1 & 2 Jubilee Cottages

From Lacey Green History

1 & 2 Jubilee Cottages
Construction Era 1823 Enclosures Record, 1824-1899
Type of Property Cottage
Use of Property Residential
Locations Lacey Green


JOHN GRUBB

John Grubb had purchased a large portion of the Common of Princes Risborough in 1823, when the land of the parish of Princes Risborough was enclosed.

JOHN CHESHIRE

John Cheshire of Windmill Farm took out mortgages over a number of years to try to buy this huge piece of land.

MORTGAGEE PARTLY FORECLOSED

In 1889 Josephine Irving, the mortgagee, sold several plots off the land.

SCHEDULE

TO GEORGE HAWES.   All that piece of land 120’ 6” to the road, depth of 361’,containing 1 acre.  Bounded on the N or w or NW by land lately sold to THOMAS OWEN STONE, on the NE by land lately sold to WILLIAM SAUNDERS and on the S or SE by land lately sold to JOHN SAUNDERS.  ALL pieces sold by FRANCES JOSEPHINE IRVINE

JOHN SAUNDERS

1889.   Josephine Irving, mortgagee, sold plot of land to John Saunders.

JUBILEE COTTAGES

By 1897 John Saunders had built Jubilee Cottages (and Rose Villa, next door) See John & Corah Saunders.

No 2 CENSUS 1901

Oliver Bearfoot 41 sandstone miner, Walters Ash Farm, Mary Ann 40, Rose 15, Owen 13, Harry 7.

No 1 CENSUS 1901

Harry Rixon 24 wood turner, Rose nee Weller 26, William H. 2

No 2 CENSUS 1911

Ernest Isaac Lacey 39 , Lily 36, Archibald Ernest 14, Bertie Rollo 10.

No 1 CENSUS 1911

Oliver Bearfoot 51 wood turner, Mary Ann 51, Owen 23 agricultural labourer, Harry 16 ag. lab, Albert 10.

PURCHASE by ERNEST ISAAC LACEY

About 1910 Ernest Isaac Lacey purchased both no 1 & no 2 Jubilee Cottages.

OCCUPANTS of No 2 from purchase

Ernest Isaac and his family continued to live in no. 2.

1st.   First Ernest Isaac with wife Lily nee Ginger with 2 children, Archibald Ernest born 1897 & Bertie Rollie born 1977.

2nd.  Then Archibald Ernest with wife Edith nee Harmen with 2 children, Constance born 1917 & Donald born 1931

3rd.   Constance married Alfred Stevens. They had 2 children Trevor born 1944 & John born ?

4th    Trevor Stevens, single.

No 2 CENSUS 1939

Archibald Ernest Lacey widower 43 brick kiln setter, Walters Ash Farm, Constance Lacey 22.

No 1 CENSUS 1939

Lily Lacey widow 65 postwoman