Morden in 1838: The Tithe Apportionment Map

MERTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
LOCAL HISTORY NOTES – 13
Morden in 1838: The Tithe Apportionment Map
The tithe apportionment for Morden, which is the earliest for the four ancient parishes which make up the present London Borough of Merton, dates from 1838. It is also one of the most detailed, covering every property in Morden, and providing field names for almost every field. The map identifies each field and building with a number, and the accompanying schedule also gives the name of the owner and the occupier, its area (in acres, roods and perches), and, in most cases, the use to which it was put.
The Old Testament principle of allocating a tenth of the produce of the land for the support of the priesthood was adopted by the Christian Church from its earliest days. From the 10th century, the rector of a parish was legally entitled to receive the great tithes of corn, grain and hay, and also the lesser tithes of hops, timber, fruit, fish, livestock, mills and minerals.
Morden was one of the estates given to the monks of Westminster Abbey in Saxon times, and the abbey appointed the early rectors. The first recorded rector was Thomas de Senesfeld, who was appointed in 1205. In 1246 the rector was a canon of St. Peter’s Rome, Nycolaus Lupicii, who farmed out the tithes to a collector in return for an annual payment of 20 marks (£13.33) a year.
There was a major fire at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1298, and the monks decided to raise the money for repairs by taking over the tithes of four churches, including Morden. They obtained the consent of the pope and of the diocesan bishop, and the benefice was appropriated following the resignation of the rector, Gerard de Staundone, in 1301. Apparently they omitted to obtain the king’s approval, and in 1319 were fined the huge sum of £40 for this oversight.
If a parish priest was not entitled to the tithes because he was not the rector, he was known as a vicar (from the latin “vicarius” meaning substitute. For the next 300 years Morden had a vicar to deal with the spiritual needs of its parishioners. He received a share in the tithes, as set down by an ordinance of 1331, whereby he was to have:-
the dwelling house with yard and garden adjoining the church, which the parish priest of old time was wont to dwell in … or one of equal value …
Likewise the tithes of the watermill, and all offerings of the altar and all kinds of oblations in any way accruing to the church either in masses or in confessions, and all legacies in wills, and all small tithes in any way belonging to the church.
Likewise 13 acres of arable land and half an acre of meadow, and the whole tithe of hay off the said parish, and a quarter of wheat and a quarter of beans from the said monks, and all ordinary charges incumbent on the church.
(Westminster Abbey Muniments 1851).
The remaining tithes went to the abbey, though during the 14th and 15th centuries they were leased to ‘farmers’, who paid a fixed sum or ‘farm’ each year and then kept whatever tithes they were able to collect.
When the manor was sold after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the tithes became the property of the lord of the manor, who was known as the “lay rector”. From 1554 the Garth family owned the estate, though the abbey’s farmer remained in possession until 1556. There was a major lawsuit between one of the vicars, Francis Medcalf, and the lord of the manor, Richard Garth, around 1584 to 1591, of which records survive in Surrey Record Office and at the Public Record Office. Richard Garth’s right to the tithes was established, but the vicar, who was deprived of his post, continued to contest the case, and was committed to the Fleet prison for non-payment of costs!
In 1631 the elderly vicar, William Awdrey, was persuaded to share his ministry with William Booth. The lord of the manor, Richard Garth II, transferred all the rectorial tithes to William Booth in July 1631, and when William Awdrey retired in 1634 William Booth was nominated rector of Morden. So after more than 300 years, the tithes were once more the property of the parson of Morden. William Booth married Richard Garth’s sister in 1635, having buried her first husband in 1634, and his successor as rector, Edward, son of John Booth, married the daughter of another of Garth’s sisters.
It was not until the beginning of the 19th century that the question of commutation of tithes for a fixed sum of money received serious consideration. This was a period of reform, both in politics and within the Church of England. No doubt the agrarian improvement during the 18th and early 19th centuries added impetus to the call for change, especially following on from the success of the enclosure movement. In a period of agricultural depression, the tithes were seen as a heavy burden on food producers, and landowners claimed that heavy tithe demands prevented them paying their labourers the higher wages they were demanding. They were also resented by Non-conformists and Roman Catholics.
At first, commutation in a particular parish was only to take place if agreed by the landowners, the tithe owners and the diocesan bishop. The Times observed in 1834, “All men of all parties express the most anxious desire to see the tithe question set at rest.” Various attempts to solve the problem were made in Parliament, and at last the Tithe Commutation Act received the Royal Assent on 13th August 1836. Three tithe commissioners were appointed, two by the government and one by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The commissioners appointed assistant commissioners to undertake the work locally. Most assistants had been land agents or valuers, many had been active as enclosure commissioners. They had the power to confirm voluntary agreements and to frame compulsory agreements. Their decisions were subject to the usual appeals at law, though this was seldom invoked, as disputes were usually settled locally.
The tithe values were converted into rent charge payments by assuming that each sum had been used to purchase equal quantities of wheat, barley and oats at prices published annually in the London Gazette.
The Morden award, by Francis Fuller of Croydon, dated 31st December 1838, shows that the total annual rent charge awarded to the rector, the Revd. Robert Tritton, amounted to £425 “for all tithes, great and small, including £5 for the rectorial great tithes of the glebe land and the vicarial small tithes”.
The summary of land subject to payment of tithe gives the following estimated acreages:-
Arable 785 acres
Meadow or pasture 455 acres
Woodland 19 acres
Common pasture land 70 acres
Glebe lands 14½ acres
1343½ acres
The actual total of the lands listed in the schedule, which included residential property exempt from tithe, amounted to 1422 acres 3 roods 1 perch. (It is worth noting here that 1 acre was the equivalent of 4 roods. 1 rood was the equivalent of 40 perches).
Various amendments were made to the apportionment of rent charge over the years, as land was used for railways and later for housing. Copies of these are filed with the photostats of the tithe apportionment kept in Merton Local Studies Centre. Also in the archives at the Centre is a manuscript book of ‘References to the Morden Tithe Plan numerically arranged’, dating from 1892, in which was recorded the date, between 1927 and 1936, on which the tithes were redeemed when the land was sold for housing development.
The 1836 Tithe Commutation Act remained the essential statement on rent-charge conversion until 1936, when rent charges were replaced by annuities to be paid by landowners over a period of 60 years, which would finally redeem all tithe by 1996. Thus tithes are now a thing of the past, but the maps and schedules which accompanied the commutation of tithes remain an important source for the study of local history.
The following pages follow the original apportionment by listing landowners alphabetically, with the lands then arranged by occupants. A much reduced copy of the map is reproduced on the centre pages, followed by a series of extracts, at the original scale, covering the main residential areas. This is followed by an index in numerical order, giving owners and occupiers. The bulk of the property was owned by the Revd. Richard Garth, the lord of the manor of Morden. However, a considerable portion of the parish was not within the manor of Morden, but had for many centuries been part of the manor of Ravensbury, which also extended into Mitcham, and was held at this date by Charles Hallowell Carew.
Extracts from Robson’s Commercial Directory of 1838 and Pigot’s Directory of 1839 have also been included to provide further information on the various individuals mentioned in the apportionment. The directories have given rise to a certain amount of confusion in relation to property known as Morden Lodge. They both use this name for the property of George Matthew Hoare (plots 271-288) formerly in the possession of Merton Priory, shown on the Greenwoods’ map of 1822-23 as Spital Farm, and on the Ordnance Survey maps of the 1860s as The Lodge in Farm Road. The latter map shows that Morden Lodge adjoined Morden Hall, and was the estate held by Richard Jones in 1838 (plot 355). The house, still known as Morden Lodge, replaced one of the same name belonging to financier Abraham Goldsmid from 1803 to 1810, built close to the site of the Tudor manor house known as Growtes.
Finally some small scale maps are included to show the various estates of the landowners and tenants, and the use to which the land was put.
Peter Hopkins – June 1998

No. Cultivation A R P £ s. d.
Plan Occupier Landowner Name & Description of Lands & Premises State of Quantities Rent-charge
1 Mordon Common Mordon Common common 83 2 23
2 Marchant, Thomas Wood, William Cottage, garden & orchard 18
3 Marchant, Thomas Wood, William Cottage, garden & orchard 3 12 8 0
4 Hills, William Hitchman Acres, Jonathan Cottage & Garden 1 16 4 0
5 Hills, William Hitchman Acres, Jonathan Cottage & Garden 1 38 7 0
6 Baker, George Chandler, James Cottage & Garden 1 11 2 6
7 Clarke Chandler, James Cottage & Garden 35
8 Allen, William Chandler, James Cottage & Garden 21
9 Searle, Richard Clarke, Abraham Cottage & Garden 13
10 Dearlove, John Clarke, Abraham Cottage & Garden 24
11 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Farmhouse, buildings, etc. 1 3 18
12 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard pasture 3 36 8 0
13 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Home Meadow grass 7 3 20 £2 14 6
14 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Lane 2 27
15 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Barn Field arable 9 1 39 £3 4 0
16 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock & Rick Yard grass 2 4
17 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard grass 1 0 35 £1 3 0
18 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Hither Nine Acres arable 8 3 13 £2 16 6
19 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Further Along Nine Acres arable 9 2 27 £3 1 6
20 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Eleven Acres arable 11 2 25 £3 13 6
21 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Seven Acres arable 6 3 35 £1 12 0
22 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Little Three Acres grass 3 0 9 13 0
23 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Great Four Acres arable 4 3 38 £1 5 0
24 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Ten Acres arable 10 2 37 £2 19 6
25 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Bent Field grass 9 1 12 £1 19 0
26 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cow Meadow grass 4 0 28 £1 3 0
27 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Seven Acres grass 7 3 23 £2 6 9
28 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Three Acres grass 3 3 0 £1 4 0
29 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock Field arable 8 1 33 £2 5 0
30 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Bow Lane Field grass 6 3 18 £1 1 0
31 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Bow Lane Meadow gr 5 3 8 £1 9 0
32 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Upper Four Acres arable 5 0 14 £1 10 0
33 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Six Acres arable 6 0 10 £1 17 0
34 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Ox Meadow grass 4 0 11 £1 4 0
35 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Little Two Acres grass 1 3 35 11 0
36 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Short Hills arable 3 3 26 £1 4 6
37 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Four Acres grass 4 0 12 £1 4 0
38 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Garden garden 18 3 0
39 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Garden garden 26 4 0
40 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage 1
41 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage 1
42 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Yard & Farm buildings 1 17
43 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Great Mill Field gr 6 1 3 £2 3 0
44 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Little Mill Field gr 4 2 22 £1 11 0
45 Marshall, Thomas Rawlings, William Cottage & Garden 35 2 6
46 Marshall, Thomas Rawlings, William Cottage & Garden 1 0 2 6
46a Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Wagon house 0 0 0
47 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Farmhouse, buildings & yard 1 0 0
48 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard grass 1 0 5 £1 2 0
49 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard gr 3 14 15 0
50 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 23
51 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 1 0
52 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Lower Meadow grass 7 2 10 £2 2 0
53 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Four Acres Common arable 3 3 29 £1 1 0
54 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Mint Field a 6 3 18 £2 2 0
55 Acres, William Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard grass 1 2 19 14 0
56 Lucas, James & Fullock, James Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 15
57 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Skilton’s Meadow grass 3 11 4 6
58 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden garden 5
59 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden garden 26
60 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Garden garden 15 2 6
61 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Skilton’s Meadow grass 8 2 38 £2 10 0
62 Potterton, David Furmidge, William Cottage & Garden 8
63 Potterton, David Furmidge, William Cottage & Garden 8
64 Carpenter, John Furmidge, William Cottage & Garden 17
65 Clarke, Ab. Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 0 29
66 Clarke, Ab. Garth, Rev. Richard Clarke’s Pightle gr 1 2 14 9 4
67 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden garden 29
68 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden garden 14
69 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Garden garden 8 6
70 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Home Meadow grass 3 3 10 £1 6
71 York, William Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector (Glebe) Meadow over the Way grass 1 1 30
72 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Old Orchard grass 1 3 24 10 6
73 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Great Rodings a 8 1 8 £2 12 6
74 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Long Rodings arable 5 0 27 £1 12 3
75 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Lower Six Acres arable 6 3 21 £2 10 3
76 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Lower Nine Acres arable 10 0 11 £3 4 0
77 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Nine Acres arable 9 0 26 £3 8 0
78 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Long Six Acres arable 6 3 7 £2 10 3
79 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Potterton’s or Hilly Field arable 7 2 0 £2 7 0
80 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard Gilbert’s Field arable 3 3 30 £1 2 6
81 Aspin, William Garth, Rev. Richard White Gate Field arable 16 0 30 £5 1 0
82 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cook’s Field arable 3 1 6 £1 4 0
83 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Little Spot arable 8 1 33 £3 0 0
84 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Hungry Hill arable 6 1 19 £1 16 0
85 Green, John Churchwardens & Overseers of Mordon Garden g 3 6 9 0
86 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Great Spot arable 28 3 18 £9 13 0
87 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Long Close arable 10 0 27 £3 15 0
88 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Long Nine Acres arable 9 0 6 £3 6 0
89 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Sutton Ash arable 9 0 24 £2 15 0
90 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard White Post Field arable 6 1 12 £2 0 0
91 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Stonebridge & Old Mordens arable 13 0 8 £4 5 0
92 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard New Mordens arable 7 2 24 £2 10 0
93 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Barn Field arable 8 3 4 £3 3 0
94 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Hoppit grass 2 1 30 11 0
95 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Garden grass 31 4 2
96 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Rick Yard grass 2 16
97 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard grass 1 19 7 0
98 York, William Garth, Rev. Richard Farmhouse, buildings & yard 2 14
99 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Barn, wagon house & yard 21
100 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 27
101 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 19
102 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard grass 1 37 8 0
103 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Gilbert’s Meadow gr 1 3 18 10 6
104 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Path Field arable 6 3 18 £2 2 0
105 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Allingham’s Field a 3 2 28 £1 3 0
106 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Lower Six Acres a 5 3 22 £1 13 0
107 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Saw Pit Field a 4 0 19 £1 6 0
108 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Ten Acres a 10 1 10 £3 3 0
109 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Wood Field a 7 2 26 £2 5 0
110 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Upper Four Acres a 4 2 34 £1 7 0
111 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Upper Six Acres arable 6 1 38 £1 16 0
111a Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Coppice wood 19 6
112 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Snakes Hill arable 14 2 24 £5 0 0
113 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Pagoda Plantation wd 2 5
114 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Park grass 38 0 20 £13 0 0
115 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Pond water 2 0
116 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 2 22 3 0
117 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Pond water 27
118 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Little Wood wood 2 0 8 4 0
119 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Little Wood Five Acres arable 5 0 10 £1 13 0
120 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Great Wood Field arable 15 0 33 £5 2 0
121 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Great Wood wood 4 1 22 6 0
121a Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Garden, part of Great Wood grass 30 6
122 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Plantation wood 2 30
123 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Flat Five Acres arable 4 1 27 £1 9 0
124 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Flat Eight Acres arable 8 0 11 £2 12 0
125 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Park Nine Acres arable 8 2 17 £3 0 0
126 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Hilly Seven Acres arable 7 1 4 £2 11 0
127 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 9
128 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 11
129 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard The Five Acres arable 5 1 12 £1 16 0
130 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Botany Bay arable 10 0 0 £3 5 0
131 Whalley, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard – arable 3 1 12 £1 2 3
132 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Common Brake gr 1 1 18 2 0
133 Haydon, James Garth, Rev. Richard Thompson’s Meadow grass 2 3 32 18 0
134 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard – arable 4 3 32 £1 12 0
135 Durden, John Garth, Rev. Richard Crown Meadow grass 6 0 2 £1 14 0
136 Durden, John Garth, Rev. Richard Crown Inn, yard, stables, meadow, &c. 1 3 3 0
136a Smith, William, Junior Garth, Rev. Richard Blacksmith’s Shop 1
137 Smith, William, Junior Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 3
138 Bicknell, George Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 3
139 Mills, George Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 3
140 Alexander, Mrs Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 3
141 Haydon, James Garth, Rev. Richard Thompson’s Meadow gr 2 2 12 14 0
142 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Long Nine Acres arable 9 1 19 £3 6 0
143 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Seven Acres arable 7 1 24 £2 11 6
144 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Seven Acres arable 7 2 3 £2 12 0
145 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Lambs Eight Acres arable 8 1 19 £2 17 0
146 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard White Gate Meadow grass 6 3 17 £2 6 0
147 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Little Park grass 26 3 22 £8 11 0
148 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Mansion House, offices, yard, garden, shrubbery, &c. 6 3 18
149 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Road & Plantation 1 0 12
150 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 3 27 4 0
151 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 1 6 1 6
152 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock & outbuildings grass 1 20
153 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Garden garden 2 28 16 0
154 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Garden & Greenhouses garden 1 1 38
155 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 1 1 3 7 6
156 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 1 25 2 6
157 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 24
158 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 11
159 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Wheelwright’s Shop & Yard 4
160 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 23
161 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden
162 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 38
163 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden
164 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage, Garden & Workshop 35
165 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Garden g 3
165a Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard House & Garden 4
166 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 8
167 Sempleman, Charlotte Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 8
168 Sawyers, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 8
169 Knight, Hannah Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 8
170 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 9
171 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 7
172 Moore, William Moore, William Wheelwright’s Shop & Yard 6
173 Moore, William Moore, William Dwellinghouse, Shop & Garden 4
174 Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector (Glebe) Morden Church Yard 2 38
175 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Farmyard, Buildings, Cottage & Garden 2 26
176 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Rick Yard & Buildings 2 11
177 Rowe, Solomon Rolles, John Paddock grass 1 0 38 7 0
178 Peart, James Lambert, Sarah Dwelling House 1 22 6 0
179 Rowe, Solomon Rolles, John George Inn, stable & garden 2 12 2 0
180 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 2 3 3 0
181 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 1 10 2 0
182 Ridge, George Cooper Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 1 0 10 6 0
183 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard White Post Meadow grass 5 0 21 £1 7 3
184 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew The Eight Acres arable 7 3 24 £2 11 0
185 Dudley, Ab. Hoare, George Matthew Cottage & Garden 22
186 Avery, William Hoare, George Matthew Cottage & Garden 22
187 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew The Seven Acres arable 7 3 37 £2 8 0
188 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Lower Eight Acres grass 8 1 33 £2 15 0
189 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Upper Five Acres grass 5 3 6 £1 12 0
190 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Nine Acres & Six Acres grass 15 0 0 £4 18 0
191 Buckland, William Buckland, William Buckles Meadow grass 9 3 30 £3 2 0
192 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Pond Field arable 5 0 35 £1 14 0
193 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Pond Meadow grass 3 2 28 14 6
194 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Lower Five Acres grass 5 3 10 £1 11 0
195 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Seven Acres arable 7 1 13 £2 7 6
196 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Twelve Acres arable 14 2 0 £4 1 0
197 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Mansion House, Lawn & Stable garden 3 2 1 £1 2 0
198 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard grass 2 38 8 0
199 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Farm Yard & Buildings 1 34
200 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 14
201 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 8
201a Marchant, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 10
202 Stanley, William Garth, Rev. Richard Dwelling, Schoolhouse & Garden 22
203 Read, Mary Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage 1
203a Moore, William Garth, Rev. Richard Stable & Yard 20
204 Davis, James Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage 1
205 Treacher, James Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage 1
206 Crib, Francis Garth, Rev. Richard Garden g 1 15 5 0
207 Peart, James Garth, Rev. Richard Meadow grass 1 2 11 9 0
207a Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Round House 1
207b Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Pound 1
208 Peart, James Garth, Rev. Richard Meadow grass 4 0 13 £1 3 0
209 Mower, William Garth, Rev. Richard Buildings & Yard 6
209a Knight, Hannah Garth, Rev. Richard Stable 1
210 Price, John Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 34
211 Clinton, Louisa Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 7
212 Wood, Henry Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 9
213 Carpenter, Samuel Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard gr 27 2 0
214 Carpenter, Samuel Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard grass 1 14 5 6
215 Rowe, Solomon Rolles, John Paddock grass 3 1 27 £1 2 6
216 Hoare, George Matthew Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector (Glebe) Four Acres arable 4 2 0
217 Hoare, George Matthew Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector (Glebe) Seven Acres a 6 2 39
218 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Workhouse Field arable 6 0 3 £2 2 0
219 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Winding Shot arable 5 1 4 £1 18 0
220 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Winding Shot arable 5 2 11 £1 17 0
221 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Winding Shot arable 4 3 34 £1 14 0
222 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Winding Shot arable 6 1 14 £2 4 0
223 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Clay Pit Corner arable 6 0 38 £2 4 0
224 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Clay Pit Corner arable 1 2 27 7 0
225 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Clay Pit Corner arable 2 24 3 0
226 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard House, Lawn, Garden, &c. 1 3 4 16 0
226a Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage, Farm buildings & Yard 1 0 7
227 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard – grass 2 1 27 12 0
228 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard – grass 3 2 6 £1 0 0
229 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard – arable 3 2 26 £1 5 0
230 Chambers, Launcelot Chambers, Launcelot Meadow grass 5 0 36 £1 14 0
231 Chambers, Launcelot Chambers, Launcelot Meadow grass 4 0 38 £1 8 0
232 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard – grass 10 3 5 £3 0 0
233 Jones, Richard Garth, Rev. Richard – grass 9 1 0 2 16 0
234 Jones, Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 13
235 Jones, Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 7
236 Jones, Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Yard & Buildings 1 17
237 Jones, Richard Garth, Rev. Richard – grass 9 2 19 £2 18 0
238 Jones, Richard Garth, Rev. Richard – grass 10 0 26 £3 4 0
239 Jones, Richard Garth, Rev. Richard – grass 1 2 9 £1 10 0
240 Chambers, Launcelot Chambers, Launcelot House, stables, coachhouse & garden 1 0 26 10 0
241 Chambers, Launcelot Chambers, Launcelot Paddock grass 4 0 34 £1 8 0
242 Hodges, Alfred Garth, Rev. Richard, & Bowcher, Richard, his lessee Paddock grass 3 1 17 £1 3 0
243 Hodges, Alfred Garth, Rev. Richard, & Bowcher, Richard, his lessee Paddock grass 3 23 4 6
244 Hodges, Alfred Garth, Rev. Richard, & Bowcher, Richard, his lessee House, outbuildings, yard & garden 1 34
245 Hodges, Alfred Garth, Rev. Richard, & Bowcher, Richard, his lessee Paddock grass 3 3 18 £1 5 0
246 Hodges, Alfred Garth, Rev. Richard, & Bowcher, Richard, his lessee Garden grass 2 20 10 0
247 Reeves, Rev. Robert Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector (Glebe) House, offices, stable & yard 1 37
248 Reeves, Rev. Robert Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector (Glebe) Paddock grass 1 2 30
249 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard 100 Acres grass 2 0 3 0
250 Cumberpatch, John Junior Cumberpatch, John, Senior Paddock gr 3 32
251 Cumberpatch, John Junior Cumberpatch, John, Senior House, stable, yard, garden 27
252 Avery, Richard Cumberpatch, John, Senior House & Garden 12
253 Rowley, William Cumberpatch, John, Senior Cottage & Garden 4
254 Biggs, Natt Cumberpatch, John, Senior House & Garden 6
255 Hope, James Cumberpatch, John, Senior Cottage & Garden 3
256 Coles, Elizabeth Cumberpatch, John, Senior Cottage & Garden 4
257 Rutter, Isaac Rutter, Isaac House & Garden 16
258 Acres, William Hughes, H. Executors of Orchard grass 0 1 19 6 0
259 Parsons, John Garth, Rev. Richard Acre’s Meadow grass 2 1 12 12 0
260 Gilbert, Martha Hughes, H. Executors of Tenement & Garden 14
261 Hiscox, Francis Hughes, H. Executors of Tenement & Garden 15
262 Acres, William Hughes, H. Executors of House, Workshop & Garden 39
263 Acres, William Hughes, H. Executors of Orchard grass 2 27 8 0
264 Avery, Abigail Hoare, George Matthew Cottage & Garden 14
265 Gutteridge, William Hoare, George Matthew Cottage & Garden 35
266 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew – grass 4 1 20 £1 0 0
267 Batter, James Cumberpatch, John, Senior Cottage & Garden 6
268 Knight, John Cumberpatch, John, Senior Cottage & Garden 4
269 Knight, Hugh Cumberpatch, John, Senior Cottage & Garden 10
270 Marshall, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard The Old Workhouse 28
271 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Workhouse Field arable 9 1 20 £2 17 6
272 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Workhouse Six Acres arable 6 3 19 £2 4 0
273 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Workhouse Six Acres grass 6 1 36 £1 10 0
274 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Workhouse Thirteen Acres grass 12 1 20 £3 0 0
275 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Mansion House, garden &c. 3 1 10 £1 0 0
276 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Farm Yard buildings 1 0 0
277 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Cottage & Garden 15
278 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Orchard grass 1 0 25 £1 0 0
279 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Orchard Twelve Acres a 17 3 30 £5 0 0
280 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Orchard Six Acres arable 6 2 29 £2 4 0
281 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Orchard Five Acres arable 5 0 12 £1 14 0
282 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Orchard Part of Twelve Acres arable 9 2 18 £3 5 0
283 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew The Five Acres grass 12 2 22 £3 0 0
284 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew The Eight Acres arable 8 3 0 £3 1 0
285 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Part of Five Acres arable 1 3 32 13 0
286 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Part of Twelve Acres arable 6 1 16 £2 1 6
287 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Part of Twelve Acres arable 13 1 30 £4 9 6
288 Hoare, George Matthew Hoare, George Matthew Shoulder of Mutton arable 6 2 0 £2 6 0
289 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Ten Acres a 11 0 3 £3 11 6
290 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Ten Acres a 10 1 12 £3 7 6
291 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell The Grove grass 6 1 17 11 0
292 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Sutton Field arable 12 3 30 £4 0 0
293 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Plantation wood 2 2 15
294 Lubbock, Sir John William Lubbock, Sir John William Cow Yard & Meadow grass 12 3 18 £3 18 6
295 Glover, Richard Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Paddock grass 3 22 5 0
296 Glover, Richard Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Strip gr 2 27 4 0
297 Glover, Richard Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Pond water 2 36
298 Glover, Richard Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Strip & Mill-tail grass 3 3
299 Glover, John Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Long Meadow grass 2 3 4 18 0
300 Glover, John Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Long Meadow grass 2 0 37 12 0
301 Glover, John Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Strip against the Wandle grass 2 18 4 0
302 Glover, John Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Two Paddocks grass 2 1 4 0
303 Glover, John Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Garden & large building grass 2 5 7 0
303a Glover, John Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Garden g 1 9 8 0
304 Glover, Richard Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Paddock gr 1 27
305 Glover, Richard Spencer, Mrs (late Fry) Paddock & Snuff Mill gr 33 2 0
306 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Plantation wood 1 7
306a Lubbock, Sir John William Lubbock, Sir John William Plantation wood 1 1 2
307a Lubbock, Sir John William Lubbock, Sir John William – grass 1 1 5
307 Lubbock, Sir John William Lubbock, Sir John William – grass 2 0 0 15 0
308 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell – arable 11 3 28 £3 4 0
309 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Park grass 30 0 29 £11 18 0
310 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Plantation wood 3 30
311 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Farm House, Yards, Garden & Buildings 1 1 3
312 Rutter, Isaac Carew, Charles Hallowell House, Snuff Mill & Garden 1 4
313 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Cottage & Wagon House 4
314 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Plantation wood 22
315 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Meadow grass 14 0 0 £4 11 6
316 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Crab Tree Five Acres arable 5 1 33 £1 16 0
317 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Four Acres arable 4 2 14 £1 11 0
318 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Fourteen Acres arable 14 0 38 £4 15 6
319 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Six Acres arable 7 0 19 £2 7 6
320 Lubbock, Sir John William Carew, Charles Hallowell Ten Acres arable 11 0 10 £3 15 0
321 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Fifteen Acres a 15 1 33 £5 6 0
322 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Thirteen Acres a 14 2 10 £5 0 0
323 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Seven Acres a 6 3 19 £2 7 6
324 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Three Acres grass 3 2 35 £1 0 0
325 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Four Acres a 4 0 8 £1 4 0
326 Piper, Captain Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 2 1 8 14 0
327 Piper, Captain Garth, Rev. Richard Orchard grass 1 1 16 £1 5 6
328 Balls, John Balls, John House, outbuildings & yard 7
329 Howard, Jane Howard, Jane Cottage 2
330 Robinson, John Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 17
331 Robinson, Henry Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 13
332 Treacher, Sarah Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 6
333 Piper, Captain Garth, Rev. Richard House, offices, yard, lawn, garden garden 1 1 14 9 3
334 Piper, Captain Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 1 3 8 11 0
335 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Eleven Acres a 11 1 36 £3 13 6
336 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Garden g 35 2 6
337 Crib, Francis Garth, Rev. Richard Garden g 3 18 14 0
338 Chambers, Launcelot Garth, Rev. Richard Garden garden 34
339 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Garden g 1 17
340 Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector Carew, Charles Hallowell Garden garden 1 30
341 Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector Carew, Charles Hallowell Garden & Greenhouse garden 3 25 £1 10 0
342 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Yards & Farm Buildings 1 0 3
343 Parker, John Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 10
344 Fletcher, William Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 8
345 Garland, Charles Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 6
346 Kitchen, Hannah Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Garden 5
347 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Yard & Buildings 12
348 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Yard & Buildings 1 0
349 Hoare, George Matthew Carew, Charles Hallowell Cottage 5
350 Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector Carew, Charles Hallowell Mansion House, Yard & Pleasure Grounds 1 3 31
351 Tritton, Rev. Robert, Rector Carew, Charles Hallowell – grass 9 2 30 £3 4 6
352 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Plantation wood 1 8
353 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Steelhaws grass 3 1 15 £1 2 0
353 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Steelhaws water 3 2
354 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Mount Nod gr 1 0 36 6 6
354 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Mount Nod water 1 14
355 Jones, Richard Jones, Richard House, greenhouse, stable & garden 3 0 6 16 0
356 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Plantation wood 27
356a Bloxham, William Garth, Rev. Richard Plantation wood 30
357 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Plantation called The Wilderness water 1 12
357 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Plantation called The Wilderness wood 1 38
358 Crib, John Garth, Rev. Richard House, garden & Greenhouse garden 2 1 39
359 Fankett, George Garth, Rev. Richard Garden g 1 6
360 Fankett, George Garth, Rev. Richard House, buildings & yard 24
361 Crib, John Garth, Rev. Richard House, garden & greenhouse garden 1 12
362 Hoath, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Garden garden 1 3 30
363 Unoccupied Garth, Rev. Richard Garden g 2 22
364 Unoccupied Garth, Rev. Richard House, buildings & garden 33
365 Hoath, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard House, Stables & Garden garden 14
366 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage, Warehouse & Snuff Mill 1 28
366a Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Slip next the Wandle grass 14 6
367 Hoath, Thomas Garth, Rev. Richard Garden & Greenhouse garden 3 31
368 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Pleasure Ground gr 1 22
369 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Pleasure Ground & Garden gr 3 38 8 0
370 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Dwellinghouse, Snuff Mill, buildings & Yard 1 13
371 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Yard & Pig-stys 16
372 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 1 0 27 6 0
372 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock water 1 4
373 Bloxham, Frazer Garth, Rev. Richard Cottage & Wash house 1 13
374 Bloxham, Frazer Garth, Rev. Richard House, Stables, &c. 1 18
375 arable
376
377 Garth, Rev. Richard Garth, Rev. Richard Pond water 2 2
378 Bloxham, Frazer Garth, Rev. Richard Part of Meadow grass 1 3 16 12 3
379 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Paddock grass 1 0 12 6 0
380 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Garden garden 38 3 0
381 Hatfield, James Garth, Rev. Richard Yard & Buildings 28
382 White, John Garth, Rev. Richard garden & pleasure grounds water 3 22
382 White, John Garth, Rev. Richard Morden Hall, outbuildings, yard, 4 2 38 £1 15 0

Name Residence

Acres, William Morden lane
Aspen, William Lower Morden [Hobalds Farm]
Ball, John Morden lane [The Plough]
Carpenter, James
Carpenter, Samuel
Cribb, John Morden lane
Cumberpatch, John Morden lane
Hall, William Crown
Hoare, George Morden lodge [The Lodge]
Howard, Jane Morden lane
Knight, Anna
Knight, Hugh Morden lane
Marchant & Sawyer
Marshall, Thomas Lower Morden [Lower Morden Farm]
Moore, William
Moore, William
Parker, John Morden lane
Pigden, Thomas
Potterton, David Lower Morden [Sheepshearers]
Ridge, George Morden Park
Rowe, Solomon George
Smith, William
Stanley, Elizabeth National School
Stanley, William National School
Taddy & Co
York, William Lower Morden [Peacock Farm]

Profession [TAM]

carpenter 262
farmer 11, &c.
beer retailer 328
shopkeeper 64
baker 213-214?
market gardener 358, 361
baker 251

136
farmer 275, &c.
shopkeeper 329
bricklayer 169
bricklayer 269
smiths & farriers 201a, 168
farmer 45, 47
wheelwright 172
shopkeeper & Post Office 173
carpenter 343
wheelwright ?159?
beer retailer 62-63
farmer 148, &c.

179, &c.
smith & farrier 136a, 137
Mistress 202
Master 202
snuff mill 370, &c.
farmer 98, &c.

As Robson’s was a commercial directory, only professionals are listed, including farmers. Some of these would normally
appear among the gentry, as in Pigot’s Directory of 1839, which omits working farmers:

MORDEN 1839 – Pigot & Co. Royal National and Commercial Directory & Topography
Nobility, Gentry and Clergy:

Blackwall, Rev. William 247?
Chambers, Lancelot, esq. 240, &c.
Hoare, George M. esq. Morden lodge [The Lodge] 275, &c.
Ridge, George, esq. Morden park 148, &c.
Tritton, Rev. John 350, &c.

Boys, John
Buckland, William
Carpenter, James
Carpenter, Samuel
Cumberhatch, John [sic]
Glover, John
Glover, Richard
Hatfield & Co. [sic]
Howard, Jane
Marchant & Sawyers
Moore, William
Moore, William
Pigden, Thomas
Rowe, Solomon
Rutter, Isaac & Co.
Smith, William
White, Rev. John

of Upper Mitcham

of Lower Mitcham
of Mitcham

George & Dragon
Ravensbury mill

Morden hall

boot & shoe maker ?
confectioner 191
grocer & dealer in sundries 64
baker 213-214
baker 251
miller 299-303a
snuff & tobacco manufacturer 305, &c.
snuff & tobacco manufacturer 370, &c.
grocer & dealer in sundries 329
blacksmith & farrier 201a, 168
grocer & dealer in sundries 172
wheelwright & coach maker 173
wheelwright ?159?
tavern /public house 179, &c.
snuff & tobacco manufacturer 312, 257
blacksmith & farrier 136a, 137
school master 382, &c.

Pigot’s directory covers Mitcham, Merton, Morden, and Wimbledon, listing people alphabetically by their profession.
These extracts for Morden have been rearranged by surname, to enable comparison with Robson’s directory.

Detail from the Tithe Apportionment
Map showing the Morden Hall area in 1838
from a tracing made in 1872, now in Merton Local Studies Centre,
courtesy of Merton Libraries and Heritage Services.

Detail from
the Tithe
Apportionment
Map showing
Morden Lane
(Central Road)
in 1838
from a tracing made in 1872,
now in Merton Local Studies
Centre, courtesy of Merton
Libraries and Heritage Services.

Detail from the Tithe Apportionment Map
showing the area around The Crown in 1838
from a tracing made in 1872, now in Merton Local Studies Centre,
courtesy of Merton Libraries and Heritage Services.

Detail from the Tithe Apportionment Map showing
the area around the Parish Church in 1838
from a tracing made in 1872, now in Merton Local Studies Centre,
courtesy of Merton Libraries and Heritage Services.

Detail from the Tithe Apportionment
Map showing Lower Morden in 1838
from a tracing made in 1872, now in Merton Local Studies Centre,
courtesy of Merton Libraries and Heritage Services.

The Morden Tithe Apportionment Map of 1838
reduced and enhanced from a copy in Merton Local Studies Centre,