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The Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies holds records of the licensing of the "several Innkeepers Alehousekeepers and Victuallers" from the Justices of the Peace Quarter Sessions for the period 1757 to 1828.  Although licensing continued after 1828, the Justices were no longer required to retain these records.

   Licence record 1753
Licence record 1753
Licence record 1827
     Licence record 1827
 		   For examples of the records kept by the Justices of the Peace click on the illustrations on this page.

The table below is summarised from these records with notes added from other sources on this web site.  For the period 1759 to 1770 the names of some of the pubs were not recorded, with "no sign" entered in the record.  No information is recorded for Hanslope for 1775, and 1828.

For further information about the persons mentioned below, click on the persons name. 

For further information about the pubs, click on the thumbnail of the pub.
Public House Period Licensed Innkeeper Notes
1779 Map Bull Homestead
Black Bull/ Bull
was on plot 644 in 1779

1776 - 1790

 Thomas Grammer died 1790
1791 to 1793 Ann Grammer wife of Thomas
1794, 95 Henry Harriss married Ann 1793
1796 to 1799 Thomas Barrett  
1800 to 1817 Joseph Mayhew  

Black Lyon / Lion
Was on plot 203 in 1779
1779 Map Black Lyon

1753 to 1756, 1759

 James Herbert Black Lyon in 1753, 4; Black Swan in 1756, no sign otherwise
1760 to 1768 Edward Miller No sign recorded in any year; died 1769
1769 to 1771 Ann Miller No sign recorded in any year; wife of Edward

1772 to1787

 John Gough except 1777 and 1778
John married Ann Miller in 1771; Ann died 1774
(see "no sign" entries above)
1777 and 1778 George Gough  
1788 Catherine Gough 'At her dwelling'
Catherine married John in 1775
1789 to 1790 Catherine Gough  
1791 to 1827 William Thompkins Surities :- 1823 - William Brice,1824 - John Brimley,1825 - William Newman, 1826 - Thomas Billing, 1827 - Thomas Smith.
Chequer (location unknown) 1753 to 1761 John Thompson No records after 1761
1753, 1756 John Smith In addition to John Thompson
Cock
Cock		 1753 to 1766 Mary Inwood - widow buried 29 August 1767
1768 to 1784 Elizabeth Inwood might be daughter or daughter-in-law of Mary
1785 to 1791 John Panter Married Elizabeth Inwood 6 Feb.1785; buried 7 March 1792
1792 to 1796 Elizabeth Panter  
1797 to 1807 John Inwood executor and heir of Elizabeth; buried 19 October 1807
1808 to 1812 Mary Inwood  
1813 Christopher Foster  
1814

Benjamin Smith

  
1815 to 1827 Thomas Smith Surities from 1823: Joseph Surridge, Thomas Wrighter, William Nicholls, William Tompkins
Globe
Globe		 1779 to 1812 William Allen  
1813 to1827 Joseph Allen Surities :- 1822 - Thomas Smith, 1823 - Daniel Goodman, 1824 - Robert Castletine, 1825 - Mary Whitnee, 1826 - William Lattimer, 1827 - Thomas Billing.

Green Man Green Man 		1753 to 1769 Thomas Miller with gaps
1771 to 1785 Thomas Billing  
1786 Elizabeth Herbert  
1787 John Panton  
1788, 1789 Peter Martin  
1790 John Alsop  
1791 William Kitelee  
1792 to 1799 Thomas Allibone  
1800 to 1827 Thomas Billing recorded as Rising Sun in 1821;
in period 1823 to 1827 following securities recorded: William Billing,Thomas Garrett,Thomas Smith,William Tompkins,Thomas Spivey.
To at least 1818, the Green Man seems to have been in 1 Church End (Magpies Nook).  It may have remained there up to the death of Thomas Billing in 1837.
3 Horse Shoes (location unknown) 1753 to 1756 Joseph Woodland No record after 1756
Plough (location unknown) 1765 to 1780 Richard Webb No further record after 1780.
1779 Map of Royal Oak
Royal Oak
was on plot 207 in 1779		 1753 to 1754 Ann Panter - widow Buried December 1754
1756 to 1766 Catherine Smith Sister to Ann Panter, and main beneficiary and executor of her will; Catherine died 1766
1767 to 1773 William Smith Pub not identified in any year, but William was nephew of Catherine Smith and executor of her will
1768 to 1802 John Gurney  
1803 to 1806 Ann Gurney  
1807 to 1819 Richard Gaudern No further records
Sun
(location unknown;
see Edward Allom, below, for possible continuation after 1768)		 1753 to 1756 Lawrence Harroway Missing years: 1757 to 1760
1761 to 1768 Lawrence Harraway except 1764; no sign recorded for these years
A Lawrence Harroway recorded as buried 1768 as a pauper
1764 Samuel Harraway no sign recorded; possibly incorrect entry for Lawrence?
at Tathall End in 1779

at Church End by 1818

Swan / White Swan
 1753 to1760,
1771 to 1783		 William Mills some years missing
1784 to1796 Richard Carter some years missing; married Ann Mills 1784
1797 Anne Carter wife of Richard
1798 to 1827 John Holloway With gaps: Surity: Thomas Holloway;
married Anne Carter in 1797
1817, 21, 22 Thomas Holloway  
Watts Arms
Watts Arms		 1821,
1823 to 1827		 William Lattimers Surities :- Thomas Billing, George Brice, Richard Attwood, Joseph Allen, Frances Lee.
1822 Richard Lattimore  
Bull 1753, 1754 William Smith Possible renamed below
Blue Anchor 1757, 1769 James Paine Probably same as Anchor below.  Could James be related to Jane; or misspelling for Jane?

Anchor
(renamed White Hart - see below)

 1759 to 1768 Jane Payn/Pain  
1770 to 1774 John Gable John married Jane Pain on 17 Oct 1768
White Hart
1818 Map
was on plot 294 at Tathall End in 1818; later became 'The Greyhound'		 1776 Thomas Smith buried Sept. 1777
1777 to 1780 Richard Smith  
1788.
1798 and 1799		 Richard Hutchins  
1789 to 1797
1800 to 1819		 Rachael Hutchins  
White Lyon/Lion
(see White Hart above)		 1781 William Smith  
1782 Richard Smith  
No sign 1785 William Halin Only one year on record
No sign 1774 to 1780 John Stonton/Stanton  
No sign 1759 Elizabeth Harry Only one year; married Lawrence Harraway (see above) in 1760
No sign 1759 to 1764 Edward Hillyer  
No sign 1769 to 1771 Edward Allom Start year after last record for Sun (see above)
Source: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, Aylesbury, reference Q/PRL 1 to 8

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