6 HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 



In 1839 Mr. John Payne (Jun.) was Master 

 and Will Cross huntsman, until the retirement 

 of the former in 1848. 



We find in 1839 Mr. John Payne, Jun., 

 kept the hounds. He was an ancestor of John 

 Payne, of Southminster, and lived at Maldon. 



In 1848 Tom W^ard, in conjunction with 

 Mr. Scratton, became Master. He was brother 

 of George Gepp Ward, of Heybridge Mill, also 

 of Mrs. Townsend. By permission of Mr. 

 Oxley Parker he lived at the Nursery Farm, 

 Woodham Mortimer. Mr. James Parker, who 

 became Master in 1854, was a great uncle of 

 Mr. Christopher Parker, of Faulkbourne Hall. 



In 1848 Alfred Causton hunted the South 

 Essex with Joe Bailey as whip, and he com- 

 bined the duties of kennel, huntsman, stud 

 groom (there was no other), gardener and 

 general factotum to Mr. Causton. 



In a letter, dated December 7th, 1867, 

 written by Mr. Daniel Robert Scratton to Mr. 

 Oxley Parker, he says : " Payne gave up in 

 April", 1848." 



Ward and myself succeeded him. The 

 huntsman was Jem Morgan. I gave up April, 



1853- 



The Kennels were at the Hyde, Danbury. 



Ward then went on from x\pril, 1851, till 

 his death, Christmas 1852, and I finished the 

 season till April, 1853. 



Thomas Lay W^ard lived at Woodham 

 Mortimer, next the Grange. 



