1309 and 1332 Beds Subsidy Lists, a more careful review

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bedfordshire, England

Gostwick Name Study

A survey of very great import, well translated from latin and notated with care...please have a look at this source, it has not been available on the web that long, and hard to get.

"Two Bedfordshire subsidy lists. 1309 and 1332", Great Britain. Exchequer., S. H. A. H. (Sydenham Henry Augustus Hervey), 1. (1925)... Bury St. Edmunds: Paul & Mathew., pg. 47-48 Hathitrust.org

1309 Subsidy List for Willington

1309, Wylitone (aka Willington), England

Beds., Subsidy Lists (2) of 1309

Original Name	Surname Vars	Subsidy tax paid	Incremental tax paid	% of land taxed
Rogero Extraneo	Roger Strange	16s 8d	+ 14s 3 1/4d	35.67% (0.8328/2.33485)
Waltero James	Walter James	n/a	7s 2 1/2d
Rogero de Gestwyke / Gostwyk	Roger de Gostwyk	2s 0 3/4d	+ 6s 10d	4.41% (0.103075/2.33485)
Johanne Davy	John Davy	missing	+ 0s 12d
Jacobo le Clerke	Jacob le Clark	0s 12 1/2d	missing	%
Johanne David	John David	0s 6 1/4d	missing	%
Nicholao le Cartere / Carectare	Nicholas le Carter	0s 6 1/4d	+ 0s 6 1/2d	%
Willmo le Cartere	William le Carter	0s 7 1/4d	missing	%
Rogero le Ryder	Roger le Rider	0s 6 1/4d	+ 0s 15 3/4d	%
Roberto Tele / Teele	Robert Teal	0s 7 1/4d	+ 0s 6 1/4d	%
Willo Gotobedde	William Gotobed	0s 6 1/4d	0s 3 3/4d	%
Galfrido le Ryder	Walfred / Wilfred le Rider	0s 6 1/4d	0s 18 1/4d	%
David Avenant	David Avenant	0s 6 1/4d	+ 0s 22 1/4d	%
Johanne Avenant	John Avenant	0s 7 1/4d	0s 5d	%
Roberto Markant	Robert Markant / Mordaunt?	0s 8 3/4d	missing	%
Rogero le Cartere	Roger le Carter	0s 6 1/4d	missing	%
David Avenant	David Avenant	0s 6 1/4d	missing	%
Roberto fabro	Robert 'Ironmonger'	0s 8 3/4d	missing	%
Johanne filio Simonis	John son of Simon	0s 12d	missing	%
Thoma Frankleyn	Thomas Franklin	0s 12 1/2d	missing	%
Willo Carectario	William Carter	0s 6 1/4d	missing	%
Henrico Bercare	Henry Bercare	0s 6 3/4d	missing	%
Rogero Sabyn	Roger Sabin	0s 6 3/4d	missing	%
Ricardo Oliver / Olyver	Richard Oliver	0s 12 1/2d	0s 8d	%
Richardo Partrych	Richard Partridge	0s 12d	missing	%
Johanne Mile	John Mile	0s 6 1/4d	+ 0s 5 1/4d	%
Laurentio Clerico	Lawrence Clerk / Clark	0s 12d	0s 22 1/2d	%
Rogero Davyd / Davy	Roger David / Davy	0s 12d	3s 8 1/4d	%
Nicholao Gorwys	Nicholas Gorwis?	0s 12d	missing	%
Wilmo Bercare	William Bercare	0s 6 1/4d	missing	%
Johanne Bruton	John Bruton	0s 7d	missing	%
Johanne Sterlinge	John Sterling	0s 12d	missing	%
Roberto Bole	Robert Bole	0s 8 3/4d	0s 9 1/2d	%
Nicholao Kaunt	Nicholas Kaunt	0s 12d	missing	%
Willo David / Davy	William David / Davy	0s 12 1/4d	0s 22 3/4d	%
Johanne Avenaunt	John Sterling	0s 8 3/4d	missing	%
Johanne Coco / Clerico	John Clerk / Clark	0s 6 3/4d	missing	%
Roberto Avenaunt	Robert Avenaunt	0s 6 3/4d	missing	%
Henrico le Ryder	Henry le Rider	0s 6 1/4d	0s 18 3/4d	%
Is' Coco / Clerico	Isabelle? Clerk / Clark	0s 12d	missing	%
Henrico Aylbryth / Aylbryht	Henry Aelbeorht / Alebreath / Allbright	0s 6 1/4d	0s 8 3/4d	%
Waltero Pokke	Walter Pook / Poke / Pooke / Poake / Peake	2s 0d	missing	%
Roberto Chapman	Robert Chapman	missing	2s 0 1/2d	%
Johanne le Keu	John le Kew	missing	2s 0 1/2d	%
Waltero fabro	Walter 'Ironmonger'	missing	0s 12d	%
Matilda Davy	Matilda David / Davy	missing	0s 9d	%
Galfredo preposito	Walfred / Wilfred the Provost	missing	0s 11d	%
Jacobo Sabyn	Jacob Sabin / Sabine	missing	0s 11 3/4d	%
Henrico Solat	Henry Solat?	missing	0s 6 1/4d	%
Johanne clerico	John Clark / Clerk	missing	0s 10 3/4d	%

Primary landholders in BOLD

8d = 8 pence = 0.0041 pound sterling

12s = 12 shillings = 0.05 pound sterling

20s = 1 pound; 12p = 1s, 240p = 1 pound

Other Gostwicks and related entries from the 1309, Bedfordshire Tax Roll

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Roberto de Gostwyke, taxed 0s 15d, Wottone, Incipit Hundred of Redburn, Bedfordshire (pg56 with Roger le Strange and the Botetourt families, in fact, most of Wottone names overlap with those in Wylitone)

Mulnho (aka Millowbury) There are two curious entries that could be Gostwicks?:

• Rogero filio Gewette, taxed 0s 5 3/4d
• Rogero de Wylitone, taxed 0s, 12d
• Robert pater noster, taxed 2s could easily mean 'Father Robert', priest of Mulnho

Dunton (aka Dunston) More curious entries possibly Gostwicks...

• Walter Osegodisdich, taxed 2s 6 1/2d

Tempsford

• Willo de Wylliton, aka William of Willington, taxed 0s 10d (p73)

Sondeye (aka Sandy) Of note: Sibilla de Bella Campo, taxed 11s 9 1/4d

Etone (aka Eton) Of note: Rogero de Bella Campo, taxed 9s 1d

Ronhale (aha Renhold) Of note: Rogero le Estraunge, taxed 9s 2d.; Matilda le Estraunge, taxed 8s 6d.

Bikelswade (aka Biggleswade) pg 100

• Hugone de Hostwyke 0s 18 1/2d; a very suspicious entry, especially as 'hostwick' is an unknown surname at this time.

Villa de Bedford

• Richero de Wyke, taxed 12s, 10d; next to 'Galfredo le Whyte' so unlikely its also White

1332 Subsidy Lists of Bedfordshire

starting pg 106

Villata de Colmorde (aka Colmworth?), pg 119

Roberto Gostwyk, taxed 2s 5d

Villata de Goldington (aka Goldington Manor)

Richero de Wiltton subtax 12d

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Hundred of Wythstonstre, pg 133 Villata de Wyliton

Johanne de Moubrai, taxed 13s, 2 1/4d

Richaro Gostwyk, taxed 22 1/2

Rogero Gostwyk, taxed 0s 12 3/4d

There are no Gostwyks listed for Couple (Cople) in 1332.

A John Burgoyne is found in Toternho, pg. 141

To Do

• go back and double check the boundaries between the 1309 and 1332 lists. Few dates inline and they are taken almost a generation apart
• Mistakes found from using incomplete access to these rolls. Call out the 1309 entries, and reconcile them with anyone using the citations. They may trigger ripples in Roger de Gostwyk's placement & logic.