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A transcription of the Winslow Congregational registers, with lists of members and abstracts of some minutes, is now available from the Eureka Partnership.

Winslow books for sale:

David Noy, Winslow in 1556: The Survey of the Manor (Bucks Archaeological Society, 2013): £5
David Noy, Winslow Manor Court Books 1327-1377 and 1423-1460 (2 vols, Bucks Record Society, 2011): £50
Alan Wigley, A Window on Winslow (Winslow, 1981): £5 - this contains many historical photos of Winslow

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Additions to website

6 July 2020	Will of Elizabeth Dockray, widow, 1868 (proved 1871): nee Mayne, lived at 3 Station Road
3 July	Will of Hannah Gray, 1827: probably a servant at the Vicarage Will of Thomas Edwin, farmer and dairyman, 1852 (proved 1853): tenant of Rands Farm (as it wasn't yet called)
1 July	More legal action between the King brothers, 1869 Rev. Alfred Preston introduced a new form of Harvest Festival The Bell: amateur dramatic performances, 1869 Sale of The Boot and cottages in Church Street by the trustees of the will of Thomas Lomath
29-30 June	Will of George Mayne, gentleman, 1867 (proved 1868): owner of extensive property including Piccadilly, 4 High Street and Furze Lane Cottage Penny Readings 1869: the end of the third season included controversy over a "political" reading and the behaviour of the front row Will of John Maydon, butcher, 1818 (proved 1829): he lived at 28 High Street
28 June	John King attacks his brother with a poker again, at The George Sale of the properties which became 3 Market Square, 1869 The Plough: accidental death of John Smith in a nearby cesspit Reopening of the restored church, Dec 1884 with a detailed description New page: Church clock Congregational Church: detailed report of the opening of the new church, Jan 1885 Proposed School Board (1885): the failure of this proposal is the reason why Winslow still has a Church of England school
26 June	More about the case of John Arden v John Chester concerning Biggin, 1584-85 Addition to the case of Allen v Jackson (now dated to 1614) concerning The Bell
24 June	James King (auctioneer) has a fight with his brother John King (land surveyor) in The George, 1868 Bowls: detailed report of a match at Bicester, 1868 Wesleyan Methodist meeting established in Keach's Meeting House, then called the Old Tabernacle Railway: opening of the line through Winslow Road Station, 1868 11 v 22 cricket match, 1868 Will of Dr John Denne, 1862 (proved 1867) Will of Josiah King, yeoman, 1861 (proved 1864)
21 June	The Bell: description by Thomas Cogan published in 1776 Will of George Maydon, gentleman formerly farmer, 1869 (proved 1876): lived at 28 High Street Will of Catherine Conway Gent, spinster, 1861: George Maydon's sister-in-law, lived at 18 High Street Rev. Alfred Preston: conclusion of the correspondence in the Buckingham Express Penny readings: end of the 1867-68 season 15 Market Square: John Hathaway's shop reopens after alterations 5 Horn Street: sale of building materials from houses belonging to Phillis Cox, presumably due to rebuilding Winslow Hall: sale of the contents of Dr Boisragon's lunatic asylum
19 June	Baptist Tabernacle: Evidence that in 1867 you could lose your job for being a nonconformist Rev. Alfred Preston: extensive correspondence about his shortcomings after the vestry censured him
17 June	Baptist Tabernacle: Alfred Walker becomes pastor and Miss Hooper "the celebrated lady preacher" visits, 1867 Sale of furniture at 2 High Street by Mr Smith, draper High Street cricket match, 1867: an interesting list of married and single players Amateur Brass Band Fete, 1867
15 June	Penny readings: end of the 1866-67 season and beginning of 1867-68, still with disruptive behaviour Petty sessions, 1867: a newspaper correspondent criticised the magistrates 8-10 Horn Street: sale advert with detailed description of the bakery in 1867 Shipton: sale of the stock of Joseph Bowden's farm, 1867 Sale of the site of the Tanyard in the High Street, 1867 (now Greyhound Court) Memorial window in the church for Rev. John Miles, husband of Elizabeth Burnham Suicide of Thomas Langton on the Market Square, 1872 Meeting of the Literary Institute in the Reading Room, 1886 Report of a "football" match (with tries and touchdowns), 1886 Decision to restore the Church and report by John Oldrid Scott, 1883
12-13 June	New page: Blake House (Tinker's Corner), Horn Street: from its medieval origins to the 1940s Cattle market: new market established in 1867 so that there were three markets on the same day for a time Bankruptcy of James King, 1867: another of Winslow's most respectable citizens in financial trouble Article by A.J. Clear about Biggin and the Gibbs family Will of Edmund Cox, retired cooper, 1815 (proved 1820): founder of a charity which still exists
9-10 June	Penny readings, 1866: amateur entertainment which led to at least one appearance in the magistrates' court 1713 election: more voters from Winslow added (6 Tory, 2 Whig)
7 June	New page: The Crooked Billet, a pub from around the 1740s until 1990 Obituary of Mrs Greaves of Western House, 1937 Sale of stock at the Vicarage Farm, 1866 Accidental death of Mary Clarke, 1866 Sale of the estate of the late George Cross, 1866, including Churchwalk House and what became 12-14 Horn Street
5 June	Post Office Directory, 1864: full list of businesses Air disaster: another newspaper report added Sale of Miss Monk's grocery business, 1866 (on the site of the St Laurence Room) Clearance sale of Matthew Fulks' drapery stock, 1866 Dr Denne in further trouble, 1866 and 1869
3 June	Will of Robert Goadby, 1806 (proved 1807): probably butler at Winslow Hall Will of James King, gamekeeper, 1871 (proved 1884): he lived at 11 Sheep Street Congregational Church: proposal to build a new church, 1882 Assault by highwaymen, 1732 Sale of stage waggons, 1781 Death of James Walker, 1846: a former soldier aged 71 who died after being caught upside down in a tree
31 May	15 Market Square: sale of draper's stock on dissolution of partnership, 1865 The Windmill: sale of wheelwright's stock on retirement, 1865 Vestry, 1865: after a poll of the parish, the proposal to impose a church rate was defeated, and someone wrote a poem to celebrate Biggen [sic] Farm: sale of George Maydon's stock, 1865 Messrs' King's livestock market moves to a new site, 1865 Sale of Benjamin Todd's livestock and crops, 1865 Baptist Tabernacle: ordination of Rev. R. Sole
29 May	The Bell: concert by Winslow Amateur Brass Band, 1865 The Windmill: sale in 1865 Whaddon Chase Steeplechases, 1865: held over a 3½ mile course between Shipton and Swanbourne
27-28 May	Church lecture, 1630: intervention of Bishop Laud of London Will of John David Dockray, gentleman, 1857: actually a railway engineer who died while sailing overseas Report on food supply and relief of the poor, 1631
25 May	Sale of the Old Tanyard, Horn Street, 1813 Sale of Charles King's house and workshop in Church Walk, 1813 Sale of Joseph Mead's malting equipment, 1814 Dr John Denne: reports of his bankruptcy in 1864 and death in 1877
23 May	Congregational Church: new minister in 1864, Rev. W.S. Rae Old Crown: sale in 1864 Baptist Tabernacle: opening services, Sep 1864
19 May	Vestry, 1863 Selby Villa: departure of Dr Rogers, 1863 8 High Street: Advert for J. Corkett, boot & shoe manufacturer Sale of the stock of the Vicarage Farm, 1863 The Bull: theft of a game cock (evidence that cock-fighting was still going on in 1863) Vestry and subsequent correspondence, 1862: a dispute in the local press about collecting the rates Royal wedding: Winslow celebrates the marriage of the future Edward VII and Princess Alexandra of Denmark with a public dinner for gentlemen, rustic sports for the lower classes and plum pudding in the Workhouse Grant of British citizenship to Joseph Loffler, jeweller from Baden, 1867
16 May	More about the beef case Anglican evening classes, 1862
14 May	Sale of the stock of William Mayne, saddler, 1811 Activities of Dr Newham in 1862 The Winslow beef case, 1862: successful defence of two butchers More about Joseph Dudley (1764-1812)
12-13 May	Will of Thomas Grimes of Steeple Claydon, yeoman, 1721 (proved 1723): owner of land in Winslow and related to the Seatons and Goldsworths Winslow road names updated Sale of Thomas Ingram's business and furniture, 1812 Insolvency of John Turnbull, draper, 1809
8 May	King's Head: dispute about repairs, 1861 Buttermarket: advert for T.R. Brown's Fancy Repository, 1861 Congregational Church: acrimonious departure of Rev. Fogg, 1861
5-6 May	A hunting visitor who didn't pay his bills, 1860 Attempted murder, 1860: Jesse Harding tried to shoot his wife at their cottage in Western Lane Workhouse: advert for new master and matron, 1837 (despite the capacity of 250, the number of inmates is said to be below 60) Workhouse: correspondence about building a new engine house (for the fire engine) and cage (lock-up) Will of Lewis Clarke, currier and leather cutter, 1882 (proved 1889)
2 May	Brook Hall School, 1859: the proprietor Miss Field becomes Mrs Todd Congregational Church, 1859: appeal for funds to enlarge the Sunday School
30 April	Will of Thomas Daniel Curtis, 1924 (proved 1938) Poor Law correspondence, 1837: resignation (under pressure) and replacement of Workhouse master and msitress
29 April	Letter about sale of redundant workhouse, 1836 New page: F.J. Munt, jeweller and watchmaker 1855-59 Fire next to The Bell, 1856 Tuckey Farm: sale of stock, 1856 Winslow's first photography service, Christimas 1856 Sale of the Tan Yard, Horn Street, 1856 Death of W.H. Cross in Australia, 1856 Telegraph service comes to Winslow, 1856 Visit by Rev. C.H. Spurgeon (Baptist), 1856 Departure of Rev. Attenborough (Congregational), 1856 Completion of Western House, 1859 Anti-social behaviour, 1859 Letter about the water supply, 1859
26 April	Wedding of Maria Louisa Willis and Dr Thomas Newham, 1859
23 April	Letter from Charles Willis to the Poor Law Commissioners, 1835 Appointment of D.T. Willis as Clerk to the Board of Guardians Parish cottages, 1835: the parish owned a large number of cottages, mostly let at 6d per week Anti-slavery meeting at the Congregational Church, 1858: a lecture was given by the escaped slaves Ellen and William Craft Change of market day from Thursday to Wednesday (1858) Visit by the Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon in 1858
22 April	Workhouse: letter about creating a Poor Law union and providing a new workhouse, 1834 Congregational Church: appointment of new minister, 1857 10 Horn Street: sale in 1857 Rands Farm: sale of hay and livestock, 1857 Dr Lovell's School: one of the masters opens Chandos Villa School in Buckingham Mrs Brown's Lace Repository, 1857
20 April	Flower Show: photo added of prize certificate from 1922 athletic sports
18 April	Brook Hall School: Rare performance in 1905 of “The Garland” by Albert Ketèlbey, later a very popular composer More about Ned Piggott and his wheelbarrow walk from the Chandos Arms to London in 1879 Celebrations of 5th November 1855 at the Workhouse and Windmill Inn Misfortunes of Samuel Boneham, 1855
15-16 April	Will of Mary Morecraft, spinster, 1922 (proved 1931) + eulogy from the Buckingham Advertiser "The farmer and the labourer", 1879: a poem about the poverty of farm labourers, and information about their Winslow trade union organiser Lewis Clarke 1855: Millinery business of the Misses Stevens in part of the building which became the Bank Dispute about the will of George West, 1827: detailed evidence about the unusual way he made his will Accident at Winslow station, 1852 Will of Thomas Newham, doctor of medicine, 1887 (proved 1891) + obituary and report of funeral
11 April	New page: The Chandos Arms and Rose Cottages: the Chandos Arms existed from 1839 and Rose Cottages from around 1880; they were destroyed in the 1943 plane crash
10 April	A new name added at the beginning of the list of Vicars of Winslow, from the 1280s
7 April	Additions to: The Bell (Christmas Ball 1839); Buttermarket (insolvency of Mark Bunce, 1844); Church (meeting about church rate, 1854); Station Road (proposed toll gate, 1854); 6 High Street (use of illegal weight, 1854) Executors' accounts for Thomas Bowler, maltster and wheelwright, 1811 David J. Critchley: "St Laurence's Church, Winslow: Towards a new structural sequence" (revised April 2020) (PDF file) - updated version of earlier article
4 April	Upholsterer's sale, 1854: the extensive furniture stock of Thomas Willis in Horn Street Gas comes to Winslow, 1842-43
3 April	Administration of Henry Cox, 1789 Disappearing money at The Bell, 1845 May Day, 1841 (newspaper article) and 1906 (photo)
1 April	Whitsun fete, 1932: an alternative to the Flower Show
31 March	New page: Church Street: a detailed survey from the 17th to the mid-20th century Additions to Black Horse (theft of a tea-kettle, 1853), Tuckey Farm (emigration of Benjamin Cole to Australia)
29-30 March	Wedding of Thomas Price Willis and Sarah Cowley Willis, 1868 Appeal for the family of Rev. Thomas Walpole, 1841 Assault by paupers on George Grace the assistant overseer, 1835 Petition against the Poor Law Amendment Act, 1836; this also shows how the old system had operated in the Winslow area Additions to Winslow Road Station, Old Crown Inn, Windmill Inn (case of theft in 1853), King's Head (anti-social behaviour, 1853)
27 March	Winslow Flower Show (1875-1948): the biggest annual event in Winslow until 1931, but it disappeared after several attempts to revive it. Including Shire Horse Show (1888-1949) and Gymkhana (founded 1944): the Gymkhana was the direct ancestor of the present Winslow Show
19 March	Estate of W.H. French: another document dated 20 Dec 1902, by which time his son had apparently disappeared to America; also photo of his letterhead from 1874 Additions to: Dispute about 30 Horn Street, sale of land east of the High Street (photo added), Rose and Crown (photo added), John Curtis' family (photo added)
12-13 March	Will of John Lownes of London, dyer, 1660 (proved 1661): a younger son who had been apprenticed in London Sale of land east of the High Street, 1886: this sale largely explains the layout of the land around Greyhound Lane car park Additions to: William Coleman (d.1703), Thomas Lomath (d.1859); Fige family
5 March	Civil War accounts of Thomas Tyrrell, 1643-46: references to Winslow and surrounding villages Complaint of Peter Lowndes, 1699: concerning the estate of his sister Dinah Teagle, partly against Joseph Gyles Bell Hotel: image of stoneware flagon with William Neal's name
1 March	Will of John Curtis, farmer and dairyman, 1858 (proved 1859)
26 February	Will of Thomas Morecraft, farmer, 1859 (proved 1860): owner of property in Church Street and land around Winslow Civil War records for Granborough (also some additions to Winslow and Little Horwood) Highway surveyors' accounts, 1850 Draft letter to Charity Commissioners, 1863
19 February	Response from Nash about losses in the Civil War; they had to pay for troops quartered at Whaddon Hall
13 February	Nicholas Merwin v Robert Gibbs, 1700: a dispute about 18 High Street and its access rights via nos.20-22 Greene v Grant, 1613: case brought by William Greene of Knebworth about the land of his grandfather George Robinson d.1557) Responses from Middle Claydon: including a payment made to Major Alford at Winslow
6 February	Scott v Lines and Egerton, 1699: legal case concerning the inheritance of Elizabeth Scott nee Clarke Estate of Thomas Bishop, draper: more documentation about a case from 1692