Mrs Lamburn's funeral, 1899

Mrs Saley Lamburn (or Lambourne / Lambourn) died on 20 Jan 1899, aged 80. She lived at 33 Station Road. She donated the brass eagle lectern which is still in the church. A notebook has survived with five pages of household expenses around the time of her death; the last two pages are shown below. It must have been kept by her servant - possibly Mary Holton, born at Kingswood, who was living with her in 1883 and 1891. Her executor, to whom probate was granted in May 1899, was John Robert Gough, maltster and farmer of College Farm, Maids Moreton, whose wife Temperance (nee Holt) seems to have been Mrs Lamburn's great-niece. She left effects of £8,089. Her will is transcribed below.

Two pages of accounts

Mrs Lamburn was a farmer's daughter born at Edgcott in 1819, parents Richard Holt and his wife Sarah nee Badwick. Her first name appears as Sally, Sala and even Cecilia but Saley seems to have been the official form. She married John Lambourn(e), a farmer from Charndon, in 1864. The Buckingham Advertiser of 10 Sep 1870 advertised the sale of the equipment of Dunsty Hill Farm, Charndon, "the property of Mrs S. Lamburn, who has let her farm". They lived at Folly Farm, Hardwick in 1871, and had retired to 30 Buckingham Road, Winslow, by 1881; John died on 2 June 1881 aged 63. Details of his will.

You can follow what happened through the accounts. Mrs Lamburn's last meal was mutton chops on 20 Jan. The next day the servant sent out telegrams to inform people of the death. Most of the expenditure was on 24 Jan, which must be the day of the funeral. Guests were served cold meat and wines and spirits. The servant, who mainly lived on meat, bread and eggs, evidently got a month's board after her employer died, and must have been allowed to stay in the house until May. "Gibson" in the accounts is probably William Gibson, described in the 1901 census as a jobbing gardener. Mary Ann Viccars of Avenue Road had a son Frederick George who was 15 at the time; they are probably the Mrs Viccars and her "lad" referred to. The most likely person to be "Mrs Williams" is Julia Williams of Horn Street, aged 45.

The signature at the bottom is that of Martha Loffler, who lived next door and must have advanced the money for the expenses as she was the one who was reimbursed on 17 May (see Loffler family). She had been widowed in 1897 and in 1903 she married John Gough of Manor Farm, Maids Moreton, the executor's father; he died in 1908 aged 84. Perhaps Mrs Lamburn had introduced them.

There's a full transcription of the accounts below:

1899 The Late Mrs Lamburn's House Keeping Expenses
Jan(uar)y 19	1 Doz Bot Beer	0	2	6
	Soda Water	0	0	5
	Lavender d(itt)o	0	0	6
	Jelly 4^d Eggs 1/-	0	1	4
	Stationry & Stamps	0	2	6
	Meat	0	3	0
	Candles & Sugar	0	2	0
	Tea	0	2	0
	Ice	0	2	0
	[subtotal inserted] 16:3 =
20	1 Doz Bot Beer	0	2	6
	Soda Water	0	0	5
	Mutton Chops	0	1	6
	Stamps	0	2	0
21	Telegram	0	0	8
	Mrs. Viccar's lad	0	1	0
	Stamps	0	1	6
	eggs 1/- Bread 7½^d	0	1	7½
	Butter	0	1	4
	Telegrams	0	1	1
	Carried Forward	1	9	10½

[p.2]	Brought Forward	1	9	10½
Jan(uar)y 21	Paper & Envelopes	0	2	0
	Stamps	0	2	6
	Mutton	0	2	0
	Beer	0	2	6
24	Beef	0	4	8
	Pork Pies 19lb ¾ @ 10	0	16	5½
	Sausage Rolls	0	4	0
	Ham 15^oz Cooked	1	0	0
	Wines & Spirits	2	2	0
	Mr Hawley's bill	0	5	6
	Butter	0	2	8
	Soap & Soda	0	2	0
	Cakes	0	3	0
	Bread	0	1	8
	Candles & Sugar	0	2	7½
	Gibson	0	0	3
	Beer	0	2	6
26	Mrs Williams	0	3	0
	Mrs Viccars	0	2	6
	Washing	0	3	5
	Carried forward	7	15	1½

[p.3]	Brought forward	7	15	1½
26	Telegrams	0	0	9½
	Package	0	3	0
	Dress making}
	d(itt)o d(itt)o } £8:15:4	0	17	0
Feb(ruar)y 4	Carriage on Parcel to BanburyStn	0	0	6
	Bread	0	0	5
	Butter	0	0	8
11	Mutton	0	1	10
	Milk	0	0	6
	Bread	0	0	5
12	eggs	0	0	6
	Beer	0	1	0
16	eggs	0	0	6
	Bread	0	0	5
	Tea	0	0	6
	Cocoa	0	0	6
	Bread & Milk	0	0	6
	Gibson	0	0	3
	eggs	0	0	6
	Carried Forward	9	4	11

[p.4]	Brought Forward	9	4	11
Feb(ruar)y 18	Postage	0	1	0
	Beer	0	1	0
20	Sugar Flour Milk	0	1	0
21	Beef	0	2	0
	Butter	0	0	4
23	Parrafin	0	0	4½
	Sugar	0	0	5
25	Bread & Milk	0	0	6
	Butter	0	0	8
Mar 2	Eggs	0	0	6
	Beer	0	0	6
3	Mutton	0	1	7
	Sausage	0	0	9
	Tea & Bread	0	0	11
	Butter	0	0	8
	Gibson	0	0	3
7	Postage	0	0	4
	Butter	0	0	8
	up	0	0	6
	Carried Forward	10	0	0

[p.5]	~~Carried~~ Brought Forward	10	0	0
Mar-08	Beer	0	0	6
11	Bread & Milk	0	0	6
	Candles & Sugar	0	0	7½
	Brunswick Black	0	0	4½
	Turpentine	0	0	2
	Pork	0	1	8
	Tea	0	0	6
14	Beer	0	1	0
	Cheese	0	0	9
	Bread Milk	0	0	6
	Seeds	0	0	10
	Gibson	0	3	0
	Total	10	9	5
	deduct error in Mr Hawley's			1
	Balance ^a/c	10	10	4

May	Gibson 4 days work	0	12	0
	£	11	2	4

[Postage and Inland Revenue 1 penny stamp]
[signed]	Paid M Loffler May 17^th /99

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Will of Saley Lamburn, widow, 1883 (proved 1899)

Oxford Probate Registry

This is the last Will and Testament of me Saley Lamburn of Winslow in the County of Bucks Widow I appoint Thomas Newham of Winslow aforesaid Doctor of Medicine and Arthur Stead Midgley of Winslow aforesaid Accountant Executors of this my Will I give and bequeath to the said Thomas Newham the legacy or sum of Twenty pounds and to the said Arthur Stead Midgley the legacy or sum of Fifty pounds and the Gun formerly belonging to my Husband and now in my possession as an acknowledgement of their kindness in acting as such Executors I give and bequeath to my Niece Susan Rebecca Harper the legacy or sum of Twenty pounds as a token of respect and esteem of her kindness to myself and my late Husband I give and bequeath to my Niece Sarah Gibbard all my wearing apparel and to my Niece Elizabeth Kinch all the plate linen china household furniture and effects which shall be in my possession at the time of my decease except as hereinafter mentioned I give and bequeath to the children of my Brother in law Henry Lamburn the sum of Fifty pounds to be divided amongst them equally I give and bequeath to the children of my Brother in law Jesse Lamburn the sum of Fifty pounds to be divided amongst them equally and I bequeath and forgive to the said Jesse Lamburn any debt or sum of money which at my decease may be owing by him to the Estate of my late husband and legally recoverable from him I give and bequeath to Edward John Sewell Lamburn Son of my Brother in law Edward Lamburn the sum of Fifty pounds I give and bequeath to my Maid servant Mary Ann Holton if she shall be in my service at the time of my decease the sum of Twenty pounds and also the bed bedstead and other furniture in the Bedroom occupied by her I give and bequeath the following legacies namely To the Treasurer of St Luke’s Hospital in London the legacy or sum of One hundred pounds To the Treasurer of the Bucks Infirmary at Aylesbury the legacy or sum of One hundred pounds to the Treasurer of The Royal Hospital for incurables
[p.2]
at Putney the legacy or sum of One hundred pounds to the Treasurer of the Infant Orphans Asylum at Wanstead the legacy or sum of One hundred pounds and to the Treasurer of the Homes for destitute children known as Dr Barnado’s Homes the legacy or sum of One hundred pounds to be applied by such Treasurers for the benefit of their respective Institutions I direct that the aforesaid Charitable legacies shall be paid exclusively out of such part of my personal Estate as may be legally bequeathed for charitable purposes in priority to other legacies I direct my said Executors to sell call in and convert into money all my real Estate and such parts of my personal Estate as shall not consist of money and after payment of the aforesaid legacies and also of my debts and funeral and testamentary expenses to divide the net proceeds of sale equally and share and share alike between and amongst such of the following who may still be living at my decease namely my Brother Richard Head Holt and his several children including the said Susan Rebecca Harper my Sister Susan Lambourne and her several children the several children of my deceased Sister Charlotte Scott including the said Sarah Gibbard but excepting her Sisters Frances and Elizabeth Daughters of the said Charlotte Scott the several children of my deceased Sister Elizabeth Greaves except the said Elizabeth Kinch and the several children of my deceased Brother William Holt I revoke all other Wills heretofore made by me And I declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the Twenty third day of May One thousand eight hundred and eighty three
Saley Lamburn [signature]

Signed by the said Saley Lamburn and declared by her to be her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who being present at the same time have in her presence and in the presence of each other hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses
Mary Gibbs Morecraft [signature] Winslow
Henry Hearn [signature] Solicitor, Buckingham

This is a Codicil to the Will of me Saley Lamburn of Winslow in the County of Bucks Widow My said Will bearing date the Twenty third day of May One thousand eight hundred and eighty three I revoke the bequest in my said Will to my Niece Elizabeth Kinch all the plate linen china household furniture and effects which shall be in my possession at the time of my decease and I direct that such plate linen china household furniture and effects shall be sold and converted into money by my Executors in my said Will named and the proceeds thereof shall be held as part of the residue of my personal Estate And I direct that my said Niece Elizabeth Kinch shall take a share of the residue of my general Estate as one of the children of my deceased Sister Elizabeth Greaves and shall not be excepted as in my said Will is mentioned I revoke the bequest to my Brother in law Jesse Lamburn of any debt owing to the Estate of my late Husband and recoverable from him there being now no debt owing from him which is so recoverable I desire to state that the only real Estate which I possess consists of the House garden and premises situate in the Station Road Winslow aforesaid in which I now reside I also desire to mention that my Sister Susan Lambourne who is named in my said Will is now deceased And I direct my said Executors to have the tombstone which stands upon the Grave of my late Husband John Lamburn of Hardwick in Winslow Churchyard thoroughly cleaned and restored and a proper Inscription placed upon the said tombstone in reference to my decease In all other respects I confirm my said Will In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand the Second day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty nine
Saley Lamburn [signature]

Signed by the said Saley Lamburn and declared to be a Codicil to her Will in the presence of us who being all present at the same time have in her presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto
Henry Waters [signature] } Clerks to Messrs Hearn & Hearn
Edwin Baker [signature] } Sol(icito)rs, Buckingham

This is a Second Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me Saley Lamburn of Winslow in the County of Bucks Widow which Will bears date the Twenty third day of May One thousand eight hundred and eighty three Whereas by my said Will I have appointed Thomas Newham Doctor of Medicine to be one of the Executors thereof And Whereas the said Thomas Newham has lately died Now I hereby appoint John Robert Gough of The College Farm Maids Moreton in the said County of Buckingham Maltster and Farmer to be one of the Executors of my said Will in the place of the said Thomas Newham deceased And I declare that my said Will and the First Codicil thereto shall be construed and take effect as if the name of the said John Robert Gough were inserted in the same throughout instead of the name of the said Thomas Newham In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the Eleventh day of March One thousand eight hundred and ninety one
Saley Lamburn [signature]
Signed by the said Saley Lamburn as and for a second Codicil to her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who being all present at the same time have in her presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto
M. Hope Hooper [signature] Winslow
Thomas R. Hearn [signature] Sol(icito)r, Buckingham

On the Tenth day of May 1899 Probate of this Will with two Codicils was granted at Oxford to John Robert Gough, the Executor
It is hereby certified that the foregoing is a correct Copy
Dated this Eighteenth day of May 1899

BE IT KNOWN that at the date hereunder written the last Will and Testament with two Codicils thereto of Saley Lamburn of Winslow in the County of Buckingham, Widow, deceased, who died on the 20th day of January 1899, at Winslow aforesaid, and who at the time of her death had a fixed place of abode at Winslow aforesaid within the District of the Counties of Oxford, Berks and Buckingham, was proved and registered in the District Probate Registry of Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice at Oxford and that Administration of all the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to John Robert Gough of The College Farm Maids moreton in the County of Buckingham Maltster and Farmer, the Executors named in the second Codicil Arthur Stead Midgley, the Executor named in the said Will being dead
Dated the 10th day of May 1899
Gross value of Estate £8,089 - 2 - 0
Net value of personal Estate £7,309 - 9 - 0

Extracted by Hearn and Hearn, Solicitors, Buckingham

Buckingham Advertiser, 8 July 1899
STATION ROAD, WINSLOW
A VERY substantially-built detached Brick and Tiled House, known as “Tile Villa,” with excellent Garden and Premises, Freehold and free from Tithe and Land Tax, most pleasantly situate in the Station Road, Winslow.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY MR. GEO. WIGLEY
On WEDNESDAY, July 19th, 1899, at the Bell Hotel, Winslow, at four o’clock in the afternoon, by direction of the Executor of the late Mrs. Lamburn.
The Property comprises a detached Brick and Tiled House, very substantially built, of pleasing elevation, situate in the Station Road, Winslow, and containing front hall with porch, front sitting room with bay window, side sitting room with bay window, kitchen, cellar and four bedrooms; a brick and tiled wash-house, brick and corrugated iron roof coalhouse, pump and well of water, galvanised rain-water tank, Court-yard and shubbery [sic], and a large garden stocked with fruit trees, garden in front, and carriage entrance with iron gates.
For further particulars apply to Messrs. Hearn and Hearn, Solicitors, Buckingham, or to Mr. Geo. Wigley, Auctioneer and Land Agent, Winslow.