Many thanks for this on JUDDs the Carriers of Banbury. Anything earlier on JUDD(E) family appreciated. Could anyone tell me if "Feet of Fines" records exist for Banbury - Adderbury area and what dates (From/To) as I would like to add more to what I have on Manorial Court records. Would these records be in Oxford or at Banbury? Many thanks David Judd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer Allen" <angela-ban@tiscali.co.uk> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] Wills & other papers > Hi David, > Firstly welcome as you have only been with us a mere few days:>) > > Maybe the below will help you - if not it still gives me chance to carry > out the threat of one of my typings! ;>) > They are all gonna wish they had a better idea! *>) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > *An event of commercial & economic importance to Banbury was the > opening here on March 30th, 1778 of the Coventry to Oxford Canal, > when it was stated the first freight of about 200 cauldrons of coal was > ushered into the wharf ''amidst the loudest acclamations of a prodigious > number of spectators'' & the day was spent in festivities. > The coal was sold at the Wharf at one shilling per cwt. or elevenpence > to persons sending teams to carry it to any place fourteen miles from > Banbury. > The canal reached Oxford & was opened there on January 1st 1790, the > first boat having the band of the Oxfordshire Militia on board. > > The only other means of communication was by road, coaches for passengers > & waggons for goods. The first notice I have of a coach from Banbury is in > 1731. It announces that on May 24th of that year the Birmingham Stage Coach > would begin to run from the Swan Inn, Birmingham, every Monday morning > at 6am, through Warwick, Banbury & Aylesbury to the Red Lion Inn in > Aldersgate Street, London, which it reached on a Wednesday, doing the journey > from Birmingham to London in two & a half days. > It returned on Thursday morning at 5am reaching Birmingham on Saturday. > The fare from Birmingham to London was 21s. & from Warwick 18s. > It does not give the fare from Banbury. Fourteen pounds of luggage was allowed, > with a penny a pound for excess weight. > Other early notices of Banbury coaches are derived from the files of the 'Oxford > Journal'. In 1760 there was the ''Banbury Machine to London'' doing the journey > in one day & a half, starting from the Three Tuns in Banbury at one o'clock on > Mondays & Fridays. > > In 1773 a ''machine'' is advertised from the Red Lion Inn, Banbury, through > Buckingham & Winslow every Monday, Wednesday & Friday morning at > 3 o'clock, doing the journey to the Bell & Crown, Holborn, in a day, returning > on the alternate days. > A Banbury to Oxford coach through Woodstock, run by DRINKWATER & > CO., is advertised in 1792. It started from the 'Catherine Wheel Inn', Banbury > every Monday & Friday, at 1pm, arriving at the New Inn, Oxford the same evening, > where it connected with the Salop, Birmingham & Worcester coaches. > > Of the waggons the earliest we trace is one belonging to John ARNE of Neithrop > in 1775, who ran a stage waggon from Birmingham to Oxford by Warwick & > Banbury. > *The Universal British Directory* for 1792 announces JUDD's waggons from > Banbury 3 times a week to the Bell Inn, Warwick Lane, London, & twice a > week to Birmingham. > Messrs. JUDD maintained the monopoly of the carrying business over a number > of years. > In 'Rusher's Banbury List' for 1799 they are still the sole local waggoners. > > JUDD's were still doing the London & Birmingham carrying in 1815, but after > that other names appear & in 1817 - J.GOLBY appears & the next year the > name of JUDD disappears* > > > Does that answer any questions David - It appears your JUDD family had > plenty of connections with Banbury, Birmingham & London ................. > Your lot were transporting our lot all over the country, which is why we are > now all on this list chasing 'border hopping' rellies :>))))))))) > > Angela:>) > Admin Banbury > > > can > > anybody tell me if Adderbury and Banbury folk traded with Birmingham, > > Bristol or London, > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >