Hart
1790 freehold tenement etc occupied by John Hart with right of commonage.
Is this the John Hart mentioned later who claimed a bounty for growing hemp.
In 1828, 6 ½ acres of land occupied by John Hart were arable.
According to the Ipswich Chronicle , Nov 24th 1826, ‘about 10 o’clock on Wed night a fire broke out at the wheelwright’s shop of Mr Hart of Stowupland which with its contents to a considerable amount were entirely destroyed’.
It is unknown if this Mr Hart is related to Esau Hart who is named in the Dec 2nd 1826 diary of Charles Freeman of Stowupland Hall.
In the early 19th century 4 Hart’s were listed as being baptised at the Stowmarket Baptist Church
Parents were listed as John and Elizabeth Hart:
Anna in 1833, Jabez in 1831, Mary in 1827 and Nathan in 1836
1855 Kellys: William Hart – wheelwright and Elizabeth Hart- Blacksmith. In 1851 census, location is given as Mendelsham Road and William Hart age 60 is a wheelwright and farmer of 10 acres. (1839 tithes land is TM 55 -opposite todays Oak Tree Farm)
Listed in Kellys 1874 with Elijah Hart (also named as a builder) and James Hart are listed as wheelwrights, coopers and builders.
Listed in Kellys 1885 – James and Issac Hart
Listed in Kellys 1891 & 1896 – Blacksmith in Saxham Street – Horace and James Hart.
In 1848 a Blacksmiths premises with 4 tenements and 9 acres of Freehold land were to be auctioned. Advertised in the occupation of William Hart so probably this was in Saxham Street, and subsequently known as Blacksmith Cottage, opposite Oak Tree farm.
In Augsut 1840 this advert appeared in the Suffolk Chronicle, presimably the remises are in Saxham Street
From the 1841 census we find mention of a 20 year old Mildred Hart (b.1821) in the household of Elizabeth Cooper, in Saxham Street.
And in 1848 the sale of 4 tenements, 9 acres and a Blacksmith and wheelwrights shop, presumably in Saxham Street.
Ena Carter noted in her research that in Aug 1789 there were claims for a Bounty of Threepence per Stone for growing hemp – mention is made of John Hart for 1786, 1787 and 1788.
Two more adverts for sale of the Hart families’ wheelwrights work. The first from Ipswich Journal: 25 June 1870 and the second a year later from Suffolk Chronicle: 01 July 1871. William hart died in 1871 but the family continued the craft. their were still Hart Blacksmiths working in Saxham Street in the early 1920s. Though at present we dont know when the property ceased to be a working ‘smithy.
From the East Anglian Daily Times: 10 August 1893, the freehold of 2 adjoining dwelling houses along Saxham Street is for sale. The occupiers are named as Horace Hart (a wheelwright)and Widow Hagger, their rents amounting to £22 10s per annum.
From the 1891 census this would have been nos 5 & 6 Main Road (Saxham Street). Numbering started from the Poplar farm end where the occupier was Robert Spyvee and family. The next along were Herbert and Harriet Davy (Is this Davy’s farm?), then Henry and Emma Potter (maybe todays Oak Tree Farm) before we reach the Blacksmith (4, Main Road) of James and Elizabeth Hart.
See other Harts whose stories maybe related or Blacksmiths, etc. See Saxham Street in the 1850s to 90s,
