Hertfordshire Genealogy:

Amwellbury

1800-1850

Little Amwell

After I posted WILLSON, Gamels Hall, Rush Green, Little Amwell, circa 1850 Anthony suggested that I should also follow up "Amwell Bury" on the British Newspaper Archive I decided it would make a good example of how much information you can get out of the archive if you have a distinctive name.

As I was planning a review of the FindMyPast access to the Archive I felt that this would make a good test example. I therefore searched for either "Amwellbury" or "Amwell Bury" between 1800 and 1850 and the results are given below - except that multiple entries of the same news item or advert have been ignored. My assessment in given in British Newspaper Archive

The early items are published in a variety of papers all over the country because Colonel Charles Brown clearly had some standing in society. In 1832 a story made "national news" and was repeated (in identical words) in several papers. Only in 1836 did local news start appearing - and this was because there was no dedicated Hertfordshire paper before this date. Thomas Hamilton Graves first appears in 1848 - and appears in things such as lists of shareholders.

Married - Henry Brown, esq. eldest son of Col. Brown, of Amwell Bury, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the late John Walmesley, esq., of Castlemere, Lancashire.

Births - On Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Amwell Bury, Herts, the Lady of Henry Brown, Esq. of a son and heir.

Married - April 12, at St Mary's Church, Marylabonne [Marylebone], Col. Brown, of Amwell Bury, to Mrs Beville, of King-street, Portman Square.

Fashionable Arrivals - Col. and Mrs. Brown and family, at their residence, King-street, Portman-square, from Amwell Bury, Herts.

Fashionable Arrivals - Colonel and Mrs. Brown, at their residence, King-street, Portman-square, from their seat, Amwell Bury, Hants.

Fashionable Arrivals - Colonel and Mrs. Brown, in King-street, Portman-square, from their seat, Amwell Bury, Hertfordshire.

Fashionable Arrivals - Colonel and Mrs. Brown and family, in King-street, Portman-square, from their seat, Amwell Bury, Hertfordshire.

Married - Sept. 12., at St Sidwells, by the Rev. B. Clay, Rector of East Worlington in this county, and Hockerton in Nottinghamshire, Captain George Brown, second son of the late Colonel Charles Brown of Amwell Bury, Hertfordshire, to Fanny Charlotte, eldest daughter of Lieut.-General Clay, of Baring Crescent, near this city. [Exeter]

Amwell Bury Mansion to let ... ... [Several similar adverts, some later ones exclude farm]

[Magistrates Court] Ware - George Cordell, labourer, and John Lodge, blacksmith, both of Ware, were charged with being, at half-past 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, within the enclosure of Amwell Bury, for the purpose of stealing young rooks, the property of --- Redmayne, Esq. Discharged with a caution.

[Magistrates Court] Ware - George Want and James Reason were fined 13s each, including damage and costs, for stealing walnuts from a tree belonging to Mr. Webb, of Amwell Bury.

Great Amwell - On the 30th ult, on the occasion of Henry John Brown, Esq. (of the Rifle Brigade), only son of Captain Brown, of Amwell Bury, attaining his majority, all the poor and their families resident in the parish of Great Amwell, and labourers on the estate, were liberally provided with meat, bread, old ale, &c. The children of the National School were supplied with cake and tea, and presented each with a silver coin. Afterwards a party of the neighbouring gentry, tenantry, and tradespeople, were sumptuously entertained at the house.

Somerset and North Devon Junction Railway ... Henry Brown, Esq., Bylands, Strathfieldsaye, Hants, and Amwell Bury, Herts, Magistrate of the County ...

Game List - General Game Certificate - ... ... Thomas Hamilton Graves, Esq. of Hercules chambers, Threadneedle street - for George Carter, Royalty of Amwell, Bury, county of Herts. ... ...

Australian Agricultural Company ... ... G. S. Thornton, Esq. (Director of Sun Fire Office) Amwell, Bury, Ware, Herts. ... ...