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High Buston. By J. C. Hodgson. 



BiLTON 

 T. 



The Duke of Northumberland in 



respect of his lands in Bilton, ... 65 8 11 

 Edward Henderson of Newton-by- 



the-Sea in respect of his lands at 



Bilton Banks 5 29 



Thos. Nesbit,^^ in respect of his 



freehold at Bilton 18 



Elizabeth Gallon, niece and heir-at- , 



law of Edward Gallon of Alnwick 



in respect of her lands in Wooden 

 Thos. Buston, in respect of his 



lands in Wooden 



The Duke in respect of his lands at 



High Buston and as lord 



Thos. Buston in respect of his 



lands at High Buston 



Gordon Jos. Forster in respect of 



his lands at High Buston 



Wooden High Boston 

 T. T. 



5 3 



17 3 28 



4 14 



11 3 16 



71 1 8 14 3 4 33 3 18 

 Allow for Roads 



119 3 



30 



3 



38 



120 3 



28 



The Roads were to be maintained and the charges apportioned 

 to Bilton, 2/7ths to Orerbuston, l/7th to Wooden. 



-4/7ths 



In 1567 we have seen a moiety of the township held by free 

 tenants and their under tenants, and the other moiety or the 

 lord's demesne held by four copyholders, doing- feudal service. 

 Later the copyholds became converted into leaseholds renewable, 

 which elsewhere, and probably here, were allowed to run out by 

 the first Duke, their holdings becoming annual tenancies. But 

 to show the continuity of the tenures and tenancies, it maybe noted 

 that the names of tenants were — 



1563. Thos. Wilson. Eobt. Wilson, 

 senr. and John Wilson, jun. 



John Wilson, 



Clarkson. 



22 rpj^g award states that Nesbit was at sea, and acted through his uncle 

 Geo. Nesbit of Alnwick, mason, who effected an exchange with the Duke 

 for a plot of land at Bilton village. His freehold was afterwards purchased 

 by Thomas Buston, afterwards by his son-in-iaw,Dr Dennis of Alnwick,who 

 sold it to the Duke of Northumberland. 



