Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379

Above: Poll Tax riots of 1381

Agbrigg wapentake, Dewsbury parish - Ossett

Villata de Osset

• Thomas Wodhowse
  
• Willelmus filius Ricardi
  
• Thomas de Westerton, Marchant
  
• Robertus Hyruyng' & uxor ejus
  
• Alicia filia ejus
  
• Johannes de ffernley
  
• Matilda de ffernley
  
• Willelmus de Hill' & uxor ejus
  
• Thomas Hogg' & uxor ejus
  
• Willelmus filius Hugoni & uxor ejus, Taillour
  
• Willelmus de Balne & uxor ejus
  
• Willelmus Halane & uxor ejus
  
• Adam Schephird' & uxor ejus
  
• Thomas de Hyll' & uxor ejus
  
• Johannes Norwod & uxor ejus
  
• Magota Wilborne
  
• Hugo Ranald'
  
• Matilda Swansoñ
  
• Adam filius Thome & uxor ejus
  
• Johannes Bull' & uxor ejus, Soutter
  
• Alicia Margery
  
• Ancilla Willelmi Richard
  
• Johannes Wod' & uxor ejus, Wrigh'
  
• Johannes Hardgat & uxor ejus
  
• Willelmus filius Johannis & uxor ejus
  
• Katerina ancilla ejus
  
• Ricardus filius Johannis, Smyth'
  
• Alicia ancilla ejus
  
• Johannes Jodsoñ & uxor ejus
  
• Isabella filia ejus
  
• Thomas filius Willelmi & uxor ejus
  
• Willelmus Butt & uxor ejus, Taillour
  
• Ricardus Mawnfill' & uxor ejus
  
• Hugu Malsoñ & uxor ejus
  
• Henricus Hawkisue
  
• Elizabetha de Balne
  
• Alicia Hardgat
  
• Thomas Hyruyng & uxor ejus
  
• Alicia Swaynsoñ
  
• Ricardus atte ye Thounhende
  
• Johannes de Clatoñ
  
• Willelmus ffoster & uxor ejus
  
• Magota de Hetoñ
  
• Alicia filia ejus
  
• Johannes Wylbor junior
  
• Magota Scott'
  
• Johannes Mawsell' & uxor ejus
  
• Hugo Scot & uxor ejus
  
• Thomas Grene & uxor ejus, Walker
  
• Alicia uxor Hugonis
  
• Ricardus filius Hugonis, Smyth'
  
• Alicia de Morlay
  
• Agnes Cowper
  
• Ricardus Hyrueryng' (sic) & uxor ejus, Souter
  
• Willelmus filius ejus
  
• Ricardus Malynsoñ & uxor ejus
  
• Adam filius Johannis
  
• Johannes de Grene & uxor ejus, Wrygh'
  
• Johannes Wilbore & uxor ejus
  
• Willelmus Discheforth & uxor ejus
  
• Johannes filius Thome & uxor ejus, Couper
  
• Robertus Somañ & uxor ejus
  
• Matilda de Lokytoñ
  
• Thomas filius ejus
  
• Hugo filius ejus
  
• Johanna filia ejus
  
• Thomas Dyschforth' & uxor ejus, Walker
  
• Ricardus Willesoñ
  
• Alicia de Merlay
  
• Johannes del Wodde & uxor ejus
  
• Johannes Hardgate & uxor ejus
  
• Willelmus Jonesoñ et uxor ejus
  
• Katerina ancilla uxor ejus (sic)
  

As you can see, the list is in Latin - never my strongest subject at school. However, uxor means "wife", filius means "son", filia means "daughter" and ancilla means "live in housemaid".

Some of the occupations are interesting; a souter is a shoemaker and a walker is someone who "walks" on completed cloth to get the moisture out of it.

Can you see any of your ancestors in here? I think Ricardus Willesoñ could be one of my Wilson lot and a few of the surnames such as Ffernley (Fearnley), Wodhowse (Woodhouse), Joneson (Johnson) sound familiar.