CULLOMPTON RESIDENTS IN THE UNIVERSAL BRITISH DIRECTORY c. 1794 |
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St. Andrews's Church, Cullompton - c. 1840 Courtesy Devon County Council |
The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce & Manufacture was issued in separate volumes over a period of 7 to 8 years between 1791 and 1798. As the different volumes were published, updates and alterations were made so that no listing can be specific to a single year but rather, to the final years of the 18th century.
No street locations were given for the traders. The original spelling has been retained. |
CULLOMPTON is eleven miles from Exeter, on the great turnpike road to Bath and bristol. It is seated on a river not far from the sea and is a pretty good town. The market, which is on Saturday, is not very considerable; and there are two fairs annually: one on the first Wednesday in May, and the other on the first Wednesday in November. It is governed by a high constable and four petty constables. The parish church is a noble structure, has four aisles in it, and a curious gilt roof and rood loft; the tower is very handsome and lofty and has a fine peal of eight bells. The trade of the town is principally in the woollen branch, and consists of fine sagathees, serges, duroys and other goods of that description.
The following are the principal inhabitants: GENTRY Blackmore, John, gent Carew, Lieut. Henry, Royal Navy Colman, Francis, Esq Crosse, John, gent Merson, Edward, gent Pannell, Thomas, gent Sydenham, Whitlocke, gent CLERGY Brutton, Rev. John Veryard, Vicar Morgan, Rev. Samuel Vye, Rev. John PHYSICIANS Shute, Stephen, Surgeon and Apothecary Skinner & Son, Surgeons & Apothecaries LAWYERS Baker & Crosse, Attornies Brutton, Henry, Attorney TRADERS Allen, Henry, butcher Bale, Thomas, linen & woollen draper, staymaker Baker, John, serge maker Baker, Thomas, wheelwright Bazeley, Elias, carrier Bennett, John, soap boiler Bilby, Thomas, bell-founder, clock & watch maker Blackmore, John jnr., butcher Brice, James, joint proprietor of the waggons Brice John, joint proprietor of the waggons Broadditch, Thomas, shopkeeper Broom, Edmund, boot & shoemaker Brown, William, serge maker Burnard, William, victualler Bussell, John, serge maker Bussell, John, taylor Carthews S & E, milliners Chaplin, - , blacksmith Crosse, William, blacksmith Drake, Mary, milliner Ellicotts E & M, milliners and mantua makers Ellicott, Robert, serge maker & maltster Ellicott, Robert jnr.,serge maker Ellicott, Thomas, butcher Facey, John, victualler Fowler, George, cooper Fowler, John, dyer & maltster Fowler, John, serge maker Fowler, Mary, linen & woolen draper Frank, Evan, serge maker Frost, Joseph, blacksmith Frost, Robert, Red Lion Inn & excise officer Frost, Silas, victualler Goodhind, Joseph, butcher Goodhind, Richard, victualler Hoare, William, baker & tailor Hole, William, plumber & glazier Isaac, John, baker Jarman & Gay, serge maker Luxton, George, boot & shoemaker Luxton, Robert, baker Mann, Robert, excise officer Martin, James, sadler & ironmonger Martin, Joseph, joiner & carpenter Matthews, Henry, joiner & carpenter Matthews, Henry jnr. plumber & glazier May, George, whitesmith Mills & Haycraft, leather dressers & glovers Mills, Morris, baker Mills, William, carpenter Mondy, John, blacksmith Nation, Anna, shopkeeper Nosworthy, Joseph, innkeeper, White Hart Pannell, Charles, currier Pannell, James, post master Pannell, Sarah, shopkeeper Pidgion, John, miller Pidgion, John, jnr. miller Pidgion, William, leather dresser & glover Plumpton, Samuel, victualler Pulsford, Lucas, innkeeper, Half Moon Reynolds, James, cabinet maker Rice, Abraham, boot & shoemaker Rice, John, shopkeeper & maltster Rice, Richard, currier Rossiter, Henry, butcher Row, Roger, butcher Salter, William, tanner Seaman, Edward, blacksmith Seaman, Joseph, serge maker Selwood, John, serge maker & maltster Shere, Ambrose jnr.,butcher Symes, John, jnr, butcher Tapscott, James, victualler Tayler, Joseph, butcher Tayler, Joseph, jnr. butcher Tayler, Thomas, butcher Toogood, Richard, baker Toogood, William, carpenter Upcott, William, serge maker Webber, Caleb, boot & shoemaker Webber, Caleb, victualler Wellington, John, baker Wellington, Thomas, miller Wescombe, Samuel, boot & shoemaker Wescombe, William, boot & shoemaker Westlake, Thomas, taylor Westron, Richard, soap boiler Whitby, James, carrier Whitby, William, clock & watch maker Wolland, William, boot & shoemaker Wright, John, baker |
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