Cowkeeper names from 18thC London
Surnames I to Y are below. Click here for Surnames A - H and explanation.
| Date | District | Place | Surname | Firstname | Newspaper story was about.. |
| 1714 Oct | Hackney | Ivory | Richard | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1776 Jun | Highgate | James | robbed of 5 guineas | ||
| 1791 Apr | Bethnal Green | Johnston | Thomas | servant accused of fraud; acquitted | |
| 1791 Nov | Bethnal Green | Dog Row | Johnson | Thomas | burglary: cash, plate, linen |
| 1793 Jun | Bethnal Green | Dog Row | Johnson | Thomas | bankrupt |
| 1737 Oct | Marybone | Jones | married Mrs Garbert | ||
| 1748 Apr | Chelsea | Ebury Farm | Keeling | Thomas | died |
| 1748 Apr | Chelsea | Ebury Farm | Keeling | Thomas | successor to Richard Orton at Ebury Farm |
| 1799 Jul | Marybone | Great Portland Street | Kendall | sponsoring Mr Simpson, in town to advertise his school at Greta Bridge, Yorks (near Barnard C) | |
| 1745 Dec | Islington | Lane | John | distemper outbreak; appointed by Privy Council to monitor the outbreak and impose the rules to contain it | |
| 1793 May | Shoreditch | Cold Harbour | Lay | Samuel | bankrupt |
| 1793 May | Shoreditch | Cold Harbour Farm | Lay | Samuel | sale (bankrupt) stock; glue factory; furniture |
| 1779 Aug | Islington | Laycock | Mrs | married Mr Symmonds of Holloway | |
| 1714 Sep | Marybone | Lee | Thomas | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1714 Sep | St Pancras | Tottenham Court | Lewis | Samuel | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper [Tatnham Ct] |
| 1736 Sep | Marybone | Tottenham Court | Lewis | Samuel | attacked and robbed coming home from Barnet races |
| 1739 Nov | Kentish Town | Lewis | Samuel | fire consumed barn and hay | |
| 1769 Jul | Shoreditch | Haggerstone | Litchfield | John | pardoned from death sentence; convicted of rape |
| 1766 Dec | Mayfair | Hyde Park Corner | Litchfield | William | mother is 109; mother-in-law is 92 |
| 1766 Apr | Mayfair | Park Lane | Litchfield | William | daughter married coal-merchant Wilkinson |
| 1774 Mar | Mayfair | Hyde Park Corner, Park Lane | Litchfield | William | strayed: one cow; stolen: gallon copper measure |
| 1778 Dec | Mayfair | Hanover Sq | Litchfield | William | bankrupt |
| 1720 Jan | Islington | Lloyd | won £5000 in lottery | ||
| 1772 Sep | Chelsea | Lordship Lane | Loft | Nicholas | sale of house, furniture, yard, stock, milkround |
| 1793 Jan | St Pancras | Lording | William | bankrupt | |
| 1785 Nov | Southwark | Dirty Lane | Love | John | arrested for theft of a horse |
| 1799 Mar | New Cross | Love | John | bankrupt | |
| 1798 Jan | Newington | Butts Milk House | Marsh | Mr | sale of stock (retiring) |
| 1758 Oct | Westminster | Tothill Fields | Martin | fire: two stacks of corn burnt to ashes | |
| 1792 Jun | Southwark | St George's Fields | Mash | Richard | bankrupt |
| 1770 Sep | Kilburn | Mash | kept Mr Thos Wallington's cows on his farm | ||
| 1773 Oct | Blackheath | Maude | Sarah | died rich; aged 76 | |
| 1761 Mar | Westminster | Tothill Fields | Mears | servant died after cart ran over him in the yard | |
| 1767 Apr | Westminster | Tothill Fields | Meres | Jnr | died; or rather appeared to have died; recovered, removed from coffin |
| 1775 Apr | Holborn | Miles | servants helped catch a burglar in Queen Square | ||
| 1736 Aug | Highgate | Miller | horse won the £5 plate | ||
| 1786 Nov | Bethnal Green | Bishop Bonner's | Milligan | John | bankrupt |
| 1790 Feb | Hackney | Grove Street | Monkfield | James | bankrupt |
| 1789 Feb | Bow | Bow Common | Moore | Thomas | bankrupt |
| 1752 Aug | City | Moorfields | Moss | son badly injured by falling bricks | |
| 1768 Jan | Paddington | Mowbray | Daniel | died rich; at his son's house | |
| 1731 Nov | Stockwell | Nailer | attacked and robbed | ||
| 1728 Aug | Southwark | St George's Fields | Nash | Thomas | stolen horse |
| 1755 May | Southwark | Nash | Thomas | bankrupt | |
| 1714 Sep | Marybone | Newell | Abbot | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1763 Apr | Stepney | Oldham | Samuel | bankrupt | |
| 1710 Apr | Clerkenwell | River head | Orton | Richard | stolen horse |
| 1748 Apr | Chelsea | Ebury Farm | Orton | Richard | farm to let, would suit cow-keeper (RO prev tenant) |
| 1714 Oct | Hackney | Paine | Samuel | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1748 Sep | Walworth | Panker | distemper - lost 7 cows to | ||
| 1783 Jul | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Parkinson | Jonathan | took two pub landlords to court for joyriding his saddled horse |
| 1793 Feb | Stepney | Stepney Green | Perry | Daniel | sale of stock, carts (giving up) |
| 1796 Apr | Kent | Kent-street End | Piper | stolen horse; from Lock's Fields, Walworth | |
| 1798 Oct | Holloway | Pollard | William | bankrupt | |
| 1798 Nov | Holloway | near the Mar-mile stone | Pollard | William | sale (bankrupt) house+stock |
| 1800 May | Holloway | Pollard | William | sale (bankrupt) five houses in Pollard Row (detailed desc) | |
| 1775 Sep | Islington | Highbury Barn | Porter | Thomas | sale of stock (retiring) |
| 1765 Jan | Marybone | Tottenham Court Road | Pratt | Mrs | died; cowkeeper and farmer |
| 1737 Mar | Bow | Mile End | Preston | threatening letter from friends of someone who stole from him | |
| 1714 Sep | Stepney | Preston | William | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1714 Sep | Stepney | Pringle | Thomas | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1722 Dec | Stepney | Church Lane | Pringle | Thomas | leaseholder |
| 1726 Sep | Stepney | Church Lane | Pringle | Thomas | died recently |
| 1726 Sep | Stepney | Church Lane | Pringle | Thomas (dec'd) | dwelling house to let; stock for sale |
| 1722 Dec | Stepney | Church Lane | Pringle | Thomas | sale of stock (retiring) |
| 1681 Aug | Pritchard | Giles | satirical tract | ||
| 1775 Jan | Islington | Pullein | died | ||
| 1753 May | Islington | Pullen | Elizabeth | died rich; aged 72; wealthy cowkeeper | |
| 1763 Jan | Islington | Pullen | Henry | servant Humphry Millar transported for stealing hay trusses | |
| 1764 Oct | Islington | Pullen | Henry | fire: hayrick; extinguished | |
| 1775 Oct | Islington | Pullen | Henry | died; eminent cowkeeper | |
| 1774 Apr | Islington | Highbury | Pullin | Samuel | sale of pasture land at Great Cardinals Hat |
| 1790 May | Highgate | Half-way House | Purcell | Edward | bankrupt |
| 1764 Jul | City | Bishopsgate Street | Purts | William | butter (Apr firkins)stolen from the Cambridge-Waggon |
| 1778 Jul | St Pancras | Battle Bridge | Quigley | Edward | bankrupt |
| 1778 Jul | St Pancras | Battle Bridge | Quigley | Edward | sale (bankrupt) house, furniture, yard, stock +22 acres meadow |
| 1796 May | Stepney | old Spring Teagardens | Ramsden | rents land there for £33 pa | |
| 1723 Aug | Islington | Mount Mill | Ratcliffe | died; the noted Cow-keeper | |
| 1729 Jul | Hampstead | Raven | John | drowned in a well during a fever | |
| 1762 Sep | Southwark | St George's Fields | Reaves | William | sale of stock |
| 1761 Mar | Southwark | Reeve | James | bankrupt | |
| 1733 Mar | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Rhodes | John | won £200 racing his mare to St Albans and back |
| 1745 Dec | St Pancras | Rhodes | John | distemper outbreak; appointed by Privy Council to monitor the outbreak and impose the rules to contain it | |
| 1750 May | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Rhodes | John | robbed of 30s; cowkeeper at the Pindar of Wakefield |
| 1751 Sep | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Rhodes | John | servant had clothes and money stolen |
| 1767 Apr | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Rhodes | John | died, aged 78 |
| 1768 Feb | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Rhodes | John | servant run over by cart; died immediately |
| 1775 May | Islington | Rhodes [Roads] | John | promised haymakers 1s 6d per day to break strike | |
| 1783 Jun | Hackney | Rhodes | John | sale of farm and land | |
| 1786 Jul | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Rhodes | John | woman drowned herself in his pond |
| 1794 Sep | Hoxton | Rhodes | Samuel | notice of guaranteed milk price 2s 5d per quart; money back if overcharged | |
| 1795 Nov | Shoreditch | Hoxton (Hogsden) | Rhodes | servant fell under wheels of cart; died | |
| 1798 Jun | Highgate | Chalk Farm | Rhodes | fire: barn + 200 loads of hay; value £700+ | |
| 1780 May | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Richardson | Thomas | took three boys to court for hunting his cows with dogs |
| 1791 Nov | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Richardson | Thomas | burglary at country residence in Upton, Essex; rare poultry stolen |
| 1772 Feb | Mayfair | Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly | Richmond | John | bankrupt |
| 1773 Jan | Mayfair | Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly | Richmond | John | sale (bankrupt) stock and carts |
| 1782 Jun | Barnet | Riley | burgled twice within two months | ||
| 1774 Aug | Lambeth | South Lambeth | Robinson | Martha | died rich; aged 73; retired May years ago having won £5000 in lottery |
| 1797 Jun | Kent | Kent Road | Rolls | John | refused to pay for pipe of port |
| 1796 Feb | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Rowe | prosecuting Tomlins for removing timber from his fields | |
| 1766 Sep | Knightsbridge | Russel | died, many years cowkeeper of that place | ||
| 1788 Jan | Chelsea | Five-field Row | Rye | John | sale of stock, carts, peacock |
| 1735 Feb | Westminster | Cabbage Lane | Salisbury | died rich; of apoplexy | |
| 1714 Sep | Stepney | Scott | John | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1771 Aug | City | City Road | Sebbon | James | sale (bankrupt): 7 acres divided by turnpike; now occupied by J S |
| 1786 May | Islington | Sebbon | died aged 92 | ||
| 1769 Dec | Westminster | Horseferry road | Shaw | wife died | |
| 1781 Jan | Islington | Sibbon | stolen: nine hogs and a calf | ||
| 1799 Jun | Holloway | opposite Deval's lane | Sibbon | sale of grassland near Holloway Turnpike [A1] | |
| 1737 Oct | Islington | Sibborn | died rich; very wealthy farmer and cowkeeper | ||
| 1751 Jun | Islington | Sibons | fire; arson | ||
| 1750 Nov | Croydon | Sillyboy | distemper in 3 bulls, shot to prevent contagion spreading | ||
| 1748 Nov | Camberwell | Simmons | Daniel | bankrupt | |
| 1800 May | Deptford | Greenland dock | Skinner | stolen horse | |
| 1772 Mar | St Pancras | Battle Bridge | Smith | Patrick | sale (bankrupt) stock and furniture |
| 1772 Feb | St Pancras | Battle Bridge | Smith | Patrick | sale of stock (partial only) |
| 1772 Mar | St Pancras | Baggnigge Wells | Smith | Ralph | sale (bankrupt) stock and furniture |
| 1772 Feb | St Pancras | Baggnigge Wells | Smith | Ralph | sale of stock (partial only) near Bull-in-the-Pound |
| 1744 Jun | Deptford Fields | Sturgis | suddenly taken ill and died | ||
| 1786 Jul | Westminster | Tothill Fields | Summers | acting as contact for couple wanting work | |
| 1790 Sep | Westminster | Tothill Fields | Summers | son John witness in bestiality trial at Old Bailey | |
| 1795 Oct | Westminster | Tothill Fields | Summers | (widower) | met and married same day |
| 1789 Oct | Stepney | Ratcliffe, Steele Lane | Swanson | Edward | attackers publish an apology |
| 1779 Aug | Holloway | Symmonds | married Mrs Laycock of Islington | ||
| 1730 Jan | New Cross | Half-way House | Symmons | Daniel | stolen horse |
| 1795 Sep | Hackney | Homerton Row | Thwaites | Peter | sale of house+buildings+yard |
| 1736 Nov | Bethnal Green | Toovery | John | stolen horse | |
| 1701 Jun | Westminster | Tuttle Fields | Trevise | Matthew | stolen horse |
| 1791 Nov | Islington | Tuck | William | bankrupt | |
| 1792 Jan | Paddington | Turner | Margaret (widow) | bankrupt | |
| 1770 Jun | St Pancras | Battle Bridge wells | Turner | Mrs | servant stabbed himself for unsuccessful love |
| 1782 Apr | St Pancras | Gray's Inn Lane | Turner | sale of house and land | |
| 1750 Jan | Westminster | Tothill Fields | Unthank | John | died rich; wealthy cowkeeper |
| 1758 May | Westminster | Tothill Fields | Unthank | John | sale of stock (bankrupt) |
| 1758 Sep | Westminster | Horseferry road | Unthank | John | died, noted cowkeeper and farmer |
| 1761 Sep | no place given | Walbank | John | sale of stock | |
| 1731 Jul | Islington | Canbury House | Walker | George | stolen horse |
| 1732 Aug | Islington | Canbury House | Walker | George | stolen horse |
| 1765 Apr | Islington | Walker | George | sale of carts, waggons and horses | |
| 1755 Jul | St Pancras | Foundling Hospital (near) | Walker | Joseph | died, recently |
| 1755 Jul | St Pancras | Foundling Hospital (near) | Walker | Joseph (dec'd) | farm stock for sale |
| 1752 Mar | Islington | Walker | Thomas | holding red bull in pound for Lord of Manor | |
| 1769 May | Paddington | Wallington | Henry | at King's Arms (now for sale) inc large yard rented by H W for £50pa | |
| 1770 Sep | Mayfair | Hyde Park Corner | Wallington | Thomas | sale of stock kept at Mr Mash's farm, Kilburn |
| 1777 Oct | Marybone | Berkley Street | Ward | two newly-built houses blew down and killed his 10 hogs | |
| 1763 Oct | Dulwich | Warring | Samuel | died aged 68 | |
| 1786 Feb | Islington | West | William | daughter married farmer William Tuck of Edmonton | |
| 1794 May | Islington | Parson's Mead [pleasure grounds nearby] | West | William | sale of house+farm+brick field |
| 1794 Sep | Islington | Islington | West | William | notice of guaranteed milk price Feb.5d per quart; money back if overcharged |
| 1745 Jan | Camberwell | West | attacked and robbed of £27 | ||
| 1800 Nov | Kennington | The Bridge | Wheeler | George | sale of stock |
| 1714 Sep | Marybone | Whittaker | Stephen | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1735 May | Westminster | Little Peter's Street | Wilcox | Mrs | hanged herself |
| 1786 Nov | Bethnal Green | Bishop Bonner's | Wilkinson | John | bankrupt |
| 1794 Sep | Marybone | Willan | Thomas | notice of guaranteed milk price 2s 5d per quart; money back if overcharged | |
| 1798 Sep | Kidbrook | near Eltham | Wilson | Edward | bankrupt |
| 1778 Aug | Kentish Town | Kent-street Road | Winter | Mrs | distemper - lost 25 cows to |
| 1797 Feb | Bermondsey | Grange Road | Winter | Mrs | sale of stock, furniture, crops (moving) |
| 1711 Jun | City | Cripplegate | Wood | George | bankrupt |
| 1714 Oct | Hackney | Woodcock | Abraham | group notice saying our cows are free of Distemper | |
| 1741 Jul | Hackney | London Fields | Woodfield | Francis | farm and land to let; lately held by ... |
| 1763 Aug | Hackney | Clapton | Woodfield | Francis | died aged 78 |
| 1729 May | Hackney | London Fields | Woodfield | John | died rich; eminent cow-keeper |
| 1729 Oct | Hackney | Woodfield | John | stolen horse | |
| 1730 Dec | Hackney | Shaklewell | Woodfield | John | servant found newborn baby in barn [Woodford] |
| 1731 Mar | Islington | Woodfield | John | lost silver watch | |
| 1768 Jun | Hackney | Woodfield | Samuel | widow died [was it his death in 1763?] | |
| 1729 Apr | Islington | Mount Mill Night Field | Woollerton | stolen horse | |
| 1704 Apr | Shoreditch | Hagerston | Yates | Jer | stolen horse |