Tuckey Farm

1767    Enclosure Award 
184a 0r  25p in Demoram Field allotted to William Lowndes in lieu of great tithes - land bounded by the brook dividing the old enclosures of East Claydon from the open fields by the Act intended to be divided and inclosed .... Tuckey Farm was then built in the middle of the former open field. The farm was the largest one in Winslow. The name, usually written Toky, was previously used for one of the furlongs in the field. Tuckey Mead was 24 acres of freehold land acquired by William Lowndes in the 1690s, and there are also references to Tuckey Hill.

1781-3    Land Tax
Lowndes, Willm Esq (owner), Thomas Ingram (occupier): £19 11 10¾

1785-1800    Land Tax
Selby, Willm Esq (owner), Thomas Ingram (occupier): £29 10 4¼

1786 Fire insurance: farmhouse valued at £320; barn and two stables £70; barn and two cowhouses £70

1805-15    Land Tax
Selby, Willm Esq (owner), John Bull sr (occupier): £29 10 4 

1813: Tuckey Farm marked on pre-Ordnance Survey map.

1817    Will of John Bull the elder of Winslow dairyman

1819    21 Aug Baptism William son of William & Mary Bull Tuckey farmer

1820: Will of William Bull, dairyman, proved. He left his farm to be carried on by his widow, brother and father-in-law.

1820-25    Land Tax
Lowndes Selby, Wm Esq (owner), Mrs Bull (occupier): £29 10 4

1826, 4 Nov: Northampton Mercury

Valuable and extensive STOCK of DAIRY COWS,
HORSES, SHEEP, PIGS, HAY & KEEPING,
To be SOLD by AUCTION,
By S. Dudley,

On Monday the 6th November, 1826, on the Premises of Mrs. MARY BULL, at TUCKEY FARM, in the Parish of WINSLOW, Bucks, who is leaving the same;
COMPRISING 52 valuable dairy Cows, in-calf,  new-milch, and barren;  one long-horned Bull, 160 fat Sheep and Lambs, and two Tups;  two useful cart Horses, two cart Mares, in-foal; nag Horse, three Years old (by Sancho); nag Mare, five Years old (by Knowsley);  two handsome grey Galloways, rising two and three Years old; grey Pony, in Foal; two sucking cart Colts, and one nag Ditto; six fat Hogs, one feeding Sow, and eight Porkets; about 100 Tons of prime meadow Hay, in seven Stacks; and 270 Acres of excellent Keeping, till the 25th March, 1827.
Part of the Hay may be taken off, and three Months’ Credit will be given for the same and the Keeping, by paying a Deposit of 25 per Cent, and giving approved  joint Security.
The Farm is well supplied with Water, and the Purchasers will be accommodated with the use of the Cowhouses and Yard.
Catalogues may be had at the neighbouring Inns; Place of Sale; and of the Auctioneers, Winslow.
The Sale will commence at Ten o’Clock.

1827, 26 Feb
Sale of Meadow and Upland Hay, Mrs Bull, Tuckey Farm

1827, 19 March
Sale of Farming Stock, Mrs Bull, Tuckey Farm

1828    Land Tax
Lowndes Selby Wm Esq (owner), Owen Cole (occupier): £29 10s 4d

1832    land Tax
Lowndes Selby Wm Esq (owner), S & O Cole (occupiers):  £29 10s 4d

1833    Register of Electors
Samuel Cole Occupier of lands Tuckey Farm

1833: Royal Cornwall Gazette, 9 Feb
Last week Matthew King, one of the keepers of S. Lowndes, Esq., shot on Tuckey's farm, near Winslow, a black hare. It was an exceedingly fine animal, and, as we believe, it is unique in this country. It has been sent to London, to be stuffed and preserved.

1838    Rate book
Cole, Samuel: Farm House & Land        £5 2s 4½d

1838: Leicester Journal, 10 Aug
WINSLOW.- The celebrated “Miss Finger,” (the property of Mr. Cole, of this place) at the Leicester Races, last week, won two silver cups, and a sweepstakes [sic], after travelling from Winslow, the night preceding the morning of the races, (a distance of 48 miles,) and arriving at Leicester only three hours previous to the time of starting;  she also won a silver cup at Camberwell, on Tuesday last.  She is rising five years old.  The proprietor has been offered £150 for her.- Northampton Herald.
In the race for the second cup at Camberwell, Miss Finger ran against a post, and fell, injuring both herself and her rider.

1839: Bucks Herald, 4 May
CHALLENGE.- Bell’s Life in London of Saturday last, contains the following paragraph.  The pony referred to, is of course Mr. Coles’ celebrated “Miss Finger.” “A black pony 12½ hands high 5 years old, is open to run a match on the race course at Winslow, on May 29th next, with any pony in England of the same height, for any sum from £10 to £25, to carry 7 st. each, heat 1½ mile, but if accepted by more than one to run a single 1½ mile for a sweepstake of a like sum upon the same terms.  May be heard of at Mr. Bull’s, King’s Arms, Snow Hill, or Mr. Jos. Neal’s, Bell Inn, Winslow.

1841: Census
Tuckey Farm

Samuel	Cole	45	Farmer	not b. in county
Catharine	Boner	38	Female servant	b. in county
James	Dodson	16	Male servant	do

1844: Morning Post, 13 April
(Inquest by J.W. Cowley, coroner for Bucks, on 1 April, at Winslow, on Thomas Bates, aged 27)
It appeared that the deceased and his brother were in the employ of Mr. Samuel Cole, of Tuckey farm, near Winslow, and on the morning of the previous Saturday his brother requested deceased to assist him in cleaning a mare, which he accordingly did. She began kicking, and as deceased was running out of the stable she kicked him on the chest, knocked him down, and kicked him again whilst on the ground. The unfortunate man never spoke, and died in about ten imnutes. Verdict, "Accidental death;" deodand, 5s.

1848    Directory
Cole, Samuel Farmer Tuckey

1851: Census, Tuckey Farm

Samuel	Cole	Head	mar	45	Farmer 301 acres employing 11 labourers	b. Greatworth, Northants
Sarah	do	Wife	mar	48	wife	b. Winslow
Benjamin	Coal [sic]	Nephew	unm	20	Writing clerk	b. Adstock
Elizabeth	East	Servant	unm	43	Domestic servant	b. Sulgrave, Northants

1852: Bucks Chronicle, 26 June
Mr Benjamin Coles, of this place, being about to leave for Australia, his friends and old acquaintances, at Winslow and its neighbourhood, in order to show their good feeling towards him, invited him to dine with them on Tuesday last, at the George Inn, where they sat down to a spread in Mr. Barton’s usual style.  The occurrence being rather an unusual one, was kept up with spirit to a late hour, the only drawback on the pleasures of the evening being the near prospect of parting with one who has, on all occasions, deserved the feeling thus evinced.

1853    Directory 
Cole, Samuel Farmer Tuckey Farm

1854: 14 Dec (Centre for Bucks Studies D/X 1036/1/17)
Letter of Acknowledgement by Samuel Cole that the sum of £300 is owed to Richard Baldwin of Winslow, coal merchant

1856: Bucks Herald, 1 Nov
SALE OF STOCK. – The sale of  Messrs. Coles’ stock at Tuckey Farm, by Mr. James King, on Wednesday last, drew a most unusual assemblage of agriculturists, dealers, and others;  the result of which was highly satisfactory to the parties concerned.  The sale commenced with the sheep.  Store lambs realised 37s., store ewes, 48s., and fat sheep upwards of 50s. per head.  The cow stock, which was good, fetched high prices, some as high as £26 per head.  The fat and store pigs sold equally well.

1858: Oxford Journal, 29 May [The following was part of a dispute between Cole and his successor Henry Monk about the ricks which were left at the farm]
WE, the undersigned Farm Labourers, having worked on Tuckey Farm, Winslow, in the year 1856, in the employment of Mr. Samuel Cole, hereby testify that we assisted in building all his Ricks of Corn and Hay (including a Rick of Oats which was Sold by Auction, in October 1856, on his leaving the Farm, and was the subject of Trial, at the County Court, at Buckingham, on 17th May instant); we declare that such Rick of Oats was fairly built in every respect, and that no Straw whatever was put upon it, except a moderate covering of thatch.
    We, also, having worked for Mr. Cole, on the above Farm, for may years, wish to express our grateful feelings towards him as a master, for his uniform kindness, honesty of purpose, and good treatment, being all that could be wished from a master to a servant.
Witness our hands, this 25th May, 1858.
John Redding, in the employment of Mr. Cole 28 years
George Holt - 20 years
William Warr - 19 years
Robert Holt - 12 years
Joseph Edwin - 10 years
William Viccars - 6 years
Thomas Morris - 5 years
N.B. Mr. Cole occupied Tuckey Farm 29 years, and received a notice to quit the same, on the 27th September, 1856, previous to which time all his Stacks of Corn and Hay were built.

1859 Oxford Journal, 14 May
Winslow Petty Sessions: Emma Mansell, servant to Mr. Henry Monk of Tuckey Farm, Winslow, was charged with robbing her employer. It appeared that Inspector James Carruthers searched the prisoner's box, at Mr Monk's house, and on so doing found a bottle of whiskey, three bottles of gin, some tea, a scent bottle, a needle case, a neck-tie, and articles of jewellery, the property of Mr. Monk; the accused pleaded guilty; committed to Aylesbury gaol for two months' hard labour.

1859 Oxford Journal, 28 May
Winslow Petty Sessions: Joshua Rawlins, labourer, of East Claydon, was charged with having feloniously received from Emma Mansell articles which she had stolen from Mr Henry Monk, of Tuckey Farm, Winslow. Committed to Aylesbury Gaol for trial.
According to the Aylesbury Gaol database, Joshua Rawlins was aged 25 and had a child by Fanny Stevens. Emma Mansell was a dairymaid aged 25, born at Hillesden.

1861: Census, Tuckey Farm

Henry	Monk	Head	mar	34	Farmer 320 acres employing 8 men & 4 boys	b. Stone
Eliza	do	Wife	mar	33		b. London
Charles H.	do	Son		5		b. Salden
Emily R.	do	Dau		2		b. Winslow
John E.	do	Son		9m		b. Winslow
Emma	Coles	Servant	unm	20	Dairy maid	b. Quainton
Jane	Bates	Servant		12	Nurse maid	b. Winslow
John	Turney	Servant	unm	18	Agricultural labourer & groom	b. Slapham [sic], Beds

1863    Rate Book
Monk Mr H: land & buildings £78 0s 0d
Monk Mr H: Claydon Road £5 16s 8d
Monk Mr H: House & land £424 3s 4d

1864    Directory
Monk Henry Farmer Tuckey Farm

1870: Henry Monk was sued for damages after allegedly libelling Samuel Burnham Dudley

1871: Census, Tuckey Farm

Henry	Monk	Head	mar	44	Farmer of 380 acres employing 5 men & 5 boys	b. Stone
Eliza	do	Wife	mar	46		b. Flitwick(?), Beds
Henry	do	Son		15	Farmer's son	b. Winslow
Emily	do	Dau		12	Scholar	b. Winslow
Job [sic]	do	Son		10	do	b. Winslow
Arthur	do	do		9	do	b. Winslow
Ellen	do	Dau		7	do	b. Winslow
Clara	do	do		5	do	b. Winslow
Frank	do	Son		4		b. Winslow
William	do	do		11m		b. Winslow
Ruth	Tuckett	Servant	unm	26	Domestic servant	b. Fenny Compton, Oxon
Hannah	Gibbard	do	unm	18	do	b. Padbury
do	Briggs	Servant	unm	20	Governess	b. Desborough, Northants

1871    Register of landowners
Monk, Henry, Winslow  79a 2r 33p

1877    Directory 
Monk, Henry  Farmer  Tuckey Farm

1881: Census, Tuckey Farm

Henry	Monk	Head	mar	53	Farmer of 950 acres employing 12 men & 4 boys	b. Stone
Eliza	do	Wife	do	54	Farmer's wife	parish n.k.
Emily R.	do	Dau	unm	21	Farmer's daughter	b. Winslow
John E.	do	Son	do	20	do son	b. Winslow
Helen C.	do	Dau	do	17	do daughter	b. Winslow
Frank	do	Son		14	Scholar	b. Winslow
William	do	do		10	do	b. Winslow
Arthur	do	do	unm	18	Farmer's son	b. Winslow
Sarah	Smith	Servant	unm	26	General servant domestic	b. Leckhamstead
William	Britten	Servant	unm	20	Farm servant	b. Charlbury, Oxon

1884: Bicester Herald, 11 July
  DRUNK AT WINSLOW.- Henry Monk, of Winslow, was charged with having been drunk at Winslow, on July 2.  The case was proved by Sergt. Bowden, and the Bench fined defendant 5s. and 13s. 6d. costs.

1886: Emily Monk married William Neal of The Bell

1891: Census, Tuckey

Henry	Monk	Head	mar	64	Farmer	b. Stone
Eliza Morris	Monk	Wife	do	62		unknown
Helen Celine	Monk	Dau	single	27		b. Winslow
Frank	Monk	Son	do	23		b. Winslow
William R.	Monk	do	do	20		b. Winslow
Mary Ann	Grace	Servant	do	25	General servant domestic	b. Newton Longville

1892: Bucks Herald, 9 Jan: deaths
MONK.- On the 5th inst., at Tuckey Farm, Winslow, Eliza Morris, the beloved wife of Henry Monk, aged 64 years.

1897    Sale of Winslow Hall Estate. 
Lot 16.  Tuckey Farm 312a 1r 3p let to Mr Wm R Monk £480 per annum. 
Not sold. See right - click on image for full size

1898    Further sale of unsold parts of Winslow Hall Estate. 
Lots 2 and 3  Tuckey Farm.  Purchased by Mr Brazier for £9,800 (this was more than the price of Winslow Hall).
At least part of the land came into the ownership of Sir Herbert Leon, who had Berry Leys Farm built on the south side of Claydon Road in 1902.

1901: Census, Tuckey Farm

William R.	Monk	Head	mar	30	Farmer	b. Winslow
Esther L.	do	Wife	do	28		b. Hogshaw
Norman C.	do	Son		1		b. Winslow
Helen M.	Baylis	Cousin	single	27		b. Hoggeston
Louise	Holt	Servant		15	General servant domestic	b. Winslow

Will of Henry Monk, retired farmer, 1901 (proved 1903)

1911: Census, Tuckey Farm: 7 rooms

William Reddman	Monk	Head	mar	40	Farmer	b. Winslow
Esther Louisa	Monk	Wife	do	39	3 children living, 1 dead	b. Hogshaw
Norman Curtis	Monk	Son		11		b. Winslow
William Frank	Monk	Son		8		b. Winslow
Esther Joan	Monk	Dau		7		b. Winslow
Annie Elizabeth	Dancer	Servant	single	25	Housemaid	b. Granborough
Elsie Edith	Ewers	Servant	single	16	General servant domestic	b. Ashendon

1920-39    Directory 
Monk, William  Farmer  Tuckey Farm

1940    Telephone directory 
Monk, W. R.  Tuckey  Winslow 62