Snippet from:

Jackson’s Oxford Journal

Saturday, December 13th, 1856, issue 5407

DIED.  December 3.  at Helmdon, suddenly, Mr Edward Wilcocks, butcher, Sulgrave.  The deceased was in the act of killing a pig at Mr Farmer’s, when he fell down and expired.  An inquest was held before A. Weston, Esq., and a verdict of “sudden death by the visitation of God” recorded.

Petty Sessions, December 8.

Before the Rev. C.A. Sage and T.R.B/ Cartwright, Esq.

……………The licence was transferred  ………., that of the Cross, at Helmdon, from Nathaniel Pettipher to Robert Cockerill……….