The following information is taken from deeds of the property in the hands of the owners in 2008.
The plan to the right is from a deed of 24 June 1912. Outlined in pink is the area which is the subject of much of the analysis below. At this date Sarah Amelia Crick and James Richard Crick were living in Ferryhill, Durham where they appear to have followed James Crick, Sarah Amelia's brother. James Richard Crick was a son of Charles Crick, brother of Amelia and James, and was brought up by them. Neither James nor Sarah Amelia seem to have married. They went to Durham to farm. James died in 1909 and James Richard inherited his half of the interest in the houses in Hanslope. Nos. 10 and 12 High Street are to the South-West of the plot (bottom right in the plan). Below are sections from earlier maps showing the development of the site. |
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The earliest deed which has survived is dated May 1809. However, it contains a schedule summarising earlier documents which were then in the possession of Mary Barratt who owned what is now 14 High Street. It appears that before 1768, the land on which 12 and 14 High Street stand was in the same ownership, and the deeds had passed to the owners of 14 High Street when it was sold. The list below is ordered by date, and starts with information extracted from the schedule to the 1809 document.
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| sometime before 1721 |
Christopher Troughton | This is likely to be Christopher Troughton buried in 1658 who had a daughter Elizabeth, christened in 1654 | |||||||
| to 1721 | Thomas and Elizabeth Saul, ne Troughton | Elizabeth was the second wife of Thomas Saul, late of Hanslop. She was daughter and heir to Christopher Troughton | |||||||
| 1721 to 1745 | Thomas Webb of Shuthanger, Northants, and Sarah his wife | Three persons were transferors of property:
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| 1745 to 1763 | Stephen Holloway of Hanslope, joiner | Transfer was from Thomas Webb, labourer and son and heir of Thomas Webb gentleman. William Windmill of Hanslope was also a party to the transaction. |
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| 1763 to 1784 | William Kitelee of Hanslope, lace merchant | There was also an assignment of mortgage to William Kitelee, also involving Joseph Kitelee of Castlethorpe, yeoman as trustee for William Kitelee |
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| 1784 to 1809 | John Kitelee yeoman and Charlotte Kitelee his wife | Occupied by Kitelees for a period; later William Wallinger and ffreeman Gregory then |
John Kitelee was a son of William Kitelee, the latter described as "the elder". The lease and release for the purchase by John Kitelee are dated 1st and 2nd of October 1784. John and Charlotte were married on 22nd January of the same year. |
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| 1809 to 1811 | Edmund Goodwin of Newport Pagnell surgeon | Charles Goodwin "in occupation" at time of purchase James Whitbread was a tenant for period |
1809 transferor was John Kitelee who had "survived Charlotte his late wife". The property transferred include "two cottages or tenements ... (being formerly part of one messuage heretofore divided into three tenements)" |
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| 1811 to 1846 | Charles Crick of Hanslope, baker | by his death Charles Crick was living at Woad Farm; not clear if 12 High Street let | Charles Crick purchased on 1, 2 November. Thomas Hindes was a party to the transaction "in trust for Charles Crick". | ||||||
| 1846 to 1872 | James Crick of Hanslope | Indicated that, at least for a time, James occupied the premises | James, son of Charles Crick was main beneficiary of the latter's will The deeds contain no evidence of a will of James Crick, but according to a headstone in the Churchyard, James died on 8th February 1872 In the 1871 census the family is recorded as living in the High Street, so probably in No.12. |
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| 1872 to 1876 | Jane Crick of Hanslope widow | Jane was the widow of James Crick. | |||||||
| 1876 to 1881 | Charles Wilson Crick of Hanslope, farmer | Jane sold to her son for £600. In the 1881 Census Charles and his family were living in the High Street, probably in No.12. Jane and her children were tenants at Woad farm. |
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| 1881 to 1889 | Jane Crick of Hanslope widow | by 1889: house yard and garden occupied by Dr Ryan "or his undertenants" shop and premises occupied by Mrssrs Clark and Webb |
Jane repurchased from Charles for £1,150. The most significant difference in the description of the premises is the addition of "all that building erected and built upon part of the said Close or Pightle .. and fronting a Street or Road called Malt Mill Lane now in the tenure of Charles Groocock". Jane raised a mortgage of £400 to complete the transaction. The mortgage deed contains a reference to "the shop stables chaishouse ..." as well as the buildings on Maltmill Lane. Jane Crick's will contains a reference to "premises occupied by the Salvation Army". |
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| 1889 to 1910 | James Crick and Sarah Amelia Crick | from 25 March 1892 No. 10 let to Edwin Eakins | James and Sarah Amelia were brother and sister who inherited under the will of their mother Jane. Neither seems to have married, but as requested in their mother's will they brought up the two children of their deceased elder brother Charles Wilson Crick. Agreement with Edwin Eakins witnessed by Joseph Crick. |
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| 1910 to 1915 | James Richard Crick and Sarah Amelia Crick | James Crick Crick died 20 January 1910, and his half-share of the properties was inherited under letters of administration by his nephew James Richard Crick, son of Charles Wilson Crick. At the time they were in Ferryhill, Durham where James was farming. | |||||||
| 1915 to 1934 | Sarah Amelia Crick and Ada Crick | in 1926: Dr Rutherford is tenant of a building Edward Eakins is tenant of messuage or tenement shop yard land and premises |
James Richard Crick died on 31 August 1915 at Ferryhill. In his will he is identified as a Brass Finisher. He left his real estate in trust for the benefit of his wife Ada for her life or until she remarried, and then to his children. The trustees were Sarah Amelia, his aunt and Ada. |
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| 1934 to 1953 | Robert William Dickins of Hanslope, builder | Sarah Amelia Crick and Ada Crick sold on 30 July 1934 By this time, Ada Crick was in Hoddesdon, Herts; and Sarah Amelia Crick in Moulton, Northants. | |||||||
| 1953 to after 1990 | Walter Herbert Crick and Albert Frederick Crick | At time of purchase letters were addressed to both Cricks at 22 Castlethorpe Road. A letter of 1971 is addresses to A F S Crick only at 12 High Street. There is no evidence for Walter Herbert Crick's involvement after 1959. |
Footnote: It is notable that most of the male descendents of Charles and Sarah Crick died young: son James at age 48; grandsons: Charles Wilson under 40, James 44, Joseph Hutchings 38; and great-grandson James Richard at 36.