Mills Grave, Great Marlow

 William Mills, carpenter of this town, d. 20th November 1813 age 37. 

"Feign would I wish you all that pass this way/Read these lines and some attention pay/Snatch'd from sev'n children and a loving wife/who not so long since like you was stout and strong/He is now so that you must be ere long/Were born in sin and know twas Christ alone/that died for us and made his sins our own/Beware the scourge of Heavens avenging rod/This instant go! Prepare to meet thy GOD."

ALSO - To the memory also of 3 children of the above William Mills and Letitia his wife:

Richard d. Mar 13th 1805 age 5 months

Martha - d. Jul 26 1811 age 15 months

Joseph - d. Aug 11 1811 age ?

Grave in Parish Church (All Saints) Great Marlow.

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Verney Arms History And Landlords, Dean Street, Great Marlow *updated June 2025*

Name spellings are as given in the original source, even if this differs from usual as this can help provide an alternative search term to use in other records.

*Updated June 2025 to include closure information and to add more landlords* 

The Verney Arms has been demolished. It stood on the Dean Street car park/Wethered Rd side of the road, not far from Verney Close. 

1858 - Date given for granting of first licence in 1872 list of pubs and their owners and occupiers in Bucks Archives. But must have had a different name then as the Verney Arms is said to have received the name from a popular but failed election candidate Captain Verney who stood in 1868 not 1858. Could be a slip of the pen. Multiple records actually show the pub opening in October 1869. These premises were new built specifically for use as a pub and with the input of first landlord John Langley. 

1869- John Langley moved into the premises in October 1869. He had an opening dinner for 200 friends! They were entertained by a group of 6 singers bought down from London.  John gave up some but not all of his farming concerns when he started the Verney, selling off a large number of pigs, some cart horses, waggons etc. He maintained his business as a fruiterer however. The Verney Arms was then new built. John had been landlord at the Royal Exchange until a month before that, a smaller concern (but one that could still host a club dinner for 150) but left after a last unsuccessful attempt to upgrade its licence from just a beer one. Within a few weeks of John opening the Verney Arms police were called in to break up a brawl on the premises! This was probably why John's application for a wine license for his pub was refused. Read more about John and his son also John here

1871 - John Langley, also listed as a fruiterer, employing 8 men and 3 boys. Wife Ann. Their youngest child Kate, age 2, has the middle name "Verney". In 1872 he wanted to open the Verney Arms for longer hours during Marlow Fair but withdrew the application when he realised he'd have to pay for the privilege! 

1874 - John Langley - also farmer and fruiterer. The next year he applied for an alehouse license for the premises but was refused. Hosted a dinner at the pub for 40 of his workers plus some neighbouring farmers also in 1875. 

1879- Lodgers John Dennis and Benjamin Hatch have their work boots stolen from the stairs of the pub where they left them overnight. A not infrequent hazard of lodging in a Marlow pub! But as labourers, this was a hard loss for the men. Two men from Wycombe who were drinking at the pub on the evening concerned are suspects. 

1880 - Landlord John Langley still. A presentation is made at the pub this year to John Langley Jnr son of the landlord, who has just been released from prison for his part (or supposed part) in the 1880 election riots. Read more here

1881 - John Langley, wife Ann. She died shortly afterwards and John moved to the Crown, marrying it's widowed proprietor Susan West in 1883.  To read more about this see the post here He was killed in an accident at the Crown 1886. Also in 1881 John is described as a farmer of 230 acres employing 50 men and 8 boys. They sell potatoes at the Verney Arms along with the beer, although John is mainly a wholesale fruit and vegetable dealer. This was an off extremely common Dean Street occupation.

1886 - James Edwards. Came from Chairmaker's Arms Dean Street (more on that pub here). He was sent to numerous Marlow pubs to keep things going if a previous landlord quit, was having difficulties or could not have licence renewed.

1888 - John Langley junior (Proposed transfer to William Wallace Symes of Reading falls through). This John is the son of the above John Langley for whom you can read a full biography here. His wife was Ellen nee Bristow/Biggs. Also farmer and fruiterer. See Ellen's grave at Holy Trinity church, Marlow  here. And read about Ellen's parents here.

1889 - 1.John Langley 2. James Edwards again (temporary) 3. Thomas Bryce Robinson (probably Robins in fact, see below) 

1890 - 1. Thomas Bryce (or Bryan) Robins. Accusations that he allowed drinkers on the premises during prohibited hours lost him his license. He had earlier in the year escaped charges of allowing drunkenness on his premises 2. WJ Knight (hold over) 

1891 -Thomas B Rob(b)ins moved to the Clayton Arms Chalfont St Peter. Sued next tenant Edwin Funnell for value of items left behind for that tenant's use which he said he was supposed to be compensated for.  Brief holdover for Mr Deverall prior to the proper changeover. 

1892 -E R Funnell

1893 - Transfer from Edwin Richard Funnel to George William Beale

1894 - G W H Beale to William James Knight (hold over - see also 1890 above)

1895 - Transfer from James Deverall Junior and his wife who had become insolvent to James A Young. In some records James Herbert Young not James A Young.

1896 - William E Young transfers to Henry Charles Gillett

1898 - Henry Gillett

1899 - Mr Gillett to William Mills 

1901- Herbert Alfred Mills transferred to John Richard Field. (Wife Sophia) Premises known then as The Arms. Herbert lived at Dukes Place in 1902 when he was accused of abandoning his wife and family. He made several further appearances over the next couple of years on the same charge and his wife applied for a separation order in 1904.

1901-1921 John Richard Field. Still sometimes known just as the Arms until 1910 when it was firmly back to Verney Arms. Attempted then to get a spirit licence. We are not sure if it is attempt was successful. John had a popular billiards table there and hosted the occasional tournament. He died in 1920.

1921-40 Sophia Field, widow of the above. In 1928 the premises is referred for closure under plans to limit the number of licenced premises in a given area. Sophia is then selling 3 barrells of beer a week. It survives this attempt but ..

Closure decided at last in 1939 and completed in 1940 - Closed for good by the powers that be who were trying to reduce the number of licensed premises in town. Last landlady Sophia Ann Field. The authorities said that as 43 houses in Dean Street and 18 in neighbouring roads had been demolished in a recent slum clearances (one of several involving Dean Street over the next 20 years), there was no need for the pub. The fact that many of the houses had been replaced by building in Seymour Court Rd a short distance from the Verney was brushed over. Sophia said her trade had actually been increasing, despite all the disruption she'd had to put up with. But it did no good, and Sophia lost her home and business, and the 70 member slate club she hosted was also no more. Sophia died in Marlow on Christmas Eve 1941. 

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Additional research by Charlotte.

SOURCES INCLUDE

1871,1881,1891 Census transcribed from microfilm by Charlotte.

South Bucks Standard 6th January 1893, 22 May 1896, 25 Jan 1912 . Bucks Herald 28th August 1875 and 10th Jan 1880. Reading Mercury 23rd October 1869. All held at British Library Archive and accessed via the BNA, September 2020 and May 2022.

Bucks Herald 22 August 1874, as above. 

Court Cases, trade directories, property transactions and adverts also consulted.

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Recreated 1700s Trade Directory Great Marlow *updated September 2025*

Updated September 2025

Whenever I transcribe a will, look at property transactions, court cases, news stories or any of the like I note down everyone mentioned as having a trade. From these notes this trade directory is compiled. Date next to persons name is when they were mentioned as plying the listed trade. They could have been trading earlier or later too.

Something to bear in mind is that it can be difficult to ascertain the social status of someone from the way they are described in some records- a "brickmaker" for instance could be labouring and making the bricks but could just as easily be the owner of a brick making company employing many people and never getting their own hands dirty. Further research would be needed to be sure of such things.

Also be aware family members can have the same name and trade so all mentions of "Joe Bloggs, blacksmith", do not necessarily refer to the same person.

Little Marlow and Lane End people are included here if I find relevant information.

Yeoman, labourers, servants and husbandmen are not included as there were simply too many of those for one post.

I have compiled street address listings for both private and commercial occupiers of most streets in 1700s Marlow, some of which are already available on the blog.

This list is an ongoing project and not yet complete online.

Researched and compiled by Charlotte Day with some additional research by Kathryn Day.

Apothecaries

George Bruere (AKA Brewer) - apothecary of Covent Garden before settling in Marlow. Also MP. 

Bell and Ear(d)ley, in partnership from 1771, High Street. See under surgeons below for more about them. 

Thomas Dawson, died 1781. Also surgeon and "man midwife". His former apprentice William Hickman took over the business.

Thomas Norton. 1791-92. Also surgeon.

William Sneath. 1758+. See under surgeons. 

George Trash. Traded from own house 1781.  In partnership with William Sneath until Sneath's death.  George died 1796. Also surgeon and "man midwife".  

Attorneys

Henry Allnutt. 1771- post 1800. His clerk Robert Goldsmith eventually went into business himself in the town.

William Deeley. 1758 -1766 when he died. A Mr Norton junior from High Wycombe took over his practice.

Mr Norton jnr. 1766. See above. Could be the same as Wesley Norton or  Cornelius Norton below, or a third Norton.

Cornelius Norton. 1780. 

Wesley Norton. 1783.

John Phipps. 1785 - 1798 at least. 

Note: for some reason Beaconsfield attorneys were sometimes used by 1700s Marlovians.

Auctioneers (auctions typically took place in pubs and inns or on the premises if a house contents sale, rather than in a designated auction room)

Thomas Rolls and James House "cabinet maker of Oxford" went into partnership as auctioneers in 1791 after being "prevailed upon" by their friends to do so. Rolls also draper, lace merchant  and mercer. See below.

Joseph Rose. 1789.

Luke Medwin. 1780s. See also drapers below for more on him.

Bakers

William Cook. 1780+ Will 1793.

Robert Field. 1798.

Francis Gunnell. 1798.

William Hatch. 1794 to post 1700s. Alleged to have been a highwayman on the side! Later in High Street and most likely was in the same premises in the 1700s too.

William Langley 1705. William Langley junior 1710. Same man or father and son?

Hugh Lydall. 1712.

Robert Moore (1) 1730.

Robert Moore (2) 1792-95. West Street.

William Moore. 1798.

Charles Morray. 1719.

George Murray. 1789.

Richard Nicholls. 1798.

William Phillips. 1721 to death 1749.

Richard Webb. Little Marlow. 1731.

Barbers, for Barber Surgeons see under Surgeons

Charles Blewitt junior 1701. High Street. 

John Oxlade. 1715-19.

Henry Tomlins(?) Possibly Tomkins. 1723 -1726 minimum.

Timothy Tregoe. 1753-73. This Timothy is the same man as the peruke maker below but not the watchmaker who is his son. Timothy was originally of Amersham and also owned property in Chalfont St Peter.

Bargemen / Barge Masters

James Blackman 1701 -1712 minimum

Thomas Campling. Will 1729.

Thomas Davis 1720 

Thomas Duglase. 1712.

Francis East. 1719.

William East 1701 (Bargemaster)

Robert Goldswain. Partnership with Robert Lawrence dissolved 1789. Bargemaster. 

Michael Grace 1788 teenage son of George. Wife Sarah nee Usher. Employee.

Thomas Harman. Will proved 1721.

James Heather. 1719. Little Marlow

Jeremiah Hollis 1701. Bargeman. 

Robert Howard 1789. See under Corbin Langley below.

David James. 1726. Will 1727. Wife Sarah.

Robert James 1702

Corbin? (perhaps correctly Corby) Langley 1789. Bargemaster. See a court case he and his employee Robert Howard were involved in on the London Lives website under the Old Bailey Sessions Records Justices Working Records August 1789 here (goes to London Lives website).

John Lansdale. Little Marlow. 1718.

Edward Laurence 1701 Bargeman. 

Henry Laurence. 1793.

John Laurence. 1717.

Robert Laurence (1). Late deceased 1767.

Robert Laurence AKA Robert Lawrence (2). Partnership with Robert Goldswain dissolved 1789.

Henry Lawe 1707.

William Mann. Little Marlow. 1717.

Richard Milld, master 1784

Thomas Plomridge 1705 and Thomas Plumridge 1773. 

William Pudsey. 1717-1725 at least.

Richard and Robert Rivers. Partnership dissolved in 1771. Richard then have up the barging business in 1784, although a few months later he was declared bankrupt anyway. At that point he is also described as a dealer and chapman. His barge was The Buck. (leased by him). 

William Rivers. Barge-master. Died 1788. 

George Rose, Little Marlow 1723 Wife Mary. 

John Rose. Well End near Little Marlow. Bankrupt 1798. Bargemaster. 

Joseph Rose. Little Marlow. Will 1778.

Ralph Rose, Little Marlow. Lived Well End. Owned the Mealcock barge which sank near Boulters flash lock in 1728 carrying a load of malt and paper. Died 1751. Also wharfinger (at Spade Oak too I believe). Ralph Rose Junior brewer and wharfinger left off from both those businesses in 1778. The latter had a wharf at Great Marlow certainly. 

William Rose (and maltster) Well End, Little Marlow 1785.

Robert Taylor. 1775.

John Walker. 1707.

John West. 1775.

James White. 1705.

Robert Wiggin(g)ton senior, 1725 to death 1729. Lived Chapel Street.

Basket Makers

James Brown. 1798.

John Hammerton. Will proved 1716. Lived High Street. Wife Jane.

Timothy Stevens. 1798.

Blacksmiths

John Barnes 1723

Thomas Burrell died 1776.  Grave and family info here

Charles Clarke "the youngest" 1773.

John Clark. Little Marlow. 1755.

Robert Deane. Little Marlow. 1716.

Francis Fryer. 1727.

Richard Helford. 1798.

James How / Howe. 1726- 1741.

Henry Lack. 1721. Well End Little Marlow.

Richard Lane. 1714.

Joseph Meakes. 1798.

Mr Montague. 1759. Little Marlow. Also "edge tool maker". Lost his apprentice Thomas Davis this year when the latter eloped. (Oxford Journal 25 Aug 1759)

Ambrose Thompson. 1724 -1741. High Street. Earlier resident Dean Street and used a barn Quoiting Square. 

Henry Williams. 1753.

Booksellers

John How or Howe. From at least 1782. Died 1786. See also Insurance Agents, Patent Medicine Suppliers, Printers and Stationers (same man). High Street. See here for more on him and his shop.

Brandy merchant 

Henry Crockford 1781. Also tallow chandler. Possibly also a patent medicine seller see below.

Braziers

Robert Morse. 1741. High Street.

Brewers

Mary Dark/ Phillips see under Publicans etc below.

James Fish. Will 1704. Wife Elizabeth. His will will feature on the blog in the future. Brewing by 1673. 

Cornelius Lattemore. 1715. Wife Elizabeth.

John Lattemore / John Lattimer. Late deceased 1744. Widow Mary see below, grandson Ralph Rose see below.

Mary Lattemore / Lattimer. Widow of John above. 1744 till death. Will 1762. In partnership with her grandson Ralph Rose (junior) 1755+

Joseph Plumridge. "Plumeridge" 1785 -1798 at least. And malster

Ralph Rose Jnr. 1755-62. Died early 1800s but may have retired from business before that. In partnership with his grandmother Mary Lattemore / Mary Lattimer from 1755 until her death.

George Wethered, High Street. Will 1783. And his son also George. They were in business as brewers and maltsters by 1779.

Thomas Wethered, younger son of George Senior above. Founder of Thomas Wethered and Sons brewery.

Bricklayers (often those we'd call builders)

Edward Allum. 1798.

William Dormer. 1753.

Benjamin Gray / Grey. Died 1791. Assisted by his sons Benjamin and William who in his will he wanted to carry on the business after his death. 

Robert Gray. 1798.

Thomas Gray. West Street, 1754. And uncertain location 1717. Not obviously the same man as the carpenter below but may well be, the two trades often went together.

William Gray. 1798. Probably the son of Benjamin.

Benjamin Norton. 1741.

Peter Norton. 1724.

George Oxlade. 1788.

Robert Plumridge. 1798.

William Plumridge. 1798.

Samuel Smith. Will proved 1721. Had property Marlow and Cookham. Wife Susannah. See the will here

John Wright died 1786. He had owned 3 cottages converted out of one house which he rented out in Chapel Street.

Richard Wright. 1728.

Brickmakers

William Webb and son Thomas after him. Operated brick kiln at Marlow Common before Thomas Corby took it on. 

Butchers

Richard Barnes. High Street .1735.

Stephen Burgess 1782. Gives up his shop to his son in December 1785 after he says he himself has become too infirm to carry on. 

William Burgess. 1796, see above. 

Burpess and Mayor partners. 1764. William Mayor. 1755. Should it be Burgess and Mayor?

James Carter. 1798.

Thomas Chalfont. 1716. Wife Dorothy was nee Elliot and so from a long-standing Marlow family of butchers. 

John East. High Street. 1728.

Thomas East. 1776.

William East. 1798.

Zachariah East. 1798.

William Elliot (1). Late deceased 1704.

William Elliot (2). Will written 1713. Proved 1718. Also had land in the Common Field near "a place called Deadmere" [Dedmere]. 

John Harris. 1730.

Mr Fowler. 1794-96.

Mr Nicholas. Lately occupying a property High Street near Market Square. 1783. Looks to be a mistake for Nicholas Williams see below.

John Norris. 1798.

Henry Rose. Little Marlow. 1798.

William Rose. Little Marlow. 1790.

Richard Slaughter - Land End 1770. 

Richard Stone, Lane End. 1757.

Joseph Webb. Market Square [corner building next to the Coach and Horses in West Street with the High Street on the other side]. Bought premises 1743 and occupied till death 1756. Post about the various historic occupiers of this building here.

Nicholas Williams - had in recent times vacated his premises near the Market House in 1785. Had used two adjoining premises as one. 

Carpenters

Henry Barney. 1798.

William Biddle circa 1796.

William Bond. 1794 to post 1800. Also a builder. A detailed post on him has been published on the blog here.

James Carter. 1767-1779.

John Clark(e) 1781-98. Also ironmonger. 

James Cooper. 1777.

John Cooper. 1766+. In 1773 purchased the business and stock in trade of  Mr Edwards of Maidenhead and so took over the yard there but he still continued his Marlow business. 

Ambrose Corby. 1798.

Abraham Creswell. 1798. Little Marlow.

Joseph Dell. Little Marlow. 1737.

Miles Edwards 1763

William Frewin. 1798.

John Goodchild. 1797.

Stephen Gray junior 1720.

Thomas Gray 1754 West Street

Robert Gregg 1797.

John Hester (at least two generations) 1720 also sawyer. 

John Phillips 1.)1728

 2.) 1747 & 1751. 

Robert Pratt 1726.

Abraham Simmonds. 1797-98.

Timothy Stevens. 1795 to death 1808. See also above. Read a will summary for Thomas here

Daniel Walker. 1755-98. Could be more than one generation here. In 1785 a Daniel Walker is also listed as a "shopkeeper" in insurance records. 

William Walker. 1798. Maybe the same man described as a broker later, in West Street.

William White. 1798.

Carriers

Francis Bristow. 1798. (Probably the Francis Bristow of Great Marlow digitally indexed by the London Metropolitan Archive as "currier" in 1781, Royal & Sun Alliance documents collection). 

Charles Carter. 1710.

Sylvester Carter. 1714. (We also note a Sylvester Carter as a carrier in 1680)

Chapmen

James Blakeley 1702

Richard Greydon. 1702. Lived house on corner of West Street and High Street, next to the Coach and Horses. Same property as Joseph Webb, butcher above later used.

William Irvin(g) / Irvine 1701 - 1706 min. 

William Moores. Little Marlow. Also "salesman". Bankrupt 1781.

Cheesemongers

John Ells. 1792. See Grocers below too.

Robert Holtham, late deceased 1702.

Samuel Phillips senior 1720

Chimney Sweeps

John Coleshill. 1757.

Clergy

Robert Allen. Independent Chapel. 1785-94.

John Benson. Independent Chapel. 1715-24.

Salisbury Chase. Doctor of Divinity. Little Marlow. Will 1772.

John Cleobury, at Parish Church 1753 to 1801. Brother of Dr Cleobury the surgeon, below.

Richard Frome or Froome. Independent Chapel 1794 to post 1700s.

Thomas Gage, Little Marlow Church. Will 1763.

John Gidley. Presbyterian Minister. 1703 to death 1711. Full biographical post on him here. 

Revd. H H Gower. Resident 1798. Seems to be a teacher.

Thomas Pitkin. Independent Chapel. 1725.

Salisbury Price. Little Marlow. Late deceased 1776.

Samuel Stevens. Independent Chapel. 1770-76.

John Wheeler. Independent Chapel. 1777-85.

Clockmakers

Alexander Jones. 1723-1726.

Coach Painters

John Lovegrove. 1770. According to his adverts " regularly bread up to the profession in London". (Reading Mercury March 1770)

Coach Proprietors

William Wyatt 1795 to after 1800. Post about him and his family here.

Coal Merchants

John Rolls. 1793-98. Lived by Marlow Bridge. One of the Bridge Wardens.

William Rose. Little Marlow. Will 1787.

Sarah Rose. Widow. Well End near Little Marlow. 1789.

Thomas Gibbons 1781 (and rope maker).

Collar Makers

John Fastnage/ Fasteridge / Fastenidge. 1713-24 minimum

John Gibbons 1721

Thomas Hackshaw. 1789.

Coopers

William Parsons. 1713.

William Rose. 1798.

William Stevens. 1723.

Duffin White. Will 1793. High Street. Left his home to his servant Sarah Dennis who was also one of the will's executors. Sarah sadly died in 1794 herself. 

Richard Williams. 1781.

Cordwainers And Shoemakers.  

Samuel Barney. 1723.

Abel Bird. 1712-1756. Note there were at least 3 such men grandfather, father and grandson. One "aged" Abel's will was proved 1736. One "junior" was based West Street 1754.

William Bovington. 1713-19. This family name can also be rendered Bovington, Boffingdon and Boffington because the letter v was pronounced "ff" and a letter d other than at the beginning of a word could be pronounced "d" or "t" however you chose. Boveinton also. 

William Boulter. 1798. Note: there were two adult men in Marlow with this name at the same time. Probably father and son. Which was a shoemaker is not certain, both may have been of course. In 1787 a William Boulter Junior was tenant of George Faux the schoolmaster. This was most likely in Chapel Street.

Stephen Camden. 1798 to post 1700s.

William Carter. 1711.

William Croxford. Specifically Heel Maker. Little Marlow 1761.

Richard Curteis. 1754.

Benjamin Fletcher. Lane End. 1716.

Samuel Harmon. 1787.

Thomas Harris. 1749.

George Haycroft. 1724.

Thomas Higgins. 1713.

John Lake. 1713-32.

Law, uncertain first name. 1795.

Robert Lawes 1786

Thomas Lockwood. 1782 Little Marlow. Late deceased 1791 and of High Street Marlow then. Wife Ann. 

George Oxlade 1.) 1719-25. 

2.) 1798.

John Payne. Little Marlow. From pre 1700. Note his will says he is a "Citizen and cordwainer of London and inhabitant of Little Marlow". Wife Mary.

Harmon Phillips. 1736.

Thomas Plumridge. 1755.

Peter Rivers 1717 A Peter Rivers of Great Marlow would in the 1720's spend time as a poor debtor in gaol. Richard the cordwainer was executed in 1730.

John Ryder. 1726.

John Smith. 1798.

William Smith 1.) West Street. 1779-98. There were Smith cordwainers / shoemakers well into the 1800s in West Street. I know the premises of the later ones but these Smiths were not using the same premises in the 1700s. 2.) Late deceased in 1791. Wife Catherine. Shoemaker.

Carter Webb. Chapel Street. 1748.

Corn chandler 

Elizabeth Murrell 1785

Curriers

Jonas Bird. 1724.

Francis Bristow. 1798.

Thomas Bristow. 1776.

William Newberrie/Newbury. 1724-34

Distillers

Daniel Bradshaw. 1752.

Samuel Bradshaw. 1766. Died 1781. 

Mr Bowles 1794. Also Robert Bowles 1783 distiller & wine merchant. 

Benjamin Moore 1781 (probably wine merchant too)

"Doctors Of Physick" (see also surgeons which were more common and took on much of the doctor's role)

Stephen Chase. Little Marlow. 1733+. Will proved 1741.

Drapers

Joseph Burrough. 1796-1803. See also Wilkinson below. 

John Coulson. 1798.

Mr and Ely Doley - A Mr Doley tailor, haberdasher and draper dies in 1781 & his widow Ely (qv) takes over the shop but not the tailoring side of the business. 

Thomas Emes. 1782.

Timothy Evans English. 1798. Took over from Greenaway and Lovegrove 1800. Went bankrupt 1811.

Anthony Field - in partnership with his brother James until 1787 when James gave all up. The split sounds acrimonious or at least the division their business affairs became so. Anthony continued in the old shop. 

James Field. In 1787 he withdrew from a partnership with his brother Anthony in a drapers business and lace dealership at Chapel Street. But a James Field was a draper 1798 to post 1700s so he presumably have started again on his own account. This James is also most likely the same man who was a lace dealer around 1800. 

Greenaway and Lovegrove. 1767 -1799. Partners were Mary Greenaway and her son in law John Lovegrove. John died 1799 and Mary and her daughter Elizabeth Lovegrove sold the linen drapery business to Timothy English in 1800. Also lace merchants, possibly also involved with the actual manufacturing of lace at one time.  John was the son of Henry Lovegrove. 

Buckle Hawes- yes that really was his name. 1755-82. Probably High Street. He certainly lived there. Apprenticed to the below William Hawes 1740. One of the executors and legatees of fellow draper Joseph White.

William Hawes 1737-52. Probably High Street.

Christopher Irving, late deceased 1778. Linen draper. High Street.

Luke Medwin. 1753-1781. Luke Medwin draper in 1753 was "middle aged" despite being only 32. The term "middle aged" was loosely applied however- it was often given to someone in their 30s in the 1700s! Luke Medwin draper is mentioned in the will of his uncle Moses Medwin written in 1760, proved 1762 which is transcribed on the blog here. Luke went bankrupt in 1781. As well as being a draper he worked as an auctioneer and estate agent both before and after the bankruptcy. Luke Medwin lived next to the Roebuck Inn on the Causeway Marlow earlier in his life but when he went bankrupt in 1781 he was living further up the High Street in what was later known as Globe House on the site of some of the modern Liston Court shops. His shop was in the converted front parlour of the house. At the time of his bankruptcy Luke still had Causeway property. He married a Jane Dolben of Great Marlow at Stoke Poges, Bucks in 1748. The will of Jane's mother Ann mentions both Jane and Luke. See here.  Luke's brother was Aaron Medwin yeoman of Little Marlow, see below. Thomas Medwin, farmer of Little Marlow was likely also the Thomas Medwin  brother to Aaron and Luke. Unlike Thomas and Aaron Luke is not mentioned in their father's will which is available on the blog here.

Thomas Rolls (also mercer and auctioneer) 1788-97 known dates as draper. See also under Auctioneers.

James White. 1780. Dead by 1783.

Wilkinson & Burrough - 1783, linen and woollen drapers. Aka (Samuel) Wilkinson & (Joseph) Burrough. By 1802 were also acting as bankers, dealers and chapmen. Bankrupt 1802/3. In 1789 they say they have a branch in High Wycombe too. 

Joseph White. 1780. Will 1781.

William Williams  - linen draper, see lace merchant. 

Estate Agents 

Luke Medwin. 1769-1783. Also a draper. He started property auctions and managing lettings in 1769 as a serious business though he had done a few auctions before then and had acted as the parish surveyor. See under drapers for more.

Farmers

Thomas Allen. 1784-88. At Pigeon House Farm Little Marlow.

Henry Barney d. 1782. Spinfield Farm (later turned into Spinfield House and Park) and Poynetts were his main holdings, 40 acres in all. 

Mr Brangwin. Barmoor Farm. 1798. 

William Brookes. Blounts Farm. (Blunts)  1783 +.

Robert Cane, wife Rebecca (previously Rebecca Cowper) 1756

Richard Corby. Munday Dean Farm. 1720,21. Died 1722. More here

William Curtis. At Hard To Find Farm, Little Marlow 1785 and Monkton Farm Little Marlow 1784. He came from Oxfordshire in 1784.

Joseph Dutton. Little Marlow. Late deceased 1794. Probably at Sheepridge.

Barabbee Fastnedge - various holdings around Finnemore/Wood End, plus Homers farm and Triphooks. 

Jeremiah Harding. 1754 farming land called Spinfield.

Jeremiah Harman. Limmers Farm. From at least 1754 to his death in the late 1700s. His grave is on the blog here.

Richard Harmon. Clay Lane Farm 1775.

James Hollworthy. Munday Dean. 1788. More on the history of this place here.

Mr John Johnson. Copy Farm. 1798.

John Keely junior Lane End 1725

Robert Kitson of Hard to Find Farm Little Marlow died 1752.

Aaron Medwin. Little Marlow. 1764. Also maltster. The name Aaron seems common in local Medwins. The Aaron of Little Marlow was the nephew and executor of Moses Medwin of Great Marlow whose will is on the blog here, and brother of Luke Medwin, draper who also features in this trade directory. There was another older half brother too. This was Thomas, a yeoman of Little Marlow who is likely the farmer mentioned below. Aaron, Thomas and their sisters featured in their father Andrew's will but Luke was missed.

Thomas Medwin. Little Marlow. Late deceased 1783. See under Aaron Medwin above.

Mr Micklem. Blounts Farm. 1798.

John Morton / Moreton. Little Marlow. 1778. Also overseer of poor. Late deceased 1782. Wife Ann.

Jonathan Plummer. Little Marlow. Died 1799.

Aaron Richards. Little Marlow. Will 1790.

John Simons 1781. Monkton Farm Little Marlow. Came from Great Missenden. 

William Smith. Oaken Grove (not the farmstead). 1793 to long after 1800. Wife Mary.

Mr Townsend. Left Wood End Farm 1773 according a contemporary report but the Townsends remain at Wood End long after. 

Alexander Webb. Tenant farmer Marlow Bottom from circa early 1760s onwards. There were Webbs farming in Marlow from the 1500s.

Joseph Webb, leaving "Seymours Farm" 1796. Farm owned or leased by John Johnson.

William Webb 1773+. Munday Dean Farm. Occupied not all of farm it seems. Will proved 1797. Husbandman which is a small scale farmer in some records but given farmer title in others. More here

Samuel Wellesley, Homers Farm Handy Cross 1742.

William Wethered. Little Marlow. 1787. Wife Mary.

Farriers

Stephen Hawes. 1799. Little Marlow.

Robert Moone. 1714.

Fishmongers

Thomas Davis. 1798.

Fruiterers

Thomas Beck. 1790.

John Bowles Junior. 1798.

Corby Langley. 1798. (In 1785 he is also listed as the person to whom the Hartley barge, built 1782, is let)

Gardeners (Market)

William Bradshaw. 1726. West Street.

John Dormer. Will proved 1763.

William Frith. 1798.

William Harman. 1716 to death 1721.

William Gunnett / Gurnett 1722

Thomas Howard 1721-27.

John Newberry 1760 (wife Mary nee Wigley)

James Stockbridge. 1798.

William Stockbridge. 1798.

Richard Williams. 1715.

Thomas Weedon 1720 -1723 min. 

Thomas Wright 1723

Gentry (select)

Thomas Beesley. 1712. Rev. 

Frediswide [female, a once common name] and George Bruere, husband and wife. George was an apothecary and M.P. 

John Bruwer. 1714.

William Burgiss 1737 Wife nee Cooper, only daughter of John Cooper of Berkshire. "A very agreeable young lady with plentiful fortune" according to The Daily Gazetteer (Feb 1737) on their marriage at Windsor. 

William Cabburn. Will 1793. I have transcribed this will and it can be read here

Francis Carter, Marlow Place. 

James Chase, Esquire. Westhorpe Little Marlow. 1721.

Samuel Clark. 1789.

Richard Coombs / Coombes. 1769+ Will proved 1782.

J Dalmes Esquire. West Street. 1784.

George Davenport. (A surgeon but not I think practicing as such in Marlow) Court Garden. 1795.

Mrs Fanny Maria Davenport nee Sanxay. Wife of above. Collapsed and died while on holiday in Brighton in 1796 age 49. 

John Duck. 1784. More on him in future.

Charles Etheridge. 1720. James Etheredge 1728.

Henry Fletcher. High Street. 1730.

Admiral Forbes, late of Marlow Place 1770s.

Elizabeth and Francis Bennett Goldney. Newly married 1792.

John Grace. 1788.

John Guise of Harleyford and Marlow manors which he bought 1718.

John Hammond alias Cooper. Will 1719.

Jonathan Hammond, late deceased 1766.

Thomas Handley, Esq. 1755. He lived West Street 1758 and died 1760. Widow Anne.

William Hoare. Little Marlow. 1762.

John Hone Esq. 1793. Probably High Street.

Alexander Jones. 1729. See also clockmakers. 

Thomas Langley. 1793. 

Daniel Loftin / Lofting. Died 1758.

Daniel Moore. 1754. MP for Marlow at one point.

Cornelius Norton 1775-85. Father of Thomas the apothecary above. Son of Cornelius of High Wycombe, Wallingford and later Bath. Had property Chalfont St Peter High Street and in Hambledon. Maybe the attorney listed below? 

John Orts. 1777.

Gilbert and Isabella Parke. 1786+. Isabella died 1797, and Gilbert died 1807 age 80. Retired mahogany dealer. Originally from London. 

Samuel Parker 1720

Stephen Remnant, West Street (Remnantz). 1753-circa 1787. After that absentee landowner. A biography of him is available here

Thomas Rickell. 1793.

Richard Spier. 1725.

John Stevens. Daughter Mary. Bovingdon Green. 1788.

Edward Valentine Stead Esq, Marlow Place 1780.

Thomas Taylor. 1788.

Joseph Townsend. 1761 property earlier and later known as Gyldernscroft.

John Wakelin 1782-84. Will Proved 1784. Name also occurs as Wakeling.

Alicia Wallop, Marlow Place 1741

James Warren. Little Marlow. Died 1774.

John Borlase Warren. Little Marlow. 1775-95 (at least).

Richard Wilder 1718

Owen Williams. Marlow Place. 1795.

Mrs [Sarah] Winford. Thames Bank 1769 (at least) to death 1793 aged 85. Winfords still there later - unmarried daughter Harriet stays at Thames bank until her death 1801. Sarah is the widow of Thomas Geers Winford (formerly Thomas Geers, name change when he inherited from his maternal uncle.) Read about her struggles with Thames bargeman here

Glaziers

James Lovegrove. 1796-98 Also plumber and painter. Takes eldest son into partnership with him in 1796.

John Lovegrove. 1798.

George Trash. 1768. Not the same as the surgeon below. Died 1777. Succeeded by son Samuel. Also plumber, painter, ironmonger. 

Samuel Trash. 1777. Late deceased 1790. Also plumber, painter and ironmonger.

Richard Young. 1713.

Glovers

John Glanville. 1755.

Grocers

William Ashley. 1799.

Richard Aveling (senior). 1793 to after 1700s. High Street. Exact premises known.

William Baker, (?Baster?)Chapel Street. Selling up in 1797. Trading out of premises said to have been in grocery and chandlery business for upwards of 100 years. Also maltster. 

Robert Bancks / Bankes - 1770. See metal dealer below, his main trade. 

Christopher Clift / Clifft,  Little Marlow 1787-1792 at least

James Digweed. 1762.

George Ells. 1798.

John Ells. High Street.  1795, 1796. Probably same person as John Ells cheesemonger as many grocers were both. Bankrupt as grocer and tea dealer in 1795. So shop contents and household furniture sold off by auction in that year. Yet still appears to be trading in 1796.

George Hood. 1798. Probably High Street

Richard Mills. 1778.

James Muspratt 1798.

Robert Oxlade. 1798.

Glassmen

Richard Howard 1711 to death 1713/ 1714. His will was uploaded onto this blog here if you are interested. 

Gunsmiths

George Clark(e) senior. 1798. Possibly by 1780. Either he or the George William Clark below were still manufacturing flintlock pistols in 1800.

George William Clark(e). Contemporary to above but not same man. 

John Harris. 1713.

Haberdasher 

William Williams, selling up 1777.  See lace dealers below. 

Joseph Hurley, selling up and moving away 1786. And clothier. Also sold "a variety of goods in the hardware way"

Hairdressers

James Carter. 1798.

Harness Makers

John Gibbons. 1740.

Hatters

Cornelius Richardson. West Street. 1754.

Higgler

Charles Carter 1721

Hosier

William Williams - see lace merchant below. 

Hoop Makers 

Robert Beckford. 1713-18. 2. Hoop Shaver 1731. 

Insurance Agents

Messrs Wilkinson and Burrough, drapers as above. 1786.

Thomas Emes. 1786. The draper above.

Robert Goldsmith. Fire insurance for farms, homes and trade goods. 1786. The attorney above.

John How or Howe. Sun fire insurance. 1782. Also bookseller, stationer. High Street. Exact premises known. 

Ironmongers

John Clarke. Also carpenter. 1782

Mrs Anne Hobbs. West Street. At least 1774 till death 1787. John Lane took over 1788. See below. Exact premises known.

John Lane. Started business 1788. West Street. His daughter Lydia later took over. The exact premises are known and can be seen on the blog here.

George Trash - see glazier

Samuel Trash. Late deceased 1779. Also plumber and glazier.

Jeweller

Joseph Low, died 1780. After which some of his stock in trade is auctioned off including seals, bone and silver buttons, buckles, necklaces, ear-rings etc. 

Joiners

Sherley Tile. 1737. May be same man removed to Marlow from High Wycombe 1716 with his wife.

Kidders (goatskin or goat dealers)

Thomas Hollis. 1728.

Lace Buyers

Giles Hancock 1762-63.

William Hoare 1762.

Lace Manufacturers

James Field. In partnership with his  brother Anthony  but choosing to withdraw from it. The affairs seem to still be unsettled in 1792. They also linen drapers. See above. 

Thomas Sears. Chapel Street. 1748.

Lace Merchants

Greenaway and Lovegrove. See below. Dates of lace involvement 1783 to 1799.

William Williams "laceman". Previously also a linen draper, hosier and haberdasher but he sold up the contents of his shop by auction at the old Market Hall in Market Square 1777 to concentrate on his lace business. Possibly the same William Williams of the High Street whose household contents are up for sale in 1796 after his death. 

Thomas Rolls 1786 also the draper, auctioneer etc 

Linen Weavers

Thomas Deane. 1714-15.

Locksmiths

Richard Langley 1712. Will 1713. Lived Oxford Road. 

Maltsters

William Baster, (possibly Baker) malt house is in Chapel Street at the time of his giving up the business in 1797. Also grocer and chandler. 

John Wallace Brook 1782

Henry Carter 1737. And victualler 1720s/30s. Declared bankrupt 1736. [Daily Gazetteer 7th June 1836]

William Carter, 1718 Little Marlow

James Crease. 1789+. Will 1795. Wife Jane.

John Grace 1787

Aaron Medwin. Little Marlow. 1764. Also farmer.

Robert Johnathan Oxlade. High Street. Leaving ofc business and moving away from Marlow 1786. 

Thomas Oxlade. Also farmer. 1786

Joseph Plumridge 1785

William Rose. Will 1783. Little Marlow. A William Rose of Little Marlow is described as a maltster and bargemaster in 1785/6. 

Henry Smith, High Street. East side. Wife Sarah.  By 1783 these premises were leased by George Wethered.  

James Stevens. Will 1747. Had a barn at Oaken Grove /Oakengrove.

John Webb. 1720.

George Wethered. 1778 And son George ditto. See Henry Smith above. 

Man midwife

See apothecaries

Mantua Makers

Hannah Barrington. 1794 - post 1700s.

Mary Hennett. 1756.

Jane Pritchard. 1793-99.

Mealmen

John Bovington 1740? (Date hard to read)

William Coleshill 1720

William Langley. 1736.

Thomas Rickett(s) - owns and operates the corn meal, and owns the freehold of the papermills on his death 1797 when they are in occupation of the Wrights. Also owned the lock, fisheries, and eel bucks on his death plus some dwelling houses. At one point was paper making himself. 

Edward and Joseph Wright.1798.

Mercers (silk and satin dealers)

Thomas Rolls also draper and auctioneer see above. 

Edward Stone  Died 1709. 

Merchant

John Smith -1738

Metal Dealer/Worker

Robert Bancks/Bankes - 1770. Takes out an advertisement in 1770 Reading Mercury to counteract "malicious rumour" that he is leaving off his business. Buys used copper, brass, and pewter  and made, tinned and repaired goods in the same materials. In "the best manner" naturally  With a sideline as a grocer. 

Milliners

Mary Greenaway. 1759.

Miller

George Phelps 1735 See "publicans" below.

Millwrights

Robert Gray. 1715 - at least 1721.

Joseph Haynes. From at least 1798 to post 1800.

Miniature Painter:

Mr Lovegrove, 1770. 

Nailers (Nail manufacturer)

Wildsmith Badger. 1779.

Oatmeal Men see also mealmen

Thomas Stevens 1713.

John Tanner. Died 1718

Thomas Webb 1701

Oculists

Royal oculist Mr Taylor visited Marlow on a regular basis to treat those with eye problems in the late 1760s.

Ostler

Richard Suthery 1785 

Painters 

James Lovegrove. 1796. Also plumber and glazier.

George & Samuel Trash - see glaziers

Paper Makers

John Dell. 1798.

James Gould. 1798.

Thomas Ricketts. From at least 1783 to death 1797. At mills near the Lock. See mealman above. 

Wrights- see Rickett above.

Patent Medicine Suppliers

H Crockford / Crookfield 1763-79 (probably the same Crockford as the the brandy merchant above).

Miss A Hawes - 1789+, also stationer. 

John How or Howe. 1781-84. See also under booksellers, stationers and insurance (same man). High Street. Exact premises known. Shop tour here

John Hubbard. Sold tincture for scurvy and "worm cakes" for humans. 1768.

Christopher Irwin. 1725. 

Pawnbrokers

James Puddifant. (Pudiffant)  1785-98. West Street later and described then as a gentleman. Wife Sarah. Biographical post on them including image of their home as it looks today here. Also salesman (usually what might be called later a general dealer, otherwise these seem locally to have specialised in agricultural goods) 

Peruke Makers

Timothy Tregoe. 1757 -73. Same as the barber above. Father of Timothy Tregoe the watchmaker below. Originally of Amersham. Wife Mary. (A peruke is a wig)

Plumbers

Henry Lovegrove. Will proved 1774. Son James took over. Possibly other son John involved in the business too.

James Lovegrove. 1796. Also glazier and painter.

George Trash - see glazier above

Samuel Trash. Late deceased 1790. Also ironmonger and glazier (Q.V)

Printers

John Howe - see above

Potters

George Oxlade. 1735.

John Sears. 1798. This could be at Lane End.

Publicans, Victuallers, Innkeepers And Beersellers etc

Thomas Archer. 1798. (White Hart)

Richard Aycott./Eycott 1724-29. Three Tuns.

Widow Aycroft, /Aycott / Eycott. Three Tuns. Widow of Richard above. 1752

Charles Bossam. 1788. Will 1791. Name also occurs as Bassam. A widow Mrs Elizabeth Bossam, late of Great Marlow died in 1793. 

Robert Bowrey. 1798

Richard Carr. 1797,98.

Henry Carter 1725 Ale house see maltsters. 

Sylvester Carter, junior. 1719. See also carriers. 

Mrs Carter. Two Brewers. 1795.

Mr Samuel Chapman, Upper Crown. 1785.

Mrs Mary Chapman Upper Crown 1786-97. See 2020 posts for a history of the Crown.

Mr Crocket - 1755/6 White Horse

William Dark, Crown and Broad Arrow, High Street. Died 1763. Widow Mary Dark then ran the same. She had always been the one brewing the beer in buildings out the back. She had previously ran the premises with her 1st husband Phillips. William's will is transcribed elsewhere on this blog. See 2020 posts for a history of the Crown inns. Will of William Dark and more info here.

George Davis. 1798.

Robert Dixon, Crown and Broad Arrow. 1790s.

Mr Faithorn. Upper Crown. 1778-80.

Charles Fletcher. 1798.

Jeremiah Goldswain 1785 [Victualler] And farmer. 

Joseph Grey senior 1721

Nathaniel Gunnell. Little Marlow. 1798.

Richard Hall. Innkeeper. 1719. Bankrupt  1724.

Richard Holloway. 1690 -1710 minimum

Thomas Hussey. Ship, West Street. 1792.

John Ireland. Late of the Two Brewers, St Peter's Street. 1770.

Robert Irwin (occasionally Irvin) 1723. Ale house keeper. 

Thomas Johnson 1798.

Richard Keene. The Roebuck on the Causeway. 1754.

John Langley. 1713.

Richard Langley 1713 (ale house keeper)

Thomas Langley junior 1724 : Ale house. 

William Langley. C1798.

John Law / Lawe / Lawes. 1719-29. There was also a John Lawe yeoman, 1716. 

Sylvester Law 1750s and 60s ran at different times The Upper Crown and the Cross Keys. Sylvester's will has been transcribed elsewhere on this blog here. He witnessed several other wills himself. See here for a history of the Crown pubs. 

Henry Lawrence [victualler] 1719.

James Lomas (or Lomax) [victualler] 1786

Edward Neighbour [victualler] 1783, died 1787. Of the Coach & Horses, West Street

Robert Nunn. 1776. Also a carrier. A traditional pairing of occupations. 

Thomas Ollis. 1798 to post 1800. Three Tuns.

John Parsons, Upper Crown 1768-75. See post on history of Crown pubs here

Mr Patrick, Lower Crown 1799. 

John Perry 1724/5 ale house keeper. Probably in Dean Street. 

George Phelps, last landlord of the Bowl & Pin, demolished 1790 St. Peters Str. Subsequently licenced victualler at uncertain property it seems. See also miller's above. Also pound lock keeper. See here

John and Mary Phillips. 1750-51 Crown and Broad Arrow, High Street. Mary was the one doing the brewing for the inn and may well have ran the premises entirely herself in a day to day basis. John was also a carpenter. After John's death Mary married William Dark and he ran the inn, until his death when Mary went solo. See above.

Henry Pomfrett, innholder, wife Barbara. 1701. 

Joan Pomfrett. Died 1702. Probably at the Three Tuns then but formerly of the Kings Head, both in Marlow High Street. Will of hers here and see here for discussion about her premises.

John Pomfrett. Three Tuns. 1714. Son of Joan above.

John Pomfrett. Upper Crown. 1770.

Mr Robinson. 1710. And Charles Robinson 1744. 

Mrs Stevens, Complete Angler. 1766.

Nicholas Thomas, Crown and Broad Arrow, AKA Lower Crown. High Street. Died 1782. See dedicated post on the Crown pubs published here

John Webb, Upper Crown. 1766-67. See here for history of the Crown. See also maltsters above. 

Thomas Webb. 1797.

Elizabeth Wright, Dukes Head, West Street. 1761. A Robert Wright was selling beer at an unknown premises 1753. Could be her husband as she was a widow in 1761.

Rope Makers

Thomas During. 1727.

Thomas Gibbons - 1781 (and coal merchant)

James Higgs. 1798.

James Howard. 1735.

James Little. 1798.

Robert Rance. Late deceased 1770.

Ann Rolls. Gave business over to son in 1776. See below.

John Rolls - the young man was assigned the family business by his mother Ann Rolls in 1776. Already working in the trade prior to that.

Thomas Rolls. 1798.

Saddlers

Francis Bushnell. 1787.

John Glanville. 1798.

James Harris. 1798.

Sawyers

Richard Hackshaw. 1798.

John Hester 1721 Also carpenter. 

Thomas Langley. 1723.

School Proprietors - for more on these schools see my dedicated Schools post here.

Elizabeth Davis. 1787-90. Trainee teacher 1790 Judith Bosley. Albion House.

George Faux. Circa 1760s to 1787. Died  1797. Probably Chapel Street / Wycombe Road. Mrs Anne Faux assisting. "Fox"

Henry Gower. 1786. Oxford Road.

Thomas Heather. Head Borlase 1780. Took over from his deceased uncle William. Was assistant teacher there before then. He himself died 1793. Lived opposite the school more or less.

William Heather. Head Borlase School from at least 1770 till his death 1780. Also took in private boarding pupils. Succeeded by nephew Thomas to both roles. 

Revd Oakey Nash. 1798+

Mrs George Trash. 1791.

Mrs Sophia Tylecote. 1794 to post 1700s. Albion House.

Shoemaker  - see cordwainer

Shopkeepers (unknown specific trade) 

William Cutler. Lane End. 1788.

Mrs Hawkes. 1797.

Elizabeth Lattemore. 1735. Will proved 1736.

Ambrose Smith. 1715-18. Catholic recusant.

Soap Boilers

William Howard. 1741. High Street.

J Street (and tallow chandler). Opens shop High Street 1789. 

Stationer

John Bullock. Went bankrupt 1784 when he was described as stationer to the Board of Ordnance, in partnership with William Johnston of Hamilton, Middlesex so likely a resident here but trading elsewhere. [The London Magazine 1784]

Miss A Hawes. Also patent medicine stockist. 

Stay Makers

John Brinscomb 1754

Mr William Gritten also the man for cotton hose, hankies etc. 1782.

Henry Husssey. 1798.

Stonemasons

John Smith. Lane End. 1793. A John Smith stonemason was listed as of Great Marlow in 1799 (Marlow parish included Lane End but it would appear John had relocated to Marlow Town) when he advertised to inform the public that he had opened a mason's yard in Maidenhead "near the Chapel". Later also a china and glass factor. Went bankrupt 1814, but his wife continued the china business. 

Surgeons

Henry St John Bell, originally from Aylesbury but resident in Marlow as a surgeon 1747-78. AKA Harry. Went into partnership with William Eardley, and moved into joint premises in Marlow High Street in 1771. Also apothecary. Died 1778. The will of his widow is on the blog here. His own will is to appear on the blog in 2025.

Mr Cleobury. 1786-99. Lived on the Causeway. The house with the sundial on its gateway (put there 1786). This may be the same as William Cleobury, surgeon of Marlow in 1780.

William Dawson. Also apothecary. Died circa 1781. 

William Earley/Eardley. And apothecary. Went into partnership with Henry Bell 1771, High Street. His partner died 1778 but William was still a surgeon in 1791. 

Stephen Galhie 1735. Aka Etienne Galhie, a French Huguenot. 

Mathew Hawes. 1798. West Street. Went to the West Indies c 1799 and his household furniture was sold off.

William Hickman. 1781 to post 1700s. Former apprentice to Thomas Dawson. Took over his business in the same premises when Thomas died in 1781. Likely High Street or West Street.

William Medwin. 1793.

Edward Norman (barber surgeon). 1740. Son of John of Pyrton, Oxon. There was a John Norman landlord of the White Hart Pyrton in 1728 who may be a relative.

Mr Norris, moved to Marlow late in 1795 from the nearby vicinity. Had 30 years experience then. Specialized in treating those with "distorted, withered and contracted limbs". Took residential patients, including children. There were at least two generations of a "Mr Norris" surgeon in Princes Risborough in the later 1700s who may have been related to our Mr Norris. Dad Robert advertised in November 1796 that he had lately handed over his Princes Risborough business to his son. This was a few months before the son's marriage. The aforementioned son was John Lovegrove Norris (bn 1772, d in an accident 1838). It is just possible that the dad Robert was the surgeon who came to Marlow, leaving the Princes Risborough concern to his son. There is a possible Marlow marriage for that Robert Norris back in the 1760s. 

Thomas Norton. 1791-92. Also an apothecary.

William Sneath. Also an apothecary. High Street. 1758 (possibly by 1735). Deceased circa 1775. Son in law of butcher Joseph Webb above. George Trash below took over his business.

George Trash. Previously in partnership with William Sneath also at Marlow. Used own home instead of Sneath's from 1781. Died 1796. Also a midwife and apothecary.

Tailors

John Brinscombe 1724 will

John Burridge. 1724.

William Doley. 1714. A Mr Doley tailor and draper dies in 1781 & his widow Ely (qv) takes over the shop but not the tailoring side of the business. 

Anthony Field. 1798. See drapers above. Possibly the same man. 

Mr Hervey. 1784

James Johnson. 1705. 

William Massey. 1798.

George Newbury / Newberry. 1798. See also curriers. 

William Nibbs. 1778.

Samuel Phillips jnr 1722

John Wye 1706

Tallow Chandlers

There was one such premises in the High Street from at least the 1760s to at least the 1780s but I am still working on being certain as to the occupiers of that. Known chandlers:

William Baker, Chapel Street. Also grocer. Selling up 1797. 

Joseph Bird. 1765-99.

Henry Crockford. 1781, 1783. Also brandy merchant. See also patent medicine sellers. 

William Heeley. 1710.

George Harris. 1702. Wife Susanna. Her cousin left his own chandler's shop to her. See below.

Mr J Street. Opened his shop in 1789. Also soap boiler. 

Richard Widmore. 1702. Will proved 1705. Left his house come shop to his cousin Susanna Harris, wife of George Harris see above.

Timber Merchants

Ambrose Smith. Will proved 1726. Catholic. Unknown if same man as shopkeeper above but likely is.

Tinplate /Tinman

Bartholomew Branscombe. 1769-98.

Benjamin Fish. 1718. Same or different one died 1765.

Tobacconists

Benjamin Fisher. Not obviously the same as above Benjamin "Fish" but contemporary. 1726.

Turners

William Aylworth. 1715.

Watchmakers

Sylvester Law / Lawe. Pre 1700s to 1702.

James Cooper. 1798.

Richard Lee 1768

William Lee 1770

Timothy Tregoe. 1770- 1798. Apprentice to Abraham Fowler of Amersham 1763. Died 1815 describing himself as a gentleman by then. Son of Timothy Tregoe the barber / peruke maker above. Married Elizabeth Crockford of Bix, at Bix 1793. (Also Trego, Tragoe, Tagoe)

Weaver

John Beckford 1725

Wharfingers

Ralph Rose (senior). Little Marlow/Spade Oak. 1718. Died 1751. Also barge owner. 

Henry Turner. 1713.

Wheelwrights

Robert Blick. 1776.

George Butler. 1794. Apprentice then John Gunnell.

John Corby. 1797-98.

John Cox 1770

Richard Dormer. Lane End. 1752. Wife Rachel.

John Gunnell. 1798. Probably not the same as John Gunnell apprentice above.

Ralph Gunnell. 1713-41. Also rendered Gunhill. The central letter h was seldom pronounced in the past.

William Gunnell. 1700 to death 1701. Lived High Street. Wife Elizabeth.

John Haywood 1704 (also given as Howard)

John Moss. 1798.

Ralph Rolls. 1740-47. High Street.

Clark Webb. 1731.

Wine merchant 

Robert Bowles 1783 - see distillers above. 

1820s recreated trade directory part 1 here and part 2 here

1600's trade directory part 1 - here and part 2 here

1810s recreated trade directory part 1 here

For a list of occupiers of both residential and commercial properties for Quoiting Square / Place (Coiting Place) in the 1700's see here and for Dean Street here High Street here and Chapel Street here.

To find out more about everyday life in old Marlow see the post listing here

All mentions of an individual on the blog can be found in the A-Z person index in the top drop down menu. 

Researched and written by Charlotte Day. Additional research Kathryn Day. 

©Marlow Ancestors. You are very welcome to use information from this research for family or local history purposes with credit to this blog. Thanks.

The Unhappy Marriage of Richard and Sarah Bye

In 1833 a 38 year old widow, Mary Hawkins, married publican Richard Bye. Mary had a daughter Sarah from her first, 14 year marriage to John Hawkins who had also been a publican. She was née Hewitt.

Richard was (approximately) nearly 20 years older than his bride. He ran the Two Brewers in St Peter's Street right by the River Thames. He perhaps hadn't been there long as only the year before he had been running Abbey Farm in Little Marlow but gave it up and sold all his stock and equipment by auction. Mary's first husband was the previous licensee of the Two Brewers. It may be that Richard married Mary to take over the business. I do not mean that the marriage was especially selfish or mercenary on his part. Marriage was very often in those days more of a financial practicality than a romantic adventure. Help running the pub would have been just as important to her. At the time of the marriage she hadn't yet been to prove her first husband's will.

In John Hawkin's will Mary inherited all his possessions for life while she remained his widow. As soon as she remarried all those goods went to their daughter Sarah. This was a necessary precaution as marriage robbed women of property rights. Mary's goods if left absolutely to her would have become any new husband's goods instead and could be sold by him, used up, given away or left to someone unrelated to John Hawkins or the daughter he wanted to be his eventual heir and there would be no legal remedy for that.

In the Spring of 1835 Mary, in position of his executor, sold many of these possessions including luxury mahogany furniture, feather beds and a pony and trap. Whether this was legal or not I am unsure. It is my understanding she could sell the property with the next heir's consent but Sarah was not legally yet an adult able to give it.

Did Sarah receive the money raised? It's doubtful for reasons given below, however her mother may have been acting in desperation if there were already problems in her home and she felt the need to leave. Certainly the goods had already been removed from Mary's home to Platt's farm where her mother was living "for convenience". Mary perhaps had in effect already left her second husband.

Certainly by July Mary had permanently removed herself from Richard Bye.

Richard reacted by taking out notices in the local press calling her departure illegal and warning tradesman that he would not pay any bills she accrued for food, shelter or other necessities so they shouldn't give her any such. As her husband he was legally obliged to settle any bills she contracted. In cases of separation it was believed by some that such a newspaper warning could get around that obligation though this seems to have been seen as legally debatable, and not in any case honourable regardless of the circumstances behind it.

Later in the 1800s a form of separation though of course not divorce could be agreed upon. A husband would agree to pay a set amount of weekly support to his wife and she in turn formally agreed not to claim her legal right to live under his roof and under his protection. Judicial records covering Marlow show such cases being agreed in the courts multiple times, but the period of Mary's unhappiness was too early a one in date for this solution even if her husband would have been amenable.

The way Richard expresses himself in the press suggests that he thought she might be trying to organise things for herself but she did have family locally.

The year after Mary left Richard her mother Ann Hewett of Marlow left her half her clothes and an annuity of £10. This legacy was no more or less than Mary's sister received so feels like no sign of disapproval. Mary's daughter Sarah is also remembered in the will.

By 1841 census (if not actually before) Mary was living with her brother William, his wife Susan and other brother John at Marlow Mills.

Richard had left the Two Brewers and was staying at the Three Tuns Inn in West Street Marlow with the Muspratt family.

Sarah Hawkins was working as a servant at the house of Wadham Wyndham of Beech Lodge. This makes me think she did not have the benefit of the money from the sale of her father's possessions. Sad to see she was not also taken in by her Hewett uncles. Theirs was a crowded household it must be admitted, and perhaps Sarah preferred financial independence.

Mary cannot be found by me on the 1851 census. Richard Bye was lodging then at Chapel Street Marlow. He defiantly described himself as married and a retired victualler. He died 1860.

Mary's brothers had moved together to nearby Hambledon, where William was farming. 

Sarah Hawkins worked as a servant away from Marlow in another household. That is the last time I see her in records.

Post researched and written by Charlotte Day.

Sources:

My transcriptions of the wills of Ann Hewett and John Hawkins, copies at National Archives, Kew.

Census my transcription from microfilm except 1851 Hambledon which was from Familysearch. Intellectual Reserve Inc. Ran by the LDS church. Accessed online November 2020. 

Great Marlow Parish Registers, my old transcriptions.

Reading Mercury 3rd August 1835. Copy at British Library, accessed via the BNA online November 2020.

GRO death registration index, online. 

Property records held by my family.

©Marlow Ancestors. 

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