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The Blinde Family of Barnes

by Val Bott on 24/02/2021 · 0 Comments

Though a Blinde family archive does not appear to have survived, as is the case for most 17th / 18th century gardeners, it may be possible to discover his name in some of his customers’ accounts in order to understand the size of his business. Information from other researchers is welcome. When James Wisdom and […]

A Bequest to the weeder woman

by Val Bott on 07/09/2019 · 0 Comments

I first came across weeder women in 2006 – they were working in the gardens of the Chiswick manor of Sutton Court in the 1690s and early 1700s. In the accounts kept by Lord Fauconberg’s steward they were paid six pence a day. The women were rarely named, as payment was usually made within the […]