1700s Quoiting Square People

The following occupied property in Quoiting Square, or Quoiting Place as it was then known, during the 1700s. Dates next to each persons entry are for when I know they were in Quoiting Square. Most of those listed did not own the properties they occupied. I have noted owners here only when they have a family link to the occupier. In some cases who owned the property is unknown to me. It is usually impossible to know exactly which property is being referred to- but I am working on it! Finding names of 1700s residents anywhere is very difficult. The fact I have any at all for any street in Marlow is down only to years of research. I'll never be able to find everyone but along with Kathryn I'll give it my best shot!

1700s residents of Chapel Street are available here and Dean Street here.

Mrs? Allen renting house and garden 1797.

James Biggs- 1717 occupier of a property.

John Butler. Part occupier of a cottage 1729. Robert Johnson occupied the other part. The cottage was owned by John's relative Robert Gray the Elder.

Richard Bye. Tenant of a property 1792.

Charles Carter. Occupier of a property but not it's owner 1729.

Sarah Davis. Tenant of a property 1792.

Thomas Gray. Occupier of a property 1729. Property owned by his father Robert.

Thomas Harmon, bargemaster. Owner and occupier of a house 1717 to death 1721.

Samuel Harmon. Resident of house adjoining the Salem Chapel 1796.

Roger Howard. Tenant 1717.

Robert Johnson part occupier of a cottage along with John Butler 1729. 

John Lattemore, brewer. Rented part of "the great cellar near Quoiting Place" 1739. This "Great Cellar" intrigues me but sources are thin. It had an ownership which was hazy and which caused legal dispute at least once. It seems anyone who could get down to it might use a corner! I think it was on the North side of West Street and was under multiple properties.

John Phillips occupied a cottage 1717.

George Rackstraw tenant of a two bedroom cottage and yard 1785.

Mary Stiles, widow. In 1717 occupied a home owned by her brother Thomas Harmon. He left this property to her in his will which was proved 1721. After her life it was to go to her son Richard Stiles. This may be the Quoiting Square property a John Stiles left in his will written 1751 to his relative Richard Smith.

James Toppall occupier of a property 1717.

John Topp. Tenant 1717.

The majority of this information comes either from wills I have ordered from the National Archives and transcribed, has been extracted from scouring property related documents from the Centre For Buckinghamshire Studies or has been extracted from auction reports, court cases or personal letters variously held. It is likely I have more people to add as my research notes are still largely unsorted.

1700s street listings for elsewhere in Marlow will be provided when time permits.

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For landlord listings for historic Quoiting Square premises see here 

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