Blunham Directory of Trades and Professions for 1906

Post:

• M. O. T. O., S. B. & A. & I. Office: William Judd, sub-postmaster.
• Letters received through Sandy at 7.30 a.m. & 4.15 p.m. ; dispatched at 8.25 & 12.10
• a.m. & 5.30 & 6.50 p.m. ; sunday, 9.30 a.m
• all Letter Box, Railway station, cleared 8.15 am. & 12.30 & 6.45 p.m. week days only

Public Elementary School (mixed):

• built in 1872, for 185 children; average attendance, 112; Alfred Edward Benney, master

County Police:

• Henry Cable, police constable

Railway Station:

• Arthur John Gleave,. station master

Carrier to Bedford:

• Lewis Cope, mon. wed. & sat, returning same days

Parish Clerk:

• William Clarke.

Miscellany of trades

• Evans Miss
• Farmer Rev. Charles Henry BA. The Rectory
• Farmer Mrs. The Red house
• Payne Charles Robt. Salusbury RN., J.P. Blunham house & Union club, Trafalgar sq.
• London WC
• Polhill Miss, The Cottage
• Quance George Austin, Fair view
• Tuppen Claud Ernest, Blunham grange

Commercial:

• Barringer John Edward, market gdnr
• Bates Joseph, butcher
• Battle & Milliner, painters, plumbers, paperhangers & house decorators & at Sandy
• Battle George, beer retailer
• Benney Alfred Edward. schoolmaster, The Cedars
• Blaine Betsy (Mrs.), shopkeeper
• Blunham Institute (Edwd. Ekins, sec)
• Bossingham Rhoda (Mrs.), Railway inn
• Cemetery (William Clarke, clerk)
• Chambers Joseph, market gardener
• Chanin William. grocer
• Clarke Selina (Miss), beer retailer
• Clarke Thos. mkt. gdnr. Malting frm
• Clarke William. market gardener, rate collector, assistant overseer & parish clerk
• Daniel William, carter
• Dennis Harry Thomas. market gardener & commission agent ; & at Spitalfields market,
• London
• Dennis Mary Ann (Mrs.), butcher
• Dennis Thomas, market gardener
• Ellis & Everard Limited, coal merchants, Railway station; chief offices, Bedford
• Giggle Hannah (Mrs.), beer retailer
• Gilbert Jesse, Old Horse Shoes P.H. & coal merchant
• Gleave Arthur John, station master
• Hill William, Old Salutation inn
• Jackson Charles, market gardener, Chalton road
• Judd Annie (Miss), dress maker
• Judd Wm. draper & grocer. Post office
• King William Francis. boot maker
• Little Ebenezer, market gardener
• Little Eliza (Mrs.), shopkeeper
• Little Ellen (Mrs.), apartments, Warwick villa
• Marshall Ebenezer. market gardener
• National Deposit Friendly Society (Thomas Winters. sec)
• Norman John, grocer
• Norman William West, beer retailer & builder
• Powers Frank, baker & market gdnr
• Prigmore Benjamin, blacksmith
• Rawlins George, market gardener, Holly cottage
• Rawlins William, market gardener
• Rowles George, market gardener
• Russell Stephen, beer retailer
• Samway James, market gardener
• Saunders Nathaniel, plumber
• Seaborn John, market gardener
• Sharpe Francis William, plumber
• Sims Charles Henry, boot & shoe maker
• Sims William, builder & undertaker
• Winter Thomas, market gardener
• Wootton William, tailor

Miscellany of trades

• Beeson Charles, chemical manure manufacturer & horse slaughterer