The history of Smithfield Market?

[ElizabethHerts]

When my 4x great-grandfather John Parrott died in 1790, just five years after his marriage, he was stated to be from Thame, Oxfordshire and a Sheep Dealer at Smithfield Market:


"JOHN PARROTT, Deceased

Notice is herby given to all Persons having any Demands on the Estate of JOHN PARROTT, late of the Parish of Thame, in the County of Oxford, deceased, late a Sheep Salesman in Smithfield, are desired to give an Account thereof to Mr. Burnham, Attorney, at Aylesbury; or to Mr. Thomas Rose, Successor to Mr. Parrott in that Business, at his Office at the Bull and Butcher in Smithfield, on Friday Mornings, in order that the same may be satisfied. And all Persons indebted to the Estate of the said John Parrot, are required to pay their respective Debts within two Months from the Date hereof to the said Mr. Burnham, at Aylesbury; or to Mr. Rose, in Smithfield, or they will be sued for the same without further Notice. Dated this 20th Day of Feb. 1790."

Are there any records for Smithfield Market that I could consult to discover more about him?

[kiterunner]

London Metropolitan Archives:

AIM25 Collection Description (http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=11505&inst_id=118)

[ElizabethHerts]

Many thanks, Kate. I looked on the LMA records but didn't get anywhere.

[Janet]

Elizabeth, my Google search on
"smithfield market" site:ancestry.co.uk
got 91 hits.

EDIT:
"smithfield market" oxford site:ancestry.co.uk
brings it down to 5 hits, possibly more useful for you!
You could play around with similar queries.

Edit again - Have tried again after dinner and no, I'm not finding anything useful there, sorry, Elizabeth.

[Janet]

However! :D

A rubric of the common law (http://books.google.com/books?id=FkUyAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=%22smithfield+market%22+%22PARROTT%22&source=bl&ots=jPqpVFGAeZ&sig=LSAHAz63O9b5JTls2CDETZAPQzg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fQr6UL_bHuaR0QHlt4DwAQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ)

Do you suppose this is your John Parrott appearing as a figure in this case given as an example of common law regarding the sale of goods? No first name is given, though, and I can't say what year the case dates from so it doesn't tell you much. Tantalizing, but leads nowhere I guess. :(

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u533/pix4janet/CommonLaw-Parrott.jpg

[Janet]

Aha! The Horwood v Smith case dates from 1788, so this could well be your man.

Horwood v Smith 1788 (http://books.google.com/books?id=tWcyAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA243&lpg=PA243&dq=%22horwood+v+smith%22&source=bl&ots=tt0miTz8K1&sig=dHUcMnhOgigmxr49QOkYqB2RmVk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mxz6UNOeNMa60AHag4HoDw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22horwood%20v%20smith%22&f=false)

Note that the case is not about Mr. Parrott. He is simply part of the chain of sale.

[ElizabethHerts]

Janet, you are a gem! How exciting. I was sceptical at first, but as I read on it seemed more plausible.

Many thanks - I think I'm going to have to investigate further.

[Janet]

You're welcome! Your tree provides so many interesting subjects for research, Elizabeth! :)