Thrapston Agricultural Society

4th Meeting 1841

Agricultural Society

Ploughing Match

The 4th Annual Meeting was held on 8 Oct 1841.

At 8 am, 21 teams assembled for a ploughing match in fields belonging to Mr John George at Denford.

The prize of £2.10s for the double team with wheels was won by W Litchfield, ploughman to Rev John Sergeant while Joseph Kinsley won a similar prize for the double team without wheels. There were also prizes for single teams with and without wheels.

Mr George ” with his accustomed liberality paid 10s per acre into the funds for the ploughing”.

Followed by a Dinner

At 4 o’clock , 40 – 50 gents had dinner at the Fox. The health of the Duke of Dorset was drunk.

As well as prizes to the ploughmen, there were other presentations including:

  • Thomas Sawford, labourer to the Duke of Dorset,who had brought up 9 children without parochial assistance  (£2);
  • John Lovell, for 50 years service on the estate of Thomas Burton  (£2);
  • Ephraim Mays, 28 years with Mr W Selby  (£1)
  • Samuel Kirby, received £1.10s as a subscriber for 40 years to a Friendly Society.

Note:

The Duke of Dorset

Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset KG PC, a politician and a member of the Privy Council.

He died childless in 1843 and the title became extinct. His memorial is in  St Peter’s Church, Lowick.

Reference:

Northampton Mercury 23 Oct 1841)

This page was added on 13/12/2015.

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  • Thank you for contacting us. We would like to include more about Ephraim and John, his son. Would you be happy to send us some more information?
    Neil

    By Web Editor (24/10/2022)
  • I saw the name Ephraim Mays, his son John left village in 1845 to come to Australia with wife Ann and 3 children.

    By Maree Powlesland (22/10/2022)

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