Innkeeper and farmer, Mr. Crawfish sought to recover damages from Mr. Oliver at the Norfolk Assizes held in Norwich, 5th August 1807. Oliver had seduced his daughter-in-law and the grounds for the action was the loss of service consequent on that event. The case was lost because it could not be founded on breach of promise of marriage, because the girl was a minor, although such a promise had been made, the house hired and wedding clothes bought; but since the daughter did not live with her father at the time of the seduction, the plaintiff was nonsuited.

To be sold at the White Hart Inn, Swaffham, on 15th July 1814.
All the public inn called the BUCK and the blacksmiths shop, and fourteen acres of land adjoining, at Little Fransham in Norfolk. In the occupation of Peter Crawforth and John Mace.

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TO BE SOLD by AUCTION
By John Leverett
At the Sign of the BUCK in Little Fransham on Tuesday 29th July 1817.
A Capital Estate ..........etc., etc

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The above newspaper announcements confirm the existence of the BUCK to at least 1817.

On 4th June 1822 it was reported that Peter Crawforth of Fransham, late publican, had been included in a Petition to the House of Commons under the Alehouses Licensing Bill. Along with William Stuckey of Swaffham, Mr. Crawforth was complaining of Refusal of Licence.

Not found in any reference 1830 or later.

Information thanks to the researches of Mike Welland Dec 2012.