Hanslope Memorials

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After old Brittens death James Crick's, father married Henrietta Hindes ; a baker occupied it as a bake house. Charles Crick (1776-1846) married Hetty Hindes in 1798.  He is recorded as a baker in 1798 Posse Comitatus.  James Crick (1824-1872) was the son of Charles second wife, Sarah.
Mr THOMSONS - on the site of the Kingstons Houses were two houses one of which was "THE ROYAL OAK" and stables - the other house was
occupied by Mr Chinner, a grocer - schoolmaster in vestry had son and daughter - pigeon pair.		 Francis Thomson, schoolmaster lived in High Street.  The "Kingston Houses" are probably what were later called "Coronet Cottages", on the east side of High Street just off the Square.  These were constructed c1820 on the site where earlier maps show The Royal Oak (item 207)

Amos Chinner was a grocer and tenant of the house (item 208) just to the north of the Royal Oak.  He had two children: Amy (b.1769) and Amos (b.1777)
PEACH'S -Buckmaster a shoemaker - had large family - his son Johnathan was Butler at Mr Watts Hanslope Park.  Afterwards practiced Quack Doctor and sold sheep's dung for pills, which he picked up in the closes for sheep. George Peach was tenant of a house in High Street  In 1841 and 1851.  In 1841 Priscilla Herbert live with him, and was probably his mother-in-law.  In 1818 she is recorded as tenant of 51 High Street, which is probably the house referred to here

In 1763 John Buckmaster married Ann Gregory, and they had 13 children baptised.  In 1818 Johnathan Buckmaster, one of their children was tenant of 49 High Street.  There is no record of his serving at Hanslope Park.
Mrs SHRIEVES - Buckmaster the sons died of pleursy - grocer. The Buckmasters were all a fine made family and very proud

 Elizabeth Shrieve widow of Thomas Shrieve who farmed at Hales Folly, move to 49 or 51 High Street and lived with Charlotte Peach, ne Foddey/Faddy who had been a servant at Folly Farm.

See above for Buckmasters.
THE COCK INN - Fitche's shop till Hindes bought it when it was transferred to present place - kept by Mr and Mrs Panter - converted by J. Wesley and by them methodism was established in Hanslope.  He still was Butcher and Publican.  Afterwards John Inwood took the house he married Miss Lever a lace dealers daughter.  She went to Thrapston a widow and married a Mr Beal.  A son James Lever married Miss Jenkinson a drapers daughter of Towcester, in Hanslope Church unknown to her father who presented himself just after the ceremony was over.  Mr Newberry bought it of Kitty Smith eldest daughter of Billing Parish Clerk, whose husband kept the inn and built the cottages once barns and a farm yard.  Smith was once a forman to Mr Capern a farmer at Water End - (Lincoln Lodge below Cuckhold hill) - pretended to be religious - went to Road Chapel - great swearer and drunkard - liar - his wife was sister to Mr Worley of Stratford and was out of her mind - and was aunt to Mr Worley. Had one child who married Hillier a lace dealer at Northampton and she committed suicide.  Capern gave his daughter 12000 £ - The Cock once belonged to Esquire Higgins of Turvey he gave methodists H Newbery shop See page 1 for Fitch's shop which was probably at No.16 High Street which this suggests was the site of the Cock Inn until it transferred it sometime before 1779 when a survey shows it on the present site.

John Panter took over the licence for the Cock in 1785 when he married Elizabeth Inwood who held the licence from 1768.  He died in 1792, and in his will he is recorded as a butcher

John Inwood had the licence for the Cock from 1797 until his death in 1807.  There is no record of his marriage in Hanslope church records.

James Lever (1786 to 1814) married Frances Jenkinson (1791 to 1856) in 1811.

Catherine Smith (1771 - 1836) was the daughter of Thomas Billing (1743 - 1810) who ran the Green Man when it was located at what is now Magpie Nook - see page 2.  Catherine married Thomas Smith (?1760 - ?1830) who is recorded as owner of The Cock in 1818 and held the licence from 1815 to beyond 1827 (after which records are lost).

John Newbury is recorded in directories and censuses running the Cock from 1847 to at least 1871.

The records hold no references to Caporns for the relevant period.  William Worley (1794 - 1869) was a farmer, born in Stony Stratford, so the reference may be to his father.

Thomas Higgins is recorded as owner of The Cock in 1779 survey.  The methodists believe that their first chapel was on the site of The Cock - see footnote to listed building write-up for Methodist Chapel.
COXES HOUSE Mr Edward Cox bought them of Joel Cox. This probably refers to cottages described as "two tenements and gardens" in a map of 1818 and owned by Joel Cox.  They were on the east side of High Street where the row of houses sometimes called "widows row" stands today.  In his will dated 1836 Joel Cox mentions six sons including Edwin Cox (born 1825).  In the churchyard there is a memorial to Edward Cox who lived and was buried in London (1815 to 1880).  The style of widows row suggests it was built c1830 to 1840, so it is likely members of the Cox family were responsible.  Several were carpenters, and in the 1841 census Joel describes himself as a "builder".  It is strange that the Memorials do not mention the construction, and refer to only a single house.  Edward Hanslope Cox was the owner in 1910, and was then living in North Finchley.
BRANSONS 2 COTTAGES – Dixon and Lew Gregory tailor and Sexton and after him Freeman Gregory tailor and sexton occupied them.  John the father of Richard Gregory - Green Man - succeeded Freeman Gregory as sexton and lived opposite "the old" Green Man. Lewis Gregory (probably 1711 to 1778) had a son Freeman (b1741) who was a tailor and recorded as sexton in his burial record (1810).  It is not clear which of the Dixon family is referred to.

John Gregory (1765 to 1835) is recorded as sexton and had a son Richard (1802 to 1871) who was a tailor and victualler and was in the Green Man in censuses from 1851.  John Gregory is recorded as tenant of a house where Church Lodge is today, which is opposite Magpies Nook, the former Green Man.
COTTAGES OPPOSITE WATTS ARMS - George Frost leather breeches maker George Frost (1733 to 1819) is shown on the map of 1779 as owning a tenement approximately where Rose Villa is today.  In the Posse Comitatus of 1798 George Frost is described as a "glover".
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