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Early History
CHURCH HOUSE SHRAWLEY CHURCHYARD—CHURCH COTTAGE
1769 THOMAS WILLES paid tythe for house £1- 0- 0
1824 Jan23rd CHARLOTTE d of WILLIAM&MARY BARKER bap lab
1827 JOHN COOK Land Tax
1831 Oct23rd WILLIAM s of WILLIAM & MARY BARKER bap lab
1834 Apr 6th THOMAS s of WILLIAM&MARY BARKER bap lab
1837 Dec 10th HELEN d of WILLIAM&MARY BARKER bap lab

John Brazener
carpenter and joiner. His last bill 1890 was compiled and submitted posthumously by his wife and receipted “M Brazener” after his death that February. He charged 3s/6d per diem.
1861 age 40, 1871 age 48 and 1881 age 60, living in Church Cottage with wife Mary age 30 in 1861, 36 in 1871, 48 in 1881, 2 children age 2,3 and apprentice Edwin Goodman age 20. 1881 census entered as Brasier. John Brazener was buried 26 Feb 1890; Mary Brazener in the 1891 census is a widow age 60 living on own means in “The Steps” [Woodend Cottage].

Samuel Oakey
carpenter who took over from John Brazener after his death (and from Rowland Williams after his retirement). He was employed by the Vernon estate many days of each year 1890 to 1897, earning 3s/8d a day for building and repairing buildings, doors, window frames, making gates and so on.
1891 carpenter age 44, living in Church Cottage with his wife Sarah age 42, three sons and three daughters. 
1841 Census Page pp
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1851 census Page pp
In March 1851 ...
1861 Census page pp
In April 1861 ...
1871 Census page pp
In April 1871 ...
1881 Census Page pp
In April 1881 ...
​1881 JOHN FARMER Lodger -Farm bailiff Census
1891 Census Page pp
In April 1891 ...
1901 Census Page pp
In March 1901 ...
​1901 SAMUEL OAKEY Census
1911 Census Page pp
In April 1911 ...
1939 Register Page pp
In September 1939 ...
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