East-the-Water
Correlation of census records for the period 1841-1911 – North of the Bridge
Last revised 25 Feb 2017
Due to numerous changes in street layout and house numbering it can be very difficult to follow an individual property in East-the-Water back through the census records. It is often only possible once you consider the locations of families at a street level, rather than a house level, then compare this with properties on the ground and information from other sources, such as deeds, plans, and trade journals. This document is intended as a finding aid to help locate who was where and which modern properties were associated with which families. All details have been transcribed from original images, but, as it is not intended as a replacement for the full census records, only heads of families are included in this document (except where further detail is useful for correlation) and places of birth have been deliberately omitted. Genealogists and those researching their house history should consult the further details, including places of birth and details for others on the premises, that are available on the full census records. These are available via the better online genealogy services, such as Ancestry, whilst transcripts of the Bideford census records are held by Bideford Archive.
Where distinct correlations appear to exist, then these have been highlighted in colour. Where no distinct correlations tie together the dwelling sequences, then the alignments must be considered hypothetical. As further details become available it will hopefully be possible to refine these alignments.
The 1911 Census has some odd house number sequencing around Vinegar Hill, with 1, 2, and 5, followed by 19, 9, 10, and 11, then 1 and 2 duplicated, but with different occupants, followed by 3.
The 1901 Census lacks house numbers, so the numbers shown are the enumerators item numbers. There is also evidence that the enumerator did not work methodically in some streets, e.g. Torrington Street, making them impossible to align in this period without further evidence from third parties. This seems to be less of a problem in the Barnstaple Street area, but the reader should be aware of it.
On the 1891 Census the returning officer appears to have alternated between the sides of Barnstaple Street to some extent whilst working southward along the eastern side, then picked up the remaining dwellings on the west by returning northward. Some dwellings are given house numbers, but a number are not. The majority of these are assumed to be on the western side of the street, except where they clearly fit better into the overall pattern if placed on the eastern side.
Whilst the census sets out to record all who were present, even by 1881, when the census was no longer a novelty, the local press could report an individual with the attitude that “She was not going to put all down,--it would be letting they London folks know to much.” [“Bideford” North Devon Journal 07 April 1881 p8 c1]
There seem to be a number of gaps in the census returns, especially from the lower income housing areas, presumably because a return was not made.
The 1861 Census has several individuals added on the last page, with their address just “East-the-Water”. These are James Collacott, 79, receiving parish relief; Thomas Dark, 36, shipwright; William Hancock, 29, Sawyer; Salathiel Herbert, 23, ag lab. They don't immediately seem to link with any individuals from 1851 or 1871, so they can't be fitted in yet.
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In 1886 an advertisement, for auction lots, placed Mr. W. Pridham at 1 Barnstaple Street, Mr. William Lake at 2 Barnstaple Street, and The terminus Inn, occupied by Messrs. Eldridge & Pope, adjoining them. [Bideford Weekly Gazette 26 January 1886 p4 c2]
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| EN 169 Toll Gate, Henry Binden, Head, Mar, 39, Lime Burner's Labourer | Cross Park, John Geoghegau, Head, Mar, 51, Railway Station Master | Cross Park House, William Pope, Head, Mar, 40, Gardener dom | Cross Park, 3 rooms, Richard Lang, Head, Mar, Agricultural Labourer
| Cross Park, 1 not in occupation | Cross Park, Isaac Ayre, Head, 37, Married, Caretaker Cemetary, Church of England |
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| EN 168 Toll Gate, John H Padbury, Head, Mar, 34, Chelsea Pensioner & Toll Collector | Barnstaple Toll House, John G. C. Bird, Head, Widower, 52, Toll Collector |
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Sq 148. John Holdmane, 50, Maltster, with one servant | Welcombe Inn, William Blackmore, Superannuated Shipwright from Devonport Park Yard, his son Thomas is also listed here, with the profession Innkeeper | Probably made no return. In 1864 an inquest was held at “the Welcome Inn, East-the-Water,” the death having been of Thomas Geoheggan, son of the stationmaster, and having occurred at Cross Park |
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| 1 Barnstaple Street, >4 rooms, Arthur Pridham, Head, m, 39, Carrier & Railway Agent | EN 2 >4 rooms, Arthur Wm Prisham, Head, M, 49, General Carrier, Employer | 1 Barnstaple Street, 11 rooms, Arthur William Pridham, Head, 59, Married, Railway Haulage Contractor, General Carrier, Employer (with one servant) |
Sq 147. James Parkin [or parker], 20, Sawyer, with one servant | Railway Inn, William Lake, Inn Keeper (in 1864 the house of Mr. Hammett is described as formerly the Railway Hotel) | [1 Barnstaple Street, inferred] Barnstaple Street, 1 uninhabited between EN 167 and EN168 | 1 Barnstaple Street, Eliza Hammett, Head, Widow, 43, Lodging House Keeper | 1 Barnstaple Street, Eliza Hammetth, Head, W, 53, Late Ship[masters?] Wife, with 2 boarders and a servant | 2 Barnstaple Street, >4 rooms, William Pridham, Head, m, 75, Carrier | EN 3 >4 rooms, Susan Prisham, head, M, 84, General Carrier, Employer
| Probably merged into the property mentioned above, as 1 Barnstaple Street has now been divided again. |
Probably made no return. In 1839 the Currier's arms, is under “Richard Blanch.” Maps show the Currier's Arms on the site later occupied by the Terminus Inn | Probably made no return, as a local paper from 1857 mentions the “Terminus Inn, East-the-Water” | EN 167 Barnstaple Street, "Terminus Inn", Richard Bulch, Head, Mar, 59, Innkeeper | Terminus Inn, Richard Balch, Head, Mar, 69,Inn Keeper | 2 Barnstaple Street, William Sluman, Head, Mar, 46, Inn Keeper [1878 White's directory gives William Sluman as the Innkeeper at the Terminus Inn] | Barnstaple Street, >4 rooms, William Bird, Head, m, 66, Gardner [1889 & 1893 Kellys directory have William Bird as Innkeeper at the Terminus Inn.] | EN 4 >4 rooms, Anne Woolfe, Head, M, 56, In Keeper Pub, on own account [Kelly's 1902 directory gives Annie Woolf (Mrs) as the Inn Keeper at the Terminus Inn] | Terminus Inn, 8 rooms, George Woolf, Head, 38, Married, Inn Keeper |
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| EN 166 Thomas Moulton, Head, 55, Blacksmith | 3 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Moulton, Head, Mar, 67, Blacksmith | 3 Barnstaple Street, William G Champion, Head, Mar, 23, Mason | 3 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, John Pring, Head, M, 24, Railway Labourer | EN 6, 4 rooms, Sam'l Shortridge, Head, M, 21, General Labourer
| 3 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Thomas Whittaker, Head, 41, Married, Fish Hawker |
Sq 146. Tomasine Carne, 49 | Thomas Cann, Shipwright (Journeyman) | EN 165 James Ellis, Head, Mar, 55, Blacksmith | 4 Barnstaple Street, Edmund Tolley, Head, Mar, 40, Railway Signalman | 4 Barnstaple Street, Frank Hill, Head, Mar, 25, Railway Porter | 4 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Mary Ann Slee, Head, Widow, Charwoman | EN 7, 4 rooms, Mary Ann Slee, head, Wid, 56, [no occupation]
| 4 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Selina Barry, Head, 68, Widow |
| Samuel Thorne, Agricultural Labourer, Pensioner in the 73 Regiment of Foot Chelsea | EN 164 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Passmore, Head, Mar, 34, Lime Burners Lab | 5 Barnstaple Street, Edmund Passmore, Head, Mar, 26, General Labourer & House Proprietor | 5 Barnstaple Street, Edmund Jolley, Head, Mar, 52, Railway Signalman | 5 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Edward Jolley, m, 60, Railway Signalman | EN 8, Barnstaple Street, W'm Mitchell, Head, M, 27, Platelayer, Worker | 5 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Matthew John Brown, Head, 40, Married, Railway Haulier Contractor's Labourer |
Sq 145. Mary Morrish, 70, Ind | John Morish, Sawyer, employing one man |
| 6 Barnstaple Street, William Lake, Head, Mar, 75, Retired Labourer | 6 Barnstaple Street, James Daniel, Head, Mar, 72, Ship Carpenter | 6 Barnstaple Street, >4 rooms, Ellen Stevens, Wife, M, 60, Laundress | 6 Barnstaple Street, 6 rooms, Frederick William Beer, Head, 34, Married, Mason | |
Sq 133. Edward Bate, 45, Mason (A plan of 1842 shows the Barnstaple Inn in this location. An 1844 trade directory lists John Hopgood as proprietr of the Barnstaple Inn) | Eliza Paw, married, laundress | EN 163 Vinegar Hill [as 'Do'], "Princess Royal Hotel", Thomas N[or K?]ekrewa, head, Mar, 45, Clerk Steam Packet Office | Princess Royal Inn, Elizabeth Colwill, Head, Widow, 50, Innkeeper | 7 Barnstaple Street "Princess Royal Inn" George Cole, Head, Mar, 47, Currier & Innkeeper | Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Anna Kemp, Head, Wid, 48, Landlady [in 1889 Kellys listed with George Cole as Innkeeper and in 1893 Kellys, with John Jenkins ] | EN 10, W'm Lake, head, M, 29, Innkeeper & Mason [1902 Kellys Directory has as Innkeeper at the Princess Royal] | 7 Barnstaple Street (Princess Royal), 7 rooms, Ralston Watt, Head, 67, Married, Publican |
William Cox, 60, Shipwright | William Cocks, Retired Ship Carpenter |
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Vinegar hill falls at this point in most enumerator's records. The details for this alley are listed separately.
The following section of Barnstaple Street had several cottages set back behind those on the street, that, coupled with a rapid turnover of occupants, makes it difficult to be certain about alignments, especially with Elliot's Cottages. An auction advertisement in the Bideford Weekly Gazette of 14 May 1889 [p4 c2] gives the location of Elliot Cottages. It identifies Lot 1. as "All that excellent Shop and Premises, No. 9 Barnstaple-street, now in the occupation of Mr Thomas Shute.” Whilst Lot 2. was "All those Four Cottages to the rear of Lot 1, and known as Elliot's Cottages, in the occupation of Messrs. Skerry, Channon, Palmer, and Bissett.”
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| John Shute, Stonemason (Journeyman) |
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| EN 11, James Osborne, head, M, 35, General Corn Dealer & Carter | 1 Pollard Place, 9 rooms, James B Osborne, Head, 46, Married, Haulier (General) on own account |
| Stephen Quin, Agricultural Labourer |
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| Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, John Way, Head, M, 39, Lath and Coal Merchant (employer), with a domestic servant [probable location given direction of travel] | EN 12, John Way, Head, M, 49, Coal & Manure Merchant, employer | Clarence House, 10 rooms, Emma Jane Way, Head, 52, Widow |
Ellen Passmore, 40, Ind | Henry Passmore, Agricultural Labourer |
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| 9 Barnstaple Street, Francis Squires, Head, Mar, 45, Statuary Mason | 8 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, William Ellen, Head, M, 39, Warehouseman (Railway)2 | EN 13, William Ellen, head, M, 57, Railway Clerk, worker
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John Branscombe, 25, Potter |
| EN 142 Thomas Shutt, Head, Mar, 22, Shipwright |
| 10 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Shutt, Head, Mar, 41, Joiner | 9 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, Thomas Shutt, Head, M, 53, Hotel Waiter (employed), with a boarder
| EN 14, Thom's Shutt, head, M, 62, Joiner Carp, own account
| 9 Barnstaple Street, 5 rooms, Thomas Shutt, Head, 73, Married, Carpenter, own account |
John Pears, 55, Joiner | John Pears, Joiner (Master) employ. 2 men | EN 141 John Peard, Head, Mar, 75, Joiner (Master) | 7, John Pearce, Head, Mar, 85, Retired Joiner |
| [Behind 9-10 (listed between them)] Barnstaple Street, Henry Skerry, 3 rooms, head, M, 25, General Labourer | EN 36 Barnstaple Street (Elliot Cottages), 4 rooms, William Palmer, head, M, 39, Stone Quarryman, worker | 4 Elliot Cottages, 2 rooms, Samuel Baker, Head, 56, Married, Newsagent (streetseller) |
Joseph Hare, 35, Farmer, with one servant |
| EN 140 Samuel Gulliver, Head, Mar, 54, Blacksmith Master employing 1 boy | 8, Samuel Galliver, Head, Mar, 64, Blacksmith – Master (Samuel Galliver yearly tenant of a dwelling house opposite Clarence Wharf in 1865, when wharf was sold) |
| 5 Elliot Cottages, 3 rooms, Elizabeth Pound, Head, m, 42, Milliner | EN 37 Barnstaple Street (Elliot Cottages), 4 rooms, Jane Dymond, head, S, 39, Charwoman, worker | 3 Elliot Cottages, 3 rooms, Henry Smale, Head, 33, Married, Labourer (Bargeman), Gravel |
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| EN 139 Edmund Solley a lodger [listed as a separate dwelling, but more likely sharing one] |
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William Simeon, 60, Ind |
| EN 138 John H R Rowden Head, Mar, 30, Railway Goods Deliverer + |
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| 4 Elliot Cottages, 4 rooms, William Turner, Head, m, 21, General Labourer | EN 38 Barnstaple Street (Elliot Cottages), 4 rooms, William Taylor, head, M, 31, Hotel Waiter Inn | 2 Elliot Cottages, 3 rooms, Mark Richards, Head, 49, Married, Labourer (General), Builder |
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| EN 137 John Brownson, Head, Mar, 22, Railway Porter |
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Elizabeth Frod, 70, Ind |
| EN 136 Stephen Elliot, Head, Mar, 57, Carpenter | 9, Stephen Elliot, Head, Mar, 66, Carpenter |
| [1 inferred] Elliot Cottages. 2 rooms, Rosa Dent, Head, Wid, 52 |
| 1 Elliot Cottages, 3 rooms, Arthur William Smale, 26, Married, Bargeman, Gravel (Contemporaries recall he was in the Western-most cottage) |
Henry Luckes [check if this could be Tucker], 80, Ind, with one servant | Eliz Tucker, unmarried, Proprietor of Houses, with one servant |
| 10, Robert Tuckey, Mar, 37, Mason |
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| Richard Lake, Lime Merchant |
| 11 Barnstaple Street, Eliza Lake, Head, Unmarried, Wainerwoman [i.e. Cordwainer Woman, a woman who is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather.] | 11 Barnstaple Street, Nicholas Mountjoy, Head, Mar, 25, Gen'l Labourer | 10 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Joseph Jewell, Head M, 66, Heglar [annotated 'Hawk'] |
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| EN 135 Robert Smale, Head, Mar, 29, Ag Lab | 12 Barnstaple Road, Henry Shortridge, Head, Mar, 26, General Lab
| 12 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Cawsey, Head, Mason, 48, Farm Labourer | [Between 10 and 15 or after 32, but before, William Row] >5 rooms, William B Walker, Head, m, 70, Retired Tailor |
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| 13 Barnstaple Street, Richard Slee, Head, Mar, 38, Road Lab | 13 Barnstaple Street, Richard Stanley, Head, Mar, 33, Ship Carpenter |
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| Un-numbered 1 unoccupied building |
| 13a Barnstaple Street, unoccupied |
| EN 15, unoccupied | Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Mary Grace Smalldon, Head, 70, Widow, Plain Needlework |
| James Vickery, Smith employ. 3 men | EN 134 Grace Vicary, Wid, 65, House Propriotor | 14 Barnstaple Road, William Sluman, Head, 36, Shipwright | 14 Barnstaple Street, George H Woolf, Head, Mar, 41, MS Mariner |
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| Ship-on-Launch, George Sluman, Innkeeper (Directories list Ship-on-Launch proprietor as John Embery in 1830 and William Elliot in 1839). | EN 133 Ship on Launch, George Sluman, Head, Maried, 52, Innkeeper | 15 Barnstaple Street, William Sluman, Head, 36, Innkeeper | 15 Barnstaple Street ("Ship on Launch"), Philip Colwill, Head, Mar, 59, Inn Keeper & Dairyman. With George Sluman (father-in-law) | Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, Philip Colwill, Head, m, 69, Wood Dealer, Dairyman, Innkeeper, employer [Mary Colwill in Kellys 1893 at Ship-on-Launch] | EN 16, W'm H'y Keats, Head, M, 42, Inn Keeper Pub, own account [ 1902 Kelly's directory has William Henry Keates as Innkeeper at the Ship on Launch] | Ship on Launch, 7 rooms, John Woolf, Head, 36, Married, Publican |
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| EN 17, W'm Francis Chaffer, head, M, 78, Retired Coast Guard Navy Officer | 16 Barnstaple Street, 5 rooms, Herbert Geo Hancock, Head, 29, Married, Miller |
| John Huxtable, Tallow Chandler | EN 132 John Huxtable, Head, Mar, 67, Wool Dealer & Grocer. | 16 Barnstaple Street, John Huxtable, Head, Widr, 77, Grocer, with housekeeper | 16 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Lake, Head, Widr, 66, Retired Farmer | 15 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, Jas Edward Gabriel, Head, M, 39, Stone Mason, employer
| EN 18, Jas Ed'w Gabriel, Head, M, 48, Stone Carver Mason, Employer | 16a Barnstaple Street, 6 Rooms, James Edwin Gabriel, Head, 57, Married, Monumental Mason |
| Uninhabited house | EN 131 John Lile, Head, Mar, 50, Plumber | 17 Barnstaple Street, John Lyle, Head, 60, Plumber & Seaman | 16a Barnstaple Street, Thomas Newby, Head, Mar, 32, Hairdresser | 16 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, Henry Clark, Head, M, 59, Mariner
| EN 19, Henry Clarke, Head, M, 69, Retired Master Mariner Seas [in 1917 one Capt. Clark was described as formerly of 17 Barnstaple Street] | 17 Barnstaple Street, 6 rooms, James Rook, Head, 77, Widower, Independant |
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| EN130 Hugh Solley, Head, Mar, 31, Railway Guard, who has one servant |
| 17 Barnstaple Street, Charles Davey, Head, Mar, 40, Farm Labourer | 17 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, John Hinks, head, 49, Storekeeper, Co Operative Ass'n, with his Aunt, Lucy Hinks, Wid, 74, living on own means
| EN 20, Mary Heal, head, M, 44, Shopkeeper, own account [18 Barnstaple Street was sold as a freehold shop and dwelling house” in 18073] | 18 Barnstaple Street, 5 rooms, Frederick Ebsworthy, Head, 51, Married, Stevedore |
| Emily Williams, Widow, Annuitant, with one servant | EN129 Richard Dennis, Head, Mar, 29, Joiner employing 1 boy , with nurse
| 18 Barnstaple Street, Philip Colwill snr, Father, Widr, 80, Retired Farmer, with Philip Colwill Jnr, Brother, 49, Lime & Coal Merchant, and one servant | 18 Barnstaple Street, Elizabeth Fry, Head, W, 57, Income from Houses & c. With Philip Colwill, her father (aged 90) | 18 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, James Osbourne, Head, m, 24, General Labourer
| EN 21, Edward Passmore, head, M, 57, Stevedore Dock L
| 18 [sic] Barnstaple Street, 3 rooms, William Thomas Waters, Head, 26, Married, Labourer (Masons), Building |
| Mary Cooke, Widow, Landed Proprietor, with one servant | EN 128 William Hawkins, Head, Mar, 43, Steam Packet & Corn Agent, with one servant | 19 Barnstaple Road, George L Muire, Head, 49, Engineer (Civil), with one servant | 19 Barnstaple Street, John Geaghgan, Head, Mar, 59, Railway Station Master | 19 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, Fredrick Dalby, Head, m, 54, Station Master, one servant
| EN 22, Edw'd Waterfield, Head, M, 51, Railway Station Master, worker
| 19 Barnstaple Street, 12 rooms, James Street, Head, 53, Widower, Railway Station Master |
| Thomas Stanbury, Coal Merchant [higher status occupant] | EN 127 Edwin Heal, Head, Mar, 42, Super of Inland Revenue, with one servant | 20 Barnstaple Street, William Purcombe, Head, 34, Railway Ticket Collector & George Piper, Head, Railway Porter | 20 Barnstaple Street, Stephen Thomas, Head, Mar, 37, Professor Art Master | Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, George Pollard, Head, m, 48, Merchant
| EN 23, Ernest Edw McKenzie, Head, M, 27, Pianoforte Tuner, Worker
| 20 Barnstaple Street, 6 rooms, Frank Taylor, Head, 52, Married, Railway Servant (Steam Crane Driver), Railway Cy |
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| EN 126 Joseph Pedlar, Head, Mar, 20, Cordwainer | 21 Barnstaple Street, John Collier, Head, 46, (Baker) Green Te [?], Master employing 4 men and 2 boys, with one servant | 21 Barnstaple Street, John Hicks, Head, Mar, 41, Pleasure Boat Proprietor & Shopkeeper | 21 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, James Delbridge, married, 58, Sawyer
| EN 24, James Delabridge, head, M, 55, Grocer
| 21 Barnstaple Street, 7 rooms, James Delabridge, Head, 67, Married, Gardener (Market) |
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| EN125 Thomas Crocker, Head, Widr, 48, Grocer |
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| Mary Pollard, Grocer | EN124 George Pollard, Head, Mar, 28, Mine Agent | 22 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Pollard, Head, 65, (Merchant) Mining Agent | 22 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Pollard, Head, Widr, 76, Alderman, Mine Proprieter | Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, Emma Pollard, Single, 43, Living on own means [Miss Pollard was at no. 22 in 1888] | EN 25, William Potter, head, M, 33, Watchmaker, worker | 22 Barnstaple Street, 5 rooms, James Pike, Head, 31, Married, Harness Maker |
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Springfield Terrace is usually inserted at this point
23 Barnstaple Street appears to have been off Embery's Drang and behind no 22, with 23, 24, 25, 26 possibly being re-numbered as 24, 25, --, 26 in the later 20th C.
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| William Glenson[?], Labourer in Shipyard | EN 123 Thomas Pollard, Head, Mar, 56, Mineral Black Manufacturer, employing 4 men | 23 Barnstaple Street, George Pollard, Head, 37, Steam Packet and Mining (Agent) | 23 Barnstaple Street, George Pollard, Head, Mar, 48, Coal Merchant & Mine Proprietor
| 23 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Samuel Hobbs Mallett, Head, m, 30, Railway Porter
| EN 26, 4 rooms, William Burnett, head, M, 24, General Labourer, worker
| 23 Barnstaple Street, 3 rooms, John Hicks, Head, 70, Married, Retired Boatman (with one servant) |
Susan Parkhouse, with one servant | Robert Dig, Agent to the North Devon Steam Packet Company | EN 113 James Hill, Head, Mar, 63, Sawyer | 24 Barnstaple Street, Mary Embery, head, unmarried, housekeeper, with John H Embery, brother, 30, Joiner and Undertaker | 24 Barnstaple Street, Elizabeth Saunders, Head, Unm, 65, Annuitant
| 24 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Joseph Eastman, m, 61, Agricultural Labourer | EN 28, 4 rooms, Mary J Ware, head, wid, 64, [no occupation given] | 24 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, William George Nicholls, Head, 23, Married, Hotel Boats |
William Parkhouse, 55, Sawyer | William Packhouse, Shipbuilder's Labourer & John Ryder, French Polisher | EN 112 William Pridham, Head, Mar, 46, Ag Lab | 25 Barnstaple Street, John Trott, Head, Widr, Bargeman | 25 Barnstaple Street, William Grant, Head, Mar, 33, Blacksmith Master
| 25 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, William Thomas Grant, Head, 43, Blacksmith
| EN 27, 4 rooms, Thomas Glover, head, M, 40, Timber carter Carrier, worker | 25 Barnstaple Street, 3 rooms, Thomas Glover, Head, 50, Married, Timber Merchant's Carter |
William Embery, 35, Joiner John Embery, 70, Ind + Henry Holloway, 19, Ap | William Embery, Joiner Master employing 1 man | EN 111 William Embery, Head, Widower, 55, Master Carpenter employing 1 man and 2 boys | 26 Barnstaple Street, William Embery, Head, 65, Retired (Joiner) & House Agent | 26 Barnstaple Street, John H. Embery, Head, Mar, 40, Cabinet Maker | 26 Barnstaple Street, > 5 rooms, John H Embery, 50, Joiner Undertaker, employer | EN 29, John Holloway Embery, head, M, 60, Joiner Undertaker, own account
| 26 Barnstaple Street, 6 rooms, Rosabella Embery, Head, 61, Widow, Private Means |
John Symons, 40, Culm Miner + Grace Allen, 75, Ind |
| 1 unoccupied | 27 Barnstaple Street, Robert Small, Head, 40, Job at the Gas Works27 Bs, Samuel Fabric, Head, Widr, 74, Blacksmith | 27 Barnstaple Street, Samuel Fabric, Head, Widr, 74, Blacksmith | 27 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, James Burrow, Head, M, 36, Railway Porter & Signalman. His wife. Emily Burrow, is a Dressmaker and an employer. | EN 30, James Burrow, head, M, 46, Railway Signalman, worker
| 27 Barnstaple Street, 5 rooms, John Butter, Head, 29, Married, Stoker, Gas Works |
Eliza Ellis, 30 + Edward Clark, 15, Shipwright + John Dorcas[?], 40, Mariner Robert Ellis, 40, Shipwright | Robert Ellis, Ship Carpenter | EN 110 Robert Ellis, Head, Mar, 64, Ship wright | 28 Barnstaple Street, James Daniel, Head, 63, Shipwright, with Harriet, Wife, 63, Shopkeeper | 28 Barnstaple Street, James Hayle, Head, Widr, 62, Gardener [non domestic] | 28 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, Mary T. Newby, Head, Wid, 36, Grocer
| EN 31, Charles Bond, head, M, 41, General Labourer, worker | 28 Barnstaple Street, 6 rooms, Charles Bird, Head, 51, Married, Furniture Packer, Furniture Remover |
| Barnstaple Street Gaol, William Gilbert, Gaol Keeper (with a single prisoner listed) | EN 109 Colonial Buildings, Richard Heard, Head, Widr, 70, Retired Merchant | Colonial Buildings, Richard Heard, Head, Widr, 80, (Merchant) & Retired shipowner, with one servant | Colonial Buildings, unoccupied | Royal Hotel, Stanley Heard, Head, S, 30, Hotel Proprieter Timber Importer, with his father George Heard, m, 70, Retired Timber Importer, 7 servants, 2 visitors, 3 boarders, family of Percy A Willet, a Brewer | EN 1, Barnstaple Street (Royal Hotel), >4 rooms, Rob't Stanley Heard, Head, S, 40, Hotel Proprietor Pub, Employer, at home | Royal Hotel Bideford, Sarah Hannah Constable, Head, 31, Single, Hotel Manageress |
John Dannell, 70, Publicans James Dannell, 30, Shipwright | John Daniel, Coal Merchant, with one servant | EN 108 New London Inn, James Daniel, Head, Mar, 57, Shipwright & Innkeeper | By 1871 the New London Inn had been incorporated into the Bideford Hotel (Later the Royal Hotel) |
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The location of these properties are ambiguous, the earlier ones could have been where Torrington Lane now runs, the latter ones on the southern edge of Brunswick Wharf and part demolished in bridge/street widening)
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| Carles [sic] Lee, Ship Porter | EN 107 James Passmore, Head, Mar, 30, Sawyer + EN 106 Barnstaple Street, John Spear, Head, Mar, 32, Chimney Sweep |
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Emma Ruas, 30 | Mary Geaton, married, Shoe-maker's Wife |
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John Lile, 30 Plumber | John Lile, Plumber | [John Lile is displaced elsewhere in this census] |
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James Carter, Grocer | Simon Lake, Tailor (Master) |
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The widening of Barnstaple Street and the development of its wharfs lead to the progressive demolition of the older houses along the western side.
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Robert Johnston, 45, Ship Builder, with one servant | Robert Johnson, Ship Builder employing 24 men, with one servant |
| 31 Barnstaple Street, Samuel Palmer, 45, Railway Labourer, with John Burtlett, Head, 40, Railway Labourer | 29 Barnstaple Street, William Whitefield, Head, Mar, 46, Shipwright
| [listed between 19 and 21, so probably opposite 20, after Springfield Terrace, but before John Blight at 32] Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, Thomas Witheridge, Head, M, 46, General Labourer | EN 31a, >4 rooms, Samuel Jones, head, 31, Building Merchant's Yard Foreman, Worker
| 31 Barnstaple Street, 6 rooms, Samuel Jones, Head, 40, Married, Foreman Builder's Merchant's Yard |
Anne Carlleman [?], 25, Ind | William Dark, Shoe Maker Master employing 2 apprentices | EN 185 Barnstaple Street, Mary Dark, Head, Wid, 52, Shop Keeper | 32 Barnstaple Street, Mary Dark, Head, Widow, 63, Shopkeeper |
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| EN 32, >4 rooms, John Colwill, head, M, 38, Haulier Corn, own account
| 31 Barnstaple Street, 2 rooms, Henry Dowell Clark, Head, 80, Widower, Master Mariner, retired |
The documentation for the sale of this area in 1865 indicates that it contained a dwelling house, with offices, and a group of three cottages that adjoined it. A similar group of three cottages, and a dwelling house on Clarence Wharf were offered as two of the lots in a property auction, advertised in November 1867. In the 1865 the cottages as advertisement the cottages were occupied by John Collacott, George Bird and Thomas Lane. In 1867 Thomas Lane, John Collacott, and John Bright occupied them. In 1867 they are described as comprising “a Kitchen, Pantry, and other convenient offices, and 2 Bed Rooms.” These cottages are clearly the three known, in 1871, as William Row or Williams' Drang. Tenants seem to have been on a yearly tenancy, so the occupant had often changed between censuses. In 1867 the house was occupied by Mr. Simon Lake. It is described in 1867 as comprising “2 Front Parlours, 2 Kitchens, Wash-house, and other suitable Offices, on the ground floor; and 4 excellent Bed Rooms and a Water Closet, on the first floor. It had a garden well stocked with fruit trees and measuring 112 feet length, by 37 feet breadth. [North Devon Journal 28 November 1867 p1 c1]
In 1891 William Row is called "Williams's Drang" on the introductory page of the census district
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Elizabeth Pike, 70, Ind + Richard Harris, 60, Shoemaker + Luke Stacey, 70, Mariner + Mary Mills 65, Ind | Elizabeth Tyack, Widow, Pauper (Servant) | EN 184 Thomas Smale, Head, Mar, 36, Paint Miner | 33 Barnstaple Street, John Blight, Head, Mar, 54, Coal Porter | 30 Barnstaple Street, John Blight, Head, Mar, 61, Gen'l Labourer | 32 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, John Blight, Head, M, 67, Manure Agent | EN 33, 4 rooms, John Lee, head, M, 31, Navvy, worker | Devon Trading Co House Barnstaple Street, 5 rooms, William Copp, Head, 25, Builder's Merchant's Foreman |
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| 31 Barnstaple Street, John Stevens, Head, Mar, 50, Farm Labourer | [opposite 9-10 Barnstaple Street? After 32 but before 36] William Row, 3 rooms, Charles Davey, Head, m, 50, General Labourer [wife Caroline, 60, born Braunton] | EN 34, 4 rooms, Catherine Davey, Head, Wid, 65, Laundress, worker, born Braunton |
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One unoccupied | John Collacott, Maltster (Journeyman) | EN 183 Mary Collcott, Wife (Husband out at work), Mar, 50, 50, Laundress | 34 Barnstaple Street, Mary Collacott, Head, Mar, 64, Mariner's Wife | 32 Barnstaple Street, John Collcott, Head, Mar, 74, Maltster
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| EN 35, 3 rooms, Jas P Collicott, General Labourer, worker |
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Ann Harris, 60, Ind |
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| 33 Barnstaple Street, Henry Comer, Head, Mar, 31, Engine Fitter & Labourer Works | William Row, 4 rooms, William Bissett, Head, m, 59, Shoemaker [opposite 9-10 Barnstaple Street? After 32 but before 36] |
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Frederick Jones 30, Printer | Frederick Jones, Printer & Bookbinder (Journeyman) | EN 182 Thomas Lune, Head, Mar, 36, Quay Porter | 35 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Lane, Head, Mar, 46, Mariner
| 34 Barnstaple Street, James Rook, Head, Mar, 46, General Dealer | 36 Barnstaple Street, >4 rooms, James Rook, Head, 56, Mason | EN 39 Barnstaple St, 4 rooms, James Rook, head, M, 67, General Labourer, worker |
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John Makeo, 65, Mason | William Skewes, Culm Mining Agent [higher status occupant] | EN 181 Richard Sherman, Head, Mar, 31, Capt of Culm Mines, with one servant [higher status occupant] | 36 Barnstaple Street, George Avery, Head, Widower, 78, General Dealer [higher status occupant] (A Mr Honewood in a house used as Mining Co. offices adjacent to Clarence Wharf in 1865, when wharf was sold) | 35 Barnstaple St, Thomas Passmore, Head, Mar, 59, Farm Labourer | Barnstaple Street, Henry Skerry, 3 rooms, head, M, 25, General Labourer |
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In this area there were quite a jumble of dwellings, including a bigger house for a wharf owner or foreman, the Three Crowns Inn, and a set of cottages built on the former foundry site. The high street number Canada Cottages suggests these were on the west of Barnstaple Street, but this needs confirmation. In July 1887 Messrs. Sanders & Son., of Barnstaple, offered Canada Cottages for sale, and they were bought by Mr. J. Lugg for £285. The sale also included the Old Pottery in North Street, which failed to sell. [Bideford Weekly Gazette 19 July 1887 p5 c2] In Dec 1926, no's 1-3 Canada Cottages, Barnstaple Street, were advertised as lot 2 in an auction, when their respective occupants were given as “Messrs. S. Glover, F. Tithercott, and W. T. Waters.” Other properties in this auction included 24-26 Meddon Street, a shop in Tower Street, Northam, and a new dwelling house, 1 Tynaway Terrace. [North Devon Journal 16 December 1926 p1 c2].
In 1900 one E. L. Blake, dressmaker, gave her address as 43 Barnstaple Street [Bideford Weekly Gazette 19 June 1900 p4 c4], though in the 1901 census that address is not specifically listed.
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Elizabeth Brook, 45, Ind | Samuel Daniel, Sawyer employing 1 man |
| 37 Barnstaple Street, William Branch, Head, Mar, 26, General Labourer |
| 37 Barnstaple Street, > 4 rooms, E. J. Cann Bending, Head, M, 21, Railway Parcel Porter |
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John Junno, 30, Labourer | William Champion, Sawyer | EN 180 Barnstaple Street, Richard Dennis, Head, Mar, 27, Potter | 38 Barnstaple Street, Richard Dennis, Head, Mar, 38, General Labourer | 36 Barnstaple Street, Richard Dennis, Head, Mar, 45, Genrl Labourer | 38 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Richard Dinness, head, M, 55, Quay Porter and General Labourer |
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William Trigger, 50, Guardsman | 1 house uninhabited |
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James Parkham, 20, Shipwright | Charles Hume, Sawyer, employing 1 man | EN 179 Foundry Row, Ann Harris, Head, Wid, 63, Formerly Servant |
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| EN 40 Barnstaple St Foundry Row, 4 rooms, James Louis Shutt, head, M, 22, Blacksmith, worker
| 5 Foundry Row, Barnstaple Street, 3 rooms, John Lee, Head, 41, Married, Farm Labourer (with 6 children, two adult, and his wife) |
John Arnold, 30, Sawyer | Jane Suggs, Widow, Annuitant | EN 177 Foundry Row, Jonas Copp, Head, Mar, 38, Bargeman + EN 178 John Wakely, head, Mar, 19, Shipsmith's Ap | 39 Barnstaple Street, Jonas Copp, Head, Mar, 48, General Labourer | 37 Barnstaple Street, George Langmead, Head, Mar, 60, Shipwright | 39 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Thomas Berry, Head, m, 28, General Labourer | EN 41, >4 rooms, Joseph Bissett, head, M, 45, Sawyer, worker | 4 Foundry Row, Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Mary Gertrude Oke (her mark), Wife, 39, Married (Mary had 7 children aged 15 and under living with her) |
Elizabeth Harris, 30, Shop Keeper | Seane[?] Martin, Cabinet Maker, Journeyman | EN 176 Foundry Row, Lewis Shute, Head, Mar, 45, Quay Porter | 40 Barnstaple Street, David Chute, Head, , Married, 50, Coal Merchant | 38 Barnstaple Street, Lewis Shute, Head, Mar, 66, Genrl Labourer (with lodger John Jewel, Rope Maker) | 40 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, John Braunton, Head, m, 22, Agricultural Labourer | EN 42 Barnstaple St Foundry Row, 4 rooms, Eliz'th Ann Squires, Head, M, 28, [no occupation] | 3 Foundry Row, Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Alfred James Skinner, Head, 40, married, Platelayer (with wife and 5 children aged 15 or under |
Sebastian Parkham, 80, Lm burner |
| EN 174 Foundry Row, Thomas Sewell, Head, Mar, 57, Quay Porter, with lodger + EN 175 William Collier, lodger, Widr, 70, Baker, journeyman | 41 Barnstaple Street, George Laugmain, Head, Mar, 45, Shipwright | 39 Barnstaple Street, William Branch, Head, Mar, 35, Genrl Labourer
| 41 Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, William Branch, Head, m, 44, General Labourer | EN 43, 4 rooms, James Tho's Nichols, head, M, 38, General Labourer, worker
| 2 Foundry Row, Barnstaple Street, 3 rooms, Charles Bur, Head, 34, Married, Stevedore (with wife, four children and a boarder) |
Robert Yong [Young?], 50, [???]pwright |
| EN 172 William May, Head, Married, 40, Shoe Maker + EN 173 Samuel Samson, Head, Wid, 36, Ship Caulker | 42 Barnstaple Street, Charles Westacott, Head, Mar, 31, Baker & Grocer | 40 Barnstaple Street, John Brend, Head, Mar, 50, Genrl Labourer
| 42 Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, John Brend, Head, m, 59, General Labourer | EN 44, >4 rooms, Barnstaple St, John Brend, head, M, 69, General Labourer, Worker
| 1 Foundry Row, Barnstaple Street, 6 rooms, Charles Scott, Head, 49, Widower, Master Mariner (with a widow and her four children, plus a lodger) |
Fanny Beer, 20, F S [female servant] with 2 female servants |
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John Pether[cott?],50, Toll Collector | Barnstaple Toll Gate, Elizabeth Bates, Widow, Toll Gate Keeper |
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Henry Brook, 47, Ship Builder, with one servant | Thomas Waters, Ship Builder, employing 17 men | EN 171 Thomas Waters, Head, Mar, 64, Ship Builder Master, employing two men | 43 Barnstaple Street, Thomas Waters, Head, Mar, 74, Ship-builder | 41 Barnstaple Street, Eliza Waters, Head, W, 67, Shipbuilders Widow (with lodger James Whitfield)
| 43 Barnstaple Street, >4 rooms, Edward B. Clements, Head, m, 30, General Labourer | EN 45, Barnstaple St, 4 rooms, Robert Hancock, head, S, 69, General Labourer, Worker
| Dublin Cottage, Barnstaple Street, 6 rooms, Julia Spearman, Wife, 58, Widow, Chapel Caretaker |
Richard Balch, 65, Sawyer + Robert Balch, 35, Publican, with one servant [Trade Directories have Robert Young as Innkeeper at the Three Crowns in 1839 and 1844] | Three Crowns Inn, James Watts, Agricultural Labourer, but his son Henry is listed as Innkeeper | EN 170 "Three Crowns" James Watts, Head, Mar, 73, Inn Keeper | 44 Barnstaple Street, Samson Sampson, Head, Mar, 68, Railway miner |
| 1 Canada Cottages, 4 rooms, Owen McCovey, Head, 32, Draper, self employed | EN 46, Barnstaple St, 4 rooms, John Ware Parr, head, M, 44, Warehouseman, worker | 1 Canada Cottages, Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Denham Williams, Head, 26, Married, Sailor A B, Ceneral Carrier |
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| [also under 44 Barnstaple Street] Thomas Webber, Head, Mar, 38, Railway Labourer |
| 2 Canada Cottages, 4 rooms, Richard Hearn, Head, 24, House Decorator | 47, Barnstaple St, 4 rooms, Richard Beltess, head, M, 35, Railway Carman, Worker (R Bettess at 2 Canada Cottages in 19044) | 2 Canada Cottages, Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Frederick William Betters, Head, 46, Married, Horseman, Railway Goods Yard |
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| [also under 44 Barnstaple Street] James Tickner, Head, Mar, 36, Railway Labourer |
| 3 Canada Cottages, 4 rooms, Richard Smale, Head, m, 24, Coal Porter | 48, Barnstaple St, 4 rooms, Ann Smale, Head, Wid, 66, [no occupation]
| 3 Canada Cottages, Barnstaple Street, 4 rooms, Minnie Lock, Head, Widow, Laundress |
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| Thomas Passmore, Head, Mar, 40, Lime Burner | Limekiln House, Thomas Passmore, Head, 49, Limeburner |
| [After 38, and opposite Vinegar Hill] Barnstaple Street, >5 rooms, John Swain, Head, M, 56, Cordwainer | 49.Barnstaple St, 4 rooms, Alfred Woolf, head, M, 31, Railway carman, worker
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Vinegar Hill is a narrow pedestrian thoroughfare, which formerly had houses both along it and in groups lying off it. The area had a very high turnover of occupants and, at times, it seems that the occupants did not all make census returns. Before house numbers were used it is very difficult to identify the route taken by the enumerating officer. At various times houses were demolished, further complicating the picture.
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Frederick Rooke, 30, Ind | Thurza[?] Rook, unmarried, Dress Maker |
| 1 Vinegar Hill, Cornelius Rook, Head, Married, 41, Painter |
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| EN 63 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Augustin Rook, head, M, 38, Bargeman, worker
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| EN 162 Vinegar Hill, Hannah Fendon [or Fenclou], Wife (husband out at work), Mar, 34, Laundress | 2 Vinegar Hill, Ann Laughran, Head, Widow, 38, Plain Worker |
| 2 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Joseph Poole, Head, M, 55, General Labourer |
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John Meath, 20, Shipwright | George Johnson, Ship Builder's Labourer | EN 161 Vinegar Hill, James Blackmore, Head, Mar, 27, Ag Lab |
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| 3 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Mary Ann Williams, Head, single, 39, Laundress |
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| 4 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Alfred James Kevan, Head, M, 25, Agricultural Labourer |
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| 1 house uninhabited | EN 160 Susan Shutt, Wife, 26, Seaman's Wife + EN 159 Vinegar Hill, John Shutt, Head, Mar, 60, Mason |
| 1 Vinegar Hill, Edward Passmore, Head, Mar, 35, Genrl Labourer | Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Edward Passmore, Head, m, 44, ship porter (with a boarder) [likely here given the pattern of house visiting] |
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| EN 158 Vinegar Hill, Thomas Lewis, Head, Mar, 26, Plumber &c |
| 2 Vinegar Hill, Eliza Champion, Head, W, 33, Machinist Collar Factory | Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Eliza Champion, Head, Wid, 41 (with a boarder) [lcensus order suggests this is before no 2, but it fits better here] | EN 62 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, William Branch, head, M, 55, Corn Carter, worker
| 1 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, William Branch, Head, 65, Widower, Carter, Builder |
Robert Sumacr, 20, Smyth | Thomas Matlow, Blackmith (Journeyman) | EN 157 Vinegar Hill, William Bird, Head, Mar, 50, Quay Porter | 6 Vinegar Hill, James Tebay, Head, Mar, 33, Railway Lab | 3 Vinegar Hill, Richard Slee, Head, Mar, 58, Railway Labourer | 6 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, William Bread, head, m, 58, General Labourer, with a domestic servant
| EN 61 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, William Brend, head, M, 67, [no occupation]
| 2 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Richard Branch, Head, 33, Married, Potter Earthenware |
James Mock, 15, Shipwright | Thomas Brooks, Culm Miner | EN 156 Vinegar Hill, Harriet Rooke, Head, Wid, 62, Laundress | 7 Vinegar Hill, Harriet Rook, Head, Widow, 73, Wares | 4 Vinegar Hill, Cornelius Rook, Head, Mar, 37, Painter | 7 Vinegar Hill, Selina L. Kevan, Head, Wid, 56, Laundress, self employed
| EN 60 Vinegar Hill, 3 rooms, John Henry Croker, head, M, 38, General Labourer, worker
| 5 Vinegar Hill, 3 rooms, John Henry Crocker, Head, 45, Married, Horse Driver, Bideford NW Council |
Phillip Rich[???], 35, Limeburner | Philip Richard, Bargeman | EN 155 Vinegar Hill, Betsey Johnson, Head, Wid, 61, Char Woman [at 20 Vinegar Hill, in 1871] | 9 Vinegar Hill, John Bread, Head, Mar, 40, General Lab | 5 Vinegar Hill, John Bird, Head, Mar, 49, Genrl Labourer | 9 Vinegar Hill, >5 rooms, Thomas Mitchell, Head, m, 32, General Labourer
| EN 59 Vinegar Hill, Thomas Mitchell, head, M, 42, Carter Corn, Worker
| 9 Vinegar Hill, 5 rooms, Thomas Mitchell, Head, 52, Married, Horseman, Coal & Timber Merchant |
Geo Hunkerley, 55, Ag Lab | Ann Furzier, Widow, Charwoman | EN 154 Vinegar Hill, John Bunt, Head, Mar, Quay Porter |
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Richard [looks like Mlesh, but hard to read], Gardner | Richard West, Gardner (Journeyman), with one servant | EN 153 Vinegar Hill, James Harman, Head, Widr, 50, Lime Burners Lab (with Thomas Spearman, a boarder) | 10 Vinegar Hill, James Harman, Head, Widower, 59, General Lab | 6 Vinegar Hill, James Harman, Head, Widr, 92, Genrl Labourer | 10 Vinegar Hill, >5 rooms, William Spearman, m, 52, General Labourer |
| 10 Vinegar Hill, 10 rooms, Thomas Branch, Head, 28, Married, Tailor (Manufacture), Outfitter |
Summer Clark, 70, Ind |
| EN 152 Vinegar Hill, Samuel Daniel, Head, Mar, 52, Sawyer | 11 Vinegar Hill, Richard Bond, Head, Mar, 36, Mason, - Master - | 7 Vinegar Hill, Richard Bond, Head, Mar, 46, Mason | 11 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Richard Bond, Head, m, 54, Mason
| EN 54 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Richard Bond, head, M, 64, Mason, own account | 11 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Richard Bond, Head, 74, Married, Mason (Jobbing) |
Henry Kingdom, 20, Labourer |
| EN 151 Vinegar Hill, Philip Richards, Head, Mar, 60, Quay Porter &c | 12 Vinegar Hill, John Copp, Head, Mar, 39, Railway Lab | 8 Vinegar Hill, Thomas Sudercock, Head, Mar, 42, Gardner | 12 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, William Henry, Baker, Head, 24, Agricultural Storekeeper
| EN 55 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Benjamin Jones, head, M, 39, General Labourer, worker
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Thomas Poole, 65, Grocer[?] | James Harris, Fishmonger | EN 150 Vinegar Hill, James Harris, Head, Mar, 57, Fish Monger (note: with Jesse Harris, 22, Ship Builder's Ap) | 13 Vinegar Hill, William Shute, Head, Married, 29, Rope Maker | 9 Vinegar Hill, William Shute, Head, Mar, 39, Rope Maker | 13 Vinegar Hill, >5 rooms, William Shute, Head, m, 48, Rope Maker
| EN 56 Vinegar Hill, William Shute, Head, M, 58, Rope Maker, Worker
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Phillip Mock, 25, Shipwright + John Chidley, 20, Shipwright |
| EN 149 Vinegar Hill, Thomas Brook, Head, Mar, 69, Gardner (note: with grandson Charles Brook, 17, a Ship Builders Ap) | 14 Vinegar Hill, James Ellis, Head, Married, 48, Joiner | 10 Vinegar Hill, unoccupied |
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| EN 148 Vinegar Hill, John Daniel, Head, Mar, 21, Shipwright |
| 11 Vinegar Hill, Charles Bushnell, Head, Mar, 54, Upholsterer |
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| EN 147 Vinegar Hill, William Hopgood, Head, Mar, 38, Mariner |
| 12 Vinegar Hill, Ann Pope, Head, W, Dressmaker |
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| EN 146 Vinegar Hill, William Southern, Head, Mar, 56, Quay Porter |
| 13 Vinegar Hill, Thomas Bissett, Head, Mar, 30, Genrl Labourer | 14 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Joseph Bissett, Head, m, 37, General Labourer |
| 12 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Agnes Bissell, Head, 51, Widow, Seamstress |
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| EN 57 Vinegar Hill, James Oke, head, M, 30, Stonemason, worker | 13 Vinegar Hill, 6 rooms, John Husband, Head, 35, Married, House Painter |
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| EN 145 Vinegar Hill, Charles Lee, Head, Mar, 48, Quay porter |
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| EN 58 Vinegar Hill, Fred Titheco Oke, Head, M, 42, Mineral Black Worker, worker | 14 Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Tryphena Foley, Head, 43, Widow |
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| EN 144 Vinegar Hill, Charlotte Palmer, Wife, Mar, 31, Boot Binder | 19 Vinegar Hill, James Robins, Head, Mar, 30, Railway Labourer (with a Railway Labourer lodging) |
| 19 Vinegar Hill, >5 rooms, Thomas Kevan, Head, M, 30, Town Car[f or j?]en
| EN 53 Vinegar Hill, Thomas Kevan, head, M, 40, Army Pensioner
| 19 Vinegar Hill, 5 rooms, Thomas Henry Kevan, Head, 50, Married, Labourer (Stone Cracker) Bideford NW Council |
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| 20 Vinegar Hill, Betsy Johnson, Head, Widow, 71, Housekeeper (Limeburners Widow) + John Martin, Head, 44, Railway Labourer |
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| EN 52 Vinegar Hill, John Trick, Head, M, 24, Shoreman (Manure), worker
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| EN 143 Vinegar Hill, Nicholas Mountjoy, Head, Mar, 42, Blacksmith | 21 Vinegar Hill, Michael Mountjoy, Head, Mar, 53, Blacksmith |
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| EN 51 Vinegar Hill, Uninhabited, in occupation, W Wilton [no further details] | 1 [sic 21?] Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, William P Issac, 55, Married, Horseman, Timber Merchant |
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| 22 Vinegar Hill, George Cruickshank, Head, Mar, 35, Mason |
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| EN 50 Vinegar Hill, 3 rooms, Thomas Smallden, Head, 32, General Labourer, worker
| 2 [sic 22?] Vinegar Hill, 3 rooms, Thomas Smalldon, Head, 42, Married, General Labourer |
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| 3 [sic 23?] Vinegar Hill, 4 rooms, Edgar Foley, Head, 28, Married, Seafaring (Fisherman), Coasting Fishery |
There are no records for these properties prior to 1861
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| Not yet built | EN 121 Spring Garden, Samuel Sparsholt, Head, unmaried, Doctor of Medicine n[?] | 2 Spring Gardens, uninhabited | 1 Springfield Terrace, John Bartlett, Head, Unm, 62 Retired Farmer, with one servant | 1 Springfield Terrace, >4 rooms, John Heard Powe, Head, M, 62, Living on own means | Mary Huxtable, Head, Wid, 60, Living on means
| 7 Springfield Terrace, 7 rooms, Mary Huxtable, Head, 70, Widow, Independant means |
| Not yet built | EN 120 Spring Garden, John Johnson, Head, Mar, 27, Ship Builder, with one servant | 3 Spring Gardens, Thomas Ross, Head, 45, Railway Engine Driver | 2 Springfield Terrace, George Leyton, Head, Mar, 37, Collector of HM Customs, with one servant | 2 Springfield Terrace, >4 rooms, Caroline Ana Collier, Head, S, 62, Living on own means | Susan Heywood, Head, Wid, 50, Living on means
| 6 Springfield Terrace, 8 rooms, Susan Heywood, Head, 61, Widow, Independant |
| Not yet built | EN 119 Spring Garden, Samuel Short, head, mar, 32, Silversmith, with one servant | 4 Spring Gardens, William Hawkins, Head, 53, Steam Packet (agent), with one servant | 3 Springfield Terrace, Samuel Mills, Head, Mar, 70, Retired Oilman | 3 Springfield Terrace, >4 rooms, Fred'k H Dalby, Head, M, 26, Clerk London & South W Raily | Wallace A Oates, Head, S, 35, Manager Provender Mills, worker | 5 Springfield Terrace, 7 rooms, Thomas William Hobling, Head, 41, Married, Bank Cashier, Nat'l Prov'l Bank (with 2 servants) |
| Not yet built | EN 118 Spring Garden, John L Colquhern, head, mar, 25, Surveyor of Stamps and Taxes, Inland Revenue, with one servant | 5 Spring Gardens, uninhabited | 4 Springfield Terrace, Sarah Woolley, Head, W, 52, Retired Milliner, with one servant | 4 Springfield Terrace, >4 rooms, Ralph Edwards, Head, M, 31, Commercial Traveller | Springfield Terrace, Robert Bond, Head, M, 33, Merchant's Clerk, worker | 4 Springfield Terrace, 6 rooms, Frank Ernest Routley, 33, Married, Manager of Corn Seed and Manure Store |
| Not yet built | EN 117 Spring Garden, Ann Johnson, Head, Wid, 61, Annuitant, with one servant | 6 Spring Gardens, uninhabited | 5 Springfield Terrace, unoccupied, temporarily abroad | 5 Springfield Terrace, unoccupied
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| 3 Springfield Terrace, 6 rooms, Laurence Rorr, Head, 55, Married, Brewer's Manager |
| Not yet built | EN 115 Spring Garden, Mary Ann Lee, Head, Wid, 30, proprietor of Houses, with one servant and one lodger EN 116 Catherine Austin, Fem & Holder vc [occupation not clear] | 7 Spring Gardens, Ann Westren, Head, Unmarried, 34, Annuitant | 6 Springfield Terrace, William Pane, Head, Mar, 27, Independant Minister, with one servant | 6 Springfield Terrace, unoccupied
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| 2 Springfield Terrace, 7 rooms, John Isaac Baker, Head, 29, Married, Builder's Merchant (with 1 servant) |
| Not yet built | EN 114 Spring Garden, George Heard, Head, Mar, 40, Merchant (timber & general), with two servants | 8 Spring gardens, uninhabited | 7 Springfield Terrace, John Power, Head, Mar, 52, Retired Currier | 7 Springfield Terrace, >4 rooms, Julia Westaway, Head, M, 38, Living on own means
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1On Mar 6 1898, at 6 Barnstaple Street, the 8 month old daughter of “T and A Backway” died. [“Deaths” Bideford Weekly Gazette 15 March 1898 p5 c6]
2In 1890 a property in Barnstaple Street was sold in which Mrs Francis Squires and Mr Ellen were occupants. The Premises included a stone-masons yard.
3North Devon Journal , 28 Mar 1907, p1 c3
4A daughter was born to the wife of R Bettess, at 2 Canada Cottages, Barnstaple Street, on 17July 1904 [“Births” Bideford Weekly Gazette 26 July 1904 p5 c6]