Quaker Burials at Hogstye End

New slate Memorial stones were added in 2022.

There are 185 traceable burials made at the Hogstye End (Woburn Sands) Meeting House burial yard over the course of the 278 years that it was fully active.  A key to the sources is listed at the end of this page.  There are likely to have been more, but records are scattered and inconclusive. Given that they come from so many places, the details are inconsistent and sometimes conflicting. The records of burials in the Quaker’s Registers and intermingled with those of Sherington and Leighton Buzzard.

Dates can be particularly difficult, as Quakers used a different system to the rest of England for a long time.  Details can be found here: Quaker Calendar Guide

Owing to the modern usage of the building as a children’s nursery, the Burial Ground has been fenced off and a new entrance cut through the original wall on Hardwick Road.   Access to the Burial Ground can be arranged by applying to the Milton Keynes Quaker Centre in Downhead Park.

Grave marker for Richard Hayllar, a grocer from Newport Pagnell.

There are some sad stories evidenced by the burials. It was a husband and wife who were buried there first, on the same day in 1676; George & Mary Cooper of Wandon (the old name for Wavendon).  Earlier local Quaker burials had taken place in the orchard of William Cook in Bow Brickhill.

Richard Underwood was buried in 1710, having died at Aylesbury Prison, a debtor, imprisoned probably  due to fines imposed for being a Quaker.

The Barnes family of Little Brickhill buried five of their children there, three within 13 days in 1794, no doubt some fearful epidemic that could not be treated at the time. The Quaker’s regular grave-digger buried his own daughter there in 1786, the Quakers no doubt having taken pity on him as the entry is marked “Not of our Society, poor and have relief of the Parish.”

It was then common to re-use names of children who had died, so the Hewlett family buried two Thomas’ and two William’s in 1830-31 and 1839, all only a matter of weeks’ old, with the second set of entries marked “2nd”.

The last two burials were Tyeth & Ellen Spencer in 1951 & 1954. Tyeth wrote a history of the Quaker Meeting House which is available elsewhere on this website.

Died/Buried Body of Parish Aged Notes Sources
05/04/1676 George Cooper Wandon “Buried at ye Friends burying place at Hogstie End” 1401 & 937
05/04/1676 Mary Cooper Wandon Wife of George Cooper, deceased. “Buried at ye Friends burying place at Hogstie End” 1401 & 937
24/07/1676 Henry Wheeler Great Brickhill “Buried at Hogsty House in the parish of Wandon in our burying place” 1401 & 937
27/08/1678 Jane Cooke ? [of Bow Brickhill] Daughter of William & Margaret  Neither source gives burial place. 1401 & 937
04/03/1679 Martha Smith Wandon Buried at Wandon (crossed thru in CoE) 1401 & 937 & CoE
1684 Thomas Dell SP
27/01/1685 Mary Pearce Wavendon Widow, “buried at Hogstie House burying place in the parish of Wavendon” 1401 & 937
12/08/1698 Elizabeth Goodman Cranfield Quaker buried at Hogsty End CoE
11/10/1698 John King buried at Hogsty End CoE
22/09/1702 Mary Coleman “Buryed and a Certificate brought the same day” CoE
20/11/1702 William Reeve Bow Brickhill “buryed at Hogsty House” CoE
02/02/1703 John Crawley Aspley Guise “Buried at ye same place” (as Reeve above) CoE
01/04/1703 Edward Cooke Bow Brickhill Buried at Hogsty End CoE
06/04/1703 Joanna Evans Moulsoe Buried at Hogsty End CoE
24/10/1703 Maria Cooke Bow Brickhill Buried at Hogstie End CoE
14/11/1704 Mercy King Late Cartwright Slay & Bass
25/10/1704 Elizabeth Page Lacemaker “Buried at the Quaker Meeting House” CoE
21/06/1705 Susan Gill Wavendon “Certificate brought by Mr Hall curate of Bow Brickhill that Susan Gill, Quaker, was buried in woollen” CoE
25/06/1705 Daniel Brown “Certificate brought that Quaker…” CoE
25/05/1706 Thomas Cooke Fenny Stratford in Simpson “Buryed at Hogstie End” CoE
09/04/1707 William Cooke Bow Brickhill “Buryed at Hog Sty End” CoE
20/05/1707 John Butler “Quaker Buryed at Hog Sty End” CoE
10/06/1707 Widow Butler “Buryed at Hog Sty End” CoE
02/09/1707 Mary Albright Woburn Child?  “Buried at Hogstie End” CoE
13/10/1708 John Gill “Quaker buried in woollen” CoE
31/05/1709 George Ward Aspley “Buried at Hogsty End” CoE
08/09/1709 Elizabeth Ward Aspley “Daughter of George” “Buried at Hogsty End” CoE
06/10/1710 Debora Colman Woburn Wife of Francis. Buried at Hogsty 1401
16/11/1710 Jane King Moulsoe “Buryed in Wavendon Parish according to law” CoE
29/12/1710 Samuel Brown Aspley “Buryed at Quaker brurial place” CoE
09/03/1711 Richard Underwood Died at Aylesbury in prison, a debtor, buried at Hogsty End Meeting House BB & SP & CoE
04/01/1712 Sarah Cooke Bow Brickhill Buried at Hogsty End BB & CoE
14/03/1712 James Albright Woburn “Quaker buried at Hogsty End” CoE
11/06/1714 John Partridge “Quaker buried at Hogstyend Barn” CoE
15/07/1714 Richard King Bass
20/09/1714 Richard ??? Buried at Quaker Meeting Barn CoE
27/03/1716 Ruth Partridge North Crawley Widow, graveyard at Hogsty End CoE
22/06/1722 Thomas How Bass
14/10/1722 Ann How 60 Nee Cartright. Wife of Thomas How, died in London of Smallpox, buried in leaden coffin Bass & SP & CoE
29/11/1723 Margaret Smith Woburn “In the graveyard at Hogsty End” CoE
08/12/1723 William Rudley Woburn “In the graveyard at Hogsty End” CoE
08/04/1724 Mary Botsford Little Brickhill “Buried in woollen at HSE” CoE
24/04/1724 John Wells Woburn “Buried in woollen at HSE” CoE
20/05/1740 Elizabeth Whiting Aspley “Quaker buried at Hogstyend Meeting House” CoE
22/06/1740 Thomas Walduck Aspley “A Quaker, buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
17/07/1740 John Botsford Little Brickhill “A Quaker, buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
01/01/1741 Ann Morris Ampthill Infant “buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
06/03/1741 Samuel Custing Ampthill “buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
1741 Ann Kettle Infant “buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
06/08/1741 Jane Whitelark Infant “buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
23/11/1741 Hannah King Ampthill “Buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
09/01/1742 Sarah Walduck Aspley “Buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
16/01/1742 Samuel Husting “Quaker buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” CoE
16/01/1742 Susanna How 44 Late Briggins. “buried at Hogsty End Meeting Yard” Bass & CoE
02/03/1742 Jonathon Butler “Buried at the Meeting Yard” CoE
25/11/1743 Thomas Cook Bow Brickhill “Buried at Hogstyend Meeting Yard” CoE
05/01/1744 Mary Ward Wavendon “Buried at Hogstyend Meeting Yard” CoE
07/09/1744 Elizabeth Bradbury Bow Brickhill “Buried at Hogstyend Meeting Yard” CoE
25/04/1745 Benjamin Doake Aspley “Buried at Hogstyend Meeting Yard” CoE
12/12/1745 Grace Morrice Ampthill “Buried at Hogstyend Meeting Yard” CoE
09/04/1746 Edward Cooke Bow Brickhill “Buried at Hogstyend Meeting Yard” CoE
15/01/1749 Thomas How 68 Bass
15/07/1752 John Cook Bow Brickhill “Buried at the Meeting Yard at Hogstyend” CoE
? Mary Brook jnr Infant born 17/08/1762 Bass
03/08/1763 Richard How 74 Bass
24/04/1774 Thomas Ramsey 20 Bass
11/07/1779 Silena How Aspley Guise c.43 Wife of Richard How, Gent. Late Ramsey, Late Moore 937 & 89 & 309 & Bass
12/09/1779 Mary Dean Shotford [Shetford], Oxon. c.35 Daughter of John & Elizabeth Dean. Single woman at Thomas Edwin’s of Great Horwood 937 & 89 & 309
12/11/1779 Elizabeth Walduck Aspley Guise c.72 Wife of Thomas 937 & 89 & 309
10/06/1780 Ann Bradshaw Aspley Guise c.8 Daughter of Thomas & Ann 937 & 89 & 309
06/05/1781 Sarah Moore Woburn c.70 Widow. Not of our Society 937 & 89 & 309
21/02/1782 Hannah Ward Aspley Guise c.86 Widow 937 & 89 & 309
10/11/1782 Mary Brook Leighton Buzzard c.56 Wife of Joseph, woolstapler. At Hogstyend 937 & 89 & 309
08/08/1783 Abraham Whitelark Wavendon c.80 Shoemaker. Not in Unity 937 & 89 & 309
12/06/1786 Elizabeth Hall Hogstyend c.7 Daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth, not of our Society, poor and have relief of said Parish 937 & 89 & 309
11/09/1786 Mary Ward Aspley Guise c.70 Widow 937 & 89 & 309
13/05/1787 Edward Greaves Whaddon c.8w Son of John & Martha, parents not in Unity 937 & 89 & 309
08/02/1788 Suzannah Maple Woburn c.70 Poor woman, single. 937 & 89 & 309
08/11/1788 Benjamin Reeve Leighton Buzzard c.27hrs Son of Benjamin & Margaret 937 & 89 & 309
07/06/1789 Ann Hewlett Leighton Buzzard c.36 Single woman 937 & 89 & 309
25/09/1789 Martha Morriss Woburn c.62 Mantua maker & baker. Not in Unity 937 & 89 & 309
19/02/1790 Frances Gilks Whaddon c.68 Wife of Joseph Gilks, baker. Not in Unity 937 & 89 & 309
21/02/1790 Joseph Brook Leighton Buzzard c.70 Woolstapler 937 & 89 & 309
04/03/1790 William Bassett Leighton Buzzard c.5w Son of Peter & Ann, drapers 937 & 89 & 309
27/10/1790 Silena Suzanna How Aspley c.27 Daughter of Richard How 937 & 89 & 309
03/11/1790 Samuel Barnes Little Brickhill c.3 Son of Samuel & Hannah 937 & 89 & 309
04/01/1793 Richard How Woburn c.30 Son of Briggins & Sarah 937 & 89 & 309
26/09/1793 Briggins How Woburn c.61 937 & 89 & 309
09/01/1794 David Troup/Troop Aspley Guise c.93 937 & 89 & 309
17/09/1794 Mary Barnes Little Brickhill c.4½ Daughter of Samuel & Hannah 937 & 89 & 309
24/09/1794 Margaret Barnes Little Brickhill c.2y 10m Daughter of Samuel & Hannah 937 & 89 & 309
30/09/1794 Elizabeth Barnes Little Brickhill c.7y 9m Daughter of Samuel & Hannah 937 & 89 & 309
20/04/1795 Martha Heley Leighton 63 Draper/Spinster. Buried Hogstyend (Wavendon) 289 & 208
03/01/1796 Rebecca Barnes Aspley Guise 2m Daughter of Samuel & Hannah. Buried Hogstyend (Wavendon) 289 & 208
19/07/1796 John Baldwin Woburn 73 Labourer. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
06/03/1797 Sarah Agur Bow Brickhill 86 Widow. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
29/01/1798 Hannah Bassett Leighton 4 Daughter of Peter & Ann. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
24/02/1799 Mary Ridgway Leighton c.37 Wife of Matthew. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
18/04/1799 Hannah Bassett Leighton c.1m Daughter of Peter & Ann. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
15/11/1799 Ann Wheeler Leighton c.30 Wife of John. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
27/03/1801 Thomas Wheeler Leighton c.74 Ironmonger. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
08/06/1801 Richard How Aspley Guise c.74 Gentleman. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208 & HY
19/03/1802 John Joyce Wiffen Woburn c.14m Son of John & Elizabeth. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208 & MS & HY
19/04/1802 Sophia Bassett Leighton Buzzard c.11m Daughter of Peter & Ann. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
13/07/1802 John Wiffen Woburn c.41 Ironmonger. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208 MS & HY
19/12/1802 Ann Ward (late of) Aspley Guise c.65 Buried at Hogstyend, not in membership 289 & 208
07/01/1804 William Briggins How Aspley Guise c.36 Surgeon. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
30/06/1804 Hannah Barnes Aspley Guise c.15m Daughter of Samuel & Hannah. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
12/05/1805 Joseph Gilks Whaddon 82 Baker 289 & 208
19/11/1805 Elizabeth Wooding Aspley Guise c.90 Widow. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
1805 Elizabeth Mould Jnr Infant Bassett
1805 Elizabeth Mould Bassett
03/03/1807 Mary How Leighton Buzzard c.67 Spinster. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
12/04/1807 Sarah Troup Aspley Guise c.66 Spinster. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
29/11/1807 Ralph Troup Aspley Guise c.65 Gardener. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
10/06/1809 Susanna How Woburn c.57 Spinster. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
27/06/1812 Hannah Barnes Aspley Guise c.50 Wife of Samuel. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
1813 Thomas Sear Bass
24/02/1816 Benjamin Barnes Strood, Kent c.21y 6m Buried at Hogstyend 208
22/10/1819 Mary Harbert Hogstyend c.5m Daughter of John & Mary. Buried at Hogstyend, not a member 289 & 208
? William Camps Bass
07/02/1820 Hannah Harding Hogstyend c.83 Widow of Thomas. Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
22/06/1820 Richard How Camps Woburn c.23y 6m Buried at Hogstyend 289 & 208
15/07/1820 Alfred Camps Chatteris, Cambs c.17y 6m Buried at Hogstyend 208
21/06/1821 Mary Harbert Hogstyend c.25 Wife of James Harbert, laceman & co.. Buried at Hogstyend, not a member 289 & 208
25/05/1823 Sarah How Woburn c.84 Widow of Briggins, late Walduck. Buried at Hogstyend 208
27/12/1823 Sarah Corrie 4 Bass
01/07/1825 William Nichols Bass
13/01/1827 Martha Hewlatt 1m Bass
03/02/1829 Abraham Whitehead Leeds c.50 Woolstapler. Buried at Hogstyend. Notts Review 06/02/1829 208 & MS & HY & BNA
20/04/1830 Thomas Hewlatt 5m Bass
14/10/1831 William Hewlatt 8m Bass
30/01/1832 Sabina Elizabeth Barnes Fenny Stratford 9 Daughter of William & Sarah. Buried at Hogstyend. “Not a Member” 208 & 1061
17/09/1833 Mary White jnr 3d HY
22/03/1835 Benjamin Herring Wavendon 1y 8m Son of Benjamin & Susannah of Husborne Crawley. Buried at Hogstyend. “Not in Membership with us.” 208 & 1061
12/12/1835 Richard Thomas How Aspley Guise 70 Gentleman, son of Richard & Silena. Buried at Hogstyend 208 & 1061 & HY
02/05/1836 Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen Froxfield in Eversholt 43 Buried at Hogstyend 208 & 1061 & MS & HY
11/12/1836 Benjamin Herring Crawley, Beds 14m Son of Benjamin & Susannah. Buried at Hogstyend. Not a Member 208 & 1061
10/06/1838 Thomas Hewlatt (2nd) Aspley Guise 10w Register says died 9th and was 3 months “Not a member” on Death cert. Bass & FR4
30/04/1839 William Hewlatt (2nd) 3w Bass
19/05/1839 Charles Hewlatt 6w Twin of William above Bass
01/02/1840 Jospeh Perrin “Aspley Guise, but of … Woburn” 77 “Highly respected member of Society of Friends”  Where buried? Formerly of Northants. Will on Ancestry. Bucks Advertiser 08/02/1840 BNA
06/1841 Elizabeth Wiffen 80 Late Pattinson. LBO 03/01/1939. Wife of John Wiffen, mother of Jeremiah, Benjamin, Sophie etc. Spencer says 1842. BNA & MS & HY & SP
23/08/1846 Ellen Eliza White 18m Bass
11/12/1846 Susanna Sears 79 L Buzzard Observer 03/01/1939 BNA & SP
18/01/1847 Emily Harbert 27 Bass
16/05/1847 Elizabeth Harding Bass
11/11/1848 Sarah Davison Bass
21/11/1849 Mary Wiffen 58 L Buzzard Observer 03/01/1939  Northants Merc 06/10/1849 says daughter of John Wiffen, aged 40?? BNA & MS & HY & SP
25/07/1854 James Harbert 74 L Buzzard Observer 03/01/1939 & Spencer says Jane?? BNA & Bass & SP
16/09/1856 Thomas Camps Fenny Stratford 54 Medical practicioner. Bucks Advertiser 27/09/1856 Slay & BNA
04/01/1858 Sarah Bartlett 62 Bass
16/01/1864 Sophie Elliott Wiffen Aspley Guise 67 Sister of J. H. & B. B. Wiffen. Essex Standard 27/01/1864 Slay & MS & HY & SP & BNA
30/03/1864 William Fitzwilliam How 78 Slay & SP
21/08/1864 John Marshall 63 BNA & MS & HY & SP
18/03/1867 Benjamin Barron Wiffen Aspley Guise 73 Beds Merc 06/04/1867 Slay & MS & HY & SP & BNA
27/10/1868 Martha Chantler Newport Pagnell 58 Beds Times 14/11/1868. Wife of William, chemist Slay & BNA & HY & MS
05/04/1869 Thomas Grimes Bourne End, Cranfield 69 Farmer, husband of Pheobe Slay & MS & HY
01/05/1876 Charles Inwood 49 Tailor of Woburn Sands. L Buzzard Observer 16/05/1876 BNA & HY
21/09/1876 Mary White Ampthill 76 Wife of Richard Edward White, born 14/02/1800 in Louthwaite Side, Cumbria Slay & MS & HY & SP & BNA
17/12/1879 Richard Edward White Ampthill Kept diary, planted many of the trees. Luton Times 26/12/1879 BNA & MS & HY & SP
23/08/1881 Maria Corder Aspley Guise 88 NBucks Times 01/09/1881 BNA & MS & HY
15/12/1885 Elizabeth Tylor Woburn Sands 64 Sister of Frank Bassett of LB – NBucks Times   24/12/1885. Spencer says 1881 BNA & SP
02/02/1889 Lucy How Avenue, Aspley Guise 85 Wife of William Fitzwilliam How Nothants Merc 09/02/1889 BNA & SP
26/11/1890 Richard Hayllar Newport Pagnell 68 Croy Weekly Std 29/11/1890. Grocer. BNA & MS & HY & SP
01/04/1892 William Chantler Newport Pagnell 87 Croy Weekly Std 09/01/1892 BNA & HY & MS & SP
29/11/1895 Maria Thorpe Aspley Guise 85 Luton Times 22/11/1895. BNA & HY & SP
08/04/1900 Mary Ann Inwood Epworth Villa, Woburn Sands 75 Wife of Charles Inwood. Luton Times 13/04/1900. BNA & HY
05/05/1900 Wilhelmina C. E. Bizzell Woburn Sands 1 Daughter of G. H. Bizzell. On his stone. MS & HY
01/05/1902 Jane Hayllar Newport Pagnell 77 Croy Weekly Std 10/05/1902. From Newport Pagnell, wife of Richard BNA & MS & HY
08/06/1904 George Henry Bizzell Woburn Sands 44 LBuzzard Observer 14/06/1904 BNA & HY & MS
31/12/1908 Louisa Lucas Rushden (late Sherington) 68 Daughter of W. Chantler. Croy Weekly Std 09/01/1909 BNA & MS & HY
21/11/1909 Jospeh Grimes Windmill Hill Farm, Great Linford 62 Beds Merc 03/12/1909 BNA & MS & HY
12/03/1910 John Henry Walker Pineridge, Wood Lane 39 Beds Times 18/03/1910 BNA & MS & HY
06/03/1918 Annie Josephine Walker Pineridge, Woodside, Aspley Guise 44 NBucks Times 19/03/1918 BNA & MS & HY
18/04/1921 Mary Frances White The Spinney, Aspley Guise 78 Daughter of Richard Edward White Beds Times 22/04/1921 MS & HY
04/04/1922 Maria White “Sandylands”, Aspley Guise 92 Daughter of Richard Edward White. Beds Times 14/04/1922 BNA & MS & HY
01/02/1929 Arthur Hall Somersby bungalow, Hardwick Rd. 70 Wolv Express 08/02/1929 BNA & MS & HY
13/04/1905 Anna Mary Tylor 83 Daughter of E. Merick Tylor SP
18/05/1936 William Charles Whiteman Aspley Road, Woburn Sands 72 Died Middlesex Hospital. Beds Times 22/05/1936 BNA & MS & HY
30/12/1940 Henry Edward Grace Woburn Sands 84 Of “Ashville”, Wood Street. Beds Times 10/01/1941 BNA & MS & HY
25/12/1947 Hannah Hall 5 Hardwick Road 89 Wife of Arthur Hall. Wolv Express 09/01/1948. Wrong year on Marker BNA & MS & HY
07/12/1950 Henrietta Amelia Grace Ashwells, Tylers Green 95 On husband’s marker. Parish from Probate. Hyde & Marker
06/06/1951 Tyeth Angel Theophilous Spencer “Linkside” Aspley Guise 85 Beds Times 08/06/1951 BNA & MS & HY
18/01/1954 Ellen Agnes Spencer 76 On husband’s marker. Died at St Catherines Nursing Home, Letchworth. Herts Express 22/01/1954 BNA & MS & HY

 

SOURCES OF DATA

Plain numbers indicate entries taken from Quaker Burial Registers available on Ancestry.  There are usually two entries from these, as they compiled Monthly and Quarterly Registers:
RG 6/0937
RG 6/1401
RG 6/0309
RG 6/0289
RG 6/1061
RG 6/0091
RG 6/0089
RG 6/0208

BNA: Newspaper report found in British Newspapers Archives
Bass: List compiled by Quakers in 1873 & given to Mr. Bassett of Leighton Buzzard. (Beds. Archives FR4/9/12/1&2)
BB: “Wavendon Parish Register” by William Bradbrook, 1904.
SP: “Quakerism at Hogstye End“, by Tyeth A. T. Spencer, 1939.
HY: Norman V. Hyde survey of inscriptions in 1970.
Slay: “Diary of Richard Edward White” transcribed by Catherine Slay, 2000.
MS: Marker Stone still in the Burial Ground, 2023.
CoE: Wavendon Church Registers, from microfilms at Bucks. Archives.
FR4: Friends Register (Beds. Archives FR4/9/11/2)

Hyde plan of burials, 1970.

 

Page last updated April 2023.