The Salop Fire Assurance Company records have given us some great information.
Policies were taken out by tenants insuring their goods, and owners insuring their buildings. When buildings were insured the names and occupations of any tenants were also given. It is the names of these ordinary people, that would not have otherwise come to light, that are of special interest to the project.
Below is a list of some of the surnames of people renting property in Whitchurch during the eighteenth century that was insured with the Salop Fire Assurance Company.
Overton |
T |
Thomas |
Mr |
tenant |
Wright |
P |
Peter |
Mr |
tenant |
Hassall |
J |
Joseph |
Mr |
tenant |
Cartwright |
W H |
tenant |
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Hughes |
J |
John |
tenant |
|
Jackson |
S |
Sam |
Mr |
tenant |
Dod |
Widow |
tenant |
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Brookfield |
R |
Richard |
tenant |
|
Lateward |
R |
Richard |
Mr |
tenant |
Plimlow |
W |
William |
tenant |
|
Cadman |
J |
John |
tenant |
|
Lucy |
tenant |
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Baslow |
J |
James |
tenant |
|
Bailey |
J |
tenant |
Joyce |
J |
James |
tenant |
|
Kirkpatrick |
R |
Roger |
Mr |
tenant |
Cartwright |
W.H. |
W.H. |
tenant |
|
Hughes |
J |
John |
tenant |
|
Jackson |
S |
Samuel |
tenant |
|
Dodd |
Widow |
tenant |
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Brookfield |
R |
Richard |
tenant |
|
Harper |
R |
Robert |
tenant |
|
Kennick |
J |
John |
Mr |
tenant |
Smith |
R |
Richard |
Mr |
tenant |
Parker |
W |
William |
tenant |
Jones |
A |
Anne |
Miss |
tenant |
Newton |
P |
Peter |
Mr |
tenant |
Cross |
T |
Thomas |
tenant |
|
Ludlow |
W |
William |
tenant |
|
Grindley |
S |
Samuel |
tenant |
|
Kempstic |
Mr |
tenant |
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Seaford |
Mr |
tenant |
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Langford |
Mr |
tenant |
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Wall |
Mr |
tenant |
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Russell |
R |
Richard |
tenant |
|
Whalley |
Widow |
tenant |
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Pottts |
T |
Thomas |
tenant |
|
Lowe |
M |
Matthew |
tenant |
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