Herbert & Alice Witney

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Herbert and Alice Witney had a grocers shop in the nearest half of this property in 1911 census

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Research by Joan West

Herbert Witney born in 1870 at The Pheasant beerhouse, Redland End was the son of William & Mary Ann Witney

Alice Maud Tapping was born in Kingsey, Oxfordshire in 1870.

Herbert and Alice were married in 1892 in Bethnal Green. London.

1901 census at Turnip End. Herbert Witney 31 commercial traveller, Alice 31,Herbert 8, Florence 5 born London, Edith 3 born Bradenham, Archibald 1 born Turnip End

1911 census at Woodway, Loosley Row. Herbert Witney 41 grocer, Alice 41, Herbert Owen 17 assisting in business, Edith 13 born Bradenham. Archibald 11 born Turnip End, Percy 8, Reginald 5, Constance Alice 9 months. note. Percy, Reginald and Constance Alice all born at Turnip End or Woodway, Loosley Row.

Researchers Note. Dennis Claydon had reported to me that there was a widely known story about how a man was caught for stealing a ham from a grocer's premises on Woodway. The grocer told no-one of this theft. Some months later a man asked him if he ever found out who stole the bacon.

Quickly checking with his wife that she had not told anybody, he was able to say that he just had.

The following report confirms it all nicely, although the reporter has confused Lacey Green for Loosley Row as was quite a common mistake.

1909. Bacon Stolen at Lacey Green.   The Bucks Herald, 24^th April, 1909. Andrew Briscoe was sentenced to 1 month’s hard labour for stealing 15lbs of bacon from Herbert Witney, a grocer of Lacey Green. click Andrew & Laura Briscoe for more about Andrew and his family

Herbert and Alice had 8 (1 died) 7 children are as follows :-

Herbert Owen Witney born 1893 in Poplar, London, married Ada Lauchbury in 1925 at Thame.

Florence Sarah Witney born 1896 in Poplar, London

Mary Maud 'Edith' Witney born 1897 at Bradenham

Archibald James Witney born 1899 at Turnip End married Louisa Lucy Davis in 1927. Died January 1975 at 31 Vale Road, Aylesbury

Percy William Witney born 1902 at Turnip End married Florence E ? born 1907. Lived High Street, Aylesbury. Transport driver 1939.

Reginald Charles Witney born 1906 in Turnip End or Loosley Row married Dorothy Irene Young in 1928. Living Cambridge Street, Aylesbury in 1939

Alice Constance Witney born 1910 in Loosley Row married Thomas James Dyer in 1934. Died 1982 at 1 Horton Avenue, Thame, Oxon.

Probate Alice Maud Witney, widow, died Nov. 1962 at Olney Nursing Home. Exec. Archibald James Witney (son), restaurant proprietor. £1149-6-5