Poaching and Petty Thieving in St Albans

A Talk by Chris Reynolds

Game Certificates in 1786

The names of the noblemen and gentlemen who gave their names and place of abode to John Cowper, gentleman, the clerk of the peace for the liberty and borough of St. Alban, for certificates for killing of game.

[St Albans parishes and Sandridge only]

John 

Jones

St Albans

Grocer

John 

Willingham

St Albans

Tanner

Robert 

Smith

St Stephens

Scarth Wyat 

Smith

St Albans

Thomas 

Thrale

Saundridge

John 

Boarne

St Albans

Gentleman

John 

Smith

St Stephens

Esquire

Arnot 

Howard

St Stephens

Gentleman

John 

Saunders

St Stephens

Samuel 

Dagnal

St Stephens

Gentleman

William 

Gape

St Albans

Esquire

Joseph 

Vandermeulen

St Albans

Esquire

William 

Kinder

St Albans

Gentleman

Caleb

Lomax, the elder

Childwickbury

Esquire

Caleb

Lomax, the younger

Childwickbury

Esquire

Henry

Smith

St Michael

Esquire

Daniel

Partridge, the younger

St Peter

Yeoman

Peter

Campbell

Tittenhanger

Esquire

Joseph 

Spooner

St Albans

Clerk

John 

Munn

Sandridge

Gentleman

John 

Emmet

St Albans

Esquire

John

Clarke

St Albans

Gentleman

Robert

Kentish

St Albans

Esquire

Ralph

Smith, the younger

St Michaels

Gentleman

Thomas

Dearmer

Saundridge

Gentleman

John

Langford

St Albans

Gentleman

John

Cotton

St Albans

Gentleman

James Carpenter

Gape

St Michaels

Clerk

Thomas

Harris

Saundridge

Farmer

John

Osbourn. the younger

St Albans

Esquire

William

Weathered

Saundridge

Farmer

William

Smith

St Michaels

Gentleman

Joseph

Monery

St Albans

Gentleman

William

Corbet

St Albans

Esquire

John 

Taylor

St Michaels

Mealman

John

Barnet

St Peter

Innkeeper

John

Agutter

St Albans

Painter

Richard

Smith

St Albans

Gentleman

Charles

North

St Michaels

Farmer

John

Shipton

St Albans

Esquire

Lewis

Majindie

St Stephens

Esquire

From Hertfordshire County Records