▁D ed d ington ▁and ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁C lock m akers ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁D ed d ington ▁had ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁clock m akers , ▁all ▁from ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁community ▁of ▁north ▁Oxford shire . ▁John ▁F ardon ▁( I ) ▁( 1 7 0 0 – 4 3 ) ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Gil kes ▁of ▁Sib ford ▁G ower ▁and ▁trad ed ▁in ▁D ed d ington ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 7 2 3 . ▁His ▁only ▁son ▁John ▁F ardon ▁( II ) ▁( 1 7 3 6 – 8 6 ) ▁was ▁only ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁app r entic ed ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁Far nd on ' s ▁absence ▁Thomas ▁Harris , ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁from ▁Sib ford ▁Ferr is , ▁ran ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁D ed d ington ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁married ▁a ▁F ardon ▁from ▁North ▁New ington . ▁His ▁history ▁there after ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁Mil ton ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁Fri ends ' ▁Me eting ▁House ▁at ▁Ad der bury ▁West . ▁John ▁F ardon ▁( II ) ▁returned ▁from ▁his ▁app rent ices hip ▁and ▁made ▁long case ▁clock s . ▁He ▁too ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Ad der bury ▁West . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁F ardon ▁( 1 7 8