Birth: Before 1284 Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire, UK
Father: John atte Cruch' b1269
Mother: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Christina atte Cruche b1269-c1346
Death: 1314-1349
Agnes atte Crouch b1299-a1314
John atte Crouche (Crouche) b1302-a1349
Simon atte Crouche (Crouch') b1319-a1344
Richard atte Bury b1334-a1349
Taken from entries in the Winchester Pipe Rolls from
SN4086 Peasant Land Market in Southern England, 1260-1350:
1309 Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire: John atte Cruch' de Walth'm, son of John, paid 2/- for the surrender of half an acre of of purpresture previous owned by Roger Abrah'm.
1314 Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire: atte Crouych paid 2/- for marriage within as a father of the bride Agnes atte Crouch daughter of John.
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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