Dan & Rosehannah Floyd

Research by Joan West

Dan Floyd born 1835 was the son of Joseph Floyd & Jane, nee Tyler. See Joseph & Jane Floyd

Roseanna Carter Dell born 1831 was the daughter of John Carter & Elizabeth Dell

Dan and Rosehanna married in 1855

Dan and Rosehannah lived in Church Lane, Lacey Green in Wimble End Cottage No 1. He was a shoemaker.

Dan and Rosehanna had 3 children as follows:-

Bertha Floyd born 1861, died 1863 aged 2.

Arthur Floyd born 1863. In 1881 census Arthur 17, is listed as a schoolmaster. He died in 1886 aged 23.

Dennis Floyd born 1868 married Alice Ellen Kennedy in 1890. They lived in High Wycombe. He was a Windsor chair maker.

Dan died in 1904 aged 69. After Dan's death Rosehannah lived with their son Dennis and his family in High Wycombe.

Rosehannah died in 1916.

click Floyd for others in this family

Research by Laurence Rostron. See Church Lane and Court Cottage.

Land Purchase in 1853 it appears that Dan Floyd, shoe maker of Lacey Green, purchased the Court Cottage site, now measuring 8 poles, from Joseph Floyd and Charles Brown. There is mention of a pond that is not included in the sale and a small extra piece of land that may well have been owned by Charles Brown. There is no mention of a property at this stage.

In 1857 Dan Floyd appears to have taken out a mortgage but the reasons are unclear. However the document is clear that at this time there was a cottage on the site. It appears clear from this that Dan Floyd built a cottage on the site sometime between 1853 and 1857.

In 1864 Dan Floyd sold Court Cottage to Henry Robert Butcher.

Research by Joan West

Circa 1885   Conveyance.   Dan Floyd purchased the northern cottage of the three cottages that became Wimble End. See Wimble End Cottage No 1.

Mortgage June 30^th 1885.   Dan Floyd, shoemaker, took a mortgage with Daniel Clark for £120 at 5% per annum.

Against all that cottage wherein William Parslow dwelt, then Joseph Bristow, then William Lidgley, then widow Lovell, then Henry Janes, now Dan Floyd, adjoining to Wimble End Cottage No 2

The Mortgage stated "also all that orchard and plot of ground and also that part of the hedge on the plot of ground, shooting down as far as the corner of the garden where the Bound Stone now stands or heretofore stood, containing 2 roods adjoining to the orchard heretofore belonging to Jacob Janes, afterwards to Sarah Janes, but was now or late of Joseph Floyd on the north of the orchard heretofore belonging to John Redrup, but now or late to Mary Grace on the South and also the half part of the little garden at the front of the house containing two square poles. And also all that other garden adjoining to the Lower Green containing 6 square poles"

Census 1871. Wimble End Cottage No 1. Dan Floyd 35 shoemaker, Rosehanna 38, Arthur 7. Dennis 4. See Wimble End Cottage No 1.

Census 1881. Wimble End Cottage No 1. Dan Floyd 45, shoemaker, Rosehannah 48, Arthur 17, Dennis 14.

Census 1891. Wimble End Cottage No 1. Dan Floyd 55 shoemaker, Rosehannah 58.

Census 1901. Wimble End Cottage No 1. Dan Floyd 65 shoemaker, Rosehannah 69 lacemaker and beader.

December 1901 Conveyance The Revered William Robson purchased from Dan Floyd

23rd December 1901 Dan Floyd Conveyed the cottage wherein he lived to the Reverend William Robson for £210. And whereas the sum of £120 is still owing on the security, but all interest has been paid, it was agreed that the £120 should be paid to Daniel Clarke out of the purchase money. Now this indenture witnesseth that in consideration of £120 to Daniel Clarke paid by William Robson by the direction of Dan Floyd and in consideration of £90 to Dan Floyd paid at the same time by William Robson making the purchase money £210, the property is hereby conveyed to William Robson. (This Indenture is archived in Lacey Green Village Hall)

Schedule of property sold :-

All that cottage, where the following tenants --- William Parslow, then Joseph Bristow, then William Lidgley, then widow Lovell, then Henry Jones, had formerly dwelt. Now occupied by Dan Floyd

Also the workshop and other outbuildings belonging to the cottage.

Also all that orchard and plot of ground. And also all that part of the hedge growing on the plot of ground shooting down as far as the corner of the garden where the bound stone now stands containing two roods, (adjoining to the orchard formerly belonging to Jacob Janes, afterwards by Sarah Janes, then to Joseph Floyd and now by Eliza West and in the occupation of John Eggleton, on the north of the orchard formerly belonging to John Redrup then to Mary Grace, now in the occupation of the said William Robson on the south.

Also the half part of the little garden at the front of the house containing two square poles. And also that other garden adjoining to the Lower Green containing six square poles.