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We went to the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies in Aylesbury on Friday, and we were trying to locate where my Jeffcoat ancestors were farming in Upper Winchendon.
The lady working in the record office produced the
The Buckinghamshire Posse Comitatus 1798
"In February 1798, with the imminent threat of invasion by French forces, returns were ordered to be made of all able-bodied men between the ages of fifteen and sixty years who were not already serving in a military capacity. Lists were also to be made of the numbers of draught horses, waggons and carts and their owners and of those occupying wind and water corn mills."
I found my ancestor Joseph Jeffcoat and his eldest son John, who were dairymen at Upper Winchendon.
It states that Joseph had:
7 horses
3 wagons
3 carts
I thought I would point out this resource to others who might have agricultural ancestors. I would imagine this information is available throughout the country, but you would have to check with your local record office.
I was thrilled, because I now have printouts of all the births of the Jeffcoat children - from the Quaker records. Most of them married spouses from the Church of England and my ancestor Daniel, son of Joseph, had his children baptised in the beautiful little church at Upper Winchendon.
The lady working in the record office produced the
The Buckinghamshire Posse Comitatus 1798
"In February 1798, with the imminent threat of invasion by French forces, returns were ordered to be made of all able-bodied men between the ages of fifteen and sixty years who were not already serving in a military capacity. Lists were also to be made of the numbers of draught horses, waggons and carts and their owners and of those occupying wind and water corn mills."
I found my ancestor Joseph Jeffcoat and his eldest son John, who were dairymen at Upper Winchendon.
It states that Joseph had:
7 horses
3 wagons
3 carts
I thought I would point out this resource to others who might have agricultural ancestors. I would imagine this information is available throughout the country, but you would have to check with your local record office.
I was thrilled, because I now have printouts of all the births of the Jeffcoat children - from the Quaker records. Most of them married spouses from the Church of England and my ancestor Daniel, son of Joseph, had his children baptised in the beautiful little church at Upper Winchendon.
including 5 called Daniel, but I've never managed to find a connection to them.
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