Birth: Before 1302 Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, UK
Father: John atte Cruch' de Walth'm (atte Crouch, Crouche, Crouych) b1284-a1314
Mother: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Christina atte Cruch' b1314-a1346
Death: After 1349
John atte Crouche b1329-a1349
Richard atte Bury b1334-a1349
Taken from entries in the Winchester Pipe Rolls from SN4086 Peasant Land Market in Southern England, 1260-1350:
1317 Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire: Stephen atte Felde son of Henry paid 3/- for the surrender of half acre of purpresture in Walth'm previous owned by John atte Crouch' the Younger.
1344 Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire: John atte Crouch' paid 18d for a plot 5 perches long and 2 and a half perches wide in Walth'm previously held by his kin Simon atte Crouch'.
1349 Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire: John atte Crouche paid 4/- for a messuage and virgate of villein land in Walth'm previously held by his father John Crouch'.
1349 Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire: John atte Crouch' paid 5/- for a messuage and 3 acres and 1 rood of purpresture in Walth'm previous held by his uncle Alexander atte Crouch'?.
Acre - this would be a customary acre which in Farnham Manor was about half a
modern acre
Perch - 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet
Purpresture - secondary quality land not subject to the obligations placed on bondland, and which therefore could be exchanged more freely.
Rood - quarter of an acre
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