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Marshfield

Transcription of section of Slater's Directory of Gloucestershire for Marshfield, 1850 by Paul A. Best. Added 4 Apr 2006.

Marshfield, Gloucestershire

Extract from Slater's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1850

Transcription by Paul A. Best © 2006

Is a parish, and the only one, in the upper division of Thornbury hundred -- the market town, a small one, is 103 miles w. by s. from London, ont the road to Bristol, from which it is distant twelve miles ; by this road, the distance between these two cities is shorter by five miles than through Bath, which lies about seven miles to the south. It is situated at one of the south - east angles of Gloucestershire, where Wilts and Somerset meet the first named county ; and about 4½ miles n.w from Box station, on the Great Western railway. The town consists of one street, and about half a mile in length. Malting is the chief trade of the place, and the produce of the land in its vacinity is almost confined to barley.
The parish of Saint Mary is an ancient and handsome structure, in the later style of English architecturer, with a fine square tower at the western end ; the living is a discharged vicarage, in the gift of the Wardon and Fellows of New College Oxford ; the Rev George Sherer is the present incumbent. There are a chapel each for the Independents, Unitarians and Primitive Methodists ; two or three public schools (one of which is endowed), and almshouses for eight aged and indigent men and women. The market is now but little attended. Fairs, May 24th, for horned cattle, and October 24th, for horses, sheep and cheese. The parish contained in 1831, 1,631 inhabitants, and in 1814, 1,674.
POST OFFICE, Joseph Davis, Post Master -- Letters from all parts arrive (from Chippenham) every morning at nine, and are despatched thereto at half past four in the afternoon.

GENTRY AND CLERGY.

Cordington Sir William, Bart, Donington.
Holbarrow Isaac, Esq. Marshfield.
Horlick William, Esq. Ashwick.
Hume Robert, Esq. (magistrate) Marshfield.
Mallock Rev. Rawlin, Marshfield.
Toghill Mr. George, Marshfield.
W*augham Serjent Digby, Esq. Rocks.

ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS

Bryans Mary & Sarah (boarding)
Free School, Thomas Canvi, master.
Gibbons John (boarding and day)
Independent School Tabitha Ellson, mistress.
Infants School (church) Elizabeth Rawlins and Esther Gale, teachers.
Taylor Olive (day)

PROFESSIONAL PERSONS

Bridges William R. surgeon.
Huff Robert A, registrar of births and deaths.
Smith John, attorney.
Wilkins William, surgeon.

INNS AND PUBLIC HOUSES

Angel, William Cainbourne.
Catherine Wheel Inn, (and inland revenue office) Joseph Davis.
Crown, George Russell.
George, Joshua Burcombe.
Lord Nelson, George England.
Star, Benjamin Bedford.
White Hart, Betty Beaman.

MALTSTERS

Allen Henry.
Bedford Worth.
Camery Thomas.
Downes William.
Elms Edward.
Wait Daniel.
Woodward & Golding (and brewers)

SHOPKEEPERS & TRADERS

Allen Henry, grocer.
Allpass William, boot & shoemaker.
Balch James, butcher.
Bane William, saddler.
Bartons Jane, earthenware dealers.
Benjamin Robert, shopkeeper.
Bodman Charles, draper and grocer.
Bond James, draper, and agent to the British Empire Assurance Office.
Bond Mary, milliner.
Broomfield Eliza, dressmaker.
Burcombe James, stone mason.
Burcombe Joshua, butcher.
Burcombe Peter, stone mason.
Davies Thomas, blacksmith.
Davis William, tailor.
Fry John, Baker.
Furney William, revenue officer.
Hamilton William, tailor.
Hancock John, boot and shoe maker.
Hancock William, shoe maker and shopkeeper.
Hathrell Isaac, basket maker.
Hulbert Benjamin, watch maker.
Jefferies Thomas, shopkeeper.
Jefferies William, carpenter.
Jenkins Esther, draper and grocer.
Jones James B. boot ans shoemaker.
Jones John, shoe maker.
Jones William, police sergeant.
Oskwell William, hatter.
Parker John and Robert, plumbers and glaziers.
Parker Robert C. draper and grocer.
Poole Thomas, hair dresser.
Salmon John, boot and shoe maker.
Sidnel Caroline, grocer.
Smith William, stone mason.
Sweatman Thos. Comley, shopkeeper.
Sweatman William, baker and confectioner.
Taylor John, painter and glazier.
Thompson John, saddler.
White Thomas, butcher.
Willshire Amelia, shopkeeper.
Wimbow Stephen, tailor.
Woodland John, chemist & stationer.
Woodward & Golding, brewers.

CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY

On the Great Western Line. Station, at Box, about 4½ miles s.e from Marshfield.

CARRIER

To Bath, Nathaniel Bames, Wednesday and Saturday, and to Bristol, on Thursday.

[Transcribed by Paul A. Best in April 2006 from a personal copy of the Directory]

Gloucestershire

A list of places in Ted Wildy's transcription of Pigot's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1830. Links to individual sections are also available from Individual Towns and Parish pages.
Leicester University's Digital Library of Historical Directories for England and Wales.

Pigot's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1830

A series of lists of names, occupations and addresses were extracted from a microfiche of Pigot's 1830 Directory of Gloucestershire, by Ted WILDY of Auckland, New Zealand between October 1993 and January 1994.
Here is an overview of the contents.

Bristol
With Clifton, Bedminster, Ashton, Brislington, Pill, Stapleton, etc.
Cheltenham and Neighbourhood
Cirencester
Coleford
Dursley
Includes Cam, Cambridge, and Uley.
Fairford, Lechlade & Neighbourhoods
Frampton on Severn
Gloucester
Minchinhampton
Includes Bisley, Horsley, Nailsworth, Rodborough and Woodchester.
Mitcheldean, Moreton in Marsh, Newent & Newnham
Northleach
Includes Painswick, Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar, Iron Acton, Stow in the Wold, and Bourton on the Water.
Stroud
Includes Rodborough, Stonehouse, Kings Stanley & Leonard Stanley.
Tetbury, Tewkesbury & Thornbury
Winchcombe
Wotton under Edge
Includes Alderley & Kingswood.

[Ed: Sadly, Ted Wildy passed away in April, 1997. He is greatly missed]

England

There is a terrific selection of local and trade directories spanning the period from 1750 to 1919 on the Historical Directories website.
Direct Resources have provided surname indexes to several Trade Directories of around 1848.

Trade Directory Holdings in Northern Libraries

A list of Trade Directories held by libraries in the modern Counties, Metropolitan Districts or Unitary Authorities of Cumbria, Darlington, Co Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland and York. This includes all or part of the historical counties of Co Durham, Cumberland, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire.

Directories 1762-1864

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Directories were published for many large towns from about 1800, aimed at commercial travellers, though some earlier ones exist. A few decades later such publications were produced covering small towns and rural areas. These directories generally provided a brief description of each town or place covered, plus a listing of prominent residents and of the various tradesmen, and in due course were published annually. As the 19th century progressed directories became more and more comprehensive, and can be of considerable help in locating people and tracing their movements. A growing number of these directories are now being made available online or on CD-ROM.

Useful reference books:

Shaw, Gareth and Tipper, Alison. British Directories: A bibliography and guide to directories published in England and Wales (1850-1950) and Scotland (1753-1950)., (1988).

Norton, J. Guide to the National and Provincial Directories of England and Wales, excluding London, published before 1856, Royal Historical Society (1950).

Links:

Leicester University's Digital Library of Historical Directories - The aim of this project was to make available one directory for each English and Welsh county for the 1850s, 1890s and 1910s. In addition, a sample of directories was made available for the period 1750-1849, and for the 1860s, 1870s, 1880s and 1900s.
GENFair - listing of trade directories for many counties (CD or Downloadable).
Protestation Returns are held in the House of Lords Library - "The Protestation Returns are the closest record we have to a census from 1642. If you can trace your ancestors back to 1642, and you know which county and parish they lived in, it may be worth looking to see if their names are in the Protestation Returns."
The Yellow Pages Archive - the Berkshire Record Office hold the national archive of Yellow Pages telephone directories.
British Telecom Archives have a number of record collections of value to genealogists. Of particular value is their extensive collection of Telephone Directories, dating from 1880 to the present day, which are available on microfilm in their public searchroom.
Residential Number Search allows searches for residential, commercial and freefone telephone numbers.
Commercial "people finder" services are offered by ukphonebook.com and 192.com.
Ancestry's (subscription) Schools, Directories & Church Histories people search facility.
U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s - Ancestry
Directories - The Genealogist

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Directories information for Marshfield and places above it in the hierarchy

Marshfield

Extract from Slater's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1850

Transcription by Paul A. Best © 2006

Gloucestershire

England

UK and Ireland

UK and Ireland: Directories