John & Ann Cheshire

1823. The Enclosures of Princes Risborough

John Grubb Esq, the Lord of the Manor of Princes Risborough, purchased from the enclosure commissioners numbers 636, 637, 638 and 639.   This land had all been part of the Common of Princes Risborough, the whole area being known as “Hillocks”

Land for the Church. John Grubb gave part of no. 636 to the new Lacey Green Chapel, later St.John’s Church, as Glebe land, the rent going to the chapel.

The Remaining Land stretched from “Windmill Road”, later called "Pink Road" on the northwest to Kiln Farm on the southeast.   The only properties on it were the Windmill on Windmill Farm, and the Kiln and Kiln Farm on the southeast.

Bankruptcies. John Grubb went bankrupt in 1841, then his successor in 1848. The huge area of land was then put up for auction as one lot, which included Windmill Farm and windmill

John Cheshire, tenant of Windmill Farm, miller, wishing to own his rented property, purchased this lot.

John Cheshire's mortgages.

John Cheshire struggled to cope with the size of his mortgages. By 1861, after several mortgages with various people the sole mortgagee was Frances Josephine Irving of West Worthing, Sussex.

1977. FRANCES JOSEPHINE IRVING SELLS PART OF JOHN CHESHIRE'S MORTGAGE TO MARY ANN BUCKMASTER

DEBT & ACCRUING INTEREST

As £1,300 plus accruing interest was now owing by John Cheshire, the said F.J.Irving was enabled to sell several plots of land.

1889.  F.J. IRVING (mortgagee of John Cheshire) SOLD 3 adjoining plots of land, all 120 feet 6 inches to the Main Road, 361 feet in depth, containing 1 acre.

TO THOMAS EDWARD STONE, to the north of George Hawes.   Which remained bare land

TO GEORGE HAWES for £46, to the north of John Saunders.   Which became Woodbyne Farm

TO JOHN SAUNDERS, to the south of George Hawes.   Which became Jubilee Cottages and Rose Villa

SOLD TO WILLIAM SAUNDERS, of New House Farm, Denner Hill, great Missenden, for £730: -

SCHEDULE

The field of arable land at Lacey Green, containing 7 acres, 19 poles.  Bounded on the E by Glebe land, the property belonging to Reverend William Kelly vicar of Lacey Green; on the S by a proposed new roadway (later to become Goodacres Lane); on the W by property of John Cheshire, mortgaged to Frances Josephine Irving: On the South by property of John Cheshire, but recently remortgaged to Mary Ann Buckmaster

1.    Piece of ground thereby conveyed recently formed part of close of arable land known as “Road Ground”, containing 15 acres 1 rood 23 poles

2.    The arable land at Lacey Green known as the “Hillocks”, formerly part of Kiln Farm, then containing 30 acres 2 roods 14 poles, but a small portion having been sold, it was found to contain 29 acres 1 rood 37 poles, bounded on the East by property belonging to Merton College (part of Widmer Farm)

On the South partly by property of Mrs Janes and partly by the small portion recently sold as before mentioned; on the S by property of Henry Janes (site of the Bakehouse) and on the north by the said Wm. Frederick Kelly

Which herein 1^st and 2^nd described, together with full right and liberty for William Saunders, in along and over the proposed new roadway, 16 feet in width and abstracting presents recently set out by Francis Josephine Irving, leading to the heredits hereby conveyed.

John Cheshire born 1808, miller at Lacey Green, married to Ann.   They had 3 daughters and 2 sons

Mary Ann, born 1835.  Married 1872 John Buckmaster born 1801.  He died in 1874. (He was 39 years older than her)    Later Mary Ann gave her father a mortgage, and took him to court to get payment.

George 1836-1923.   Married 1865 at Lacey Green, Sarah Steele, the former miller’s daughter.   George worked with his father as miller.   Also after his marriage he is listed at the baptisms of his children as a publican in 1866 to 1882.   This public house was called “The Whip” and may have been built about 1860.    The family may have lived there rather than in Windmill Farmhouse.    In 1901 George is living in the farmhouse.

Hannah born 1838.   Married 1860 Henry Cowell, a journeyman miller from Odeham, Hants.

Sarah born 1840.   Married 1865 John Floyd, widower, born 1820., ex-tenant of Lane Farm.   1871 census, John and Sarah at the Whip, John is farming the land of 48 acres, with 2 men and 1 boy.   In 1881 John is farming with 1 boy.   In 1891 John and Sarah are living at the Whip with Sarah’s mother Ann, widow.  George is the next house, presumably the farmhouse.   In 1901 Sarah, widow is listed as a publican and farmer.

Thomas born 1847.   Married 1885 Sarah Ann Tilley. 1 child died when baby.  Thomas died 1888, aged 41.  Thomas was a farmer and corn dealer.  He left £99 – 4s.