News from the Past Warham

• Warham - News from the Past

  Marriage, death and arguing with the law at Warham

  1828 –  Important Warham Farmer Gets Married

  William George of Warham married Miss Frances Roberts at St. Peters Church, Hereford.

  1837 –  Inquest on Labourer at Warham

  Thomas Delahay was employed by Mr. Williams and was trying to carry a cupboard down the granary steps when he slipped and fell down from the height of the seventh step.

  Thomas was taken straight to the Infirmary at Hereford, but the surgeon, Mr. Tully said that he knew immediately there was no hope.  Although Thomas was fully conscious, he was completely paralised from the neck down.

  The verdict was accidental death.

  1858 – A “Wrinkle” for Employers

  George Savage, a Warham farmer, was summonsed to court for not paying 18s 6d to one of his servants, George Woodward.

  George Woodward had been hired as a yearly servant, but then he enlisted as a soldier, and the Mayor told George Savage that under a clause of the Mutiny Act the money had to be paid.  Perhaps understandably, Mr. Savage objected strongly to paying out this money and claimed that he had sought legal advice and been told he was not liable.

  However, the Mayor was adamant and said that an Act of Parliament was very clear on the point.

  Mr. Savage was also accused of being rather rude to a police officer, and the Mayor decided that he could quite believe that of him, and insisted that the outstanding money be paid.

  Mr. Savage declared that “it was deucedly against the grain as an attorney ought to know law”.  Getting nowhere, he threw down a sovereign and waited for change, but was furious when he was told that he had incurred 5s. 6d  in costs.

  1862 – Hereford Volunteer Rifle Corps

  In 1862 work started on building the new rifle range at Warham.

  Fences were taken down and replaced by posts and rails, and a brick wall was being built behind the proposed butts.

  It was thought that the work would be completed fairly rapidly if the weather remained good.

  1867 – Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers

  The prize meeting of Nos. 1 and 8 Companies took place at the Butts, Warham, where there was a huge number of competitors.

  So many entrants and so many prizes resulted in the meeting continuing on the following day, when the weather was glorious.

   

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Buildings of Warham

• Warham House

  The original 17th century house was rebuilt in 1854, reputedly by Edward Pugin, with some parts dating back to the 16th century retained. It was rebuilt again in the 19th century

  In 1834, Warham house was advertised for sale, described as a delightfully situated residence with drawing, dining and breakfast rooms; thirteen bedrooms, offices etc. and suitable for a respectable family. As well as the house, there was a lovely walled garden and 40 acres of meadows and orchards which stretched down to the bank of the River Wye.
  A Mr. T. Cooke took up residence, then on his death in 1838 the contents of the house were put up for sale – the list gives an insight into how the rooms must have looked:
  Mahogany sideboard with cellaret; mahogany dining tables with six chairs with hair seats, and another set of 8 chairs; window curtains and cornice; handsome bookcase with secretaire and shelves underneath; office writing table and secretaire; floor carpets and hearth rugs; fire irons; hall lamp; India cheffioneer with marble slab; mahogany sofa table; 2 pairs of card tables; 8 day clock in case; 5 four post beds and hangings; 4 tent beds; 5 feather beds, hair mattresses and palliasses; 4 chimney glasses; dressing tables; chamber ware; kitchen and brewing requisites and a choice library of upwards of 200 volumes.
  In 1841 Warham house was advertised for let, fully furnished, and there are further descriptions, i.e. stabling for five horses with a double coach house and offices. The land seemed to have reduced to 9 acres of meadow and orchards but one assumes that this was purely for the tenant because a year later the house was put up for sale and boasted 302 acres of freehold; copyhold and leasehold land.
  Not only was Warham house itself for sale in 1842, but also the two farms and all the buildings on the estate.

  1871 – Warham House Household

  Anne Parry	91	Independent means, blind for two years	b. Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire
  Jane Ball	48	Cook	b. Eardisley, Herefordshire
  Jane Brown	61	Lady’s Maid	b. Suffolk
  Mary Walwyn	56	Housemaid	b. Woolhope, Herefordshire
  Ellen Reynolds	17	Kitchen Maid	b. Worcestershire
  William Deekins	39	Butler	b. Kington, Herefordshire
  Frederick Rouse	29	Coachman	b. Ashperton, Herefordshire

   

  1881 – Warham House Household

  Fanny E. Peach	52	No occupation	b. Leicester
  Catherine H. Peach	49	No occupation	b. Leicester
  Mary Clarke	44	Cook	b. Yorkshire
  Annie Amyes	28	Housemaid	b. Bockleton, Worcestershire
  James Collie	58	Butler	b. Aberdeen, Scotland
  Joseph Clark	30	Coachman	b. Leicester

   

  1891 – Warham House Household

  H.J. Sugden	39	Living on own means	b. Yorkshire
  Judith E. Sugden	40	Wife	b. Yorkshire
  Emily L. Wood	15	Step Daughter	b. Algiers, British Subject
  Mary E. Wood	13	Step Daughter	b. Bedfordshire
  Guy Sugden	2	Son	b. Breinton, Herefordshire
  Marjorie Sugden	1	Daughter	b. Breinton, Herefordshire
  Mary C. Browne	32	Governess	b. Grantham, Lincolnshire
  Ann Jones	33	Cook	b. Lyonshall, Herefordshire
  Ellen R. Benfield	41	Nurse	b. Dorsetshire
  Emily Marvan	24	Parlourmaid	b. Bodenham, Herefordshire
  Alice Lloyd	25	Housemaid	b. Norton Canon, Herefordshire
  Susan M. Hares	18	Serving Maid	b. Brecon
  Arabella J. Quelch	19	Nurse	b. Bedfordshire
  Myra Williams	17	Kitchen Maid	b. Wales
  Walter Jenkins	18	Groom	b. Bath, Somerset

  1901 – Warham House Household

  Caroline Hall Dare	58	Widow living on own means	b. Ireland
  Anne H. Vesey	54	Cousin, widow	b. Ireland
  Sarah Taylor	30	Housemaid	b. Ireland
  Emily Harvey	24	Cook	b. Ireland
  Helen Dovey	21	Parlourmaid	b. Tenbury, Worcestershire
  Daniel Gave	23	Gardener	b. Kimbolton, Herefordshire

  1911 – Warham House Household

  Caroline Hall Dare	68	Widow living on independent means	b. Ireland
  Alice Allison	56	Companion	b. Coldstream
  Mary Agnes Binstead	40	Visitor	b. Somerset
  Plyllis Wall	27	Cook	b. Breconshire
  Gertrude Rawlings	25	Parlourmaid	b. Hereford
  Edith Philpot	23	Housemaid	b. Gloucestershire
  Wilfrid Broom	15	Garden Boy	b. Shropshire

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1828 –  Important Warham Farmer Gets Married

William George of Warham married Miss Frances Roberts at St. Peters Church, Hereford.

1837 –  Inquest on Labourer at Warham

Thomas Delahay was employed by Mr. Williams and was trying to carry a cupboard down the granary steps when he slipped and fell down from the height of the seventh step.

Thomas was taken straight to the Infirmary at Hereford, but the surgeon, Mr. Tully said that he knew immediately there was no hope.  Although Thomas was fully conscious, he was completely paralised from the neck down.

The verdict was accidental death.

1858 – A “Wrinkle” for Employers

George Savage, a Warham farmer, was summonsed to court for not paying 18s 6d to one of his servants, George Woodward.

George Woodward had been hired as a yearly servant, but then he enlisted as a soldier, and the Mayor told George Savage that under a clause of the Mutiny Act the money had to be paid.  Perhaps understandably, Mr. Savage objected strongly to paying out this money and claimed that he had sought legal advice and been told he was not liable.

However, the Mayor was adamant and said that an Act of Parliament was very clear on the point.

Mr. Savage was also accused of being rather rude to a police officer, and the Mayor decided that he could quite believe that of him, and insisted that the outstanding money be paid.

Mr. Savage declared that “it was deucedly against the grain as an attorney ought to know law”.  Getting nowhere, he threw down a sovereign and waited for change, but was furious when he was told that he had incurred 5s. 6d  in costs.

1862 – Hereford Volunteer Rifle Corps

In 1862 work started on building the new rifle range at Warham.

Fences were taken down and replaced by posts and rails, and a brick wall was being built behind the proposed butts.

It was thought that the work would be completed fairly rapidly if the weather remained good.

1867 – Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers

The prize meeting of Nos. 1 and 8 Companies took place at the Butts, Warham, where there was a huge number of competitors.

So many entrants and so many prizes resulted in the meeting continuing on the following day, when the weather was glorious.

In 1834, Warham house was advertised for sale, described as a delightfully situated residence with drawing, dining and breakfast rooms; thirteen bedrooms, offices etc. and suitable for a respectable family. As well as the house, there was a lovely walled garden and 40 acres of meadows and orchards which stretched down to the bank of the River Wye.
A Mr. T. Cooke took up residence, then on his death in 1838 the contents of the house were put up for sale – the list gives an insight into how the rooms must have looked:
Mahogany sideboard with cellaret; mahogany dining tables with six chairs with hair seats, and another set of 8 chairs; window curtains and cornice; handsome bookcase with secretaire and shelves underneath; office writing table and secretaire; floor carpets and hearth rugs; fire irons; hall lamp; India cheffioneer with marble slab; mahogany sofa table; 2 pairs of card tables; 8 day clock in case; 5 four post beds and hangings; 4 tent beds; 5 feather beds, hair mattresses and palliasses; 4 chimney glasses; dressing tables; chamber ware; kitchen and brewing requisites and a choice library of upwards of 200 volumes.
In 1841 Warham house was advertised for let, fully furnished, and there are further descriptions, i.e. stabling for five horses with a double coach house and offices. The land seemed to have reduced to 9 acres of meadow and orchards but one assumes that this was purely for the tenant because a year later the house was put up for sale and boasted 302 acres of freehold; copyhold and leasehold land.
Not only was Warham house itself for sale in 1842, but also the two farms and all the buildings on the estate.

1871 – Warham House Household

1881 – Warham House Household

1891 – Warham House Household

1901 – Warham House Household

1911 – Warham House Household