There are three books which mention Clockmakers by the name of CUFF.
Bilbie & The Chew Valley Clockmakers by James Moore, Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker
Has this entry:
Cuff Robert Axbridge 1744 1782
There was a very large family of clockmakers of this name centred on Frome in the late 18th & early 19th century. No clocks made by him have been recorded. He was working with the BROCK family, Thomas PAGE, John BILBIE and Thomas WILLIAMS were each in turn in Axbridge. It may be that he worked only on church clocks.
Meare Church Warden's Accounts
- 1744 Paid CUFF for cleaning ye Clock 5-0
- 1761 Robert CUFF for righting the Chuch clock 10-6
Axbridge Church Warden's Accounts
- 1749 Mr CUFF for clensing the Chimes 10-0
- 1750 Mr CUFF for looking after he clock 5-0
plus other items for Glastonbury, Westbury & Wookey
Somerset Clockmakers by J K Bellchambers (a used copy is available on Amazon) contains some information about the Wells Cathedral Clock which includes:
1725-6 Mr Cuff received £24 5s 6d for fitting a hammer to the new clock bell and for mending the clock chimes and jacks (The Shepton Mallett man)
This doesn't give a first name but elsewhere in the book under Shepton Mallett it does list:
- 1720 CUFF, William Longcase clock Bishops' Palace Wells also sundial in palace ground.
- 1750-95 CUFF, William (2) Longcase clock also Bristol
- 1777 CUFF, John - per rate book
- 1782 CUFF, widow - per rate book, probably John's widow
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