Turnip End Cottage

27^th March 1829     INDENTURE

Between STEPHEN CLINCH of Green Terrace, Islington, Mddx, gentleman and Ann his wife sold to WILLIAM LACEY of Catherine Wheel Alley, St Botolph without Bishopsgate, London, bricklayer.

The COTTAGE wherein JOHN BIGGS formerly dwelt now in the occupation of CALEB WEST at a place called DARVILLS HILL, Princes Risborough together with a CLOSE of GRASS GROUND to the cottage adjoining containing by estimate 1 ACRE, adjoining on the south and west the woodground of the Reverend Edward Stone and on the north and east the land of the late Richard Wade containing about a rood and a half.  

26^th July 1857 WILLIAM LACEY DIED.   He returned from Bishopsgate to die at Turnip End and is buried in Lacey Green graveyard.  His parents were William Lacey 1747-1816 and Rebecca, nee Floyd, died 1789, son WILLIAM 1772-1857 was married 1n 1811 to Mary Ann Love of Bishopsgate.  All their children were born in London.   William had three sisters all married in Princes Risborough.

WILLIAM LACEY’s WILL was long and very detailed but unfortunately it ran into difficulties due to problems with executors and deaths therefore on 6^th November 1757 probate was proved by Henry Lacey but by a judgement of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice it was ordered that the real and personal estate of the Testator should be administered under the direction of the Court.   In a second action on 26 April 1893 the judge was of the opinion that according to the will of the Testator the surviving issue of the three grandsons originally named to inherit, however remotely,  should inherit equally between the three families of William, James and Jesse Lacey.

14^th December 1912 Power of Attorney was given to James Jesse Lacey

28^th May 1913  The Court appointed new TRUSTEES of the estate in Trust   (10 in all)

9^th Aug 1913    The Court ceased it’s power over the estate

7th November 1913  INDENTURE   SALE of the above mentioned property for £150 to WILLIAM LACEY, 32 Argyle Road SE London, stationer ( TRUSTEE of the 10^th part)

TRUSTEES of 1^st Part.  Frederick George Larkin of Whitehouse Farm, Wooburn, Bucks, farmer and Joseph George Floyd, of Loosley Row, coal merchant and general provision dealer.                     TRUSTEE  of 2^nd Part. James Jesse Lacey of 32 Argyle Road, Tottenham, London, printer.            TRUSTEE of 3^rd Part. Alice Harriet Amelia Buck, of 2 Shansted Street, Kennington Park, London (the wife of Joseph William Buck).                                                                                                                         TRUSTEE  of 4^th part.  Holbourn Jefferies of Chegina, Saskatchewan, Canada (the wife of William Thomas Jefferies, electrical engineer)                                                                                                   TRUSTEE of 5^th part. EMILY LEGGE of 10 Boden Street, Derby, Co. Derby,(the wife of Charles Legge)   TRUSTEE of 6^th part. Elizabeth Hawkins of 56 Bruce Buildings, Caledonian Road, London (the wife of William Henry Hawkins, motor fitter).                                                                                                    TRUSTEE of 7^th Part. Keturah Lacey of 84 Hawkesby Road, Stoke Newington London (the wife of William James Lacey)                                                                                                                                           TRUSTEE of 8^th Part. Ernest Sylvester Lacey of 38 Drayton Gardens, West Ealing, Mddx, wine merchants manager.                                                                                                                                        TRUSTEE of 9^th Part. Charles Percival Lacey of 178 Ardgowan Road, Hither Green, Catford, S.E. London, foreman in the tea trade.

1939 CENSUS

Albert Hickman 72 chimney sweep, Sarah Hickman 63, Ivy Hickman 30 incapacitated, 1 person absent, Stella Mary Hunt 6 at school.  (Married Strother 1963)

THE MEDICINE RUN                                         BY Gordon May

COLLECTING THE EMPTIES                                                                                                                                                          From the age of twelve in 1945, until I left school, one of my jobs was known as the “Medicine Run”.   I had to miss a bit of school to carry out this job.   Every Thursday evening, after school, I would travel to some of the outlying districts of the village to collect empty medicine bottles.   Some of the homes I visited were the Hickman family at Turnip End, Mr. Redrup, a cripple, living at the bottom of Lacey Green, and two families in Portobello Row.  I had permission from the school to take time off on Friday mornings to catch the Mr. Farmer’s bus, which ran from the Church end of Lacey Green to Princes Risborough, where I went to Dr Edward’s surgery (Old Cross Keys).

EVERY BOTTLE THE SAME                                                                                                                                                               Dr. Edwards always looked out for me, and took me straight in to fill the medicine bottles, as he knew I had to get the return bus back to school.   Then on Friday evenings or Saturday mornings, I would have to go round to deliver the medicines to the families concerned.   One day at the doctors, when I was collecting the medicine, I peeped through the curtains.   It appeared to me that he took some grey powder, mixed it up with some water, and poured it into all the bottles.   I thought it odd at the time, that they all had the same medicine!

A PRESENT OF HALF A CROWN                                                                                                                                                           I did this job until I left school.  On the last morning, I said to the doctor, “This is my last run, as I am leaving school”.   He gave me half a crown (now equal to twelve and a half pence).  A few years later, when I was taking a group of children to Sunday school at the chapel, he came by in his car.  He got out, wanted to know how I was, shook my hand and wished me well.

See 1947 for more of Gordon’s jobs.

1947 WINTER.   By Gordon May, born 1933 at Darvills Hill

A BOY SCOUT’S DETAIL

Gordon was a boy scout.   He recalled that in 1947, which was a particularly bad winter, he was detailed to help and sleep at Tom Hickmans House., at Turnip End.  The house was 500 yards down a woody stony lane.

MY HOT WATER BOTTLE FROZE

There was no electricity then and his hot water bottle froze.   He had to get up very early to break the ice, and feed the chickens and rabbits before running home for breakfast, then to school.

27^th March 1829     INDENTURE

Between STEPHEN CLINCH of Green Terrace, Islington, Mddx, gentleman and Ann his wife sold to WILLIAM LACEY of Catherine Wheel Alley, St Botolph without Bishopsgate, London, bricklayer.

The COTTAGE wherein JOHN BIGGS formerly dwelt now in the occupation of CALEB WEST at a place called DARVILLS HILL, Princes Risborough together with a CLOSE of GRASS GROUND to the cottage adjoining containing by estimate 1 ACRE, adjoining on the south and west the woodground of the Reverend Edward Stone and on the north and east the land of the late Richard Wade containing about a rood and a half.   

Turnip End Cottage
Construction Era	1700-1822, 1823 Enclosures Record
Type of Property	House, Cottage, Land
Use of Property	Residential
Locations	Turnip End