WEST DERBY HUNDRED 



Hugh son of Henry son of Multon gave two of his 

 three oxgangs to Hugh de Moreton, for the rent of a 

 pound of cummin, and they were then given to Stan- 

 law Abbey. 1 Hugh and his son Richard continued 

 to hold the land as tenants ; Richard transferred the 

 third oxgang to the monks in return for a gift of five 

 marks.* 



Thomas is not heard of again ; but his four oxgangs 

 may be those granted by Adam de Garston to Simon 

 son of Henry de Garston, at the ancient farm of 

 zs. 6d. Simon gave lands in Aigburth to Stanlaw 

 Abbey. He is probably the Simon the clerk, son of 

 Henry, who attested several charters ; his father was 

 also a clerk. Simon had a son Henry and a daughter 

 Maud, who married John Minting, her father giving 

 them one oxgang on their marriage. 3 



Henry son of Matthew had a daughter Aubrey (or 

 Albreda) who married William Rufus (Roo) and had a 

 son Walter. Aubrey gave to the monks of Stanlaw 

 two of the three oxgangs which descended to her, 

 receiving seven marks and an annual rent of a pair of 

 white gloves ; and the other oxgang she sublet to 

 Adam de Ainsdale, who granted this also to Stanlaw, 

 together with half an oxgang he held of Roger Balle. 

 Walter duly ratified his mother's gifts. 4 



The three oxgangs of Simon brother of Adam de 

 Garston do not occur again, unless, indeed this 

 Simon, and not Simon son of Henry, was the father 



CHILDWALL 

 rrated 



of John son of Simon, whose story has been 

 above. 4 



Adam de Garston III had, beside his heir, a 

 younger son Robert living as late as 1353, and com- 

 monly known as ' the lord's son.' As stated, Robert 

 received one oxgang from his brother Adam, who 

 had had it from their father, with reversion to their 

 sister Margery. This oxgang he in 1341 gave to 

 Adam his son for the old rent of $d. to the chief 

 lord ; with reversion to Margery. 6 In 1 343 John 

 del Femes, chaplain, gave to Robert all the latter's 

 lands in Garston and fishery 

 in the Mersey, with remainders 

 in succession to his sons Wil- 

 liam, Roger, and Thomas. 7 



Robert de Blackburn held 

 Garston for nearly forty years, 

 dying about the year 1354; 

 his wife Ellen is mentioned in 

 1332. He acquired various 

 portions of land from the 



minor owners ; from Richard BLACKBURN or GAR- 

 son of Richard de Toxteth, STON . Argent, a /i 



two OXgangS and land in Gras- undee between three mul- 



sendale ; from Roger de Hale le " sable - 



in Quindal Moor and the Dale; 



from Adam Wade in Mukelholm ; from Henry de 



Easthead, and Margery his wife, in Ychyndale Moor ; 



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