Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories H/914.244 |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire |
Place name: | Newton |
Date: | 1905 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Newton include:
Boot maker: William Lloyd |
Carpenter: Edwin Jones |
Carpenter: William Saunders |
Curate: Reverend George John Tuck |
Mason: James Pritchard |
Mason: John Pritchard |
Parish clerk: Joseph Higley |
Schoolmaster: William Morgan |
Shopkeeper: Joseph Higley |
Shopkeeper: Mrs Elizabeth Watkins |
Shopkeeper: William Kedward |
Tailor: Joseph Higley |
Residents and property named includes:
Seaborne, | George | Burnt house |
Cole, | George | Castle farm |
Williams, | Aaron | Cottage |
Kedward, | William | Court-a-pilla |
Christopher, | James | Farhouse |
Lloyd, | William | Great house |
Watkins, | David | Green farm |
Bowen, | Thomas | Greggs farm |
Harris, | Henry | Gwrlodith |
Powell, | William | Little Green |
Bowen, | William | Lower Newton |
Seaborne, | Charles | Maescoed |
Tuck, | Rev. George John | Marlborough court |
Pritchard, | James | Middle Gilvach |
Preece, | William | Nantyr Esk |
Price, | James | New house |
Preece, | William | Old house |
Gwilliam, | William James | Pool House |
Pritchard, | John | Price’s place |
Jenkins, | Richard | Quarelly |
Lloyd, | Louisa [Mrs] | Shop Vach |
Badham, | James | Three Yew Trees |
Price, | James | Tumps farm |
Prosser, | Thomas John | Upper court |
Watkins, | Elizabeth [Mrs] | Upper Cross Way |
Jones, | Edwin | Upper house |
Powell, | William | Upper Newton |
Gwillim, | Ebenezer | Wain Herbert |
Williams, | John Hamlet | Woodlands |
Watkins, | David | Yatt |
Williams, | Mari [Mrs] | Yew Tree cottage |
An image of the full 1905 Kelly’s Directory entry for Newton is given below.
Observations:
Local farmers are named. The area, population, rateable value, main crops, geology, county court arrangements and other details of the Parish are given. The architecture of the church is described, and there is a Primitive Methodist chapel. The Marquess of Abergavenny is chief landowner. There is a public elementary school for 130 children, average attendance 85.
This directory is not comprehensive in its coverage of all farms and commercial premises in the parish at the time. Also, in the transcribed lists of properties that are named, spellings in the original have sometimes been amended to reflect more common usage. In case of doubt please refer to the image of the original entry.
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