Tuesday 14 September 2021

Smithills Hall Workers in 1578

This document is from a photocopy in my possession, but unfortunately I don't know what the original source was.  If anyone knows were this research was originally published please let me know.


There were 14 full time workers men and 3 women.  The highest paid were (all amounts per annum):

  • Peter Stores £2 5s 8d
  • Henry Harte £2 3s 4d 
  • Peter Ashton £2 2s 8d
  • Robert Aspeden £2 0s 0d
  • John Hindley £1 13s 4d
  • William Hewood £1 12s 0d