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Buckinghamshire 1-100

 

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Date

Source

Lot No.

Text

Surnames

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

1852-1902

Chapel Books

 

[Carter Family of Buckingham]  Large Collection of Miscellaneous Minor Papers Ranging in dates from 1852 to 1902, much of the paperwork concerns Richard Carter, died 1884.  The collection appears to have been rummaged through several times and this is all that remains - a few hundred minor papers, predominantly from the 1880s and 1890s, including such things as local traders bills, dividend statements, a few small account books and much routine day-to-day correspondence etc.   Latter papers concern Richard W Carter, presumably a son.  The collection (ref 333/12)

Carter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

1782-1852

Chapel Books

 

[King/Bradbury/Moorcraft/Lines family]  Documents relating to Cottages in Preston Bissett A collection of 15 documents - including a 40pp abstract of title - chroncling 70 years [1782-1852] of the history of these cottages.  Their location isn't described in geographical terms but by a succession of occupiers - including some members of the family.  The family's involvement began in 1792 when the cottages were bought by Edward Lines.  When he died [1828] they went to his daughter Elizabeth Ann King.  As well as original and copy property deeds, there are some more personal items such as probated wills, an admon and copies of entries in baptism, marriage and burial registers [1 of each].  Some of the documents are very grubby.  The collection (ref 7419)

Lines

King

Bradbury

Moorcraft

 

 

 

 

 

103

1912

Chapel Books

 

[Brill & Elsewhere]  Sale Particulars of Leaphill Farm, Ixhill Farm, Chilling Place Farm, Cuckoo Close

Printed particulars for these properties which came up for sale at the Golden Cross Hotel, Oxford, in 1912.  The 119 acre Leaphill Farm, tenanted by William Watkins, was entirely within Brill parish, and the particulars include a couple of photos.   Only 15 of the 138 acres of Ixhill Farm [tenanted by E Crook] were in Brill, the rest being in Oakley.  The particulars include a photo of the farmhouse with thatched barn nearby.  As far as Chilling Place Farm [tenanted by William East] was concerned, nearly half lay in Brill, the rest in Piddington.  The particulars are accompanied by a couple of photos including a nice view of this 14th century former manor house.   Cuckoo Close was a 6 acre plot of land entirely in Brill.  Tucked in a flap in the rear cover are large folding coloured site plans for 3 of the 4 properties [that for Leaphill Farm is missing].  Pencillings in the margins are by someone at the sale.   It would appear Leaphill Farm sold to W Fuller for £3700, Ixhill Farm was bought by Mr Hawes, Chilling Place Farm was unsold and Cuckoo Close was bought by White for £350.  Grey overlapping printed paper covers, edges worn, pp lightly foxed.   (ref 360/2)

Watkins

Crook

East

Fuller

Hawes

White

 

 

 

104

1920

Chapel Books

 

[Brill]  Sale Particulars for Garfield House

Garfield House, together with 4 plots of land - one called Leatherslade Garden, another called Lady Mead, plus a couple of Muswell Hill - came up for sale at The George in Aylesbury in 1920.  There's no site plan but none is implied in the text.  Tenants mentioned are Pointer, Adams, Wheeler, Dodwell.  (ref 360/4)

Pointer

Adams

Wheeler

Dodwell

 

 

 

 

 

105

1913

Chapel Books

 

[Brill, Westcott & Ashendon]  Sale Particulars of Part of the Stowe Estate

A 257 acre chunk of the Stowe Estate came up for sale at The Spread Eagle, Thame, in 1913.  These 'Valuable freehold farms, lands, cottages and gardens' included Springfield Farm in Brill, a dairy holding fronting the Brill-Ludgershall Road, a house on the edge of Brill Common, a cottage on the edge of Brill Common & near the crossroads, Rag Hall Farm at Westcott, and 3 cottages at Ashendon.  As well as these farms or houses, a number of plots of land were for sale, and in all the auction consisted of 14 lots.  Tenants of these 14 lots included Whichello, Frost, Wheeler, Boyle, Painter, Barrett, Shurrock, Goss.  Accompanying the particulars are 5 folding coloured site plans, between them detailing all 14 lots.  Staples rusted so middle pair of leaves is detached, various pencillings etc, printed card covers with old fold down centre.  (ref 360/5)

Whichello

Frost

Wheeler

Boyle

Painter

Berrett

Shurrock

Goss

 

106

1798-1851

Chapel Books

 

[Buckingham] Group of 10 Manorial Documents

Ranging in dates from 1798 to 1851, the documents relate to a copyhold cottage & land. In 1798 the cottage, newly built by James Tunks "on waste ground...situate within the Prebend of Buckingham near unto Dancer's Brick Kiln there, the Public Highway leading from Buckingham to Bourton lying on the South West and Great Port Field lying on the North East side thereof...". In 1816 James Tunks surrendered his copyhold in favour of Michael & Mary Westley. The Westley family retained the copyhold until February 1851 when it was surrendered to Rev Eusebius Andrewes Uthwatt. As the 1851 census was taken shortly afterwards it may be possible to identify where the cottage was situated. (ref 6870)

Tunks

Westley

Uthwatt

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

1810-1829

Chapel Books

 

[Buckingham] Deeds relating to a Cottage in Bonehill Lane

5 parchment deeds (an 1810 lease & release, an 1822 mortgage and an 1829 lease & release) for a cottage 'formerly in the occupation of Phyllis Beason, since of John North, late of... William Jones and now [in 1829] unoccupied'. The 1822 mortgage was taken out by William Jones so he appears to have lived in the cottage from then until 1829 when he sold it to Edward Cripps Westly, a local carpenter. (ref 44/268)

Beason

North

Jones

Westly

 

 

 

 

 

108

1911

Chapel Books

 

[Buckingham]  Sale Particulars of Properties on Market Hill, High St & Well St

1911 printed particulars for the following properties:-

Tomb's Yard [23 High St] with 4 Tomb's Yard

2 shops & premises in the Bull Ring [fronting Market Hill]

1 & 2 Market Hill

54 Well St

Occupiers are variously listed as Gibbs, Densham, Swift, Marshall, Dudley, Carey and Holland.  This particular copy was used for the sale of lot 6 (54 Well St) to the occupier James Holland, and it bears his signature.  Decent condition.  (ref 333/20)

Gibbs

Densham

Swift

Marshall

Dudley

Carey

Holland

 

 

109

1801-1843

Chapel Books

 

[Buckingham]  4 Deeds to Property near Castle Hill

An an 1801 feoffment, an 1837 lease & release, and an 1843 release, the latter 3 concerning local brewer William Blencowe.  Though these 3 adjoining properties can't be identified just from their location 'near the Castle Hill', it should be possible to identify them from the succession of occupiers 'for many years in the tenure or occupation of...Job Wilson...and late of Abraham Wheeler, a messuage or tenement some time since in the occupation of John Jones, late of Geo Elborough and now of Robt Holt...'.  A large chunk has been cut away from the 1843 release - apparently recently taken by a collector of embossed tax stamps.  The four (ref 333/30)

Blencowe

Wilson

Wheeler

Jones

Elborough

Holt

 

 

 

110

1772-1834

Chapel Books

 

[Buckingham] Deeds relating to 6 Cottages at Nast End or North East End

8 parchment deeds, including the probated copy of the will of local innkeeper John Watts who died in 1827. The documents chronicle events from 1772 to 1834. For the first 40 years the then 4 cottages were owned by James then George Bradford. In 1815 the cottages were sold to John Watts and, though he died in 1827, they remained with his widow & daughters until 1834. As with many property deeds of this period the exact location of the cottages isn't specified but all clearly relate to the same properties. Occupiers mentioned include Harley/ Jolley/Wesley/Gibbs/Hill/Harris/Goode/Little/Watts/Emerton (1772), Daff/WestleyBailey/Phillips/ Willis/Leeson/Batchelor/Wells (1815) and Daft/Westley/Bailey/Tarry/French/Wilson/ Phillips/Willis /Leeson/French/Stanley/Westley/Batchelor/Wells (1834). The collection (ref 44/270)

Watts

Bradford

etc

 

 

 

 

 

 

111

1935-1945

Chapel Books

 

[Buckingham]  Butcher's Customer Account Book

J T Griffith, High St, brown account book covering the period 1935 and 1945 occupies about half the book.  Soon after the account is opened the proprietor's receipts stuck into the book record the butcher as J W Scrafton.  (ref 333/18)

Griffith

Scrafton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112

1890

Chapel Books

 

[Buckingham & Gawcott]  Sale Particulars for Primrose Hill Farm

The 71 acre 'very valuable small pleasure farm' Primrose Hill Farm lay in Gawcott.  With it came the 29 acre The Wood Ground, a 13 acre plot of building land 'close to the town of Buckingham', and the 2 acre Kirby's Meadow fronting the Bourton Road and running down to the Ouse.  The tenants were Thomas Watts and  W J Gough.  Accompanying the particulars is a large multifolding coloured site plan of all 4 properties, due for sale at The White Hart, Buckingham, in 1890.  The outside [as folded] is grubby but this is acceptable given the age.  (ref 360/3)

Watts

Gough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

113

1835

Chapel Books

 

[Chalfont St Giles]  Part of Lease of Manor of Harwood Downs

This single sheet is all that remains of a multi-sheet deed of 1835 giving possession of the manor to John Grove of Penn.  Several large plots of land, mainly adjoining the London Road, were concerned and such names as New Orchard, Barn Field, Pit Close, Lower Chapel Field, Tithe Croft and White Hill Wood may help to pinpoint where they were.  Waterstained down one side but still legible.  (ref 21/71)

Grove

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114

1809

Chapel Books

 

[Charndon] Document Concerning Smarts Farm

This is actually a detailed legal query sent to Lincolns Inn for expert opinion. Smarts Farm was evidently part of the Manor of Charndon which was settled in 1746 on the marriage of Philip Lord Wenman and Sophia Herbert. Extracts from various documents show the descent of the manor and its subsequent break-up. This document shows the situation as at 1809, when there was some uncertainty about exactly how much land belonged to Smarts Farm. What was merely a request for legal clarification has left us this interesting piece of local history. 7 large paper sheets protected by a now very dilapidated covering sheet. (ref 44/181)

Wenman

Herbert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

115

1884

Chapel Books

 

[Deanshanger Primitive Methodist Chapel] Receipt for Deeds

A very brief receipt signed in 1884 by John Henry Harradine, Superintendent of the Buckingham Station. Dogeared but clean. (ref T116/35)

Harradine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

116

1741-1780

Chapel Books

 

[Gawcott] Small Group of Manorial Documents

A collection of 9 copyhold documents from the Manor of the Prebend of Buckingham with Gawcott, concerning an unspecified 'messuage or tenement'. The documents chart successive copyholders from 1741 [Matthias Drinkwater on the death of his father William], 1756 [Joseph & Sarah Hodges on surrender of Matthias Drinkwater], 1766 [William Hinton on surrender of Joseph & Sarah Hodges], 1780 [Peter Hinton on the death of his uncle William Hinton. These 4 documents are formal copies signed by successive stewards. There are another 5 associated items ranging in dates from 1744 to 1765. The collection (ref 44/257)

Drinkwater

Hodges

Hinton

 

 

 

 

 

 

117

1889

Chapel Books

 

[Lillingstone Lovell] Grant of Land to extend burial ground

1889 land grant (signed) by James Bogle Delap. Parchment. Site plan. (ref B165 - also on the Oxfordshire list)

Delap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

118

1890-1906

Chapel Books

 

[Shalstone]  Papers concerning James Owen of New Farm/New House Farm

James Own was the tenant farmer, and this collection dates from the period 1890-1906.  James died in 1904 and it would appear his widow continued the farm at least for another couple of years as there are several bills for farm supplies dated 1906.  All 30 items are minor ones.  The collection (ref 333/14)

Owen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119

1749

ebay

 

Beautifully penned English vellum indenture of four parts being the assignment of an inheritance consisting of several land parcels in the county of Sussex, dated 1749 during the reign of King George II. Parties include The Right Honorable Francis Lord North and Guilford, a distinguished figure and father of the Lord North of Revolutionary War era fame. Other parties include William Clarke of Middlesex, a Gentleman, and Thomas Parr of Bucks, an Esquire, and John Middleton, an Esquire, and Thomas Pathing and Edward Charman, both Husbandmen, of Sussex. Fine vignette featuring a lion and Unicorn with stationers imprint, blue revenue stamps and tax stamps, and seven red wax seals on cloth tags. Nice docketing on verso. Fine condition on two sheets of vellum, measures 26 x 23".

North

Clarke

Parr

Middleton

Pathing

Charman

 

 

 

120

1770

ebay

 

1770 ANTIQUE PAPER TITLE DEED Buckingham. LOW START AND NO RESERVE MANUSCRIPT PAPER DOCUMENT This being an ATTESTED COPY OF LEASE AND RELEASE OF ALL THAT MESSUAGE OR TENEMENT AND MALTHOUSE WITH THEIR APPUTENANCES SITUATE STANDING AND BEING IN THE PREBEND OF BUCKINGHAM - WITH LOWER PORT FIELD AND GRAVEL PIT FURLONG BETWEEN ALEXANDER SHEENE OF THEOBALDS ROW IN THE PARISH OD ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, BAKER HEIR OF THOMAS SHEENE OF THE TOWN OF BUCKINGHAM, WHEELRIGHT AND CATHERINE SHEENE WIFE OF ALEXANDER AND JOSEPH SHEENE OF WATERSTRATFORD IN THE SAID COUNTY OF BUCKS YEOMAN AND WILLIAM KIRBY OF THE TOWN OF BUCKINGHAM OF THE OTHER PART. ONE EIGHT SHEETS OF FOLDED PAPER WITH 'GR' WATERMARK FINE CLEAR HAND GUARANTEED ORIGINAL SIZE 16 INCHES X 13 INCHES

Sheene

Kirby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121

1791

ebay

 

1791 ANTIQUE PAPER TITLE DEED BUCKINGHAM Kirby to Box. LOW START AND NO RESERVE MANUSCRIPT PAPER DOCUMENT This being an ATTESTED COPY OF LEASE AND RELEASE OF ALL THAT GROUND WHERE MESSUAGE OR TENEMENT AND MALTHOUSE WITH THEIR APPUTENANCES FORMERLY STOOD BEING IN THE PREBEND OF BUCKINGHAM - WITH LOWER PORT FIELD AND GRAVEL PIT FURLONG BETWEEN WILLIAM KIRBY OF THE TOWN OF BUCKINGHAM, BAKER OF THE ONE PART AND PHILIP BOX OF THE TOWN OF BUCKINGHAM, ESQUIRE OF THE OTHER PART. WITH SECOND INDENTURE ALTOGETHER GIVING MUCH INFORMATION ON THIS PART BUCKING WITH TENENTS NAMES AND OCCUPATION OF PREMISES ON TEN SHEETS OF FOLDED PAPER WITH 'GR' WATERMARK FINE CLEAR HAND GUARANTEED ORIGINAL SIZE 16 INCHES X 13 INCHES

Kirby

Box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122

1645

ebay

 

1645 MANUSCRIPT PAPER DOCUMENT FROM THE TIME OF THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT This being A KINGS COURT LICENSE OF ALIENATION GRANTED TO LAMOURE HANFORD TO ALIENATE ADVOWSON OF BERRONT (?) FIELD IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKS TO SIR MARMADUKE DAYCOTT KNIGHT. REFERENCE TO LORD WESTON LORD HIGH TREASURER OF ENGLAND GIVING AGREEMENT. ON ONE SHEET OF FOLDED PAPER SIGNED BY JUSTICES OF THE COURT  WITH CLEAR 'BULLOCK' WATERMARK WE HAVE SUPERSIZED THE PICTURES SO THAT YOU GET A REALLY CLOSE LOOK AT THIS ITEM CLEAR SECRETARY HAND GUARANTEED ORIGINAL. SIZE 11 INCHES X 6.5 INCHES FOLDED

Hanford

Daycott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

123

1614

Cavendish Auctions 25 Oct 2002

3011

AMERSHAM (Bucks.): 1614 Vellum indenture, clearly written, concerning the sale of a house in the 'highe streete of Agmondesham' to Cornelius Byrche, tailor; fine condition with part wax seal, dusty outside surface.

Byrche

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

124

1882

ebay

 

Offered is this vellum document dated 29th July 1882. It measures 21.5 inches long by 27.5 inches wide. It is between James Rutland and Henry Artur Herbert. It deals with the lease of a dwelling house and gardens called The Gables situtaed at Taplow in the County of Buckinghamshire. It has a coloured plan which is very detailed showing each room within the property together with the grounds and graden beds. It retains the revenue stamp together with a wax seal and signature. A clean a well written item.

Rutland

Herbert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125

1870

ebay

 

Here is a parchment Manorial Document dated 29th July 1870 issued by The Manor of Iver (otherwise Ever) in the County of Bucks.  The document refers to a transfer of tenancy of an allotment from Benjamin Barlow to his daughter Clara Louisa Barlow of Budleigh Salterton, Devon. It is signed by George William Harris, Steward of the Manor. This document opens out to approx 21" x 17" and bears one revenue stamp. In folded, but excellent condition and would make a striking framed display item.

Barlow

Harris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126

1885

ebay

 

Offered is this vellum document dated 11th August 1885. It measures 23.5 inches long by 26 inches wide. It is between Henry Artur Herbert and Frederick George William Fearon. It deals with the assignment of two leases of the Ruins and The Gables situated in Taplow in the County of Buckinghamshire. It retains the revenue stamp together with two wax seals and the signature of Henry Arthur Herbert. It is a clean and well written document.

Herbert

Fearon