robt Needham    ) desperate900
Joshua Sparrow         )110
Wm Hawley0160
Wm Lavidge0130
Wm Smart1150
Cash in the House  14140
 6501110
Apparel &c440

John Dunsmore

This Exhibitant saith that the foregoing Inventory contains all and singular the Goods Chattels and Personal Estate of the said John Dunsmore deceased so far as have come to his hands Possession or knowledge and if at any time hereafter he shall discover any further or other personal Estate of the said deceased he will readily charge himself therewith and add the same to this Inventory

On the fifth day of December 1786 the said John Dunsmore was sworn to the truth of the foregoing Inventory

                                                                                                                Before me Tho Ford, Surrogate

Bond, bound John Dunsmore farmer of Harby, William Dunsmore grazier of Sedgebrooke, Lincolnshire and Thomas Morris miller of Scalford £1,280 5 December 1786, condition whereas Sarah Dunsmore of Scalford relict of John Dunsmore grazier of Scalford intestate has renounced administration of her late husband’s estate, bound John Dunsmore uncle and Curator or Guardian chosen by Sarah, John and Mary Dunsmore minors under twenty one the children of John Dunsmore deceased and administrator of the estate for the benefit of these children until one of them becomes twenty one is to produce inventory and administer estate

                                                                                                                John Dunsmore

                                                                                                                William Dunsmore

                                                                                                                Thomas Morris

Witnesses

Tho Lewin

Richard Hickling

Sarah signed the renunciation of administration

5th day of December 1786

Let Letters of Administration of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the within named John Dunsmore deceased be granted and committed under Seal to the within bound John Dunsmore the Uncle and Curator or Guardian lawfully Elected by and appointed to Sarah Dunsmore John Dunsmore and Mary Dunsmore Minors the natural & lawful Children of the said deceased for their use and benefit and until they or one of them shall attain the age of twenty one years

He being duly sworn as well to the faithful Administration of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased as that the same Goods Chattels & Credits do not amount in Value to the sum of One thousand Pounds

                                                                                                                Before me Tho. Ford, Surrogate