Charles Allen Du Val

William Worley 1817-1883

William Worley was born in 1817 at Seer Green in Buckinghamshire, the son of William Worley and his wife nee Lydia Bradley 1776-1849.

He married Eliza Unwin 1814-1879

They had the following children:

William Worley. He was born in 1842 at Uxbridge in Middlesex.

George Worley. He was born in 1843 at Iver in Buckinghamshire.

Thomas Worley. He was born in 1845 at Iver. On 2 February 1868 he married Emily Rose De Friere at St George's church, Bloomsbury in London. He was then described a being a gentleman. They had a son and two daughters. He died in 1923 aged 78 years.

Gordon Henry Worley. He was born in 1847 at Iver. He married Eliza Annett in 1869, and died in 1908.

Alfred Worley. He was born in 1850 at Iver. He was twice married, and died in 1916 aged 65 years at Uxbridge in Middlesex.

Samuel Worley. He was born in 1854 at Iver. He married Mary Ann Stapps, born in 1852 at Iver.

Love Green Farm

William Worley was Constable of Iver in 1849 (1). When the 1851 Census was taken the family were living there in Love Lane.

William Worley was a market gardener, and by 1861 he was working 45 acres at Love Green Farm (2). Among the produce he grew were pears (3) and potatoes (4). William Worley was however working more acreage than the farm land there (5), and he owned or leased other acreage, including grazing land for cattle at nearby Delaford Park (6).

His wife Eliza Worley died in 1879.

In 1881 William Worley was working 50 acres at the farm, employing two men and a boy.

On 19 December 1881 aged 59 years he married Mary Jane Meades at Holy Trinity church, Reading in Berkshire. She was aged 22 years, the daughter of John Meades.

William Worley was a market gardener, and by 1861 he was working 45 acres at Love Green Farm (2). Among the produce he grew were pears (3) and potatoes (4). William Worley was however working more acreage than the farm land there (5), and he owned or leased other acreage, including grazing land for cattle at nearby Delaford Park (6).

William Worley died on 30 December 1883 at Love Green Farm in Iver (7).

(1) Bucks Herald 20 October 1849.
(2) Love Green Farm was built in the late 1600s of brick and timber, with tiled roofs and some weather-boarding. Later alterations have been made, but there are original ceiling beams and a central chimney stack. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire, Volume 1: South (1912) page 222.
(3) "Geo. Smith, for stealing a pottle of pears the property of Wm. Worley, of Iver, in default of paying the fine imposed, was committed for a fortnight." Reading Mercury 26 August 1848. A pottle was a measure of capacity equal to half a gallon.
(4) "Samuel Worley charged with stealing a bushel of potatoes, value 2s, the property of his father, at Iver - The case was withdrawn." Bucks Herald 27 October 1883. A bushel had a capacity equal to eight gallons.
(5) When Love Green Farm was sold in 1895, the land amounted to less than 35 acres: "Love Green Farm and 20 acres of land, let at £53 per annum, for £890; and 14 3/4 acres of arable land, let at £22 10s per annum, for £400" were sold at the Mart, Tokenhouse Yard on 26 June 1895. Morning Post 27 June 1895. The Auction Mart in Tokenhouse Yard was near the Bank of England in London. London Past and Present, its Traditions and History H.P. Wheatley and P. Cunningham volume 3 (1891) page 382.
(6) A heifer worth £12 belonging to William Worley at Delaford Park was maimed on 26 September 1872: "The prisoner was employed to do some work at Delaford Park, where there were some heifers. One of the heifers came to his "grub" basket and gnawed his "grub", on which he threw a reaping hook at it and did the injury complained of. he immediately went to Mr. Worley and told him that the animal was very much hurt, he supposed, by jumping over a fence, and Mr. Worley found the animal cut to the bone on the right fore leg, apparently from an axe or reaping hook. The only question was as to the motive of the defendant. When he was taken into custody he said that the heifers had been at his "grub" basket several times, and when he went to drive them away they kicked up their heels. He afterwards saw one of them with his "grub" basket in its mouth, and he threw the hook to frighten it. The only evidence that the defendant committed the act was his own statement ... The Court did not think that there was sufficient evidence as to malice, and the jury acquitted the prisoner under the direction of His Grace, who hoped the thoughtless conduct of the prisoner would be a warning to him in future." Bucks Herald 19 October 1872. His Grace was the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Chairman of the Magistrates presiding at the Buckinghamshire Michaelmas Sessions.
(7) "Administration of the Personal Estate of William Worley late of Love Green Farm Iver in the County of Buckingham Farmer and Market Gardener who died 30 December 1883 at Love Green Farm was granted at the Principal Registry to Mary Jane Worley of Love Green Farm Widow the Relict." The grant was made on 11 February 1884 in London. The Personal Estate was £257 6s. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1858-1966 (1884) page 552.