Oaklands, Fenstanton (undated)

Oakland, Oaklands, House & Oakley Lodge, Fenstanton

History of Oaklands

Listed Building

Mid C19 lodge to ‘Oakland House’ recently demolished.

This was the home of Captain Daintree. he had made one of the first balloon flights. He wanted to marry the daughter of a wealthy Cottenham man, Mr Doxie. However Captain Daintree was always in debt. Miss Doxie escaped from her house and accompanied captain Daintree to Gretna Green. Daintree later threatened Mr Doxies with a loaded pistol unless he settled his debts.

Daintree later sold Oaklands to Thomas Coote and moved to Fen Drayton.

Home of Thomas and Ann Coote and their 11 boys and 4 girls. He built Congregational Chapel in 1873. Thomas Coote (1817-1906) was a nonconformist and liberal. He married Ann Green of St Ives in 1837. He grew his fortune from a commitment to getting his barley into the malt industry at Burton-on-Trent.  Until the railway lines were extended this was hard work requiring weekly horse rides to Thrapston. Thomas later extended his business dealings to coal. By 1856 he had given  up grain and concentrated on coal. Thomas Coote continued to have political influence until the end of his life.

The house was demolished in 1970.

1901

Oaklands:

Thomas Coote, 85, coal merchant, b Fenstanton

Ann, 85, b St Ives

William Charles Hill, 20, page, b Notts

Clara Quinney, 50, cook, b Middlesex

Ann Nunn, 38, ladys maid, b Sutton

Mary A Williams, 32, housemaid, b Swavesey

Annie E Nunn, 18, kitchen maid,  b Sutton

The Lodge:

Henry Tasker, 44, gardener’s labourer, b Fenstanton

Charlotte, 45, b Fenstanton, b Oxon

William R, 15, gardener’s labourer, b Wales

Harriett, 7,