1889 Kellys Directory - Thornbury Roots 2

NB this is a summary of much more information.

Thornbury is a parish, market and union town and a terminus of a branch from Yate of the Midland Railway.

Population. In 1881 the population of Thornbury parish was 4164 including 126 officers and inmates of the Workhouse.

Thornbury Union comprised Thornbury itself and 20 other parishes. The population of the Union in 1881 was 17,095. Board of Guardians met every Friday at the Union Workhouse. The workhouse is a building of stone built in 1840 to hold 300 inmates. Rev Henry Bernard Hodgson M.A. chaplain, Edward Mills Grace L.R.C.P. (Edin) medical officer, Edwin Hatherall Collins, master, Mrs E Collins, matron, and Eliza A. Roberts, schoolmistress.

County Court His Honour Brynmor Jones LL.B, judge; Henry Hume Lloyd registrar and high bailiff, George Henry Exell, bailiff. The Court is held at the Petty Sessional Court house (days fixed by the judge) eight courts during the year.

County Court Police Station built 1860, High St. Robert Clarke, Sergeant and constables.

Petty Sessions are held at the Petty Sessional Court house on alternate Wednesdays at 11am.

The Corporation consisting of a Mayor and 12 Aldermen, but with no municipal authority has become extinct under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1883.

The town is lighted by gas by a company whose works are in Moreton and is supplied with water from works at Grovesend.

Churches. Apart from St Marys Church, there is a Baptist chapel in St John St erected 1828, a Congregational Chapel in Chapel St erected in 1826 and a Wesleyan chapel in High St built in 1878.

The Almshouses, founded in the sixteenth century by Sir John Stafford in the Back St are for six aged women. In addition there are two almshouses in the Back St.

Schools. There was formerly a “Free School” This charity is now amalgamated with the endowments of Jones Edwards and White and the whole annual income is applied to the maintenance of the Grammar School. National School (mixed) built in 1862. British School (mixed) built in 1862. National School (infants) Buckover built in 1876. British School (infants) built in 1794.

Markets etc. There is a market for the sale of cattle, sheep, pigs and cheese held on every second Wednesday, in each month. Also a mop or hiring fair held on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday before March 25^th. The Horticultural Society of Thornbury and District holds a show annually when prizes are given, September 29^th.

In 1888 Handel Cossham presented to the town the Hall called Cossham Hall which is used for concerts and lectures and will accommodate about 500 persons built in 1789, enlarged 1835.

Post Office – Henry Robbins, postmaster. Letters from all parts arrive at 7am and 3.15pm, and are despatched at 10am, 4.30pm, 6pm and 6.50pm. Parcels excluded from the last mail.

Conveyance – Walter Riddle’s omnibus from Oldbury to Bristol Monday, Thursday & Saturday.

Carriers – to Bristol, Baylis and Underhill daily

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Last Name	First Names	Address	Occupation	Job Category	Street or Area
Boulton	Henry	Castle Street	Accountant & Hon. Sec. for Thornbury Reading room	Accountants	Castle Street
Sturge	Joseph Young	Castle Street	Land surveyor & surveyor to the District Highway Board & Secretary for Thornbury Gas Light & Coke Company	Architects, Surveyors & Land Agents	Castle Street
Taylor	Thomas Henry	Prospect House, The Plain	Staff Surg. Royal Navy	Army and Navy	The Plain
Thurston	Capt. H.P.	Drill Grounds, Tennis Court, Thornbury Castle	Commandant, Glos. Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion	Army and Navy	Thornbury Castle
Luce	Edward	High Street	Auctioneers, Surveyors, House, Land, Estate and Insurance agents for Crown Accident, County Plate Glass, Edingburgh Life and Scottish Equitable & West of England,	Auctioneers and Valuers	High Street
Pertwee	James Alfred	The Cottage	Auctioneer & Lieut. of the Glos Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion	Auctioneers and Valuers	Castle Street
English	Thomas	St John Street	Baker	Bakers	St John Street
King	George	Sibland	Baker	Bakers	Sibland
Marment	Francis William	High Street	Baker & Grocer	Bakers	High Street
Witts	George	High Street	Baker	Bakers	High Street
Harwood & Co.		The Plain	Bankers open 10 to 2, market days 10 to 3. Draw on London & Westminster Bank Ltd	Banks and Building Societies	The Plain
Smith	Strode	The Bank, The Plain	Manager of Harwood & Co. Bank	Banks and Building Societies	The Plain
Harwood	Edward	The Bank, The Plain	Treasurer to Thornbury Union	Banks and Building Societies	The Plain
Anstey	Thomas	High Street	Ale Merchant, China Dealer & Agent for Gilbey Wine and Spirit Merchants & Agent for Northern Assurance	Beer & Spirits Retailers	High Street
Brown	Thomas	St Marys Street	Beer Retailer	Beer & Spirits Retailers	St Marys Street
Cullimore	Esther (Mrs)	St John Street	Beer Retailer	Beer & Spirits Retailers	St John Street
Cullimore	William	The Plain	Beer Retailer	Beer & Spirits Retailers	The Plain
Hall	Josiah	White Lion P.H., High Street	Publican	Beer & Spirits Retailers	High Street
Harvey	John	Crossways	Beer Retailer	Beer & Spirits Retailers	Crossways
Hughes	George	St Marys Street	Beer Retailer	Beer & Spirits Retailers	St Marys Street
Michael	James Merrett	High Street	Wine & Spirit, & Ale and Porter Merchant	Beer & Spirits Retailers	High Street
Pointing	Thomas	Silver Street	Ale & Porter Stores	Beer & Spirits Retailers	Silver Street
Stinchcombe	Alfred	St Marys Street	Beer Retailer	Beer & Spirits Retailers	St Marys Street
Underhill	William	High Street	Beer Retailer	Beer & Spirits Retailers	High Street
Wilson	Charles	St Marys Street	Beer Retailer & shopkeeper	Beer & Spirits Retailers	St Marys Street
Smith	John	Back Street	Bill-poster	Bill Posters	St Marys Street
Symes	Gilbert	St Marys Street	General Smith	Blacksmiths	St Marys Street
Blake	William	Castle Street	Shoemaker	Boot & Shoe Makers	Castle Street
Olds	Charles	High Street	Bootmaker & deputy registrar of marriages	Boot & Shoe Makers	High Street
Bevan	James	The Plain	Shoemaker	Boot & Shoe Makers	The Plain
Williams	Francis	High Street	Brushmaker & assistant overseer	Brushmakers	High Street
Williams	James	High Street	Brushmaker	Brushmakers	High Street
Eddington	Thomas	Castle Street	Builder, House Decorator, Painter, Plumber & Glazier	Builders	Castle Street
Cole	William	St Marys Street	Butcher	Butchers	St Marys Street
Day	John	The Plain	Butcher	Butchers	The Plain
Ogborn	Joseph	High Street	Butcher	Butchers	High Street
Taylor	John	High Street	Butcher	Butchers	High Street
Trayhurn	Mary (Mrs)	The Plain	Butcher	Butchers	The Plain
Walker	Walter	Crossways	Butcher	Butchers	Crossways
Workman	Thomas	Sibland	Butcher	Butchers	Sibland
Penduck	William	Castle Street	Cabinet Maker	Cabinet Makers	Castle Street
Burchell	Frederick	St Marys Street	Carpenter	Carpenters	St Marys Street
Tucker	Frederick & George	St John Street	Carpenters	Carpenters	St John Street
Ellis	Charles Edward	High Street	Chemist & dentist	Chemists	High Street
Vaughan	James	High Street	Chemist & Druggist	Chemists	High Street
Poulton	Maurice	St Marys Street	Chimney Sweeper	Chimney Sweeps	St Marys Street
Vizzard	Edward	St Marys Street	Chimney Sweeper	Chimney Sweeps	St Marys Street
Evans	David D. (Rev)	Gloucester Road	Congregational Minister	Clergy	Gloucester Road
Harris	John (Rev)	Wellfield House	Wesleyan Minister	Clergy	Wellfield
Hodgson	Henry Bernard (Rev)	Vicarage, Castle Street	Vicar & Chaplain to the Union	Clergy	Castle Street
Nicholl	Lewis Harold (Rev)		Curate	Clergy	Unspecified
Rees	George (Rev)	St John Street	Baptist Minister	Clergy	St John Street
Vernon	James Campbell (Rev)	St Arilds, Kyneton	Minister	Clergy	Kington
Underhill	E.J.		Secretary to Castle Cricket Club & Thornbury & District Horticultural Society	Clubs & Societies	Unspecified
Grace	E.M.		Secretary for Thornbury Cricket Club	Clubs & Societies	Unspecified
Baylis	Walter	Chapel Street	Coal agent & Haulier	Coal Merchants	Chapel Street
Carter	Henry William John	Gloucester Road	Coal Merchant	Coal Merchants	Gloucester Road
Davis	Catherine (Miss)	High Street	Confectioner & China & Glass Dealer	Confectioners & Tobacconists	High Street
Fry	K. G. (Miss)	High Street	Confectioner	Confectioners & Tobacconists	High Street
Mawley	Harriet Luce (Miss)	Silver Street	Confectioner	Confectioners & Tobacconists	Silver Street
Symes	Charles	High Street	Cooper	Coopers	High Street
Exell	Thomas	High Street	Corn Dealer	Corn Dealers	High Street
Bevan	Ann (Mrs)	Castle Street	Corset Maker	Corsetmakers	Castle Street
Grace	Edward Mills	Park House, High Street	Surgeon, Coroner, Medical Officer to the Workhouse and Registrar of Births & Deaths	Doctors, Nurses and Dental Workers	High Street
Salmon	William Grove	Silver Street	Surgeon	Doctors, Nurses and Dental Workers	Silver Street
Taylor	Thomas Henry	Prospect House, The Plain	Surgeon	Doctors, Nurses and Dental Workers	The Plain
Gayner	Frank	High Street	Linen Draper	Drapers	High Street
Marshall	John	High Street	Draper & Outfitter	Drapers	High Street
Ponting	William Harris	High Street	Draper & deputy superintendent registrar & agent for Norwich Union & agent for Gresham (Bristol) Building Society	Drapers	High Street
Wilkins	Charles Hill	High Street	Draper	Drapers	High Street
Williams	John Hodges	Victoria House & Bon Marche, High Street	Silk Mercer, linen draper, family mourning and funerals furnished & collector of taxes	Drapers	High Street
Fry	Ellen (Mrs)	High Street	Dressmaker	Dressmakers	High Street
Alway	Richard	Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Allen	Robert	Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Barton	Annice (Miss)	Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Clark	John	Vilner Farm	Farmer	Farmers	Other
Drew	Richard	Horse Shoe Farm, Milbury Heath	Farmer	Farmers	Milbury Heath
Fear	Gared	Moreton Road	Farmer	Farmers	Morton
Howell	Charles	Crossways	Farmer	Farmers	Crossways
Iles	Thomas	Mumbleys	Farmer	Farmers	Mumbleys
Iles	William	Mumbleys	Farmer	Farmers	Mumbleys
Jenkins	Hannah (Mrs)	Hackett	Farmer	Farmers	The Hackett
Knapp	Robert	Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Luce	Edward	Grovesend	Farmer	Farmers	Grovesend
Nelmes	James	Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Organ	Edward	Churchgate, Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Pearce	John	Sibland	Farmer	Farmers	Sibland
Perry	James	Thornbury Farm, Bristol Road	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Plaistead	Joseph	Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Riddiford	William	Duckholt Farm	Farmer	Farmers	Morton
Sainsbury	Thomas	Sibland	Farmer	Farmers	Sibland
Smith	William	Lower Marlwood	Farmer	Farmers	Marlwood
Staley	Joseph	Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Staley	Robert Etherington	Park Mill Farm, Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Taylor	George	Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Webb	Mark	Grovesend	Farmer	Farmers	Grovesend
Wilcox	Frank	Stock Farm, Kington	Farmer	Farmers	Kington
Williams	William	Crossways	Farmer	Farmers	Crossways
Williams	John	St John Street	Farrier	Farrier	St John Street
Liddiatt	Edward	The Plain	Fishmonger	Fishmongers	The Plain
Bennett	Josiah	High Street	Head Gardener to E.S. Howard	Gardeners	High Street
Sainsbury	Joseph	High Street	Earthenware Dealer	Glass & Earthenware	High Street
Baylis	George Henry	High Street	Grocer	Grocers	High Street
Councell & Westcombe		High Street	Grocers	Grocers	High Street
Le Ball	Arthur	High Street	Grocer	Grocers	High Street
Chambers	Sarah (Mrs)	High Street	Grocer	Grocers	High Street
Phelps	Robert	High Street	Hairdresser	Hairdressers	High Street
Baylis	Henry	Chapel Street	Haulier & Carrier (to Bristol daily)	Hauliers & Carriers	Chapel Street
Riddiford	William Jun.	Crossways	Haulier	Hauliers & Carriers	Crossways
Bennett	Josiah	Castle Hotel & Coffee Tavern, High Street	Manager	Hotels, Appartments & Lodging Houses	High Street
Quin	Richard	Swan family & commercial hotel & posting house	Hotel keeper	Hotels, Appartments & Lodging Houses	High Street
Fudge	S		Agent for Reliance Mutual Life	Insurance	Castle Street
Higgins	Oliver	St John Street	Ironmonger	Ironmongers	St John Street
King	Charles	High Street	Ironmonger	Ironmongers	High Street
Savery & son		The Plain	Ironmongers & machinists	Ironmongers	The Plain
Liddiatt	Henry	High Street	Watchmaker	Jeweller, clock & watchmakers	High Street
Yarnold	William	High Street	Watch and clockmaker & jeweller	Jeweller, clock & watchmakers	High Street
Howard	Edward Stafford	Thornbury Castle	Private Resident	Justices of the Peace	Thornbury Castle
Maclaine	William Osborne	Kyneton, Kington	Private Resident & J.P. - also County Magistrate for Thornbury Petty Sessional Division	Justices of the Peace	Kington
Maclaine	John Thurburne	Kyneton, Kington	Private Resident & County Magistrate for Thornbury Petty Sessional Division	Justices of the Peace	Kington
St John	Henry Craven (Capt)	Stokefield, Castle Street	Royal Navy & J.P. - also County Magistrate for Thornbury Petty Sessional Division	Justices of the Peace	Castle Street
Jenkinson	Sir George Samuel	Eastwood Park, Falfield	D.L. J.P. Chairman of County Magistrates for Thornbury Petty Sessional Division	Justices of the Peace	Falfield
Ford	John	The Plain	Maltster & Ale Merchant	Maltsters	The Plain
Powell	Thomas	St Marys Street	Marine Store Dealer	Marine Stores	St Marys Street
Bruton	Mary (Mrs)	High Street	Milliner	Milliners	High Street
Ball	Eliza (Mrs)	The Plain	Ostrich feather cleaner	Other	The Plain
Bradley	Thomas	High Street	Manager - Singer Manufacturing Co.	Other	High Street
Pitcher	Walter William	Gloucester Road	Coach builder	Other	Gloucester Road
Cooper	Charles		Station Master	Passenger Transport	Unspecified
Riddle	Walter		Omnibus operator (Oldbury to Bristol on Mon, Thurs & Sat)	Passenger Transport	Unspecified
Sutherland	Alexander	Gloucester Road	Photographer	Photographers	Gloucester Road
Cullimore	Luke	High Street	Pig Dealer	Pig breeder or dealer	High Street
Lane	George	High Street	Plumber & Painter	Plumber, painter & glaziers	High Street
Sewell	Charles	Castle Street	Plumber	Plumber, painter & glaziers	Castle Street
Ponting	Edward	High Street	Plumber	Plumber, painter & glaziers	High Street
Clark	Robert	Police Station, High Street	Police Sergeant	Police	High Street
Robbins	Henry	High Street	Postmaster, Stamp distributor & Ironmonger Letters arrive at 7am & 3.15pm and dispatched at 10am , 4.30, 6.00 & 6.50pm. Parcels excluded from the last post.	Post Office	High Street
Grace	Edward Mills	Park House, High Street	Printer	Printers	High Street
Brown	Jane (Mrs)	High Street	Printer & Stationer	Printers	High Street
Eddington & Williams		High Street	Steam Printers & Stationers	Printers	High Street
Porter	C.A.	Castle Street	Secretary to Cossham Hall & agent for Lancashire Fire & Life & Railway Passenger Accident	Public Officials	Castle Street
Exell	George Henry	John Street	Bailiff to County Court	Public Officials	St John Street
Davis	Albert George	Gloucester Road	Inland Revenue Officer	Public Officials	Gloucester Road
Harney	Thomas	High Street	Clerk to Guardians & assesment & school attendence committees of Thornbury Union, the rural sanitary authority and superintendent registrar	Public Officials	High Street
Phelps	John Evomy	High Street	Deputy Registrar of Births & Deaths	Public Officials	High Street
Sainsbury	William Young	The Coombe, Gloucester Road	Relieving, vaccination & school attendance and inquiry officer & collector to the Guardians	Public Officials	Gloucester Road
Thurston	Harry	Castle Street	Parish Clerk	Public Officials	Castle Street
Williams	Francis James	High Street	Sanitary Inspector & registrar of marriages	Public Officials	High Street
Prewett	A. (Mrs)	High Street	Collector of Market Tolls	Public Officials	High Street
Collins	Edwin Hatherall		Master of Workhouse	Public Officials	Gloucester Road
Collins	E (Mrs)		Matron of Workhouse	Public Officials	Gloucester Road
Embley	William	High Street	Saddler	Saddler and harness makers	High Street
Fry	Charles	High Street	Saddler & Harness Maker	Saddler and harness makers	High Street
Bartlett	Nathaniel	Castle Street	Shopkeeper	Shopkeepers	Castle Street
Burt	Mary (Mrs)	Silver Street	Shopkeeper	Shopkeepers	Silver Street
Gale	Stephen	Castle Street	Shopkeeper	Shopkeepers	Castle Street
Morgan	Thomas	St Marys Street	Shopkeeper & Plumber	Shopkeepers	St Marys Street
Mundy	Charles	St Marys Street	Shopkeeper	Shopkeepers	St Marys Street
Pulling	James	St John Street	Shopkeeper	Shopkeepers	St John Street
Sainsbury	Mary (Mrs)	High Street	Shopkeeper	Shopkeepers	High Street
Sergeant	Robert	St Marys Street	Shopkeeper	Shopkeepers	St Marys Street
Lloyd	Henry Hume		Solicitor, registrar & bailiff of County Court	Solicitors and Attorneys	Kington
Crossman & Lloyd		The Plain & 10 St John Street, Bristol	Solicitors & Clerks to the Commissioners of Sewers to the Lower level of Gloucestershire, the Laddenbrooke drainage commissioners & the Thornbury District Highway Board	Solicitors and Attorneys	The Plain
Crossman	George Danvers	The Plain	Solicitor & Perpetual Commissioner and Commissioner for Oaths	Solicitors and Attorneys	The Plain
Gwynn	Humphrey Thomas Martin Crowther	High Street	Solicitor (firm of Scarlett, Gwynn, & Gwynn, solicitor, commissioner & perpetual commissioner, & steward of the manors of Thornbury & Abingdon and clerks to Thornbury Grammar School)	Solicitors and Attorneys	High Street
Gwynn	John Crowther	High Street	Solicitor & Commissioner	Solicitors and Attorneys	High Street
Scarlett, Gwynn & Gwynn		High Street	Solicitor & agent for Imperial Fire & Life	Solicitors and Attorneys	High Street
Thurston	Henry Privett	High Street	Solicitor & Commandant of the Glos Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion	Solicitors and Attorneys	High Street
Thurston	Obed Edward	High Street	Solicitor & Commissioner & Agent (Scottish Equitable Life & West of England Fire)	Solicitors and Attorneys	High Street
Ponting	George	Castle Street	Water Bailiff	Stewards & Bailiffs	Castle Street
James	Edward	High Street	Tailor	Tailors	High Street
James	Richard & Sons	High Street	Tailors	Tailors	High Street
Smith	Thomas Cox	Porch House, Castle Street	Tailor & Breeches maker	Tailors	Castle Street
Smith	William	Castle Street	Tailor	Tailors	Castle Street
Symes	Barnard	St John Street	Tailor	Tailors	St John Street
Williams	John	Gloucester Road	Tailor & draper	Tailors	Gloucester Road
Symes	Frank	High Street	Refreshment Rooms	Tea Rooms & Cafes	High Street
Nixon	George B.A.	Castle Street	Master of Grammar School	Teachers	Castle Street
Chambers	John Taylor	Rose Mount, High Street	Teacher of Music & Organist to the Parish church	Teachers	High Street
King	Ann (Miss)	Milbury Heath	Ladies School	Teachers	Milbury Heath
Ellis	Janet Sarah (Mrs)	British Infants School, Gillingstool	School Mistress	Teachers	Gillingstool
Spencer	Ellen Amelia (Miss)	National Infants School (Buckover)	School mistress	Teachers	Milbury Heath
Abbott	Henry J	British Mixed School, Gillingstool	Schoolmaster	Teachers	Gillingstool
Fill	Thomas J. G.	National (Mixed) School, Church Road	Schoolmaster	Teachers	Church Road
Fill	Fanny (Mrs)	National (Mixed) School, Church Road	Schoolmistress	Teachers	Church Road
Roberts	Eliza		Schoolmistress of Workhouse	Teachers	Unspecified
Cullimore	Edmund		Timber Merchant & Saw Mill Proprieter	Timber Merchants	Unspecified
James	John Clarke	Castle Street	Veterinary Surgeon	Veterinary Surgeons	Castle Street
Mallett	George Paradise	Gloucester Road	Veterinary Surgeon	Veterinary Surgeons	Gloucester Road
Hodges	George	Gloucester Road	Wheelwright & builder	Wheelwrights	Gloucester Road
Hodges	John	Castle Street	Wheelwright	Wheelwrights	Castle Street
Jenkins	William	Hackett Farm	Yeoman	Yeomen	The Hackett
Clark	William	High Street	Private Resident		High Street
Cornock	E. (Miss)	Castle Street	Private Resident		Castle Street
Cornock	Misses	Castle Street	Private Resident		Castle Street
Cox	Mrs	High Street	Private Resident		High Street
Edwards	George	High Street	Private Resident		High Street
Ford	Mrs	Crossways House	Private Resident		Crossways
Gwynn	John Crowther	Dunvegan, Morton	Private Resident		Morton
Howard	Rachel (Lady)	Thornbury Castle	Private Resident		Thornbury Castle
Harney	Thomas	High Street	Private Resident		High Street
Jones	Mrs	Castle Street	Private Resident		Castle Street
Laver	Miss	Castle Street	Private Resident		Castle Street
Lloyd	Henry Hume	Castle Street	Private Resident		Castle Street
Mundy	Pierrepont (Mrs)	Thornbury House, Castle Street	Private Resident		Castle Street
Phelps	John Evomy	High Street	Private Resident		High Street
Porter	Charles Augustus	Castle Street	Private Resident		Castle Street
Robinson	Mrs	The Close, High Street	Private Resident		High Street
Rodney	Rt. Hon. William Henry	Thornbury Park	Private Resident		Park Road
Saise	Miss	High Street	Private Resident		High Street
Smith	L.M. & E.(Misses)	The Bank	Private Resident		The Plain
Thurston	John Horatio	Kington House	Private Resident		Kington
Vaughan	Charles de Courcy	Marlwood Grange	Private Resident		Marlwood
Vawdrey	William	Morton Grange	Private Resident		Morton
Weeks	Mrs	The Plain	Private Resident		The Plain