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Saturday, 4 February 2012

KEARTON Family 10

Written by stvincent   // January 1, 2007   // 0 Comments

 

 

Keartons Estate at Barrowally – 1765

 

Stock

£

s
Eleven mules

453

15
Eight horses 96 00
Two asses 18 00
Two bulls 40 00
Three cows 27 00
Eight sheep 8 00
Two young bulls 24 00
One cow and one heffer 16 00

 

Glossary
Coppers Large pans used for fast boiling
Stewart Steward: a person entrusted with
management of another person’s
property, especially paid manager
of large house or estate
Trash The crushed pulp remaining from
the cane after sugar extracted
Necessary
House		 Lavatory
Gudgeon Most likely gudgeon pin that holds
piston-rod & connecting rod but
here may be something different
Still Apparatus for making spirits (in
the West Indies, rum) with boiler
and condensing chamber
Butt A barrel. Also a wine or ale cask
holding about 120 gallons Imperial
Pantiles Man-made tiles for roofing
Shingles Rectangular slip of wood used as
roof-tile
Puncheon A short post used as roof support
Hog Hogshead: Large cask. Also liquid
measure of 52 ½ gallons Imperial


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