Ledger from the Robinson family
FROYLE PLACE ESTATE 1904-1936

November 26th 1904 Charles Goodyear, Leonard Etherington dug 1500 holes at Hamwood. For some reason Mr Goodyear received 2/6 per 100, which Mr Etherington received 2/3. 
1904/5 Some 4,000 Larix Leptplepis, 4,000 Ash and 700 Scotch Fir were planted in an area covering about 2 acres at a cost of £12.0.6 for labour
1905/6 Another 4,000 Ash and 4,000 Larix Europens, along with 100 Spruce and 100 Austriacia.
December 1904 Carpenter at this time was Frank Robinson – paid 4/- a day for carrying out such jobs as mending manure shed.
Richard Stent was a bricklayer. He was paid 3/6 per day, carrying out such jobas repairing at Home Farm.
Also Robert Knight and A.(Alfred?)Kemp working for the Estate at this time.
January 1905 Richard Stent repairing Munday’s Cottage (possibly Farm Bailiff – he was in the 1911 Census)
He was also assisting Glazier and cementing windows at Froyle Church.
L.Weston now on payroll.
February 1905 Stack Wood Gig Lane  @ 10s per stack
T.Robinson, J Stent, J Broomfield, G.Neale, J.Faulkner, A.Nash, J.Brooman, J.Frost, J.Hall
G.Neale managed 1 whole stack, the rest only ¾. ½ and even ¼.
March 1905 James Beckhurst now working for Estate. Frank Robinson removing fence by River Wey – “to make it easier for Col Murray to fish.”
June 1905 Benjamin Caines, trimming graves in Froyle Church Yard 2/6.
July 15th 1905 David Collins, trimming & hoeing.
August 26th 1905 T.Robinson, 5 days erecting new wash house at G.Robinson’s cottage @ 4/- a day
January 13th 1906 Leonard Binfield appears in Ledger.
March 1906 Dick White, S. Pinnells.
May 5th 1906 R.Stent 1 day at Windmill(?)
June 16th 1906 R Stent 6 days repairing chimneys at Bambras Cottages.
July 7th 1906 Paid C Vickery 5/- for weeding at Combefield Ctge.
August 11th 1906 Richard Stent repairing Park wall nr Hen & Chicken & Quarry Bottom 10½ days @ 3/6.
September 15th 1906 H.Pritchard extending cattle guards in Froyle Park. 4 days @4/- per day.
September 29th 1906 Mrs Scrivener wax polishing at Combefield Cottage 2/6.
November 3rd 1906 R.Stent repairing chimneys at Post Office & paving steps under letter box. 8 days @3/6
February/March 1907 A.Binfield thatching at Post Office. £4.16.3. Straw from Simpson 3¾ tons.
March 23rd 1907 Mr Binfield then made a start on Blundens Cottage and then Hadwicks.
1907 Sir C.J.H.Miller
To A.Binfield
For thatching Hadwicks Cottage, Lower Froyle    24sq. – 88ft. @3/3  £4.0.6
Also now mentioned in the Ledger are G.Neale and L.Binfield.
April 6th 1907 R.Stent 10½ days at Keelings Cottage taking down dangerous wall and rebuilding same.
October 19th 1907 6 days distempering Froyle Club & Reading Room.
November 16th 1907 A.Hadwick and J.Coster on payroll.
January 11th 1908 R.Lee working with Collins.
February 1st 1908 B.Stacey.
February 22nd 1908 R.Stent 1 day laying Cement floor for new kennels at Stowell C.
March 28th 1908 B.Marshall, A.Collins (boy), and H.Trimmer mentioned
Xmas 1909 
Baigent  £14 .6   .9
T.Robinson  £3  .10  .0
Mrs Knight £11 .10 .0
R.Mulford £1 .15 .0
E.Kemp  £6  .16  .2
Sedgwick £2 .7 .0
Carter Re:   5 .0
Nash   5  .0
  £40 .14 .11
Michaelmas 1910
J.Falkner £4 .15   .0
T. Trimmer £36  .11  .6
Stevens D £18 .11 .6
Hoare      6 .0
Goodyear    3 .0
Nash    14 .0
C Rents  £19 .9 .9
  £80 .10 .11
May 28th 1910 George Cabell assisting David Collins
December 31st 1910 G.Cabell 4½ days planting quick hedge at Workhouse Cottages & Corner. Assisted by T.Nash.
January 11th 1911 First mention of C.Etherington.
September 8th 1911 Paid to Faulkner’s man to sharpen Cross-cut saw 1s.0d
December 16th 1911 W.Gates on payroll.
March 16th 1912 G.Hoare
April 20th 1912 C.Henwood, B.Steer.
February 15th 1913 W.Stent.
March 8th 1913 James Ellis.
February 14th 1914 J.Trimmer thatching St Mary’s Hill barn.
March 21st 1914 J.Gregory & J.House cutting up Ash near Shrubbery.
May 16th 1914 B.Webb 6 days trimming Osiers.
January 16th 1915 J.Ezzard 4 days at St.Mary’s Cottage.
January 23rd 1915 B.Savage
January 30th 1915 C.Goodyear.
September 5th 1915 Ireson hauling water cart from Wey Iron Works.
February 2nd 1916 Paid John Munday for water fittings as laid on to Cottage formerly in his occupation, now occupied by Stafford Button.
May 27th 1916 Stephen Atkins.
July 1st 1916 Sidney Rix.
November 11th 1916 J.Durrant. In December he was assisted by F.Cooper.
February 16th 1917 R.Adams 2 days digging trench for hedge at St.Mary’s Cottage
July 13th 1917 Paid Israel Shearing (Froyle Sweep on Invoice) for sweeping chimney at Combefield Cottage 6s.0d. A great deal of work seems to have been carried out on Combefield during 1918.
July 5th 1919 through to March 6th 1920 – J. Ezzard is only man mentioned. He appears to be working for 39 hours a week @ 1/- an hour, bringing in £1.19.0 a week, and appearing to do every job under the sun!
March 1920 We see C.Goodyear, T.Robinson, F.Stent and Joyce working. Could they have been away at war?
March 5th 1921 F.Stent assisting J.Ezzard & filling up well at Home Farm Cottages.
April 19th 1921 5 new axe handles bought in Alton Market for cash 7s 6d.
July 15th 1922 J.Harmsworth & A.Haines cutting down trees.
October 14th 1922 C.Green 50 bundles of heath(er?) 2 loads delivered to Froyle Place for thatching Summer House.
October 28th 1922 Alfred Binfield 11 days at 7/6 per day. Thatching Summer House with heather Froyle Place.
June 1923 L.Etherington painting at Shrubbery House.
October 6th 1923 Leonard Knight 5 days cutting up elm limbs in Park. G.Savage assisting.
November 24th 1923 Alfred Binfield thatching Blundens Farm House.
December 15th 1923 Charles Rampton lopping lime tree in Park.
February 23rd 1924 G.Roberts and D.Vickery.
July 26th 1924 Charles Goodyear carting new Chest from Bentley Station to St Josephs Church Lower Froyle & carting old Vestments Chest to St Mary’s Upper Froyle.
January 3rd 1925 J.Goodyear cutting and splitting Chestnut & wheeling to Shrubbery House. 2½ days at 6/-
February 6th 1926 W(Walter).Bax
February 20th 1926 P.Pinnells.
May1st 1926 J.Trimmer thatching Hadwicks  & Cherrills Cottage.
June 19th 1926 G.Martin marking Larch at Swains Hill for Mr.Messenger.
October –December 1926 W.Bax weeding fish-pond.
December 4th 1926 T.Hobbs with circular saw at Shrubbery House 5 days @ 6/-.
December 13th 1926 Carriage on 4 brass vases from Italy S.Rly. £2.2.8.
February 19th 1927 Two water storage tanks purchased from Mrs Summers £1.10.0.
March 5th 1927 1 water tank and 150 ft of 1¼ iron water pipes purchased from T.Peters for Mrs Summers.
December 7th 1927 G.Taylor thatching P.Office Cottage Upper Froyle.
January 1928 W.Barber & Son cutting larch-poles at Swains Hill. 2 month’s worth.
May 5th 1928 Goodyear Picture crate returned to Mr Downie. Case of ornaments from Alton Station 2/6.
March 16th 1929 Purchased from dealer secondhand Engineers bench 15/-.
August 31st 1929 J.Cooper 3 days – assisting F.Cooper to cut up firewood nr. Blundens Farm. 3 days @6/-
September 28th 1929 L.Etherington & J.Cooper deepening well at Rye Bridge Cottages.
August 30th – October 3rd 1930 J.Trimmer thatching Fern Cottage, Upper Froyle.
October 3rd 1930 First mention of Farnham Gas Company Bill. Stove supplied to G.Robinson.
February 7th – March 14th 1931 E.G.Holden & Aldridge Copse Cutting at Spollicombe.
March 25th 1932 H.Savage assisting L.Knight to clean out well supplying Schools.
September 30th 1932 Paid the Alton District Council £1.0.0. Stamp 6d.
November 5th 1932 (J.Norman) New Spring bell for Miss Mandes back door at Blundens Farm.
September 23rd 1933 L.Etherington 5 cwt Soot 10/-.
March 1st – March 10th 1933 W.Pithers Caretaking Froyle Place 15/-, Sunday & Night Duty 3/9d.
March 1st – March 10th 1933 C.Bridger  35/- per week, D (Donald) Pritchard  15/- per week caretaking.      Thompson was the Head Keeper on £2 a week with a weekly dog allowance of 2/6d. With him was Childs on 35/- a week, also with the same dog allowance.
March 31st 1934 Henry Pritchard caretaking Froyle Place.
This suggests the house was empty at this time. The Ledger has little else in it until…
December 29th 1934 Mrs Stratton, Mrs Blanchard, Mrs Pritchard & Mrs Pithers set about cleaning the house, with cleaning materials, value 14/-, from T.Brownjohn. Polishing, cleaning baths, W.C’s, wash basins, fireplaces, cupboards, drawers etc. and scrubbing generally. 36 hours at 1/- an hour!!
May 1st 1935 James Baker cutting back hedgerow overhanging Westbrook’s field known as “Hatch”.
July 11th 1935 A.C.Morris, blacksmith 6/-.
October 12th 1935 W.Poore 52 hours cutting up timber at Bambras Lane & Hen & Chick Lane 9p an hour.
November 1936 Names appearing include R.Robinson (Reg?), W.Causten, W.Coster.