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Stoke Row Census Return 1851

Parish of Ipsden

Night of Sunday, 30 March 1851

A book on the history of this village, called Dipping into the Wells, is available; details here.

Schedule No. and Village or House	Name	Relation to Head	Condition	Age & Sex	Rank, Profession or Occupation	Where Born
1 Stoke Row	George Hope Ann Hope William Hope Hope Johnson	Head Wife Son Niece	Married Married Single	33 M 28 F 3 M 12 F	Farmer, emp 2 labourers, Parish Collector & Grocer Visitor	Checkendon, Oxon Standlake, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Standlake, Oxon
2 Stoke Row	Joseph Looker Mary Ann Looker Benjamin Bishop	Head Wife Brother-in-law	Married Married Single	27 M 22 F 20 M	Agricultural Labourer	Newnham, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon
3 Stoke Row	James Giles Eliza Giles	Head Daughter	Married Single	55 M 18 F	Carpenter	Ipsden, Oxon Wokingham, Berks
4 Stoke Row	Richard Whittick Mary Whittick Mary Ann Bailey Ann Smither	Head Wife Niece Gr-Daughter	Married Married Single	53 M 44 F 12 F 1 F	Sawyer Visitor Visitor	Ipsden, Oxon Uffington, Berks Uffington, Berks Reading, Berks
5 Stoke Row	James Whittick Susannah Whittick Charles Whittick Sarah Palmer	Head Wife Son Visitor	Married Married Single Single	50 M 45 F 16 M 60 F	Woodcutter Laundress Agricultural Labourer Annuitant	Ipsden, Oxon Sonning, Berks Ipsden, Oxon London
6 Stoke Row	John Berry Hester Berry	Head Wife	Married Married	65 M 66 F	Carpenter	Checkendon, Oxon Nuffield, Oxon
7 Stoke Row	Joshua Wallis Sophia Davis	Head Servant	Single Single	65 M 72 F	Annuitant Housekeeper	Checkendon, Oxon Farringdon, Berks
8 Stoke Row	Daniel Reeves Mary Reeves	Head Wife	Married Married	23 M 30 F	Baker	Peppard, Oxon Stanton, Wilts
9 Stoke Row	Samuel Whittick Ann Whittick Thomas Whittick Rachel Whittick John Whittick Eliza Whittick Harriet Whittick	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	46 M 44 F 19 M 16 F 14 M 10 F 2 F	Sawyer Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Scholar	Ipsden, Oxon Caversham, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
10 Stoke Row	Richard Absolom Mary Absolom James Absolom	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	52 M 53 F 24 M	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer	Britwell, Berks Hagborne, Berks Ipsden, Oxon
11 Stoke Row	Joseph Batten Grace Batten Joseph Batten	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	71 M 63 F 42 M	Pauper (Farmer) Pauper (Farmer's Son)	Tetsworth, Oxon Foresthill, Oxon Attingdon, Oxon
12 Stoke Row	William Buckner Hannah Buckner Elizabeth Buckner Thomas Buckner William Buckner	Head Wife Daughter Son Son	Married Married	36 M 30 F 7 F 4 M 2 M	Woodman Labourer Scholar	R Peppard, Oxon R Greys, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
13 Stoke Row	Thomas Clayton John Clayton Charlot Clayton Charles Clayton Henry Clayton Sarah Maskell Ann Maskell Sharlot Maskell Emma Maskell	Head Son Daughter Son Son Servant Visitor Visitor Visitor	Widowed Single Single Single Widowed Single Single	50 M 24 M 18 F 15 M 13 M 49 F 19 F 12 F 6 F	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Harrat (Errand) Boy House Servant	Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon Caversham, Oxon Caversham, Oxon Caversham, Oxon
14 Stoke Row	Richard Marks Sarah Marks Jane Marks	Head Sister Niece	Single Single Single	56 M 54 F 16 F	Shoemaker Servant	Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Pangbourne, Berks
15 Stoke Row	James Berry Rachel Berry Rachel Newport	Head Wife Gr-Daughter	Married Married	62 M 68 F 12 F	Annuitant Scholar	Hanney, Berks Shrivenham, Berks Hanney, Berks
16 Stoke Row	William Farmer Sarah Farmer Thomas Samuel Strange	Head Wife Gr-Son	Married Married	55 M 58 F 7 M	Master Blacksmith	Avebury, Wilts Shrivenham, Berks Ipsden, Oxon
17 Stoke Row	William Wichelow Mary Wichelow Ann Wichelow William Wichelow James Wichelow Edward Wichelow Emma Wichelow	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married	30 M 30 F 11 F 8 M 5 M 3 M 1 F	Tilemaker & Labourer Dressmaker Scholar Scholar Scholar	Ipsden, Oxon Hanney, Berks Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
1 uninhabited house
18 Stoke Row	Henry Whittick Harriet Whittick James Whittick Augusta Whittick Ann Whittick Emma Whittick Elizabeth Wilder	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Nurse	Married Married Widowed	44 M 46 F 9 M 4 F 2 F 5d F 47 F	Agricultural Labourer School Mistress Scholar Nurse	Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Hertfordshire
19 Stoke Row	Thomas Bond Martha Bond William Bond Thomas Bond Jane Bond George Bond Hannah Whitman	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Nurse	Married Married Single	29 M 24 F 4 M 2 M 1 F 1m M 21 F	Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Southstoke, Oxon Southstoke, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Southstoke, Oxon
20 Stoke Row	Thomas Munday Mary Ann Munday William Munday James Munday Robert Munday Mary Gill	Head Wife Son Son Son Mother-in-law	Married Married Widowed	29 M 26 F 6 M 1 M 2m M 67 F	Agricultural Labourer Scholar Pauper (wife of Agric'l Lab'r)	R Greys, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
21 Stoke Row	Richard Green Sarah Green George Green Henry Green	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	51 M 50 F 23 M 19 M	Firewood Dealer Woodman's Labourer Woodman's Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Southstoke, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
22 Stoke Row	Joel Pembroke Martha Pembroke George Pembroke Mary Ann Pembroke Dinah Pembroke Elinor Absolom Sarah Whittick Daniel Bondess	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Sister-in-law Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Widowed	43 M 31 F 8 M 6 F 5 F 17 F 20 F 67 M	Grocer & Beer Retailer Scholar Scholar Scholar Visitor House Servant Agricultural Labourer	Bix, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
23 Stoke Row	William Reeves Jane Reeves Richard Reeves	Head Sister Brother	Single Single Single	31 M 24 F 19 M	Farmer, 45 ac, emp 2 lab's Farmer's Sister Farmer's Brother	R Peppard, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon
24 Stoke Row	Robert Munday Ledia Munday	Head Wife	Married Married	63 M 60 F	Potter	Marlow, Bucks Coleshill, Bucks
25 Stoke Row	William Wichelow Martha Wichelow Emma Wichelow William Perring	Head Wife Daughter Servant	Married Married Single Single	58 M 57 F 17 F 13 M	Farmer & Master Brickmaker Errand Boy	Crowmarsh, Oxon Nenwham, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Newnham, Oxon
26 Stoke Row	Thomas Whittick Mary Whittick William Whittick George Whittick Sarah Whittick John Whittick	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	49 M 50 F 20 M 17 M 15 F 10 M	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Watlington, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
27 Stoke Row	William Wells Emma Wells James Wells Isaac Wells Elizabeth Whittick	Head Wife Son Son Servant	Married Married	30 M 25 F 3 M 10m M 13 F	Agricultural Labourer House Servant	Checkendon, Oxon Mongewell, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
28 Stoke Row	Thomas Lester Catherine Lester Thomas Lester Eliza Lester Catherine Lester Mary Lester William Lester	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Gr-Daughter Gr-Son	Married Married Single	55 M 46 F 25 M 15 F 11 F 5 F 1 M	Pauper (Agric'l Labourer) Agricultural Labourer Scholar Scholar Scholar	Clifton, Oxon Ireland Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
29 Stoke Row	George Simmons Mary Simmons Mary Simmons William Mattingley Henry Godwin	Head Wife Daughter Visitor Servant	Married Married Single Single Single	80 M 62 F 20 F 24 M 51 M	Farmer, 42 ac, emp 3 lab's Farmer's Son Agricultural Labourer	London, Middx Shrivenham, Berks Shipston, Berks Newnham, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon
30 Stoke Row	Henry Parsons Ann Parsons John Parsons Sarah Parsons Martha King	Head Wife Son Mother Visitor	Married Married Widowed Single	30 M 26 F 2 M 71 F 80 F	Agricultural Labourer Pauper (wife of Agric'l Lab'r) Annuitant	Henley, Oxon Lockinge, Berks Nuffield, Oxon Newnham, Oxon Moulsford, Berks
31 Stoke Row	Richard Pound Eliza Pound Charles Pound John Pound Leah Pound	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married	52 M 46 F 14 M 10 M 8 F	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Scholar	Bix, Oxon Newnham, Oxon R Greys, Oxon Caversham, Oxon Caversham, Oxon
32 Stoke Row	Sarah Turner Charlotte Turner James Turner Martha Turner	Head Daughter Son Daughter	Widowed Single Single Single	77 F 44 F 43 M 32 F	Carrier Firewood Dealer Dressmaker	East Hendred, Berks Harwell, Berks Newnham, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon
33 Stoke Row	Sarah Allnatt Elizabeth Allnatt Sarah Jane Allnatt William Henry Allnatt Frederick George Allnatt	Head Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married	36 F 7 F 5 F 4 M 2 M	Wife to Oxford College Serv't	St Aldates, Oxford London London London Ipsden, Oxon
34 Stoke Row	John Whittick Mary Whittick Ann Whittick	Head Wife Daughter	Married Married	60 M 42 F 11 F	Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Caversham, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
35 Stoke Row	Richard Benwell Martha Benwell Mary Benwell Elizabeth Benwell	Head Wife Daughter Gr-Daughter	Married Married Single	69 M 60 F 31 F 10 F	Land Proprietor & Annuitant Scholar	Nuffield, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon
36 Stoke Row	James Betrage James Betrage William Betrage Harriet Betrage Emma Betrage Hannah Betrage Eliza Betrage Sarah Betrage Alice Tucker	Head Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Mother-in-law	Widowed Single	54 M 18 M 16 M 15 F 13 F 11 F 8 F 5 F 78 F	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Pauper (wife of Agric'l Lab'r)	Mapledurham, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Hambleden, Oxon
37 Stoke Row	James Street George Street Rachel Looker James Looker Henry Looker Urseller[Ursula?] Looker	Head Gr-Son Daughter Gr-Son Gr-Son Gr-Daughter	Widowed Single Married	69 M 20 M 37 F 8 M 6 M 2m F	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Scholar Scholar	Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
38 Stoke Row	John Absolom Mary Ann Absolom Henry Absolom Elizabeth Simmons	Head Wife Son Mother-in-law	Married Married Married	27 M 22 F 3 M 42 F	Agricultural Labourer Visitor	Ipsden, Oxon Marylebone?, Middx Ipsden, Oxon Mapledurham, Oxon
39 Stoke Row	James Perring Sarah Perring Mary Ann Perring John Perring James Perring Emma Perring Thomas Perring Henry Perring	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married	54 M 33 F 14 F 10 M 8 M 5 F 3 M 1 M	Agricultural Labourer	Newnham, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Henley, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
40 Uxmore	Joseph Tucker Emma Tucker Sarah Tucker Thomas Tucker Ann Tucker Mary Ann Tucker	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married	36 M 33 F 8 F 6 M 3 F 6m F	Agricultural Labourer	Checkendon, Oxon Nettlebed, Oxon Nettlebed, Oxon Nettlebed, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
41 Uxmore	William Hoar Eliza Hoar Mary Hoar Jane Hoar Elizabeth Hoar Harriet Hoar	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married	34 M 31 F 9 F 7 F 4 F 10m F	Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon R Peppard, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
42 Uxmore	William Montegue Sarah Montegue	Head Daughter	Widowed Single	75 M 25 F	Pauper (Agric'l Labourer) Pauper (Agric'l Labourer)	Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
43 Uxmore House	James Wilkins Sarah Wilkins Sophia Wilkins Job Wilkins Jane Wilkins William Churrell Samuel Hunt Charles Treadwell James Barnes	Head Wife Daughter Son Dau'r-in-law Servant Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Married Single Single Single Single	53 M 51 F 23 F 28 M 31 F 22 M 17 M 16 M 16 M	Farmer's Bailiff Carpenter Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer	Radley, Berks Berrick, Oxon Swincombe, Oxon Watlington, Oxon Blewbury, Berks Ipsden, Oxon North Morton, Berks Dorchester, Oxon Radley, Oxon
44 Dogmore End Farm	James Taylor Ann Taylor	Head Wife	Married Married	49 M 44 F	Agricultural Labourer	Bafielden?, Berks Purton[Pyrton], Oxon
45 Dogmore End	Robert Messenger Martha Messenger John Messenger William Messenger Mary Ann Messenger Harriet Messenger	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	66 M 60 F 28 M 25 M 17 F 15 F	Carpenter Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
46 Dogmore End	John Messenger James Messenger	Head Brother	Single Single	62 M 56 M	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
47 Dogmore End	John Looker Charlot Looker Eliza Harriat Looker William Looker	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married	34 M 31 F 3 F 2 M	Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Coles Hill, Berks Mongewell, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
48 Dogmore End	Sarah Whooten Timothy Whooten	Head Son	Widowed Single	66 F 30 M	Pauper (wife of Agric'l Lab'r) Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon
49 Dogmore End	William Neat Mary Ann Neat Charles Neat George Neat Mattildah Neat	Head Wife Son Son Daughter	Married Married	28 M 29 F 7 M 5 M 2 F	Shoemaker Scholar	North Stoke, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
50 Scotts Common	James Johnson Mary Johnson William Johnson Hannah Johnson Charles Johnson James Johnson George Johnson Moses Johnson	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Son	Married Married	41 M 36 F 14 M 11 F 9 M 6 M 4 M 8m M	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Scholar	Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
51 Scotts Common	John Steel Hannah Steel William Steel	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	82 M 78 F 27 M	Pensioner (Greenwich) Agricultural Labourer	Devizes, Wilts Vinges[Fingest?], Bucks Ipsden, Oxon
52 Scotts Farm House	James Arrowsmith	Head	Married	36 M	Perpetual Curate of Stoke Row	Astley, Lancs
53 Scotts Farm	Barzillar Gardner Patience Gardner Priscilla Gardner Thomas Gardner William Gardner	Head Wife Daughter Son Father	Married Married Widowed	41 M 36 F 3 F 1 M 88 M	Farmer, 140 ac, emp 3 men & 2 boys	Toot Baldon, Oxon Chalgrove, Oxon Holcombe, Oxon Toot Baldon, Oxon Toot Baldon, Oxon
54 Scotts Common	William Johnson Jemima Johnson Hannah Johnson	Head Wife Daughter	Married Married Single	48 M 38 F 16 F	Gamekeeper	Ipsden, Oxon Caversham, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
55 Scotts Common	William Swaine Ann Swaine Miriam Swaine Hannah Swaine	Head Wife Daughter Daughter	Married Married	28 M 29 F 3 F 1 F	Bricklayer	Checkendon, Oxon Benson, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
56 Scotts Common	George Poor Jane Poor George Poor Joseph Rogers Thomas Poor	Head Wife Son Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single	42 M 40 F 16 M 25 M 35 M	Master Shoemaker Journeyman Shoemaker Journeyman Shoemaker	Woodcote, Oxon Cuxham, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Cuxham, Oxon Woodcote, Oxon
57 Scotts Common	Thomas Minton Frances Minton Sarah Minton	Head Wife Daughter	Married Married	41 M 37 F 7 F	Farmer & Victualler	New Aberford, Hants Brenchley, Kent Culham, Oxon
58 Horse & Jockey PH	Timothy Messenger Susannah Messenger	Head Wife	Married Married	36 M 31 F	Carpenter [& Publican]	Ipsden, Oxon Caversham, Oxon
59 Nuthatch Lane	Jane Croxford Etheridge Thomas Wilder Philip Wilder Charles Wilder Richard Wilder	Daughter Son Son Son Son	Single Single	24 F 16 M 14 M 11 M 9 M	House Servant Scholar	St Pancras, London Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
60 Nuthatch Lane	James Lewis Ann Lewis Thomas Looker	Head Wife Lodger	Married Married Single	69 M 64 F 68 M	Pauper (Agric'l Labourer) Pauper (Agric'l Labourer) Agricultural Labourer	Lachamsted?, Berks R Peppard, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
61 Nuthatch Farm	John Simmons Ann Simmons Sarah Simmons George Simmons Ann Simmons Emily Simmons William Simmons	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married	31 M 31 F 10 F 7 M 4 F 3 F 1 M	Farmer	North Stoke, Oxon Sutton Wick, Berks Drayton, Berks Choesley[Cholsey?], Berks North Stoke, Oxon North Stoke, Oxon Ipsden, Oxon
62 Nuthatch Lane	William Tappern? Benjamin Tappern? Mary Ann Tappern? Ann Strong Thomas Strong	Head Son Daughter Servant Visitor	Widowed Single Single	42 M 17 M 5 F 30 F 6 M	Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Scholar House Keeper	Checkendon, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon Checkendon, Oxon
63 Broad Oak House	John Allnatt Mary Burrows Elizabeth Butler Sophie Emmens	Head Sister Gr-Daughter Gr-Daughter	Married Widowed	69 M 75 F 15 F 2 F	Gentleman's Bailiff Visitor Visitor	Ipsden, Oxon Hayford, Oxon Wheatley, Oxon Swindon, Wilts
64 Cox Lane	George Morgan Elizabeth Morgan	Head Wife	Married Married	52 M 51 F	Agricultural Labourer	Ipsden, Oxon Purton[Pyrton], Oxon

Notes on the Stoke Row 1851 Census

It should be borne in mind that this Census was completed thirteen years before the sinking of the Maharajah's Well in 1864.

No 1 is George Hope, who built The Hope public house, later known as the Farmer, and today as Farmer's Cottage, on the corner of Main Street with Nottwood Lane. In 1851 he was already ambitious, being not only a Farmer who employed two labourers, but also a Parish Collector(?) and a Grocer.

There were quite a number of Paupers, whose former occupation or, in the case of Widows that of the late husband, is also detailed. At the same time, some people are mentioned as Annuitants. Though most of the workers are Agricultural Labourers, many worked in connection with wood, Wood Dealers, Carpenters, etc, and some of the women were Laundresses and there was also a Dressmaker.

No 8, Daniel Reeves, is the only Baker mentioned.

No 11 sadly details a former Farmer and his son as both being Paupers.

No 18: The School was built in 1853, and Harriet Whittick, is here listed as School Mistress. In 1853 the first teachers are listed in the School Log Book as William & Mary Crews (see Dipping into the Wells, p 115).

No 22 gives Joel Pembroke as Grocer & Beer Retailer. His wife, Martha, is later mentioned in the Victuallers Recognances as Publican of the Cherry Tree (earlier known as The Traveller's Friend).

No 25 is William Wichelow, 58 years, Farmer & Master Tilemaker. His wife, Martha, later ran the family tile-making business. No 17 was his son.

No 33: Sarah Allnatt was 'Wife to an Oxford College Servant' and was born in Oxford, but lived at Stoke Row, 20 miles from the city, with her four children. Curious?

No 36: James Beterage, aged 54, was a Widower with two sons and five daughters - the youngest child was only five. He also had his 78 year old widowed mother-in-law living with him!

Nos 50 - 62: Scots Common is the area as one turns from Stoke Row into the Checkendon road. Nuthatch is the beginning of what we would today call Checkendon. The group of Council houses there are named Nuthatch. No 58: The Horse & Jockey PH, on the west side of the Stoke Row - Checkendon road (see Dipping into the Wells, p 160). No 63, Broad Oak House, is 500 yds down the east side of the Stoke Row - Checkendon road.

No 52: James Arrowsmith is named as the Perpetual Curate of Stoke Row. St John's Church was erected in 1846, presumably the Vicarage had not yet been built by 1851, as the Rev Arrowsmith was then living at Scotts Farm House.

No 56 reveals another small business. George Poor was a Master Shoemaker, who employed one Shoemaker who lived elsewhere in the village (No 14, Richard Marks), and two Journeymen Shoemakers who presumably travelled around and sold their products.

Angela Spencer-Harper. February, 2002.