John Burden (1773-1860) - 1845 Tithe Apportion

Date: 1845 [unknown]
Location: St James, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Surname/tag: Burden

Contents 1 Introduction 2 1845 Dorset Tithe Apportion 3 Parish Tithe Map 1845 4 Sources

Introduction

This space contains transcriptions of the 1845 Dorset Tithe Apportion^[1] records that relate to John Burden (1773-1860) who at the time was working Froghole Farm in the Alcester Liberty of St James, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.

John and his family had lived at, and worked Froghole since at least June 1841 when the 1841 Census for England and Wales was conducted, but in all probability his family had been resident there for some years before this.

The table of Lots below shows the premises and land that John owned or leased at Froghole and in the surrounding countryside. He seemed to have an interest in three farms: his own, Froghole; Little London, a neighbouring farm which his daughter, Mary and her husband, Samuel Young, lived in and worked, which lay about half-a-kilometre away to the north-east along the lane towards Guys Marsh; and Paint-House farm about 400m away to the north-west across adjoining meadows, which was lived in by a Stephen Burden and his family. Paint-House (now called Paynthouse) has moved from its original position, as shown in the 1845 Tithe map to a more convenient position on the lane between Froghole and Little London. It was originally along a track near Key Brook, a stream which formed part of the parish boundary between Shaston (Shaftesbury) St James and Stower (Stour) Provost before eventually flowing into the Stour further south at Manston.

The record of each Lot in the table has been extrapolated from the individual transcribed record as found on Ancestry with a comment cell introduced to aid with locating the Lot on the associated Tithe map below. An example of one transcribed Ancestry record, Lot 453^[2], can be seen here: Ancestry uk Record 2386 #211002 (requires subscription). To see the full set of records at Ancestry use the search detailed in the sources below.^[1]

1845 Dorset Tithe Apportion

Lot Number	Name and Description of Lands and Premises	Description of Cultivation	Landowner	Occupier	Comment
452	Homestead, Garden and Orchard		Robert Graves	John Burden	Little London farm
453	Home Close	Pasture	Robert Graves	John Burden	Behind Little London farm
455	Lower Summer Ground	Pasture	Robert Graves	John Burden
457	Outer Duckland	Arable	John Peter Perring	John Burden
458	Inner Duckland	Arable	John Peter Perring	John Burden
459	Great Ground	Arable	John Peter Perring	John Burden
460	Long Ground	Pasture	John Peter Perring	John Burden
461	Home Close	Pasture	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Behind Paint-House farm
462	Orchard	Pasture and Orchard	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Behind Paint-House farm
463	Homestead and Garden		John Peter Perring	John Burden	Paint-House farm
464	Rickyard	Pasture	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Next to Paint-House farm
465	Orchard	Pasture and Orchard	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Next to Paint-House farm
466	Pond Close	Arable	John Peter Perring	John Burden
467	Garden		John Burden	John Burden	Probably a vegetable garden
468	Pond Close	Pasture	John Burden	John Burden	Behind Froghole farm, probably part of John's main holding
469	Middle Summer Ground	Pasture	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Probably part of John's main holding at Froghole
470	Yonder Summer Ground	Pasture	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Probably part of John's main holding at Froghole
471	Little Mead	Pasture	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Probably part of John's main holding at Froghole
472	Long Mead	Pasture	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Probably part of John's main holding at Froghole
473	Yonder Mead	Pasture	John Peter Perring	John Burden	Probably part of John's main holding at Froghole
480	Gore Mead	Pasture	John Burden	John Burden	Probably part of John's main holding at Froghole
481	Great Ground	Pasture	John Burden	John Burden	Probably part of John's main holding at Froghole
482	Barn Close	Pasture	John Burden	John Burden	Next to Froghole farm, probably part of John's main holding
483	Homestead, Yard and Garden		John Burden	John Burden	Froghole Farm
484	Home Close	Pasture	John Burden	John Burden	Next to Froghole farm, probably part of John's main holding
485	Froghole Mead	Pasture and Orchard	John Burden	John Burden	Probably part of John's main holding at Froghole
487	Little Mead	Pasture	Robert Graves	John Burden
488	Orchard	Pasture and Orchard	Robert Graves	John Burden	Opposite Little London farm
489	Farm Building and Yard		Robert Graves	John Burden	Opposite Little London farm
490	Rick Yard	Pasture	Robert Graves	John Burden	Opposite Little London farm
492	Little Ground	Pasture	Robert Graves	John Burden
493	Hanging Close	Pasture	Robert Graves	John Burden
494	Coppice Close	Pasture	Robert Graves	John Burden
511	Lydfords	Arable	Robert Graves	John Burden	Probably associated with Guys Marsh farm and the other John Burden
516	Gays Marsh Ground	Arable	Robert Graves	John Burden	Probably associated with Guys Marsh farm and the other John Burden
517	Long Head	Pasture	Robert Graves	John Burden	Probably associated with Guys Marsh farm and the other John Burden
542	Colsum	Arable	Robert Graves	John Burden	Probably associated with Guys Marsh farm and the other John Burden
548	Knowle Hays	Pasture	Arundel Charity	John Burden	Probably associated with Guys Marsh farm and the other John Burden
549	Knowle Hays	Pasture	Arundel Charity	John Burden	Probably associated with Guys Marsh farm and the other John Burden
550	Knowle Hays	Pasture	Arundel Charity	John Burden	Probably associated with Guys Marsh farm and the other John Burden

Parish Tithe Map 1845

1845 Dorset Tithe Map of the parish Shaston St James

For copyright reasons the full resolution version of the 1845 Tithe map has not been included. The low resolution version here has been produced and included with highlights to help identify the area of Froghole farm with the surrounding farms and fields that John Burden owned or leased. A higher resolution map, without the highlighted area, is available to view here: Ancestry Sharing Link (free). To view the full resolution map available here: Image a subscription is required.

Note that the map at Ancestry does not include a full index of all the Lots identified in the original record set. However all of the Lot records are transcribed so can be viewed with the map image for context.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Dorset Tithe Apportion search: Dorset, England, Tithe Apportion and Maps, 1835-1850. Database online, Ancestry. ORIGINAL DATA: Dorset Tithe Apportion and Maps 1835–1850. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre. CITING: Dorset History Centre; Dorset Tithe Apportion and Maps 1835–1850. SEARCH: Ancestry (requires subscription); Search for First name John; Last name Burden; Lived In Location (Parish) Shaston St James; check exact boxes, correct parish name can be obtained from the Browse this collection list. (accessed on ancestry.co.uk, March 2022).
2. ↑ Dorset Tithe Apportion: Dorset, England, Tithe Apportion and Maps, 1835-1850. Database online, Ancestry. ORIGINAL DATA: Dorset Tithe Apportion and Maps 1835–1850. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre. CITING: Dorset History Centre; Dorset Tithe Apportion and Maps 1835–1850; Reference: Name John Burden; Year 1845; Parish Shaston St James; Status Occupier; Lot Number 453; Name and Description of Lands and Premises Home Close; Description of Cultivation Pasture. (accessed on ancestry.co.uk, March 2022). VIEW: Ancestry uk Record 2386 #211002 (requires subscription).