1589-1640
In 1610, when Robert Loder began to keep his accounts, he had already rented Fardinges orchard since 1606. “I payd xxvjs. (26 shillings) viijd. (eightpence) by yeare for it; until I was of adge (age).
“In anno 1610. In this yeare the whole summe that my chirries were sould for was xijs. xjd (12s. 11d.).
I planted the sayd Orchard in the yeare of our Lord 1605.
Some yeares I have made of all manner profines of Fardynges … the yeares 1606,
1608 and 1610 were the profitablest. The Lorde blesseth as it pleaseth him.”
In 1620, when he ended his accounts, he was able to write:
“… Cherries I had growne in Farthinges & in the rest of our Orchardes, which were sould (besides a good number gave away & eaten by my selfe and householde & gatherers) the full sume of 64021i. (lbs).
The Lorde be praysed for such an Abundance.
The which Cherries were sould for the full summe of xxiiijl.vjs.xd.”(£24.6s.10d.) He had to pay for the gathering, and for carrying some to market, but “the rest I caryed with my owne horses, which I judge came to 26 horse loades.”
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- The work of two maid servants
David Marsh –
12 Jan 2010Robert Loder, the seventeenth-century Berkshire farmer who kept a particularly informative set of farm accounts, described the work of his two maid servants as ‘the doing of the thinges, that must indeed be donne’, and concluded that apart from making malt, they brought him little profit.from
HOUSEWIVES AND SERVANTS IN RURAL
ENGLAND, 1440-1650: EVIDENCE OF WOMEN’S WORK FROM PROBATE DOCUMENTS∗
By Jane Whittle
READ 30 APRIL 2004 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT AT CANTERBURY
Sioux Boyd says
Feeling excited reading this.
Loder was my mothers maiden name,
George Loder born 1759 Dorset arrived in Australia 1791.
I have the family history of George and families donw to my 14 grandchildren.
Hoping Robert Loder is my ancestor.
Regards,
Sioux
Leonie says
Sioux I’m thinking you and I are quite possibly related. My Paternal grandmother’s maiden name Agnes Loder born 1895 New Zealand. Her father Richard Loder born 1841 in Woodbridge Suffolk, his father John Loder bookseller and publisher 1788 Woodbridge Suffolk, his father Robert 1749 Woodbridge, Suffolk, his father Francis probably of Harwell Berks and then Harwell Berks from there back to 1557 and from there roughly connected back to Dorset in the 1300’s in the village of Loders , nr Bridport where I imagine they were ‘Loaders’ on shipping hence the name but….
I live in New Zealand, are you in Australia?
Richard Elgar says
Hello.
Really interested to come across this excerpt via a Google search.
I am currently researching my family history concentrating, at the moment, on my father’s maternal line.
I have traced family direct line back to Woodbridge, Suffolk, where my great x 3 grandfather, William Smith married Marianne Loder in 1822.
From what I have discovered so far Marianne’s father was Robert Loder born 1771, son of Francis (b 1745) and Ann Loder. From the comments I have read above it looks like Robert born in 1749 (per Leonie’s post) was brother to Francis.
Francis, Robert’s (and other brother John’s) father was another Francis, married to Mary.
Although now moved permanently to Cornwall, I originated from the Newbury area in Berkshire so was truly surprised to find my family history doing a tour of the country back to as close as Harwell! The further link to Bridport in Dorset is a further path for me to explore!
I don’t know if this comment can be emailed on to Sioux Boyd and Leonie to add anything to their own research.
Richard E