Way Graves, Great Marlow

Grave Charlotte Way born Apr 10 1822. Died 23 Mar 1886

Two daughters of the above:

Ellen Alice Mary

B. October 15 1854 D. June 17 1884

And Rebecca born Feb 1st 1844  D. Feb 13 1886

Notes by Charlotte:

Charlotte was landlady of the Wheatsheaf. More about her here.

Rebecca is named for her (Rebecca's) paternal grandmother Rebecca Way who died in 1821.

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1800-19 Recreated Trade Directory Great Marlow Part Two

 PART TWO - Occupations G-Z

I have scoured wills, property records, adverts, court cases and more - dozens and dozens of sources to compile this trade and occupations directory for Great Marlow 1800-1819.

A street by street directory has already been published on the blog for the same era.

As far as I am aware no original directory from this era has survived, if any were actually compiled. 

I have not included due to their sheer numbers yeoman, husbandmen, housewives or labourers. Nor staff at the Royal Military College (which can be found in the post about life for the cadets there). This list isn't complete by a long way yet online and will be added to as I wade through my notes. 

The social position of those listed isn't always clear. For example a "bricklayer" could own the business and do no manual work at all, even consider themselves a gentleman or they could be the low paid labourer making the bricks. Many of those below were however their own bosses. 

Gardeners (market) (domestic not included)

James Beesley.

Richard Piggott. 1815+ 

Robert Piggott. 1817.

Stephen Stockbridge. 1816.

Gentry 

William Lee Anthonie. Little Marlow Manor to 1810.

John Chalon. 1807.

Sir William Clayton. 

Katherine Cleobury. 1806+. Will proved 1814. Sister of William Cleobury, surgeon.

Joseph Copestake. Wood End. 1801.

George and Mary Ellison. Alfred House. 1816/17+ See here

Arabella Gilbert, Miss. 1804. 

George and Jane Gordon. From at least 1808.

Peter Paul and Margaret Grellier. 1800-1804. Spittal Street. Both were French Huguenots. They advertised for a servant who could cook in 1804. Wages no object for a good candidate. Peter died in 1804. His will was proved 1805 and mentions son Paul Roy Grellier and married daughter Jane Perigal. He had London property too. 

Joseph Heath. Gentleman farmer. 1813 to 1820s at least. Mill End?

John Hone junior. 1815.

Samuel Lewis. Will 1815.

William Loftin . 1800. Also magistrate.

Jane Nares. Widow. 1812+ Will proved 1819.

Sir George and Maria Nugent. Westhorpe House Little Marlow. By 1819. More on them here

W. Ongley. Spinfield House. 1804.

Gilbert Parke.  From at least 1787.  Will proved 1807. Witness to will of Thomas Langley, farmer of Oakengrove Marlow in 1801.

Gilbert Pearce. Will proved 1807.

William Robins. 1801.

Ralph Rose. Defined himself as gentry in his will written 1801. Was earlier a brewer. Had perhaps retired. Lived High Street.

Mr Sawyer. Most likely William. Spinfield Lodge. 1813-1814.

Katherine Sneath AKA Kitty Sneath. High Street. Unmarried. Throughout period. A popular and charitable woman.

Sarah Sneath. Unmarried. Will proved 1814.

Thomas and Sarah Taylor, 1810

Owen Williams. Marlow Place by 1809.

Thomas Williams. Temple House. 1802.

Wadham and Anne Wyndham. Beech Lodge by 1819. More on them here

Harriet Wynford, Thames Bank. Died 1801. More here

Glaziers

James and John Lovegrove (in business together) 1800. Also plumbers and painters. Work premises probably West Street. Will of James proved 1810. He lived in the High Street.

William Hare. Also painter. 1815-16.

Grocers

Richard Aveling senior. High Street to death 1803. Then son Richard junior. See their premises and read a whole post about them here

John Benwell. 1816.

John and Ann Hood (siblings) High Street. 1816-17. More here

William Mathews. High Street. 1817 +. More here

Joseph Suthery. Chapel Street. 1810+ Will 1819. Died aged 64. Wife Katherine / Catherine nee Bird. Her will 1820. She died aged 66.

Jane Trask. High Street. To 1816. More here.

Gun Makers

Phillip Bond. 1815 + Resident Chapel Street. Formerly of Cornhill London where he still had property and where his gun making business continued to be located (45 Lombard Street). Will proved 1816. Wife Ann/ Anne who continued his London business after his death. His mother Mary was living at the time of his writing the will. She may be the Mary Bond born circa 1735 who was buried at Marlow in 1816.

Harness Makers

John Glanville. 1810s. See 1700s trade directory for a man of the same name in the same trade which may be the same John or a relative.

Horse Brokers

Robert Mossenton. 1819. At Greyhound, Spittal Street. Also coach proprietor, publican. Went bankrupt.

William Walker. 1802.

Hurdle Makers

Richard Pimm. 1816. 

Insurance Agents

John Ralfs. 1816. Also draper. High Street.

Wilkinson and Emes (Emes could be Thomas and Wilkinson could be Samuel Wilkinson) 1800. For Royal Exchange Insurance which offered life, home, crop and buildings insurance. 

Ironmongers

William Burrell. Will proved 1819. Also blacksmith.

John Lane and daughter Lydia. West Street. More here

Lacemen

Mr Watson. 1807. 

Henry Lovegrove. West Street.

Lock Keeper

George Phelps- to death 1811. Biographical post here, grave here. 

John Dell- after 1811. Son in law of George Phelps. Grave here

Millers - and see paper makers

Jeremiah Haines. 1817.

Millwrights

Joseph Haynes. Pre 1800 to at least 1810.

John Moss. 1817 to post period. Biography here

Painters (these are house painters not artists)

William Hare. Also glazier.

James Mortimer. 1813.

John and James Lovegrove. Also plumbers and glaziers. 

Paper Makers

Francis Pepper. 1808+. Son and heir of Thomas Pepper. This family were also connected to Glory Mills Wooburn.

Edward Wright. Marlow Mills. 1808.

Joseph Wright. Marlow Mills (paper mills). Throughout period.

Pawnbrokers

James Clark. 1806 to about 1820.

James Puddifant. West Street. Pre 1800 to 1816 when he died. More here

Plumbers

James and John Lovegrove. See glaziers above. Also house painters. 

Private Tutors without their own schools

George Siegmund /mond. Ladies drawing teacher. West Street. Lodged with Mr John Lane above. 1800+ More on him here.

Publicans / Innkeepers / Beer Sellers 

Thomas Allen. Little Marlow. 1816.

Mr Bowen. Red Lion, West Street. 1816. Probably Thomas Bowen Senior who was there in the 1820s. See here

William Bowles. 1819. Unknown premises. Likely same man who was later at the Six Bells and Greyhound.

William Crouch. 1811-15. Unknown premises. Was later a corn dealer in Spittal Street.

Mr Davis. Upper Crown. 1806-1811. Probably Ellis Davis whose will was proved 1818.

Thomas and Elizabeth Ollis. Three Tuns. See Thomas's will here and that of Elizabeth here.

George Phelps. Victualer. Will 1811 see here. Was previously at the Bowl and Pin but this was demolished 1790. Where he was in 1811 is unknown. Also lock keeper see above.

Thomas Wyatt. 1815. Was at the Horns in a few years time but uncertain if already there or elsewhere in 1815.

Rope Makers

John Muspratt. Rope spinner specifically.

Salesmen (these usually dealt in farm animals, especially cattle)

George Poulton, Little Marlow. 1800-1807. See Catherine Poulton under Farmers in Part One of this directory.

School Proprietors

George Cole. Chapel Street day school for boys. 1812+

Mr Faulkner. See here.

Revd Okey / Oakey Nash. More here

Mrs Sophia Tylecote. Albion House West Street. Pre 1800 to 1803 (probably to 1805-09) then she and her husband Jeffrey, a banker, let the house 1809 to the Superintendent of the Royal Military College across the street. Their son Thomas later attended the school but they themselves had moved away from town by then. Jeffrey still owned Albion House when writers Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley moved into it in 1817.

For staff at the Royal Military College see here. George Cole mentioned in the above schools listing was formerly of there too.

Miss Fields, boarding school for girls. 1814. Probably connected to the later 1820s day school run for young ladies in West Street. See the school listing here here

Thomas Francis was a schoolmaster of the Borlase charity school in 1817.

Servants (selected only)

Eleanor Atkins. Servant to Martilla Mayhew 1819.

Richard Hughes. Gardener to Mr Nash 1806.

Shoemakers

George Allum. 1815+. 

Jonathan Beck.

Thomas Bowles. 1815+. Probably employee.

William Bowles. 1816+. Probably employee.

Samuel Carter. 1816+. Probably High Street.

Joseph Clark.

William Cock. 1818.

Mr Collins. Chapel Street. 1808,09. A Thomas Collins in Marlow as shoemaker 1813.

William Derrick. 1818. Likely the same man who is in West Street 1825. 

William Fletcher. Pre 1820s to at least 1822. 

William Harding.

John Harris. 1819.

Robert Jonathan Oxlade. 1813+ was later in St Peter's Street and may well already have been in this period too.

Richard Smith. See here.

John Stallwood.

Silversmiths

Christopher Pepper. Will proved 1807. Summary of it here

Stationers

Miss A Hawes from at least 1789-1815. Also patent medicine seller.

Stonemasons

James Johnson. 1807. Stonemason. Chapel Street. See also Farmers in Part One for another man of the same name.

John Smith. 1810-18. Adult 1798 so probably already in trade then. At that point lived next door to brewer Joseph Plumridge. Also "Chinaman" that is china dealer  A John Smith stonemason and china dealer is declared bankrupt 1814. He has then workshops and stored materials at both Marlow and Maidenhead and a dwelling house and china warehouse  at the latter. 

Surgeons

William Cleobury. 1806+ Will 1814. Left his dwelling house in Marlow to his sister in law Margaretta Cleobury widow of Rev. John Cleobury of Abingdon. Also had Low Grounds, near Temple. His home was probably in Chapel Street.

William Hickman.

Mr Jackson. 

John Shaw. 1816+ Will proved 1823. Also apothecary. High Street. See his grave and will summary here

Tallow Chandlers

Joseph Bird. Deceased 1809.

John Gibbons. West Street. Throughout period. here

Tailors

Thomas Clark Senior. From at least 1809 but prob much before. Will proved 1815.

Thomas Clark Junior. 1809+. Son of above.

James Seers 1817+

John Stevens. 1813. 

Timber Dealers

William Langley. 1810. Was sent to an insane asylum for a period.

Turners

Thomas Barlow. 1815. 

William Casey. 1817. 

James Pusey. 1817. 

Samuel Pusey. 1819.

Watchmakers

Edward Jackson. 1815-20.

George Martin. Also jeweller.

Wheelwrights

James Batting. Employed by others. 1817. 

George Butler. 1815. 

Thomas Cox. 1802. Premises behind West Street properties but accessed from Quoiting Square. These premises later burned down.

Joseph Cutler. 1816.

Joseph Green. 1816. There are Joseph Greens, wheelwrights in Chapel Street in the 1830s and 40s. 

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This Lock Keeper Is A Lady

 People are sometimes surprised to find their female ancestors working in traditionally male occupations. One of those relevant to our blog area is that of lock keeping. Today's subject is Hambledon Lock Keeper Martha Lomax, who was married to Marlow born John. 

Martha was not the first or only female pound keeper at Hambledon (as they were often known in her day, refering to the newer pound style locks). Like most of her fellow Victorian women working in this role, she had taken it on after her husband who had previously performed the task died. Officially the Thames Commissioners had declared it "undesirable" for females to be appointed to pound keeping duties from 1831, but this was not enforced entirely as you can see. It's worth noting that descriptions of journeys up and down the Thames during the Victorian era also include notes of a woman physically operating a lock, eg Temple, even though she was not technically the lock keeper herself. It might be the wife, daughter or other relative for example. Some of these recognise the women as a familiar figure in charge so their help was more than occasional. And of course a woman becoming a lock keeper could not just learn to do it overnight - if they inherited the job they already needed to know how to handle themselves. A lock keeper, male or female, could pay an assistant of course but far better to keep it in the family and get some free help from any children considered old enough! 

A DANGEROUS ROLE

Martha was born in Bray. Her husband was a former soldier who had been in receipt of a pension since the age of just 18.  John (born Great Marlow c1820) and Martha (nee Butler) married in 1861 and settled in Gun Lane, Marlow [Demolished, now Trinity Rd]. They lived initially with John's widowed mother Deborah, a laundress. After spending some time away from Marlow, John won the role of Hambledon Lock keeper in around 1868. Unfortunately he died in 1873, after a period of illness. And so Martha, with 4 children to care for, stepped into his shoes. She had already operated the lock during his period of sickness. But tragedy had not yet finished with poor Martha. 

In the same year, Martha's little boy, age just 4, was drowned at the Lock. An unfortunate number of lock keepers children have died at home in our local area, and not to mention lock keepers themselves*. At the time, the lock had been entirely closed a short while so that it could be entirely rebuilt.  (And not before time many said**.) The work was still ongoing although the lock was scheduled to be re-opened a week before. Young John was playing outside with 10 year old brother Henry on a therefore fairly quiet Saturday afternoon. Henry went inside but John hung back in the garden. After a few minutes his mother asked Henry to get John in, but the younger boy was not to be found. Henry sadly caught a glimpse of his brothers body in the water and shouted for help. Afterwards he would say he believed John was already dead. His cries were heard by three workman working on the lock who ran to assist. John had now sunk out of view beneath a tied up punt, so the workman dived in. After several attempts they bought the little boy up, lifeless. He was carried into the lock house and attempts made to revive him by slapping and rubbing him as was the usual way. But Henry's fears were confirmed. John was already gone. The inquest was held at the lock house with the child's body laid out to view. Verdict was accidental death by drowning. It was believed that the boy had attempted to get into the punt, as he had done before alone but sadly it appeared that he had slipped and fell in the water. 

LIFE AT THE LOCK

Many accounts can be found of jolly punting and picnic parties passing through Hambledon Lock. They tend to extoll the beauty of the riverside scenery and the prettiness of the surrounding countryside. Life on the river bank was not always quite so romantic however. In the year after Martha's double tragedy, a letter appeared in The Times calling attention to the primitive sanitation arrangements of the Hambledon Lock Keepers cottage. It was singled out as an example of rural toilets that drained directly into the river, resulting in pollution of the water. It was not the only source to suggest you could sometimes smell Hambledon Lock before you could see it. While sewage might find its way into the water, a set of rules for lock keepers from 1867 states that keepers should at least endeavour to keep the lock free of dirt, weeds and dead animals. And they should neatly mow the grass about the lock too.  

On the other hand, we have descriptions of the lock in Martha's time that mention the pretty garden, with a profusion of lavender. She also had a little orchard. An account of a river trip from 1876 mentions only pleasant sights and smells at the lock. This included a little kitten called Bob who scampered across the grass.  He probably belonged to the surviving Lomax children William, Martha, Jane and Henry. Also mentioned is a tail less dog called Tiny who barks at every barge passing through the lock. 

In the late 1860s it was prohibited to put up notices at the Lock advertising the fact you could offer refreshments. This was a traditional side line, and doesn't seem to have come to an end, advertised or not. Martha probably offered these too. She was after all a good cook, as was her daughter Martha. (See below) What she definitely offered was an occasional bed for the night for the weary rower or fishermen. The lock keepers were banned from taking in lodgers in 1871 but occasional occupation of rooms by guests was tolerated. We know that Martha's busy time for this was around Henley Regatta when no beds could be found in that town or any nearer. 

Other parts of Martha's role other than the winding up of sluices and opening of gates included taking tolls and issuing tickets, and working with other lock keepers to relieve flooding as required. People would shout "lock! lock!"when they wished to summon her or an assistant.  Vessels with goods loaded upon were supposed to be given priority over pleasure craft or empty trade craft. At certain times such as when Henley Regatta was held, the numbers of boats put into the lock at once sometimes caused complaint. It was so before and after Martha's time in charge too. But Martha had the  problem of being female and any quibble at how the lock was managed were too often put down to that. Suggestions were made several times that she should be moved to a quieter lock but she resisted this until finally being relieved of her position in 1882. She had held on for nearly 10 years. 

AFTERWARDS

When Martha lost her job, she also lost her home. Eventually she settled in Reading, working first as a charwoman, then as a cook. She retired to an almshouse and died there in 1907 age 76. Daughter Martha, born at the lock, would also enter service as a domestic cook, working for example in Kensington and Reading. Son Henry would go on to to have the interesting occupation of  attendant on the insane at Montsford Asylum, Oxfordshire. 

*Some children to drown at the locks include 8 year old James Johnson at Hurley Lock, Grace Simpkins and Ellen Lawrence Wood, both daughters of Temple Lock Keepers, and in 1868 the 8 year old son of Marlow Lock Keeper Thomas Coster.  See below. 

**A few years before the repair was made Hambledon Lock was described as having gates that looked as though they might "drop of their hinges" and roll their "battered timbers into the water at any moment". It was "dilapidated". It had had several repairs before - it was considered in "imminent danger of collapse" in 1865. Another remembered it to be so leaky it look a very long time to fill. 

Written and researched by Kathryn Day. 

Further information:

Other lock keepers children to drown are mentioned here

For other posts related to the River Thames see the list of posts here

Georgian pound keeper at Marlow - here

Our focus is Great Marlow Parish but we cover a few people from nearby places. To see other posts on Hambledon and around, see this here

To find every mention of a person of family here, check the A-Z Person index in the top drop down menu - there's now over 6,000 individuals listed there. 

SOURCES

Rules for Lock Keepers 1867, Thames Conservancy. 

Reading Mercury August 1873. 

Berkshire Chronicle August 1873. 

Census 1841, 51, 61, 71 and 81 - courtesy of Jane Pullingers transcript from the microfiche. 

United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners' Service Records, 1760-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5H1-S8V : 9 March 2021), John Lomax, ; from "Chelsea Pensioners' Service Records 1760-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing WO 97, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Leslie, John Dunlop. Our River. (Bradbury, Agnew & Co 1881)

Pask, Arthur Thomas. From Lock to Lock: A Playful Guide (Judy publishing office,1882) Digitised by Google and accessed March 2010.

Sterry, Joseph Ashby - Tiny Travels (Tinsley Brothers 1874)

Stirling, A M W - William De Morgan and his wife. (H Holt &Co 1923)

Thacker, Fred S - The Thames Highway Vol 1&2, 1914. 

The Illustrated Sporting And Dramatic News September 1876. (Vol 4)

The Little Anglers Annual 1884. (G Little, William Cate 1884)

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Grave of Sergt Ernest Henry Wye Clark, Holy Trinity Marlow

 

"In loving and honoured memory of Sergt Ernest Henry Wye Clark 2nd Rifle Brigade. The beloved and only son of George and Sarah Clark who fell at Passchendaele August 16 1917; aged 26 years. 

To memory ever dear. 

This memorial is placed here by his loving mother" 

Grave Index here

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1833 Parochial Assessment Marefield Passage

 My family has the original working notebooks used to compile this assessment by the surveyors and I am gradually transcribing them. The point of the assessment was to set tax rates for the year 1834. The occupiers rather than the owners for each property were recorded. The notebooks contain pencilled in additions and correction up to circa 1839. Where these occur on this assessment I have added the relevant notes in square brackets. Any research notes about the people mentioned are also in square brackets.

Marefield Passage [This address no longer exists. It was behind Dean Street, between what is now Queen's Road and Cambridge Road. This was a poor neighborhood on the edge of town in those days]

Each occupying a cottage and garden with an annual value of £5:

Richard Moores

Edward Smith

Thomas Garner

William Mead

William Frith

Thomas Frith

William Clark

Robert Roberts [in pencil added later name George next to Robert but Robert not crossed out]

James Lomax

*****

Each in house and garden with annual value of £6:

Edward Aveling

John Harris

Thomas Brookes

Charles Ford [he died 1837 aged 55. His widow Elizabeth Ford may be the woman of that name who ran a baby linen business in West Street in 1839]

Richard East [he also down as having a gravel pit with an annual value of £2 10 shillings]

*****

In a cottage and large garden with annual value of:

George Clark

*****

Each occupying a cottage and garden with annual value of £3:

Joseph Clark [19 year old labourer Joseph and his new wife Maria nee Harding]

Joseph Smith

Ann Carr

Richard Price

Charles Brown

William Blake [a labourer, wife Mary]

Thomas Johnson

John Goldswain

*******

Occupying cottage and large garden worth £8:

George Clark (second one of same name Marefield)

Annual value of property: £8

*****

Each occupying a cottage and garden with an annual value of £4 10 shillings:

William Heffard

Elizabeth Harding

Thomas Mitchell

*****

Each occupying a house worth £5 and an additional garden each with an annual value of 10 shillings:

William Heather

John Holloway

*****

Each in a cottage with an annual value of £3:

Ann Archer

Joseph Keep [who married his wife Mary nee Godfrey in 1827]

Thomas Easley

Robert Almond

*****

Occupying a house worth £8:

School of Industry [trained poor children].

*****

To find more posts about historic residents of Marefield Passage or other Marlow streets please see our streets index here.

Thousands of people are mentioned on this blog. Look on the A-Z index for every mention of any individual.

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Recreated 1800-1819 Trade Directory Great Marlow Part One

PART ONE- OCCUPATIONS A-F

We have scoured wills, property records, adverts, court cases and more - dozens and dozens of sources to compile this trade and occupations directory for Great Marlow 1800-1819.

A street by street directory has already been published on the blog for the same era.

As far as I am aware no original directory from this era has survived, if any were actually compiled. 

Those listed here were often employed on their own account and owned their own businesses. Traces of their employees are much harder to come by, though not impossible. Any of these are identified as such in our information if we find them.  In many cases the status of the individual is uncertain either way. 

I have not included due to their sheer numbers yeoman, husbandmen, or labourers. Nor staff at the Royal Military College (which can be found in the post about life for the cadets there). This list isn't complete by a long way yet online and will be added to as I wade through my notes. 

Attorneys and solicitors

Henry Allnutt. 1806+

Henry Goldsmith. Clerk to Robert Goldsmith below. 1804+. Later in practice himself.

Robert Goldsmith to 1808 at least.

Mr Wright. 1819.

Auctioneers

Rolls and Sons. Throughout period.

Bakers

James Bird Brooks from at least 1814. Later at the Causeway and may already have been at this point.

William Gunnell. 1814-16.

William Hatch. High Street to 1814.

Sarah Hatch. High Street. 1814 +. Widow of William above.

William Langley. Common Slough. Died 1809.

William Lee.

John Neighbour. 1819.

James Pusey. To into 1820s.

Bankers

Joseph Burrough / s and Samuel Wilkinson. Bankrupt 1802. Also drapers, dealers, chapmen.

Barbers

Joseph Avery. 1816.

Bargemen (these will be mostly owners/operaters or "barge masters"  unless stated)

*A detailed post about the bargeman of Marlow can be found here*

Timothy Chance. 1818+. Unknown if employer or employee. 

John Coleshill. Employee. 1818.

William Courtney. Status unknown. 1819.

Jeremiah Croxon. 1816. Unknown if employer or employee.

Robert Goldswain. Will 1810.

Henry Davis. Bargemaster. 1815.

Ellis Harvey 1801 - runs barges mainly carrying chalk. 

John Langley. Barge master. 1815 to post 1810s.

George Rockell. 1816. Probably employee.

William Rose. Well End, Little Marlow. 

John White. 1813. Employee.

Blacksmiths

William Burrell. Also ironmonger. Will proved 1819.

Samuel Butler. 1819+. Unknown if employer or employee.

Thomas Meakes.

Phillip Pearce. 1815-18. Status unknown.

John Shank. Journeyman. 1819+ Later lived St Peter's Street. May already have done so.

William Stevens. 1814.

Bookseller

Miss Blackbourne 1814 (Elizabeth Blackburn, High Street, died 1824.)

Brewers

Joseph Plumridge. Died December 27th 1809. Will proved 1810. Wife Rebeka /Rebecca. Son of James and Mary Plumridge. Had memorial in church. 

Wethered family. Off High Street. Throughout period.

Bricklayers 

Often to be regarded as what we would call builders.

George and Edward Allum (partners). 1802.

Thomas William Allum. By 1814. Premises High Street. Bankrupt 1823 after being sued for slander by his neighbour. Later became a millwright.

Henry Lane. 1818.

Charles Plumridge. 1818. Young man (21) so probably employee.

Thomas Plumridge. Will 1816.

Thomas Smith. 1817+. 

Thomas Wheeler. 1816.

William Wildego. 1816.

Builders

See William Bond under carpenters.

Benjamin Grey /Gray. 1800. Died 1804. One of those involved in building the Town Hall (big building with clock tower in Market Square). Probably active in Marlow in fact by 1780s. 

Charles Plumridge 1818. His wife was Jane.

Butchers

Robert East. 1807.

Zachariah East 1800 (Died 1825). Dean Street. Wife Ann. 

John Fowler. 1807.

Richard Westbrook. 1803-07. Market Square.

Cabinet Makers

George Daniels. 1819+ to after period. Chapel Street later, perhaps already.

Carpenters

John Anthony. 1816.

Henry Barney, died 1816. "Harry".

William Bond senior. Pre 1800+ Wife Ann. Son William Bond junior also. Both men also builders. Biography here

John Clark. Will proved 1804. Wife Catherine.

Richard Clarke 1811 (also the parish constable for a long time)

Benjamin Cutler. Lane End. Will proved 1811. Transcription here Wife Hannah.

John Cutler. 1816.

William Higgins. 1819.

William Mills. Will proved 1814. Wife Letitia.

Timothy Stevens. Will proved 1808.

Daniel Walker. 

William White. 1802.

Daniel Williamson. 1816.

Carriers. 

Richard Davis. 1819.

Patricks & Co - 1800 . To and from London. In London started from Kings Arms, Holborn Bridge.

Chimney Sweeps

John Todd. Also fruiterer.

Clergy

John Cleobury, parish church. From 1753. Died aged 83 in 1801. Lived at the Parsonage.

Thomas Tracey Coxwell, parish church. 1811-1850 [Resigned]

George Edwards, Salem Chapel. 1806+ Biography here

Richard Froome pre 1800 to 1803, Salem Chapel.

Henry Hesketh Gower. Will 1810. Head teacher Borlase school rather than serving as a minister though he was a Reverend.

William Hicks, All Saints. 1802-1811 [Resigned]

Reverend Wheeler, church? 1811.

Coach Proprietors

*General history here

Robert Mossenton of the Greyhound 1819.

William Williams. From Lower Crown. Left premises 1808.

William Wyatt to at least 1806. Much more about his business and family here.

Coopers

William White. Insolvent 1811.

Cordwainers (and see shoemakers)

John Biddle. 1802.

Samuel Carter. 1802. Probably same as one under Shoemakers in Part Two.

Corn Dealers (most bakers also dealt in corn)

John Tanner Hitchcock. 1817. More on him here.

Dealer and Chapman

W Ticken of "Marlow Bridge", possibly Bisham. 1807

Drapers

Timothy Evans English. 1800 to at least 1811. West Street. Became insolvent.

Mary Greenaway and her daughter Elizabeth Lovegrove. West Street. Sold their business to Timothy English above in 1800.

John Morris. High Street. 1809+. All about him here.

John Ralfs. Also insurance agent. High Street. Throughout period.

And see Bankers above for others who offered banking services.

Farmers

George Brangwin. 

Joseph and William Brooks. Blounts Farm. 1815-18. Joseph was the brother of James the baker above. William may be another brother.

William Bullock. 1817+ Town End Farm.

Henry Crook. Clay Lane and Limmers Farms. More on him and his family including son John who was also there here

Daniel Fastnedge. 1808.

John Footman. Little Marlow. 1814. Will proved 1815. In it he said he had been married first to a Catherine and then a Maria both of whom predeceased him. Children Ann, Mary, Robert, Richard, John, Edward, Peter and a son whose name I could not read.

James Johnson. Becking Farm. 1814. See also stonemasons in Part Two for another man with the same name.

Mrs Kay. Left Little Marlow Farm 1818.

Thomas Langley. Towns End Farm and. Dairy, pigs and arable farm. Also owned- Oakengrove 40 acres, arable. Died 1801.

Thomas Oxlade. Throughout period. Widmere Farm. More here

William Peto. 1816 to at least 1821. Farm not known. May be one of the Cookham and Maidenhead Peto family who were farmers.

Catherine Poulton, Little Marlow Farm 1809-1812 which she leased. Widow of George Poulton whose will was proved in 1807. It left everything he possessed to her. George is probably the"salesman" listed in part two of this trade directory. Catherine is probably the Mrs Poulton, farmer, below before a move to Little Marlow Farm.

Mrs Poulton. Winchbottom Farm. 1807. Widow. See Catherine Poulton above. Still in the village 1809.

Benjamin Stallwood. Becking Farm pre 1800 to 1811. Then at Old House Farm. More here

Thomas Taylor. Low Grounds Farm. 1807-15. More on him here.

William Townsend. Wood End Farm, near Medmenham. Gentleman "farmer". Lived Wood End House. 1801+

James Webb and Thomas Rolls 1807-1813. Burford Farm. More here

Richard Webb. 1813 + Burford Farm. More here. 1806 Low Grounds. Uncertain if same man.

Farriers

John Greenwood. 1813-19. May well be the man of this name later described as a vet.

Fruiterers

John Todd. 1806.

Further Information:

Recreated 1820s Trade Directory Part One here and Part Two

Recreated 1700s Trade Directory (long) here

Recreated 1600s Trade Directory Part One and Part Two

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