Held at:

Hereford Public Library

Reference:

Local and Trade Directories

Source:

Original document

Title:

Cassey: History, Topography & Directory of Herefordshire

Place name:

St Margarets

Date:

1858

Description:

Trades and professions in St Margarets include:

Mason: Thomas Price

Tailor: David Thomas

Vicar: Reverend Morgan Jones

Mentions property called:  

Fair Oak [James Watkins]

Lenon [?Llanon] [Jeremiah Jones]

Maerdy [William Watkins]

Tanhouse [William Prosser]

An image of the full directory entry for St Margarets is given below.

Observations:

Local farmers are named. RW Barton Esquire is Lord of the Manor.

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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