Buckinghamshire Aylesbury Fire Insurance

The following notes are taken from the original Sun Fire Insurance and Royal Insurance policy books held at the Guildhall Library, London. The policies were taken out by Aylesbury tradesmen during the periods 1714-1730 and 1777-1785.
20 April 1720              SUN INSURANCE         Vol 11 p166
Thomas White of the Middle Temple Esq
	£
Jacob Dell of Aylesbury Co Bucks malster for his 5 tenements malthouse and barn adjoining in the said Town now in the tenure of William Walker Thomas Money Richard Williams Edward Finch and one uninhabited
	300
25 March 1725          SUN INSURANCE          19/35153
Thomas White of the Middle Temple Esq
	£
William Brooks of Aylesbury farmer for his goods and merchandise inclosed in his Malting Office near his dwelling house
	300
25 March 1725         SUN INSURANCE          19/35154
John Edmonds of Aylesbury baker for his now dwellinghouse and bakehouse adjoining and the goods etc in the same and one house in the possession of Jasper Davis victualler with the outhouse belonging to the same
	£
Dwellinghouse and bakehouse	160
Goods in the same	200
On house in the possession of Jasper Davis	100
The outhouse	40
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	500
25 March 1725             SUN INSURANCE          19/35157
Thomas Edmonds of Aylesbury farmer for his goods in his dwelling house barns stables and other outhouses belonging to his dwelling house called the Bull Farm and for his goods etc in six bay of building and a stable two corn lofts belonging to Castle Street Farm all situate in the town aforesaid as hereinafter particularly expressed only and not elsewhere
	£
For his goods in his dwelling house	100
The goods in the barns stables and outhouses belonging to the same	150
The goods inclosed in six bay of building and a stable and two corn lofts belonging to Castle Street Farm	50
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	300
25 March 1725           SUN INSURANCE          19/35158
Richard Reed of Aylesbury butcher for his now dwellinghouse situate in the town aforesaid and the goods and merchandise inclosed in the same
	£
Dwellinghouse	130
Goods	250
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	250
25 March 1725           SUN INSURANCE         19/35158
Elizabeth Emmon of Aylesbury for her house being the Red Lyon Inn now in the possession of William Ball with the brewhouse stables and other outhouses adjoining the dwelling house
	£
Dwelling House	200
Brewhouse stable and other outhouses	100
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	300
25 March 1725           SUN INSURANCE        19/35159
Joseph Brassbridge of Aylesbury victualler for his now dwellinghouse being the Royal Oak and one tenement adjoining in possession of William Clarke with the outhouses belonging to the said Dwellinghouse
	£
Dwellinghouse	100
One Tenement	50
Outhouses	50
Goods in the dwellinghouse	100
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	300
4 December 1727        SUN INSURANCE               24/43285
William Edmonds of Aylesbury malster on his dwelling house malthouse and one tenement adjoining in Aylesbury aforesaid all brick and tiled viz:
	£
Dwelling house	120
Malthouse or office	120
Tenement	60
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	300
Lady Day 1778              SUN INSURANCE        254/381280
William Speed at the Bricklayers Arms in Walton in the parish of Aylesbury victualler on his now dwelling house
	£
only situate as aforesaid brick pannelled and tiled	60
Household goods therein	20
Brewhouse only adjoining brick pannelled and tiled	30
Utensils and stock therein	10
Barn only adjoining brick boarded and tiled	30
Barn only distant thatched	10
Tenement only adjoining his dwelling house late in the tenure of William Todd brick pannelled and tiled	50
Tenement only in the tenure of Whitby labourer thatched	50
Tenement only in Aylesbury in the tenure of William Perkins labourer brick pannelled and tiled	30
Barn only near boarded and tiled	10
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	300
Mich 1778                 SUN INSURANCE         258/385998
John Dell of Aylesbury malster and farmer on his buildings and stock
	£
Dwelling house only situate as aforsaid brick and tiled	140
Household goods therein	100
Malthouse and gatehouse adjoining communicating with the above house brick timber and tiled	30
Utensils and stock therein	150
Utensils and stock in another malthouse in Walton in the parish of Aylesbury tiled and thatched	30
Utensils and stock in the farmyard near the Turnpike at Walton	150
Stock in the wheat barn in the said yard timber and tiled	50
House in Walton aforesaid distant from the said Barnyard not tenanted brick timber and tiled	90
Utensils and stock therein	10
Utensils and stock in the Court Yard near	90
Cowhouse adjoining brick and tiled	10
Utensils and stock in the said cowhouse yard	40
Brewhouse in the said yard brick pannelled and tiled	10
Utensils and stock in a barn in the said yard brick pannelled and tiled	90
House only in Walton in the tenure of Elizabeth Bates widow brick timber and tiled	30
Gatehouse granary adjoining brick pannelled and tiled	10
Utensils and stock therein	10
Stable barn adjoining each other brick timber and tiled	100
Utensils and stock therein	150
Utensils and stock in the yard	50
Five tenements adjoining each other in Castle Street Aylesbury in the tenure of Widow Green and Sarah Ginger spinster brick and tiled
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	1,600
Lady Day 1780         SUN INSURANCE            275/412671
John Turvey and Edward Terry of Aylesbury brewers on their utensils and stock in their brewhouse in Back
	£
Street in Aylesbury timber and tiled	110
Utensils and stock in a store room adjoining brick and tiled	220
Two store rooms adjoining each other with loft over near the above brick timber and tiled	200
Utensils and stock in their malthouse and loft adjoining in Church Street  brick and tiled	170
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	700
Midsummer 1783        SUN INSURANCE            302/461202
	£
John Dell of Aylesbury farmer and malster on his dwelling house only brick and tiled	100
Household goods therein	100
Wearing apparel therein	50
Two houses in Castle Street brick and tiled in the tenure of Freemantle and Edwards	50
Malthouse near brick pannelled and tiled	100
Utensils and stock therein	150
Utensils and stock in a malthouse in Walton brick timber tiled and thatched	100
Utensils and stock in a yard near the Turnpike at Walton	150
Stock in a barn in the same yard	50
One house in Walton empty with cowhouse adjoining brick timber and tiled	90
Stock in the house	10
Utensils and stock in the cowhouse and yard	10
Utensils and stock in the cowhouse and yard	50
Brewhouse in the same yard brick pannelled and tiled	10
Barn near brick timber and tiled	100
Stock therein	80
Utensils and stock in the court yard	60
Stable and barn adjoining each other in the stable yard brick timber and tiled	100
Utensils and stock in the said barn and stable	150
Utensils and stock in the said yard	50
Granary two tenements and gateway adjoining each other in the said yard brick pannelled and tiled	80
Stock in the said granary	20
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	1,700
Mich 1784           SUN INSURANCE             317/484509
	£
John and Elizabeth Turvey of Aylesbury on their now dwelling house only situate in Back Street Aylesbury aforesaid	150
Household goods therein	150
Wearing apparel therein	50
Tenement only adjoining in the tenure of John Parker attorney	75
Wash house only	30
Stable only adjoining	45
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	500
Xmas 1784         SUN INSURANCE             317/485728
	£
Charles Bowler of Aylesbury currier on his now dwelling house and brewhouse adjoining situate as aforesaid	110
Household goods therein	50
Utensils and stock therein	80
Workshop and offices adjoining separate from the above	75
Utensils and stock therein	70
Stable only adjoining	45
Cow pens and pig sties adjoining separate from the above
All brick brick pannelled and tiled	_____
	400
Lady Day 1786            SUN INSURANCE         327/501461
John Turvey and Edward Terry of Aylesbury brewers on their utensils and stock viz:
	£
In the brewhouse only in Back Street in Aylesbury timber and tiled	75
In the old malthouse only near timber and tiled	200
In a store room and loft only over separate timber and tiled	200
In a store house only adjoining pitched and thatched	150
In a malthouse and lofts only adjoining in Walton in Bucks timber and tiled	70
Stable only adjoining	45
Cow pens and pig sties adjoining separate from the above	75
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	700
Lady Day 1787          SUN INSURANCE           336/516826
John Turvey of Aylesbury gent and Elizabeth his wife on their now dwelling house only in Back Street
	£
brick and tiled	300
Household goods therein	100
Wearing apparel therein	40
Three stables only adjoining each other and the above in the tenure of the said Mr Turvey and John Parker attorney brick and tiled	40
House only adjoining the above house in the tenure of the said John Parker brick and tiled	100
Wash house and loft over in the yard near brick and tiled	20
[Plus farms in Bierton & Aston Clinton]
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	1,400
Aylesbury
Sun Fire Insurance
11/166 Dell, Jacob, malster 12/229 Sheen, Thomas fellmonger, Walton 17/451 Bell, William Kings Head Inn 18/505 Geary, Gilbert brewer 18/512 Perkins, John malster 18/601 Horwood, John hemp dresser 19/590 Terry, Richard grocer 19/592 Sheen, Thomas fellmonger, Walton 19/593 Edmonds, William farmer 19/596 Brooks, William, farmer 19/598 Edmonds, Thomas famer, Bull Farm & Castle St Farm 24/477 Edmonds, William malster 30/258 Burnham, John attorney 30/258 Sheen fellmonger, Walton 30/284 Bates, Thomas miller mealman 30/285 Bates, Thomas miller mealman 253/377333 Chaplin, Acton attorney 254/378543 Burnham, John gent 254/381280 Speed, William Bricklayers Arms, Walton 256/384095 Eagles, William mercer 258/385998 Dell, John Malster farmer 259/386884 May, John White Hart 260/389552 Grace, Thomas victualler 261/390177 Bowler, Charles carrier 262/393389 Brooks, William sen 262/393390 Brooks, William jnr 262/393391 Hoare, Thomas miller 263/393757 Rickford, William grocer 264/398065 Hill, John innholder 267/399340 Berry, William gent 269/405595 Bigg, Mary farmer 272/411130 Hicks, John victualler 272/411769 Wall, Benjamin grazier 275/412671 Terry, Edward brewer 275/412672 Homeyer, William Kings Head 276/418193 Marlow, John grocer, Walton 278/420082 Wall, Benjamin malster 280/425458 Collins, Thomas oatmeal mkr 281/424588 Campbell, Neil lacemen 282/426889 Howard, William salesman, Walton 282/426892 Hayward, William sen surgeon 282/427605 Horwood, John hemp dresser 284/430941 Peck, Edmund innholder 285/430432 Lee, John Angel Inn 287/433521 Bull, John carrier 290/441515 Eagles, William mercer 290/441942 Burnham, Joseph Esq 293/443899 Lee, John innholder 294/447734 Grace, Thomas mealman malster 294/449263 Marlow, Joseph Walton 298/454900 Wiltshire, William fellmonger 301/457887 Homeyer, William gent 302/460388 Horwood, John hemp dresser 302/461202 Dell, John farmer malster 304/466938 Terry, Edward gent 304/466939 Impey, Joseph innholder 306/467824 Parker, George malster victualler, 317/484509 Turvey, John 317/485728 Bowler, Charles currier 319/488378 Kennedy, Peter md Broad St 321/492578 Burnham, Joseph gent Broad St 321/493015 Bell, William farmer, Walton 322/494696 Elizabeth ? 324/498813 Burnham, Joseph gent 326/502348 Pitches, Mary widow 327/501461 Terry, Edward brewer 327/502659 Pitches, Joseph gent 335/515653 Hicks, John innholder 335/516126 Harris Rev John 336/516826 Turvey, John gent 338/521669 Churchwardes of Aylesbury 339/522746 Bigg, Willam, Walton 340/523012 Steele, John farmer, Walton 340/524145 Lloyd, Rev Thomas 341/523392 North, Thomas farmer victualler Walton
Royal Exchange
3/7253 Bigg, Elizabeth widow 3/70283 Irons, John malster 3/72509 Bigg, Elizabeth widow 4/73672 Dudley, Benjamin grocer 5/79042 Eagles, William mercer woolstapler 10/93744 Irons, John malster