Contains: Records of Grounds Farm, Adderbury, Oxfordshire: account books 1893-1946; account book of livestock bought and sold 1868-1874; account book of livestock sold 1925-1927; account book of meat supplied 1893-1899; account book of wool sales 1886-1916; household account book 1893-1896; farm diaries 1878-1927; inventory of livestock n.d. [1856-1946]; labour account books 1893-1926; bank pass books of the Stilgoe family 1873-1929; cancelled cheques of Hugh William Stilgoe 1893-1901; cheque book stubs of members of the Stilgoe family 1857-1921; miscellaneous receipts 1856-192; Banbury rents administered by the Stilgoe family 1857-1861
The GROUNDS FARM, ADDERBURY, OXFORDSHIRE COLLECTION
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- ReferenceGB 7 FR OXF 19
- Dates of Creation1856 - 1946
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description128 documents
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Hugh William STILGOE, the principal source of the records was a noted sheep breeder who also acted as agent for the collection of rents from local farmers. He died on 3 July 1949.
Arrangement
- BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
- DIARIES
- INVENTORIES
- LABOUR BOOKS
- PASS BOOKS
- LOOSE ACCOUNTS
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Mr C.W. Stilgoe (Farm Records Accession Number 741)
Note
Compiled by Caroline Gould, 24 April 2003
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