Ash Farm, Oddington, Gloucestershire

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Oddington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Surnames/tags: powell adams

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Contents 1 Current Address 2 Location 3 Ownership and Occupation 4 Maps 4.1 1884, Ordnance Survey[9] 4.2 1919, Ordnance Survey[10] 5 Censuses 5.1 06 Jun 1841[1] 5.2 30 Mar 1851[2] 5.3 07 Apr 1861[3] 5.4 02 Apr 1871[4] 5.5 03 Apr 1881[11] 5.6 05 Apr 1891[5] 5.7 31 Mar 1901[6] 5.8 02 Apr 1911[8][7] 5.9 29 Sep 1939[12] 6 Parish Records 6.1 Baptisms 7 Sources

Current Address

(according to Land Registry)
Ash Farm
Icomb
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 1JQ

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Location

By road, Ash Farm is closer to Icomb than Oddington, but is located in the south-west prjection of Oddington parish. As the crow flies, it is about equidistant from Icomb and Upper Oddington.

Ownership and Occupation

Year	Owner	Occupier	Notes
1832 - 1851		John & Fanny Wooliams and family	1841 Census[1] & 1851 Census[2]
1861 - 1871		Henry & Ann Williams and family	1861 Census[3] & 1871 Census[4]
1891		Thomas C. & Sarah Mead and family	1891 Census[5]
1901		Frederic T. Horne	1901 Census[6]
190x - ?	J. H. Hewitt Esq., Maugesbury Manor	Willilam Henry Powell, Clara (Cornish) Powell & daughter Winifred Hilda	Hewitt named in Land Tax of 1912[7], Powells mentioned in vicar's diary of 190x, and in 1911 census[8].
	At some point sold by the Maugersbury Estate to the Powells
- 1984	Frank Mervin Adans, Ashleigh, Oddington	Gordon Adams & Margaret (Fisher) Adams
1984 - 1995	Raymond Adams & Gordon Adams	Gordon Adams & Margaret (Fisher) Adams	Raymond lived from c.1948 at the other end of the conjoined land at Banks Farm, Oddington.
1995 -	Martin Adams & Kate (Smith) Adams	Martin Adams, Kate (Smith) Adams & sons	Raymond and Gordon sold their shares to Martin at this point, although they continued to work on the farm. Gordon and Margaret moved to Ashleigh.

Ash Farm was originally occupied by the Powell family, later Adams after their only daughter, Winifred Hilda. married Frank Mervin Adams, as renters from the Maugersbury Estate. Later they bough Ash Farm and its land.

The land associated with the farm was contiguous with the land with Banks Farm, which was rented from c.1948, giving about 280 acres in total, with Ash Farm at one end and Banks Farm at the other. When Banks Farm was sold in 1995, the previously rented land was bought by Ash Farm in the name of F.M.Adams & Soms, with the exception of the paddocks immediately surrounding the Banks Farm buildings..

Maps

1884, Ordnance Survey^[9]

1919, Ordnance Survey^[10]

Censuses

06 Jun 1841^[1]

PLACE	HOUSES		NAMES	AGE and SEX		PROFESSION, TRADE	Where Born
	Uninhab.	Inhab.		Males	Females		County	Foreugn
'ash farm'	/u	/	John Woolliams	40		Farmer	N
			Fanny do		45		N
			Charlotte do		15		N
			Robert do	15			N
			Daniel do	14			N
			Charles do	10			N
			Henry do	8			Y
			George do	7			Y
			Emma do		6		Y
			William do	4			Y
			Harriet do		3		Y
			William Haynes	14		M.S.	Y

30 Mar 1851^[2]

No.	Name of Street, Place, or Road, and Name of House	Name and Surname	Relation to Head	Condition	Age of		Rank, Profession, or Occupation	Where Born	Infirmities
					Males	Females
87	Ash Farm	John Woolliams	Head	M	52		Farmer 228 Acres 3 Labourers	Oxon Foscott
		Fanny Do	Wife	M		55		Do Ramsden
		Daniel Do	Son	Un	24			Do Chadlington
		George Do	Do	Un	17			Glos Oddington
		Emma Do	Dau	Un		16		Do Do
		William Do	Son	Un	14			Do Do
		Hariett Do	Dau	Un		13		Do Do
		John Do	Son		10			Do Do
		Thomas Pain	Apprentice	Un	17		Apprentice	Do Cheltenham
		Deborah Dore	Servant	Un		22	Home Servant	Oxon Milton
		Henry Gorton	Do		14		Do [Servant]	Glost- Oddington

07 Apr 1861^[3]

No.	Road, Street, &c., and Name of House	HOUSES		Name and Surname	Relation to Head	Condition	Age of		Rank, Profession, or Occupation	Where Born	Infirmities
		Inhab.	Uninhab.				Males	Females
1	Ash Farm	1		Henry Williams	Head	Mar	42		Farmer 225 Acres employing	Glouc Farmington
				Ann Williams	Wife	Mar		44	4 Men & 4 Boys	Glo Icomb
				Geo[rge Williams	Son	Un	16			Glo L Rissington
				J[ohn] H[enry Brookes] Williams	Son	Un	13			Glo L Rissington
				C[hardles] H Williams	Son	Un	9			Glo L Rissington
				J[ames] Williams	Son	Un	3			Glo L Rissington
				Thos James	Servant	Un	19			Upp. Slaughter

02 Apr 1871^[4]

No.	ROAD, STREET, &c., and NAME of HOUSE	HOUSES		NAME and Surname	RELATION to Head	CONDITION	AGE of		Rank, Profession, or OCCUPATION	WHERE BORN	Infirmities
		Inhab.	Uninhab.				Males	Females
4	Icomb Lane	1		Henry Williams	Head	Mar	53		Farmer	Glostershire Farmington
	Cottages	1		Ann Do	Wife	Mar		55	Farmers Wife	Worcestershire Icomb
		1		John H[enry] B[rookes] Do	Son	Unm	21		Farmers Son	Glostershire Ll Rissington
				Charles H. B. Do	Son	"	18		Do Do	Do Do
				James Williams	Son	"	13		Do Do	Do Do
5	Ash Farm	1		Isaac Miles	Head	Mar	48		Carter	Glostershire Oddington
				Mary Miles	Wife	Mar		55	Carters Wife	Do Stow on the Wold
6				Charles Hoyde	Lodger	Unm	16		Agricultural Labourer	Do Do

There are some recording errors here regarding the details of the Williams family, and it seems that the addresses of the Williams and Miles households have also been swapped. It is unlikely that the farmer was in the cottages and the carter in the farmhouse.
Icomb was associated with the diocese of Worcester which is why it is sometimes recorded as Worcestershire.

03 Apr 1881^[11]

No.	ROAD, STREET, &c., and NAME of HOUSE	HOUSES		NAME and Surname	RELATION to Head	CONDITION	AGE of		Rank, Profession, or OCCUPATION	WHERE BORN	Infirmities
		Inhab.	Uninhab.				Males	Females
1	Ash Farm House	1	0	William Mills	Head	Married	39		Farm Bailiff	Oxfordshire Sladden
	do			Fanny Mills	Wife	Married		37	Dairy Woman Farm ?our	Berks. Shillingford
	do			W. John Jackson	Lodger	Unmarried	22		Farm Carter A[gricultural] L[abourer]	do Faringdon
	do			Henry Field	Lodger	do	15		Farm Labourer Servant indoor	Gloucestershire Oddington
3	Icomb Lane	1		Charles Williams	Head	Mar	26		Farmer	do Little Rissington
				Annie Williams	Wife	Mar		25		Oxfordshire Kingham
				Francis H. B. Williams	Son		3Mo			Gloucestershire Oddington
6	Bledington Road	1		JJames Williams	Head	Mar	23		Farmer	Do Little Rissington
				Hannah Do	Wife	Mar		24		Do Wyck Rissington
				George Harry Do	Serv		1			Do Oddington

Although no longer at Ash Farm, Charles and James Williams are still living in close proximity with their new families.

05 Apr 1891^[5]

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No.

ROAD, STREET, &c., and No. or NAME of HOUSE

HOUSES

No. of Rooms

NAME and Surname

RELATION to Head

CONDITION

Age of

PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION

Employer

Employed

Neither

WHERE BORN

Infirmities

Inhab.

Uninhab.

Males

Females

7

[Icomb Lane] Ash Farm

1

Thomas C. Mead

HHead

M

41

Farmer

X

Bedford Eaton Bray

Sarah Do

Wife

M

39

Buckingham Wing

William T, Do

Son

7

Scholar

Surrey Wunbledon

Albert Geo. Do

Son

2

Do Do

Ernest C. Do

Son

9mo

Gloucter Oddington

Icomb Lane Ash Farm

Helena Cummings

Serv.

Single

21

General Servant

Gloucester Naunton

William C. Williams

Serv.

S

15

Do Farm Laborer

X

Do Oddington

William Charles Williams was the son of George, and grandson of Henry, who had lived at Ash Farm in previous decades, Henry as the leasee.

31 Mar 1901^[6]

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No.

ROAD, STREET, &c., and No. or NAME of HOUSE

HOUSES

No. of Rooms

Name and Surname

RELATION to Head

Condition

Age of

PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION

Wmployer, Worker, or Own Account

Work at Home

WHERE BORN

Infirmities

No. Inhab.

Uninhabited

Build- ing

In Occup.

Not in Occup.

Males

Females

60

Ash Farm

1

Frederic T. Horne

Head

S

29

Farmer

Employer

Gloucester Moreton in Marsh

Emma Collett

Servant

S

50

Housekeeper domestic

Wilts Oaksey

02 Apr 1911^[8][7]

No.

1, NAME AND SURNAME

2. RELATIONSHIP

AGE

MARRIAGE

PROFESSION

14, BIRTHPLACE

15, NATIONALITY

16, INFIRMITY

5. Status

6. Years

CHILDREN

10. Personal

11. Industry

12. Status

13. WaH

3. M

4. F

7. Born

8. Living

9. Dead

1

William H[enry] Powell

Head

45

Married

13

1

1

Farmer

Farming

Own A/C

At home

Gloster Sh

2

Little Compton

3

Clara Powell

Wife

46

Married

13

1

1

Farmers Wife

Kings Brompton

4

Somerset

5

Winifred H[ilda] Powell

Daughter

12

School-girl

Chipping Norton

6

Oxon

29 Sep 1939^[12]

ADDRESS	SCHEDULE		SURMANE and OTHER NAMES	O, V, S, P. or I.	M. or F.	BIRTH-		S, M, W. or D.	PERSONAL OCCUPATION	See INSTRUCTIONS
	No.	Sub. No.				Day	Year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Ash Farn. Icomb.	5	1	POWELL. Clara		F	Dec 26	58	W	Household duties
		2	ADAMS. Frank M[ervin]		M	Apr 3	96	M	Farmer
		3	ADAMS. Winifred H[ilda]		F	Sep 23	98	M	Household duties
		4	ADAMS. Raymond		M	Jul 14	21	S	Horseman on farm
		5	ADAMS. Gordon		M	Jul 5	22	S	Assistant cowman for Father

Parish Records

Baptisms

Parish of Oddington

Date	Surname	Given Names	Father	Mother	Abode	Father's Occupation	Notes
12 Aug 1832	Woollams	Henry	John	Fanny	Ash Farm	Farmer	[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1841 Census; The National Archives (UK), Kew, London; Class: HO107; Piece: 366; Book: 20; Civil Parish: Oddington; County: Gloucestershire; Enumeration District: 8; Page: 1; Line: 1; GSU roll: 288777
   Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010; Entry for Woolliams household (accessed 25 Dec 2023) Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1851 Census; The National Archives(UK), Kew, London; Class: HO107; Piece: 1970; Folio: 187; Page: 35; GSU roll: 87370
   Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005; Entry for Woolliams household (accessed 26 Dec 2023) Ancestry Sharing Link
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1861 Census; The National Archives (UK), Kew, London; Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1790; Folio: 53; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542868
   Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005; Entry for Williams household (accessed 28 Dec 2023) Sharing Link
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2655; Folio: 62; Page: 7; GSU roll: 835329
   Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004; Entries for Williams & Miles households (accessed 01 Jan 2024) Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2038; Folio: 41; Page: 1 & 2; GSU roll: 6097148
   Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005; Entry for Mead household (accessed 24 Dec 2023) Ancestry Sharing Link p1 Ancestry Sharing Link p2
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1901 Census; The National Archives (UK), Kew, London; Class: RG13; Piece: 2455; Folio: 22; Page: 8
   Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005; Entry for Horne household (accessed 24 Dec 2023) Ancestry Sharing Link
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} GAD2428/2116 - Hereditament Number 317; https://glos1909survey.org.uk/code/data.php?id=37486
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} 1911 Census; The National Archive (UK), Kew, London; Registration District: 331; Registration Sub-District: 2; Enumeration District: 3
   Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Entry for Powell household (accessed 22 Dec 2023) Ancestry Sharing Link
9. ↑ Ordnance Survey; Scale: 1/2500; Gloucestershire XXIX.3; Surveyed: 1884, Published: 1885; Size: map 64.4 cm x 96.6 cm (25.344 x 38.016 inches), on sheet ca. 76 x 104 cm (ca. 30 x 41 inches)
   National Library of Scotland
10. ↑ Ordnance Survey; Scale: 1/10560; Gloucestershire Sheet XXIX; Revised: 1919, Published: 1923; Size: map 61 x 92 cm (ca. 24 x 36 inches), on sheet ca. 70 x 100 cm (28 x 40 inches) National Library of Scotland
11. ↑ 1881 Census; The National Archives(UK), Kew, London; Class: RG11; Piece: 2563; Folio: 48; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341618
    Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004; Entries for Mills and Williams households (accessed 07 Jan 2024) Ancestry Sharing Link
12. ↑ 1939 Register; E.D. Letter Code: ODLB; Borough, U.D. or R.D.: North Cotswold Rural District; Registration District and Sub-District: 329/2; The Health and Social Care Information Centre, now called NHS Digital
    Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018; Entry for King household(accessed 24 Dec 2023) Ancestry Sharing Link
13. ↑ Oddington Parish Registers; P236 in 1/4; Page 38; Gloucestershire Archives
    Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014; Entry for Henry Woollams (accessed 07 Jun 2024) Ancestry Sharing Link