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Claim for loss of property #5438 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5438 Joseph Hancock Farmer Dore, Near Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Mortgagee in Possession of an undivided Moiety of a Farm and Hereditaments situate at Nether Holdsworth in the Chapelry of Bradfield, in the Parish of Ecclesfield in the County of York, in the Occupation of Benjamin Horsfield   Top Holme, Grass Pasture, part of the said Farm and Hereditaments containing 3 acres 1 rood 4 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches        
    Valuers Charge £1 1s    
    0 acres 1 rood 0 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches washed away and not reclaimable at £100 per Acre £25      
    1 acre 0 roods 10 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches on which a large hole washed about 230 Yards surface measure it will take about 2 Beds of Rubbish 157 Yards to fill up same at 4d per Yard £2 12s 4d  
    Add 2 Years Rent, the period it will take to reclaim this 1 acre 0 roods 10 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches £4 5s    
    Residue of the said Field much injured but reclaimable £5      
    Low Holme, cultivation various other part of said Farm and Hereditaments containing 1 acre 1 rood 38 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches        
    0 acres 1 rood 18 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches Woody Bank 10 Young Timber Trees washed away or damaged £2      
    0 acres 0 roods 15 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches Swamp part washed away £1      
    0 acres 0 roods 5 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches Entirely washed away £3 2s 6d  
    1 acre 0 roods 0 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches Wheat Stubble Ploughed over on which lays about 1813 Yards of Rubbish £45 6s 6d  
    2 Years Rent the period which it will take to reclaim the Acre £4      
    80 Yards of Fence Wall between the 2 Closes at 1/~ per Yard £4      
    Timber Trees by River side washed away or damaged £8      
    Fence Wall the entire length of the River at 5/~ per Rood £13 10s    
    The above representing the total damage done to the Owners Interest in the said Farm and hereditaments. Deduct one Moiety £-58 -18s -2d  
    Interest to date of Claim £1 15s    
        £61 14s 2d  
  Certificate Granted
30 June 1865
Assessed at £58 6s 8d  

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