Pontefract Directory of Trades and Professions for 1834

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Transcript of the entry of 'professions and trades'
for PONTEFRACT in Pigot's Directory of 1834.

Post:

• Post Office, Market street, William Nunns, Post master
• Post Office, Castleford, Matthew Kemp, Post master

Nobility, Gentry, & Clergy,

• Adams Captain ---, Ackworth
• Armstrong Rev. Charles Edward, Hemsworth
• Aspinall the Misses ---, Horse fair
• Atkinson Rev. John, Roper gate
• Barnes Rev. Theophilus, Castleford
• Barton ---, esq. Stapleton
• Bland Mrs. A. Hundhill cottage
• Bland Thomas Davidson, esq. Kippax park
• Broomhead Mrs. Mary, Roper gate
• Brown Daniel, esq. Belle vue
• Brumley Thomas, esq. Monk hill
• Buchanan Dr. Robert, Priory
• Carter Mr. Thomas, Tanshelf
• Cathcart the Hon. & Rev. A.C. Kippax
• Cator Rev. Thomas, Shelbrooke park
• Champeys Rev. H.W. Badsworth hall
• Errington William, esq. Grove cottage
• Forbes Mrs. ---, Playhouse yard (book says "lane", but believed to be incorrect)
• Fryer Mr. Thomas, Horse fair
• Goldsworthy Major ---, Ackworth
• Gooch Colonel William, Carlton
• Goodwin Mrs. Jane, Beast fair
• Greaves George B. esq. Elmsall lodge
• Gully John, esq. M.P. Ackworth park
• Hall Thomas, esq. Puntone lodge
• Hall Thomas, esq. Tanshelf
• Hartley Mrs. Elizabeth, Back lane
• Hawke Hon. Lord, Womersley park
• Hepworth William, esq. Horse fair
• Holgate James, esq. Roper gate
• Howard Luke, esq. Ackworth villa
• Ibbetson Lady ---, Wool market
• Ibbinson John, esq. Bailey gate
• Jowitt Benjamin, esq. Carlton
• Leatham Flintoff, esq. Castle house
• Lee William, esq. Grove hall
• Marshall Miss Elizabeth, Beast fair
• Marshall Mrs. Sarah, Roper gate
• Medhurst Rev. Charles, Ledsham
• Mexborough the Earl of, Meshley park
• Milnes Robert Pemberton, esq. Frystone hall
• Muscroft Miss ---, Bridge
• Norton Mrs. Sarah, Roper gate
• Nottingham Mr. Edward, Jubilee
• Oliver Mrs. ---, Darrington hall
• Pease Rev. George, Darrington
• Perfect Mrs. Catherine Maria, Roper gate
• Perfect Miss Grosvenor, Roper gate
• Perfect John, esq. Roper gate
• Perfect Miss Julia, Roper gate
• Perkins Mrs. Mary, Horse fair
• Pettyt Mrs. ---, Roper gate
• Pugh Rev. Edward Edward, Tanshelf
• Purslove Miss Mary, Horse fair
• Purslove William, esq. Tanshelf
• Pymont Mrs. Amelia, Tanshelf
• Ramsden Sir John, bart. Byram hall
• Rawson Rev. James, Northgate
• Robinson Captain ---, Carlton
• Russell Rev. Edmund, Bellmont
• Scott Joseph, esq. Badsworth hall
• Shepherd Mr. William, Beast fair
• Simpson Mr. Charles, Castleford
• Stainsforth Rev. Richard, Bellmont
• Taylor Henry, esq. Salter row
• Thompson Mr. Joseph, Tanshelf
• Thwaite Mr. ---, Monk hill
• Trueman Joshua, esq. Market place
• Tute Mrs. Mary, Bailey gate
• Vincent Colonel ---, Hemsworth
• Wainwright Mrs. Elizabeth, Beast fair
• Watman Rev. Pattison, Northgate
• Wemyss Colonel ---, Salter row
• Wilson Richard, esq. Ackworth grange
• Wilson Mr. Samuel, Castleford
• Wilson Thomas, esq. Hemsworth

Academies & Schools,
Not otherwise described are Day Schools,

• Dyson Edward, Northgate
• Free Grammar School, Northgate --- Rev. Pattison Watman, master
• Friends' Boarding School, Ackworth --- Henry Whitaker, master
• Infants' School, Northgate --- Elizabeth Frances Scarr, mistress
• Ingham James, Castleford
• Jefferson William, Horse fair
• Mann Hannah, Maria & Sarah, Roper gate
• National School, Northgate --- Charles Anthony Martin, master; Elizabeth Vaux, mistress
• Watson John, Castleford

Attorneys,

• Belk Thomas, Beast market
• Clough William & John Rhodes, Market place
• Coleman Henry John (& town clerk, and perpetual commissioner for taking acknowledgments of deeds by married women for the West Riding) Roper gate
• Foster John, Market place
• Horner William, Roper gate
• Jefferson Edward, Beast fair
• Mitton Michael & Son, Roper gate
• Smithson & Ramskill, Beast fair
• Wood & Standish, Beast fair

Auctioneers,

• Carr Thomas, Market place
• Dickinson William, Horse fair
• Haigh George, Market place

Bakers & Flour Dealers,

• Barker Benjamin, Horse fair
• Carter Joseph, Horse fair
• Foster Thomas, Horse fair
• Pease John, Salter row
• Pease Peter, Horse fair
• Spink Joseph, Salter row
• Vaux Richard, Horse fair
• Walshaw Thomas, Salter row
• Wilson Robert, Roper gate

Bankers,

• Leatham, Tew & Co. Market place -- (draw on Joseph Denison & Co. London)
• Perfect John & William & Co. Roper gate -- (draw on Jones, Loyd & Co. London)
• Savings' Bank, Town hall -- Martin Charles Anthony, secretary

Basket Makers,

• Arundel Jonas, Booths
• Bilbrough William, Crown & Anchor yard
• Hall John, Market place
• Sadler Richard, Horse fair
• Wriglesworth Dobson, Northgate

Blacksmiths,

• Hetherington George, Castleford
• Jackson William, Northgate
• Kay Michael, Salter row
• Middleton Robert, Beast fair
• Moorehouse Matthew, Castleford
• Newall John, Tanshelf
• Sidwell William, Back lane
• Thorp William, Castleford

Booksellers, Stationers, & Printers,

• Elcock Charles, Market place
• Fox John & Son (& stamp distributers) Market place

Boot & Shoe Makers,

• Arundel Thomas, Back lane
• Atkinson William, Back lane
• Bell Thomas, Roper gate
• Birkby Thomas, Northgate
• Bond John, Castleford
• Bower Joseph, Tanshelf
• Brown & Bean, Shoe market
• Brown John, Paradise hill
• Brown John, Salter row
• Carter James, Northgate
• Dodsworth James, Roper gate
• Hackwell Obadiah, Tanshelf
• Harthorn Joseph, Castleford
• Hopkinson George, Beast fair
• Lacy Benjamin, Beast fair
• Lea Thomas, Market place
• Malkin George, Market place
• Moody John, Castleford
• Petty Nicholas, Beast fair
• Smith Robert, Hartley's yard
• Thompson William, Northgate
• Towns Robert, Bridge
• Vant Francis, Beast fair
• Walton Benjamin, Castleford
• Waterhouse Benjamin, North st
• Wilcock William, Beast fair

Braziers & Tin Plate Workers,

• Barratt William, Beast fair
• England Ann, Roper gate
• Eyre Thomas, Beast fair
• Marshall Joseph, Wool market
• Nunns Thomas, Market place

Bricklayers,

• Boys Samuel, Wool market
• England George, Back lane
• Gundel John, Booths
• Hall John, Back lane
• Haseltine Thomas, Back lane
• Moody John, Horse fair
• Sykes William (& brick maker) Castleford
• Taylor Thomas, Beast fair

Butchers,

• Burkinshaw George, Horse fair
• Burton Ann Elizabeth, Horse fair
• Carnes Alexander, Castleford
• England George, Castleford
• Fisher Francis, Horse fair
• Hirst John, Castleford
• Langhorn John, Castleford
• Lodge William, Horse fair
• Petty John, Monk hill
• Shackleton William, Tanshelf
• Simpson Thomas, Castleford
• Tasker Joseph, Market place
• Webster Richard, Playhouse yard (book says "lane", but believed to be incorrect)
• Wheatley Thomas, Salter row

Child Bed Linen Warehouses,

• Dixon & Hall, Wool market
• Swallow Sarah, Beast fair

China, Glass & Earthenware Dealers,

• Berry Richard, Market place
• Fisher Elizabeth, Shoe market
• Taylor Thomas Lee (glass only) Market place

Chymists & Druggists,

• Brice James, Market place
• Fox William, Market place
• Parkinson William, Market place
• Priestlay Henry, Market place
• Whaley Thomas Gooddy, Castleford

Clothes Dealers,

• Horner Abraham, Roper gate
• Spink John, Market place
• Wainwright Thomas, Beast fair

Confectioners,

• Bradbury John, Horse fair
• Foster Thomas, Beast fair
• Hall Benjamin, Market place
• Thwaite Mary & Sisters, Market place

Coopers,

• Bilbrough William, Crown & Anchor yard
• Hall John, Market place
• Sadler Richard, Horse fair

Curriers & Leather Cutters,

• Robson James, Salter row
• Warrington Richard, Horse fair
• Winterburn Richard, Horse fair

Dyers,

• Baumforth Mary, Sessions yard
• Millet Ann, Horse fair

Fellmongers,

• Purslove Thomas (& leather dresser) Bailey gate
• Thwaites Thomas, Bailey gate

Fire, &c. Office Agents,

• County, John Foster, Market place
• Pelican (life) and Phoenix (fire) Richard Chambers, Roper gate
• Protector, Charles Elcock, Market place
• Royal Exchange, John Fox & Son, Market place
• Sun, Thomas Lea, Market place

Gardeners & Seedsmen,
(See also Nursery & Seedsmen)

• Baumforth Thomas, Sessions yard
• Carr Richard, Monk hill
• Heckingbottom James, Northgate
• Heckingbottom, William, Paradise hill
• Petty Richard, Monk hill
• Pinder Joseph, Beast fair

Grocers & Tea Dealers,
(See also Shopkeepers)

• Booth Joseph, Market place
• Brown Richard, Bridge
• Dawson Matthew, Beast fair
• Himsworth John, Roper gate
• Jowett Edward, Market place
• Knight Samuel, Market place
• Phillips John, Beast fair
• Spivey John, Market place
• Ullathorne & Routledge, Beast fair
• Whaley Thomas Gooddy, Castleford
• Wigham Davison, Market place

Hair Dressers,

• Beaumont Richard, Market place
• Bell Thomas, Castleford
• Freeman George, Beast fair
• Holmes John, Castleford
• Jackson George, Roper gate
• Mountain John, Shoe market
• Standish Samuel, Bridge
• Stringer Benjamin, Horse fair

Hat Manufacturers,

• Addingley Samuel, Roper gate
• Fox John, Horse fair
• Rishworth James, Market place
• Sutcliffe Thomas, Beast fair

Hosiers,
(See also Linen Drapers)

• Higgins William, Shoe market
• Scholefield Henry, Market place

Inns,

• New Elephant, John Harrison, Market place
• Old Elephant, William Gill, Salter row
• Red Lion Hotel (& posting house) William Arton, Market place
• Star, Isaac Shaw, Market place

Iron & Brass Founder,

• Bevitt William, Roper gate

Ironmongers,

• Eyre Thomas, Beast fair
• Ratcliff George (& manufacturer of hot air stoves, with ascending & descending flues) Shoe market
• Thewlis Charles George, Shoe market
• Walton Thomas, Market place

Joiners & Cabinet Makers,

• Athorn John, Horse fair
• Barber Thomas, Shoe market
• Carr Thomas, Market place
• Dickinson William, Horse fair
• Foster Thomas, Horse fair
• Harrison George, Walton's yard
• Hewitt William, Castleford
• Marshall Dorothy, Horse fair
• Nettleton Thomas, Northgate
• Pease John, Roper gate
• Pease Midgley, Booths
• Sykes Samuel, Mill hill
• Teal James, Gill's yard
• Turner John, Roper gate
• Turpin Thomas, Castleford

Linen & Woollen Drapers,

• Dibb John, Bridge
• Hartley John, Market place
• Robertshaw John, Salter row
• Serle Thomas, Market place
• Shirtcliff William, Roper gate
• Ullathorne & Routledge, Beast fair
• Vant George, Beast fair
• Wood James, Market place

Liquorice Dealers,

• Dickon George, Roper gate
• Dunhill Francis, Horse fair
• Dunhill Thomas, Horse fair
• Firth Thomas, Market place

Maltsters,

• Barker Francis, Castle hill
• Barker John, Horse fair
• Barty Paul, Castle hill
• Dunhill William, Horse fair
• Fox Thomas, jun. Bailey gate
• Gill William, Salter row
• Hick William, Beast fair
• Hurst Samuel, Horse fair
• Hutchinson Matthew, North st
• Leng William, Tanshelf
• Moxon William, Horse fair
• Purslove William, Beast fair
• Robson James, Salter row
• Spink Edward, Beast fair
• Spink Edward, jun, Beast fair

Millers,

• Hepponstall Thomas, Castleford
• Nodder Martha, Monk hill
• Pease John, Church lane
• Ramsden Joseph, Castleford
• Womack Richard, Mill hill

Milliners & Dress Makers,

• Brown Ann, Beast fair
• Dickinson Elizabeth & Sarah, Roper gate
• Jackson Isabella, Roper gate
• Jowett Elizabeth, Baxter gate
• Smith Ann, Beast fair
• Taylor Mary, Hartley's yard

Music Sellers,

• Hargrave John, Horse fair
• Hill Thomas, Tanshelf

Nursery & Seedsmen,

• Hanks & Co. Beast fair
• Mitton Richard, Beast fair

Miscellany of trades

• Painters -- House, Sign, &c.
• Clark John, Horse fair
• Downing William, Horse fair

Plumbers & Glaziers,

• Barker William, Horse fair
• Ingham David, Market place
• Nunns Thomas, Market place
• Scholey Thomas, Beast fair
• Wilson William, Castleford

Potters,

• Bateson & Co. Castleford
• Cawthorn Joseph, Bailey gate
• Fletcher Isaac, Castleford
• Taylor George & Co. Castleford
• Wood Samuel & Co. Castleford

Rope & Twine Makers,

• Dickinson Thomas, Beast fair
• Longley Jonathan, Castleford
• Vickers George, Roper gate

Saddlers,

• Elliott William, Beast fair
• Hodgson William, Castleford
• Jameson Richard Scott, Market place
• Nicholson John, Bridge
• Smith Kirkman, Beast fair
• Sudbury Thomas, Beast fair
• Wheatley Richard, Market place
• Williamson William, Beast fair

Shopkeepers & Dealers in Groceries & Sundries,

• Armitage William, Horse fair
• Ashton Richard, Castleford
• Barratt James, Roper gate
• Barratt Sarah, Beast fair
• Baumforth Thomas, Beast fair
• Bell John, Beast fair
• Brook George, Northgate
• Brown Michael, Booths
• Burton Francis, Horse fair
• Colley Thomas, Horse fair
• Dickon George, Roper gate
• Dunhill Ruth, Broad lane
• Ellis William, Horse fair
• Gelder George, North st
• Gelder William, Horse fair
• Harrison Richard, Castleford
• Hawkins John, Beast fair
• Hirst William, Roper gate
• Jowett Edward, Castleford
• Murgetroyd Francis, Bailey gate
• Prince Charles, Shoe market
• Shackleton William, Tanshelf
• Taylor George, Castleford
• Walker George, Beast fair
• Williamson David, Northgate
• Wood Elizabeth, Castleford

Stay Makers,

• Balmforth Jane, Shoe market
• Gelder Sarah, Northgate
• Jameson Maria, Market place

Stone Masons,

• Lindley William, Tanshelf
• Plowes William, Tanshelf

Straw Hat Makers,

• Baines Mary, Beast fair
• Dyson Edward, Market place
• Heseltine Ann, Beast fair
• Sutcliffe Mary, Beast fair
• Walker Joseph, Shoe market
• Westerby Elizabeth, Beast fair

Surgeons,

• Brook Lionel John, Beast fair
• Jessop Adam, Castleford
• Long Edwin, Roper gate
• Muscroft James, Horse fair
• Oxley Robert, Horse fair
• Smith Robert, Market place
• Swallow Richard, Beast fair
• Thompson Joseph, Market place
• Thompson Moses, Horse fair

Tailors,

• Atkinson William, Castleford
• Beckett William, Castleford
• Brown Daniel (& draper) Beast fair
• Fatham Arthur, Castleford
• Haigh John, Roper gate
• Hatfield William, Beast fair
• Hetherington Joseph, Castleford
• Kemp Christopher, Castleford
• Kidd Samuel, Horse fair
• Kidd William, Beast fair
• Nell John, Horse fair
• Owen Thomas, Castleford
• Reeder James, Beast fair
• Shaw John, Horse fair
• Smith Frederick, Salter row
• Thompson John, Horse fair
• Whitehead William Hunter, Northgate
• Williamson David, Northgate

Tallow Chandlers,

• Abbott William, Church lane
• Gelder William, jun. Horse fair
• Robson James, Salter row

Taverns & Public Houses,

• Black Bull, Thomas Moorey, Walker's gate
• Black Moor's Head, James Shilleto, Beast fair
• Blue Bell, John Atkinson, Roper gate
• Corporation Arms, Sarah Waite, Salter row
• Cropt Horse, William Moody, Shoe market
• Cross Keys, Thomas Crosby, Shoe market
• Cross Swords, Joseph Spink, Salter row
• Crown & Anchor, John Scholey, Beast fair
• Currier's Arms, John Grant, Shoe market
• Dolphin, Elizabeth Brown, Horse fair
• Fox, Elizabeth Marshall, Bailey gate
• George & Dragon, John Longley, Castleford
• Golden Ball, James Rhodes, Horse fair
• Green Dragon, William Blunt, Beast fair
• Greyhound, John Charlesworth, Beast fair
• Griffin, Richard Watson, Castleford
• Horse Shoes, William Heatley, Beast fair
• Horse Shoes, William Thorp, Castleford
• Keel, Charles Battersby, Castleford
• King's Arms, Thomas Barber, Shoe market
• Malt Shovel, George Cartner, Beast fair
• Mexborough Arms, George Parker, Castleford
• Nag's Head, Thomas Davison, Roper gate
• Navigation Inn, William Pearson, Castleford
• New Inn, Mark Pearson, Tanshelf
• Old Castle, Richard Dunhill, Horse fair
• Ordnance Arms, John Watterton, Church lane
• Pine Apple, John Wheatley, Baxter gate
• Ramsden Arms, John Charlesworth, Sessions yard
• Robin Hood, William Pease, Tanshelf
• Royal Oak, Midgley Pease, Booths
• Ship Inn, Thomas Parkinson, Castleford
• Spangled Bull, William McAcy, Northgate
• Starkie's Arms, Richard Thompson, Church lane
• Turk's Head, Thomas Whitaker, Playhouse yard (book says "lane", but believed to be incorrect)
• Wellington Arms, Joseph Hatfield, Horse fair
• Wheel, Ann Haigh, Roper gate
• White Lion, Nathaniel Scholey, Market place
• White Swan, Philip Street Sykes, Horse fair
• Windmill, Robert William Sheppard, Wool market
• Woodman, John Athorn, Horse fair

Retailers of Beer,

• Ashton Joseph, Castleford
• Atkinson Richard, Bailey gate
• Barker Benjamin, Horse fair
• Blanco William, Salter row
• Briggs Elizabeth, Bailey gate
• Briggs James, Horse fair
• Gawthorn Richard, Bailey gate
• Gelder George, North st
• Harrison Richard, Castleford
• Heppleston William, Booths
• Lazenby John, Back lane
• Lindley William, Tanshelf
• Liversidge Richard, Castleford
• Pollard William, North st
• Sanderson John, Church lane
• Sidwell William, Horse fair
• Tomlinson Hannah, Beast fair

Timber Merchants,

• Carr Henry, Beast fair
• Sykes Samuel, Mill hill

Veterinary Surgeons,

• Peech John Darsey, Beast fair
• Pike William, Horse fair
• Wood William, Beast fair

Watch & Clock Makers,

• Berry Richard, Market place
• Farrer Benjamin, Beast fair
• Farrer Joshua, Beast fair
• Taylor Thomas Lee, Market place

Wheelwrights,

• Barker Thomas, Bailey gate
• England Matthew, Castleford
• Mountain John, Tanshelf
• Smith Thomas, Newgate
• Teal James, Gill's yard
• Walker William, Castleford

White & Gun-Smiths,

• Burland Robert, Market place
• Portlock John, Shoe market
• Pottage Francis, Baxter gate
• Ratcliff George (& bell hanger) Shoe market
• Ratcliff Mary, Beast fair

Wine & Spirit Merchants,

• Berry John, Market place
• Brice James & Co. Market place
• Gill Thomas, Market place
• Handley Ann, Beast fair
• Long Thomas, Roper gate
• Parkinson William, Market place
• Rhodes Edward, Salter row
• Spink James, Horse fair

Woollen Drapers,

• Poskitt William, Bridge
• Rideal David, Market place

Worsted Manufacturers,

• Hardacre John, Tanshelf
• Higgins William, Shoe market

Miscellaneous,

• Addy Godfrey, tanner, Tanshelf
• Anderson George, plasterer, Beast fair
• Dawson Ann, fishmonger, Market place
• Dispensary, Baxter gate --- John Clement, house surgeon
• Fryer John, wire worker, Baxter gate
• Hargrave Joseph, nail maker, Northgate
• Hartley Bernard, architect, &c. Park view
• Hayes John, tobacco pipe maker, Ass hill
• Lee William, treasurer to the corporation, Town hall
• McDowall Hugh, travelling tea dealer, Salter row
• Ramsden Joseph, seed crusher, Castleford
• Robinson Thomas, coach builder, Star yard
• Spink John, pawnbroker, Market place
• Standish John, landscape painter, Horse fair
• Strafford Isaac Backhouse, carver & gilder, Beast fair
• Thompson Aaron, supervisor, Horse fair
• Thwaites Thomas, glover, Bailey gate
• Webster & Lake, boat builders, Castleford
• Webster Joseph, fruiterer, Horse fair
• Whardall William, turner, Tanshelf

Carriers,

• To Barnsley, Benjamin Archer, from the Star Inn, every Wednesday & Saturday
• To Ferrybridge, Benjamin Myers, from the Red Lion, daily
• To Knottingley, Hannah Jackson, from the Windmill, Monday, Wednesday & Saturday
• To Leeds, Jackson & Co. from the Malt Shovel, daily --- & Joseph Brooks, from his house, every Tues. Thurs. & Sat.
• To Methley, Isaac Brooks, from the Currier's Arms, every Saturday
• To Outton, George Bell, from the Ramsden's Arms, every Wednesday & Saturday
• To Selby, William Golton, from the Star Inn, every Wednesday & Saturday
• To Sheffield, Ann Dawson, from her house, every Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday
• To Snaith, William Killingback, from the King's Arms, every Saturday
• To Wakefield, William Dove, from his house, every Monday, Wednesday & Friday
• To York, Ann Dawson, from her house, every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

Conveyance by Water,

• From Castleford.
• To Goole, a steam packet, for passengers, every morning (Sunday excepted) at half past six
• To and from Goole, Leeds, Selby, & Wakefield, boats pass and repass daily.

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Transcript of the entry of 'professions and trades'
for KNOTTINGLEY in Pigot's Directory of 1834.

Post:

• Post Office, Ferry Bridge, Thomas Arnell, Post master

Gentry & Clergy,

• Champion Mrs. Elizabeth, Ferry Bridge
• Gaggs Miss Mary, Knottingley
• Gothard Rev. William, Knottingley
• Hodgkinson Rev. John, Knottingley
• Ikin Mrs. ---, Brotherton
• Isherwood Rev. Charles, Brotherton
• Ramsden Sir John, bart. Byram hall
• Richardson Rev. William, Ferry Bridge
• Saynor Rev. ---, Brotherton

Academies & Schools,

• Atkinson Silvester, Knottingley
• Crabtree James, Knottingley
• Free School, Knottingley -- John Pick, master, Ann Bramham, mistress
• Saynor Rev. ---, Brotherton
• Smith Isaac, Ferry Bridge & Knottingley
• Tinker James, Brotherton

Bakers & Flour Dealers,

• Jackson Joseph, Knottingley
• Robinson Joseph, Knottingley

Blacksmiths,

• Bentley William, Ferry Bridge
• Fell John, Knottingley
• Jackson Henry, Brotherton
• Jackson Robert, Knottingley
• Pattison William, Ferry Bridge
• Ripley Joseph, Brotherton
• Thorp Charles, Knottingley

Boot & Shoe Makers,

• Aisdin William, Ferry Bridge
• Bramham William, Knottingley
• Brown James, Knottingley
• Cawthorn George, Knottingley
• Clayton Matthew, Brotherton
• Fewster James, Knottingley
• Robinson Joseph, Knottingley
• Rylah George, Ferry Bridge
• Stone Francis, Knottingley

Brewers,

• Bywater William, Knottingley
• Gaggs, Carter & Co. Knottingley

Butchers,

• Atkinson John, Knottingley
• Claybrough John, Knottingley
• Grace Thomas, Brotherton
• Hill John, Knottingley
• Hill Richard, Brotherton
• Laidman John, Ferry Bridge
• Langhorn James, Ferry Bridge
• Longwood William, Knottingley
• Smith Charles, Knottingley
• Smith John, Brotherton
• Taylor George, Ferry Bridge

Grocers & Tea Dealers,
(See also Shopkeepers)

• Brears William, Knottingley
• Briggs John, Knottingley
• Carter William, Ferry Bridge
• Cawthorn Joseph Barr, Knottingley
• Crompton John (tea) Knottingley
• England Francis, Knottingley
• Grainger Edward, Knottingley
• Hoyland Grace, Knottingley
• Jenkinson Mary & Son, Brotherton
• Smith William Wilks, Brotherton
• Willson James, Knottingley

Hair Dressers,

• Bradford Joseph, Ferry Bridge
• Lavrack Ann, Knottingley
• Wass William, Knottingley

Inns & Posting Houses,

• Angel, William Atkinson, Ferry Bridge
• Greyhound, Samuel Rusby, Ferry Bridge
• Swan, Samuel Thwaites, Ferry Bridge

Joiners & Cabinet Makers,

• Barwick Thomas, Ferry Bridge
• Bentley Michael, Knottingley
• Hardy John, Ferry Bridge
• Metcalf George, Knottingley
• Moore William, Knottingley
• Moore William, jun. Knottingley
• Rayner William, Ferry Bridge
• Wright James, Brotherton

Lime Merchants & Lime Burners,

• Acaster Thomas, Brotherton
• Brears William, Knottingley
• Gaggs Edward, Knottingley
• Haxby Samuel, Brotherton
• Heap John, Knottingley
• Jackson Thomas, Brotherton & Knottingley
• Long Robert, Knottingley
• Long Samuel Maw, Knottingley
• Moorhouse William, Knottingley
• Watson & Steniland, Brotherton
• Wood Thomas, Knottingley
• Woodall Anthony, Brotherton

Linen & Woollen Drapers,

• Grainger James, Knottingley
• Jenkinson Mary & Son, Brotherton
• Moffatt John Gordon, Knottingley
• Pinder John, Knottingley
• Smith William Wilks, Brotherton
• Willson James, Knottingley

Millers,

• Beevers Joseph, Knottingley
• Jackson William, Knottingley
• Laycock James, Brotherton
• Nicholson Charles, Ferry Bridge
• Scott Joseph, Brotherton

Painters,

• Appleyard William, Ferry Bridge
• Shephard George, Brotherton

Plumbers & Glaziers,

• Leng James, Knottingley
• Stillings William, Knottingley
• Stillings William, jun. Ferry Bridge

Rope & Twine Makers,

• Acaster Thomas, Brotherton
• Atkinson Samuel, Knottingley
• Moorhouse William, Knottingley

Saddlers,

• Pease John, Ferry Bridge
• Unthank Jonathan, Ferry Bridge

Shopkeepers & Dealers in Groceries & Sundries,

• Appleyard Jane, Brotherton
• Austerberry William, Brotherton
• Bradford Thomas, Ferry Bridge
• Claybrough John, Knottingley
• Furness George, Brotherton
• Harrison Sarah, Brotherton
• Howard Ann, Knottingley
• Longstaffe John, Brotherton
• Maskell Thomas, Brotherton
• Morley Jane, Brotherton
• Parkin John, Brotherton
• Rentall William, Brotherton
• Sedgwick Matthew, Brotherton
• Taylor Ann, Brotherton
• Worfolk John, Brotherton

Stone Masons,

• Lister John, Brotherton
• Marshall John, Ferry Bridge

Surgeons,

• Alderson George, Ferry Bridge
• Bywater William, Knottingley
• Hill Joseph, Knottingley
• Thwaites Robert, Knottingley
• Wales Joseph Chapman, Brotherton

Tailors,

• Gowthwaite Thomas, Knottingley
• Hinchliffe John (& draper) Ferry Bridge
• Jackson Richard, Brotherton
• Smith Thomas (& draper) Knottingley
• Sutcliff John, Brotherton
• Whitley Joseph, Knottingley
• Wilkinson John, Ferry Bridge

Taverns & Public Houses,

• Bay Horse, William Taylor, Knottingley
• Buck, George Pickering, Knottingley
• Cherry Tree, John Brown, Knottingley
• Dog, William Perfect, Knottingley
• Duke of York, William Smithson, Knottingley
• Fox, James Lunn, Brotherton
• Golden Lion, George Hall, Knottingley
• Greyhound, Robert Hall, Knottingley
• Hope & Anchor, Henry Midgley, Brotherton
• Horse & Jockey, Thomas Coupland, Brotherton
• Horse Shoe, Charles Thorp, Knottingley
• Jolly Sailor, Edward Spence, Knottingley
• Leeds Hotel, Samuel Smallpage, Knottingley
• Letters, Frances Ord, Knottingley
• Marrow Bone, Robert Bramham, Knottingley
• Punch Bowl, George Shephard Acaster, Brotherton
• Red Lion, Benjamin Myers, Ferry Bridge
• Rising Sun, John Spence, Knottingley
• Roper's Arms Inn, Samuel Atkinson, Knottingley
• Royal Oak, Sarah Burton, Knottingley
• Sailors' Adieu, George Hargreave, Brotherton
• Ship, John Hodgson, Brotherton
• Ship, Robert Walker, Knottingley
• Swan, John Hill, Knottingley
• Three Horse Shoes, Maria Sanderson, Brotherton
• Three Horse Shoes, John Laidman, Ferry Bridge
• Waggon & Horses, Thomas Laidman, Knottingley
• Wellington, Joseph Butterfield, Brotherton

Retailers of Beer,

• Abson Charles, Knottingley
• Acaster Thomas, Knottingley
• Bentley William, Ferry Bridge
• Grace Thomas, Brotherton
• Harrison John, Knottingley
• Jackson Joseph, Brotherton
• Myers Benjamin, jun. Ferry Bridge
• Perfect & Freer, Knottingley
• Pickering William, Brotherton
• Richardson Rylah, Ferry Bridge
• Scott Joseph, Brotherton
• Shephard George, Brotherton
• Stone Francis, Knottingley
• Winkworth Elizabeth, Knottingley

Wharfingers,

• Myers Benjamin, Ferry Bridge
• Myers Benjamin, jun. Ferry Bridge

Wheelwrights,

• Dixon William, Brotherton
• Preston William, Brotherton
• Reyner William, Ferry Bridge

Miscellaneous,

• Atkinson Joseph, currier, Knottingley
• Atkinson Samuel, ship chandler, Knottingley
• Bell Thomas, druggist, Knottingley
• Bilsbrough Margaret, straw hat maker, Knottingley
• Darley & Shaw, bone dealers, Knottingley
• Eastwood Joseph, earthenware dealer, Ferry Bridge
• Fletcher John, whitesmith, Knottingley
• Fordham John, watch & clock maker, Knottingley
• Garrett Ann, dress maker, Knottingley
• Jackson Joseph, boat builder, Brotherton
• Jackson Thomas, tallow chandler, Brotherton
• Morley John, gardener, Brotherton
• Pinder John, hosier, Knottingley
• Shaw Matthew, nail maker, Knottingley
• Shepherd Samuel, coal dealer, Ferry Bridge
• Taylor Benjamin, potter, Ferry Bridge

Carriers,

• To Pontefract, Hannah Jackson, from Knottingley, every Mon. Wed. & Sat. -- and Benjamin Myers, from Ferry Bridge, daily
• To Selby, Stephen Shillito, from Knottingley, every Monday

Transcribed by Steve Garton. ©2000