Archive

a time-line for inkpen

This page is still under construction but a few items are accessible from the table below. All black and white versions of photos have been reworked into colour. The originals nonetheless remain available.

Documents and Photos

Summary of Inkpen
Manors, Church, Advowson and Charities
1
Various versions of Inkpen name 1


Saxon
725 Wansdyke, Erik Grigg Thesis of 2015 1
931 to 939 Cotton Charter
Grant of King Æthelstan of England
1, 2
931 to 939 Will of Wulfgar 1
1154 Anglo Saxon Chronicle 1


Ancient Deeds
Descriptive Catalogue Vol 1 to 6
Courtesy us.archive.org
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6


Archives
1086 to 1343 Mixed Archives 1
1344 to 1658 Mixed Archives 1
1659 to 1800 Mixed Archives 1
1803 to1850 Mixed Archives 1
1849 to WW1 Mixed Archives 1
WW1 Mixed Archives 1
WW1 to WW2 Mixed Archives 1
WW2 to 1964 Mixed Archives 1
1086 to 1830 National Archive Entries
People in Hingepene
1
1832 to 1920 National Archive Entries
Elizabeth Dobree to end of WW1
1
1914 to 1942 National Archive Entries
WW1 to Photos of the Gibbet
1
1578 to 1977 Berkshire Record Office 1
Berkshire Record Office 1


Inkpen Businessess
1869 J. Little, Inkpen Higgler 1
1887 Arther Faulknor, Hemp & Twine,
J. Little, Higgler
1
1903 Henry Preston, Pond Maker
David Buckeridge, Potter
James Edwards, Poultry Appliance Manufacturer
1
1907 Residents and Occupations in Inkpen 1


Inkpen Resident Occupations/Trades
Inkpen Trades 1618 to 1856
And for 1907
1


Inkpen Births and Baptisms

Detailed Births being compiled 1
Births and Baptisms from other sources 1607 to 1885
(1) Sorted by year
(2) Sorted by Surname
1, 2


Inkpen Marriages

Marriages at Inkpen Church(s), 1607 to 1837
Includes some duplicate records
1
Marriages from other sources 1607 to 1900
(1) Sorted by year
(2) Sorted by surname
(3) Related Marriages at other locations
1, 2, 3


Inkpen Burials
Burials in Inkpen. 1607 to 1836
Data may include duplicate records
1
Parish Burials from other sources 1582 to 1900
(1) Sorted by year
(2) Sorted by Surname
1, 2


Inkpen Buildings and Roads

Listing of graded buildings 1
Box Cottage - listed 1, 2 (1963), 3, 4 (1980)
List of Road Names 1


Local Archaeological Sites
Archiuk Index 1


Individual Items
Field Names - unknown dates 1
Monumental Effigy and Brass Timeline
1
1234 Bartolomew Peche wax seal 1
1263 Roger de Inkpen 1
1275 March 2nd, Titecumbe Gifted, Edward I 1
1300 to 1307 Roger de Ingepenne - Petitioner 1
1348 The Black Death (1) and (2), and
a thousand years of epidemics from 664 to 1702 (3)
1, 2, 3
1543 Aug 4th Inckpene Church Goods 1
1591 1st July Sentence of Richard Inckpen
1
1615 25th Sept. Will of Erasmus Brickenden
1
1618 7th Oct. Will of George Kempe,
Husbandman of Inkpen
1
1629 27th May, Will of Hugh Heron 1
1633 29th May, Will of Edward Garrard 1
1640 30th June, Will of Thomas Tailor 1
Land Taxes - Black death period 1
1645, Will of Robert Webb, Gentleman
1
1647, Will of Bridgett Platt or Platte
1
1648, Will of John Brickenden,
Doctor in Divinity and Parson
1
1651, Will of Roger Richards, Yeoman
1
1653, Will of William Sharpus, Cooper
1
1654, Will of Anthony Baylie, Carpenter
1
1654, Will of William Garrard, Gentleman
1
1657 23rd Nov. Richard Money 1
1658 9th April, Alice Withers, Widow
1
1659 7th June, Edmund Hunt, Yeoman
1
1665 16th Feb. John Morse, Yeoman
1
1670 14th March, Elizabeth Bayley, Widow
1
1673 Inventory of Thomas Barrett,
copy of original and typed copy
1, 2
1682 18th Jan. Simon Smith, Yeoman
1
1683 2nd April, Henry Robinson, alias Hunt
1
1692 25th Nov. John Clifford, Mariner
HMS Edgar, 9 years war
1, 2
1694 6th Dec. Richard Brickenden 1
1702 21st Nov. Francis Brickenden, Clerk and Rector 1
1712 23rd Sept. William Hughes, Yeoman 1
1714 15th June, Thomas Bartholomew, Yeoman
1
1718 11th Feb. Dorotha Watts, Widow
1
1733 2nd Feb. Samuel Clements Inventory at death 1
1736 20th April, Award and Allotment of Land
with partial typed copy
1, 2 
1738 27th April, EastCourt Names of Homage 1
1736 and 1746 Enclosures 1
1743 26th Jan. John Watts, Carpenter
1
1760 17th Sept. Thomas Sharpis or Sharpes, Yeoman
1
1767 16th Jan. Mary Mohun, Spinster
1
1775 Farms and lands in Inkpen Owned by Lord Craven
Document and Map
1, 2
1775 23rd Nov. Henry Hayes, Yeoman
1
1779 12th March, Reverend Richard Brickenden, Clerk, Doctor in Divinity
1
1779 23rd June, John Gibbs / Gibs, Yeoman 1
1781 29th Jan. George Baster, Malster
1
1783 18th July. Terrier of Inkpen Parsonage and Church 1
1800 11th Dec. John Norris, Mason
1
1804 16th Oct. Administration of Jane Mattingly 1
1804 / 1805 James Hawkins, Age: 14 / 15, Battle of Trafalgar
1, 2, 3, 4
1805 22nd Feb. Philip Hide, Malster 1
1806 6th March, Michael Kimber, Yeoman
1
1807 11th Nov. George Baster, Malster 1
1809 12th May, Joseph Gibbs, Potter 1
1809 29th Dec. John Widdows, Yeoman
1
1813 22nd Nov. William Elbury, Yeoman
1
1821 12th April, John Baster
1
1823 5th Feb. Joseph Butler
1
1825 4th May, Edward Brushwood
1
1826 20th June, Richard Geater, Yeoman
1
1826 1st July, Reverend Robert Butler
1
1829 23rd Sept. Letitia Gibbs, Widow
1
1830 10th Feb. William Buckeridge, Bricklayer
1
1830 / 1831 Berkshire Swing Riots
(item 1, pages 21, 48-51, 63, 66, 80, 117, 128, 135, 140-141)
1, 2, 3, 4
1832 12th July, Elizabeth Dobree, Widow 1
1833 21st Jan. Lydia Vachell, Widow
1
1833 9th Oct. Elizabeth Lovelock
1
1833 The History and Antiquities of Newbury 1
1835 6th May, James Smith, Labourer
1
1841 10th Dec. John Buckeridge, Bricklayer
1
1844 17th June, John Finch, Yeoman
1
1844 5th July, James Maskell, Yeoman
1
1847 30th Sept. George Mallingly, Maltster
1, 2
1850 9th May, John Burgess, Yeoman
1
1856 11th July, Jesse Watts
Admiralty Continuous Service Number: 30526
1
A Rope Walk 1
1869 J. Little, Inkpen Higgler 1
1880-1930 Edwards Family 1, 2, 3
1887 Arther Faulknor, Hemp & Twine,
J. Little, Higgler
1
c1900 Bare-knuckle boxing at Hell Corner Farm
1, 2
c1900 Rolf's Stores 1
c1900 The Old Post Office 1, 2
1902 William James Bartlett 1
1903 Henry Preston, Pond Maker
David Buckeridge, Potter
James Edwards, Poultry Appliance Manufacturer
1
1907 Residents and Occupations in Inkpen 1
1912 – 1946 Gladstone at Wallingtons
1
1914 Sept, Inkpen Church Bulletin 1
1914 Oct, Inkpen Church Bulletin Oct 1914 1
1914 Nov, Inkpen Church Bulletin Nov 1914 1
1914 to 1918 Inkpen WW1 Dead 1
1914 to 1925 Harold Victor Littlecott 1
1917 - 1926 Beryl Carter's school memories 1
1918 Spanish Flu 1
1925 to 1939 William James Bartlett 1
1931 W.I. Talk by Mabel Bowen 1
1934 Gardener's Letter - Inkpen Common 1
1936 Berkshire Hill Forts 1
1936 Rolfe's Farm House 1, 2
1938 Rolfe's Farm House 1
1939 to 1945 Inkpen WW2 Dead 1
1941 to 1982 Records of Manor Farm, Inkpen
(see: Inkpen Saga (book))
1
1944, 6th June, Walbury Hill 1, 2
c1950
(1) The Countryman by Victor Bonham-Carter
(2) Who was Victor Bonham Carter
1, 2
c1950 The Saw Mills 1, 2
1957, July, Folly Cottages Sale 1, 2
c1960 A Saw Mills Brochure 1
1961 Population stats (1801 to 1961) 1
1962 to 63 Combe Hill, Winter 1, 2
1963 Box Cottage 1, 2
Peter Bailey (Center), William Edwards (Far Right)
Saw Mills Gate Display
1
1964 15th Sept, Saw Mills Winding-Up order 1
1970s Kintbury Riots NWN 1
c1970 W I 50th Anniversary 1
c1970 Whitlock Local Stores 1
1974 Sceattas Found at Walbury Iron Age Hill Fort 1
1980 Box Cottage 1, 2
1986 Swansdown Coaches 1, 2, 3
1987 19 August, The Hungerford Massacre
1, 2
1998 Paintings Garage 1, 2, 3
1999 Solar Eclipse 1
2003 Inkpen Village Design Statement 1
2003 Rolfe's Farm - potted history by the owner 1