Key Web Sites
Wheathampstead
www.wheathampstead.net
This is an active village page which includes
some useful historical information. For instance the following list gives the
16th century tenants of the mill:
1516
William Carter leased the Mill for £4/-/- per year
1561
George Carpenter leased the Mill for 21 years at eleven and a half
quarters of wheat, reserving fishing rights.
1571
Lease to Thomas Carpenter of a Watermill at Wheathampstead, reserving
the banks of the river and half the eels taken at the Mill for 11 years at
twelve and a half quarters of wheat per annum.
1598
John Clark. Watermill,
reserving fishing rights. At 10 quarters oats, half wheat, 2 oatmeal and 4
capons.
There are some old pictures of the village and
web pages include information on the history of St Helen's church, and family
history information on the Brocket family.
February 2003
A visit to this site reveals significant
updates with many more old photographs.
Details are also given of a number of early
families (Barnes, Boon, Bozier, Brockett, Burg, Burgess
& others, Bygrave, Catline & others, Carter, Chennells, Cobb, Collins,
Deamer & Swallow, Dollimore, Ellingham, Ewer, French, Gathard, Gatward,
Hall, Hecker, Hooper, King and others, Lines, Marks, Messer, Munt, Norris,
Rainsden/ Rainsdon/ Hornet, Robards & Lake, Robins, Saunders, Shambrook,
Sparrow, Sygrave, Thrale, Tidd/Tydd, Titmuss, Tomalin, Welch, Westwood, Wilsher) - including links to relevant web sites.
Several current historical publications about
Wheathampstead may be purchased:
Wheathampstead A Village on film (VHS
video)
Tales from Old Wheathampstead and
Gustardwood 1900-
Wheathampstead Railway Recollections
There is a detailed report of a talk on
Wheathampstead in 1901, including a list of the 21 public houses.
July 2006
Another check shows that the site is very
extensive with a very large number of photographs.
July 2010
Continues to expand - Go straight to the
extended Surname pages
Page updated July 2010