Accounts of Lancelot Wyatt and John Poulett, 1818-32

Bucks Archives, D33/2/1

John Poulett inherited the manor of Addington from his father Vere Poulett in 1812. He spent some time in debtors’ prison and there was a furniture sale at Addington in 1817, which probably led to new financial arrangements although he soon encountered more problems. He moved into part of Castle House, Buckingham, where in 1819 he was sued by the main tenant Captain Edward Dalby Temple for seducing Mrs Temple, and had £5,000 damages awarded against him, leading to the Temples’ divorce. Addington House was leased to Mainwaring Davies in 1819-20. Poulett was mentioned in the newspapers as arriving in London from Addington in May 1823 and leaving for Addington in Jan 1830 but numerous other references to him leaving London “for the north” in the 1820s suggest he was pursuing his interest in field sports and horse-racing around the country and not residing regularly at Addington.

Poulett was a friend of Betsey Wynne Fremantle of Swanbourne and is often mentioned in her diaries. In 1808 he tried to propose to her sister Harriet, but his letter was intercepted by his sister Lucy, who later married Lord Nugent (Wynne Diaries, p.483).

These accounts cover the period 1818-32 and were kept by the Winslow lawyer Lancelot Wyatt (read more) until the arrangement ended with his death. Poulett died in 1846 when he was described as being “of Addington House”. They concern part of the administration of the Addington estate, mainly but not entirely the hunting and fishing side. Wyatt made payments on Poulett’s behalf and then recovered the money, sometimes after a considerable delay.

One employee occurs throughout the accounts: Richard Shelton (1778-1860). He was the son of Gilbert & Martha Shelton of Addington, and presumably related to the Sheltons of Winslow but it’s not clear how. He was paid £1 per fortnight throughout the period, with additional sums for procuring dead animals to feed the hounds (8s for a horse, 1-2s for a sheep or calf), and expenses for various trips (e.g. Hanley Hall with pheasants). He also received a pair of shoes and a jacket each year. He had a gamekeeper’s certificate from at least 1829. He is listed as agricultural labourer in 1841 and gamekeeper in 1851.

The accounts show dealings with various tradesmen and shops in Winslow, Buckingham and nearby villages. Entries relating to Winslow people have been excerpted here and arranged by creditor’s name. Most bills were paid once a year.

Richard Allen (bricklayer)

1825			£	s	d
Jany	20	Richard Allen	3	15	11
June	19	Richd Allen for repairing the Roof of the House	13	16	-
1829
Jan	25	Richard Allen	6	1	11
1831
Jan	22	Richard Allens Bill	1	9	-
1832
Jany	7	Rd Allen’s Bill	7	9	1

John Arnott (wheelwright)

1822			£	s	d
Feby	2d	To John Arnot Wheelwright a Bill	24	-	-

Richard Barton (The George)

1821			£	s	d
June	18th	To a Bill paid Richd Barton	70	5	-

Francis Budd (postmaster)

1820			£	s	d
Augt	30	Mr F Budd for Postages of Letters	-	4	6
1826
Nov	5th	Mr Budd Letter Bill	-	3	4

Thomas Burgess (farmer & farrier)

1821			£	s	d
Nov	15th	Thos Burgess a Bill	10	12	6

James Burnham (lawyer)

1822			£	s	d
Jany	30th	[received] By [cash] of Mr Burnham for 4 Doz of Bottles	-	12	-

George Carpenter (Crooked Billet)

1820			£	s	d
Apr	5	Geo Carpenter for the Carr’ of 4 Sacks of Meal	1	-	-
1821
June	23d	Paid Geo Carpenter a Bill	1	8	10

Robert Corbett (baker)

1823			£	s	d
Mar	4th	Robert Corbett Baker	4	11	7
1824
Jany	5	To Robert Corbett Baker as per Bill	4	17	3
1825
Jany	8	Robert Corbett	5	6	-

John Cowley (doctor)

1823			£	s	d
Feby	16	Mr Cowley	8	0	3
		D(itt)o for Sir T Jones Bart	-	11	9
1827
Jany	26	Mr Cowley	1	2	6
1829
Jan	22	Mr Cowley	-	2	-
Decr	31	Mr Cowley	-	8	9
1831
Jany	8	Mr Cowley		2	1

George Cross senior (maltster) and junior (draper)

1821			£	s	d
Dec	23	To Geo Cross for the Game Keepers Jackets	1	1	11
1822
Feby	14th	Paid Geo Cross Son’s a Bill	4	8	4
1823
Augt	8	Geo: Cross for Shelton Jackett	1	6	-
1825
April	1st	Mr G Cross 1 Bl of Barley	-	9	-
1826
Jany	3d	Mr Cross for Shelton Jackett	1	4	-
1828
Feb	16	G Cross	1	11	-
Apl	19	G Cross for Shelton	-	9	-
May	1st	Geo Cross for Shelton to go to Bridgenorth	-	9	-
1829
Octr	3	Mr G Cross	1	7	-
1831
Novbr	4	Mr Cross ½ Busl Barley		2	9

Benjamin Dudley (glazier)

1820			£	s	d
Dec	31st	Mr B Dudley Glazier as per Bill	3	18	-
1821
July	25	For B. Dudleys Bill for 1820 1.16.0
		1821 4.12.6	6	8	6
Dec	23	To a Bill paid B Dudley Glazier	3	15	-
1822
Aug	15	Benjn Dudley a Bill	-	17	-

Samuel Greaves Dudley (auctioneer)

1822			£	s	d
Feby	19th	Paid Mr S. Dudley a Bill	3	3	0

William & Thomas Edwin (sawyers)

1820
Mar	4th	Wm & Thos Edwin for Sawing 295 Feet of Elm at 3/6 per 100	-	10	4
Apl	30	Wm & Thos Edwin for Sawing	-	6	-
June	8th	Thos & Wm Edwin for Sawing	1	6	4
	18	Thos & Wm Edwin for Sawing	-	4	9
	24	D(itt)o for D(itt)o	-	5	5
Aug	19	T & Wm Edwin for Sawing the Pump [at Mr Dovers]	-	4	9
1822
Mar	1st	Wm & T. Edwin for Sawing	1	4	2
	9	Thos Edwin for Sawing	1	6	9
	16	Thos Edwin for Sawing	-	4	8
	23	Thos Edwin for sawing	-	3	2
Apr	6	Thos Edwin for sawing	-	9	5

George Egleton (cooper)

1830			£	s	d
Mar	6	Geo Egelton for mending a Bucket		1	3

Joseph Grace (blacksmith)

1820			£	s	d
Augt	30	Jos Grace Blacksmith as per Bill	10	5	6
1826
Jany	12	Jos Grace (Blksmith)		4	2
1827
Jany	18	Jos Grace	3	2	6

Edward Gray (blacksmith)

1820			£	s	d
Sep:	1st	Edward Gray Blacksmith as per Bill	9	8	-
1823
Feby	1	Edwd Grey Blacksmith	5	11	4
1825
Jany	8	Edwd Gray (Blksmith)	2	9	3
1827
Jany	18	Edwd Gray	-	18	3
1828
Jany	12th	Edwd Gray	-	2	8
1830
Feb	3	E Gray	1	7	9
1831
Jan	12	Edwd Grays Bill	2	-	6
1832
Jany	7	Edwd Gray	-	16	9

James Hall (Rose & Crown)

1822			£	s	d
Feby	9th	To James Hall Winslow Principal & Int(eres)t on Draft	30	11	9

William Harris (carpenter)

1820			£	s	d
Sep	13	Wm Harris Carpenter for repairs at the Stable and Kennel 2 days	-	6	-

George Harrup (glazier)

1825			£	s	d
Feby	13	Geo Harrup Glaizer a Bill	3	1	5
1826
Jany	12	Geo Harrup	11	8	4
1829
March	21	Geo Harrup a Bill	2	6	9
1831
Feby	14	George Harrup	3	5	10
1832
Jan	26	Geo Harrup	[blank]

George Hawley (grocer)

1819			£	s	d
Dec	13th	Paid Geo Hawley as per Bills & Rec(eip)t	31	3	-
1820
Sep	9	M: Geo Hawley as per Bill	5	11	6
1823
Dec	9th	Mr Hawley for D(itt)o [=Graves]	-	4	7

Ivatts / Stuchbury / Brinkler (grocer at 1 Horn Street)

1820			£	s	d
Dec	31st	Mr Ivatts a Bill	-	3	-
1825
Jany	7th	Thos Stuchberry (Grocer)	-	14	9
1826
Jany	4th	Thos Stuchbery a Bill	13	8	-
1827
Jany	11	T. Stuchbury a Bill	17	16	11
Dec	1st	To Thos Stuchbery a Bill	17	12	6
1829
Jan	23	Mr Stuchbury	13	10	9
Decr	31	Thos Stuchbury	6	15	3
1831
Jan	20	J.B. Brinkler’s Bill	12	12	-
1832
Jany	7	Brinkler’s [bill]	7	18	3

George Jones (Blake House)

1819			£	s	d
Dec	9th	Paid Geo: Jones for 5C of Straw	-	12	6

William Jones (8 High Street)

1819			£	s	d
July	8th	To Wm Jones Winslow for 1 Bsl of Barley	-	6	-
1820
Jan	25th	Wm Jones for 1½ B(ushe)ls of Barley	-	9	-

George King (grocer)

1826			£	s	d
Jany	12	Geo King		14	7

John King (surveyor)

1823			£	s	d
Oct	23	John King Surveyor Winslow as per Bill	2	2	-
1825
May	22	Mr J King for measuring Hedge cutting and valuing Thorns	1	-	-
1826
Feby	9	John King for Journies and taking Extracts from the Steeple Claydon award of Inclosure for Mr Carr	1	17	6
1828
March	25	Mr John King	1	7	6
1832
Jany	21	Mr John King valuing Firs	-	10	6

Joseph King (wheelwright)

1820			£	s	d
Oct	1	To Jos King for new Steeling the Keepers Gun	-	2	-
1821
Jan	13th	Jos King a Bill	1	16	10
Dec	23	Paid Jos King a Bill	1	4	4
1822
Feby	14th	Paid Jos: King Balance of a Bill	-	18	6
1823
Jany	7	Jos King	1	13	4
1824
Jany	5	Joseph King	-	19	9
1825
Jany	8	Jos: King	3	9	1
1826
Jany	7	Jos King	2	13	4
1827
Jany	11	Jos King a Bill	2	17	6
Dec	1st	To Jos: King		13	8
1829
Decr	31	Josh King	5	6	11
1830
Feb	20	Joseph King Wheelright		11	8
1831
Jan	20	John King Wheelright	6	15	6
		Joseph King for [?]Shott &c	5	16	-
1832
not paid		Jos(ep)h King	5	17	8½

Joseph Lee (saddler)

1820			£	s	d
Mar	22	Jos Lee for a dead Horse		9	-
1826
Augt	12	Jos: Lee 1 Horse		8	-
1829
June	8	Jos Lea for a Horse		8	-

Lomath (shoemakers etc.)

1823			£	s	d
Augt	9	Geo Lomath for Shelton high Shoes	-	10	-
1826
Nov		Thos Lomath	3	3	0
1828
Jany	17th	Wm Lomath for a Horse	-	7	-

William & Richard Matthews (carpenters)

1820			£	s	d
Oct	9th	To W & Rd Matthews for a Oak Door Case for Thos Adams’s Garden	-	13	6
1821
Dec	23	Paid Richard Matthews for a Box to pack the Silver Tea Potts	-	1	6
1822
Jany	24	[Received] By Cash of Wm & Rd Matthews for a Walnut Tree	2	-	-
1829
June	14	Wm Mathews	2	12	-
1831
Dec	3	Wm Mathews	3	10	8

Maydon & Wyatt (farmers)

1819			£	s	d
Dec	9th	Messrs Maydon & Wyatt for 9C of Old Hay at 4/6	2	0	6
	28th	Messrs Wyatt & Maydon for 11C of Old Hay	2	9	6
1820
Jan	25th	Messrs Wyatt & Maydon for half a Ton of Hay	2	5	-
Mar	2d	Mr Wyatt for 14½ Hay at 4/6	3	5	3

George Mayne (carpenter)

1825			£	s	d
Nov	23	G Mayne as per Bill	9	13	8

Thomas Mayne (saddler)

1820			£	s	d
Nov:	23	To Thos Mayne as per Bill	1	12	5
1821
July	23d	To Thos Mayne for 2 dead Horses	-	16	-
1823
Jany	7	Thos Mayne Sadler	-	4	-
1824
Jany	5	To Thos Mayne as per Bill	-	14	-
1825
Jany	3	Thos Mayne a Bill	-	9	6
1826
Feby	3d	T Mayne for ½ a Horse		3	6
May	17	Thos Mayne a Bill	-	19	6
1827
Dec	1st	To Thos Mayne a Bill		11	3
1829
[Jan]		Thos Mayne	-	3	4
Decr	31	Thos Mayne	-	7	8
1830
Dec	20	Thos Mayne Bill		4	10
1831
Dec	3	Thos Mayne		11	4

Matthew Mead (shoemaker)

1822			£	s	d
Nov	25th	Matt Mead for Sheltons Shoes	-	16	-
1823
Mar	4th	Paid Matt Mead Shoemaker	1	7	-

Thomas Morecraft (butcher)

1823			£	s	d
Feby	16	Thos Morecraft for Dogs Meat	-	2	-

Joseph Neal (The Bell)

1819			£	s	d
Augt	6	To Cash at the Bell	5	-	-
1820
May	28th	Mr Neal at the Bell for Hay & Corn for a Horse for 7 nights and ostler	1	5	3
Sep	13	Mr Neal for 1 Q: of Oats	1	12	-
1827
March	1st	Jos Neal for a Gun	5	-	-

Overseers of the Poor

1825			£	s	d
May	22	Overseers of Winslow for a Sack of Barley Meal	1	2	-
Aug	25	Winslow Overseers for Barley Meal	2	15	-

Joseph Robinson (tailor)

1824			£	s	d
April	11	Joseph Robinson	-	17	3
1828
Jany	3d	Robinson for Tar Cord	1	1	6
1829
Jan	22	Mr Robinson for Tar Cord	-	17	-
Apr	5	Jos Robbinson a Bill	-	12	-
1830
Apr	4	Jos^h Robinson making a frock for R Shelton		8	-

Robert Scott (wheelwright)

1825			£	s	d
June	4th	Robt Scott for Carriage	1	3	-
Aug	19	R. Scott for Carriage to Addington	-	3	6
1827
Jany	10th	Robt Scott for a Horse	-	6	-

Richard Sharp

1820			£	s	d
June	14th	Richd Sharp Winslow	3	17	6

Robert Sinfield (Old Crown)

1820			£	s	d
Nov:	24	Paid [blank] Sinfield for Horse and Cart to Sir T. Jones with 30 Brace of Pheasants	4	4	-

Richard Staniford (brickmaker)

1821			£	s	d
July	25	For Mr Staniford	-	17	-
1822
Feby	8th	To Richard Staniford on Acct	40	-	-
1826
Jany	6	Richard Staniford	33	12	10
1827
Jany	16	Richd Staniford	2	6	3
1832
not paid		Rd Staniford	8	5	11½

Benjamin Stevens (grocer)

1820			£	s	d
Sep:	2d	Benjn Stevens for Powder & Shot &c as per Bill	2	19	11
1822
Mar	11	Benjn Stevens	3	13	3
1824
Jany	27	Benjn Stevens	6	12	-
1825
Feby	16	Benjn Stevens a Bill	1	18	9

James Todd (carpenter)

1821			£	s	d
Oct	14th	Paid James Todd for a new Door at Mr Chapmans	1	8	2

James Tuckey

1820			£	s	d
Dec	31st	James Tuckey for 2 Dozn of Beesoms	-	10	-

Francis Warner (farmer)

1821			£	s	d
Feby	24th	Francis Warner for 10C of Straw	1	-	-

Charles Willis (lawyer & insurance agent)

1818			£	s	d
Dec	8th	To Mr Willis for 1 Year Insurance for Butchers Farm Buildings	4	2	9
1820
May	17	Mr Willis for 1 Yrs Insurance on Claydon Farm Buildings	3	8	6
1821
Apr	17th	Mr Willis for 1 Yrs Insurance of Claydon Buildings	3	8	6
1822
Feby	19th	Paid Mr Willis for 1 Yrs Insurance on Claydon Farm Buildings	3	8	6

Winslow Club (read more)

1819			£	s	d
Jany	21st	To 2 Years Subscription to the Winslow Club	4	4	-
1820
Dec	31st	Paid Lord Nugents Subn to the Winslow Club by our Order	11	11	-
1823
June	19	To Your Scription to the Winslow Club	3	3	-
1824
Aug	13	Subscription to the Winslow Club	1	1	-
1825
Aug	15	Subscription to the Winslow Club for 1825	1	1	-
1826
July	16	To your subscription to the Club	2	2	-

George Yeulett (carrier)

1819			£	s	d
Sep	14th	Geo Yeulett for 5C of Coals & Carriage	-	10	-
		D(itt)o for Carr(iage) of 12l of Oats from Buckm	-	1	-
Dec	26th	Geo Yeulett for 6C of Coals & Carr’	-	12	6
1820
Jan	6th	George Youlett for 8C of Coals at 2/8 and Carr’	1	3	4
Feby	14th	G Yeulett for 8C of Coals and Carr’	-	16	8
	24	G Youlett for 10C of Coals and Carr’	1	0	10
Mar	18	Geo. Youlett for Coals & Carr’	-	12	6
Apr	5	Geo Youlett for 8C of Coals and Carr’	-	15	4
	30	Geo Youlett for 10C of Coals & Carr’	-	17	6
June	16	Geo Youlett for Carr’ of 2 sacks of Meal to Addington	-	1	-
	28	Geo Youlett for Coals		17	6
Augt	4	George Youlett for 4 Bsls of Oatmeal & Carr’	2	14	-
	24	Geo Youlett for 10C of Coals & Carr’	-	17	6
Sep	13	Geo Youlett for 2 Bsls of Oatmeal & Carr’	1	17	-
	23	To G Youlett for 5C of Coals & Carr’	-	8	9
Oct	17	Paid G Youlett for 5 Bls of Oatmeal 10C of Coals and Carr’	4	13	-
Nov:	4th	Geo Youlett for 10C of Coals 1 Bls of Oatmeal & carr’	1	11	6
1821
Jany	31st	Paid Geo Youlett for 1 Ton of Coals and Carr’	1	15	-
		For Carr’ of 1Q of Oats from Buckm	-	1	-
Mar	14	George Youlett for 1 Ton of Coals and Carr’	1	15	-
		for Carr’ of 4 Sacks of Oat meal from Winslow to Addington		2	-
Apr	17th	Geo Youlett for 10C of Coals & Carriage	-	17	6
May	5th	G Youlett for 10C of Coals & Carr’	-	17	6
July	25	Paid Geo Youlett for Carr’ of Plate Chest from Buckm	-	1	-
1822
Dec	16	Geo Youlett for 12C of Coals	1	-	-
1825
April	1st	Geo Yeulett	-	1	6
Sep	7th	G Youlett for Pasteboard		3	3
1827
Feby	25	G Yeulett for Tow		1	9
1828
June	21st	G Youlett for Carr’ of Bark	-	5	-
		3lb of Tow and Carr’	-	2	3